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Glasgow's Speech and Drama team traveled to Circle on Nov. 23 for their last meet before the Thanksgiving holiday. Once again the team placed in Class B Speech with a second place in Speech Class B Sweeps. The students placed in the following: Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Gabe Allen Fourth Place Humorous Oral Interpretation – Gabe Proctor Third Place; Ash James Eighth Place and Sebastian Gregg 11th place Humorous Theater - Emmy Gutow and Cody Lacock Eighth Place Impromptu – James Pearson First...
The Courier 10 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 You might see students from Glasgow High School, Soroptimist members and other various members of businesses and organizations standing in the intersections downtown Glasgow on Friday, Dec. 5. It's a 50-year tradition for the community to rally for funds to help provide clothing for children. The tradition started with the Glasgow Jaycees, a fraternal organization that accepted men between the ages of 21-35. The group had various projects...
As the 2024 election year came to a close, so does the court case initiated by six Fort Peck Tribal members seeking satellite voting locations, arguing against Valley and Roosevelt Counties that Indigenous voters have poor access to the polls for Election Day, Nov. 5. As of Nov. 12, the case was dismissed upon the voters’ own motion. Throughout the pendency of the case, two of the six plaintiffs asked to withdraw from the case, as did the original attorney for the plaintiffs. Following the withdrawal of the original attorney, the Court suspende...
The Glasgow School Board met in regular session on Nov. 13 and voted to appoint Ryan Fast to the open trustee position on the Glasgow School Board. He replaces Board Chair Angie Page who resigned at the end of October. Fast is not new as a school board trustee as he previously served six years on the Glasgow School Board before retiring in May 2024. Fast will serve as a trustee until May 2025, when an election will be held to fill the remainder of Page’s term, which is set to expire May 2026. As a result of Page’s resignation, there was als...
Opheim School held a Veterans Day program in the school's gymnasium as a way to say thanks and honor local veterans that were in attendance, including Bob Bergstrom, Staff Sergeant Nordlund, National Guad Recruiter, out of Malta, Steve Shaday, American Legion State Commander Ken Simon, Vice commander of American Legion Charles F. Carrignan Post 122 Sherry Shaday, American Legion District Commander as well as Commander of Post 122 in Opheim Jerry Davenport, Jim Pankratz, and Dennis Honrud. The...
Glasgow High School's Speech and Drama season started with a spectacular open on Nov. 2 in Sidney, where the team came home with a first place finish in Class B Speech and a third place finish in Class B Drama Sweeps. Helping the team with these awards was Gabe Proctor placing first in humorous oral interpretation (HOI) and Ash James taking third in the same event. Connor Whitmer placed first in spontaneous oral interpretation (SPOI) while eighth-grader Henry Holte took fifth. Eighth-grader Gabe...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 It's been roughly over two decades since Glasgow lost its Christmas tree located downtown. The tree used to sit in the middle of the street on 2nd Ave. S and 4th St. S. A manhole was uncovered and a pot the city created to place the tree in helped hold the tree in place. Due to an accident several years ago, the city looked at the problems created by the tree's position and the liability issues. This year, several residents stopped to watch as a large tree...
A total of 52 Glasgow Ice Dawgs, from Mites, Squirts and High School, attended the well-loved Lamoureux hockey camp at the Valley Event Center in Glasgow, Nov. 16 through 18. Throughout the three day camp, the players went through a series of drills and obstacles both off and on the ice. Under the direction of Mario Lamoureux and his coaches, all those who attended were tired by the end of the weekend, though they were all smiles as they left the rink at the end of the camp on Nov. 18. At the...
Valley County voters made their voices heard on Election Day, Nov. 5, by not only choosing who will represent them at a county level as a County Commissioner, but also had the opportunity to choose the next President of the United States, the next Senator of Montana in addition to other state level positions including State Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Auditor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, among many other State positions. Voters also had the opportunity to vote on three. state initiatives. The residents of Nashua had a...
Kyle Goodman, of the Valley County Sheriff's Office, was one of 62 new officers to graduate from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) within the Montana Department of Justice on Nov. 8. MLEA provides basic and advanced training for state, county, city and tribal law enforcement officers throughout the state. Attorney General Austin Knudsen was in attendance to congratulate and address the graduates. "I am proud of what Montana's newest law enforcement officers have accomplished during...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 Glasgow recognized its local veterans in the annual Veterans Day ceremony held at the Civic Center on Tuesday, Nov. 11. In tribute to the upcoming 40th anniversary marking the end of the Vietnam War in April 1975, Vietnam veterans were the focal point of honor in this year's ceremony. Master of the ceremony Steve Page gave an update on the status of the Northeast Montana Veterans' Memorial Park in Fort Peck. He explained that, thanks to community effort,...
The Sean R. Heavey gallery saw a number of ghosts, goblins, princesses, Presidents, video game characters and animals come in on Oct. 31 for the Glasgow Courier's annual Halloween Costume Contest. Ella Gilchrist, Amelia Gilchrist, Katie Kuhlmann and Taylor Hopstad were all correct in guessing what the staff of the Glasgow Courier was dressed up as. Michelle was Breaking News, Gwen was Headline and Terry was Old News. Honorable mention goes to Kim Turner for guessing Old News, Twitter and News....
The Glasgow Schools Board of Trustees, comprised of Blaine White, Stan Ozark, Chrissa Nelson, Derek Beadle (incoming May ‘24), Ryan Fast (outgoing May ‘24) and Chair Angie Page (outgoing Oct. ‘24) was awarded the 2024 Golden Gavel Award by the Montana School Boards Association (MTSBA) during the Montana Conference of Education Leadership (MCEL) Oct. 16 - 17. This award recognizes a school district every year for either committing to at least 12 hours of training in the past year or working together on a strategic plan. This year’s award w...
According to the National Weather Service in Glasgow, the month of October was a warm and dry month. The average October temperature in Glasgow was 52.7 degrees Fahrenheit, which is seven degrees above normal. This past October was the fifth warmest on record. Since 1893, this has been the third warmest year so far. Only 0.33 inches of rain fell during the month of October, which is 0.59 inches shy of normal. There was no snow reported during the month, which is the first since since 2015. A 92 mile per hour wind gust did occur on Oct. 4,...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 It was a heated campaign this year for the Valley County Sheriff/Coroner position. This is the second campaign that candidate Joe Horn and incumbent Glen Meier have faced off. This election Meier took 58 percent of the votes, with 1,969 votes, to 1,378 votes for Horn. Paul Tweten will take the county commissioner district 1 seat. Just over 61 percent of Valley County voters chose Tweten, putting him over Russel Dahl for the position, with 2,010 votes to...
Red Ribbon Week is the nation's largest and longest-running drug-use prevention campaign. With it's mission to help keep kids drug-free, this year's theme was "Life Is A Movie" and both Glasgow Middle School students as well Opheim students participated. The Glasgow Middle School recognized Red Ribbon Week Oct. 21 through 24 by going to work on decorating their classroom doors with the movie theme, with many students utilizing their favorite Disney movies as inspiration. With support from the...
Oct. 24 was the annual Tip-A-Cop fundraiser for Special Olympics at all three of the Glasgow coffee shops, The Loaded Toad, Blend 10 and Starbucks. Local law enforcement, including Glasgow Police Department officers and Valley County Sheriff deputies, and Milk River Stars athletes helped the cause by serving coffee, greeting customers and helping customers with their orders. Proceeds, which totaled over $900, will help the Milk River Stars team travel to and from competitions, which include the...
Torgerson's in Glasgow donated pumpkins this past week to Opheim pre-kindergarten through second graders, students at Little Scholars preschool in Glasgow, kindergarteners and first graders at Nashua School as well as students at Irle Elementary, in Glasgow. There were many smilies and excitement from all the students have being able to bring home the pumpkin to their families. In addition to being able to bring home pumpkins, the students at Little Scholars also had the opportunity to paint...
The Glasgow City Council met in regular session on Oct. 21, and a number of resolutions were introduced and offered for adoption by Mayor Rod Karst to the rest of the City Council members that were present, Doug Nistler, Lisa Koski and Brian Austin. Council member Dan Carr attended via cell phone while council members Stan Ozark and Butch Heitman were absent. After approving consent agenda items, the first resolution introduced and offered for adoption was Resolution No. 3183 – A Resolution Establishing A Special Revenue Fund for the Skate P...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 Negotiations were completed and Glasgow City council members have agreed to give both union and non-union employees a raise this year. Mayor Becky Erickson commented that there hasn't been a raise for employees in several years. The raise adds up to 50 cents an hour, and a $1.50 raise for employees who are on call. Health insurance payments will also increase. City officials did not take a raise this year. The resolution was passed Monday, Oct. 20. An...
October has been the month of bringing awareness and support for those living with Breast Cancer, including celebrating the survivors of the disease. The American Cancer Society states that breast cancer affects one in eight women in their lifetime and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in Montana. With that statistic, everyone residing in Valley County either knows of someone who is currently battling the disease or is a survivor of the disease. Glasgow Courier Sports...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 "I don't want to borrow on the highway future," Director of Montana Department of Transportation Mike Tooley said at a meeting that took place at the Cottonwood Inn in Glasgow on Friday. Tooley came to the Highway 2 Association quarterly meeting, and he was able to address officials from along the Hi-Line. With increased traffic, some smaller communities along the Hi-Line have been concerned with maintenance and possible upgrades to Hwy. 2. Tooley, who is...
Native American voters on the Fort Peck Reservation continue their fight for voting rights with a lawsuit asking for two satellite voting offices to be established closer to the reservation, specifically at locations in Frazer and Poplar, Mont. After a hearing on Oct. 7, a continuance was set for Friday, Oct. 18. The Native American voters (plaintiffs) and the counties of Valley and Roosevelt (defendants) decided to begin settlement negotiations on Oct. 8, with the hope being the two parties can create a reasonable and feasible solution for...
Throughout the past few months, there has been a lot of construction activity at Hoyt Park, especially on the other side of the already ongoing project of the new swimming pool. Crews from Evergreen Skateparks broke ground on the city's new skatepark on Aug. 28, and finalized the project on Oct. 2. The crew from Evergreen Skateparks christened the park with their own boards and skate moves after the completion of the park. The park officially opened to the public on Oct. 12, after the Siding 45...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 Sometimes a namesake can have more sentimental value and meaning, other times it's about carrying history. The Glasgow school board discussed a possible decision on naming the new elementary school building at the school board meeting that took place on Wednesday, Oct. 8. What would seem like a simple decision, turned out to be more complicated. A survey was open to the public for about a week. The survey asked if the new school would remain Irle...
