🌱 What Belgrade students should know about the new school search rules

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In today's newsletter:

• What Belgrade students should know about the new school search rules
• How Belgrade’s bats powered a dominant state-tournament opening win

Today's riddle: If you feed me I will grow and if you give me water I will die. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Hazy sunshine and very warm, temps: high: 96, low: 56.
• Saturday: Very hot, with a high of 104 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Belgrade school district trustees ban pat-down, pocket searches (fairfieldsuntimes.com) — Belgrade School District trustees have formally banned staff pat-down and on-body pocket searches, updating Policy 3231 to match current practice. Officials can still ask students to remove outerwear and empty pockets, and may use approved tools like breath tests, while emphasizing searches must be reasonable and focused on safety and education, not general crime-fighting.
   

• Bats remain hot, VanDyken blasts 3-run homer, as Belgrade wins opener at state tournament (bozemandailychronicle.com) — Belgrade’s Bandits opened the Montana/Alberta Class A state tournament with a 17-5 rout of Mission Valley in Dillon, powered by Brayton VanDyken’s three-run homer and strong pitching from senior Memphis Wagner. The team’s bats stayed hot after a big district title win, and Belgrade now advances in the winners bracket to face Miles City Thursday afternoon.
   

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📸 Around Belgrade

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belgrade

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Friday July 31

• Qigong →
  Belgrade, MT Calendar, 205 E Main Street, Belgrade
  10:00 am
• SLP: Montana Dinosaurs 101 with Museum of the Rockies →
  Belgrade, MT Calendar, 205 E Main Street, Belgrade
  1:00 pm

Sunday August 2

• Dancing in the Grass →
  Belgrade, MT Calendar, 205 E. Main Street, Belgrade
  6:00 pm

Monday August 3

• SLP: 3rd-5th Grade Paleontology Camp (RSVP) →
  Belgrade, MT Calendar, 205 E Main Street, Belgrade
  10:15 am
• Loose Leaves Writing Group →
  Belgrade, MT Calendar Belgrade, MT 59714
  6:00 pm
• Belgrade City Council Meeting →
  Belgrade, MT Calendar, 205 E Main Street, Belgrade
  7:00 pm

Tuesday August 4

• Gentle Yoga →
  Belgrade, MT Calendar, 205 E Main Street, Belgrade
  2:00 pm
• Chess Club →
  Belgrade, MT Calendar, 205 E Main Street, Belgrade
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday July 30

• Italian Cooking →
  Bridger Kitchens, 7540 Pioneer Way Suite 1, Bozeman
  6:30 pm
• KGLT DJ Night →
  Hop Lounge, 93 Rowland Rd, Bozeman
  7:00 pm

Friday July 31

• Agricultural Land Tour →
  Education and Outreach Center, 119 S Broadway St, Manhattan
  9:00 am

Wednesday August 5

• Manhattan Farmers Market →
  Railroad Park, Frontage Rd, Manhattan
  4:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Stoney Brook Garage Sale
  Garage Gale (More info)

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hyatt Hotels Corp. posted a job opening for Night Auditor- Newly Opened Hotel! in Belgrade. Apply here.
• Concord Hospitality posted a job opening for FT/ PT Night Auditor- Newly Opened Hotel! in Belgrade. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belgrade here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bozeman

• Forstag, Tester discuss campaign finance, public lands at Bozeman town hall (nbcmontana.com)
• Daines behind-the-scenes on transferring Babcock Post Office to Bozeman: Federal Building's future was years in the making, senator says (bozemandailychronicle.com)
• Bozeman Marks ADA Anniversary Amid Disability Rights Debate (northernbroadcasting.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Fire (Thank you Danielle K. for sending it in!)
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