First Church of Nazarene celebrates 100 years

Link to October 8 Warren Times Observer.

Excerpt:
The Warren First Church of the Nazarene's history began on July 29, 1908, when 17 community members felt it was time to start a new church in the area and signed a document sometime later that month of their intent.

The original church property was purchased on Pennsylvania Ave. between Russell and Irvine St. and is still in use today.

There was a call for a new parsonage in 1950 in addition to a Christian Life Center to be built in the style of and adjacent to the main building of the parsonage.

Renovations of the church sanctuary also took place during this time.

Later, six additional properties were purchased and now serve as church offices, housing for the associate pastor and additional parking.

Busiest intersection to get overhaul

Link to October 7 Great Falls Tribune.

Excerpt: Traffic signals and signs at Great Falls' busiest intersection, 9th Street and 10th Avenue South, were set to be altered overnight.

Financial woes make 75th anniversary of the New Deal increasingly relevant

Link to October 5 Great Falls Tribune article.

Excerpt:
Roosevelt's and the Democratic Congress's response to economic chaos was to create the New Deal, seeking to boost the nation's economy and employment rate with an alphabet soup of government programs. The Works Progress Administration was one of those efforts.

Construction projects sprang up across the nation and Montana, from a new Fort Peck Dam southeast of Glasgow to an imposing Civic Center in downtown Great Falls. The Fort Peck Dam and reservoir was Montana's largest New Deal project, begun in 1933 and finished in 1940. Roosevelt visited the site in 1934.

New Deal programs changed the country's landscape, with new roads, bridges, artwork, buildings and even books underwritten by the federal government.

Within a decade, Great Falls also sported a new airport terminal, buildings at the Cascade County-owned fairgrounds and new and renovated schools.

Overlook Drive to be closed until next summer

Link to October 1 Great Falls Tribune article.

Excerpt:
The primary purpose of the $4.3 million project is to rebuild the bridge on that stretch of road that goes over the railroad tracks, said Bob Vosen, engineering project manager for the MDT district office in Great Falls. The project, which was awarded to Shumaker Construction, will also include water main replacement.

As is, the bridge does not meet width specifications, Vosen said. It is difficult for trucks to cross on the narrow bridge.

Youngsville High School Class of 1968 reunion

Youngsville High School Class of 1968 held its 40-year reunion Sept. 20. Pictured are Sue Macks Perrin, Bonnie Persing Danielson, Phil Holcomb, Rick Blakeslee, Jim Williams, front; Pam Hutley Haugner, Carol Stec, Karen Crissman Digirolamo, Linda Jordan Marzka, Susie Gettings Hoshino, Jack Hoy, Dawne Hendrickson Thomas, row two; John Hubert, Sam Walters, Sally Jackson Vevers, Kathy Dunham Nelson, George Nelson, Debbie Ritter Sumner, Lynda Morley, Denice Asp Bleech, Vonnie Craft Radecki, Lynne Morley Thompson, Marilyn Swanson, Todd Briggs, Gary Wood and Sam Roberti, row three.

Train Station Project Advancing

Link to September 27 Jamestown Post-Journal article.

Excerpt:
The 1931 station is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. It has been named one of the ''Seven to Save'' historic locations in New York.

The Art Deco landmark has been vacant since 1973, though, and for years the DJDC, the city of Jamestown and the Jamestown Urban Renewal Agency have together been working on renovating the structure and turning it into a multi-use downtown hub.

Theatre renovations

Mark Hamilton of S. Taylor Construction measures for a new window as part of the exterior maintenance work being done on the Struthers Library Theatre in part of the Quasquicentennial Celebration.