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It was a beautiful day to come out and support local businesses on July 17 for the second Alive at Five event of the year. Organized by the Glasgow Downtown Association and implemented with the help of a number of volunteers, Elle Boutique hosted this month's event with music provided by Sideways and food available by Miki's Food Truck, out of Terry, Mont. This month's event saw Glasgow High School students battle against students from the surrounding Valley County schools to see who could pull...
Sandra "Sandi" Gail (DeSonia) Gardner, 81, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Friday, July 6, 2024, at her home. As per Sandi's request cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Her Life will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Glasgow Evangelical Church, Glasgow, Mont., with Pastor Seth Runner officiating. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will be hosted by the Evangelical Church Ladies following the burial. Sandi was born Jan. 17, 1943, to Charles H. and Wanda A.... Full story
Marlys Ann (Olson) Mustad, 82, of Great Falls, Mont., and formerly of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Marlys was born in Benson, Minn., on Feb. 20, 1942, to Willie and Crescentia (Casper) Olson. She completed high school and went on to get an associate's degree. Once she received her degree, she continued on to nurses' training. She started out as a nurse's aide. She went to work at the Columbus Hospital where she was an LPN. She worked in OB and Pediatrics for a number... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Lots of cats and dogs were brought to the Valley Event Center on Friday and Saturday last week. They were received by several volunteers who helped prep animals for a short surgery, and comfort them after the work was done. Veterinarian Dr. Jeff Young helped coordinate a crew that included several veterans in training, track and cross country kids from Denver, Colo., and local volunteers to ensure that the process went smoothly. Glasgow area 4-H kids helped... Full story
Darleen Effie (Isakson) Nordhagen of Glasgow, Mont., formerly of Opheim and Billings, Mont., age 84, passed away on June 24, 2024, at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow. A memorial/celebration of Darleen's life has been set for Tuesday, July 23, at 11 a.m., at Opheim Community Church in Opheim. Darleen was born in Glasgow on Sept. 27, 1939, to Melvin and Vivian Vick Isakson, of Opheim. She spent her childhood years on the family farm north of Opheim and graduated from Opheim High School in 1957... Full story
Kyle was born New Years Eve, 1978, and left us on his mom's birthday, Thursday, July 11, 2024. Cremation will take place with inurnment at Homestead Cemetery, Homestead Mont. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Kyle attended Froid Public School where we discovered our quiet son was actually the "class clown." We were also told by a grade school teacher that although he was not top of his class, he had the best imagination by far! He enjoyed working on the farm with his dad and... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, July 16, 2014 Glasgow's Candy Cane Park is getting a whole new look that will be sweet when it's completed. The park that had gravel and not much for shade will be sporting grass and trees by late summer. The city has set aside and budgeted for the park over the last two years, and last week the project got started. The park will get grass, a sprinkler system, some new playground equipment, trees and a watering system to keep the trees green. Sarah Morales participated... Full story
Glasgow High School announces the hiring of Dalton Reid as the school’s new Athletic Director. Reid will assume the leadership role in August, taking over for Brenner Flaten, who spent 10 years as AD of the Scotties. Flaten was hired as the District’s Superintendent of Schools last month. In addition to his role as K-12 Activities Director, Reid will join the school’s Physical Education department as lead Strength and Conditioning Coach. Dalton Reid is a Miles City, Mont., native and a 2012 CCDHS graduate; who was a multi-sport athlete for t...
The Glasgow Downtown Association is putting on the second Alive at Five event Wednesday, July 17, in front of Elle Boutique, 114 5th St., Glasgow. The Fire Truck Pull competition will start at 6:30 p.m. with the Glasgow High Schools students and Milk River Star athlete Shawn Garwood against Valley County High School students and Milk River Star athlete Cari Knowles. The goal is to pull a fire truck 75 feet faster than the opponent. The winner will move on to the final in September against the Fire Departments and August’s winner of Frances M... Full story
Leslie Lee Humbert, 72, was born on July 16, 1951, in Scobey, Mont. He passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at Daniels Memorial Healthcare Center in Scobey after a long battle with bladder cancer. Lee was born to Charles and Lenora (Larson) Humbert, joining siblings Lloyd, Karen, Larrie, Linda, and later sister Garnet. He was raised on the Humbert Ranch/Farm north of Four Buttes, Mont., which is located along the Canadian border. The Humbert Ranch was established in 1908 by Lee's great... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, July 9, 2014 After 24 years of work, no major upcoming plans come to mind except to visit family and grandchildren. Jenny Reinhardt is getting ready to hand over the reigns as Valley County treasurer at the end of this month. Her years of service followed working nearly a decade with the Glasgow City-County Library. She began working for Valley County in 1990, just before the county fair. She decided to look for a change and a challenge after working at the library and... Full story
Northern StateTeam Camp Duals 2024 Saunteen Gamas 112 - Saunteen Gamas (Glasgow) over Cain Hogg (Faulkton) Fall 2:26 Jack Morehouse 112 - Jack Morehouse (Glasgow) over Hunter Danielson (Minneota) TF 20-2 112 - Jack Morehouse (Glasgow) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 112 - Lincoln Davis (Thief River Falls) over Jack Morehouse (Glasgow) Fall 3:59 112 - Jack Morehouse (Glasgow) over Brandt Haas (New Salem) Fall 2:14 112 - Jack Morehouse (Glasgow) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 112 - Jack Morehouse (Glasgow) over Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central)...
John Keeley is one of the newest member of the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital's (FMDH) staff, joining the Glasgow Specialty Care Clinic as a general surgeon in May. He joins general surgeon Kevin Cahill, general surgery/obstetrics and gynecology physician assistant Nicole Nelson and general surgeon Mark Hiesterman. As a general surgeon, Keeley will be assisting patients with abdominal issues and perform procedures such as endoscopies and colon surgeries. Having an Air Force upbringing, mostly...
The Montana Newspaper Association (MNA) held their annual convention the weekend of June 21, in Kalispell, Mont., where a variety of representatives of Montana newspapers gathered, socialized and recognized each other for their work. The convention concluded with the MNA announcing the winners of the 2024 Better Newspaper Contest. This contest is MNA's way of thanking the hardworking professionals in the newspaper industry and highlighting their successes and efforts. The contest recognizes the...
As the busy Fourth of July holiday week is here, the American Red Cross asks donors to be a powerful force for good by giving blood now and in the weeks to come. You can be the difference between someone’s storm and their sunshine. Donors are critically needed right now after a sharp decrease in donations since late spring. All blood types are needed, especially donors giving type O blood and those giving platelets. Full summer calendars and holiday plans may prevent regular donors from being able to give. Additionally, significant summer w... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, July 2, 2014 Fireworks haven't always been a tradition in the county seat. Hinsdale has a longer history of a parade and fireworks that follow in the evening, but a few years back Gene Hartsock thought enough people in Glasgow wanted a display closer to town and he decided to look into what it might take. This year the Fourth of July fireworks display will shoot off from the Valley County Fairgrounds. Hartsock started helping with obtaining a special license to purchase t... Full story
Alive at Five made its debut event of the summer season on June 19 at the Nemont Office. A rain shower did not stop those in attendance from having a good time, participating in the 50/50 drawing, listening to music by Jolie Blue, enjoying delicious food from Nemont as well as spending time with family and friends. New to this year's events is a fire truck pull competition instead of the Hot Dog eating competition. Milk River Inc. has put together a four-part series of fire truck pulls to crown...
During their regular meeting session on June 12, the Glasgow School Board approved naming the Glasgow School District Boardroom after Gary F. Martin, who was a longtime superintendent for the school district. Martin passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at his home of congestive heart failure. Martin served as superintendent for the school district for 27 years, from 1972 to 1999, and achieved many accomplishments during those years. “In recognition of Gary’s 27 years as superintendent of Glasgow Schools, I feel this is a very worthy des...
Wendy Sue (Grant) Nelson, 65, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away suddenly, on Monday, June 17, 2024, due to medical complications from underlying health conditions. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Wendy was born in Glasgow, on Jan. 14, 1959, to Pat Woolery and John Grant. She graduated from Glasgow High School in 1977 where she was on the drill team. Wendy moved to Gillette, Wyo., in 1985, where she met her late husband, Arthur Nelson, who she married in Deadwood, S.D., in 1992.... Full story
Clarice Ann Stahl, age 93, was welcomed into Heaven in the early morning sunrise on Friday, June 21, 2024. A visitation will be held on Friday, June 28, from 5 to 6 p.m., at Wilderness Funeral Homes, Malta, Mont. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2 p.m., at the Saco Lutheran Church. Burial will be at the Saco Grandview Cemetery, Saco, Mont., following the service. All are welcome to join the family at the reception at the Saco IOOF Hall. Clarice was born April 27, 1931, to... Full story
George A. Asleson, age 90, passed away from natural causes at his home in Glasgow, Mont. Services will be held at a later date. He was born Sept. 6, 1933, and grew up on the family homestead south of Opheim, Mont. He attended grade school in Opheim but graduated from high school in Glasgow. After graduation, George returned to work on the family farm, until enlisting in the Army in 1957. He served his country for two years and then returned to the farm where he worked alongside his uncle, Elmer... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Jasmine Frueh was an employee at Glasgow Flower & Gift who stood out. Owner Peggy Aakre explained that after Frueh had been there for just over a year, she decided she wanted to help give her some additional training to hone her skills. She intended to have her go through a designing program for floral arrangements. Frueh was able to complete her basic certification for basic floral arrangement design through the Floral Design Institute, based out of... Full story
Glasgow golfer Hank Hopstad competed at the 58th Annual Montana State Junior Golf Championships in Polson. He shot a 94 in round one and improved to a 91 in round two on the par 72 course for a 185 total gross. Hopstad, who will be a freshman at Glasgow High School this fall, competed in the Boys 14-15 class along with 19 other golfers....
The end of the school year typically brings joy to kids as they await summer break but for the teachers and staff of the school, it brings shared tears, memories and "see you laters" to staff who will begin another life chapter. The Glasgow School District held their end-of-the-year social on May 22, at Sunnyside Golf Course. Staff of the School District and community members shared stories, reminisced and congratulated retirees Wade Nelson, Christine Johnson, Barb Etchart and Jan Dix, for...
The Nemont Manor Foundation presented $50,000 in grants on June 11 to 10 organizations that benefit the Valley County community. The grants were awarded from the Valley County Masonic Endowment Fund, which was established at the Montana Community Foundation in 2022. Grant requests were reviewed by the Valley County Masonic Endowment Committee. Awardees include: Shriners Hospitals for Children - $22,000 for the Shriners Children’s Hospital in Spokane. Fort Peck Fine Arts Council - $1,500 to bring the Theatre for Young Audience to Fort Peck Theat...
