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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Quite a few of our residents had noticed St. Marie had a visitor most recently from Boeing Aircraft Co. The dark gray plane that was here for a few days was a Boeing KC-46 Tanker and was recently completing aerial refueling initial airworthiness tests, the latest step on the road to full air refueling capability. Series of flight tests were validating the plane's initial airworthiness to conduct aerial refueling operations according to Boeing spokesman Charles Ramey as he told Defense News. The...
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The 2015 Block of Bucks saw a total sum of $31,021 collected (including $2,488 held over from 2014), exceeding the previous amount collected by approximately $1,000. Donations and discounts from the business community came from Shopko, D&G Sports & Western, and Little Campers, but the majority of funds came from area residents who stopped at two locations in downtown Glasgow. Pictured L-R: GHS student Benji Phillips, Teresa Tade and Mary Armstrong (Soroptimist members), and Joe French, who...
Scam telephone calls are typical this time of year. Callers purporting to be from Dish Network or the IRS have been reported to the Sheriff’s Department recently. While these calls are becoming a fact of life, law enforcement at all levels, local to federal, lack the resources to track down all of the criminals. Another scam to be wary of involves a caller claiming to be a distant relative who is in trouble and needs bond money. Meier reminds people to check with local law enforcement, who can verify if this is indeed the case. Sheriff Glen M...
Opheim - The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to replace the bridge over the Middle Fork of Porcupine Creek on Montana Highway 24 about 11 miles south of Opheim at reference post 39.3. The project is expected to extend approximately a quarter mile from each end of the bridge replacement. Proposed work includes replacing the existing structure with a two-lane bridge on the existing alignment and upgrading signage and guardrail. Work will also be necessary in order to...
If you have ever entered a library needing a book on a specific subject, you have used either the Dewey Decimal System or the Library of Congress Classification System. As part of our annual observation of Dewey Decimal System Day on December 10, your local librarians would like to remind you how it works. The Dewey system was conceived by Melvil Dewey in the 1870s. All knowledge is divided into 10 groups, and each has 10 subgroups. These can be broken down even further to be more specific. The...
In November, the Judicial Nomination Commission began accepting applications for the position of district court judge for the 16th Judicial District to fill the seat to be vacated by Judge George Huss, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Valley County Attorney Nick Murnion will be among the applicants. Murnion has served in his current position since August, 2009. The Commission is now soliciting public comment on the applicants. The applications may be viewed through a link available at www.courts.mt.gov. Comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Sunday,...
The holiday season should be filled with joy and laughter with family and friends. However, that fun is often filled with underage drinking, which can lead to tragedy. Every year there are families in Montana whose holiday seasons are filled with pain and heartache from the loss of a family member from underage drinking and driving. A 2014 study conducted by the Department of Public Health and Human Services showed in the past 30 days in Valley County, 18 percent of high school sophomores drove a car after drinking, and 31 percent of seniors...
We’re taking a break from the recent back-and-forthery on the subjects of gender and race this week. To be fair, Tess Fahlgren and the Courier’s Georgie Kulczyk and Lih-AnYang have had their say in response to Virgil Vaupel’s comments of Nov. 25 (“Reverse Equal Opportunity”) and VV has been oddly quiet. I was able to take the temperature of readers from Frazier to Saco (and north to Opheim) over the last week, and while the responses were less vitriolic than one might expect, the general consensus was something like amusement giving way to we...
The last while I’ve been coming across stories on the internet about new medicines being approved as well as some that are on the verge of approval by the Federal Drug Administration. One of them is now in the clinical trial stage and is expected to become available soon for people who have Parkinson’s Disease. Another drug that has made it through all the stages and is now being distributed is for breast cancer. Then there’s a brand new medicine that helps those diagnosed with lung cancer. According to ads I’ve seen about this drug, it is h...
That last little rain we had made me think about digging out my overshoes, and then I remembered, my overshoes are pretty much like everyone else’s today, either irrigation boots or Muck boots. Do you remember when we all wore rubber overshoes? As I remember, the most popular women’s overshoes were those lovely, zip up the front, fur topped ones. They could be found in a variety of colors also. The young kids pretty much wore pull-on overshoes. Some of the little boys and, of course, teenage boys and men may have had buckle overshoes. This app...
Early this morning, as I was scrolling through Facebook, I noticed a friend had tagged another friend with photo of a billboard. The message on that billboard read, “The X belongs in Texas. Christ belongs in Christmas.” I innocently commented that I hoped my friends realized that “X” stands for Christ, and to look it up. The immediate response was, “ I hope you realize I feel it’s wrong to still not use Christ in Christmas. It’s laziness.” I was prompted by this to do a little research about the use of “X”. It turns out it was first used hund...
Miss World Canada Anastasia Lin returned home to cheers and camera flashes after spending a week in Hong Kong, where she garnered international attention of major media for her attempt, ultimately unsuccessful, to attend the Miss World Finals in Sanya, China. Miss Lin, China born and a Canadian citizen likely surprised the security personnel in China when she went public with their threats against her father in China to silence her human rights advocacy. They wouldn’t have expected international headlines when they intimidated him into pressuri...
Before Thanksgiving we had a hearing in the House Natural Resources Committee about the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). When talking with my colleagues from all over the country about LWCF, I ask them to imagine America without iconic national parks like Rocky Mountain, Grand Canyon, Acadia and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks. All of those parks were created by the LWCF. Since Americans first set eyes on the natural beauty of our country, it has been one of our shared values that those lands must be cherished and that...
I love living and working in rural Montana. The open spaces, the feeling of community, and the strong agricultural heritage and values are just three of the many reasons that make me happy to call my rural community, home. And during this weeks’ Rural Health Week, I’m especially proud to add another reason to that list: affordable health insurance options that give rural families like mine piece of mind, thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Quality health care is critical to the health of rural children and families and the strength of our com...
Arlene J. (Erickson) Halverson, 85, passed away Thursday, Nov. 17, 2015, in Billings, Mont. She was the first of 11 children, and was born on Feb. 11, 1930, to Arlie and Ione Erickson in Williston, N.D. The other children born to them were Phyllis, Mavis, Elaine, Janet, Marvin, Kenny, Ron, Larry, Shirley and Sharon. A few years later, Arlie, Ione and family moved to Peerless where Arlene attended Peerless School and graduated from PHS in 1947 as valedictorian. She then attended school in Havre...
Mary Ann (Gable) Ketchum, age 84, passed away Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, in Richland, Wash. She was born in July, 1931, to William and Grace (Lentz) Gable in Noonan, N.D. She grew up in North Dakota as an only child, and after high school attended Minot Teaching College. Her first teaching job brought her to eastern Montana to a one-room school in Fallon County. She soon met her husband, Kenny, who was the 10th child of 13 children. His family ranched in Fallon County. They had several jobs and...
On Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, Ronald G. Gore, 81, slipped into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior at Riverstone Hospice House in Billings, Mont. A celebration of life is tentatively planned for Ron's birthday on April 15, 2016, in Billings. Please watch for details in the Billings Gazette and Glasgow Courier on April 1, 2016. He was born April 15, 1934, in Billings to George R. and Margaret M. (Belluomini) Gore. He was an athlete, teacher, coach, artist, sculptor, photographer, trap shooter,...
The Glasgow Scottie girls basketball team spent more time on the road this weekend than they did on the hardwood. Traveling to Glendive and Roundup for their first games of the season, the Lady Scotties chalked up one win and one loss. Facing class A Glendive Red Devils on Friday night, the girls got off to a slow start, scoring only four points in the first quarter. However, it didn't take them long to shake the nerves and find their rhythm. They outscored their opponent in each of the...
The Glasgow Scotty Wrestlers traveled to Sidney last weekend for the Sidney Invitational and ended up placing 15th overall. "Barring injuries, it was about what we expected," said head coach Jory Casterline. "We knew going in it was going to be a tough tourney," he added. In the 103 lb. weight class, Junior Gabe Hallock was disqualified in the 5th place match against Bridger Lamb of Billings Skyview to claim 6th place. Sophomore Matt Reyling defeated freshman Alex Madrigal of Bowman by an 8-0...
Tristin Vandall, 13, hunted his very first elk on the last day of the big game season on Nov. 29. His father, Troy, took him hunting at least one day every weekend of the season, including the youth early hunt, out of a base camp set up by a generous friend in the Missouri Breaks. Their persistence paid off with a nice cow in the juniper grove....
The U14 girls and the U19 girls headed across the border this past weekend for a busy two days on the ice. The U19 girls have a roster heavy with solid experienced players. Each skater seemingly has a hand in the success of the game, and it shows. The girls started their trio of games in Watford City, N.D., and came away with a 9-2 win. Leading the scoring for Glasgow was GHS senior, Josey Uphaus with a hat trick and two assists. That same afternoon, the girls loaded up and headed to Crosby, N.D. According to head coach, Ken Schmidt, the girls...
A slow first quarter let the games get away, and the Scottie boys find themselves 0-2 after the season debut on the road. The Scotties lost to Dawson County and Roundup with the same score in both games, 62-40. Size was a clear advantage on both opponents' rosters, and the young Scotties were simply outmatched in height and experience. Trailing in every quarter, the boys nevertheless worked hard and head coach Norm Braaten was heartened. "Now we need to channel individual effort into a cohesive...
Donnie Bailey and Steve Fauth took part in the Special Olympics Bowling event in Billings on Sunday, Dec. 6. The young men bowled two singles games each and then bowled four games of doubles. Everyone got a "Participant" ribbon. Donnie and Steve had a great time and were so happy to get to bowl again. Pictured with their coach John Rogenes, center, are Steve, left and Donnie, right....
Glasgow High School crowned District Champions, circa 1922....
