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The Glasgow School District school board is looking to receive input from the community in the form of a survey to determine if students should have an early out or late start and which day of the week would work best. The survey can be taken at the Glasgow School website at glasgow.k12.mt.us. Glasgow Schools is utilizing the professional learning communities (PLC) approach, which answers four basic questions what do we want each student to learn? How will we know when each student has learned it? How will we respond when a student experiences...
Those who have frequented Sam & Jeff’s since their opening on Jan. 12, will have noticed the beautiful table tops their drinks and good eats sit on while socializing with friends and family. Jerry Pinder, of Nashua, made those tops by hand for the establishment and that’s not his only skill. As the sole owner and member of Whatley Woodworks in Nashua, Pinder custom and hand-makes a variety of woodwork including cabinets, furniture, trims, handrails, doors, closets, the list goes on. The man of many talents has learned all of his skills and tra...
Nashua resident Crystal Nordwall is a proud mother of three daughters, Adrienne, Avery and Arabella, she's a hard worker and spends each day putting one foot in front of the other in the fight against addiction. Throughout her relatively short life, she has struggled with finding productive ways to handle difficult situations, which, by her own account, led her down to a pathway of addiction. Six years ago, Nordwall started struggling with alcohol, which eventually got her in trouble with the...
The 2018 political season is officially underway with key Valley County positions up for grabs. Jan. 11 was the first day available for local members to file to run for various positions including clerk and recorder, commissioner, sheriff/coroner, attorney, public administrator, justice of the peace and treasurer. Lynne Nyquist has announced she is retiring after 20 years as the elected Valley County clerk and recorder. Also announcing his retirement is Bruce Peterson in his role as Valley...
It was a very successful holiday season for local merchants, the community and the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture with the annual Community Cash and Chamber Big Bucks programs. From Oct. 16 to Dec. 31, Community Cash scripts were available at First Community Bank in Glasgow and Hinsdale, Valley Bank and Independence Bank. A total of $118,340 dollars was spent at 64 Chamber business members. Also from Oct. 16, to Dec. 31, $19,710 of Chamber Big Bucks was purchased from the Chamber office to be used at local merchants. With both...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital has received the Stroke Recognition Award, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Health Program within the state health department. The award singles out critical access hospitals that demonstrate that they have the infrastructure and commitment to provide high-quality care for patients with acute stroke. Receiving the Stroke Recognition confirms that FMDH meets high standards related to the utilization of evidence-based stroke order-sets and protocols, laboratory and radiology services available 24/7 and administrati...
There are some big changes coming to the Glasgow Clinic in the New Year. Starting Jan. 1, Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Hi-Line General Surgery will merge with the Glasgow Clinic. The new Glasgow Clinic will be composed of two divisions, Primary Care and Specialty Care. Primary care will house family medicine and internal medicine, while specialty care will house general surgery, obstetrics/gynecology and orthopedic surgery. The merger is expected to have minimal impact on patients and will allow FMDH to...
Glasgow's Headstart children brought holiday cheer to local senior citizens during the lunch hour at the Senior Citizens' Center on Dec. 21. Children sang songs such as "Twinkle Twinkle" and "Jingle Bells," bringing smiles to all in attendance. After singing, the boys and girls were able to receive some early Christmas gifts from Santa, while the seniors enjoyed good food and music by Dave Pippin and his band. Bridgette Lapke, Shane Kelly, Maggie Longtree, Sister Jackson, Sister Stout, Howard...
The Children’s Museum of Northeast Montana in Glasgow is welcoming parents to bring their children in during the brisk and windy days of winter. The museum provides an environment that allows children of all ages to explore, create, discover, learn and be creative. Throughout the museum, there are a variety of exhibits that allow children to have hands-on experiences where they can role-play and let their imagination run wild. The museum is the brain child of Stacey Fast, who over 10 years ago wanted a safe space for young children to run a...
The Northeast Montana Fair Concert Committee announced on Dec. 15, country artist John Michael Montgomery will be headlining the 2018 Northeast Montana Fair Concert on Aug. 4. Montgomery is a chart-topping country artist with hits such as “Rope the Moon,” “Life’s a Dance,” “Sold,” “The Grundy-County Auction Incident,” and “I Swear.” With 16 million albums sold in his career, 15 number-one singles and numerous awards and nominations to his name, he is expected to have the crowd singing and dancing. After a multi-year hiatus, the Glasgow A...
Junior Katie Kaiser has taken over the reins of Glasgow's Snack-Pack program, which supplies healthy snacks and foods to students in need, specifically on days when children are not in school. The program, established by Morgan Guttenberg in 2016, helps the growing problem of childhood hunger in our area. According to Kaiser, one in five students are underfed or go hungry when not in school, so in a class of 175 students, 35 of those are going hungry. For Kaiser, that is 35 students too many,...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary Post 3107 hosted their annual awards and Christmas dinner on Dec. 14, at the Glasgow VFW. With approximately 80 people in attendance, turkey, dressing, potatoes, gravy, buns, delicious dessert and good company were enjoyed by all. After delicious food was had, students from Opheim, Hinsdale and Glasgow were recognized for a variety of merits for their participation in the Patriot's Pen writing contest, the Voice of Democracy writing contest and Irle...
On Oct. 28, local eighth-grader Kyler Hallock received a distinguished honor when he was presented the first ever Heroism Award at the American Legion's fall conference in Helena. Hallock was recognized for actions taken during the bus crash that occurred on Sept. 19, at the rest stop between Glasgow and Hinsdale. The accident injured classmates, a chaperone and also killed both drivers who were involved. After the accident, Hallock took above and beyond measures to ensure the safety of those...
On Dec. 8, volunteers from Glasgow High School student council, National Guard, Soroptomists, as well as local community members stood at the intersections of D&G and the Post Office to collect funds for Block of Bucks. A total of $30,310 was collected by the generous community, which allowed 125 families with 325 children to shop for essential clothing the following day, Dec. 9. Each child was allocated $93 to shop for jackets, shirts, pants, sweatshirts, anything and everything needed to stay warm this winter. Local businesses, D&G, Little...
Local artist Brianna Overbey is bringing a series of art classes to children of the community, thanks to proceeds from the “Walking in Memphis” event held on Nov. 10. With her business, A Lot Like Love, she will be providing a class free of charge to area children and young adults to make gifts for themselves or to gift to a loved one this holiday season. The first class of the series will be held on Saturday, Dec. 16, at Table for Six, 130 5th St. S., Glasgow. As the Christmas holiday is quickly approaching, participants will be making a pin...
On Nov. 20, George Alberda and Joe Braaksma from Grace Bible Church in Bozeman, made the drive to northeast Montana to pick up boxes for Operation Christmas Child at the Glasgow Evangelical Church. Glasgow was one of three stops for Alberda and Braaksma, as they also stopped in Havre and Sidney before making their way back to Bozeman. Glasgow has been a collection site since Operation Christmas Child started in 1970. There have been many collection sites through the years, however this year was...
The Gateway Club in Fort Peck will be hosting an adult prom themed “Life is a Carnival” to benefit the program Toys for Tots on Saturday, Dec. 9, starting at 8 p.m. Valley County Transit will provide transportation from Glasgow to the Gateway for $11 round trip. To ensure a ride, please call Valley County Transit at 406-228-TRIP (8747). There is an admission charge of one unopened toy per guest, which will be donated to the organization. In addition to dancing to music by DJ Vernon and having fun, there will be a silent auction where att...
Area residents got a chance to check out the 79-feet-tall Christmas tree bound for the U.S. Capitol Mall. The tree's escort made a stop at the Valley Event Center in Glasgow on Nov. 17. Local, state, and federal law enforcement escorted the tree in and out of town with sirens blaring, an honor usually reserved for Scottie athletes going and coming from state tournaments. Though most of the tree was covered, attendees were able to see the top of the tree through plexiglass, decorated with...
Montana Department of Transportation Director Mike Tooley announced on Nov. 16 that MDT is scrapping the Grass Range round-a-bout project. Bob Sivertsen, one of the leaders of the effort to stop the round-a-bout, was pleased. “The people really stepped up,” said Stivertsen, adding that people have been, “signing petitions in opposition to the ill-conceived, unneeded and costly project and MDT finally listened.” Sivertsen, along with Senator Mike Lang of Malta and Rep. Dan Bartel of Lewistown, rallied contacts, personal and profess...
Sarah Swanson has recently been named Milk River Watershed Alliance’s new coordinator. She will be advocating for the health of the Milk River Watershed and the rehabilitation needs of the St. Mary facilities and diversion system. With deep roots in Northeast Montana dating back to her great-grandparent’s homestead north of Hinsdale, Swanson’s Hi-Line heritage has instilled in her a drive to work to enrich rural communities for future generations, while supporting the men and women of agriculture working in acres, instead of hours. She is a...
Voters in the town of Fort Peck had big decisions to make during the only contested races in municipal elections on Nov. 7. Voters had the opportunity to vote for two four-year terms on the town council among the candidates, Tyler Skolrud, Jim Williamson and Joe French. French (with 67 votes) and Williamson (with 60 votes) came out as victorious. Voters also had to vote for an unexpired two-year term on the town council, of which only one candidate was running for the position. The sole candidate, Kerry Aakre, received 92 votes. In Fort Peck,...
On Friday, Nov. 17, the Glasgow area will have a rare opportunity to view the 79-foot tall U.S. Capitol Christmas tree as it makes it’s way en-route to Washington D.C. The truck carrying this massive tree will be traveling along Highway 2, making a stop at the Valley Event Center from 3-5 p.m. Glasgow High School Student Council members will be serving hot chocolate, donated by the Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID). Visitors can also sign their name or place a message on the tree wishing it well on it’s journey. The tree, which was...
Eight Glasgow High School's JMG (Jobs for Montana Graduates) students participated in the 2017 LEAD Montana Conference held in Billings on Oct. 31. These students competed in two events, Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) Leadership and a logo competition. Among 26 other entries submitted by students around the state for the logo competition, junior Ashlyn Aten's logo won first place. "This is the first time I have won something like this," Aten exclaimed. Her win is a first for the club. In...
Millions of Americans need bentonite every day, but many don’t even know it. To supply that demand, bentonite mining started in Valley County on Nov. 13, on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management Glasgow Field Office. According to BLM Geologist Craig Towery, mobilizing of equipment for the mining has started. Throughout the next couple of weeks, there will be an increase in traffic in the area as the equipment comes and goes during mining operations. BLM officials would like the public to be extra cautious when driving in and around t...
Valley View Home held their annual harvest festival on Nov. 3. Dudley and the Deadbeats provided music and much entertainment to not only residents but also to the community who came out and enjoyed the company. Five raffle prizes were drawn, with Tony Degette winning $100 in Chamber Bucks, Valley View's own Sally Figmaka won $50 to Eugene's, Annie Capdeville won a Valley View gift basket, Stephanie Becmer won and re-donated Fort Peck Theatre tickets, of which Angie Peterson won, and Cari...
