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Local chef and owner/operator of Table for Six in Glasgow, Dyan Carlson, is one of eight semi-finalists in the western region competing for the 2018 Eggland's Best America's Best Recipe Contest. "I am representing the whole state of Montana, not just Glasgow, not just Valley County, but the whole state!," said Carlson, upon hearing the news she is a semi-finalist. With her recipe of Montana Beef Fried Wheatberries, Carlson is competing with cooks from Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon...
The November election is a little over a month away so now is the time to get registered to vote. There are many open positions that need to be filled, including County Sheriff, County Commissioner and District Court Judge. If you are not registered to vote, stop by the Valley County’s Clerk and Recorder’s Office, 501 2nd Ave. N, by Tuesday, Oct. 9 with a valid photo ID. Starting Oct. 10, late registration can occur, however upon registering a ballot will be given to you. This ballot must be returned to the Clerk and Recorder’s Office. Any b...
As the nation celebrates National Newspaper Week, Oct. 7 through 13, I want to thank you, the reader, for making the Glasgow Courier a part of your week. For those who pick up the Courier at any one of our dealers, who stop in the Courier to purchase the paper, who read the newspaper online, who grab the paper from their mailbox, thank you for your support. When I started at the Courier two years ago, I was never keen on being a writer. I was more than happy with my job of answering phones, helping customers with their subscriptions, answering...
After many successful fundraising efforts to help victims of domestic violence, Love Should Not Hurt, an organization in Glasgow which supports victims' services for those affected by domestic violence, is reaching the next step, becoming a non-profit. Lacie Brown and Jenny McCabe started Love Should Not Hurt in 2017 after the Women's Resource Center in Glasgow closed. Upon hearing the news of the events that led to the center closing down, former domestic violence counselor and Glasgow...
Prairie Ridge Village hosted their annual Family Appreciation Day on Sept. 14, where people of all ages came out and enjoyed delicious food, played campfire-inspired games, and caught up with people they might not have had the opportunity to touch base with during the summer. This event is put together by the staff at Prairie Ridge as a way to thank the hard-working individuals at area businesses who have become family over the years and help out the residents and staff of the assisted living...
Two local businesses, Knuckle Biscuits and Sam and Jeff’s, have been selected as finalists for the Great Northern Development Corporation 2018 Minnow Tank Business Plan Competition. The live finale of the competition will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Cottonwood Inn, where two prize packages of $5,000 will be awarded to a start-up business finalist and an existing business finalist. Knuckle Biscuits, a start-up business finalist spearheaded by Connie Boreson, is a dog treat business. “When I retired from the Health Department, I wan...
In its inaugural year, Glasgow Middle School students participated in a health fair on Sept. 5, where they learned about various health topics such as mental health, healthy eating, immunizations, positive body image and underage drinking. Organized by Keenan Kuckler, who is a third-year medical student from the University of Washington, School of Medicine and training in the Glasgow Clinic, there were a total of nine booths students rotated through including the Valley County Health...
A Valley County resident in their 80s was recently diagnosed with the West Nile Virus (WNV), becoming the first confirmed human case in Valley County this season, announced the Valley County Health Department on Aug. 28. This case is one of currently 21 confirmed cases of the virus throughout the state, which has also appeared in Blaine, Carbon, Cascade, Lewis and Clark, McCone, Roosevelt and Toole Counties. On Aug. 29, Riverstone Health and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services also reported the first human death this...
"Promise me, when you grow up, you'll use your brain instead of your back," a mother tells her daughter as they tiredly dig out a flooded ditch on the family farm. That daughter, Miranda (Yeska) Orr, followed her mother Carolyn's advice, and is now a VA research health scientist at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System, faculty member of the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, faculty member with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative...
Valley View Home residents now have a more comfortable time getting bathed and employees have a much easier time in transporting the residents into the tub, thanks to a generous donation from the FMDH Foundation. In June, the FMDH Foundation Board of Directors voted to gift $23,800 to allow Valley View Home the ability to purchase a new bathtub for residents. Valley View Home's Administrator Wes Thompson, Director of Nursing Dana Nixdorf and Restorative Aide/CNA Kelsey Arnold requested help...
It was a big day in Glasgow on Aug. 29, as parents hustled their students out of the door with all of the necessary school supplies, which will be key tools to help make them succeed. Parents got their cell phones out and ready to capture the beginning of another year, while teachers, who have already been hard at work preparing their classrooms, got back into the routine of executing lesson plans. After a long summer filled with vacations, lake time and time spent outdoors, students and teachers are starting another school year. The first...
MICHELLE BIGELBACH THE COURIER On Aug. 27, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue provided details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to help farmers who have been affected by retaliation from foreign nations in response to recent trade deals. The current administration is working on free, fair and reciprocal trade deals to open more markets in the long run to help farmers compete. While these negotiations are occurring, President Trump requested Secretary Perdue to create a short-term relief strategy to protect...
As students and parents headed back to Glasgow school on Aug. 29, they might have noticed a new addition on Scottie Pride Drive. In partnership with the city of Glasgow and the Valley County Health Department, crosswalk signs were installed over the summer to allow safe crossing from Cloud Street and Scottie Pride Drive. When the button is pressed and the signs are activated, lights start flashing on the sign, due to solar power, signaling motorists to slow down and stop for pedestrians. The inspiration behind getting the signs up was to...
After two and a half years of hard work, the Valley County Health Department is one application submission away from hopefully becoming the first county in Montana to receive a Cardiac Ready Community (CRC) designation from the state. In collaboration with key stakeholders in the project, including STAT Air, FMDH, Farm Credit Services, Glasgow Police Department, Valley County Sheriff’s Department and local businesses and churches who had an interest in placing an Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in their location, Valley County as a c...
On Aug. 14, the Glasgow City-County library obtained a new addition to the building, a stairlift. According to library director Megan Haddix, this addition was a long-time coming in order to make the building more handicap accessible and to allow accessiblity to the library for everyone. Over the past 10 to 15 years, there have been a small number of people who have mentioned not having the ability to go to the basement for various library activities and commuity meetings which results in them m...
Harvest season is upon us with some farmers already done for the season while others still have weeks to go. For those farmers who feel they are behind and are rushing to stay on schedule or get caught up, the rush to get the crops harvested can not come before safety of you, your land, your equipment and the fields near you. According to the National Weather Service in Glasgow, the month of August has seen below-average dry conditions. For the past two seasons now, farmers have not had much relief in terms of Mother Nature cooperating with...
When it comes to the diagnosis of breast cancer, early detection is key and Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital radiology department is helping patients do just that. With a recent software upgrade to their already state of the art mammogram machine, the radiologist, Dr. Louis Bailey, is able to detect breast cancer at an earlier stage. The software upgrade, C-View, allows the machine to create a 2D image directly from a reconstruction of the 3D digital breast tomosynthesis (TOMO) images. Instead of a patient needing to have one scan completed,...
This summer Hinsdale School received the Cook Fresh Award sponsored by the Montana Team Nutrition, the office of Public Instruction and Montana No Kid Hungry. The award recognizes schools for their dedication to serving nutritious school meals, cooking from scratch as well as succeeding in state requirements. Hinsdale school was nominated for this award after successfully passing a state inspection, which is required from all state schools. Thirteen schools were provided an honorable mention while four schools won the distinction of “Cook F...
On Aug. 11, I had the pleasure of meeting cancer survivors, caregivers and supporters during the Northeast Montana Relay for Life. This was my first year participating in the event, and I was blown away at the solidarity everyone in attendance had in their experiences with cancer. I attended Relay as a supporter. My grandmother passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer, my grandmother-in-law passed away after two bouts of breast cancer, my grandfather-in-law passed away from lung cancer. My friend from college, who got married last...
On a hot August evening Aug. 11, people from different generations, people with different experiences with cancer, people who have fought and are currently fighting the battle against cancer came together for the Northeast Montana Relay for Life. As a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, seven teams from Northeast Montana including Thrivent Financial, The Glasgow Courier, Strides of Hope, Praying for a Cure, Opheim Cares, Glasgow Cross Country and the Glasgow Student Council sold...
The New Stars in the Western Sky Talent Show brought together people of all ages to watch participants showcase a wide variety of musical talent at the Northeast Montana Fairgrounds on Aug. 3. Kicking off the show was Nashua native and Scobey resident Lisa Garsjo Thievin, who has been performing since she was a young child. She was a regular at the Valley County Fair Talent Shows during the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, and has traveled all over the northeastern corner of the state playing country music for dances with her husband, Willie. Gar...
In our Back to School supplement that was included in our Aug. 8 issue, it was incorrectly stated that 11th-graders are required to have three vaccines before entering school. Students who are entering 11th-grade are not required to have any new vaccines. For students who are 11-years-old, it is recommended to have the MCV4 (meningococcal) vaccine, the HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccine and the Hepatitis A vaccine. These three vaccines are not required for public school attendance through grade 12. However, many colleges do require the MCV4...
After three years of being a Glasgow resident, I was finally able to make it to the NEMT Fair. I had always thought of the fair as being an exclusive event for 4-H kids to sell their livestock, for buyers who had an interest in purchasing livestock, for a 4-H family to submit entries to showcase their talents and for families with older children to participate in the carnival rides. Since I have no idea what 4-H is, don’t have a need to purchase livestock, and have small children, I never thought I would have a need or even an interest to a...
In the evening hours of July 31, the U.S. Senate voted to move the farm bill to conference following in the footsteps of the U.S. House who agreed to do the same two weeks ago. The next step to get the Farm Bill passed is to reconcile the two different versions of the bill. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stated on July 31 he was hopeful the farm bill conference report would be ready for a vote after Labor Day. He also stated leaders of the House Agriculture Committee and the Senate Agriculture Committee are in touch despite the August r...
The National Weather Service in Glasgow has analyzed weather patterns that occurred for the month of July, and tells the Courier July was certainly drier than normal and slightly warmer than normal. Through July 10, Glasgow was close to normal for precipitation for the year, however lack of rainfall the rest of the month resulted in the start of a downward sprial of below-normal precipitation for the year. According to meteorologist Ted Jamba, only 0.03” of rain fell from July 11 through the rest of the month, resulting in precipitation amounts...
