Articles from the October 26, 2016 edition
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State Commission Drafts Bill to Close Sentencing Loophole
In a press release issued last week, the State Commission on Sentencing said it was recommending that lawmakers close the psycho-sexual evaluation loophole in mandatory sentencing for rape cases involving children under 12 years of age. Currently,...
Holocaust Survivor to Speak at GHS
Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor will be speaking in Glasgow at 7 p.m. on Nov. 1 at Glasgow High School. Eva has appeared to discuss history and her own story all over the world, including Germany, Israel and Poland. In 1944, Eva and her family were...
Key Clubbers Trick-or-Treat for Local Food Bank
On Monday, Oct. 31, the GHS Key Club will be trick-or-treating for the local food back in Glasgow beginning at 5:30 p.m. The students will be asking for non-perishable food items or monetary donations. For more information, call Amber Llewellyn at...
Helland Named to List of Judicial Appointees
Governor Steve Bullock is currently considering four candidates for appointment to serve as judge on Montana's 17th Judicial District. The position is currently being held by the embattled Judge John...
New Two Rivers Director Sets Sights on Downtown
Since taking over the directorship of Two Rivers Economic Growth in August, TeAra Bilbruck has been ratcheting down the organization's focus. Bilbruck got her start working to help improve the...
Cape Air Announces Return to Non-Stop Service
Cape Air, Montana’s essential air service carrier, announces its return to a non-stop schedule on both Sidney and Havre routes effective Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. In April 2016, due to a pilot staffing shortage, Cape Air adjusted its non-stop...
Lang and Laslovich Speak with Voters
Mike Lang and candidate for State Auditor Jesse Laslovich visited with voters on Oct. 24 at Farm Equipment Sales in Glasgow. The candidates may represent different parties (Lang is a Republican and...
Putting Montana First
I was in Billings recently when a young woman, Devin, told me a story that happens all too often. Devin’s daughter, Brooklyn, had cancer, and her husband routinely had to make the hard choice between working shifts at his job to put food on the...
Looking into Marsy's Law
Few issues on this year’s ballot seem as innocent as Constitutional Initiative 116. The proposed amendment to the Montana Constitution would create a set of codified rights for crime victims. It also has the potential to be one of the biggest...
Inspired by Teaching
My childhood is filled with wonderful memories of the teachers in Helena Public Schools who inspired me to think creatively and strive to learn more, and ultimately led me back to Montana and the Helena School District as an elementary teacher and...
Methods of Shopping
Recent news articles concerning internet scamming of sites that a lot of online shoppers use makes me remember earlier days and methods of shopping and banking. First, I am sure that our parents and grandparents could never have visualized that we...
Greg's Top Ten
When I first came to Montana more than 40 years ago, I fell in love with the natural beauty and the people. I knew, back then, that I wanted to make a life in Montana. When my wife and I founded a technology company in our home in Bozeman nearly two...
Bits and Pieces
A few days ago a commercial on television was of two young boys talking. One asked, “What is that?” The reply came, “I don’t know. Google it.” It made me stop and think. When I was young and I would ask my parents what something was, they...
Letter to the Editor
Responding to... I think it is only fair to point out that many Christian leaders, ordained and laity, do not support a presidential candidate who displays misogyny, uneven temperament, lack of diplomacy, inexperience in governing, adultery,...
Erma Fay Brown
Erma Fay (Hartley) Brown, 92, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Billings, Mont. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 28 at the First United Methodist Church in Glasgow...
Scotties Are Conference Champs!
The Scotties put on quite a show in Malta Oct. 21. Facing the rival Malta Mustangs on their home turf can be daunting, but the Scotties left it all on the field in an exhilarating win for the title...
Scottie XC Falls Short of Hardware at State Meet
The Scottie cross country runners crossed the Hi-Line to compete at the state meet in Kalispell on Oct. 22. Led by senior runners Morgan Guttenberg, Brinlie Nielsen and Kasey Seyfert, they fell short...
Lady Scotties Sweep Malta, Fall to Class A Sidney
Glasgow vs. Malta After a three game sweep over Malta, the Glasgow volleyball team remains undefeated in conference play, setting themselves up for a nice start to the District 2-B tournament. During...
Calendar of Upcoming Events in the Area
THURSDAY – OCT. 27 5-6 p.m. The 2nd Annual Haunted Hayride at the Valley County Fairgrounds that is not so scary, and from 6-8 p.m., the haunted hayride for the not-weak-of-heart or -bladder. Cost is $1 per body (proceeds to benefit the Northeast...