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  • Yesterday's Memories

    Compiled By Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Mar 13, 2024

    10 Years Ago Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Valley County is now looking at changing some of rural addresses to help avoid confusion for when emergency medical services are needed. A mapping system was implemented in 2006, and the mapping and addressing system is going into place to help enhance 911 services. The data uses a global positioning system (GPS) and the geographic information system (GIS). The county is now hoping to simplify addresses in hopes of correcting addresses that may be on the... Full story

  • Yesterday's Memories

    Compiled by Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 28, 2024

    10 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... Full story

  • State Finds Town Of Nashua Failed To Submit Finances

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 21, 2024

    At the end of 2023, a number of Town of Nashua taxpayers submitted an Application for Review of Claim Against a Local Government Entity (Claim) to determine if the Town of Nashua’s violated their fiduciary requirements. These taxpayers wanted to know, from the Montana Department of Administration (DOA), if the Town failed to file annual financial reports with the department, failed to complete and submit an audit or financial review to the department as required and/or failed to adopt by resolution and then submit an annual operating budget t...

  • Downtown Trees Being Vandalized

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 21, 2024

    Though weather conditions have gone from winter to spring back to winter again with icy roads and sidewalks, the Glasgow Beautification Committee is utilizing time and resources to ensure the trees in the Glasgow downtown space thrive which results in the area to be beautiful and distinctive when residents and tourists enjoy the outdoors. However recent bouts of vandalism have damaged the trees, which have resulted in continued loss of resources, including time and money. “It’s so discouraging. The one at the corner of the Nels Kent buildin...

  • Glasgow Couple Has Requests Denied By State Supreme Court

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 21, 2024

    Todd Kolstad and Krista Cummins-Kolstad, of Glasgow, filed an emergency petition on Feb. 6 with the Montana Supreme Court asking the highest Court to overturn the 17th Judicial District Court Judge Yvonne Laird’s gag-order and for the Court to take supervisory control of the case involving their child. During this hearing, the Supreme Court ended up not overturning the order and also declined to take control of the case. A week later, the Kolstads again filed the request for the Montana Supreme Court to take supervisory control of the case in...

  • Yesterday's Memories

    Compiled by Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 21, 2024

    10 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....

  • City Council Meets In Regular Session: Approve Resolution Calling For Voters To Vote On Review Of Current Government

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 14, 2024

    The Glasgow City Council met in regular session on Feb. 5, which included agenda items such as consent agenda, bid opening, Resolution No. 3155, approval to pay annual dues to Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC), approval of wage comp committee recommendation for union negotiations, approval of the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Glasgow and Teamsters Local Union No. 2, as well as committee reports, department head reports, and mayor’s report. The Council approved the consent agenda items which included approving...

  • Dr. Whipple Joins Glasgow Clinic Staff

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 14, 2024

    Dr. Robert Whipple is the newest addition to the Glasgow Clinic Primary Care staff as an internal medicine physician and has started seeing adult patients as a primary physician. He comes to Glasgow after serving patients in the Las Vegas, Nev., area for the last 20 years in a private practice with partners. After growing up in Las Vegas, raising a family there, and serving the patients of the area, he and his wife, Stephany, decided Vegas wasn't for them any longer and wanted to move to a...

  • Celebrating 20 Years Of Glasgow Learn To Skate

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 14, 2024

    The annual Glasgow Learn to Skate program held their annual showcase on Feb. 11 at the Valley Event Center to allow students in the program the opportunity to show off all they have learned this session and throughout the skating year. According to instructor Kim Girard, this year's event is a celebration of 20 years of Glasgow Learn to Skate and the skaters of the program. With an Olympic Theme opening, there were a total of 12 performances with the song "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang...

  • Mardi Gras Celebration At St. Raphael

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 14, 2024

    St. Raphael's held their annual Mardi Gras Carnival on Feb. 11, where families of all ages came out to have fun and enjoy games, good food and prizes. The community and St. Raphael's parishioners volunteered their time in helping put on the event, from making cakes for the cake walk, setting up, managing and taking down the various games, gathering and managing the raffle basket table as well as provided and cooked food to complete the experience of those in attendance....

  • Yesterday's Memories

    Compiled by Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 14, 2024

    10 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...

  • Glasgow's Proctor And Whitmer Place At Nationals

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 14, 2024

    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...

  • Many Fish Were Caught During Chamber's 26th Annual Ice Fishing Derby

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 7, 2024

    Though it felt more like early spring than winter on Feb. 3, a total of 71 participants came out to the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture's 26th Annual Ice Fishing Derby on Feb. 3. A total of 134 holes were sold at the Fishing Access Site – Dredge Cuts Trout Pond, where the Derby was held, with a total of 68 fish brought to the weight master during noon and 3 p.m., though many more were caught throughout the event. A guaranteed $2,000 first place was awarded to Trevor Adams,...

  • Jury Finds No Criminal Action In Death Of Dennis Wing

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 7, 2024

    A coroner’s inquest related to the 2022 death of Dennis Wing was held Jan. 31, at the Valley County Courthouse. According to law, the inquest is a formal inquiry into the causes and circumstances surrounding the death of a person and is conducted by the coroner before a jury. In the inquest, the jury consisted of seven individuals, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton, who oversaw the proceedings, which included four testimonies, and Valley County Attorney Dylan Jensen, who asked the witnesses questions regarding the situation leading...

  • Second Annual Devon Thompson Memorial Slash The Stigma Tournament

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 7, 2024

    Though the Ice Dawgs had a break this past weekend, there was still plenty of hockey action at the Valley Event Center for the second annual Devon Thompson Memorial Slash the Stigma tournament, Feb. 2-4. A total of 11 teams, divided into three divisions, were sponsored by local businesses and with teams comprised of a variety of age brackets. The team 2 Diggers, sponsored by 2 Diggers, comprised of Dillon Hughes, Peyton Smith, Colter Barnett, Bode Barnett, Kent Hubbard, Jake Engstrom and Elizabe...

  • Yesterday's Memories

    Compiled by Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Feb 7, 2024

    10 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....

  • Frazer And Glasgow Compete At State Speech and Drama

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Jan 31, 2024

    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...

  • Yesterday's Memories

    Compiled by Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Jan 31, 2024

    10 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...

  • Glasgow Police Department Hires Two New Officers

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Jan 24, 2024

    During the regular session of the Glasgow City Council this month, the Council approved the hiring of two new Glasgow Police Officers, Alex Williams and Monica "Mona" Vines. With the hiring of these new officers, the Glasgow Police Department is able to help fill staffing gaps that have affected the department for months. Williams was approved for hire by the City Council during their regular session meeting on Jan. 2, and Mayor Rod Karst provided his oath of office on Jan. 10. Williams is...

  • Glasgow and Frazer Speech and Drama Heading To State

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Jan 24, 2024

    Valley County Speech and Drama students have had a whirlwind since the beginning of 2024, however after competing in Divisionals this past weekend they are looking forward to participating and hopefully bringing home hardware at the State competition this weekend in Choteau. This past weekend Divisionals was held in Culbertson, where two members of the Frazer team qualified for the State meet. Kalianna Blount placed fifth in pantomime and Marick Old Person placed sixth in spontaneous oral...

  • Putt Putting Around Town

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Jan 24, 2024

    Though temperatures weren't "polar," a total of 37 teams came out to putt throughout Glasgow for the Glasgow Downtown Association's fifth annual polar putt putt event on Jan. 20, making their way to 14 different businesses who designed their own little mini golf courses for a variety of different skill levels. With an entry fee per two-person team, a total of 70 percent in cash prizes were given back to the top three team placers. The teams "Diners, Driveways and Drives," comprised of Zack and...

  • Big Dawgs Mentor Little Dawgs

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Jan 24, 2024

    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...

  • 2024 Political Season Gets Underway

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Jan 24, 2024

    The first day to file for political office for the 2024 election season was Jan. 11, and for the past few weeks county residents have decided to put their hat in the ring for open positions throughout the county and state levels by declaring their intent to run. Valley County Commissioner Mary Armstrong stated she will not be running for re-election, which means there is an open County Commissioner seat available. As of Jan. 22, Jerald “Juice” Fischer, of Glasgow, and Michael Carney, of Glasgow, have both filed their Declaration for...

  • Yesterday's Memories

    Compiled by Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Jan 24, 2024

    10 Years Ago Wednesday, January 22, 2014 With a new school funded by local taxpayers, along with tight city and county budgets, it seems like squeezing more funds from somewhere could be an uphill battle. Tight budgets have left some concern to those who enjoy going to the City-County Library in Glasgow. Library board members and other community members attended a meeting with the sole purpose being to figure out what the library's long-term needs are, and what to do with the library in the...

  • Elks Lodge Was On Fire This Weekend

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Jan 17, 2024

    Though the temperatures outside were freezing, it was warm and toasty inside of the Glasgow Elks Lodge on Jan. 13 for the sixth annual Elks Chili Cookoff. A total of nine teams braved the cold weather to bring their cooking supplies, ingredients and spices to win the coveted first place trophy. After local judges tasted all of the offerings, first place was awarded to Kevin Taylor, second place was awarded to Ruth Waarvick and Kim Enkerud and third place was awarded to Brandylee Loran. After...

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