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Three days ago, the National Weather Service in Glasgow began warning northeast Montana residents: expect a winter storm that will bring heavy and blowing snow. In the days following, the warning was updated and enhanced multiple times, but the NWS never wavered when predicting the severity of the event. Residents were told to expect up to 12 inches of snowfall in some areas, and strong winds that could create blowing and drifting snow. As of Sunday afternoon, the forecast was proving to be...
Valley County District Court has issued felony warrants for Hunter Vegge, Cassandra Washington and George Beckett on a range of charges, including possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute, possession of dangerous drugs, and various additional charges and misdemeanors. Sheriff Vernon Buerkle told the Courier that there were no serious injuries or wrecks at press time on Valley County roads during the recent weather event. He expects most roads and highways to be clear by March 7, but asked to remind residents to watch for drifts...
Dana Nixdorf has worked at Valley View Nursing Home since 2004 with a few exceptions. Following last years change in management she returned to take over as the Director of Nursing (DON). She sat down with the Courier to talk about the implementation of a new nursing apprenticeship program being launched at the home, a program she believes will draw people into the nursing profession as well as let Valley View invest in their employees and improve long-term retention. The apprenticeship was...
The Fort Peck Senior Citizens are sponsoring the fun walk/run across the face of Fort Peck Dam on March 17, 2018. It is called “SLAM THE DAM 4: Run with the Wind”. This is a non-competitive walk/run, and no times will be kept. On the morning of March 17, the committee members will decide which direction the walk/run will go based entirely on the direction the wind is blowing that day. That means hopefully, the wind will be at your back, if it is blowing at all. Watch for signs as you arrive or listen to the radio to see from which side of the d...
Erika Bengochea was recently appointed as the President of the Valley View Home Foundation Board following the expired term of Ken Jansa of Valley Bank. Other changes to the foundation board include the installment of Mike Slaats of All Seasons Hardware as vice president; Lori Viste of First Community Bank as secretary and treasurer, and the addition of Teresa Breipohl to the board. Other board members include Opheim farmer Jeff Larson and Arron Franzen of First Community Bank. Bengochea, a native of Glasgow and co-owner of United Insurance...
Last week I was recovering from an adverse reaction to an antibiotic that I had been prescribed. As well as trying to gain back my strength from that, I had my chemo treatment ,followed the next day by receving a pint of blood. All of that combined to sap my energy and I just wasn’t able to put together a column. By the way, if you don’t see my column, it’s because I’m either traveling or having a tough week. This is going to be a column about this and that this week. The storm of the last few days has been tough on a lot of people. First i...
Editor’s Note: This is an Opinion by Medical Directors from the Community-Based Mental Health Centers in Montana. Montana Substance Use Statistics: Since the year 2000, more than 700 Montanans have died from opioid overdose. Forty-four percent of all drug overdose deaths are attributable to opioids. One in seven high school students has taken prescription drugs without a doctor’s prescription. Ninety percent of Montanans with a Substance Use Disorder are not receiving treatment. There are 300 deaths attributed to alcohol in Montana annually. Ei...
The Glasgow Public School District wants to remind residents that to file to become a candidate for the school board you must fill out and turn in the correct form by March 29, 2018. The forms can be downloaded from the district’s website at www.glasgow.k12.mt.us. Forms must be turned into Kelly Doornek, and the election will be held on May 8, 2018. For more information contact the Glasgow Public School Office at 228-2406....
I was thinking about some of those comments that used to show up in conversations some years ago. Things like “two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar.” Just what was a bit? “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth,” that one pretty much explains itself. Then there was the one I disliked the most, used by my grandmother a lot, “Birds of a feather flock together.” I used to argue with Grandma and Mom a lot about that one. What about, “Can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” I must say many of us of the older generation relate to this one well. Then the...
Statistically or numerically, not that many people care about the Oscars. Only about 26 million people – worldwide – viewed this year’s award “ceremony,” which aired last Sunday night, March 4. And why should anyone watch it? People in the heartland have too many serious things to think about, plan, and do each day. If they even bother to see a movie, the motivating forces must override the hardships of getting real work done. People in the cities, too, are really only tangentially aware of cinema, what with the alternative distracti...
Due to frozen pipes, the Pioneer Museum will be closed until May 1. We will be open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.. For special appointments or more information call 406-228-4926. THURSDAY – FRIDAY MARCH 8-9 Farm Management Workshop held at the Cottonwood Inn, Glasgow, Register by contacting Keri Hays, 406-994-3511 or [email protected] or Goerge Haynes 406-994-5012 or [email protected]. FRIDAY – MARCH 09 12 Noon - The Nashua Senior Citizen Association monthly meeting at the Nashua Senior Center. A potluck meal will precede the meeti...
Gay Marie (Minnerath) Anderson, 68, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family, on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service and inurnment will take place in the Saco Cemetery at a date and time to be determined and announced. She was born to Raymond and Ida (Fjeldheim) Minnerath on April 7, 1949, in Glasgow, Mont. She attended school in Saco until she was in the seventh grade when her family moved to Glasgow. Here she spent the rest of her school...
Bonnie Rae (Britzman) Billing passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, after complications from knee replacement surgery. No services are planned at this time. She has been cremated and her wishes were for her ashes to be buried in the two places she loved - Texas and Glasgow. Ben will be up when the weather warms up and there will be a celebration of her life then. She was born July 15, 1953, in Glasgow, Mont., the daughter of Carl and Tillie Britzman. She grew up on the family farm south of...
Kenneth T. Floyd of Opheim, age 90, passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., surrounded by his most valuable treasures - his family. An open visitation will be held Tuesday afternoon, March 6, at Bell Mortuary. A visitation will also be held in Opheim on Wednesday, March 7, at 10 a.m. at the Community Church with funeral services at 11 a.m., followed by burial in the Lawndale Cemetery in Opheim. He was born Aug. 20, 1927, to Gilbert and...
Our beloved Father, Grandfather and Brother, Clarence George, age 82, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Glasgow, Mont., on March 3, 2018. He always had a great sense of humor and had more to add to every story. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 10, at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow with Pastor Todd Wright officiating, followed by a luncheon. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery following the luncheon. Condolences may be left at...
On Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, the "barefoot boat mechanic" from Fort Peck Marina went to his last best Walleye spot on the lake and took all his fishing secrets with him. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 9, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. There will be a celebration of Les' life at a later date. Clinton "Les" Mason was born in Wolf Point, Mont., Aug. 22, 1950, to Clarence "Swede" Mason and Christine (Jackson) Mason. He grew up in Fort Peck, attending school there and in...
Arnold Louis Anderson, 86, of Opheim, Mont., passed away at the Billings Clinic after a short illness and surgery on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. He was born June 28, 1931, on the family homestead in Valley County, south of Opheim. He was the youngest of four children born to Daniel G. and Anna Anderson. His father passed away when he was 9 years old, and he and his siblings helped their mother keep the farm solvent through difficult years. He graduated from Opheim High School in 1949. In 1952,...
The first weekend in March brought the hockey season to an end for three of the Ice Dawg teams. The 19U girls, the High School boys and the PeeWees all competed in their final state tournaments March 2-4. 19U The 19U girls traveled to Grand Forks, N. D., and played their first game against the Crosby Comets on March 2. Both teams were hungry for the win and with the game tied 3-3 at the end of regulation play, the contest extended into overtime. The Lady Ice Dawgs fought hard, but were unable...
The Glasgow Wrestling Club had another busy weekend of competition as the Highlanders were represented in three separate events on March 3. Results: Montana Middle School Championship – Lewistown (3-3-18) Individual Results: MMSC 70 Jake Kuka: Champ. Round 1 - Cole Krutzfeldt (Big Game WC) won by tech fall over Kuka (TF 15-0); Cons. Round 1 - Kuka received a bye; Cons. Round 2 - Makael Aguayo (Team Champs) won by decision over Kuka (Dec 7-2). MMSC 100 Jack Cornwell scored 6 team points: C...
Glasgow High School's Kennedy Schmidt signed a letter of intent on Feb. 28 to play hockey for the Minot State University (MSU) Beavers. According to officials at MSU, while Schmidt is the fourth recruit to commit to playing for the Beavers, she is the first American to join the team for the 2018-2019 season. Schmidt has skated for the Glasgow Ice Dawgs for seven years. She looks forward to the challenge of pursuing her academic and career goals while continuing to play a sport she...
It's an early Saturday morning as I walk into the high school gym. I take a deep breath, and the smell of wrestling mats engulf my nostrils. It smells like sweat, hard work, intensity, anxiety, confidence, determination, failure and success. It is one of those smells I have been conditioned to love, like a football locker room, a damp ski rental shop, or the inside of a sweaty-dirty baseball cap. Kids ranging in age from four years old to middle school age are wrestling, testing their mat skills...
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