Articles from the October 25, 2023 edition

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Glasgow School Bond Fails By Large Margin

After weeks and months of educating the public in a myriad of ways for the need of a $8,580,000 bond to pay for facility improvements in the Glasgow School District, the voters made their opinions known via a mail-in ballot from Sept. 29 through...

 

Glasgow City Council Meets In Regular Session

The Glasgow City Council met in regular session on Oct. 16, in the Council Chambers located inside of the Civic Center. The meeting started with approving regular business items such as payment of claims in the amount of $94,128.6; payment of Valley...

 

Community Cash Program Suspended For 2023 Season

The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture regrets to inform the community that we will not be offering the Community Cash Program this year. After much discussion with local banks and our board of directors, we came to a consensus that...

 
 By Taylor Holen    News    October 25, 2023

FMDH Celebrates 10 Years Sponsoring The Fresh Fruit And Veggie Program For GMS & GHS

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) is a federally assisted program providing free fresh fruits and vegetables to children at eligible elementary schools during the school day. The goal of the FFVP is to introduce children to fresh fruits an...

 

Spirit Of Halloween

On Oct. 16, Milk River Activity Center clients and Head Start students got into the Halloween spirit by working together to carve pumpkins that were grown in the Activity Center's...

 

Glasgow Author Makes Writing Debut With 'The Tooth Fairy's Stars'

Cara (Morehouse) Pinder launched her first children's book tour on Oct. 10 at the Loaded Toad to promote her new book "The Tooth Fairy's Stars." The tour continued throughout the week with stops at...

 

Why Is Economics Education Important?

Dear Editor, October is Economics Education Month – A time to promote the importance of economic education and to help all students understand how economic decisions and policies affect their...

 

Increase Federal Funding For Cultivated-Meat Research

Dear Editor, This year's farm bill should significantly increase federal funding for cultivated-meat research. For those who don't know, cultivated meat is grown from livestock cells, without...

 

Montana VA Encourages Veterans To Be Breast Cancer Aware

The Montana VA Health Care System (Montana VA) encourages Veterans to be proactive with breast health during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women after skin cancer and the second leading cause...

 

Montana Reaches 23rd Consecutive Month of Unemployment Below 3 Percent

Governor Greg Gianforte announced on Oct. 20 Montana reached its 23rd consecutive month of unemployment below three percent. Prior to the governor taking office, Montana’s unemployment rate had fallen below 3 percent only three times since...

 

Halloween

Remember Halloween’s from your past? Did you do more than just go to the neighborhood homes to request a treat, or were you involved in trickery too? I don’t know if all young people in small town used to get so involved with trickery but the...

 

Opheim Fall Concert Wows Audience

Opheim School held their fall concert on Oct. 16 in the school's gymnasium where students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade showed family, friends and the community what they have been working...

 
 By For the Courier    Coming Events   

Valley County Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting Nov. 2

The Valley County Transportation Advisory Committee meeting will be meeting Thursday, Nov. 2, 2 p.m., in the Valley County Senior Citizen Center, 328 4th Street South, Glasgow. If you prefer, you may join the meeting via phone by calling... Full story

 

Calendar Of Upcoming Events In The Area

EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wednesd... Full story

 
 By For the Courier    Coming Events   

Come Together For National Red Ribbon Week

Every year during the last week in October, the country comes together for Red Ribbon Week. This week long observance is considered the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation. The campaign focuses on the mission of keeping kids...

 

John 'Jack' A. Brooks

John A. "Jack" Brooks, age 83 of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, after a brief illness. Jack's family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 25, at... Full story

 

Evelyn Mix

Evelyn Dora Mix, 89, formerly from Hinsdale Mont., died peacefully surrounded by love, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, where she was residing in Glasgow, Mont. Family will receive friends Friday, Oct. 27,... Full story

 
 By For the Courier    Coming Events   

Change Is Coming To Valley County Transit

Valley County Transit has signed a contract for new dispatch software that will be in place the end of November. This will be a change for all passengers as well as the staff and drivers of Valley County Transit. In preparation for this change and...

 

Dorothy Kolstad Services

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 28, at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, Mont. Inurnment will be in Highland Cemetery. A reception and time of sharing will follow at the Glasgow Elks Lodge about 3:30... Full story

 
 By Red Angus Media    AG    October 25, 2023

Genetic Merit Pricing Task Force Begins Work to Accelerate Use of Genetic Information in the Feeder Cattle Market

Price discovery in the feeder cattle market rarely includes genetic information. Almost nothing is known about the genetics of 98 percent of feeder cattle being sold on a weekly basis. That is unfortunate and it holds the industry back, because...

 
 By For the Courier    AG    October 25, 2023

Avian Influenza Confirmed In Glacier County

On Oct. 10, the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a Glacier County poultry flock. This is Montana’s 18th affected flock linked to the ongoing national HPAI outbreak which began in early...

 

What Is IRMAA?

Well IRMAA is NOT a beautiful woman! IRMAA (Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amount) is a surcharge added to the Medicare Part B and Medicare Part D standard premiums for persons who have incomes above the income thresholds set annually by the Socia...

 
 By For the Courier    Coming Events   

Primary Children's Sacrament Meeting Presentation Oct. 29

The public is invited to enjoy the annual Primary Children’s Sacrament Meeting Presentation on Sunday, Oct. 29, at 10 a.m., at the Glasgow ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 15 Airport Road. This year children ages three to... Full story

 

Independence Bank Gives Back To Valley County Schools

Independence Bank is giving back with spirit and is proud to have presented Glasgow, Hinsdale, Nashua and Opheim Schools with donations totaling $9,760.25 for their School Spirit Debit Card participation. Glasgow received $7,477.20, Nashua received...

 

Baker Wins Girls Cross Country Championship

Scottie cross country head coach Tim Phillips was expecting a tight race for the girls team championship at the State meet this weekend and he got it. Manhattan came out on top with a score of 93 but...

 

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