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The Glasgow High School Student Council has 300 dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts ordered for Friday, April 8. They are $12/dozen and can be ordered by calling the Pioneer Museum 406-228-8692 or by contacting a GHS Student Council member. The money raised from the sale of the doughnuts will be used to bring in Zoo Montana for assemblies at Irle School and to purchase rocking chairs for the Pioneer Museum....
The Glasgow City-County Library is putting on a tiny art show in June and is looking for Valley County participation from those of all ages. Pick up your free tiny art kit at the library, 408 3rd Ave. S., Glasgow, during National Library Week, April 4 – 9. Your kit will include a 3x3 inch canvas, paint and a brush and is limited to one per person. Paint and create your masterpiece using any type of medium or material on your canvas. Bring back your canvas to the library by 2 p.m. May 14. Please leave your contact information with your art so i...
If you didn’t have the opportunity to pre-order your Girl Scouts Cookies, have no worry! Local Girl Scout Troop 2280 will be having their cookie booth at Reynolds on Saturday, April 9, from noon to 4 p.m. The classic favorites of Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-si-dos, Trefoils and Lemon Ups are available for $4 per box. The newest cookie variety, Adventurefuls, is also available for only $4 per box. This brownie-inspired cookie with a caramel flavored crème with a hint of sea salt will soon be a new favorite. Specialty cookies including th...
Montana Stockgrowers Foundation (MSF) is offering one $5,000 scholarship and two $2,500 scholarships for their annual Educational Heritage Scholarship. Each year, MSF awards college students, who are seeking a career beneficial to ranching, with a scholarship. In 2021, the MSF board of trustees voted to increase the amount of scholarships given from one to three. The trustees also increase the dollars given to benefit more students in more impactful ways. To be eligible applicants must be currently enrolled in college and have completed at...
Montana State University Extension is conducting a statewide needs assessment and is gathering feedback from community members to improve its resources, programs and services for Montanans. All Montanans are invited to complete an online survey and participants can enter a drawing for a $50 Visa gift card. The survey can be accessed through https://montana.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Zd3NlYDy9wRwuq. MSU Extension agents in local offices will host community listening sessions or conduct one-on-one interviews through May in an effort to hear from...
Fort Peck Summer Theatre is eagerly preparing for the 2022 Performing Arts Camp, and it promises to again be a summer highlight. As always, the safety and health of each camper and staff will be a priority. Students at FPST Performing Arts Camp are exposed to a comprehensive theatre experience, with a vast array of classes. In addition to performance focused classes, the professional instructors teach everything from playwriting to technical design. It provides a balance between creative thinking, education, and most importantly, teamwork...
In response to COVID-19, Great Northern Development Corporation has partnered with Headwaters RC&D, America’s Small Business Development Center of Montana, Big Sky Economic Development, and the MDT Small Business Enterprise Program to present the Rise & Restore Small Business Summit. This event will take place on April 12, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Sidney Event Center followed by the Minnow Tank Business Competition. Throughout the day, attendees will have the opportunity to attend multiple breakout sessions including; Quickbooks, digital marketin...
Love By Choice is excited to bring the training, Hope for the Journey conference (formerly the Empowered to Connect Conference) to Glasgow, Saturday, April 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. at the Glasgow Evangelical Church, 152 Aberdeen. There is no cost to attend and childcare as well as meals will be provided. Hope for the Journey Conference brings together proven, practical teaching and insight as well as everyday, hopeful wisdom – designed for parents and caregivers meeting the needs of children impacted by adoption and/or foster care. The c...
Nashua Our Redeemer Lutheran Church is having an Indian Taco Supper benefit for Lisa Murdock on Monday, April 11, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. All donations will go to Lisa to help with medical expenses. Thrivent has provided supplemental funding. Take outs are available and all are welcome!...
The spring public meeting to discuss Missouri River Water Management operations and plans is scheduled for Monday, April 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Fort Peck Interpretative Center, 157 Yellowstone Rd., Fort Peck. Public meetings are held each spring and fall across the Missouri River basin. Fall public meetings provide an update on current year’s runoff and reservoir operations as well as planned operations for the next year’s runoff season. The Annual Operating Plan for the next year’s runoff season is released for public comme...
During the late-night hours of March 13, two adult men were detained by deputies from the Valley County Sheriff’s Office for suspected drug activity. An investigation ensued and eventually both men were transported to the Valley County Detention Center. There, one of the men began exhibiting symptoms of a drug overdose. Deputies administered two doses of Narcan/Naloxone to him while EMS was dispatched. An ambulance arrived and transported him to Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. Early the next morning he died despite substantial lifesaving e...
The Valley County Comprehensive Child Find Screening will be held Wednesday, March 30, and Thursday, March 31, at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The screening is for all children from birth to school entry age. The purpose of this screening is to find children who may need special help and Irle School kindergarten registration. The screening assessments include the following areas: hearing for children of all ages, speech for children three years old and older, gross/fine motor development and... Full story
Emmah Mix and Kacie Hankins, with their families, are hosting a breakfast fundraiser to help them in their efforts to make a spiritual pilgrimage in September of 2022 to the village of Medjugorje, located in southern Bosnia-Herzegovina. Why you may ask, well since June of 1981 Our Lady has been reported to visit the village bringing with Her messages of peace, love, and a call to prayer. Kacie and Emmah have felt this calling in their hearts and are planning to travel with the Mir-Peace Pilgrimage group based out of Clarks Summit, Pa. The...
MSU-Extension – Valley County has rescheduled the Introduction to Beekeeping workshop for Saturday, April 2, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Interpretive Center, in Fort Peck. The workshop is free and open to anyone interested in beekeeping. Please RSVP to the Valley County Extension at 406-228-6241 or e-mail [email protected]. There will also be beekeeping/pollinator workshops throughout the summer and will hopefully have Dr. Michelle Flenniken in person in May to present her research. In addition MSU-Extension Valley County will be hosting Peter K...
The Montana Farm Bureau Foundation and the Montana Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee are offering the following scholarships for students pursuing higher education. Montana Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee The Montana Farm Bureau Federation will present two, $1,500 scholarships made available through special efforts of the MFB Women’s Leadership Committee. The scholarships are available to both boys and girls. The winner will be selected on the following criteria: 1) Must be an incoming college freshman. 2) Scholarship must...
The market report for the Glasgow Stockyards as of March 10, showed 434 cattle with cows and bulls steady on light test. Utility and commercial cows brought in $68 to $81.50. Canner and cutter cows brought in $57 - $68 while bulls brought in $85-$105. There was no test on feed cattle. Bred heifers $1,610 - $1,725. Three-four-five year old bred cows no test; 6-8 year old bred cows brought in $1,225 - $1,500 and short-term cows brought in $1,025-$1,185. March 24 is the Rough Country Breeders and 3Y Bar Cattle Company Production Auctions and All...
Sheriff Tom Boyer announced via press release that Darryl Big Leggins, age 55, of Hays Montana died while in custody Feb. 10 at the Valley County Detention Center. Big Leggins was being held under contract for the Montana Department of Corrections. Sheriff Boyer requested the Phillips County Coroner and the Montana Department of Justice to investigate the death. Sheriff Boyer said, “At this point in the investigation it appears Mr. Big Leggins died from natural causes. I have asked for an independent coroner and investigator to make sure we a...
HELENA – At its Feb. 4 meeting, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved hunting regulations for the 2022 and 2023 hunting seasons with a significant focus on changes to elk hunting opportunities. All final regulations approved at the meeting will go into effect when the new license year begins on March 1. New regulation booklets for moose, sheep, mountain goat, bison, deer, elk and antelope will be available online this month and in print by mid-March. Hunters should make sure to read through the new regulations before applying for p...
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Montana, and the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of five Indian nations and 18 individual plaintiffs challenging the state of Montana's failure to fulfill its constitutional mandate to teach public school students the history and culture of the first peoples of Montana in consultation with local tribes. "The Montana Legislature passed the Indian Education for All Act in 1999 to ensure every state citize...
The North Country Mavericks played in Saco against Savage on Oct. 29 in their playoff-style tournament. The scores of the sets were: MAVS 25 21 25 25 Savage 13 25 19 22 Individual Stats: Danika Soper - Aces 4, Kill 1, Assists 19, Digs 1 Kaitlyn. McColly - Aces 3, Kills 15, Assists 1, Digs 10 Jaydyn Erickson - Aces 2, Kills 13 Jaycee Erickson - Aces 1, Kills 4, Assists 12, Digs 3, Block 1 Kia Wasson - Aces 4, Kills 5, Digs 9 Mattea McColly - Kills 2 Zandora Longtree - 3 Aces, 4 digs Paige Wasson - Assists 3 Block 1 Teagan Erickson - Kills 3...
Kiwanians and friends -- please join us for the following programs. We are also looking for new members to join or rejoin the club. Wednesday, Oct. 21, noon, Cottonwood Inn, program by Josh Reynolds on the plans to expand Reynolds Market. Wednesday, Oct. 28, Kiwanis Directors Meeting at noon at the Oasis, all invited. Wednesday, Nov. 11, noon, Cottonwood Inn, program by Boy Scout Troop 861 on their Canoe Trip to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota this summer. Wednesday, Nov. 18, noon, Cottonwood Inn, program about the Salvation Army Bell Ringing... Full story
In response to COVID-19, Great Northern Development Corporation has partnered with Headwaters RC&D, America’s Small Business Development Center of Montana and Montana Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program to present the Rise & Restore Small Business Mini-Symposium. This event will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. via Zoom. This mini-symposium will feature an industry expert, Ben Winchester. Winchester has been working both in and for small towns across the Midwest for over 25 years. He lives in St. Cloud, Minn., with h... Full story
The second annual Day of Service is Saturday, Sept. 12, in the morning. If you can volunteer to do yard work, parking lot sweeping, or other services, please contact Vicky Wetz at the Valley County Council on Aging at 228-9500 or Charles Wilson at 228-8600. We are still compiling a list of needs and service opportunities.... Full story
Volunteer road cyclists are taking to roads across Montana in a new scientific effort that can help save wildlife and human lives by reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions. Adventure Scientists, a Montana non-profit that recruits outdoor adventurers to collect scientific data, is deploying hundreds of road cyclists to record wildlife sightings and roadkill across 11,000 miles of Montana roads. There is an upcoming study period from Sept. 18 through 27 and there are many unassigned routes in eastern Montana, specifically around Glasgow. The... Full story
Richard Winderl was a lifelong resident of Valley County and he passed away June 28, 2019. He is still looking out for the community he cared about by providing a donation to the FMDH Scholarship Fund. The ninth child of 10 sons, his family farmed south of Richland, Mont. He attended boarding school in Great Falls and had just started high school when he ended up in the hospital. From there, he headed back to the family farm and worked alongside his brother, George. Many of you may know, Richard was a private person and kept many things to...
