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East Side School kids got to enjoy an hour of ice skating for their physical education class on Friday, Dec. 20, just before Christmas break. Kylie Lagerquist and Tyann Graham, above, were among the fourth-graders enjoying their time at Valley Event Center in Glasgow.... Full story
As the New Year takes shape, a new mayor for Glasgow will take her seat. Becky Erickson will be taking the place of Dan Carney. Carney might be stepping down from city council and from the mayor seat, but he still intends to keep some irons in the fire. Carney started in the city council in 1984. Nearly 30 years of experience started out after interest in the water situation in Glasgow grew. He applied for a vacant seat and didn't get it. So he ran for city council and found his way in on the... Full story
Anyone traveling west on Highway 2 may have noticed the flashing sign at the bottom of the hill coming into town. It flashes your speed if you're above the posted limit, or at one point it will flash a frowning face to those who are coming in much too quickly. The 9-inch highway sign has been there collecting data. The data in the sign is able to give law enforcement important information on traffic patterns on the highway. Glasgow Police Chief Bruce Barstad said that the Bluetooth driven data h...
New Year’s Eve is a time of fun and celebration. Make sure you don’t start your year out with a DUI or in an accident. If you plan on going out for the night, and maybe your designated driver decided to have more than a few beers, don’t take the keys in your hands. Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier said that a tradition that has been going on for around a decade will continue. Valley County Sheriff Search and Rescue and two local wrecking companies will pick you up and take you home for free. The idea is to make sure everyone has a safe holid...
I thought I’d better get this off my chest while I still have a chest to get it off of. (Off of which to get it? … From which to get it off? … Forget it, I am what I am.) See, here’s what happened over Christmas. I was sitting in my recliner, reclining watching football when I had an attack of “heartburn” or acid reflux as those in the know at the FMDH call it. I suppose I could blame it all on the two cartons of chocolate milk balls I had consumed, along with the sardine-avocado-pineapple-tofu sandwiches I had munched on earlier. I grabbed for... Full story
As more home businesses are becoming part of today’s culture and Glasgow is shifting into a time of change, the city has looked to add a growth policy. The decision was made to go ahead with the policy through the firm DJ&A. Recently, the company asked Glasgow for an additional $3,000 for their work on the growth policy and they were denied it as the city signed a contract to pay a set amount. The growth policy was needed to help make changes to local zoning ordinances. Those ordinances have become outdated with the new changes, and some t...
Too often in our debates over Montana’s public lands, we seem to forget just how incredibly lucky we are to have these lands at all. This is especially true of the 2.4 million acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the Hi-Line District of central and eastern Montana. These lands are the grasslands, sagebrush, hoodoos and coulee country that may lack the breathtaking scenery of Glacier National Park or the Beartooth Plateau, but are every bit as valuable for livestock grazing, energy development, hunting and fishing, and a m...
Dear Editor: I read Barbara Gallagher’s letter about the dog that was tied/chained with no human contact and perhaps no food/water/shelter. I, too, observed this during the summer when it was brutally hot, but the police officer whom I spoke with did check on the dog. Animals, be they domestic, farm or wild, have no voice and only caring human beings can speak for them. I totally don’t understand people who have animals and fail to treat them humanely. Dogs are such fun animals and they need to be treated like a member of the family. Joan McK... Full story
William John Aitken, 84, died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, in St. Ignatius, Mont. He was born on Aug. 6, 1929, the youngest of 13 children, to James and Martha Aitken, who homesteaded south of Glasgow. He graduated from Glasgow High School where he enjoyed playing basketball. He worked on and off the farm all of his life. He was employed at the Glasgow Sales Ring, Sinclair Produce, Farmer's Union Oil Co., Markle's, and Conoco Oil Co. He loved to raise and break his own saddle horses. He...
Magdalina E. "Maggie" (Schelert) Franzen, 89, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, of natural causes at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. A vigil service will be held Friday, Jan. 3, at 7 p.m. and Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, Jan. 4, at 11 a.m., both at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow. Interment will be at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. She was born on Dec. 12, 1924, in Woodworth, N.D., the daughter of Albert and Lydia (Fauth) Schelert. She was...
Patsy Maxine (Stearns) Reimche, 68, died on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. She was born on July 13, 1945, in Scobey, the daughter of Clinton "Kink" and Frances (Bondy) Stearns. She lived on the farm north of Frazer and then moved to Fort Peck. She attended Fort Peck Grade School and Nashua High School. She worked at the Fort Peck Café and Fort Peck Theatre, and as a telephone operator. She owned and operated three businesses: the Home Café in N...
The Glasgow U-13 girls notch a victory in North Dakota. The girls traveled to Crosby, North Dakota Dec. 15 for a "spirited" match. Six minutes into the first period, Baylie Chappell scored the first goal. A Glasgow penalty sent Kennedy Schmidt away for 2 minutes followed by another penalty against Crosby's Shyann Ballew, sending her to the box as well. Schmidt returned to the ice to score Glasgow's second goal with an assist from Jesi Kennedy. Bailee Holstein scored the third goal early in the... Full story
Glasgow wrestling enjoyed a nice winter break, but the break is just about over as the team heads back into the gym to prepare for its match against Malta on Jan. 2. Scotties head coach Trevor Newman says that the season so far has included a lot of learning and getting in proper shape. Newman is encouraged by his team’s progress so far and only sees more progress being made the rest of the year. “I thought the Great Falls tournament was a huge confidence booster for several of our wrestlers,” Newman said. “Cody King has really emerged as a le...
Still searching for their first win of the season, the Glasgow girls basketball team is using the winter break to improve their play on the court as the second half of the season approaches. "We are focusing a lot on defense right now," said Scotties head coach Emilee Morehouse. "We are going to perfect our defense before we get into any of our offense." The Scotties will also throw in a couple of new schemes on the offensive and defensive side of the ball that Morehouse hopes to incorporate...
Glasgow High School is hosting the Montana State Class B-C Forensic Meet on Jan. 31- Feb. 1. There are 52 schools that participate in Speech, Drama and Debate; with three divisions. There will be 360 students competing at the meet, the best six in each of the 16 events from each division. This is a huge undertaking. During the two days, there are four preliminary rounds in each event qualifying half of the students for semifinals; and eight in each event for finals to determine that state champions. Needless to say, many volunteer judges are st...
Glasgow boys basketball head coach Norm Braaten allowed his team a little time to rest at the beginning of the winter break. Business picked up as usual after Christmas as his squad returned to the practice court on Thursday to prepare for the second half of the season that starts on the road against Glendive. When the Scotties do return to the court, it will be without Jake Kolstad, who will be shut down for at least a week with back problems. “He kind of aggravates it with anything we do,” Braaten said. The first game out of the break for Gla...
The Glasgow high school team and U19 Ice Dawgs look to start off the new year exactly where they left off in 2013. The U19 squad had two games in Bismarck on Dec. 28-29, but at the time of publication, results were not available. The U19 squad is led by the scoring threats of Carley Wesley, Alex Simensen and MaKenzie Wesen. In the last four games, Simensen has 7 goals and an assist. Wesen and Wesley have faired just as well, accumulating 6 goals and 9 assists between them over the same period. Autumn Gault continues her hot year in the crease f... Full story
