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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Record-breaking weather was set around the area this weekend. An Arctic airmass moved into the area on Dec. 30 and began to lift on Tuesday, Jan. 2. During that time, Glasgow’s high of -19 on New Years Day made it the coldest high ever recorded on that date. The previous coldest high on Jan 1 was -17 in 1928. The high of -20 on Dec 31, New Year’s Eve, was Glasgow coldest high since Feb 1, 2011, when the high was -21. For the last in important records set for the overall year: 2017 was officially the driest year on record for Glasgow with 6.6...
The recent weather events here in Valley County and beyond are taking both front and center stage. Starting Oct. 1, localized flooding due to rainfall has been reported in several areas. According to NWS’ Tanja Franzen, the flood predictions are not as dire as they were on Oct. 7. Beaver Creek is mostly fueling this flood, which is a good thing for Glasgow. We’re seeing the Milk River at Glasgow rising slowly as a result, and “it’s still flooding, and expected to crest at 29.1 feet, but that is at least 2 feet lower than originally expected,” F...
There was a lot of talk about the past at this year's Saco Fun Days. Former county commissioner Dave Pippin took us on an impromptu Fun Days tour after the parade on Sept. 3, pointing out properties owned by relations past and present. He detailed historic happenings from previous gatherings, including staged robberies, horse races and festivities that carried into the wee small hours. He wasn't the only one with a bit of nostalgia on the brain. Amid the revelers at the well-attended parade alon...
“Where there is hatred, let me sow love,” the supplicant pleads in the Prayer of Saint Francis, “where there is despair, hope”. When faced with an onslaught of murders last week, people took to social media and to the streets to express their sorrow, outrage and the unhappiness with the status quo. An instant, human response is fear and distrust of the perpetrators and people who look like them. We are collectively mourning and wondering why the shooting deaths of so many people happened, and demanding change. One of the most radical things...
As was widely reported, Joseph Medicine Crow, a chief of the Montana Crow Tribe of Montana and a Native American historian, died in a hospice in Billings on April 3 at the age of 102. Medicine Crow was raised on a Crow reservation near Lodge Grass, Mont. As part of the greatest generation, he served in World War II and reputedly wore war paint beneath his uniform and a sacred feather beneath his helmet. He earned the position of war chief by such acts of bravery as stealing enemies’ horses and engaging in hand-to-hand combat with a German soldi...
Agriculture isn't all about crops and livestock, it's also about the people who choose to pursue it as a career. Working at the Glasgow Stockyards is tough, and their established, experienced staff work all year long, in and out of all kinds of weather. To find out more about the people working at one of Glasgow's linchpin businesses, the Courier talked to some of their yard hands to get a better feel for their day-to-day lives. We caught up with Mary Abrahamson at Doc Z in Wolf Point on March...
Isaiah 21:6: "For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth." With the passing of Harper Lee last week, it's a thoughtful time to ponder her work, and what was her latest published book, Go Set a Watchman. For those unfamiliar, the author of the beloved To Kill a Mockingbird didn't start out of the gate as a revered writer. In fact, she put aside the draft of the Southern Gothic classic in 1957 and published instead To Kill a Mockingbird in 1960 to great acclaim. A gifted storyteller, she wrote "in...
To contribute your recipes to our Holiday Gift Guide and Recipes section, bring them in to the office, mail them to 341 Third Ave. South (Glasgow, MT, 59230), or email to [email protected] with "Recipes" in the subject line. Deadline is Nov. 30. Thanksgiving and a mercury drop set the stage for a perfect meal to fuel your post-Thanksgiving plans. Gumbo is a hearty, happy bowl of goodness, and it comes in as many varieties as there are opinions. All of which are made more wonderful by beginning...
