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The Glasgow School Board met in regular session on June 14 following a negotiation meeting with the classified staff to reach a tentative agreement for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. Negotiations with the Glasgow schools principals, clerk and classified supervisors were held on June 1 and all agreements went before the Board at the June 14 meeting for approval of the tentative agreements. During the regular session meeting, the tentative agreements that followed these negotiations were approved with a two-year contract and a three...
1The Montana Community Foundation, Inc. (MCF) and Nemont Manor Foundation are pleased to award $50,000 in grants to 10 organizations that benefit the Valley County community. The Valley County Masonic Endowment was established at MCF by the Nemont Manor Foundation in 2022. "We are excited to award the first grants from the Valley County Masonic Endowment to support some outstanding community projects," said Jim Rector, board chair of the Nemont Manor Foundation. Grant requests were reviewed by...
1 Years Ago Wednesday June 19, 2013 The Glasgow Courier won two state wide awards for first place and three for second during the Montana Newspaper Association's 2013 convention last week in Missoula. The Courier's big winners in the MNA's Annual Better Newspaper Contest were Nashua correspondent Sandy Laumeyer for Best Column Writing and Sports Editor J. Levi Burnfin for Best Sports Column. Justiss Firemoon, the Hi-Line's representative at Saturday night's Miss Montana Pageant, won the talent...
Mary Jane (Davis) Rhodes, age 85 of Glasgow, Mont., passed away at Valley View Home, in Glasgow, on Sunday, June 10, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 24, at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, with a reception to follow. Mary Jane was born Feb. 21, 1938, to Claude and Olive (Smith) Davis in Greybull, Wyo. She was loved by big sister Charlotte and big brother William "Bill." She graduated from high school in Basin, Wyo., and attended college in Powell, Wyo. She met Robert... Full story
Robert Hugh Claypool was born in Hinsdale, Mont., on November 14, 1925 to Bessie (Trousil) and Homer Claypool. He passed peacefully on Friday, February 17, 2023, in Glasgow, Mont., at age 97. He was always amazed that he had lived that long! But his reunion with his wife Charlotte, who passed in 2018, after 70 years of marriage, was something he truly looked forward to. Services and celebration of life will be held at 11a.m., June 10, at the Hinsdale American Legion Hall followed by internment... Full story
Eva Mae (Wilson) Hendrickson passed peacefully surrounded by her loved ones Saturday, May 27, 2023. Eva was born in Havre, Mont., to Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt Wilson and Mary Ann "Molly" Leedy Reynolds Wilson on March 19, 1933. She was raised on the Long X Ranch, Larb Hills 60 miles south of Malta, Mont., which would come to be part of the Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge. Later moving to Malta for schooling. While in high school in Malta, Eva met Russell Alfred Hendrickson. The two... Full story
Terry Dean Palmer, 88 years of age, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 1, 2023, surrounded by his family. Terry was born on November 13, 1934 in Edmunds County, S.D. on a farm to Kenneth Jordan Palmer and Viola "Toots" Fern (Augustine) Palmer. A memorial service will be 1 p.m., Friday, June 9, 2023, at the Hinsdale American Legion with Howard Pippin officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Hillview Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Hinsdale American Legion. Terry... Full story
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 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Come see the Fort Peck I... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, May 29, 2013 If you were in it like Glasgow was Saturday evening, the hail storm was bad. But only some of the areas were hit while most others escaped. Glasgow was subjected to a heavy downpour that turned into pea-size and larger hail after 7 p.m. Escorted by kilt clad junior honor students, they walked in two by two, the Glasgow High School graduation class of 2013, the white-robed girls carrying red flowers, the boys in red wearing white boutonnieres. The Glasgow...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, May 22, 2023 The newest member of the Glasgow School Board, Mona Amundson, was sworn in at the May 15 meeting. Board Chairman Alison Molvig and Vice Chair Patt Etchart were re-elected to their offices and Kelly Doornek was re-appointed clerk of the board. The Glasgow City Council heard some encouraging words about the old Magruder property, better known as Red Rock Plaza or the Farmer's Market on the Fort Peck Highway. Long delinquent on taxes, it has not been accepted...
The Montana University System has awarded the prestigious Montana University System Honor Scholarship to two Glasgow High School seniors, Riley Smith and Lane Thompson. The MUS Honor Scholarship is a renewable scholarship offered by the Montana Board of Regents that waives undergraduate tuition for up to eight semesters at any campus of the Montana University System or Dawson, Flathead Valley or Miles Community Colleges. The scholarship's average value is $20,000. It is the most prestigious...
Compiled by Michelle Bigelbach The Courier 10 Years Ago Wednesday May 15, 2013 A new study released by the Montana Department of Commerce predicts that Valley County will experience modest population growth in the decades ahead and then return to about present-day levels by 2060. From the estimated 2012 population of 7,604, the numbers will rise to a peak of 8,188 in 2028. This is almost exactly what the population of Valley County was in 1990. More than 100 fifth-graders from all the Valley Cou...
The Valley County Community Foundation is proud to announce that over $38,454 in grants will be distributed to our communities across Valley County to continue to support the VCCF mission: to fund economic, cultural, and charitable projects for generations to come. Board Chair Doris Leader of Nashua explained that these grant funds come from something like the community’s savings account and are meant to thrive for years to come. Donations to VCCF are invested and earnings from this endowment come back to Valley County in the form of grants and...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, May 8, 2013 The three-way contest for one seat on the Glasgow School Board was settled Tuesday night. Mona Amundson was elected to a three-year term with 739 votes. Sarah Swanson had 418 votes and Rod Ost had 137. Voting was running high for this election. Forty-three percent of the 3,084 registered voters requested absentee ballots. The Cottonwood was packed Tuesday for the first day of the 45th annual Governor's Conference on Aging. It marked the first time Glasgow has... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, May 1, 2013 A line had formed at the Clerk and Recorder's office before it opened on Monday. Becky Erickson said she got there at 20 minutes to eight to be the first person to file for the Glasgow mayor's race. Erickson has served at the Glasgow City Council for 18 years, as well as on the boards of many local and state organizations. She was soon joined in line by Melanie Sorensen, a city councilmen who had decided not to run for re-election but changed her mind when...
Dear Glasgow School District Community Member, School funding formulas are complex and confusing. To simplify things, our district receives direct state aid payment equivalent to about 44 percent of our general funds. According to the Montana OPI document "Understanding Montana School Finance and School District Budgets," the general fund is defined as the fund used to account for the financing of a district's operation and maintenance costs not accounted for in another fund. Some examples of th...
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. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Events are also listed below. P... Full story
Robert "Bob" James Golimowski, age 77, passed away Monday, April 17, 2023, at his home in Glasgow, Mont. Bob was born Dec. 26, 1945, in Buffalo, N.Y. He attended Catholic Grammar School where he quickly became friends with the nuns and their rulers. He then graduated from Emerson Vocational High School in 1965. Bob entered the Air Force in February 1966 where he was assigned to Sheppard AFB, Texas for training in Jet Aircraft Mechanics. He graduated in June 1966 as a jet mechanic and reported to... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, April 24, 2013 The Valley County jail is temporarily housing prisoners from Roosevelt County, while their jail is being retrofitted, painted, fixed and cleaned. According to Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier, the extra prisoners put the jail near the top of its capacity. Laurel Anne Wageman, chosen Glasgow High School's homecoming queen last fall has been named a finalist for the 33rd annual Montana Homecoming Queen selection to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah. A fake...
The Election Team at the Clerk and Recorder’s office will be running mail-ballot elections for four school districts, Glasgow, Hinsdale, Lustre, and Nashua, and one Special District, St. Marie Rural Fire District. All ballots were mailed on April 14. Glasgow School District’s trustee election has been canceled; Angie Page and Blaine White filed to retain their seats on the school board. Glasgow School District’s ballot includes one proposition. The District is asking to increase local taxes in the amount of $32,714.81 to support the gener...
The Nashua School has six candidates running for two positions on the school board. The candidates are, in no particular order, Sheila Toavs Miller, Tyler Skolrud, Teresa Kennedy, Patricia Sibley, Joe Laumeyer and William Philippi. The two open seats are now held by Toavs Miller and Matt Garsjo. In addition to voting for school board members, the Nashua ballot will also include a Building Fund Reserve levy proposition in the amount of $400,000 per year for five years for a total of $2,000,000. The vote will be a mail-ballot election and all...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, April 17, 2013 The Keystone XL oil pipeline doesn't have its presidential permit yet, but a lot of preparation work has been done so construction can jump into action when it comes. NorVal Electric Cooperative is preparing to supply power to two pump stations that would be built in Valley County to help push crude oil from the Alberta tar sands some 1,700 miles to refineries in the Gulf Coast of Texas. Jewel Fourstar Ackerman was recently honored as the 2013 MIEA Indian...
The Scottie Recharged Committee held their first of a goal of four community sessions in order to inform the public about the Scottie Recharged project, the need for the project, and the support necessary to make the project come into fruition. According to Glasgow High School athletic director Brenner Flaten, who is also the chair of the committee, the sessions are important to have the community see what the project is about, why the project is needed and be able to ask questions of all...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Glasgow residents were invited to meet and question the educators who have applied for the position of principal of Glasgow High School. The three candidates, Linda Hudyma, Stephen Pinsoneault and Shawnda Zahara-Harris, rotated through sessions with teachers, administrators, the school board and community members. As Glasgow moves ahead on a city growth policy, a decision must be made about the type of planning board the City Council wants. The planning... Full story
