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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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One image started it all. Local photographer Sean Heavey paired up with Mike Fransen, a local meteorologist, and they went out to chase a storm in July 2010. That storm ended up opening a world of opportunity for Heavey. Heavey met Fransen and his wife, Tanja, at a car show where he was selling his pictures. That friendship is what started Heavey's weather watching. It was three years of talking about chasing a storm before the big storm in 2010 arrived. That day Mike saw the storm on the radar... Full story
With a new school funded by local taxpayers, along with tight city and county budgets, it seems like squeezing more funds from somewhere could be an uphill battle. Tight budgets have left some concern to those who enjoy going to the City-County Library in Glasgow. Library board members and other community members attended a meeting over the weekend. Their sole purpose was to figure out what the library's long-term needs are, and what to do with the library in the short term to make...
It was a bittersweet presentation during lunch at the New Trends in Ag seminar last week. David Nelson was honored posthumously with the Del Strommen Trend Setter Award. While Nelson had passed on in August, his family was there to accept the honor for him. Nelson's wife, Lynnette, was very emotional accepting the award for him. As the award was given, David was described as someone who could listen to friends and neighbors and helped out someone in need whenever he could. "He made me a better...
Additional public input on changing to a four-day school week was received by the Nashua School Board at its regular meeting Monday, Jan. 20, in the Nashua School Library. Brenda Koessl, board chair, stated that the board would not be voting on the issue at the meeting. She commented that board members have been researching the pros and cons of a four day week versus the current five day week. Koessl said that surveys given to parents, teachers, and students had been returned. A decision on the four-day school week will be made by the board at...
Joe Horn will run again against Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier in the upcoming election. Horn lost to Meier in 2010 with only 35 percent of the votes. This is Meier’s third term as the incumbent in his seat. He lost only in the Frazer district in the previous elections. Another race for Valley County justice of the peace will include David L. McLean and Christine Gamas. This position was also contested in the 2010 election with Linda Hartsock winning the race with 44 percent of the votes against two challengers. Hartsock was halfway t... Full story
The public is invited to attend the Valley County Health Department board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 3 p.m. in the community room of the courthouse. Jane Smilie, the state administrator of the Public Health and Safety Department, will be in attendance along with Bureau Chief Jim Murphy. Anyone interested in the future of the Valley County Health Department should attend, as county commissioners, the health department and the hospital have looked into the role that the health department holds in the county and what the future might look...
On January 8th and 9th the state EQC (Environmental Quality Council) had its meeting in Helena. I currently am the chairman. The EQC has oversight on FWP (Fish Wildlife & Parks), DNRC (Department of Natural Resources) and DEQ (Dept. of Environmental Quality). There are several important issues that affec us Montanans, especially in north central and northeastern Montana, that the EQC has on its table. The EQC is a bipartisan committee made up of eight Republicans and eight Democrats. The Sage Grouse right now is the latest problem chid. The... Full story
Will the growing dysfunction of America’s two-party political system destroy our collective future? Can we meet the evolving challenges of today’s economic and social landscape with a system that resembles trench warfare? We begin the 2014 election season bitterly divided by party ideology, while frustrated with government’s failure to develop practical solutions for today’s challenges. As Albert Einstein said, “You cannot solve today’s problems with the same kind of thinking that created them.” The big parties are the status quo. The stat...
I read in “Yesterday’s Courier Memories” that paid “bounty” hunters in Valley County killed 228 coyotes 79 years ago, as well as a bobcat or two. I remember seeing a couple of bobcats in our area (not 79 years ago, but almost), but I doubt very many area citizens have seen one. Then there were actual rabbit drives. There were so many rabbits causing damage that drives were organized, driving the rabbits to an area like a river bend, and then they were “thinned out.” I am sure that we have residents who can recall those events. I doubt that sk...
A couple of weeks ago I was bitten by some bugs – rearrange the furniture bug, clear out the closet bug, get organized bug. So I sat down, made a list of what I wanted to do and materials needed and set to work. I got some empty boxes and started in, sorting through my clothes. It wasn’t long before I had several boxes filled with clothing, that while in good shape, I no longer wanted. As I neared the end of the project, I spotted a plastic container filled with pictures. Since I’d been at the sorting for quite a while, I decided to take a brea...
What do companies like Archer Daniels Midland, lumber giant Boise Cascade, major pharmaceuticals like Pfizer and Eli Lily, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance, Monsanto, ConAgra, Caterpillar, and R.J. Reynolds have in common, you ask? Well, here’s what. They are all in the corporate welfare feeding trough chewing up billions of taxpayer dollars with little or no transparency. Being as Archer Daniels Midland, also known as ADM Super Market to the World, is one of the big hogs at the trough, I’ll focus on them first. The following comes from an...
Janet L. Stuart, 79, passed away from natural causes on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 20, at 2 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, followed by interment in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. She was born on Feb. 10, 1934, in Fosston, Minn., the daughter of Andy and Stella (Jellum) Erickson. She was raised in Fosston, moved to Glasgow when she was 14, and graduated from Glasgow High School in...
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...
Angeline "Angie" Susan Jensen, 82, of Opheim, Mont., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. She was born in Mankota, Saskatchewan on Aug. 7, 1931, to Rohous and Katherine Selenski. She was a devoted wife and mother of 54 years, and a true friend. She was a caring and compassionate person who always put the needs of others before her own. She always taught and encouraged her family and others the importance of being a true disciple of God. She was a devout Catholic for over 75 years and an advocat...
Frances Keller passed into God's loving grace at home in the company of her loving family on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at 85. Funeral services will be announced at a later date. Born to Ira Eatinger on Feb. 2, 1928, in Plentywood, Mont., she was raised by her father, uncles and aunts. She married William L. Humphries on May 1955, until his death, on March 28, 1979. They raised four children, Joyce Potter and her husband, Bob, of Glasgow, Dennis Humphries and his wife, Donna, of Kalispell, Lloyd...
Roger E. Lohman, 79, died of natural causes Jan. 21, 2014, at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasogw. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 25, at 11 a.m. at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow. Interment will be in the Miles City Veterans Cemetery in Miles City. He was born on July 28, 1934, in Kenyon, Minn., the son of Oscar and Thea (Pederson) Lohman. He was raised in Minnesota and came to Glasgow in 1977 and has resided here since. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea from 1957 to 1959. He worked...
Barbara Faye Marsh, 54, lived from July 1, 1959, to Jan. 12, 2014. A visitation was held Wednesday, Jan. 15, and Thursday, Jan. 16. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow. Interment was in Kalispell. She was the daughter of LeRoy and Faye Marsh of Kalispell, Mont. She was committed to her family and would drop everything to be with them. She dedicated her life to being a selfless giver, loving mother, grandmother, sister, and a great friend to...
Harold Buen of Nashua, 74, died Jan. 15, 2014, in Billings, with his family by his side. Memorial services will be held at a later date. A full obituary will follow later....
When the Valley Event Center was constructed years ago, the main reason behind it was to give kids with the passion to play hockey a legitimate place to play. That idea continues to pay dividends as three of Glasgow's own, Harley Eliason, Ryan Padden and Connor Simensen, were selected to play on the Bozeman Ice Dogs U18 Tier II team this year. Eliason, Glasgow's brick wall of a goaltender that deflects opponents shots on goal in the same manner that one would swat flies, said he was excited... Full story
It was a matchup talked about all day around Glasgow. The day had finally come and many in the community saw this as a measuring stick in seeing just how good the Glasgow boys basketball team is. Especially when the stick was that of two-time defending state champ Malta. As the final buzzer sounded, jubilation filled the Glasgow gym as what was once assumed now became proven: Glasgow is the team to beat. The Scotties withstood a tough challenge from Malta, but it was the Scotties that reigned...
On paper it wasn't supposed to be close. That's not a knock to the effort that Glasgow girls basketball head coach Emilee Morehouse expects from her team each and every time her squad takes the court, but they were squaring off against an undefeated Malta squad. A Malta squad that has seemingly run circles around its competition thus far. Friday night proved to be a tough challenge for Malta as Glasgow showed a fire and intensity that even caught Morehouse by surprise at the end of the game....
The Glasgow High School Speech & Drama team competed at the Huntley Project Invitational Meet on Saturday. There were 26 schools competing at this meet with over 350 students participating. Coach John LaBonty said, “A meet this size is a good tune-up for Divisionals and State. We were real proud of how our kids did.” The highlight of the meet was Glasgow’s two pantomime competitors. They ended the day tied but due to a tie breaking system, freshman Machaela Cathy took first place with her piece entitled “First Day on the Job”. Senior Bridger S...
The Glasgow junior high boys had a thrilling day at the basketball jamboree hosted by the Glasgow High School on Saturday, January 18. With first-game anxiety out of the way last weekend in Plentywood, all teams seemed to have intensified their game. The junior high jamborees are attended by schools from Frontier, Glasgow, Plentywood, Poplar, Scobey, and Wolf Point. Each team plays two games with 18 minute halves. Sam Brelje and Nate Doornek are Glasgow’s eighth-grade and seventh-grade coach, respectively. The Glasgow eighth graders c...
Local KC Council #2997 invites all boys and girls ages 10-14 (age determined as of January 1, 2014) to participate in the local level of competition for the 2014 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, January 26, with signups at 12:30 p.m. at the Glasgow East Side School. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent. Contact Paul Etchart at 263-4589 for more information.... Full story
