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In response to mounting challenges in resident care at Glasgow’s Valley View Home, Health Management Services, the management company hired to run the facility in 2014, has fired at least one long-term employee in recent days. With as many as three local individuals falling victim to what HMS’s Karly Kruckenberg described as “personnel changes,” questions abound regarding VVH’s staffing capacity and HMS’s longterm plans for the much-loved local institution. Following a troubling quality assurance review by state inspectors (see “Valley Vie...
Parker Kulczyk The Courier In Valley County District Court on June 20, 2016, former Fort Peck Fine Arts Council Executive Director Mary Strand was sentenced on five felony counts of theft by embezzlement and money laundering. In attendance included many members of the council, as well as four witnesses of the prosecution. Montana Probation and Parole Officer Pam Heikens was first of four witnesses called to the stand. State of Montana Prosecutor Dylan Jensen asked if she had reviewed the plea agreement that was signed by the defendant, which sh... Full story
The Nature Conservancy recently secured a conservation easement on 15,959 acres of land north of Glasgow on the Carroll ranch. The easement, which encompasses all of the private lands along the northern border of the Bitter Creek Wilderness Study Area, will help conserve of one of the most intact grasslands on the continent. The Bitter Creek Wilderness Study Area is the largest proposed grassland wilderness in the Great Plains. The easement and surrounding public lands comprise 21 miles of habitat and are predominantly grasslands, but also... Full story
The Garrison United States flag will join the Montana flag, the POW/MIA flag, and six branch of service flags to fly majestically in the wind on July 4 as the Northeast Montana Veterans Memorial officially opens. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. at the site in Fort Peck. Ann Kulczyk of Glasgow chairs the Opening Ceremony Committee and she invites everyone to attend this historic event. Guests of honor will be World War II, Korean War, and disabled veterans and seating will be provided for them....
The Courier's very own baseball team (okay, we share them with Albertsons) defeated Glasgow Distributors (GD) Monday night to become the Cal Ripken Majors city champs. GD made their way to the championship game the hard way, fighting their way through the loser's bracket and forcing a second game against Albertsons/Courier (A/C). A/C had been undefeated in the tournament until Sunday afternoon, when GD handed them their first loss. With Rance Rhoads pitching for A/C and Kiegan Ingram on the...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Thunder competed at their third swim meet of the season June 18 and 19 in Chinook, and placed seventh overall. This past weekend's meet was the first meet held in Chinook since the loss of swimmer Jesse Dannels, who died in a motor vehicle accident earlier this year. Dannels mother, Ruth, was the announcer for the weekend. On Saturday morning, swimmers from each team assembled at the edge of the pool and joined hands while memories were shared. Following a prayer, in a...
The Glasgow Reds traveled to Lewistown for a four-day tournament June 16-19. The young team was unable to snag a win until their final game of the tournament against Dickinson. The boys faced the Tri-County Cardinals for their first game Thursday morning. The Cardinals scored their one and only run in the bottom of the first inning, but it was the run that would win them the game. Kasey Seyfert pitched a full six innings, faced 24 batters, and struck out 4. Despite their six hits in the game, two of which were from Korbin Cole, the Reds were un... Full story
The 6th annual Aaron Chatten Memorial Softball Tournament drew nine teams to Fort Peck June 18 and 19. A total of 16 games were played on John Hahn Field, and Team Newton Motors (Glasgow) came in clutch on Sunday to win the championship game by two runs against the Shockers from Glendive. Newton Motors also produced both the male and the female MVPs of the tourney with Nate Doornek and Shelby Fossum taking home the honors. Full results: Round 1: Busted Knuckle 18, Screaming Gophers (Frazer) 11.... Full story
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year or so, you must know that Donald Trump is the Republican candidate running for the 2016 Presidential Election. Along with his running, you’ve most likely also heard of or seen his campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.” He promises the people of this country that he will restore traditional values and policies that once made this nation great—economically and morally. As I think of this slogan, I begin to dissect it. Particularly, I think of the word “again.” Has this country ever...
What the hell are those two government agencies doing picking on a 77-year-old disabled Navy veteran who is just trying to live out his life in relative mountain comfort and not bother anyone? Seems as time goes by, and more and more people are getting disenchanted with the over-bearing EPA and most other government entities, they manage to step in it again by pushing yet another citizen around and gaining atta boys from their superiors in Washington, D.C. Ok ... stop right there you BHLs. I know Joe Robertson doesn’t actually OWN the land h...
It’s been nearly two years since I left Valley View Home. Although I initially resigned my position, I was eventually terminated. Either way, I didn’t leave willingly. I thought I had left all of the hurt and hard feelings behind. However, recent events have dredged those feelings back up – and more. My heart hurts, I’m angry, and I’m worried. My heart hurts because in the past two years, many people that I respect and consider friends have been terminated or pushed to resign from positions that they had literally dedicated their lives to....
It was recently brought home to me just how far something a person writes can travel. I received an email with a message in it that had been sent from a Courier subscriber in the state of Virginia that was a compliment on my column. Many, many times people have stopped me and said how much they enjoy my column. To each and every one, whether I’ve received the compliment in person, by phone, by email, or as a message to another person who has passed it on -- thank you very, very much. I deeply appreciate all of your kind remarks. They really do...
Earlier this week, the Natural Resources Committee voted on a series of bills, two of which dealt with public lands. The first piece was an outright transfer of federal lands. The second piece dealt with establishing a land management pilot program. I have said this before, and will say this again: I do not support selling and transferring ownership of Montana’s public lands. Anyone who says otherwise, whether they are knowingly lying to promote themselves, or unaware of the actual votes, is wrong. I was the only Republican to vote against m...
THURSDAY – JUNE 23 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Half-day Seminar addressing wage and hour issues for small businesses at FMDH Conference Room. The seminar is hosted by Job Service Employers’ Committee (JSEC). Cost is $40 per person. To register or for more info, 406-228-3926 or Sue Dalbey at [email protected]. 2 p.m. - The Ft. Peck Theatre performs “Pinocchio” for all ages at the Glasgow City-County Library for the Summer Reading Program. FRIDAY – SUNDAY JUNE 24-26 The Opheim All-School Reunion will be held on Friday and Saturday. Registration will b... Full story
On the morning of Wednesday, June 15, 2016, E. Jurenne (Poe) Fuchs, 71, passed away at St. Peters hospital in Helena, Mont. She was born in Townsend, Mont., on Dec. 27, 1944, to Lawrence B. and Margaret H. Poe. She graduated from Opheim High School in 1963. She briefly attended Montana State University, before moving back to northeast Montana. On June 7, 1964, she married Donald E. Fuchs at the Methodist Church in Townsend. They resided in Richland, Mont., until Donald's passing in 1989. She... Full story
Richard "Dick" Ivo Caves, 83, of Saco, Mont., a U.S. Navy veteran and rancher, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by those who loved him on Saturday, June 18, 2016. A celebration of his life, with military honors, will be held on Friday, June 24, at 2 p.m. in the Saco High School Gymnasium, followed by a luncheon at the Saco IOOF Hall. He was born Nov. 3, 1932, in Malta, the son of Fern Ivo and Ida Mae (McEwen) Caves. He was raised in rural Phillips County, moving to Saco with his... Full story
Lloyd Thomas Eide, 96, died Monday, June 20, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 24, at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. A full obituary will appear in next week’s paper.... Full story
Local favorite Pam L. Veis delivers a muddled effort with her directorial debut for the Fort Peck Summer Theatre. And who minds a little muddle? Under the circumstances, probably no one. Man of La Mancha is a well-known show, thankfully, and actor James Rio's Quixote hits most of the high notes needed to satisfy a friendly audience. That said, Veis' staging leaves key sections of the text needlessly confusing for those unfamiliar with this admirable work. To put a fine point on it, the... Full story