Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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It was like finding a needle in a haystack. It was any family member’s nightmare. A plane occupied by five people known as brothers, husbands, daughters and sons fell from the sky over rugged terrain in Idaho in the cold winter months. After a holiday getaway in Oregon, the family boarded a plane, flown by Dale Smith, a software executive in California. The plane ran into problems and ended up crashing on Dec. 1. Two passengers, Daniel Smith, Dale Smith’s son, and Sheree Chalmers Smith were headed back to Glasgow after Thanksgiving. Daniel Smi... Full story
Barbara Marsh, 54, co-owner of Sam’s Supper Club, was killed early Sunday, Jan. 12, after her pickup went into a ditch west of Glasgow. At 1:51 a.m., BNSF reported that a train crew had seen a van in the ditch near the Liberty Road crossing off Highway 246. The crew reported seeing the vehicle on its side with the headlights still on, but they couldn’t see anyone inside. Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier said the accident may have happened only 20 minutes prior to the call. He said investigators were still looking into the cause, but the veh... Full story
Resigning one seat to take the mayor seat in Glasgow came with a quick raise of the hand and the swearing of an oath. Becky Erickson has now officially taken the title of mayor for the New Year. The regular city council meeting that took place on Monday, Jan. 6, was packed full of friends and family ready to witness the new positions filled. Erickson began the meeting by resigning her seat on city council and immediately took the oath of office. Erickson then administered the oath of office to... Full story
July • The airline that provides Essential Air Service to Glasgow and other small cities in Montana has decided to leave the state. Silver Airways notified the U.S. Department of Transportation that it will not bid for another two-year contract and will stop flying scheduled service in Montana on Sept. 27. Part of the reason for Silver's departure is the upcoming termination of EAS subsidies to Lewistown and Miles City on July 15, leaving only five cities in the program: Glasgow, Wolf Point, G...
Something that may not be a shock to some is that housing in Glasgow may be hard to come by. The growth policy Glasgow has developed shows that there is a lack in affordable housing in the area. Key findings in the report show that in 2010 around 85 percent of housing in Glasgow was built prior to 1976. The percentage of home ownership was also lower here than in the state and nation. Glasgow’s rate of ownership is at 63.2 percent, while the state sits at 68 percent and the nation at 65.1 percent. Another number found in the report shows t...
This year is an election year for Valley County and for the state of Montana. Registration for candidacy opened up last week, starting Thursday, Jan. 9, and will remain open until March 10. While there might not be huge excitement in this year’s elections, there will be a county commissioner seat up for grabs. Valley County Commissioner Dave Pippin has announced that he will not be rerunning for his position as the commissioner for District 1. The county treasurer, attorney, sheriff/coroner, justice of the peace and the public administrator h...
My 9.7 readers might recall the experience I suffered through with my Crown Vic in Mickey D’s drive-thru when I “Virgil-ized” the shifter handle. Stay tuned for another thrilling chapter after these words from the Thoeny Yacht Club and Tonsorial Parlor ... I’m just blessed to be one of those fellers who isn’t blessed with an over-abundance of luck. If you have something that is on the verge of breaking but has held on for months, I can lay hands on it and immediately it will break. On a Saturday not so long ago, I Virgilized the Crown Vic... Full story
How well do we really know our neighbors? Or anyone outside the bounds of our own families, for that matter? I’ve been mulling the question on the occasion of the death of Bill Aitken, an institution in my particular neighborhood. He was such an icon around here that county roads, river points, and whole landscapes are named after his family. I knew Bill a little, mainly because I bought some of his family’s land. This is the nature of rural neighbors everywhere: we all know one another. A little. But that’s also the point of my inquiry: the v... Full story
If there’s one thing I’ve never lacked in, it has been curiosity. As a 16-year old I skipped school to lobby at the Boise State Capital building. We spoke to state legislatures on students’ rights in education. Again I lobbied at the age of 25 in Olympia to the Washington State legislature on funding cuts in higher education. I was representing a program called TRIO, a program geared towards disadvantaged and first generation college students. The point is, I’ve always been an advocate for citizen involvement in government. It’s more than just...
On a recent Saturday night, I discovered the main drain in our house was busted. There was water all over the basement floor. We tried that night and all the next day to fix it, with no luck. Not only was it busted, it was plugged. Next step – call a plumber. Monday morning the plumber I called said they would get to us as soon as possible, but they had a lot of calls from people whose furnaces had quit working so it would be at least a day or two before they could take care of the drain. I said I understood – having heat when the tem...
I hope that we will not have too many more extremely cold days. Early day travel during cold weather must have been lots of fun, even in the early days of the automobile. Heaters in vehicles were a luxury, and far from efficient. I think that almost everyone in this area had a sheepskin coat, gloves and caps. I have listened to stories about foot stones used to keep your feet warm. Some of these were about an inch thick and 6-8 inches in length and width. I think that they were slate or some similar type of stone. My husband thinks that they...
LeRoy Richard Stein, Glentana farmer/rancher and World War II veteran, passed away on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at age 89 at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Rosary will be recited Saturday, Jan. 18, at 3:30 p.m. and a memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Sunday, Jan. 19, at 12 noon at the Glentana Holy Family Catholic Church in Glentana, followed by interment in the Glentana Cemetery in Glentana....
Alton Lagerquist, 70, died peacefully on Jan. 3, 2014, at the Southern Utah Veterans Home in Ivins, Utah, after a 17-month long battle with brain cancer. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held in Glasgow, Montana later this spring. He was born on July 8, 1943 in Plentywood, Mont., to Elvin C. and Mildred (Myars) Lagerquist. He lived on the farm in rural Westby and graduated from Westby High School in 1961. He entered the Army in February, 1964 spending a seven-month tour...
Lewis A. Magnan, 63, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at the Poplar Community Hospital in Poplar, Mont. A visitation service will be held Friday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Poplar Activity Center in Poplar. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m. at the Poplar Activity Center, followed by interment in the Poplar City Cemetery in Poplar. He was born on April 14, 1950, in Poplar, the son of Kirkwood Abbott and Mary E. Buckles. He lived most of his life in Poplar,...
On the evening of Jan. 6, 2014, Gail Milton Stensland, 84, passed away peacefully at the Missouri River Medical Center in Fort Benton, Mont., surrounded by family. He was born Oct. 28, 1929, in Glasgow, the second child of Harold and Annette (Cotton) Stensland. Beginning in his early years on the family farm/ranch on the Milk River outside of Glasgow, he developed an early interest in agriculture, an interest that he carried throughout his life. 4-H and Future Farmers of America were...
Carrol Edna (Rasmussen) Reddick, 73, died in Helena on Dec. 27, 2013. She was born in Opheim on Jan. 24, 1940, to Lars and Florence Rasmussen and was the youngest of six kids. She married her childhood sweetheart, Roy Reddick. They lived in Glasgow, where she worked for many years in the auto body shop they owned as well as several other jobs. They lived in other areas of Montana, including Great Falls and Malta, and settled in Helena. When not working, they spent their time in the outdoors....
Amanda and Nathan Miller, along with their one-and-a-half-year old son Travis, welcome Colton Allen to the family. Colton was the first baby of the New Year in Valley County. He was born around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7.... Full story
Winless no more. The Scottie girls basketball team erased the zero they had in the win column on Saturday night at home in front of an energized crowd as they squeaked by with a 42-40 victory over Harlem. Girls head coach Emilee Morehouse said that the team is relieved to get their first win of the season. “They [the girls] were excited,” said Morehouse. “There was a lot of encouragement coming from them after the game.” The excitement didn’t come without a heart-stopping final few seconds of the game for Morehouse. Harlem had the ball for... Full story
The Glasgow U19 Ice Dawgs escaped with a couple of nail biting wins over the weekend against Bottineau, but couldn't close out the hat trick on Sunday as Glasgow lost to Crosby 5-1. Both games against Bottineau went down to the wire. The first game Saturday afternoon saw both teams trade puck possession and hits throughout. Ice Dawgs goalie Autumn Gault had her share of work to cleanup around the crease, but did the job like she usually does. Late in the game, Glasgow's Carley Wesley found the...
The Scotties boys basketball team has faced few challenges in the season so far. Storming out to an 8-0 overall record that includes a 3-0 mark in conference play, Glasgow head coach Norm Braaten realizes that the toughest challenge for his team comes this week as the Scotties square off against Malta. "It's going to be interesting to see the matchups on the court against Malta," Braaten said. "We're going to have to find out what matchups are in our favor and use them." Malta is tied with...
The Hinsdale Raiders and Lady Raiders each had a very successful weekend scoring two wins over Dodson and Poplar. The games with Dodson were home games so I'll report to you what I saw. More after these words from our sponsor: Wild Willie's Exotic Animal Sales and Chop Shop. Everyone played in the Raider boys victory over the Dodson Coyotes with Hinsdale head coach Mitch Capdeville substituting freely and getting all his players into the fray. It was good to see Austin Leatherberry, Hinsdale's...
The Glasgow junior high boys opened their basketball season traveling to the Plentywood Jamboree on Saturday, January 11. These boys were excited to finally have their season under way. On the roster of the eighth grade team are: Alex Fransen, Bryce Legare, Ethan Hartsock, Kevin McDonald, Justice Meland, Tanner Overby, Kyle Ross, Justin Walton, and Darrin Wersal. They are coached by Sam Brelje. The seventh grade boys have a high turnout this year and are split into 2 teams. Glasgow Red has Jordan Billingsley, Dillon Godwin, Tayson Hoerster,...
