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After weather unexpectedly delayed the annual Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt on Easter weekend, that did not deter volunteers from still putting it on for the community, just a delayed a week. On April 6, the community and families of all ages came out to Bundy Park to continue the celebration of Easter. According to event organizers, approximately 4,000 plastic eggs were filled with candy with Bundy Park divided into three sections to more fairness and space between the different age groups that...
The Valley County Museum was the host of a local history program on Feb. 27 where people gathered to learn more about the depiction of Tampico, Mont., provided by Paul Etchart in collaboration with Judy Michael and many others who have contributed information to the project. There were also guest speakers from the Tampico area who reflected and talked about their memories and provided those in attendance a depiction of their days at Tampico. The project is a way to honor all the past Tampico fam...
Life Skills day was held on Feb. 25 in Opheim for members of Valley County 4-H. The goal of Life Skills Day is to help youth gain confidence in their public speaking, while learning more on the skill or topic they are presenting. Participants were able to choose from several events such as demonstrations, illustrated talks, impromptu, speeches, mock interviews, and quilt show and tell. Participants were divided into separate age divisions seniors, juniors, and pre-juniors and judged...
Mr. Kenneth McLellan "Kenny" Newton beloved husband, father, and friend passed peacefully in Glasgow, Mont., on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the age of 100 All are welcome to attend and celebrate Kenny's life. There will be a viewing at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, Friday, March 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 30, at 11 a.m. at the Glasgow Methodist Church, with a reception to follow at the Glasgow Elks Lodge. Kenny was born on Nov. 30, 1923, in Hobson, Mont., to Wi...
Ralph Korman passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, Mont., with his family by his side. Services have been postponed until better weather arrives. "On September 25, 1932, in the afternoon an early snowstorm was moving in and my mother decided it was time for me to greet the world. The place was Granny Korman's house in Saco, Montana, located in Phillips County. Born to Earl and Lola (Stewart) Korman." "Had a good life growing up on the Milk Rive...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Anger and frustration were in the air as members of the Glasgow wrestling community voiced their concerns over the temporary reduction in size of the high school wrestling room. The reduction, due to lack of storage as Glasgow High School continues its construction process, caught many parents, wrestlers and supporters off guard as they showed up in full force and packed the room at last Wednesday's school board meeting to make sure their concerns were...
Dear Editor, The Founding Fathers had many contentious debates over the powers of the United States versus the States. Their goal was to avoid any suggestion of creating sovereignty. Section 8 of the Constitution of the USA limited the roles and powers of the Federal Congress to International issues, declarations of war, interstate commerce, etc. In Amendment X the powers not specifically delegated to the United States are reserved to the States. The Founding Fathers tried to design a system...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Visitors to the Fort Peck Interpre...
On Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, at the age of 96, Jacqueline "Jackie" Jean (Dartman) Fisher passed away at her son's home in Stevensville, Mont. Born on May 9, 1927, in Hinsdale, Mont., Jackie was the seventh of 10 children born to John and Ella (Hatton) Dartman. Jackie spent her childhood "up north," in the small homesteading community of Genevieve. She attended school in a one-room schoolhouse, Hatton School; adventured through the prairie's wildflowers, picking chokecherries and buffalo berries;...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Visitors to the Fort Peck Interpre...
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 Glasgow City Council met in special session on Jan. 10 to further discuss with the Siding 45 Skatepark committee where the best location would be to build the new proposed skatepark. The proposal that has been presented to the City Council by Siding 45, which is now a designated 501c3, stated they will donate to the City of Glasgow a $300,000 park renovation featuring a professional designed and built concrete skatepark. The park will be owned and insured by the City of Glasgow. The preferred location for the committee has always been...
It Happened in December 2023 • •. Governor Gianforte Contributes Salary To Serve Hi-Line Families and Children • Winter Wonderland Kicks Off Holiday Season • Block Of Bucks Donations Down This Year • Law Enforcement Plunges For Special Olympics • Glasgow City Council Discusses Proposed Skate Park At Bundy • Record Breaking Highs For December • Erickson Named Montana Coach Of The Year • Glasgow Places First In Speech Sweeps at Medicine Lake/Froid And Fort Benton Meet • Cottonwood Inn, Sid...
January 2023 Dawgs Rock On – Defeat Cooper City Kings At Home Veterans Of The Glasgow Ice Dawgs Hockey Program Gathered For Annual NYE Alumni Game Wardens Seeking Information on White-Tailed Buck Shot And Left Near Fort Peck Lustre Boys Remain Undefeated – Added Two Wins In Their Return To The Court After The Holiday Break NC Girls Improve To 9-0 Overall Clampitt Wins Bismarck: Girls Place 17th, Boys 25th The high school Ice Dawgs added two to the win column, defeating Bozeman Ice Dogs 6-3 Frida...
For over 65 years the Glasgow Kiwanis Club has supported the Salvation Army Bell Ringing at this time of year. That will be changing, as the Ministerial Association voted to discontinue their participation in administering the funds raised and channeled through the Salvation Army in Denver. Instead, the Glasgow Kiwanis will be raising funds at Reynolds Market to help replenish their Activity Fund used for service projects and support of organizations such as the Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team, the pool project, Valley County 4-H Clubs, Scouts, Bring...
It was a perfect December day on the 2nd for the annual Middle Of Nowhere Polar Plunge in front of the Glasgow Civic Center during the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture's Winter Wonderland Christmas Stroll. A total of 21 people of all ages participated in the Plunge, including members of the Glasgow Police Department, the Valley County Sheriff's Office, Nemont Telephone, Glasgow High School and the Montana Highway Patrol. Valley County Search and Rescue was on standby with Dustin Brunell...
Although I am submitting this and do remember these picnics, this was written by my significant other, Paul “Bud.” I will talk about Tampico School picnics in particular. I remember the site being the Bob Cornwell place across the Milk River from Tampico. This site was up by the mouth of Buggy Creek in a hay field along the river. We would cut the hay crop so there was a clear spot to play baseball. One time, as we arrived, someone hollered “Bud, catch.” I reached out and the ball caught the end of my thumb and bent it backward. Needless to say...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Visitors to the Fort Peck I...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 The outcome of the November election left some tension and a vacancy open at the Glasgow City Council meeting that took place on Nov. 18. The city council had to seek a new position left vacant by Becky Erickson, who will take the mayor's seat in January. Nanci Schoenfelder brought her application in to fill the seat at the meeting. The council thought to motion for her to fill that position, but after some discussion they decided to allow applicants 30...
Milk River basketball athletes Tiffany Granholm, Shaundel Alexander, Michael Young, Cari Knowles, Shawn Garwood, Isaiah Devereaux, Jennifer Bodner and Linda Laumeyer, and their coach OJ Taylor, along with helpers, Nick Solorzano, Kobe Sibley and Miles Yoakam, traveled to Helena this past weekend to participate in the Special Olympics Montana 2023 State Basketball Tournament. The players kicked off the tournament on Nov. 10, where they played against Bozeman, winning the game 16-12. The athletes...
The Courier 10 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2023 Congressman Steve Daines made two stops in Valley County on Veterans Day, capping off a long day that began with appearances in Crow Agency and Billings. Daines greeted local Republican supporters at Sunnyside Golf Course, talking about shipping Montana coal with Ben Untersecher, a BNSF conductor. After about an hour and a half, Daines went on to the Fort Peck Hotel to join in a potluck dinner and speak with veterans enjoying a deer hunting...
Blend 10 and The Loaded Toad hosted Tip-A-Cop on Oct. 27 to raise funds for Montana Special Olympics Montana. Thanks to community support, a total of $951.62 was donated to Milk River Inc. as a way to help support local athletes Cari Knowles, Tiffany Granholm, Isaiah Devereaux, Shaundel Alexander, Linda Laumeyer, Michael Young, Shawn Garwood and Jennifer Bodner in their travel to the Special Olympics Montana (SOMT) State Basketball Tournament Nov. 9 through 11....
JoAnn Marie Russell was a true Montana treasure. Born in 1934 to Louis Henry Rutter and LaMae Reckert Rutter, Jo grew up on the muddy shores of the Milk River in Hinsdale, Mont. Granddaughter to famed cowboy Harry Rutter, Jo carried on the family's indelible spirit of adventure. She lived boldly and loved expansively, with lifelong passion for education, music, her Catholic faith, the outdoors, garage sale bargains, chocolate, and anything purple. While earning her degree in education, music,...
On Oct. 16, Milk River Activity Center clients and Head Start students got into the Halloween spirit by working together to carve pumpkins that were grown in the Activity Center's garden....
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Visitors to the Fort Peck I...
