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  • International Ice Sailing Takes Fort Peck by Surprise

    A.J. Etherington, The Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    When the western region of the International DN Ice Yachting Association (IDNIYA) decided to hold the North American regatta-dubbed the Twenty20 DN North American Championship-at Fort Peck Lake only two things were certain, this was the first time the race has ever been held in Montana and Fort Peck was the only sailable ice in the country. So the word went out the week before Jan. 20 that the races would begin Jan. 22 in Montana and ice yacht racers from as far away as Nova Scotia, Florida and...

  • Children's Museum Receives Grant To Update Exterior

    Gwendolyne Honrud, The Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    The Children’s Museum of Northeast Montana was recently awarded a $4,500 grant from the Montana Department of Commerce to update exterior signage. The Museum was one of 25 recipients to receive a portion of the $750,000 total that was awarded across the state through the Tourism Grant Program under the Office of Tourism and Business Development. Executive Director of the Museum Stacey Fast wrote the grant request for exterior signage on the renovated museum’s exterior. “We’ve been here since 2011 and people still come in and say ‘I didn’t kn...

  • Musicians Showcase Skills at Honors Concerts

    Gwendolyne Honrud, The Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    Students from across the region representing music districts 12 and 13 converged in Glasgow Jan. 20 for a full day of practice and rehearsals followed by a concert that evening. The 2020 Honor Concert featured students from 13 schools and two guest conductors. The annual festival included students from Bainville, Culbertson, Frazer, Froid, Glasgow, Hinsdale, Lustre, Malta, Nashua, Plentywood, Poplar, Saco, Scobey and Wolf Point, joining forces to showcase the depth of musical talent alive and...

  • Keystone XL Pipeline Construction to Begin

    Michelle Bigelbach, The Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    TC Energy (formerly TransCanada) is putting the past year’s legal battles behind them and is moving ahead with plans to construct the Keystone XL pipeline. On Jan. 21, Terry Cunha, a spokesman for TC Energy, told the Williston Herald that the project reached several key milestones and filed a status report with the U.S. District Court of Montana the week before. The status report stated TC Energy will move heavy equipment to storage yards in Montana and South Dakota in February and would also transport and install worker camp modules in both s...

  • School Funding and the District

    Jan 29, 2020

    Dear Glasgow School District Community Member, School funding formulas are complex and confusing. To simplify things, our district receives direct state aid payment equivalent to about 44 percent of our general funds. According to the Montana OPI document, "Understanding Montana School Finance and School District Budgets," the general fund is defined as the fund used to account for the financing of a district's operation and maintenance costs not accounted for in another fund. Some examples of...

  • Glasgow Leaves Warm Feeling

    Jan 29, 2020

    Dear Editor, Dear City of Glasgow Police Department Attn: Chief of Police On the cold and snowy sub-zero Monday of Jan. 13, I had an appointment with the Motor Vehicle Department to renew my driver's license at 2:20 p.m. After completing the procedure with the very nice and professional technician Angela France, my car, parked on the street outside the office, wouldn't move forward very good and backward some. Teasing it through town and out on the highway to Jordan, moving so slow and awkward,...

  • Lawmakers Protecting The Public

    Jan 29, 2020

    Dear Editor, Senator Daines seeks to create better public banking. Postal Banking would help Montanans gain better access to banking services. Federal law requires one post office per zip code, but this isn't the same expectation for banks. US Postal Service can already complete banking services like check cashing and money orders; this bill would allow them to offer bank accounts and even offer short-term, small dollar loans. Representative Gianforte wants to stop robocalls by requiring...

  • Strommen, VCSO Sued Over Allegation of Sexual Assault

    A.J. Etherington, The Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    Former Opheim woman Elena Salinas has sued the Valley County Sheriff’s Office and ex-Undersheriff Luke Strommen in connection to allegations that he sexually assaulted her at her home in December 2017. The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court of Montana in December of 2019 since Salinas is now a North Dakota resident, accuses Strommen of coming to her house under the pretense of conducting law enforcement business as an undersheriff for the county and proceeded to physically and sexually assult her. The lawsuit goes on to a...

  • BLM Planning to Revamp Grazing Rules

    Gwendolyne Honrud, The Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    The Bureau of Land Management filed a Notice of Intent (NOI) on Jan. 21 to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) with the intent of overhauling grazing regulations on public lands. The NOI filed with the federal registry established the beginning of a scoping process intended to solicit public opinion and identify issues. Four public meetings have been planned for stakeholder comment on the proposed revisions, including one in Miles City, scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 6. BLM will host the input-gathering session from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m....

  • Calendar Of Upcoming Events In The Area

    Jan 29, 2020

    The Soroptimist Thrift Store is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. Donations are always welcome and proceeds are used locally. THURSDAY – JAN. 30 10 a.m. - Books and Babies Story Time at Glasgow City-County Library. 3 p.m. - Preschool Storytime at Opheim School. SATURDAY – FEB. 1 7 – 10 a.m. - Valley County Senior Citizens serve breakfast, featuring homemade regular and sourdough pancakes, sausage and eggs to order, 328 4th Ave. S. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Council on Aging Flea Market at the Glasg... Full story

  • DoR Hosting Glasgow Meeting on Alcohol Laws

    For the Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    The Montana Department of Revenue Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (ABCD) invites you to attend an overview presentation of Montana alcohol laws and rules. Anyone interested in a high-level view of the laws and rules of the alcoholic beverage world, including current licensees, people interested in owning an alcoholic beverage license, and members of the public, is encouraged to attend. The presentation will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 3 p.m. at the Cottonwood Inn in Glasgow and will last about one to two hours. ABCD’s Education S... Full story

  • NAN Presents Seffarine

    For the Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    The Northeastern Arts Network (NAN) is proud to present Seffarine in concert as part of the 2019-2020 Big Sky Series. The concert will be at Glasgow High School on Tuesday, Feb. 4, beginning at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Seffarine’s international blend of sounds features soulful Moroccan singer Lamiae Naki and flamenco guitarist Nat Hulskamp. Their music embraces and extends Naki’s rich heritage, which spans from Moorish Spain to the Sahara, by mixing Arabic Andalusi music with Manuel Gutierrez’s explosive flamenco footwork, the grooves of ac... Full story

  • Montana Food Policy Modernization Act Workshop

    For the Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    UPDATE: This event has been scheduled. Great Northern Development is currently working on getting this rescheduled. Center Director for the Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center Jan Tusick and DPHHS Public Health Sanitarian Nina Heinzinger will be hosting a free 2015 Montana Food Policy Modernization Act Workshop at the Great Northern Development, 233 Cascade St. #3, Wolf Point, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 9 a.m. to noon. After the workshop, there will be opportunity after the workshop to work with Tusick and Michael Peter one-on-one with... Full story

  • Shirley Mae Nelson

    Jan 29, 2020

    Shirley Mae (Prior) Nelson, 91, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Mont. Services will be held this summer at a family gathering in Glasgow. She was born in Poplar, Mont., on Dec. 30, 1928, to Charles and Edith Prior. Shirley graduated from Poplar High School and married James Nelson on May 27, 1947. They had three daughters. Shirley and Jim farmed and ranched north of Brockton, Mont., for 42 years before retiring and moving to Glasgow. She loved cooking, needle work and was active in various...

  • Communications Across Our Community Series Feb. 6

    For the Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    Made possible by Job Service Employers’ Committee, part one of Communications Across Community Series focusing on marketing will be held at the Cottonwood Inn on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost will be $25, which includes lunch. Speakers include sales manager at KLTZ Haylie Shipp, Public Relations and Marketing Specialists for Nemont Communications Gregg Hunter and Executive Director for Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Lisa Koski. Please RSVP to Amber Swindler at 228-2208 or Stacey Amundson at 2... Full story

  • Snowbirds? Us?

    Mary Honrud, For the Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    While shopping for fresh fruits and veggies last Thursday, I was greeted by a friend in the grocers. He accused me of being the cause of coming bad weather. (We did get snow flurries, a bit of rain, more heavy snow, and strong winds Saturday, causing icy roads Sunday.) He claimed the weather always turns nasty upon the return of the snowbirds. I protested that title, as we’d only gone south for a short vacation. That encounter prompted me to look up the official definition of snowbird. There are three: 1) birds that winter in cold climates, e...

  • Seven Scotties Head to State Speech Tournament

    A.J. Etherington, The Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    The Glasgow Scotties are sending seven of their Speech and Drama competitors to the State Tournament in Bigfork on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Coming off the heels of the Class B/C divisional tournament in Roundup, the team amassed three divisional titles won by Ian Wright in Dramatic Oral Interpretation, Mason Swenson, a freshman, who claimed a title in Memorized Public Address and Isabelle Griffin continues her perfect season with a first place finish in Dramatic Solo. Along with the three first...

  • Lady Scotties Rack Up Two Wins

    A.J. Etherington, The Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    The Glasgow Lady Scotties beat the North Country Mavericks in front of a home crowd on Jan. 24. The final score was 51 to 33 in what was a solid performance for the Scotties. The next day they hit the road to take on Sidney, beating the Eagles, 57 to 39. "We had a couple good games this last weekend," said Lady Scotties head coach Travis Nielsen. "We played really good defense, rebounded well and turnovers were down; [I] can't be any more proud of the girls for hustling and playing great...

  • Scottie Boys Wrangle Mavs, Fall to Eagles

    A.J. Etherington, The Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    The Glasgow Scotties boys faced off agains the North Country Mavericks on Jan. 24 in front of a lively home crowd and ended up on top with a final score of 58 to 43. It is the second time the Mavs and Scotties have met on the court but in that match up the Mavs came out on top. The thrill of the revenge win was short lived however, as the Scotties hit the road the next day to face the Eagles losing by a 20-point margin, 52 to 32. Against North Country, Scottie head coach Paul Yoakam said, "Our g...

  • Scotties Dominate Harlem Invite

    A.J. Etherington, The Courier|Jan 29, 2020

    The Glasgow Scotties took home the top slot from Harlem on Jan. 25 after beating out every other team by over 45 points and placing seven competitors in first and two in second. The Scottie grapplers banked a total of 200.5 points beating out second-place Cut Bank who had 154 points and Malta with 113.5 points. In total, 11 teams competed in the late-season invite that sets the stage for the Malta Invitational this weekend (Jan. 31 and Feb. 1) and then the Divisional Tournament the week after...