Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Renowned youth wrestling coach and head coach of NXT LVL Wrestling Academy Mike Krause made a stop at the brand-new Glasgow Wrestling Club Facility Feb. 3 to 5, to help break in the mats and show area youth wrestling and training techniques in his own high-energy style. Krause is regarded as one of the best youth coaches in the country and his command of a room is unquestionable as he organized a training program with a group of elementary to middle-school aged kids he had never met-or only met...
For Tracy Schuster, running for House District 34 is about getting involved as a citizen and doing her part towards better governance. She says that she feels called to serve, citing the direction of the country and her view that what is happening in America is not what is best for this country. "I think a lot of the political scene has become so vitriolic that people kind of pull away from it, they tune it out," said Schuster discussing the political environment in the country. "That just...
A statewide initiative to increase the State’s effectiveness at investigating and prosecuting sexual assaults held its first outside of Helena training session in Glasgow last week at the STAT Air hangar. The program training is the next phase in a program dubbed SAKI, or Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, and it is the culmination of years of developed research and established best practices put into a single course aimed at helping law enforcement better understand sexual assault investigations, survivors and the legal process/evidence that goes...
Opheim students are just a small fraction of the 40,000 students in North America currently competing in Vocabulary.com’s annual Vocabulary Bowl, which runs through April 30. The goal of the competition is to master more words than the competitors, comprised of other participating schools. At the beginning of January, the Vikings were recognized by Vocabulary.com for being ranked third in the state out of 24 competitors and ranked second in the Montana Division III for high schools. “As of Jan. 28, we have mastered 4,678 words. Lincoln Cou...
Dear Editor, Glasgow School District II trustees have determined that a special levy is necessary for school operations. As a former Superintendent of Glasgow Schools for twenty-seven years, I've always appreciated the community support for our schools, students and teachers. As parents of two graduates from the Glasgow school system, my wife and I are thankful for the education they received in the Glasgow schools. Our son, Robert, returned to the community after college to give back, make his...
Dear Editor, There has recently been a lot of press about bison being designated a free roaming animal in Montana. As a retired cattle rancher, I would like to raise a few thoughts that have not been brought out in various opinion pieces. The public needs to understand that the concept for re-wilding lands in Montana with indigenous bison is not limited to just Montana Fish, Wildlife and Park's (MTFWP) recently announced bison restoration planning. In fact, there are multiple interest groups...
Dear Editor, Economists at the American Farm Bureau estimated that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would have provided American producers over $4 billion annually in increased sales, but Trump withdrew the U.S. from the agreement. The 11 remaining countries formed a new TPP without the United States. This allowed Canada and Australia to sell wheat and beef to Japan on more favorable terms than the United States. Trump had lost markets for U.S. producers and desperately needed to negotiate...
Just remembering employment opportunities of the past. Do you remember having a sales person representing Watkins or Stanley products coming to your door? Apparently they sold well-liked products as many of those products can still be found in homes. Yes, I have found that I can order many of those products online today, but just maybe, for some homemakers of yesterday, these “door to door” sales persons gave them a little bit of added social contact. Encyclopedia sales persons are definitely a thing of the past. Who needs a set of those won...
Around Christmas time 1921, when Mary Jane and her little daughter of Glasgow were visiting Mary Jane’s parents in Malta, the two came down with the measles. The little girl had black dots over her entire body. Mary Jane wanted a bath for at least her baby but her mother, a Chippewa Indian, told her in her native language, “Dear girl, you must not give her a bath as she will get very sick.” In retrospect, Mary Jane said, “The older people are so very wise.” That is what did it – the baby became terribly ill. Dr. Curry was called in. He pres...
A reunion is scheduled for June 26, and 27, 2020, for all Opheim School alumni, all current and former residents of the Opheim community and former residents of the Opheim Radar Base. There will be registration on Friday June 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a meal served in the park at 5 p.m. Registration will resume from 10 a.m. until noon on Saturday, June 27. The Opheim Café will serve breakfast from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. and there will be a banquet in the gym at 5 p.m. This will be followed by a live band uptown. The Opheim Rodeo will be... Full story
Montana State University (MSU) Extension and North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension personnel have been collaborating for 20 years to bring an annual quality pulse production extension program to the producers of the MonDak region. The event alternates between being held in North Dakota and Montana. This year MonDak Pulse Day will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the Elks Club, 309 2nd Ave S., in Glasgow. As pulse acreage and production increases in the MonDak region, the need for unbiased, research based, quality information also... Full story
Dale Leroy Sandstrom died at his home near Edwards, Mo., on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, just 10 days prior to his 93rd birthday. Reser Funeral Home, 101 Main Street, Warsaw, Mo., 65355, is in charge of cremation. No services are planned. He was born in Winnett, Mont., Jan. 28, 1927. His parents were Victor Sandstrom and Martha Ellen (Henneman) Sandstrom. Shortly after his birth, they moved to the Missouri Breaks near Little Crooked and Wilder to his Uncle Fred Sandstrom's homestead. He was the... Full story
The Valley County Pioneer Museum will be open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. through April. WEDNESDAY – FEB. 12 5 p.m. - Opheim School Regular Board Meeting at the school. THURSDAY – FEB. 13 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. - Veteran Service Officers will be at Malta City Hall. Please bring a copy of your discharge paperwork (DD214). 10 a.m. - Books and Babies Storytime at the Glasgow City-County Library. 3 p.m. - Preschool Story Time at Opheim School. 3 p.m. - Valley County Transit Board meeting at the Valley County Transit office. Pleas... Full story
Our dear father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Rudolph Toews, once said after a family gathering, "I am a rich man." He was not talking about money, but rather of relationships. He was always happiest when surrounded by his family, eagerly looking forward to visits from family members and hearing about family gatherings even when he was unable to be there. He died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, less than a week short of his 98th birthday. Family will receive friends Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 6 to... Full story
Melvin Irving Tarum, 92, of McPherson, Kan., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, with his children by his side at Brookdale in McPherson. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 14, at Stockham Family Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 15, at Trinity Lutheran Church, McPherson, with Rev. Tim Leaf officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at New Gottland Lutheran Church Cemetery, in McPherson. He was... Full story
Keithe “Thor” R. Thorson, 72, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, at First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, with Reverend Todd Wright officiating. Keithe’s family ask that you bring your ‘church appropriate’ stories of Keithe to share. Please bring a covered dish to the potluck at Sunny Side Golf Course following services. Condolences for the family may be left at bellmortu... Full story
Thomas ‘Tom’ Albert Hickok, 87, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, at Valley View Home, in Glasgow. Family will receive friends 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 14, at Bell Mortuary. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 15, at Bell Mortuary. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, in Glasgow, following services. Condolences may be left for the family at bellmortuarymontana.com. A full obituary will follow soon.... Full story
I’d copied a recipe from a magazine quite some time ago. It was held by a magnet on the exhaust fan cover above my stove top, where I saw it daily for months. I’d put it there so I’d be sure to try it. But there were ingredients I knew Dennis would balk at, so it continued to sit there. That visual reminder finally got to me when I had an epiphany. The thought of combining this with the chow mein recipe I’d gotten from his mom 40-some years ago entered my head, and that got me going. I’ll first give you both of the recipes, as originall...
He died alone and was buried, with everything he owned, in a plywood box at a small cemetery in Hinsdale, Mont. That is the end to the story of Marine Bruce Powers, age of 79, after dying in the dementia unit of Valley View Home. As a widower and estranged from his remaining family, Powers was left in the hands of the county to be buried. For those reasons, he was buried in a funeral plot owned by the county on Feb. 6. The only attendees were the mortuary staff, Sheriff Tom Boyer, director of...
It was not the outcome the team wanted, but its not over either. That was the sentiment put off by Scottie head wrestling coach Jory Casterline after his team finished in the runner-up slot at the Eastern B/C Divisional Wrestling Tournament in Huntley Project on Feb. 8. Regardless of expectations, the Scotties still pulled off a second-place finish and punched 10 tickets to State-which included two freshmen but not a top-ranked senior. They fell in the point count behind Huntley Project by a...
The Scottie boys basketball team met up with the Harlem Wildcats on the floor of the Scottie gymnasium on Feb. 6, but the outcome was nowhere close to what the team expected walking out on the court that evening. In the beginning, the game seemed to be unfolding like many others. By the end of the first quarter, the Scottie boys trailed by a single point against the Wildcats (17-18). Then in the second they fell slightly but maintained a manageable point spread of five points going into the half...
The only thing the Lady Scotties basketball team ran out of at their Feb. 6 game against the Harlem Wildcats was time. They certainly did not run out of motivation as they fought with all their might to the last second to score every basket possible against Harlem. In the end though the only thing they needed was a longer quarter. In the first three quarters the Scotties fell behind by nearly 30 points but battled back to close the gap in the fourth quarter and bring it down to a single-digit...
