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The Valley CARE (Coordination, Accessibility, Resources and Education) Coalition hosted a free QPR Suicide Prevention training by Frederick Lee on Dec. 4, at the Glasgow Evangelical Church. The event was attended by members of Youth Dynamics, Hi-Line Homes and First Lutheran Church, personnel from Glasgow Schools in addition to individual community members. QPR, which stands for question, persuade, refer, trains individuals to become gatekeepers, individuals who know how to recognize the warning sides of suicide, know how to offer open...
Many people browse the Black Friday sales and decide the holidays are a good time to upgrade their televisions, computers, laptops, cell phones, etc. These new purchases replace older versions, which are then either thrown away or placed out of sight, out of mind in the house. Glasgow resident and owner/operator of Glasgow Montana Recycling Adam Hooper has teamed up with the Valley County Landfill to help recycle those outdated and unwanted electronics not only for the holiday season but beyond. At the Valley County Landfill there is a new,...
The walls of Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital will have a new addition in the near future due to a generous donation from a local artist. At the end of October, St. Marie resident and artist Leith DeWeese donated nine pieces in honor of her late husband, Jerry DeWeese, who passed away last December. The artwork will be displayed throughout the building including patient rooms, waiting rooms and hallways. The pieces will also be rotated with the existing artwork already on display in order to ens...
The Lady Scotties repeated history last week by being crowned back-to-back District 2B champions and the team had hoped history would repeat itself again at Divisionals. Last year the team achieved second place at Divisionals, securing a spot at State for the first time in nine years. This year, amidst tough competition and a rather unusual overall season, the Lady Scotties faced off against teams they hadn't seen since earlier in the season and also had the opportunity to have a re-match agains...
After clinching third place at Districts the week before, the North Country Mavericks hit the road again to participate at the Eastern C Divisional volleyball tournament which was hosted at Sidney High School and Fairview High School. The goal of each team was to outlast and outplay to punch their ticket to State. The North Country Mavericks first match-up was against the Jordan Mustangs on Nov. 5, which the Mavericks clinched in three, 25-20, 25-21, 25-12. Jaycee Erickson led the team with eight aces, Danika Soper led the team with 13...
The Glasgow Scotties traveled to Malta on Oct. 30 with the goal of achieving back-to-back championships, and they met that goal by securing first place at the District 2B tournament. Coming together as a team, reflecting upon their past matches and fixing errors that plagued them in the past, the Lady Scotties took their season's momentum and drove home their goal. Coming into the tournament as the number one seed, their first match-up was against Poplar, whom the Scotties dominated in three, 25...
The Lady Scotties finished up the regular season this past week with five matches, two of which were double-headers due to not being able to play those opponents earlier in the season as a result of the pandemic. The Scotties won each of their five matches, ending the regular season 12-6 overall and undefeated in conference play with a record of 8-0. They will be entering 2B Districts this weekend as the number 1 seed. "I expect that we need to be ready for anything. It's tourney time, anything...
Montanans who thought they had more time to fill out the 2020 Census ran out of time last week when the Supreme Court approved the Trump administration’s request to end the 2020 Census earlier than expected. Another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Census Bureau has had to adjust their normal processes to ensure everyone in the state is counted. The original deadline for the U.S. Census was July 31 and was originally extended to Oct. 31 to allow the opportunity to respond to challenges the pandemic created. In August, the C...
The Glasgow School Board met for their regular meeting on Oct. 13, and on the agenda was the discussion to add girls wrestling to the Glasgow High School activities. Athletic Director Brenner Flaten outlined the proposal, analysis and a survey taken by middle school and high school girls on their interest in participating in the sport if offered. In the proposal, Flaten explained adding girls wrestling would not incur any additional expense, except for $250 per year to sponsor the additional sport, which would be paid out of internal funds....
The Lady Scotties stayed home this past week, hosting the Wolf Point Wolves on Oct. 14 for their annual Pink Night and Glendive on Oct. 17 for senior night. Both games were rematches for the Lady Scotties as the team traveled to their opponents' court earlier this season. Similar to earlier in the season, the Scotties again secured a win against the Wolves, 25-19, 26-24, 25-5. The Scotties achieved 25 kills, four blocks, 11 aces, 36 digs and 19 assists. Tyann Graham and Abrianna Nielson led the...
Over the past week, Valley County has added 65 new cases and five hospitalizations to the county’s COVID-19 numbers. As of press time, there are 58 active cases with 137 recovered for a total number of cases of 195, and 12 total hospitalizations with four active. The increase in county numbers come as the state hits record highs in new cases. On Oct. 12, the state recorded 7,432 active cases, which is the highest it’s been since the state started regularly publishing COVID-19 information in March and as of Oct. 11, there have been 210 COV...
The Hinsdale Legion Monument has been standing in Legion Park for 75 years and it's starting to show its age. In order to preserve the monument and ensure the sacrifices of local veterans are remembered for future generations in the community and beyond, the Hinsdale Fall Festival committee has transformed into the Save the Monument committee to raise funds to not only make repairs but also preserve the monument for the future. "When one walks up to the monument, it is apparent that chunks of...
The Lady Scotties went on the road this past week battling it out against Sidney on Oct. 8 and Plentywood on Oct. 10. Both match-ups were rematches for the Scotties as the teams faced each other once already earlier this season on Glasgow's home court. After securing a win against Sidney in three earlier this season, the Lady Scotties were fired up and ready to play, securing the win again in three, 25-16, 25-10, 25-8. "They had high energy and were really loud and enthusiastic. It was a great...
Since the publication of this story, the Valley County Health Department confirmed 11 more cases of COVID-19 in the county. As of Oct. 7, at 6 p.m., the County has 30 active cases, with 111 recovered for a total of 141 cases. Valley County reported its first COVID-19 related death on Oct. 6 stating that the deceased passed away on Sept. 24. The county cited “jurisdiction issues” with the state Department of Public Health and Human Services for the delay in reporting the death. The Valley County Health Department on Oct. 6 stated: “It is with...
The USDA announced on Sept. 18, following a President Trump campaign rally on Sept. 17 in Wisconsin, an additional $14 billion is available for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs due to COVID-19. The funds are being made available from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act and CARES Act to support row crops, livestock, specialty crops, dairy, aquaculture and many additional commodities. Payments will be made for three categories of commodities including Price Trigger Commodities,...
After first being introduced in the Senate in 2017 and in the House of Representatives in 2019, Savanna’s Act is on its way to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The House of Representatives passed the latest legislation on Sept. 21 after being unanimously passed in the Senate last March. The bill, which is named in honor of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a 22-year old pregnant member of the Spirit Lake Tribe who was tragically murdered in August 2017, improves information sharing between Tribal and federal law enforcement agencies. It...
Irle School students received quite the surprise on Oct. 5 when they went out for recess and saw the newest addition to the Irle playground: swings. A number of volunteers, including community and PTO members in addition to the Glasgow football team, spent the past two weekends installing poles, pouring cement, spreading wood chips, laying down rubber mats and hanging the swings to provide students another activity to do while at recess. In addition to standard swings being installed, the...
After Harlem unexpectedly canceled their scheduled match-up against the Scotties on Sept. 29, the Scotties continued their week when the Malta Mustangs traveled to Glasgow to play the Scotties on home court on Oct. 1. The Scotties gained the win in three, 25-14, 25-17, 25-8. Glasgow achieved 31 kills, five blocks, 11 aces, 14 digs and 32 assists. "The girls were really fired up for a match. The excitement of Homecoming week and having a home crowd really set the tone for some high energy play,"...
Editor's Note: Since this story has been published, the Valley County Health Department has added 10 more confirmed COVID-19 cases to the total. As of Sept. 30, at 2:31 p.m., the County has 35 active cases, with one current hospitalization. Over the past week, Montana has seen record highs in new COVID-19 cases and Valley County is no exception. As the state logged a new daily record of 346 new cases on Sept. 26, Valley County added 28 more cases to the total over the past week, bringing the county up to 30 active cases as of press time. The...
Valley County resident Kristin McColly is bringing much needed services to the area in the midst of the global pandemic that is making everyone experience anxiety and stress to some level. Through her practice, Montana Hope, she is accepting patients and is offering a number of specialized mental health services. She recently graduated with her post-master's certificate in psychiatric mental health nursing from Frontier Nursing University after completing the program in March. She was also...
Over the past month, Valley County has had the pleasure to welcome two AmeriCorp volunteers to the community who will be working closely with the Valley C.A.R.E. Coalition to promote health and wellness throughout the area. Volunteers Emmaline "Em" Keesee and Sarah Schmidt have been working out of the Annex Building on 4th Ave. and closely with Katrena Palmer at Eastern Montana Community Mental Health to support the growth and longevity of the C.A.R.E. Coalition while also making plans to...
In the latest back and forth to complete the 2020 Census amidst a pandemic, on Sept. 24, the U.S. District Court extended the deadline for the completion of the Census. The preliminary injunction, issued by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in the Northern District of California, requires the Census Bureau to keep trying to count the country’s residents through Oct. 31. Governor Bullock and Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney applauded the decision to extend the deadline stating it would allow more time for a complete count of Montana’s residents. “A compl...
The Glasgow Scottie volleyball team has had a unique season so far, one that has not been experienced before. Games have been canceled, moved around and even some tournaments became unattainable for the girls to participate in due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last-minute cancellations, which was the case when Poplar rescheduled their Sept. 17 match and Harlem canceled last minute for their Sept. 19 match, provided unexpected time and opportunity for the Lady Scotties to reflect upon the season so...
The Valley County Health Department confirmed nine more cases of COVID-19 in the county over the past week. Cases 53 through 57 were announced on Sept. 18, cases 58 through 60 were announced on Sept. 20, and case 61 was announced on Sept. 22. As of press time, the County has nine active cases with 52 recovered, for a total of 61 cases. Case 53 is a female aged 30-39 who is not hospitalized and is symptomatic. Contact tracing is ongoing. Case 54 is a female aged 30-39 who is not hospitalized and is symptomatic. Contact tracing is ongoing. Case...
When Glasgow resident Jack Nickels Sr. turned 85 years old, he told his daughters he thought he could make it to 100. Fifteen years later, Nickels can say he has reached that goal as he will be celebrating his birthday on Sept. 24. Born in Glasgow to Herman J. Nickels and Lydia (Meyers) Nickels, he had two brothers, Russell "Rusty" and Lester "Swede," of Nashua, along with three sisters, Thelma, Vera and Doris. The family ranch was located along the Missouri River in McCone County, and Jack...
