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First Of Two Parts Advocate, speaker and survivor of human trafficker Windie Lazenko made a stop in Glasgow last week. Her topic was a difficult one that doesn't normally draw large crowds, but awareness of a growing domestic problem is starting to spread nationwide. Being so close to the Bakken, the dangers of trafficking to local youth is something that is very real. As around 80 students gathered into the Glasgow High School library at the end of the day, a few snickers were heard from...
The Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Reservation and Dry Prairie Rural Water Authority have announced their agreement for the delivery of water from the tribes' intake and treatment facilities near Wolf Point to Dry Prairie customers throughout Montana's Northeastern corner. They'll have a ceremony to sign the agreement on Tuesday, March 31, in Poplar at the Fort Peck Tribal Headquarters, 501 Medicine Bear Road. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and comments from dignitaries will begin the ceremony that will lead up to the signing of...
After many months of preparation, research, planning, meeting, designing and forecasting, the new $33 million dollar Buffalo Rivers Casino & Lodge is nearly ready to begin construction. “To finally see this wonderful casino become a reality is very good for our tribes,” said Garrett BigLeggins, Tribal Executive Board member. The Buffalo Rivers Casino & Lodge will break ground on June 15 and open its doors in May 2016, developers said. Located at Highway 2 and BIA 170, and just over 50 miles from Williston, N.D., Buffalo Rivers is designed to...
There was a theme song that a small group of fans appreciated. The FMDH Foundation brought in the host of the popular PBS Montana "Backroads of Montana" program, William Marcus. And Marcus told the group that filled the Cottonwood for dinner on Friday, March 13, that this would be a big year. He announced that he would retire at the end of June this year, but he would continue to host "Backroads of Montana" after his retirement. Marcus added that it had been a long time since he had visited...
Havre police and six other agencies were led on a high-speed chase throughout Havre to Chinook and to a field several miles south of Chinook Friday afternoon. In the end, they captured an escaped convict, Eric Bruce Fowler, born in 1980, a passenger in the vehicle, and arrested his accomplice, Ranette R. Doney, born in 1980 and from Glasgow, the vehicle's driver. The Montana Department of Corrections had issued a warrant for Fowler's arrest in January for escaping from the Watch program at the Warm Springs Addiction Treatment program. He had...
Dear Editor: The strategic plan of the Glasgow School District identifies one of the principal strengths of the district as the collaborative relationships with community and organizations. Head Start is indeed one of those many and important collaborations; jointly working with our community's 3, 4 and 5 year olds to equip them to be school ready. School readiness goals are an imperative component of the purpose of Head Start as we work with R.L. Irle Elementary to prepare our graduates to transition into the public school system with the...
Dear Editor: I would like to respond to Joann Beard's article from the Feb. 25 Courier. This is an important discussion. As I said in my earlier “letter to the editor” it is always important to read the Bible within its historical context and to turn to the original language in which it was written. Mrs. Beard refers both to verses in Paul's letter to the church in Rome and Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. First let me speak of the word translation. In Romans and in Corinthians Paul uses the word malakia which translates as “lover of bo...
This week at the Legislature will be the hard discussions on Medicaid expansion. Here are some interesting facts to ponder. Montana has a little over 1 million folks. There are 128,000 people on Medicaid, 145,000 on food stamps, on either side of 200,000 on medicare and I cannot find out how many are on child or housing support. If we (Legislature) add 70,000 more on Medicaid (some say that could be as high as 110,000) that would amount to 20 percent of Montana citizens on the Medicaid program! And, if the federal share would go away, Montana...
Harold Dean Eide, 89, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in the Billings Clinic. Services will be announced at a following date. He was born on June 29, 1925, to Chester H. Sr. and Erminia J. Eide in Dagmar, Mont. He joined brothers Chester H. Jr. and Clifford C. A younger brother, Harry, followed Harold. He graduated from Glasgow High School in 1943. He started farming immediately after graduation. Not long after establishing his farm, he also branched into ranching. He met Mary Lou Molvig in high school and they were married on Aug. 29,...
Derek John Leckie, 43, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at his home in West Sacramento, Calif. A celebration of life and memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Russ Monroe's Funeral Home, 7960 Winding Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628, followed by a reception on the patio at Brooksfields Restaurant at 11135 Folsom Blvd., in Rancho Cordova, Calif. He was born on Jan. 24, 1972, to John Leckie and Crystal Anderson in Glasgow, Mont. He was the beloved husband to Keahi Leckie....
Iona Mae (Frost) Faraasen Sonsteng, "Grandma Havre," 86, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be Friday, March 27, at 2 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Hinsdale, followed by burial at the Hill View Cemetery. She was born Jan. 4, 1929, to Myron and Dorothy Frost, at the home of her grandparents, William and Cloe Anderson, south of Hinsdale, now known as the Mix farm. She was raised by her parents 15 miles south of...
Renee Harriet Knudson, 87, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Visitation will be held Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. A memorial service will be announced in July at the Bell Mortuary. She was born June 20, 1927, to Lindner and Vera Walker of Helena, Mont. Her full name was Harriet Renee, but she did not know this until she applied for a passport as she had always gone by Renee Harriet. She graduated in Helena in 1945. She worked for the State...
Esther Emma (Dumke) Loomer died on Monday, March 23, 2015, at the Roosevelt Medical Center in Culbertson, Mont. She was born just over 100 years ago on Feb. 1, 1915, on the family farm near Fergus Falls, Minn., to William and Henrietta (Peterson) Dumke. She joined two brothers and a sister and was later joined by another brother. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 405 E 5, in Culbertson with Pastor Gretchen Wagner officiating. Interment will take...
This is a view inside the Hinsdale store Waber Drug in 1911. From left to right is "Christine" in the window, Larry Garcia, Julius Waber, Bill Brumer (partner) and John Frisch. Julius Waber came to Hinsdale in 1910 and established the store with Dr. Cockrell. They homesteaded on the Milk River west of Hinsdale. Waber also served as a county commissioner and held 13 other positions in his hometown. Some of those positions were chief of the fire department, justice of peace, school trustee and...
The annual Skate for a Cure hockey game was also this year's kickoff for Relay for Life. The Guns N Hoses came to the match looking to claim the trophy that the novice Ice Dawgs had secured the year before. Guns N Hoses showed their determination and started the scoring quickly. Shane Rice scored of an assist from Alex Estevez. The team would take the early lead and hold it for the period. Fans would soon witness a grueling one-on-one battle – the type of competition never before seen on the ice...
The Glasgow Hoop Stars – a group of sixth-grade girls basketball players – carried the torch for the home teams at last weekend's 17th annual Jeff Jurgens Memorial Basketball Tournament. The Stars beat the Regina Jr. Cougars, 26-23, in the sixth-grade bracket at East Side School to gain Glasgow one of the 12 championships contested for among 84 teams from the fourth grade to high school ages. Coach Heather Hartsock's Stars included Rachelle Glaser, Alexys Mann, Keeli Harris, Davyn Myrick, Sum...
Spring has sprung for Scottie sports. The softball team opened with a 6-4 win Tuesday over Havre in a game added to take place before the regularly scheduled opener at 3:30 p.m. this Thursday against visiting Glendive. The golf team, meanwhile, will open April 7 at the Forsyth Invitational and skip this Friday's previously scheduled opener at Shelby. Coach Dave Riggin told The Courier that his young team needs the extra week to practice before teeing off for real. And the GHS Invitational Track Meet opens the season for new coach Tim Phillips'...
Now it's official. The 2014-15 Scottie boys basketball and wrestling teams played with smarts. Each received the MHSA/Army National Guard Academic All Team Award as the top academic team in its sport in Montana Class B during the winter season. The wrestlers led the state with a 3.370 grade point average during a season in which the team sent six members to State and placed highly or won a number of invitationals. On the court, the basketball Scotties won the District 2B regular season and tournament titles and finished with a 20-3 record. In...
The Glasgow Wrestling Club Highlanders, about 60 kids strong, are picking up matches and pins wherever they can find them. Team members hit the mats at the Montana Open in Billings this weekend after making some noise last week at the Rocky Mountain Nationals in Denver, the Wolf Point Invitational and the Malta Mixer. Dylan Nieskens placed second at nationals in the 12U 146-pound bracket. He went 4-1 over the tournament's three days at National Western Complex. “Dylan had a great tournament,” Highlander coach Jory Casterline told The Cou...
Montana's spring male turkey hunting season begins April 11 this year. Turkey hunters can purchase a turkey license in a general area at FWP offices, license providers or online. The application deadline for western Montana's spring gobbler season permits has passed. The 2015 spring turkey regulations, with details on turkey hunting in the general area, are available at FWP offices and license providers and at fwp.mt.gov. Hunters should remember when transporting a spring turkey within the state of Montana, one leg and foot must be left...
FRIDAY – MARCH 27 2-3:30 p.m. - Dudley and the Deadbeats perform at Prairie Ridge. Public is welcome. 5-7 p.m. - Schmeckfest--Golden Jubilee, a German Festival of tasting, at the Lustre Christian High School, 294 Lustre Rd. Includes a silent auction, bake sale and program to follow. More info, go to lustrechristian.org. SATURDAY – MARCH 28 7 a.m – 12 noon - FWP Hunters Education will be using the Valley County Rifle Pistol Club shooting range for a field day. SUNDAY – MARCH 29 2 p.m. - An Easter Cantata, “The Last Week,” presented this Palm S...
