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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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The Valley County commissioners adopted the recommendation of the County Compensation Board on Tuesday and voted a 5 percent pay increase for elected county officials. The commissioners also raised the salaries of all non-elected county employees who are eligible for health insurance by 86 cents an hour. According to Commissioner Dave Pippin, Valley County paid the lowest or next to the lowest salaries of similar counties in Montana. “We need to raise our salaries,” Pippin said. “We will try to pay as much as we can and not break the bank.... Full story
Valley County’s new justice of the peace, James Wixson, was appointed by the county commissioners last Wednesday and sworn into office Monday by Clerk and Recorder Lynne Nyquist. He came to Glasgow with the FBI in 1981 and was involved in investigating major crimes on the Fort Peck and Fort Belknap reservations. He retired here in 1997 after a long career as an agent. Wixson was chosen from among 10 applicants for the position. Valley County Commissioner Dave Pippin said Wixson had experienced e...
The annual College Fair held at Glasgow High School on Tuesday attracted more than 300 juniors and seniors from 10 high schools in northeastern Montana to learn about the opportunities for higher education. The yellow school buses came from Hi-Line towns from Brockton to Whitewater. Students cruised around the gym where more than 50 college and universities had displays. They represented nearly all the schools in Montana, plus ones from Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Minnesota and North Dakota,...
The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture will once again be hosting the Saskatoon Police Pipe Band during the 2013 Glasgow Scottie Homecoming Festival weekend. The band will be a part of the Scottie Homecoming Parade on Friday, Sept. 20, at 2:30 p.m., the Scottie Booster Club tailgate party at GHS at 6 p.m., and halftime of the Scottie vs. Shelby football game. On Saturday morning the band will perform at the Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast at 9 a.m. They will also play at the start of...
The city of Glasgow has a vacant seat on three boards, the Board of Adjustments, the Zoning Commission and the Glasgow Refuse Board. Each term is three years. The City Council will accept written applications until 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30. The Council will consider all applications and appoint people to fill the vacancies at the regular meeting on Oct. 7. For more information, call City Clerk Stacey Amundson at 228-2476....
Ruth Fossen Allman joined the exclusive centenarian club on Saturday, Aug. 31. She celebrated her 100th birthday with her family at her daughter’s house on Millionaire Mile in Fort Peck. She agreed to be interviewed the day before the big event. “To get 100 – which I never, never, never expected to do!” Born on a dryland wheat farm in Fingal, N.D., Allman came to Montana in 1918 when her parents proved up their homestead. They went back to North Dakota, then moved to a farm 36 miles north o...
Seems maybe President Obama and others are under the mistaken impression that America has far more 18- to 24-year-olds than it needs. That age demographic seems to be the most popular for eliminating tens of thousands of America’s sons and daughters. Vietnam took the largest toll of 18-year-olds: more than 33,000. There was even one soldier killed who was just 15 in that war (or “era,” as those in government like to call it). Since the “turmoil” in Southeast Asia, the soldiers seem to have gotten older. The average age for the most killed du... Full story
For quite a while now, I’ve been able to watch “old” television shows. Shows such as “My Little Margie,” “Dick Van Dyke,” “I Love Lucy,” and more. To me, these programs are just as funny as they were when I first saw them. They still make me laugh. The first television my parents owned was, of course, black and white, and had a very small screen. However, the time my brother and I could watch was limited. There was no sitting in front of the television when we got home from school. We had chores to do. Once they were done, then we had to set th...
Recently the U.S. House of Representatives passed Farm Bill legislation that removed the nutrition component that provides food for children, seniors, the disabled and others in need. If your intention were to eliminate or drastically reduce food going to those in need due to economic distress, this is legislation you would pass. If your intention were to eliminate or drastically reduce the safety net for family farmers in America, this is legislation you would pass. Nutrition has traditionally been part of the Farm Bill, not only to achieve...
Dear Editor: Take a wonderful baseball facility, add energetic and capable tournament directors Lih-An Yang and Curt Shipman, throw in league leader Stacie Rhoads, and what do you get? An exceptional state tournament for age 10-and-under Cal Ripken baseball players. While champion Miles City did not advance beyond the Pacific Northwest Regional Tournament, they and the other participants were afforded the opportunity to try by the volunteers of Glasgow. So on behalf of Montana Cal Ripken Baseball and the Cal Ripken Division of Babe Ruth... Full story
Dear Editor: In regard to the Syria gas attack, it may have done some good to bomb them immediately. But now, after days of warning, those responsible would all crawl in their holes to protect themselves. Then, after we have killed many innocent people, they would come out and continue their ways. I believe we should leave them alone and after they get through killing each other, whoever is in power would still hate us as usual. Andy Strommen Glasgow... Full story
Dear Editor: We have recently gone through a bitter conflict and unpleasant reactions to efforts to preserve native, beautifully pristine lands along the upper Milk River in north Montana. A century ago, our most famous historic figure in Montana made a statement that still holds remarkably true for such preserved and remarkable regions. Artist Charlie Russell observed the following: “Guard, protect and cherish your land, for there is no afterlife for a place that started out as Heaven.” That observation applies to the badlands area along the...
Skeg “Andy” Harlow Anderson, 49, of Sterling, Alaska, died in his sleep Saturday night, Sept. 7, 2013. Graveside services will be held in the future at the Scobey Cemetery. He was born to William and Sharon (Battleson) Anderson on May 20, 1964, one of four sons. He and his family spent many years of their life traveling and living in different places across the country, but the Battleson ranch in Peerless was always home. After high school, he joined the U.S. Army, where he, along with two oth...
Clara Evelyn Louise Dazell, 100, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 12, at 2 p.m. at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow, followed by interment in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. She was born on April 28, 1913, to Norwegian and Danish immigrants Gertie (Johnson) and George Hanson in Fargo, N.D. She was raised in northern Minnesota. The eldest of several children, she shared the role as the extra Mom to...
Fern Amber Whittle, 91, died on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 14, at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. Interment has taken place at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.... Full story
The Glasgow Scotties crushed Glendive 47-14 at Scottie field on Friday, Sept. 6, in the first game of the season. The Scotties played great football on both sides of the line throughout the entire game and earned an easy win. Coach Greg Liebelt was pleased with the result. “It was a great victory for us,” Liebelt said. “We had a decisive win and we were able to have a lot of success, both on the ground and in our passing game.” The team quickly took control of the game, scoring its first t... Full story
Despite the high temperatures on Sunday, August 25, 24 teams came out to support a great cause and get their daily dose of iron during the 15th Annual FMDH Foundation Open Golf Tournament. Each of the 24 teams registered, had breakfast, and were all ready to tee off by the 9 a.m. shotgun start. Every hole featured a different game for men and women with the winner taking home wonderful prizes donated by local businesses. Games were designed so that both experienced and inexperienced golfers...
The Scotties girls and boys cross country teams finished in third and 14th place, respectively, at the Billings Invitational on Friday, Sept. 6. The girls earned an impressive third place with 112 points behind two AA teams, Billings West (70) and Billings Senior (74). A good result and a way to see how the team stands regarding bigger school teams. Coach Rod Karst was pleased with the result and the efforts put into it. The fastest Scottie was junior Josie Braaten in 19 minutes and one second. She finished in fifth place overall. Senior Rachel...
The Scotties volleyball team came home from the two-day Chinook Invitational with a third-place finish after winning the consolation finals over Simms, 2-0. Shelby took the trophy home after defeating Cut Bank, 25-23, 25-24. The Scotties had a hard time getting into the tournament, according to coach Lori Dailey. The team only won one game on Friday and the coach had to gather her players and have a motivational talk with them. “Friday was dismal and was not our best performance,” Dailey said. “We talked about it for an hour, deciding to not dw...
Tom Flowers, a 25-year veteran of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, has been named as the agency’s new Region 6 supervisor. In his new position, Flowers, 54, will supervise about 40 full-time employees in an administrative area that spans from the North Dakota and Saskatchewan borders to Sidney, Circle and Loma, and the Liberty County line west of Havre. The sprawling and diverse Region includes a wide variety of fish and wildlife habitats, the Missouri River and Fort Peck Reservoir, and the Fort Peck, Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy Indian r...
After having fought the last five miles or so of road destruction coming into Culbertson, the Hinsdale/Saco (H/S) contingent finally reached the home of the Bainville Bulldogs and got settled in for an afternoon/evening of very fine and entertaining volleyball. There were junior high, JV and varsity matches, so go grab a root beer from the fridge, turn up the volume and settle back to enjoy some v-ball. Watching the junior high girls, I was very pleased to see that the volleyball program will be solid for yet another six years or so. There is s...