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🌱 Patch AM: How MSU’s Bobcat kits are transforming Bozeman storefronts before students arrive.
And check out Popular songs by Bob Jones on the Bozeman Patch calendar
Good day Bozeman! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How MSU's Bobcat kits are transforming Bozeman storefronts before students arrive.
- How will Streamline's returning late-night buses change downtown Bozeman nights?
- Can Gallatin finally turn Bozeman's AA football hopes into a title?
Also on today's calendar: Popular songs by Bob Jones and 7 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Andrew Webster H.!
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 92 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 57.
- Sunday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Montana State University gets ready for school year with Welcome Back Bobcats kits (nbcmontana.com) — Bozeman businesses are getting stocked with free "Welcome Back Bobcats" kits as Montana State University prepares for thousands of students to return next week. About 800 blue-and-gold kits, filled with signs and spirit items, are being delivered across the Gallatin Valley to help shops and offices greet students and families and visually tie the community to campus. 
2. Streamline Buses Celebrate 20 Years Of Operation As Public Transit In MT Grows (fairfieldsuntimes.com) — Bozeman's Streamline bus system is celebrating 20 years and bringing back a late-night route serving downtown on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 8 p.m. to 2:25 a.m. As the city grows and gas prices climb, officials hope expanded, zero-fare service will help more residents and students get around easily, with training available for first-time riders.
3. Gallatin Raptors football team prepares for week 1 (nbcmontana.com) — Bozeman's Gallatin Raptors are gearing up for a serious run at their first-ever Class AA football title, returning a strong core of seniors and standout linemen. Coaches and players say a deep, physical roster and emerging stars like Hudson White have them eyeing a breakthrough, starting with their home opener against Butte on Friday, August 28 at 7 p.m.
4. Outlaw Foundation donates $230K to Epilepsy Foundation (explorebigsky.com) — Leaders from the Epilepsy Foundation visited Outlaw Partners' Bozeman office as the local Outlaw Foundation announced a $230,000 donation to support research, advocacy, and family services. The groups discussed improving seizure safety training in Montana schools and better support for families living with epilepsy, with organizers calling this gift just the starting line for future work.
5. Montana State University's Bracken Center Secures Internships for Over 300 Students (matr.net) — Montana State University's Bracken Center in Bozeman has helped more than 300 students land internships since 2025, many with local businesses. By pairing career coaching with strong ties to the Bozeman business community, the center is boosting students' job prospects while modeling how tighter education–industry links could keep more talent and economic growth rooted in the Gallatin Valley.
📸 Around Bozeman
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bozeman
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★ Featured events ★
- Popular songs by Bob Jones →
BROTHERS TAPHOUSE, 2270 Nicolaus Rd, Lincoln
5:00 pm
Friday August 21
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Other local events
- Montana Custom Knifemakers Show →
Wildrye Distilling, 111 E Oak St, Bozeman
2:00 pm - OPEN GYM VOLLEYBALL - GRADES: 5-8TH
Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
4:00 pm - Great Basin Emergency Training - Andrew 9-5 Library
Anderson 7-8 Anderson Main Campus-RM-Library (45) [Google Meet Kit]
9:15 am - OPEN GYM VOLLEYBALL - GRADES: 5-8TH
Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
4:00 pm - 2026/2027 Fall Sports Meeting →
Monforton 6-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
5:00 pm - Anderson School "Popsicle Pop In"
Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
1:00 pm - First Day of School Grades: 1-8
Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718 - Welcome Back Social
LaMotte Elementary Bozeman, MT 59715
4:00 pm - Kindergarten Orientation (A-K)
Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
9:00 am
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Thursday August 27
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
🗓 Events Nearby
- OPEN GYM VOLLEYBALL - GRADES: 5-8TH
Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
4:00 pm - Great Basin Emergency Training - Andrew 9-5 Library
Anderson 7-8 Anderson Main Campus-RM-Library (45) [Google Meet Kit]
9:15 am - Anderson School "Popsicle Pop In"
Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
1:00 pm - First Day of School Grades: 1-8
Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Thursday August 27
Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- In partnership with Montana State University, we're welcoming students to Bozeman with a free, all-ages event designed to bring students and their neighbors together.
Join us Thursday, Aug. 27, from 3–6 p.m. at Story Mansion Park for an afternoon of live music from Emma and the Ledge, food vendors, lawn games, a… (Nextdoor ) - Looking for some extra help with your kids this back to school season?
I'm Abbi, a grad student at MSU studying environmental engineering, and I offer babysitting and tutoring services! With over 10 years of babysitting… (Nextdoor Flanders Creek)
- Bozeman Lodge posted a job opening for Housekeeper - Come Join Our Team! in Bozeman. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Pizza Maker(07001) 203 N. 7th Ave. in Bozeman. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bozeman here.
Ok Bozeman! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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