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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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For Marj Markle, basketball started at a young age among her competitive siblings. She remembered playing ball in the driveway of their home on the Glasgow Air Force Base almost every night. As the middle child of six-stuck smack in between four brothers and the youngest of only two girls-Markle remembered learning to play tough early on. That grit and competitiveness would lead to a lifetime of athletic achievements, putting her name in the Montana High School Association Hall of Fame this...
The Montana Human Rights Commission has ruled in favor of Shalaine Lawson following an appeal on the decision of an administrative hearing officer who decided that NorVal Electric Cooperative and NorVal’s General Manager Craig Herbert were guilty of sexual harassment and retaliation against her. According to the HRC decision, NorVal had argued that Herbert’s conduct had not met the level of “actionable sexual harassment” because it had not included, “assaults, physical contact, uninvited sexual solicitations, intimidating words or acts, obscene...
Dear Editor, We would like to congratulate the two new Speech & Drama State Champions – Hurrah!!! Also, we have enjoyed reading all the articles and have been impressed with the coverage that Speech & Drama has received this year. But we do want to make one correction. In the article on Miss Griffin, it stated that she and Mr. Wright were the first state champions since Sydney Hayward in 2011. Sydney was the last Speech state champion but there were two drama champions. In 2012, Danielle B...
Dear Editor, The community of Glasgow should be very proud of the young men that coach and wrestle at the high school level. I have been involved with wrestling since the days of Lenny Leonard, the Johnstons, and now the young men coaching as chips off the ol block dads!! I have announced a lot of duals and tournaments over the last 45 years in Sidney. I thoroughly enjoy watching AAU and then the Eagle Tournament. Those that do well at the Eagle are usually on the mat late Saturday at State. I...
Dear Editor, The clock is ticking... March 16 is THE LAST day to make what is likely one of the most important business decisions you will make for your farming operation this year. If you have not already visited your local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office to make your election for either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program and to sign your annual enrollment contract, you should call and make your appointment now. Many of you are gearing up to...
Dear Editor, For decades Montana has been the envy of hunters who pursue elk. Our state has healthy elk herds because of our incredible habitat on public and private lands. We enjoy the longest season in the West – with a six-week archery season and a five-week rifle season. No other state comes even close. With our strong elk herds comes challenges in their management. Landowners at times struggle with the damage that large groups of elk can cause to crops, haystacks and fences. Montana F...
Dear Editor, I read the Republican Administration's budget proposal for 2021 (www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/budget_fy21.pdf/). It cuts programs essential to our health, economic well-being, and communities. Please SUPPORT the National Park Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund, also the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act. With our growing population,...
We had planned to head to the Outpost Cafe in Opheim on Valentine’s Day for their steak and shrimp special. Mother Nature intervened, disrupting our plans with a short but intense snowstorm. Our home is only about 50 yards from the highway, but in the midst of this mini-blizzard that highway disappeared into a wall of white. We’ve been caught out on the roads after dark in blizzards before. It’s not an experience we care to repeat, so we stayed home. I found a package of rib steaks in the freezer. The defrost cycle on the microwave was emplo...
The Valley County Pioneer Museum will be open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. through April. THURSDAY – FEB. 20 5:30 p.m. - Meet Governor Candidate Dr. Al Olszewski at the VFW, 1222 US-2, Glasgow. 7 p.m. - American Legion Post 41 and Auxiliary regular monthly meeting at the Glasgow VFW Post. Light refreshments will follow the meeting. FRIDAY – FEB. 21 6 p.m. - College Club Hockey with the Montana State Bobcats and the Williston State Tetons at the Valley Event Center. Doors open at 6 p.m., puck drops at 7 p.m. SATURDAY – FEB. 22... Full story
The Glasgow City-County Library (GCCL) has received numerous donations of vintage books over the years and the Valley County Friends of the Library would like to find new owners to experience these unique stories. There is currently a selection of vintage books displayed on and surrounded by props, courtesy of Jay Michael Roberts and the Fort Peck Summer Theatre, to purchase. Each book is ranged in price from five dollars to 20 dollars based upon date of publication and condition. The books encompass a wide range of interests, including non-fic... Full story
Keithe "Thor" R. Thorson died unexpectedly in his home Sunday, February 9, 2020. Keithe was a vibrant 72 years old. Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, Mont. A Celebration of Keithe's life 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 the... Full story
Darlene "Toots" Mae Murch, 82, of Nashua, Mont., passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont. Services are being planned for sometime this summer. Toots was born June 11, 1937, in Albert Lea, Minn., to Clifford and Jessie (Helland) Olson. Toots' family moved to Montana and they ended up in Nashua where she met and married Walt Murch on Oct. 29, 1955. They were married for 64 years and raised four children: her number one son,... Full story
Gary Allen Turner, 66, died of complications following heart surgery at Kalispell Regional Medical Center, in Kalispell, Mont., on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. He went home to be with our Lord, Jesus Christ - soaring like an eagle. Gary was born on Oct. 2, 1953, in Wolf Point, Mont. He attended and graduated high school in Nashua, Mont., in 1972. After high school, he joined the National Guard. He married the love of his life, Adeline "Addie" Haverluk on April 7, 1978. They moved to Belfield, N.D.,... Full story
It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend, Darlene Marie (Brenden) Ramsbacher. She passed away at St. Patrick Hospital, in Missoula, Mont., on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, at the age of 77. A celebration of life will be held this summer in Polson, Mont. She was born in Nashua, Mont., on Feb. 13, 1942. She graduated from Nashua High School, class of 1960. Darlene married Clifford “John” Ramsbacher on Oct. 29, 1960, at the Church of the Queen of Angels in Nashua; they were married 59 yea... Full story
Johnny "John" Ray Turner, 65, of Nashua, Mont., passed away from Parkinson's and dementia at at the Valley View Nursing Home, in Glasgow, Mont., on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, with his family by his side. Services will be announced at a later date. John was born on March 19, 1954, in Great Falls, Mont., to Kermit W. Turner and Della (Dailey) Turner. He was the ninth child of the 10 children born. He attended all 12 years of his education at the Nashua School. John's first job was... Full story
Thomas "Tom" Albert Hickok, 87, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, at Valley View Nursing Home, in Glasgow. Tom was born in Saco, Mont., on Dec. 10, 1932, to Major B. and Sara B. (Kays) Hickok. He joined sisters Virginia and Sara "Barbara," and brother Norman in the family home north of Hinsdale, Mont., in the Genevieve Community. His brother Robert "Gordon" was born four years later. The family moved to a home in Hinsdale in 1938, and Tom attended first and second grades... Full story
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 2020 general signup to enroll by Feb. 28. This signup is available to farmers and private landowners who are either enrolling for the first time or re-enrolling for another 10- to 15-year term. “This is the first opportunity for general sign up since 2016, and we want producers and private landowners to know that we have just one month remaining,” FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce said. “It is critical that they make... Full story
You would have been forgiven if you had worried about the Scotties' chances at the State Tournament in Billings on Feb. 14 and 15. A tough season with a number of challenges, illnesses, injuries, a second-place finish to Huntley Project at Divisionals and a series of peaks and valleys at State had set the tone at the close of business Friday at Metra Park. That tone was short-lived however, and on Saturday morning the Scotties rallied to go undefeated in their first seven matches of the second...
It was the last night on the Scottie gymnasium floor for four Scottie seniors-Keely Fossum, Anika Peters, Laura Ross and Taylor Pederson-and they made it count. Facing off against the Wolf Point Wolves on Feb. 13, the Lady Scotties launched an all out assault on the hoop, scoring 18 in the first quarter, 14 in the second, 12 in the third and 27 in the final round. The Scotties managed to hold the Wolves as well and they ended the game ahead by 31 points-71 to 40. Unwilling to make their last...
The Glasgow Scottie boys basketball team stepped out in front of their home crowd for the last time this season on Feb. 13. The starting line-up for the game included all five Scottie seniors-Kobe Sibley, Alec Boland, Tim Wageman, Saul Hansen and Jayson Turner. Unfortunately, the festivities of senior night were short-lived after the Wolves finished out the first quarter ahead by three-13 to 16. That lead would have been more than manageable, but in the second half the Scottie boys slipped even...
