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"What's Trending" June 2024 edition

This is the June 2024 edition of "What's Trending," a look at drug and alcohol trends happening in Great Falls and Cascade County. "What's Trending" is brought to you by the Cascade County Substance Abuse Prevention Alliance, Alliance for Youth, and the Great Falls, Cascade County Crimestoppers organization.

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Electric City Currents--Interview with Jake Sorich

Host Matt Donnelly interviews communication specialist from the Great Falls Public Library and author Jake Sorich talking about his role at the library, his books (The Cabbage Patch and The Unforgettable M&M), summer events at the library, and why libraries can play an important role in communities.

 

Letters From a Land of Grass - AINT Day (6-7-2024)

The cows knew their way to their summer pasture. All we needed to do was keep them moving and open gates. This wasn't quite an Alone In Nature Time, but it helped me recharge and refocus.

 

-Lisa

Letters From a Land of Grass - Remember (5-23-2024)

The people we honor on Memorial Day were so much more than just a name. Happy Memorial Day.

 

-Lisa

Electric City Currents--Interview with Kristi Scott

Host Matt Donnelly interviews executive director of the History Museum Kristi Scott about upcoming events going on at the museum especially the Second Saturday programming and the Waking the Dead Tours.  For more information, go to greatfallshistorymuseum.org.

Classical Journey -- June 1, 2024 -- Cliff Eidelman

Host Matt Donnelly interviews composer, conductor, and film scorer Cliff Eidelman (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Leap of Faith) about his life, his career, and his latest album featuring his recent Symphony No. 2.

Letters From a Land of Grass - 100 Percent (5-31-2024)

It was a wild weekend of tennis and graduation, driving long distances and cooking soggy tater tots, but everyone survived. Abby thrived. Thank goodness for good friends and family!

 

-Lisa

2024 Memorial Day Ceremony at the Montana Veterans Memorial

The 2024 Memorial Day Ceremony took place at the Montana Veterans Memorial in Great Falls, Montana on May 27, 2024. Anthony and Dr. Janet Seahorn, authors of the book "Tears of a Warrior, a Family's Story of Combat and Living with PTSD" served as the keynote speakers during the event. 

Voices and Views V2.0 - David Saslav interviews Megan Spinler and Amber Eckhard

Voices and Views V2.0 - David Saslav interviews Megan Spinler and Amber Eckhard from the Cascade County Court-Appointed Special Advocates - Child Advocacy Network (CASA-CAN) to discuss the undersupply of volunteers to serve as adult advocates for children in the foster care system of Cascade County

Voices and Views V2.0 - David Saslav interviews Ellie Weber

David Saslav bids farewell to Ellie Weber, the outgoing Education Director at the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art