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🌱 Patch AM: How Carroll’s new Pell Promise could make college far cheaper locally
Coming up: 2026 MACo Annual Conference - Commission on the Helena Patch calendar
Cheers Helena! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Carroll's new Pell Promise could make college far cheaper locally
- How a tiny semicolon tattoo is funding Helena mental health support
- Helena remembers a Helena High graduate who shaped lives far beyond Montana
Also on today's calendar: Steak Fry fundraiser and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 65 and low of 37 degrees.
- Sunday: Cloudy, temps: high: 62, low: 45.
- Monday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Carroll Expands Pell Promise Nationally (carroll.edu) — Helena's Carroll College is dramatically expanding its Pell Promise so qualifying Pell-eligible students from any state, including locals, can have their full tuition covered starting in fall 2027. At the same time, Carroll will slash its listed undergraduate tuition by 40% and drop general fees, aiming to make costs clearer and degrees more attainable for Helena families and transfer students. 
• Helena tattoo shop raises funds for mental health awareness with semicolon tattoos (ktvh.com) — A Helena tattoo shop is turning semicolon tattoos into a powerful local fundraiser for suicide awareness, with all proceeds supporting NAMI during National Suicide Prevention Month. Divine Piercing and Body Art offered discounted designs while artists and customers shared personal stories, hoping to spark more open conversations about mental health and remind neighbors that help, including the 988 lifeline, is always available.
• Mary Jo Bevan: 1928-2026 (edmondsbeacon.com) — A woman who grew up in Helena and graduated from Helena High School has died at age 98, leaving a long legacy in nursing, community arts, and women's empowerment. Though she built much of her life in Washington, her story reflects the paths many Helena graduates take, from local classrooms to national leadership in medicine, music, and civic life.
📸 Around Helena
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Helena
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★ Featured events ★
- 2026 MACo Annual Conference - Commission →
Delta Colonial Hotel, 2300 Colonial Drive, Helena
3:00 pm
Sunday September 27
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Other local events
- Princess Mononoke →
Cinemark Helena and XD, 750 Great Northern Blvd, Helena
3:30 pm - 2026 MACo Annual Conference - Commission →
Delta Colonial Hotel, 2300 Colonial Drive, Helena
8:00 am - Firearms Instructor →
Helena Police Department Gun Range, 3300 block of Airport road, Helena
8:00 am - Helena Village Collective →
Community Room, 1280 Boulder Ave, Helena
11:00 am - Steak Fry fundraiser →
West Main Street, W Main St, East Helena
5:30 pm - 2026 MACo Annual Conference - Commission →
Delta Colonial Hotel, 2300 Colonial Drive, Helena
8:00 am - Clay Animal Bowls →
The Painted Pot, 333 N Last Chance Gulch, Helena
5:30 pm - Waking Giant Stitch & B*tch →
Real Food Store, 1096 Helena Ave, Helena
5:30 pm - 2026 Ignite Conference: Stories That Shape Us →
Montana Heritage Center, 225 Roberts Street, Helena - 2026 MACo Annual Conference - Commission →
Delta Colonial Hotel, 2300 Colonial Drive, Helena
8:00 am - Steak fry fundraiser →
West Main Street, W Main St, East Helena
5:30 pm
Sunday September 27
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Monday October 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Does anyone have recommendations for reliable roofers in Helena?
I'm looking for someone trustworthy and experienced to handle a roofing job. Also, if you know a good CPA who works with small businesses and can… (Nextdoor North Helena) - Have you ever been to Phosphate Falls somewhere in the Elliston area?
If so, can you tell me how to get there from Helena? (Nextdoor Leisure Village PLUR W's)
- Mondelez International posted a job opening for Part-time Nabisco Merchandiser/Order Writer in Helena. Apply here.
- PepsiCo posted a job opening for Merchandiser in Helena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Helena here.
🗞 Nearby News
Butte
- Survive Or Thrive Scouting Challenge Comes To Butte (kxtl.com)
- Man arrested in theft of dump truck from Butte worksite (kxlf.com)
- Montana Supreme Court reverses course on Butte data center ballot initiative (kpax.com)
Manhattan
- Prosecutor seeks new charge, medical records in fatal crash (bozemandailychronicle.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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