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As mothers might agree, being a mother is hard work. Balancing the life of raising children, working in order to contribute to expenses, keeping laundry caught up, dishes washed and a house livable, while also taking care of yourself and keeping relationships, it’s a lot to balance. I am lucky to have a partner in this journey called life to help me. Even with extra hands and us working together to keep everything caught up, there is never enough time in the day to accomplish everything that needs to be done. My to-do list is always six to s...
Award-winning entertainers Jack and Kitty, from Minneapolis, Minn., made at stop at the Glasgow City-County Library on July 12 to entertain grandparents, parents and children of all ages with their feel-good, rhythmic show. As part of the library's summer reading program, "Libraries Rock," the husband and wife duo played family-friendly jug band folk music and incorporated children's classics such as the Chicken Dance. Their act was accompanied with unique instruments such as a washer, a jug and...
Families, couples, individuals and children armed with bags to fill with treats, filed up and down Montana Street in downtown Hinsdale during Milk River Days on July 4. The parade kicked off with American Legion service members Jim Tollefson, Bill Thayer, Justin Strommen and Chris Strommen walking down the street carrying flags and Cody Donniaquo singing the National Anthem. Cars from the Flatland Cruisers Car Club cruised down the street, throwing treats out of windows for children to run after...
Glasgow High School student Garrett Lloyd has been accepted into the Western Aerospace Scholars Summer Residency which will allow him to participate in a six-day experience in Helena this August. Lloyd was accepted into the Western Aerospace Scholars Program during his sophmore year of high school. This program provides opportunities for Montana state high school students to explore STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) topics. Lloyd first found out about this opportunity through social media, and decided it was too great an opportun...
On July 5, at approximately 1:45 p.m., the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a single vehicle accident approximately one mile east of Saco at mile marker 500 on Highway 2. Responders from Saco, Hinsdale and Malta as well as medically-trained persons arrived upon the scene. According to a statement by the Montana Highway Patrol, the vehicle was heading westbound on US Hwy. 2. The driver, who has been identified as Kimberly Wilson, of Glasgow, overcorrected, re-entered the road, then overcorrected a second time, causing the veh...
From Fort Peck Theatre for Young Audiences production of Alice's Rockin' Adventures in Wonderland, Alice (played by Tommi Prewett) took a break from rehearsals to read and dance with area children at the Glasgow City-County Library on July 5. Alice read three books to children and families in attendance all with the theme of dancing as the children looked on in awe and amazement. After the stories were complete, it was time to have a Queen of Hearts dance party. With the library basement...
The summer months bring time on the lake, baseball games, grill outs, bonfires and park time for families. It also brings chances for severe weather, including thunder and lightning. The National Weather Service in Glasgow recently put out a post on social media with the goal of informing partners and the public about debunking myths associated with lightning, including, how to react when caught outside in a thunderstorm, whether or not lightning strikes the same place twice and that you are...
This spring, Montana FFA Foundation awarded over $60,000 in scholarships and grants to FFA members and chapters throughout the state. Hinsdale FFA was one of three FAA chapters to be awarded a Helping Hands grant and FFA member Mickayla Johnson walked away with scholarship funds. Helping Hands Grants are awarded to local FFA chapters who will be implementing community service projects. One of the priorities of the grant is to collaborate with community stakeholders and Hinsdale FFA will be doing just that. According to FFA director Patti...
The Fort Peck Interpretive Center will be providing a number of activities for children and families this weekend, July 6 through 8. There will be a variety of displays, handouts and activities related to the various moon phases, a bat walk and owl pellets. On Friday, attendees will be able to discover and explore the different moon phases, on Saturday, be able to participate in a Bat Walk with Heather Harris from Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks and on Sunday, discover and learn about owls. These activities, minus the Bat Walk, will run from...
The National Academy of Television Arts and Science Northwest Awards were held on June 9, in Seattle, Wash., Glasgow's own Shawn Newton walked the red carpet and brought home an Emmy for his work on the storytelling series "Under the Big Sky," from the Montana Television Network. Newton won an Emmy in the category Promotion – Program – Campaign, which was one of four categories he was personally nominated for, while the series itself was nominated for a total of six awards. This was not New...
Abigail Helland, of Glasgow, was one of ten women competing for the title of Miss Montana in Glendive this past weekend, June 14-16. This was Helland's third year competiting, and she was excited to earn scholarship funds to further her education as well as meet new friends and have new experiences. The first night of competition, June 14, the Glendive Chamber sponsored the "Show Us Your Shoes" parade where contestants created shoes that represented their hometown. Helland profiled her middle...
For the 36th year, the Valley County community has donated funds to the Valley County Combined Campaign in order to help raise funds for nonprofit organizations in the county. According to Board President and Treasurer of the Valley County Combined Campaign Board Dr. Charles Wilson, the campaign was started as a way for nonprofit organizations to minimize door-to-door solicitation, and instead have one mass mailing as a fundraining effort. Every year there are approximately six to seven permanent organizations and one or two one-year temporary...
Every week, the team at the Glasgow Courier works hard to scout out the stories, to capture the essence of what is going on in Glasgow, the county and even the world. We ask the tough questions, we dig deep to get the correct facts, we make sure all views are covered, we collaborate stories, and we serve as an information hub for the community. Not only do we serve the community for the present, but we serve the community for the future. It’s amazing how many people come into the Courier on a weekly basis, wanting to look through old a...
Love Should Not Hurt, comprised of Lacie Brown and Jenny McCabe, as well as Glasgow Police Department Victim Services, is asking for individuals and businesses to register a team for the first annual domestic violence kickball tournament set to take place on Saturday, July 21, at Sullivan Park. An all day event, starting at 8 a.m., teams will compete for a traveling trophy, as well as raise funds for local victims of domestic violence. Registration forms can be picked up at Milk River Activity Center or the Glasgow Police Department. If you...
The Fort Peck Interpretive Center will be providing a number of activities for children and families this weekend, June 22 through 24. There will be a variety of displays, handouts and activities related to pollinators and the benefits to our ecosystem. On Friday, attendees will be able to discover the life cycle of the honeybee, on Saturday be able to plant a flower to help pollinators and on Sunday make butterfly feeders to attract the pollinators. These activities will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., are subject to change and are weather...
The National Weather Service in Glasgow celebrated their diamond anniversary on June 6. For 75 years, our local meteorologists have done our community a great service by providing each and every one of us what to expect from Mother Nature day in and day out. Even though officially Glasgow has had a weather bureau for 75 years, the art of meteorology and gathering data has been around since shortly after Montana became a state and even before Glasgow was incorporated as a city. The United States...
Families and children alike were able to enjoy the nice weather on June 9, to celebrate the beginning of the summer with the Children's Museum of Northeast Montana Third Annual School's Out Carnival. Originally scheduled for the last day of Glasgow schools on June 1, Mother Nature did not cooperate to allow the event to go on once students were released from school. Children purchased tickets which allowed them to play a variety of carnival-style games including ring toss, color match, dart the...
Three years ago this week I moved to the middle of nowhere. Even before the Washington Post designation and the national attention, I always thought of Glasgow as being Middle of Nowhere, USA. What I didn’t know after moving here is that, I would call this middle of nowhere home. Where my three-year-old daughter can strike up a conversation with someone she doesn’t know, and the other person will ask how she is doing and engage. Where children look out for each other, and make sure no one is left behind. Where I can walk into the Loaded Toad, a...
Over the past few weeks, McDonald's in Glasgow has been a whirlwind of activity. The lobby area of the restaurant has been closed since May 14, while construction crews overhaul the inside and outside to make the dining experience more friendly and inviting. According to owner Paul Ashenbrener, there are new and exciting things to come to our area restaurant. The goal of this remodel was to not only update the look of the building, but to also bring the dining experience to a whole new level. There will be an updated look to the indoor play...
COMPILED BY MICHELLE BIGELBACH THE COURIER In honor of Memorial Day, the following is a list of those veterans who have passed away in recent months. Where service was unknown the conflict or "military service" was subsitituted. Phillip Lee Gaudet - Navy Dick Nicol - Army Hugo Lee Hansen - Army Donald “Don” Ray Bauer – Military Service Sidney “Sid” D. Sulser – Air Force Allen C. Sevareid - Army Wayne Jacobs – Served in the Korean War Joseph David “JD” Barnett - Navy Michael L. Luse - Navy William “Bill” R. Grant - Navy Robert “Bob” Sam Gill...
Local artist Brianna Overbey will be hosting a free art class for area children on Saturday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to noon, at Table For Six, 130 5th Street South, the lower level of the historic Nels Kent Building. The class is anticipated to take up to at least one hour, but can take up to two hours. Attendees must register for the class by either stopping in or calling 5th Ave. Pharmacy at 406-228-3692. There is a limit of 20 attendees for the class, so it will be on a first come, first serve basis. The class is open to children ages 2 to...
The Fort Peck Interpretative Center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come learn about the construction history of the Fort Peck Dam, be greeted by a life size, fleshed-out model of Peck’s Rex, the Tyrannosaurus Rex discovered 20 miles southeast of Fort Peck in 1997, marvel at the two largest aquariums in Montana displaying the fish of Fort Peck Lake and the Missouri River and view exhibits including the wildlife, habitats and scenery of the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge and Fort Peck Lake. Every weekend during the summer m...
On National Teachers’ Appreciation Day, May 8, Valley County votes were counted to determine if residents decided to pass requested levies for the Glasgow, Nashua and Frazer schools. Votes were also tallied to determine who would serve on the open trustee seats for the Glasgow, Frazer, Hinsdale and Opheim schools. Voters decided not to pass Glasgow schools levy request to increase the levy to 8.12 mills, with the intent to increase wage competitiveness in order to keep and retain quality educators. Sixty-one percent of registered voters made t...
I have two young children who will be future students in the Glasgow school system. My hopes for them have always been to be taught by teachers who care about them, who will be their mentors, who will guide them towards being productive citizens of society and to be the guiding force to teach them all that they need to know. I am very disappointed to hear Glasgow residents decided to vote against the school levy, which would have given competive pay to teachers in the district. These teachers work hard to make sure their students succeed, in...
Now that spring has arrived, or depending on the day, summer, the flood outlook has decreased considerably over the past week. According to the National Weather Service in Glasgow, the Milk River near Glasgow is at 22.22 feet and is expected to continue to decrease over the next week. The rising river did not have much effect on those living in town, except if residents decided to drive down Hwy. 24 and witness Sullivan Park closed off and underwater or to see water on the roadways at Vandalia...
