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Glasgow was well represented at the recent annual Montana Key Club Youth Conference held in Great Falls Nov. 5 through 7, sponsored by the Kiwanis. Attending were Aspen Probert, Hannah Holinde, Advisor Carla Swenson, Kiwanis Advisor Charles Wilson, Gabe Proctor, Lt. Gov. Connor Whitmer, Pres. Daniel Berry, Mason Swenson (former Lt Gov, now in Circle K in college), and Michael Aho. Over 100 students from around Montana attended the three day conference. About 300 man hours of service was donated...
The Courier 10 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2023 At least half a dozen burglaries have taken place in Valley County and Glasgow over the last few weeks. At Monday's City Council meeting, Lt. Trint Gamas said that investigators had one possible suspect in custody – but there may be another. "We just need to remind people to lock their doors on their car doors and their houses," Gamas said during the council meeting. A painful but important reminder was placed at Sullivan Park this week. The N...
The Glasgow City Council met in regular session on Nov. 6 in the Council Chambers located inside of the Glasgow Civic Center. Regular business was discussed including approving payment of claims in the amount of $312,249.38; payment of Valley Court Apartment claims in the amount of $2,979.04; and the minutes for the Oct. 16, regular council meeting. The Council provided an update to the possibility of building a skatepark on city property. Throughout previous City Council meetings, the Siding 45 Skatepark committee has proposed and provided...
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., 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. Visitors to the Fort Peck I...
During the Nov. 8 Kiwanis Club meeting at the Cottonwood, the top 4-H Clubs, as judged by the County Extension Office, were awarded monetary funds to be utilized within their club activities. First place, receiving $100, was Northern Lights 4-H Club. In second place, receiving $75, was Lucky Clover Club. In third place, receiving $50, was Western Valley. In fourth place, receiving $25, was Cherry Creek. The extension agent scores each club and provides the scores to the Kiwanis for recognition...
The Courier 10 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2023 Congressman Steve Daines made two stops in Valley County on Veterans Day, capping off a long day that began with appearances in Crow Agency and Billings. Daines greeted local Republican supporters at Sunnyside Golf Course, talking about shipping Montana coal with Ben Untersecher, a BNSF conductor. After about an hour and a half, Daines went on to the Fort Peck Hotel to join in a potluck dinner and speak with veterans enjoying a deer hunting...
We hope everyone enjoyed the Halloween Photo Shoot. The Courier Riddle wasn't easy to solve. There were very few entries with the correct answer. Winner of the Courier Riddle Contest Drawing was Keirsten Wethern. The answer was "What is Black and White and Red (Read) All Over? A Newspaper (The Glasgow Courier was also a correct answer) Some of the fun guesses were: The Gym; A House; The Glasgow School Gym Bleachers; The Scotties. Thank you to everyone who showed up. A Big Thank You to The...
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., 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. Visitors to the Fort Peck I...
Lenore (Frisch) Olson-Hinerman, 94, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., of natural causes. Lenore’s family will receive friends from 5 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13 at the Bell Mortuary, Glasgow. A Celebration of Her Life will start at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. A reception will follow at the First Lutheran Church. Lenore Ardice Frisch was born July 17, 1929, the middle c...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 In Tuesday's municipal elections, voters in Glasgow and Nashua decided to change the names at the top. Glasgow Mayor Dan Carney, looking for his third term, lost to Becky Erickson, an 18-year veteran of the Glasgow City Council. In Nashua, Mayor Pat Hallett was defeated by Allan Bunk, who has been Nashua mayor before. The Valley County Airport Commission has considered its options and recommended that the county assume management and services at Glasgow...
For the second year in a row, Glasgow High School junior Gabe Proctor had the opportunity to spend his fall break somewhere besides home while also representing his community and northeastern Montana. As a result of being selected to represent Glasgow High School at the MHSA All-State Festival, which occurred Oct. 18 through 20, Proctor traveled to Missoula to be a part of the Festival's tenor II chorus. The Festival itself included the best of band, chorus and orchestra students from...
Glasgow Middle School students were busy last week as they decorated their classroom doors and participated in other activities in observance of Red Ribbon Week, which was held Oct. 23 through 31. With support from the Valley County Sheriff's Office and the Glasgow Police Department, the Middle School concluded with a door decorating contest and celebration with ice cream and pizza. Since law enforcement could not pick a clear winner from all of the hard work, the entire middle school received t...
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., 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. Visitors to the Fort Peck I...
The Scotties took fourth place at the District 2B Volleyball Tournament with home court advantage last week. Glasgow advances to the Northern B Divisional with an 11-8 overall record. The Scotties opened the tournament with a win over Harlem Thursday. Glasgow fell to Fairview Saturday morning but rebounded with a win over Poplar that afternoon. They closed out the first post-season event with a loss to Malta. Glasgow swept Harlem 25-11, 25-16, 25-17 to start the weekend. The Scotties put up 13 a...
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 Oct. 17. The bond was to pay for improvements including replacing the Glasgow High School track and football field with synthetic surfaces and amenities, replacing or repairing sections of the Glasgow High School and Glasgow Middle School roofs, replacing a boiler at the Glasgow High School and if...
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 Court Apartment claims in the amount of $847.74; the July 2023 financials and minutes for the Oct. 2 meeting, The council also discussed shipping containers, heard a proposal from Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) to purchase a portion of Hoyt Park and discussed the closure of certain city...
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., 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. Visitors to the Fort Peck Interpre...
Glasgow won their fifth game in a row and finished the regular season with a 5-0, 5-4 overall record. The Scotties downed the Wolves in Wolf Point 41-6 after running up the score to a running clock in the first half. The Dawgs made good on their opening drive when Toryn Richards scored on a quarterback keeper and Rex Monson added the PAT at 6:42. With 1:21 left in the first, Richards connected with Wyatt Babb on a 9-yard toss. Monson's kick was good for a 14-0 lead. Tatum Hansen scored on a bloc...
The election was administered by the Valley County Election Administrator and was a mail-ballot election. Ballots were mailed out on Sept. 29 and must be returned by Oct. 17. Tidbit 1 What will the proposed $8.58 Million Dollar Facility Improvements Bond include? #1 – Replace the failed 80-year-old boiler at Glasgow High School to assure our students will have adequate heat in the winter months. #2 – Extensively repair damaged roofs at Glasgow High School and Glasgow Middle School to assure that we can keep the inside of our buildings free fro...
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., 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. Visitors to the Fort Peck I...
"We are an excellent team starting to hit full stride in the season when it matters most." Head coach Patrick Barnett summed up the Scottie football team after they earned another win Oct. 13, defeating Fairfield 14-0 at home. Glasgow improved their record to 4-0 in conference play, 4-4 overall and according to activities director Brenner Flaten, clinched the Northern B title for their first conference title in seven years. The Scotties started the scoring just over halfway through the first qua...
*This Story Is Brought To You By Hi-Line Ford* As the Scottie cross country teams head into State Saturday, senior Emily See is completing another leg of her life's race. This year marks Emily's third appearance at State. She finished seventh her freshman year, placing just off the podium in 2020. Last season, she earned fourth place after missing the 2021 season due to a stress fracture. Tendinitis has kept Emily sidelined most of this season but she still plans to compete this weekend. "I...
Glasgow's cross country teams closed out their regular season Saturday at the Harlem Invitational, solidifying the squads' rosters for State this week. The Scottie girls won the meet with 34 points, finishing ahead of Sunburst, 62; Poplar, 62, and Chinook, 93. The boys were 6 points out of first place, placing behind Harlem's 73 points. Poplar put up 83 points for third, Plenty Coups 93 for fourth and Wolf Point 118 for fifth. "The course was a little longer this year, so times weren't what we...
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 Bell Mortuary, Glasgow. A celebration of his life will take place at 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 26, at Bell Mortuary. There will be a reception in Jack's honor at VFW Post 3107 (~3:30 p.m.) following his inurnment in Highland Cemetery, in Glasgow. A full obituary will be published in the Oct. 25, 2023,...
The NWS weather radar in Glasgow is currently undergoing the last of four major upgrades that are part of a multi-year project known as the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). "Wholesale replacement of weather radars is cost-prohibitive, and as such it was determined that the best way to ensure that the current aggregate of 158 radars across the U.S. (including island sites in the Pacific and Atlantic) are fully functional for another 30 years is to take on these four individual projects to...
