Articles from the February 15, 2017 edition
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Valley View Home Terminates HMS
Valley View Home Board President Brian Fuhrman announced Feb. 7 that its relationship with Health Management Services and HMS Vice President Karl Rude is officially over. The parting of ways comes after a contentious relationship, which saw... Full story
Residents at Roosevelt Hotel Relocated
On Feb. 10, the Glasgow Police Department responded to a complaint from a resident at the Roosevelt Hotel regarding water coming in from the ceiling. Responding Officer Trent Gamas observed water leaking from the ceiling on the third floor and... Full story
Bob Connors Addresses Irle School Lunch Program
Glasgow Schools Superintendent Bob Connors released the following statement in response to growing concerns from area parents about the lunch program at Irle School: “This past week, we again had issues at the Irle school concerning our lunch... Full story
FPST to Perform in Glasgow, Auditions Set for Sunday
Come see what the Fort Peck Summer Theatre has to offer in 2017 with a theatrical reading production of Sorry Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher. The classic mystery began as a radio play, originally ai... Full story
Smudzinski Wins Ice Fishing Derby
The 19th Annual Ice Fishing Derby was held Feb. 11 at the Dredge Cuts Trout Pond at Fort Peck Lake. This year's derby was very successful compared to the past two years, as the previous event was... Full story
County Brief
On Feb. 8 during the Valley County Commissioner Meeting, commissioners agreed to contribute a donation of $1,000 to the St. Mary’s Irrigation Project. The funds will be used to produce a film that demonstrates the need to rehabilitate the... Full story
Hi-Line Sportsmen Banquet This Weekend
The first annual Hi-Line Sportsmen fundraising banquet will be on Saturday, Feb. 18, starting at 4:30 p.m. with dinner being served at 6 p.m. The banquet will feature a prime-rib dinner with all of the trimmings prepared by the VFW Post 3107 and... Full story
A Representative's 'First Bill'
It is week five for the Montana Legislature, and I apologize I have not written home earlier in the session. We have passed several good bills through the House, including providing inflationary funding for our public schools, electronic... Full story
Letter to the Editor
After reading The Glasgow Courier, Feb. 1, 2017, articles, “America is not a Country” and “Executive Orders, and Refugees and Us,” I was inspired to tell my story. My mother was born Oct. 13, 1919, in the German colony of Kamyshin, somewhere... Full story
Defending the Immigration Ban: Part II
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. Donald Trump’s estranged executive order has been ejected and eulogized without sending it for an appeal to the Supreme Court. The president has said he is considering writing an entirely new draft of... Full story
The Speaker Chimes In
The Montana Legislature is now 1/3 of the way done, and as your representative and Speaker of the Montana House, I wanted to drop you all an update about what’s going on. This session has been much calmer than the previous three sessions I have... Full story
Calendar of Upcoming Events in the Area
WEDNESDAY – FEB. 15 1-4 p.m. - MT Veterans Affairs Service Officers will visit the Glasgow VA Clinic. Please bring a copy of your discharge paperwork (DD214). 2 – 4 p.m. - Birthday Celebration for Rudy Toews at Prairie Ridge, Glasgow. Everyone... Full story
Gaylord Wayne Miner
Gaylord Wayne Miner, age 87, passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at Daniels Memorial Hospital in Scobey, Mont. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16, at the Scobey Lutheran Church,... Full story
Mary Ann Moen
Long time Valley County resident Mary Ann (Clowes) Moen, 93, passed away on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, from natural causes in Fargo, N.D., with her daughter, Ruth, by her side. A Celebration of Life will... Full story
Elizabeth 'Betty' Drummond
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, the clouds parted above the plains of eastern Montana and golden moonlight bathed an abandoned sod-roofed homesteader's cabin. For just a brief... Full story
Jeffrey Howard Banfield Alexander
Jeffrey Howard Banfield Alexander, 36, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016, at the University of Utah Burn Center after a house explosion in Glasgow, Mont., Friday, June 10, 2016. He was born to Charlene Alexander and Howard Banfield Jan. 12, 1980,... Full story
Robert Adam Martinson
After courageously living with Fascioscapulohumeral (FSH) Muscular Dystrophy, Robert Adam Martinson, 29, of Idaho Falls, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at his home surrounded by family and... Full story
Janice Ailene Catt
Janice Ailene (Miller) Catt, 79, died peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Peace Health St. John Medical Center in Longview, Wash. She was born Sept. 4, 1937, in Glasgow, Mont., the daughter of Ju... Full story
Audrey E. Smith
Audrey E. Smith, age 93, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. A viewing will be held on Thursday, Feb. 16, with family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m., at the Bell Mortuary. Services will be Friday, Feb. 17, at 11 a.m., at the First... Full story
Willpower + Maximum Effort = Success for Scottie Wrestlers
The Scotties placed three grapplers on the podium at the All-Class State Wrestling Tournament held in Billings Feb. 10 and 11. In addition to Matt Reyling clinching his second consecutive state... Full story
14U Ice Dawgs Fall Short of Hardware in Double OT
The Montana Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) 14-and-Under Girls State Tournament started Feb. 10 at the Havre Ice Dome. The first-seeded Glasgow Ice Dawgs faced the seventh-seeded Havre Ice Hawks to... Full story
Scotties Split Malta, Wolf Point Contests
The Scotties finished their regular season with two away games held Feb. 9 and Feb. 10. With a loss against the Malta Mustangs and a win over the Wolf Point Wolves, the Scottie boys enter the... Full story