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Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs was discovered in 1922-by a man exploring for oil, as the story goes-and since that time it earned a reputation as, well, having become a little bit worse for wear. Thankfully, the reputedly slimy tiles and smelly sulfur showers are a thing of the past. New owners Dennis and Michelle Simpson took over the Hi-Line hotspot in 2012 and opened to the public on Christmas Day of 2014 with a shiny new look and feel. I entered Sleeping Buffalo this past week with equal...
Hometown boy Shawn Newton has penned an affecting documentary segment for the Montana Television Network depicting the raising of Our Lady of the Rockies in Butte. The statue itself is the focus of 30th anniversary celebrations this year, but the story is fresh and captivating. Framed in part as a story of faith, On the Mountain recounts the efforts of a team of unlikely craftsmen, artists, volunteers and minor heroes and heroines as they first conceive a humble vision of a small statue in a...
St. Marie's Thomas Sebastian became the most recent recruit for the Montana Army National Guard in November of this year. The GHS junior joined to be a 74D (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Specialist), a specialty Sebastian says he chose for the additional signing bonus and benefits. Asked about his motivation for joining, Sebastian told the Courier, "Mainly, I didn't want to have loans after school." He plans to attend Montana State University Billings after graduation. Both Sebastian's brother, Joel, and brother-in-law, Vuan...
The Dec. 21 city council meeting saw the passing of the torch from Glasgow’s Dan Durell to newcomer Butch Heitman, who beat out Doug Nistler for the seat by 27 votes. Durell, who is retiring, served on the council for 23 years. Members of the council expressed their gratitude for Durell’s service and their reluctance to see him go. Contacted for comment, Mayor Becky Erickson said, “We want to thank Dan for his many, many years of dedicated service to the City of Glasgow....
Santa and Mrs. Claus were on hand at Glasgow's McDonald's this past Saturday. A modest crowd of mixed ages gathered around the pair while the Courier spoke with the store's owner/operators, Paul and Gloria Ashenbrener. The couple took over at the Glasgow location in 2013 and have decades of combined experience with the company, primarily in Tacoma, WA., and elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Ashenbrener explained that the franchise opportunity brought him and members of his immediate and...
Glasgow Schools Superintendent Bob Connors says unusual weather conditions and equipment malfunctions led to inconveniences for parents dropping off students at the new Irle School on Friday, Dec. 11. The Courier received multiple calls from concerned parents after the main entrance to the school was blocked by the Glasgow Police Department to prevent accidents in the snow and ice. The GPD’s Trint Gamas noticed the potential hazard at the school’s entrance while on routine patrol and stopped to help. No emergency calls related to traffic iss...
The Fort Peck Summer Theatre’s Andy Meyers has been nominated for multiple BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards in the Best Actor, Director, Supporting Actor and Choreographer categories. Voting is currently open and FPST encourages supporters to cast their ballots at broadwayworld.com/phoenix/vote2015region.cfm. Meyers recently completed his fifth year at the helm of the beloved local arts organization. He is slated to return for the 2016 season. Planned productions for the upcoming season include The Last Five Years (June 3-June 12), Man of La M...
The Glasgow Speech and Drama team attended the challenging Billings Central Catholic High School Invitational Speech, Drama and Debate Tournament this past weekend. According to Coach Mathew Bacon, the group met with some of the toughest competition in the eastern half of Montana, with nearly 400 kids vying for victory . In a press release, Bacon states that what might have been a discouraging weekend was turned around by, "a series of inspired performances by senior mime Mariah Holter in her...
In November, the Judicial Nomination Commission began accepting applications for the position of district court judge for the 16th Judicial District to fill the seat to be vacated by Judge George Huss, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Valley County Attorney Nick Murnion will be among the applicants. Murnion has served in his current position since August, 2009. The Commission is now soliciting public comment on the applicants. The applications may be viewed through a link available at www.courts.mt.gov. Comments will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Sunday,...
We’re taking a break from the recent back-and-forthery on the subjects of gender and race this week. To be fair, Tess Fahlgren and the Courier’s Georgie Kulczyk and Lih-AnYang have had their say in response to Virgil Vaupel’s comments of Nov. 25 (“Reverse Equal Opportunity”) and VV has been oddly quiet. I was able to take the temperature of readers from Frazier to Saco (and north to Opheim) over the last week, and while the responses were less vitriolic than one might expect, the general consensus was something like amusement giving way to we...
JAMES WALLING THE COURIER A welcome addition to the healthcare landscape is slated to open Dec. 9 along Hwy 2 in Glasgow. Many residents have already seen the signs for Budde Family Dentistry at 120 1st St. N, but when the Courier visited Ryan D. Budde one Monday in mid-November, the interior space was still taking shape. "We're really glad to be here," Budde said with obvious sincerity, adding that his roots in the area run deep. Budde, who graduated from Wolf Point in 1996, was a track and...
Hope Jones-Farr retired this year from her role as a special education and history teacher at Glasgow High School after 25 years of service. She soon began looking around for something else to do. For her, it was time to find another outlet-she also owns and operates the beloved Soma-Dis Deli on 2nd Ave. S. downtown-and the project she settled on was Della Gardner's quilting shop, The Plaid Square. Established in 1999, the shop, re-dubbed Crazy Woman Quilts under Jones, offers an array of fabric...
As your managing editor, I’m hesitant to wade into the arguments between Virgil Vaupel and several female contributors to the Courier in this week’s edition, if for no other reason than the obvious fact that none of the writers involved need the assistance. I will simply say for the record that none of the sentiments on today’s page are coordinated. I make it a policy to keep submitted columns and letters private until publication when sensitive, even among staff, and did not specifically request any special contributions to the discu...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has named Mark Sullivan as the new Regional Supervisor for Region 6. He is replacing Tom Flowers. The Fort Peck resident holds a master's degree in wildlife management from Montana State University. His previous roles with FWP include work as a wildlife management biologist in Malta and block management coordinator for Region 4. His most recent position with the organization was wildlife manager for Region 6. FWP Director Jeff Hagener told the Great Falls Tribune...
The Glasgow boys put up a good fight in Bozeman on Nov. 21-22, but lost both games against a full compliment of 18 skaters and two goalies. The Dawgs struggled with 11 skaters and two goalies. Head Coach Tim Padden and Assistant Coach Mike Eliason hope to add two more skaters to the active roster as the season progresses. As things stood, Kaden Fossum, Grant Morken and Ethan Hartsock were unable to dress for the game. “We came out of the games with some injuries,” explained Eliason, adding, “but that’s pretty normal. There weren’t any subst...
A sizable crowd gathered at the Glasgow Civic Center on Veterans Day to celebrate area residents who have served in the armed forces. The GHS band provided music, along with the EQ Singers. Joe Yeoman assisted as master of ceremonies and Jason Myers led prayers. Mayor Becky Erickson delivered a noteworthy speech that covered the contribution of women in the military. Beginning with a general acknowledgement of the sacrifices of all American veterans dating back more than 230 years, Erickson...
Staff Sergeant AJ Etherington of the Montana National Guard has two things that aspiring inductees will find useful here in Glasgow: Lots of military experience to share, and a solid Montana background. Born in Hardin, Etherington bounced around through Idaho and North Dakota before attending Capital High School in Helena. Immediately after graduating, our new Career Counselor for the Guard's Recruiting & Retention Battalion joined up with the Marine Corps. Stopping into the Courier office for...
Glasgow newcomer Carlos Valle introduced himself in the full dark of an early morning on Wednesday, Oct. 28, as we stood shivering in front of The Loaded Toad coffee shop downtown. We were waiting for local photographer Sean R. Heavey to take us, well, neither one of us was really sure about that part. "No idea," Valle told me with a grin when pressed about our agenda and possible destination. "I'm just along for the ride." And it was a long ride indeed. We started out by setting up for the...
It has been more than a month since the Courier first asked the American Prairie Reserve's Hilary Parker for evidence of site-specific research related to "free-roaming" bison release efforts in Northeastern Montana. The best answer we've received to date has been a vague, "We base our decisions on modern scientific research and the data it provides," from APR lead scientist Dr. Kyran Kunkel. If true, the statement hasn't been followed by any relevant research or data. Phrases like...
On Saturday, Oct. 24, a new generator is being installed at the Valley County Courthouse, necessitating interruptions in electrical and other services. According to Sheriff Glen Meier, “This could intermittently affect dispatch and our ability to take incoming calls.” Interruptions may occur between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. All affected calls will be rerouted to Phillips County dispatch. Non-emergency calls to 228-4333 may be interrupted as well. The public is encouraged to try two alternate numbers: 263-4333 and 263-4334. Meier adds, “We will still...
Citing the famous "All the world's a stage" speech from Shakespeare's As You Like It, Montana's representative to the 95th Miss America pageant stopped in Nashua Oct. 12 and spoke to students about the importance of character and her commitment to sharing an anti-bullying message among young people. 23-year-old Danielle Wineman of Cut Bank attended the famous competition in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Sept. 15 and has been making her way around the state, stopping for appearances in Opheim,...
This week, the Lifestyles page (8A) features an intensely personal account of the life and writing struggles of one of my favorite Montana writers, Jenny Siler (aka Alex Carr). She and I have some history that’s worth mentioning. Many years ago (I don’t care to admit just how many), I read Siler’s debut effort Easy Money, a blisteringly straightforward thriller featuring a strong female lead that earned the following praise from Marilyn Stasio in The New York Times Book Review: “Once in a blue moon, a new writer speaks up in a voice that ge...
What might have been a publicly-funded retrofit at the Glasgow City-County Library became a philanthropic venture recently when locally-based Mattfeldt Electric teamed up with the Friends of the Library to provide the juice for some much-needed repairs and remodeling. In July, the Friends' board signed off on the cost of replacing outmoded fixtures as part of an agreement with Jon Mattfeldt, who stepped in to donate the labor and miscellaneous expenses. Work soon began in earnest. As of early...
Emily Rasmussen comes from good stock when it comes to pumpkins. Her family farm in Grand Rapids, Minn., is home to the sort of pumpkin patch that communities around the nation look forward to visiting annually-a place for people to pick out their signature gourdes and avail themselves of some autumnal fun. Strangely (at least to this newcomer), Glasgow doesn't currently have much to offer in the patch department. That's about to change. Along with Kaitlin Cusker-who grew up on Fox Farm...
We’re taking a break from Probing the Project this week to collect our thoughts, consider and reconsider reactions from the public, and recalibrate our approach to investigating the American Prairie Reserve and their plans for bison release and grasslands restoration. If anything, this pause reflects an attitude of seriousness from our staff, concerned community members, and APR representative Hilary Parker, who has graciously played along with the press despite hostile and skeptical attitudes about her organization’s goals from residents of...
