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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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The Hinsdale School District held a special election on July 12 asking voters to pass a Hinsdale Building Reserve fund for the high school in the amount of $805,975 and to pass an Elementary Building Reserve Fund in the amount of $332,561. These funds were asked of the voters so the district could replace the 1968 school boiler and the high school ventilation system. The elementary ventilation system also needs to be replaced however, at this time, federal and local funds are being used for that project. The Hinsdale voters passed the high...
Twelve U.S. Senators, including Montana’s Jon Tester (D) and Steve Daines (R) released a statement at the end of June vowing not to approve any members to the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission that was set to consider recommendations to changes to VA health care facilities. By not approving any members to the Commission, the process is stopped from moving forward. “As Senators, we share a commitment to expanding and strengthening modern VA infrastructure in a way that upholds our obligations to America’s veterans,” the statement...
Since taking over as Glasgow’s code compliance officer position at the end of last year, Rod Dees has had one goal in mind: cleaning up the town. With the increase of abandoned buildings and junk vehicles in public view, in addition to weedy lots now that we are in peak summer season, Dees has been busy trying to achieve that goal. Though there are city ordinances for abandoned/public nuisance building structures and properties as well as city codes for nuisance weeds and abandoned/discarded vehicles, it does take time for property owners to c...
Last week Katie Knierim and Kevin Miller donated $25,000 to the Valley County Community Pool Campaign making the total raised $2,518,028, just over the $2.5 million mark, of the $3,304,000 goal needed to build a new pool in Glasgow. The Miller children, Jack and Molly, are both part of the Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team Thunder, and Knierim swam in swim team as a kid, so seeing the campaign so close to their goal and seeing a new pool in Glasgow within sights is important to them as a family. Jory...
Mark Berger, born and raised in Glasgow, and Johanna Vasseur, originally from rural New York, have joined together to open a new restaurant at the Elks Lodge in Glasgow. Toodie's Cafe, named after their beloved dog, is a family-friendly breakfast and brunch cafe offering dishes unique to northeastern Montana in addition to classic American breakfast fare using fresh ingredients sourced from local purveyors. Berger graduated from Glasgow High School in 1998 and has spent nearly 20 years working...
The Valley County Health Department was awarded the 2021 President's Award from the Montana Public Health Association (MPHA) during their annual conference in April. The President's Award honors an individual, group or organization whose work has made a significant statewide impact in public heath. Typically a nomination process, the MPHA Executive Board voted to honor all local health departments, tribal health departments, the Department of Public Health and Human Services and community...
The Valley County Community Pool Campaign has officially reached the $2 million mark, due to recent donations made during the All-Class Reunion, which took place June 16 through 19. According to Maggan Walstad, a volunteer for the Valley County Pool Campaign committee, $750,000 plus has been raised over the last month due to two big donations provided by individuals, the Glasgow Middle School Builder's Club doing a fundraiser prior to school ending, the Titanic Challenge that occurred earlier...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) Board has announced the appointment of Nickolas "Nick" Dirkes as the new chief executive officer, after an extensive nationwide search lead by COORS Leadership Capital, based out of North Carolina. According to Dirkes, there were approximately 400 responses to the advertisement, with 100 applications received. The applications were narrowed down to 10 and then physicians, hospitals leaders and the FMDH Board further narrowed it down to four applicants to...
A brief thunderstorm in the afternoon did not damper the community or Valley View Home's annual community barbecue on June 23. Special to this year's event was the celebration of Sally Figmaka, who is retiring after 47 years of dedication to the facility. In addition to good company, those who came down enjoyed burgers, generously donated by Albertsons, with sides and desserts provided by the Home's dietary staff. The kids had fun in the inflatable bouncy house and water slide while those of...
The Opheim Class of 2022 might have been small with only four graduates, but they are all motivated to secure their own pathways and be successful. Of the four graduates, Cole Taylor, Mandy Fuhrmann and Zach Fauth, were awarded a number of different scholarships between them totaling $833,450, as of May 23. Taylor has accepted the appointment to the United States Military Academy (USMA) West Point and was awarded a total of $818,700 in scholarships ranging from local scholarships to state level...
After challenging their classmates during the month of May to donate change and dollar bills for the "Time For CHANGE, We Need A New Pool" competition to help raise funds for the Valley County Community Pool Campaign, the Glasgow Middle School's Builders Club was able to donate $1,417.91 to the cause. Before the jugs went to the bank, they were weighed, with the eighth-grade jug weighing the most at 62.6 pounds, followed by the seventh grade jug weighing 37.8 pounds and the sixth-grade jug...
The Glasgow City Council met in regular session on May 23 which included agenda items involving discussions regarding the downtown trees, delinquent TBID (Glasgow Tourism Business Improvement District) assessments from the Star Lodge, the appointment of a new firefighter for the Glasgow Fire Department following completion of probation and raising the bulk water rate, among other topics such as unfinished business and reports by the Mayor, committees and department heads. According to the Chair of the Beautification Committee Pat Knierim, there...
The corner of Second Avenue South and Sixth Street South was busy throughout the day on May 25 as crews from EPCON Sign Group, out of Billings, updated all of the signage on the First Community Bank building and ATM drive thru. Though the signage was recently changed, First Community Bank branches opened their doors as Opportunity Bank of Montana on May 2. Upon acquisition of First Community Bank, Opportunity Bank expanded into the communities of Ashland, Culbertson, Froid, Glasgow, Hinsdale...
Health technology pioneer DrFirst announced on May 24 that 5th Avenue Pharmacy, in Glasgow, was awarded the Healthiverse Heroes Award, which honors organizations for using technology in innovative ways to break through the information silos that get in the way of clinical collaboration and patient care. The Pharmacies award was also awarded to Galva Pharmacy in Galva, Ill., in a tie with 5th Avenue Pharmacy. “5th Avenue Pharmacy and Gift is extremely humbled and grateful in receiving this award. We have enjoyed working with DrFirst and their t...
After spending the past month touring Valley County, Valley View Home’s administrator Wes Thompson and Haylie Shipp, with the Vote Yes Valley View campaign, stopped at the Cottonwood Inn in Glasgow on May 19 to discuss the upcoming ballot measure to extend the previously approved $300,000 annual levy for three years for the skilled nursing facility. If approved, the funds would be used to maintain operating expenses. Absentee ballots have been mailed out and as of May 23, 540, 16 percent, of the absentee ballots sent out for the June 7 P...
Glasgow Police Department's newest officer Parker Rapp was sworn in on May 16, after recently moving to the Glasgow area. Though he hasn't been on the force for a full two weeks, he is looking forward to being a part of the community "Right now I'm going through my field training program and I'm really looking forward to being able to be more involved and be a part of whatever comes up," he stated. Rapp is originally from the Fairfield/Augusta area, attending high school in Augusta. He just...
After recently welcoming back Dr. Jahanara Graf as a full-time general and trauma surgeon, Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital also welcomed back Dr. Maya Sanchez-Rotunno as a full-time OB/GYN at the beginning of May. Dr. Sanchez-Rotunno had worked within the Specialty Care Clinic last year for six months and has spent the previous six months working in Hawaii. "I just loved the patients and the co-workers when I was here, so when they offered me to come back for good, I had to say yes!,"...
Valley View Nursing Home (VVNH) administrator Wes Thompson spoke to the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Board on April 27 requesting consideration to aid the nursing home financially in their operating expenses. In 2019, the home was cash flowing positive, however as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nursing home was $1.2 million short in 2020 and $1 million short in 2021. In addition to asking the FMDH board as well as other entities, Valley County voters are also being asked to support a three-year, $300,000 levy to help keep the...
The Valley County Community Pool Campaign recently received a generous anonymous donation of $250,000, now making the total raised towards the funding of a new swimming pool in Glasgow, as of May 9, $1,9501,141 of the $3,304,000 goal. The donor decided to support the cause as a way to give back to the community that has given them so much throughout the years. “Glasgow has been good to me since I’ve lived here. I love kids – they need every opportunity to develop socially and physically,” they explained on why they decided to donate. The don...
Glasgow's Irle School music teacher Christine Gilchrist was recognized during an all-school assembly on May 2 not only as the 2021 Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 3107 2021 Teacher of the Year but also Montana's 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year. She was also awarded the Smart/Maher National Citizenship Education Teacher Award in recognition of being selected the state VFW teacher award winner for citizenship education. As a result of Gilchrist's recognition, Irle School also received the...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital welcomes back Dr. Jahanara Graf as a full-time general and trauma surgeon after working at the hospital intermittently since 2018. With her addition, there are now two general surgeons on staff to be able to perform inpatient and outpatient surgeries without having to travel. Dr. Graf was born in Manhattan, N.Y., where she grew up until the age of seven, when she then moved to Bangkok, Thailand, as a result of her mom working for the United Nations. After three...
During its state-wide tour, Sletten Construction made a stop at Glasgow Middle School on May 2 to allow the eighth-graders and a few lucky seventh-graders the opportunity to put their signatures on a beam that will be used in the Montana Historical Society's Topping Out celebration in Helena on May 17. Topping out ceremonies are held to celebrate a major milestone in a construction project. When it's put into place, the beam will signify that the steel at the highest point of the new Montana...
Michelle Bigelbach The Courier Valley County voters made their voices heard on Election Day, May 3. With the exclusion of Opheim, all of the other Valley County schools asked voters to either choose a new trustee and/or to vote on a funding levy. A special district election was also held to help fill three three-year terms on the North Valley County Water & Sewer District. Frazer School District ran a trustee election as they had one one-year term opening and one three-year term opening. Tihs election was held at the Frazer School Annex and...
The Valley County CARE Coalition hosted the first Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course of the year on April 30. With the Glasgow Evangelical Church as the venue, six members of the community attended the day-long event taught by Connie Wethern to learn about how to recognize the patterns of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and appearance that show there might be a crisis. Mental Health First Aid is the help offered to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate...
The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, along with sponsorships from local businesses, brought speaker, motivator, instructor, author and consultant Steve Beck to the Cottonwood Inn in Glasgow on April 27 and 28 for two different seminars. The April 27 session was about motivational leadership, and according to Glasgow Chamber office manager Shyanne Wallace 68 people attended the full day session. The April 28 session was a half day focusing on exceptional customer service, which was attended by 71 people. “The audience included a l...
