🌱 Patch AM: What changes as Capital Sports’ longtime Helena owner steps back?

Good day Helena! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What changes as Capital Sports' longtime Helena owner steps back?
• How Helena's bishop helped revive a struggling diocese.

Also on today's calendar: Climate Change: Let's Talk About it Series 2026-27 sponsored by Helena Interfaith Climate Advocates and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 43 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
• Friday: Very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Capital Sports owner Ed Beall retires after 41 years, leaving legacy of community and conservation (ktvh.com) — Capital Sports, a Helena mainstay for outdoor gear and community giving, is entering a new era as longtime owner Ed Beall retires after 41 years and passes leadership to Jared Weaver. Beall plans to stay active in Helena and conservation work, while the store aims to expand offerings without losing its hometown feel—or its beloved shop dog, Theo.
   

• Prairie Roots, Mountain Faith: Bishop Austin Vetter's story (kfyrtv.com) — Helena Catholics are seeing a financial and spiritual turnaround under Bishop Austin Vetter, who has led the Diocese of Helena since 2019 after growing up on a North Dakota farm. Church finances have stabilized after bankruptcy, and Mass attendance has risen about 10% in the last two years as he brings his prairie-rooted faith to Montana's capital.
   

📸 Around Helena

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Helena

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• Waking Giant Social Gathering @ Mt. Ascension Brewing →
  Mt. Ascension Brewing & Gastropub, 317 Cruse Avenue, Helena
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Climate Change: Let's Talk About it Series 2026-27 sponsored by Helena Interfaith Climate Advocates →
  Lewis & Clark Library, 120 S Last Chance Gulch St, Helena
  12:30 pm
• Cancer Support Community's PNKHLN Promenade →
  Brothers Tapworks, 40 S Last Chance Gulch St, Helena
  4:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Montana Reads - The Greatest Sentence Ever Written →
  Lewis and Clark Library, 120 South Last Chance Gulch Street, Helena
  6:30 pm
• Philosophy Think & Drink →
  Reeder's Alley Conference Center, 101 Reeder's Alley, Helena
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Pumpkin Palooza →
  The Painted Pot, 333 N Last Chance Gulch, Helena
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Women's Healing & Connection Circle →
  82 Norris Rd, Helena
  11:00 am
• Cancer Support Community & Carroll College PNKHLN Cancer Survivor Free Tickets →
  Carroll College, 1601 N Benton Ave, Helena
  1:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Cancer Support Community PNKHLN Teriyaki Madness Fundraiser Event →
  Teriyaki Madness, 633 N Montana Ave, Helena
  11:00 am
• Steak fry fundraiser →
  West Main Street, W Main St, East Helena
  5:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Cancer Support Community PNKHLN and The Brewhouse Donation Day →
  Brewhouse, 939 Getchell St, Helena
• The Precontact Archaeology of Lewis and Clark County, Montana →
  618 Helena Ave, Helena
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Now THIS was a SUPER fun cake to work on!!
  A very special retirement cake for a very special fisherman. (Nextdoor Westside/Euclid Ave North)
• Hello!
  I live on Greyrock in Helena (kinda East Helena but north of Canyon Ferry) I had an envelope delivered to my address I ripped open with all the… (Nextdoor North Valley Dave's)

• Helena School District posted a job opening for Special Education Teacher - Long Term Substitute in Helena. Apply here.
• Shodair Children's Hospital posted a job opening for Security Guard in Helena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Helena here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Helena

• New Episode: Charley Pride, From the Helena Smelter to Country-Western Superstar (distinctlymontana.com)
• Red Devils capture Eastern Divisional Flag Football title (rangerreview.com)

Butte

• When the weather changes later this week, it REALLY changes (kxlf.com)
• Kyle Austin touts business experience in bid as Libertarian for U.S. Senate (kxlf.com)
• First lady marks one million books mailed in Montana through Imagination Library (ekalakaeagle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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