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The Northeastern Arts Network is pleased to present the 2024-25 Big Sky Concert Series. This year’s series features exciting kaleidoscope of musical entertainment as part of this art organization’s ongoing commitment to provide quality entertainment to the community with a variety of shows that will appeal to every age and interest. The Jazz Legacy Project (JLP) performs the great legends of jazz such as John Coltrane, Billy Holiday and Thelonious Monk on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Created in 2015 after an epiphany, Justin Varnes had while teaching Jaz...
The Valley County Transportation Advisory Committee will be meeting on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2 p.m., in the Valley County Senior Citizen Center, 328 4th St. S., Glasgow. If you prefer, you may join the meeting via phone by calling 1-571-748-4021 Pin#2672541#. The general public and anyone interested in transportation in our county is invited....
The market report for the Glasgow Stockyards on Oct. 17 show 1,854 cattle sold. Utility and commercial cows brought in $114 to $133; canner and cutter cows $90 to $114; young feeding/turnout cows $140 to $231; and bulls $115 to $146.50. Feeder cattle first test of fall run. 300-400 SC $346 to $399, 300-400 HC $322 to $322.50; 400-500 SC 316 to $364, 400-500 HC $296 to $341; 500-600 SC $276 to $317. Yearling heifers 700-800 brought in $240 to $246.50 and 800-900 brought in $220 to $237.50. Consignors: Malta 293 BC 400 Opheim 2335 Bull 146.50...
Join us at Nashua School for a fun month of Fall Activities sponsored by Nashua Booster Club and surrounding area businesses. Gather your friends and family and head to Nashua for a fun-filled weekend! Free admission with tickets available to purchase for the festival games. All kids under 12 must be accompanied by an adult! Events and Locations Subject To Change Saturday, Oct. 26 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.- Maze, Haunted Graveyard and Carnival games open 11 a.m. BBQ Cook-Off Competition, with winner announced at 5:30 p.m. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. - Pumpkin...
The Ft. Peck Lutheran Church is sponsoring a Stew Feed as a Medical Fundraiser for Pastors Chris and Greg Holler-Dinsmore. When: Sunday, Oct. 27 Where: Ft. Peck Fish Hatchery Time: 4 to 6:30 p.m. Free Will Offering accepted Takeout available Contributions may be mailed to Ft.Peck Lutheran Church, Box 71, Ft. Peck MT 59223...
During the regular council meeting on Oct. 7, the Glasgow City Council approved the final piece of the new swimming pool project in Glasgow by voting to accept the bid from Corland Construction to build a bathhouse at a cost of $954,080. Corland Construction is currently constructing the swimming pool and now with them responsible for the pool bathhouse, both projects are expected to be completed by the end of May 2025. When the pool bathhouse first went to bid, the bid came in at $1.7 million, which prompted the Pool Committee to pull the bid...
Valley County is accepting public comment for the final draft of the new Glasgow Airport Master Plan and Airport Layout Plan (ALP). The public comment period will be open through Friday, Nov. 8. As part of their continuing commitment to serve and improve the aviation needs of Glasgow and North Central Montana, Valley County and the City of Glasgow are conducting an airport master plan for Glasgow Airport/Wokal Field (GGW). This master plan is a collaborative effort between the airport sponsor, GGW, the State of Montana, and the Federal...
Let’s have some fun with a county-wide Hay Bale Decorating Contest. Enter your creation by Friday, Oct. 18, and build for judging by Monday, Nov. 4. Hay bale themes include organizations, sports teams, families and business. There is a $10 entry fee. For entry blanks and rules, please contact the Valley County Extension Office at 406-228-6241. This event is sponsored by Valley County 4-H....
The Northeastern Arts Network is pleased to present the 2024-25 Big Sky Concert Series. This year’s series features exciting kaleidoscope of musical entertainment as part of this art organization’s ongoing commitment to provide quality entertainment to the community with a variety of shows that will appeal to every age and interest. On Tuesday, Oct. 22, we welcome Montana’s own, The Lucky Valentines. The Lucky Valentines have written upward of 80 songs, and use a mix of folk melodic sensibilities, tight harmonies and a whole lotta love to ma...
The University of Montana’s Co-Lab for Civic Imagination brings its theatre program State of Mind to Glasgow on Thursday, Oct. 24. State of Mind is an interactive theatre and public dialogue event that is touring to over 20 (primarily rural) Montana communities from September 2024 to May 2025. The project consists of a free theatre performance for the general public, and workshops for local students, school faculty and staff, and local health providers. The performance will take place on Thursday, Oct. 24, at Valley County Pioneer Museum, 7...
The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) announces their 17th class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. The inductees were chosen from a field of candidates nominated by the general public. Inductees are honored for their notable contributions to the history and culture of Montana. "The Hall of Fame exists to honor those who have made an impact in their part of the state and represent Montana's authentic Western heritage for future generations,"...
The market report for the Glasgow Stockyards on Oct. 10 show 339 cattle sold. Cows were steady while bulls were higher. Utility and commercial cows brought in $114 to $124; canner and cutter cows $90 to $114; and bulls $130 to $157. Consignors Opheim 2265 Bulls $153 Opheim 2095 Bulls $153 Dodson 2000 Bull $150 Malta 1940 Bull $151 Malta 1898 Bull $154.00 Wolf Point 1655 Bulls $157 Malta 722 Heifers $248 Malta 778 Heifers $245 Fall Season Update: As we head into the fall season here are a few reminders to help us keep things running smoothly: Pl...
The fall season with the Montana High School Rodeo Association is wrapped up. Below are the results from Miles City. Miles City # 1 Breakaway 8 -Brooke Billingsley, Glasgow, 4.410 Goat Tying 5 Brooke Billingsley, Glasgow, 8.850 Miles City #2 3 Bailey Billingsley Glasgow, 2.720 10 Brooke Billingsley, Glasgow, 4.630 Goat Tying 4 Bailey Billingsley, Glasgow Steer Wresting 2. Carlie Cornwell, Glasgow, 10.070 Event Leaders Listing Tie Down – JP Cornwell, Glasgow, 9th , with 56 points Charlie Cornwell, Glasgow, 13th, with 46 points Team Roping Bailey...
Fort Peck Summer Theatre announces the 2025 Season Line Up featuring an exciting mix of enduring classics and new hits direct from Broadway. Plus a World Premiere! The Play That Goes Wrong May 23 – June 8 When the accident prone, inept troop of actors attempts to perform a complicated 1920’s murder mystery play, chaos breaks loose. Actors forget lines, set pieces collapse and equipment tumbles. Everything that can possibly go wrong does so, to hilarious effects ending in complete and total happy disarray. Rock of Ages June 13 – June 29 This...
The 2025 Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament is just around the corner, and we’re thrilled to announce that registration opens on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024! This year, we’re making a big change: registration will be online only. As we get closer to the date, we’ll provide you with all the details you need to navigate this new process smoothly. If you have questions, stop by or call the Chamber at 406-228-2222. Mark your calendars, tell your fishing buddies, and get ready to compete in Montana’s premier walleye tournament! Stay tuned for...
Please join us on Friday, Oct. 11, 5 p.m., at the Glasgow Elks Lodge for a benefit dinner for Kari Murch and her family as we help to eliminate some financial stress as she has been in the intensive care unit. The benefit dinner will include a baked potato bar buffet as well as a dessert auction. Additional auction items will also be available to bid on. For further information on the event or how to help, please contact Alicia Odom at 406-230-2760...
The Valley Community Food Bank, located at 1020 1st Ave. No., will be open Tuesday, Oct. 15, from noon to 3 p.m. If this is your first time applying for assistance from the food bank, please bring photo identification and proof of your physical residence. For more information or if you need assistance contact, Jeff, 406-263-6676 or Mary, 406-794-8498....
Wow! What a year, but here at the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, we’ve got (part of) our sights on making sure we finish the year stronger than ever. An amazing line up speakers has been secured for the 2024 New Trends in Ag Seminar taking place on Tuesday, Nov. 5, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but we need your help. We are asking for nominations from the area on awarding the 2024 Del Strommen Trend Setter Award. Criteria includes innovation, overcoming adversity, business structure, community involvement and production in a...
The market report for the Glasgow Stockyards on Oct. 3 show 126 cattle sold. Very light test on all classes of cattle and all classes are selling on a steady market. New schedules are in the mail. If you did not get one, contact the Glasgow Stockyards at 406-228-9306. 4-Wheeler raffle tickets for Randy Searer Medical Benefit are available at the Glasgow Stockyards office. Drawings will be held during the last sale on Dec. 19. Cash, check, credit card or pay by deduction from cattle proceeds are available as methods of paymen...
The National Weather Service in Glasgow has reported that September 2024 is the warmest September on record with archives dating back to 1893. September saw an average temperature of 67.8 degrees breaking the previous record by 1.9 degrees in 2022 when the average was 65.9 degrees. The highest temperature for the month was 99 degrees on the 29th, which set a daily high temperature record by 10 degrees and is the warmest so late in the season by nine days. A daily record high of 96 degrees was also set on the 25th. The coolest temperature for...
The Remington Fire that blasted up from northern Wyoming into southeastern Montana in late August burned 196,000 acres of grass, trees, hay, barns and most devastatingly, livestock. With erratic high winds and hot temperatures, ranchers had scant time to evacuate their animals. Livestock losses will not be entirely known until cattle are gathered this fall, but the loss is predicted to be substantial. Hearing about those losses caused ranchers across the state to step up to help. During their annual meeting Sept. 5, Big Horn County Farm Bureau...
The Elks National Foundation is now accepting applications for the Legacy Awards $4,000 scholarships, which are available to children and grandchildren of Elks members. Great-grandchildren are not eligible. For the 2025 contest, any child or grandchild (or step-child, step-grandchild or legal ward) of a living Elk who joined the Order on or before April 1, 2022, or a charter member of a Lodge that was instituted on or after April 1, 2022, is eligible to apply. The Elk must also be a paid-up member through March 31, 2025. The applicant must be...
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) reports that breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among Montana women, accounting for 33 percent of new cancers each year. Breast cancer is a disease in which cells in the breast grow out of control, and these cells can also spread, or metastasize, to other parts of the body. Breast cancer screening means checking a woman’s breasts for cancer before there are signs or symptoms of the disease. Mammograms are the best method to detect breast cancer early when it is easier t...
Hinsdale’s Kaitlyn McColly is one of the 2023-24 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Award winners, which includes student-athletes, athletics personnel and sports teams from across the association. The honorees are celebrated for their hard work, exemplary character and significant accomplishments both on and off the field. National Awards Day recognizes the newest NAIA Hall of Fame inductees, 18 individual and team awards and the 2023-24 NAIA Scholar Team recipients. McColly is one of two recipients of the A...
The November Election is rapidly approaching, and absentee ballots are set to be mailed out Oct. 11, in Montana. As a result of the federal holiday, Indigenous Peoples Day, on Oct. 14, absentee ballots are expected to arrive to mailboxes later that week. In Valley County, there are currently 5,007 registered voters. This number is down compared to the last Presidential Election in 2020 when Valley County had 5,136 registered voters. In 1992, Valley County had 5,707 registered voters. Phillips County currently has 2,708 registered voters...
