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The family of the late Glenn Elletson, a dedicated Scottie fan, has provided new signs in his memory for the designated parking area at Glasgow High School. Assisting Don Elletson with the project were Ed Stein, who made the frames for the signs, and Lois Wesen, who designed the signs. The project was funded by First Community Bank. A reminder to the community that parking in this area is limited to senior citizens or individuals who are physically challenged. Don Elletson and his family...
Mary Strand appeared in District Court, Tuesday, Jan. 19, for an arraignment hearing. Judge John McKeon advised the defendant of the charges, possible consequences and rights before she entered her pleas. Strand pleaded not guilty to the five felony charges she is facing, four for theft of property by embezzlement and one for money laundering. For more details on the charges, see Former FPFAC Executive Director Faces Felony Charges, in the Glasgow Courier, Dec. 16, 2015. Attorney Vernon Woodward, representing Strand, argued against a $10,000 ba...
I admit it. I am intimidated by authentic Mexican restaurants. I become overwhelmed with the endless options on the giant menu, and I don't typically like to dine in restaurants that serve food I can't pronounce. Fortunately, the staff at Fiesta Mexicana alleviates a lot of these road blocks by simply being good hosts. The staff are friendly and attentive, offering complimentary chips and salsa for customers to sample while they decide what to order. They have also numbered the menu items so a...
The Nashua Lucky Clover Club is one of the oldest branches of 4-H in the state. Chartered in 1954, the club has been a consistent contributor to community causes throughout its history. According to Clover alum Joe Laumeyer, there was talk of calling it quits this year. Thankfully, members of the Laumeyer family (Caden, Taylor and Trace) teamed up with Adi Elverud and Chloe and Sophia Koessl to keep the group alive. The Clovers may be small in number, but rumor has it that a family of Hoosiers...
The City of Glasgow is currently overseeing the distribution of $697,044.63 in grants raised beginning in 2014. A little less than half the total amount ($333,167) is designated for use by a new drug court. According to Mayor Becky Erickson, “This court will be operating by the end of this month. It is an exciting time for implementation, as the Drug Court Committee has been planning and training for two years to see this court come to fruition.” Other significant beneficiaries of grant monies include $223,482 for personnel (Misdemeanor Pro...
According to a recent press release, Representative Mike Lang has announced his intent to run for the Montana Senate District 17 seat, which has most recently been held by John Brenden from N.E. Montana. Lang notes that Senate District 17 spans the north central and eastern tier of Montana and doubles the geographical and constituent responsibilities previously included in House Districts 35 and 33. District 17 includes communities in Hill, Blaine, Phillips, Daniels, Roosevelt and Sheridan...
Farm Equipment Sales and John Deere are pleased to announce they are working with the National FFA Foundation to award college scholarships to local members. Four $2,000 scholarships will be awarded this year. This is the third year of the John Deere Scholarship program. Last year, John Deere awarded more than $290,000 in scholarships. This year, it is anticipated that more than $2.2 million will go to students across the nation. The scholarship requirements are simple. You must: Be a high...
This shot of a cow calmly enduring a -23 degree day in Northeastern Montana was captured on Jan. 17...
“Did you hear about the new baby the Murphys had?” “No. Is there a problem?” “Yes. The child is retarded. What kind of life will she have?” Two people take seats at a table in a restaurant. As they look to the occupants at the table to their right, one whispers to the other, “Let’s move. I don’t want to sit by a kid who can’t keep his tongue in his mouth.” As a couple who have been looking at a house they are interested in buying are leaving they notice a man across the street pushing a young man in a wheelchair. The occupant of the wheel...
Last week a friend asked me what I would write about if there were to be no repercussions. He said he’d choose politics, and confided he didn’t think very highly of the current crop of presidential hopefuls. I’m in agreement with him on that topic. And of course, he got my mind working on this subject. In the past, the general feeling in this country was that campaigning for political office was distasteful and beneath a person of worth. One should sit and wait to be chosen. In 1821, Representative William Lowndes of South Carolina stated, “The...
As I read what used to be called the funny papers — which was actually the news section of a newspaper, not the comics — I continually wonder how people come up with viewpoints that are based on misinformation that is completely different than the facts warrant. I probably wouldn’t worry so much about it if it didn’t matter so much, but since I like being in a democracy and since voting is so important to that and since whatever passes for information influences voters, I do. I worry even more when I hear politicians complain that people...
Time and time again, when our nation is in need, Montanans answer the call of duty. We are all grateful for our veterans’ service to our nation, but just saying “thank you” is not enough. Vietnam veterans are entering their retirement years and a younger generation of veterans is coping with the unseen wounds of a decade of war. This combined with a strain of resources and a bureaucratic health care process at the VA has caused increased wait times that are unacceptable. I’ve heard from veterans here in Valley County and all across Montana...
“An elective despotism was not the government we fought for; but one in which the powers of government should be so divided and balanced among the several bodies of magistracy as that no one could transcend their legal limits without being effectually checked and restrained by the others.”–James Madison Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams and Thomas Jefferson were wary of the ratification on the Constitution in 1788. They feared it would give too much power to a centralized federal government. Rightly so, our founding fathers had profound distr...
One of the great things about growing up and living in the same community most of your life is the opportunity to “Remember” with others who recall the same memories. I enjoy the opportunity to visit with readers, and have them share with me. Recently one of the Courier readers was commenting on warm footwear of the past, mentioning the sheep (fleece) lined boots and felt boots that were worn. Yes, I also remember seeing that footwear during the winter. Of course these were not the outerwear, but usually worn inside bulky rubber overshoes. Ano...
I totally agree with Howard Pippin’s letter and his words about Virgil Vaupel’s “tell-it-like-it-is” articles in the Courier. Virgil’s great experiences, supported by facts, were a pleasure to read and it is too bad to lose his interesting articles. It seems like it is always easier to criticize than to compliment. Hopefully he will have a change of heart and continue entertaining us. – Andy Strommen Mesa, Arizona...
David John Clowes, 85, passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He was born June 23, 1930, in Glasgow, Mont., and as a boy grew up on a farm on Cherry Creek, northeast of Glasgow, which was as he described it, a "paradise for a growing boy." He was the fifth of seven children born to Homer and Ruth (Biddle) Clowes. As a boy, he was involved in FFA and football (and numerous high school activities). He had a kind spirit, which led him to help...
Sharon A. "Kelly" (Neise) Archambeault passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at the age of 72, from cancer and Alzheimer's disease. On March 16, 1943, she was born to her parents, Alton and Marlene Neise. Marlene worked at Hall Drug and Alton was a construction worker and area musician. He passed away in the early '40s from complications during surgery. Kelly was raised by Marlene and her stepfather, Leroy Kellogg, from whom she inherited her nickname. She was born and raised in Glasgow. She...
Donald John Baker, 73, was enjoying a hunting trip in Mexico when he died unexpectedly of natural causes on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow with a reception following. A graveside ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. at the Glasgow Highland Cemetery. A celebration of Don's life will be held at the Lake Elmo Inn Event Center at Lake Elmo, Minn., on Feb 13, at 1 p.m. He was born in Glasgow, Mont., on April...
Suzanne C. (Townsend) Brenna, 69, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital with family by her side. A celebration of her life was held Friday, Jan. 15, at the Bell Mortuary with Pastor Dan Dale officiating, followed by a reception at the mortuary. Inurnment will take place at a later date. She was born in Clare, Mich., to Charles and Maxine (Hawkins) Townsend on Dec. 6, 1946. She received her early education at various schools around the...
Heaven gained a beautiful angel Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, when Helen Lorraine (Greenwood) Inabnit (58) passed away in Billings, Mont. She was born on Feb. 20, 1957, in Glasgow, Mont., to George and Edith Greenwood of Glentana. She was the youngest of six children. Her sister was her best friend and her brothers were her protectors, especially her brother, Ken. She met the love of her life, Gordon, and they married on June 15, 1984. They spent many years enjoying the wilderness of Montana, hunting...
Margaret (Decker) Unrau, 95, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at the Evangelical Church in Glasgow with Rev. Jay Ashbaucher officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Margaret was born in Lustre, Mont., on April 14, 1920, to Zacharias J. and Barbara (Waldner) Decker. She was one of 12 children; six of them died in childhood. Margaret attended...
Rita Alice Blount Talks Different (Red Thunder Bird Woman), 71, of Frazer, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at the Billings Clinic. She fought a long battle with diabetes. A wake was held at the Cansuska Presbyterian Church in Frazer on Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Frazer School Gym, followed by burial at the Oswego Presbyterian Cemetery. Condolences can be left at bellmortuarymontana.com. Rita "Baby...
Idell R. (Kappes) Nicol, 81, of Nashua, Mont., passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Mont. She was born Oct. 28, 1934, in Wolf Point, Mont., to Martin and Lydia (Schaffer) Kappes. She completed her education in Nashua. She married Pete Nicol on July 17, 1954. Together they had three children, whom they raised on the family farm southeast of Nashua. She worked hard all her life, whether it was on the farm or outside of the home helping make ends meet. She...
June M. (Walters) Simanton, 82, retired lab and X-ray technician, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 22, at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel in Malta. Interment of her cremated remains will be at a later date. She was born June 1, 1933, in Hallock, Minn., the daughter of Alfred and Frances (Gamble) Walters. After high school she attended a Lab and X-Ray Technician school in Minneapolis, Minn....
This week, Valley Cinemas is holding over the already-award-winning misery-fest The Revenant. When one resides in a town with a single movie theater, it can be hard to pass on a feature that garners as much praise as director Alejandero Gonzalez Inarritu's film has thus far. But be warned: It's pretty rough stuff, and the rough stuff isn't much fun. Being added to the mix is The 5th Wave, a dystopian, world-in-the-balance film for the teenage set directed by J. Blakeson. The Worx, the local vide...
