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The Glasgow girls basketball team picked up two big conference wins in a pair of home games this past weekend. They won a 62-57 overtime thriller against Harlem Jan. 14 and then decisively defeated Poplar 58-36 Jan. 15. Glasgow went down 15-8 at the end of the first quarter against Harlem but poured in points in the next eight minutes. The Scotties outscored the Wildcats 19-10 to take a two-point lead into the half. Harlem cut the lead to one point in the third, 41-40 and closed the gap by...
Firefighters early Sunday morning responded to reports of a house fire on Meadow Court Cul-de-Sac. Upon entering the home, the firefighters found a smoldering chair. A resident of the home was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire is under investigation.... Full story
Zora Holt, 15, of Hinsdale High School, is preparing for the 75th annual Society for Range Management (SRM) High School Youth Forum (HSYF), where she will compete against teens from across the nation. The youth activity is held jointly during the 75th Annual SRM annual meeting, which takes place this year in Albuquerque, New Mexico from Feb. 6 through Feb. 10. This year's meeting theme is "Sustainability through Culture and Innovation." High School delegates to HSYF are chosen by each of the 22...
BrandyLee Loran and her mother Dawna Spaulding have earned the title for best chili in Valley County. They went head to head with several other teams Saturday during the 4th annual Elks Chili Cook-off at the Elks Lodge in Glasgow. Second place went to Rocky Thompson, third place went to Team Porcupine Road Kill: consisting of Zak, Linsey and Mia Peterson, and the peoples' choice award went to Erika Bengochea. The teams began cooking at 1 p.m. "Everybody starts and you bring in your whole...
Glasgow grapplers Jake Kuka, Devon Nesbitt, Damien Nesbitt, Mason Donaldson and Kyler Hallock all earned Top Five finishes at the Cowboy Classic in Miles City the past weekend. Hallock won the 205 lb. class 3-2 over Stran Selman of Huntley Project, marking his third title of the 2021-2022 season. Damien Nesbitt also defeated a Red Devil for his title in the 170 lb. class. He pinned Wylee Lindeen in 2:38 for his title. Devon Nesbitt finished in second place, falling to Huntley Project’s Garrett Sholley by a score of 6-3 in the 160 lb. class. J...
The Scottie boys added one loss and one win to their conference record in a pair of of home games this past weekend. Friday night they fell to the Harlem Wildcats 71-64 in a tight game. Against the Poplar Indians the following night, the Scotties came out ahead 53-43 at the end of four quarters. The Scotties went down by 3 points at the end of the first quarter against the Wildcats, 15-12. Glasgow cut into Harlem’s lead by one point at the half, 25-23. After the break, Harlem carried a 51-47 l...
The Mavericks girls basketball team added two conference wins to their record this weekend with easy victories over Lustre Christian and Frazer. North Country downed the Lions 53-27 Jan. 14 in Lustre and put the Bearcubs away 75-4 in Hinsdale Jan. 15. North Country established their lead in the first eight minutes in Lustre, going up 15-2. They led 29-4 at the half and 45-9 after three quarters. The Lions rallied with 18 points in the final quarter but with another 8 North Country points, the Mavericks’ lead was insurmountable. As a team, t...
The North Country boys basketball team lost to the Lions, 71-29, in Lustre Jan. 14 but rebounded the next night in Hinsdale, downing the Frazer Bearcubs 83-37. Lustre Christian, who is marching through the season, outscored North Country 18-6 in the first quarter and led 43-17 at the half. After halftime, North Country put up 6 points in each the third and four quarters, but Lustre Christian added 21 and 7 in the same time periods. Trey Johnson scored 14 points, going 6-for-8 on free throws, to lead the Mavericks. Aiden Albus added 12 points...
The Lustre Christian girls basketball team fell to the visiting North Country Mavericks 53-27 Jan. 14, but rebounded the next night in Dodson where they picked up a 53-45 victory over the Coyotes. North Country stopped Lustre Christian’s offense in the first three quarters on their way to the win. The Lions put up only 2 points in the first and second quarters while the Mavericks scored 15 and 14 respectively. In the second half, North Country outscored Lustre Christian 16-5 in the third quarter before the Lions found the net in the fourth. L...
No team has managed yet this season to slow down the Lustre Christian boys basketball team. The North Country Mavericks, 71-29, and the Dodson Coyotes, 82-44, both fell to the Lions this past weekend as the undefeated team picked up two more conference wins. Lustre Christian set the tone for their weekend in the first quarter against North Country, going up 18-6. They increased their lead to 43-17 at the break. Heading into the final eight minutes, the Lions led 64-23. They outscored the Mavericks 7-6 in the final quarter with their second...
The Frazer girls basketball lost both their games this past weekend, falling 61-48 to the Coyotes in Dodson Jan. 14 and losing 75-4 to the North Country Mavericks in Hinsdale Jan. 15. Dodson led at the end of each of the four quarters against Frazer: 11-6, 26-17, 42-20 and 61-48. Angel Nelligan led the Bearcubs with 15 points, including four shots from downtown. Liana Jackson scored 10 points, Shakyra Beston 8, Baily Beston 7, Angeline White 4 and Isabelle Even 2 points. Frazer had 22 fouls, 13 in the second half. Even and Jackson fouled out...
Correction: Last week’s headline and story on the Frazer Bearcubs boys basketball team stated the team won their first game in five years. The win was the first in three years. The Courier apologizes for the error. The Frazer boys basketball team fell in two conference match-ups this past weekend. The Bearcubs fell to the visiting Dodson Coyotes 75-24 Jan. 14 and then lost to a hot North Country team 83-37 in Hinsdale Jan. 15. Dodson roared out to a 24-7 lead in the first quarter and increased their margin to 52-16 at the half. Back on the c...
The Porcupines girls basketball team fell to the Spartans 47-28 in Scobey Jan. 14. The Spartans took an early lead in the game and held on to it throughout the 32 minutes of play. Nashua went down 12-4 at the end of the first and trailed 24-13 at the half. Each team put up 9 points in the third quarter but Scobey outscored Nashua 14-6 in the final 8 minutes for the victory. Tia Dees led Nashua in points with 9 followed by Deja Morgan with 7, including a three-pointer. Madison Harris scored 4 points while Keelyn Skolrud, Guinevere Abern, Hadynn...
Nashua’s boys basketball traveled to Scobey Jan. 14 where they fell to the Spartans 73-32. Scobey took firm control of the game in the first quarter, 28-3, and led at the half, 43-19. After 24 minutes of play, the Porcupines trailed 63-27. Nashua was outscored 10-5 in the final quarter. Kevan Viste scored 10 points to lead Nashua with a three-pointer and going 3-for-3 at the charity stripe. Xander Pugh added 7 points, Grady Nielsen 6, Ethan Noser 5 and Walker Laumeyer 4 points. Nashua had 13 fouls in the game, four in the second half. L...
The Glasgow Middle School boys basketball teams traveled to the Poplar Jamboree this past weekend. The seventh grade team defeated Poplar 54-17 and Scobey 36-30. The win against Scobey came after the Scotties overcame a 10-point deficit at the half. Seventh grade coach Will Larsen said, “Super proud of my kids adjusting in the second half.” The eighth grade team fell to Scobey 55-17 and beat Harlem 50-38....
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Save the date and plan to attend the 6th annual conservation fundraising dinner hosted by the Hi-Line Sportsmen on Saturday evening, Feb. 19 at Glasgow’s St. Raphael’s Parish Center gymnasium. The “keep-it-local” conservation group will once again offer a wide variety of guns and one-of-a-kind items available to win on raffle or auction. The evening is a celebration of fellowship and our common commitment to improving the wildlife, habitats, and outdoors opportunities across northeastern Montana. It’s also an evening to eat a perfectly...
6 Winter Putting League Invitational WHAT: 2022 Winter Putting League Invitational WHEN: Friday, Jan. 21 @ 7 pm WHERE: Glasgow Evangelical Church Gym COST: FREE Refreshments will be provided Come on out for a fun evening of disc golf putting games and get introduced to the sport prior to the kick off of our 3rd Annual Winter Putting League. We will have lots of different putting games to try that will be fun for all ages. Discs will be available for use if you don’t have your own. Speed Putt Battle (2 Players): 2 Baskets stationed about 2...
The Ice Dawgs PeeWees team split their games in Bozeman this past weekend. They lost game one on Saturday 6-3 but reversed the score in Sunday’s game for a Glasgow win. The Dawgs took a 2-1 lead after the first period on the 15, but the home team put in 4 pucks before intermission while holding Glasgow to 1. Bozeman shut out Glasgow in the third while adding one more goal on their side of the scoreboard. Ian Anderson and Jack Miller scored the two first period goals unassisted. Anderson scored Glasgow’s third goal in the second period, again un...
Montana Department of Agriculture, your local health departments and Montana State University Extension work hard to make sure safe food is prepared and served in restaurants and other food establishments. Montana State University Extension helps by offering a national food safety certification program called ServSafe training statewide. This training is for those serving food to the public or who want to make themselves more employable by getting this managers certification. Montana food establishments that serve food to the public are... Full story
The Jan. 13 decision by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to block the Biden Administration from implementing its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccine mandate on private businesses with 100 or more employees is a huge win for civil liberties. The ruling was 6-3. Still, it could have been better. In a separate 5-4 ruling, SCOTUS has allowed the Biden Administration to implement its Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 vaccine mandate on healthcare workers in facilities that... Full story
This is one of the Campaign promises kept in the 2020 elections. One party promised to kill Keystone Pipeline, stop drilling, and to import more oil. They kept that promise, and we are paying for that. In Michigan, they are trying to Stop Propane supplies to 1/3 of the state for heating. (Enbridge Line 5). Just remember what you get when elections come around. It does make a difference.... Full story
One perennial proposal in the ongoing "fight" (actually more a set of dueling theatrical productions a la professional wrestling) over "election integrity" is a requirement that voters produce official, government-issued identification documents, complete with photo, at polling places. Anyone who's ever worked door security at a nightclub (yes, I have) knows that possession of a card with a photo vaguely resembling the person possessing it is no guarantee of identity. And polling places have a built-in advantage over nightclubs: EVERYONE has... Full story
One of the great motion pictures of all time was the 1939 Academy Award blockbuster directed by the legendary Frank Capra called Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. The movie was based on an unpublished manuscript by Lewis R. Foster with the title, “The Gentleman from Montana.” Columbia pictures offered the leading role to Montana actor Gary Cooper who turned it down, so the Mr. Smith character was accepted by the young up-and-coming actor, Jimmy Stewart. The plot is that the naïve and idealistic Jefferson Smith, a popular boys camp counselor, is app... Full story
One thing is for sure...Betty would not have wanted to make a big fuss! Yet, she was worthy of it. Betty's favorite thing in all the world was to share. She simply loved to share. It is what made her happiest. Now with sadness and joy in our hearts, we will share Betty with her heavenly family. Betty Jean OTremba, born on July 18, 1930, passed away peacefully on January 6th, 2022, at the age of 91. She had been a resident of Logan Health Extended Care (previously Pondera Medical Extended Care)... Full story
