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Judy Joy (Wienke) Shuman of Helena, Mont., passed away peacefully, Tuesday, January 30, 2024, with her sons, Boe and Jason, by her side. Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m., on Saturday, June 15, at Simple Cremation Montana at 315 E. Sixth Avenue, Helena, with a reception to follow. Condolences can be sent to 907 Menlo Park Rd. Helena, MT 59602. Judy was born on Jan. 21, 1940, in Richey, Mont., to Myrtle and Ralph Wienke and was the oldest of their six daughters. Judy often told stories...
The Scottie boys basketball season came to an end at the Northern B Divisional Tournament in Malta this past weekend with a third place finish with two upset wins. Glasgow defeated the first-seed Fairfield Eagles 64-53 in the opening round of the tournament before falling 71-66 to the Poplar Indians in a 2B rematch from the District tournament. On the back side of the bracket, the Scotties faced the Chinook Sugarbeeters Saturday morning. Glasgow came back from a half time deficit to squeeze out...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 A business that just celebrated 50 years of business is about to take things to the next level. Co-owners Jeff and Sam Knodel, of Eugene's Pizza have entered the bottling business. The family barbecue sauce recipe that has been used since October 1962, is now in its own bottle, with its own label, and it will be sold to Glasgow customers and travelers who stop in. A replacement has been found for a 46-year old truck at the Long Run Fire Department in...
Ladies and Gentlemen: I grew up in the Lustre Farm Community north of Frazer. My dad, Arnold Sonsteng, was a pioneer. He homesteaded there in 1916. Dad had 15 children – 10 boys and 5 girls. I happen to be the 13th child. I am a 1951 Glasgow High School "Scotties" graduate. My brother, Stanley Sonsteng, worked at the Glasgow Courier for many years. My brother-in-law Ivy Knight worked for the Courier as well. Back in 1953, I married a Texan who stationed at the Air Force Base in Great Falls. A...
On February 12, 2024, as she had started around the sun for the hundredth time in her red satin white polka dot pajamas Lorraine Merrill Hamilton passed away peacefully. She was always quite the fashionista. Lorraine was born in Glendale, Calif., Nov. 7, 1924. She was the fourth daughter and child of Kathryn and Oliver Merrill. Her younger brother, Ollie, joined the family two years later. She graduated from Hoover High School and went to Glendale College before marrying Robert Grant Hamilton...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 Another two names have been added to the race for Valley County Commissioner District 1. Russell Dahl filed for the seat last week and Paul Tweten filed to run on Friday. Both are running against Dan Carr. Commission Dave Pippin announced at the end of last year that he would not be running again for his position. The local Girls Staters for 2014 are Josie Braaten and Amy Breigenzer, of Glasgow. Girls State is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary #41....
The Glasgow Wrestling Club once again enjoyed an action-packed weekend with plenty of success! 43 Highlanders headed 70 miles east to participate in the Poplar Invitational on Saturday, while 24 wrestlers made the long westward trek to Butte to participate in the prestigous "Cyclops" event on Saturday and Sunday. In Poplar, GWC would crown 12 Individual Champions and 31 top three finishers. The team turned in the 2nd most pins/tech falls at the event with 50 overall and finished with a 59%...
Pearl Fisher (Carlson/Wagner/Ochsner) Nickels passed away of natural causes on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Glasgow, Mont., marking the end of a colorful life that included music, art, education, long friendships, and always livestock. In her 92 years, Pearl worked hard at whatever she set her mind to, but she never missed an opportunity to visit with friends and strangers alike. There was always time to visit over a good meal, or at least a cup of coffee. Visitation will be at Bell Funeral Home...
Robert "Bob" Sverre Jondahl, age 100, passed away Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, at home near Minneapolis, Minn. There will be a private family service at a later date. Bob was born Nov. 25, 1923, in Glasgow, Mont., to Norwegian immigrants Sverre and Tomine Jondahl. In his youth he helped his parents in the Jondahl Bakery, but by high school you couldn't keep him away from the airport. Flying became his lifelong passion, earning his pilot's license from the Etchart-Markle Flying School at age 16....
Franklin Kummerfeldt passed peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, with his two children at his side. Family will receive friends on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 2 p.m. at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, Mont. Military Honors will take place at 2:30 p.m. A reception will follow at VFW Post 3107. Frank was born Nov. 3, 1932, to William and Ossie (Jamison) Kummerfeldt on their homestead north of Nashua, Mont., with friend and neighbor, Effie Brandt, as midwife. He started farming and ranching at an early age...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 The 19th Glasgow Kiwanis Science Fair took place this last week at the East Side School. While projects weren't required, students did get a chance for extra credit and had the chance to advance to the regional Science Fair in Havre. Fourth grade first place went to Kate Parks and Kambria Ross. Second went to Nora Neumiller and Ted Tryan. Third went to Bergen Miller. Fifth grade first place went to Cheyne Iman and Katie Belt. Second went to Hanna Toavs and...
Though Speech and Drama held their State competition a few weeks ago, the season hasn’t ended for Glasgow’s Gabe Proctor and Connor Whitmer. As a result of their placing during the B/C State Meet in Choteau at the end of January, both students had the opportunity to travel to Billings this past weekend to compete in the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA), where students from all over the state convened to compete for a spot in the top third and to become eligible to advance to the National Competition this summer. Proctor placed fou...
The North Country Lady Mavericks are heading to the postseason! The team will head into this weekend's 3C District Tournament at Glasgow High School. North Country enters as the regular season conference champions at 18-0 (12-0 in the conference). The tournament is set to start on Wednesday, Feb. 14, and conclude on Saturday, Feb. 17. The Lady Mavericks have earned a first round bye and will face the winner of Lustre (13-5) and Frazer's (7-11) game which is set to take place on Wednesday at...
Robert "Bob" Henry Baillargeon, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully at Billings Clinic, in Billings, Mont., on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, at age 76. Bob was born on Oct. 30, 1947, in Norwich, Conn., to Robert George and Theresa Baillargeon. He was one of five children and is remembered by his sisters, Patricia (Vincent) Palladino, Janice (Brian) Jastrzebski and Linda (Richard) Paradis and brother Richard Baillargeon. Bob graduated from Killingly High School in 1967 and then dedicated the next...
Louis "Louie" Cassidy Monson passed away on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at the age of 56 after a short battle with Esophageal cancer. At Louie's request, no services are planned. Louis was born Feb. 21, 1967, in Glasgow, Mont., and was the last child of Paul and Darlene (Sundby) Monson and the last Monson grandchild of Julian and Effie (Halbakken) Monson. He was baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church of Glasgow and graduated in 1986 from the Glasgow Senior High School. Shortly after hig...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 Whether the Nashua School have a four-day or a five-day school week was first addressed two years ago. But because of the superintendent at that time leaving and a new superintendent coming in, the board voted to table the issue. At the school board meeting, a motion was made that the board have the ability to explore and adopt a four-day or modified four-day school week. Whether a four-day school week at Nashua will actually transpire remains to be seen....
Luke Zeiger was honored Jan. 27 during the annual Glasgow Wrestling Club Invitational in Scottie Gymnasium as Kip Ryan of the Montana High School Association was on hand to present the 2012 Glasgow High School graduate with a plaque commemorating his induction into the MHSA/Wendy's Athletes' Hall of Fame. Zeiger earned the distinction of becoming only the fourth wrestler in Montana history to be so honored, joining the ranks of Olympian Gene Davis, World Champion Bill Zadick and World Silver Med...
The Frazer and Glasgow teams had an exciting time this past weekend in Choteau, competing in the State Speech and Drama Competition. The first day of competition, Jan. 26, saw the students completing the first three rounds of the competition. The next day, Jan. 27, saw the students finish the fourth round, determine if they break into semi-finals and then the finals round were that evening. Under the direction of coach Mary Zuchowski, two Frazer students competed in the State meet, Marick Old Pe...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, January 29, 2004 The three-year anniversary to the construction of the new jail is coming up in March. The project took months to finish and cost thousands of dollars. The newest addition to the Valley County jail comes this month as the installation to a new cooler is completed. The new cooler is about twice the size of the old cooler and is located in a safer proximity to the new facility. With the new facility in place, there's room for 30 inmates and the county sees a...
The Ice Dawgs swept the Great Falls Americans at the Valley Event Center this past weekend and with the two wins, the Dawgs claimed the top slot in the BSHS East with a 12-1-0 record, the only team in the league with a single loss. Glasgow and Miles City both have 24 points in the East while Butte leads the West, also with 24 points. Glasgow scored once in each period Friday night to defeat Great Falls 3-1. Saturday, the Dawgs scored four times in the second period for a 6-3 victory. Great Falls scored first Friday night, midway through the...
The Courier The Scottie girls basketball team won all three of their games last week to improve their record to 3-3 in conference play, 7-7 overall. Glasgow defeated the Class A Sidney Eagles 62-53 Jan. 23 and rounded out the week with two Class B wins, beating Rocky Boy 55-23 at home Jan. 26 and downing Wolf Point 56-38 on the road Jan. 27. Glasgow took a 15-13 lead over Sidney at the end of the first quarter and held a 26-25 edge at the half. They trailed 45-42 after three before outscoring th...
The Scottie boys basketball team fell 53-46 to the Class A Sidney Eagles Jan. 23 but rebounded with two Class B Wins on Friday and Saturday. Glasgow defeated Rocky Boy 73-66 at home Jan. 26 and downed the Wolves 63-38 in Wolf Point Jan. 27 to improve their record to 4-2, 7-7 overall. Wyatt Babb paced the Scotties in Sidney with 16 points followed by Cade Hudyma with 12. Toryn Richards connected for 8, Nick Solorzano 6, Connor Hudyma 4 and Myles Yoakam 2 points. Richards led the team in assists...
In what has become a yearly tradition at the Valley Event Center, the High School Ice Dawg team paired up with members of the Mite and Termite Ice Dawg teams on Jan. 10 and Jan. 12 to provide play time and mentorship to the younger hockey players of the program. The Mite and Termite players were paired up with a high school player and met their partners during a practice session on Jan. 10. During this session, all of the players had the opportunity to learn from one another and make memories...
The annual District 12 & 13 Honor Band and Choir will be held at the Glasgow High School gymnasium on Monday, Jan. 29. Students will arrive at 9 a.m. to spend the day practicing before the concert to the public at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5 per adult and $3 per student....
