Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Lillian Alvernaz of Glasgow and 11 other American Indian and Alaska Native college, graduate, and law students will participate in the Udall Native American Congressional Internship this summer. The students will be placed in U.S. Senate, U.S. House and federal agency offices to learn firsthand how the U.S. government works with Native nations. Alvernaz, a traditional Assiniboine/Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate from northeast Montana, is pursuing her master's degree in public administration, a...
Joseph Jones, Jessica Taylor and Patricia Doney are currently incarcerated in the Valley County Detention Center after arrests last week. Jones and Taylor face charges of felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs-methamphetamine, misdemeanor possession of dangerous drugs , and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Doney was arrested for partner/family member assault and also faces charges of felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs-methamphetamine, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia-methamphetamine, misdemeanor...
According to statistics from Montana’s Supreme Court, there were 42 new child abuse cases reported in Valley County in 2015. That is more new cases of child abuse than in 2013 and 2014 combined, and 55 percent more cases than 2012, the previous worst year on record. The flood of cases has swamped the child welfare system, according to Mark Douglass, local director for Court Appointed Special Advocates, an organization which trains and coordinates everyday citizens to speak out for abused children. “CASA in Montana began on the Hi-Line, but in...
Ron Guttenberg is 82 years old, but he is one of the busiest and most active 82 year-olds I have met. Guttenberg has been fixing bicycles since his children had their first two-wheelers. His first project for someone other than his own kids, was for a neighbor girl whom he found crying on his front porch because her bike was broken. Since then, Guttenberg has developed a knack for restoring bicycles to "just like new." After retiring from State Farm Insurance over a decade ago, Guttenberg and...
Two changes to the application requirements for the Feda Scholarship for the Trades become effective with this spring’s applications, Ken Oster announced this week. He chairs the Valley County Community Foundation, which administers the scholarship. Remaining unchanged is the scholarship award to a Valley County high school senior graduating in 2016 with plans to attend a trade school. The first change allows previous recipients to apply for a second scholarship, providing they have successfully completed one semester of study. The second c...
Wheatgrass Arts and Gallery in downtown Glasgow will be holding a First Friday Art Exhibit of Wolf Point artist Jason Brock’s paintings this Friday evening, April 1, at 5:30. Brock was born and raised in Wolf Point, where in grade school he fell in love with doodling - an interest that became a love for art, eventually pushing him to attend Dickinson State University in pursuit of an art degree. Since returning to Wolf Point from Dickinson, however, family life superseded his art and his return to creativity has mostly been, as he says, ...
Harold Raymond Sethne, age 91, left this earthly world for his heavenly home on Friday, March 25, 2016. He passed away as peacefully as he lived, surrounded by his daughters. A service celebrating the life of Harold will be held at the First Lutheran Church of Glasgow on Saturday, April 2, at 11 a.m., followed by burial at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. He was born in Glasgow, Mont., to Norwegian homesteaders Oscar and Clara (Nordrum) Sethne on Aug. 9, 1924. His parents and siblings lived on...
Doris (Nickels) Dunster, 92, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016, in Snohomish, Wash. Though she had lived in Washington since 1967, she was a Montana girl to the end. She loved to tell stories of Montana life growing up with her brothers and sisters, often laughing so hard she couldn't finish her sentences. She was born to Herman "H.J." and Lydia Nickels in Glasgow, Aug. 1, 1924, and grew up on their ranch they had built up from a homestead on the Missouri River near Ft. Peck. She graduated from Nashua High School. During WWII, she was a...
GEORGIE KULCZYK THE COURIER School pride and civic identity is pervasive in Valley County. Among other things, area residents take pride in our athletic and academic programs, the hardiness and generosity of our residents, and the unique offerings our area has to offer. Traditions at sporting events and visual identifiers are undeniably prevalent in our communities. One visual identifier that residents typically associate with school and community pride are the geoglyphs commonly known as...
It's a fact: we grow 'em smart here in Valley County, and we've got trophies to prove it. The annual High School Academic Olympics were held here in Glasgow Wednesday, March 23. GHS was well represented, with two teams of five students demonstrating their capabilities in written and oral competitions throughout the day. Glasgow Team 1: Micah Tweten, Tanner Overby, Luke Breigenzer, Zach Miller, Mary Fewer, and Glasgow Team 2: Ben Miller, Hannah Mickelson, Rachel Sigmundstad, Logan Gunderson, and...
I can’t give you the name of my source...yet. It would ruin the surprise, if that’s what we want to call it after the blanket is thrown back and the subject is shown. I will, however tell you it’s a magazine that celebrated its 85th anniversary last year or so. My idea is to get people to opine as to what “thing” they think has been most disruptive, or world-changing in the time the magazine has been alive. I’ll give you some of the things listed according to the editors and writers of the mag, which I will simply call MagX for now. Some o...
It’s bits and pieces time again. Yesterday, Easter Sunday, was an absolutely beautiful day. The joy of the day was enhanced many times over through a large family gathering, phone calls to and from relatives, and the making of lots of new memories. Cameras were recording the day in pictures that will be looked at and talked about over and over in years to come. Because of the number of people attending the family dinner, it was held in the basement of Queen of Angels Church in Nashua. As the food was being set out, I watched people visiting and...
Have you ever wondered why the Easter Bunny and Easter eggs are a part of our Easter observance and tradition? I did take the time to check that out this morning before going on this little trip down memory lane. The wonders of the present day; I can sit in my chair with a cup of coffee and get all of that information. While I have absolutely convinced myself that I am not going to get a “Smart Phone,” I also realize how much easier they have made “instant knowledge.” I now have an interpretation I like, and for those of you who have let that q...
As a 19 year old living in Glasgow, I belong to quite an interesting demographic: a community full of Republicans and a generation full of Democrats. Old people vote conservative because they hate taxes and young people vote liberal because they want free college. I’m neither. In my opinion, one should not base their political vote on another’s opinion, but their own. How am I supposed to support a conservative candidate who denies climate change, or a liberal candidate supporting gun control laws? As a firm believer in fact (or science, whi...
Terrorism-related deaths are up 800 percent in the past five years according to a new report. That’s nearly 30,000 people who are killed per year by terrorists. While suicide bombers and gunmen have been killing civilians around the globe almost constantly, it was last week’s coordinated terrorist attacks by ISIS in Brussels that violently shook the world awake. I believe in the power of prayer for the victims and their families, but I also believe in the power of U.S. leadership against this evil. It’s time for the U.S. to get serious about...
This past week, while checking out Facebook, where people keep their friends updated on their activities as well as share lame jokes and simplistic ideas, I ran across this meme: “When both the Republican Establishment and the Democratic Establishment attack the same candidate, then you know you’ve found your guy.” The only reason I saw it, having no desire to visit that page, was because a friend shared it, and another friend liked it. My immediate response was, “Seriously? A man who claims to be Christian, yet has commented he’d ‘do’ his...
MONDAYS - APRIL 4 & 11 7-8 p.m. - GriefShare weekly seminar and support group designed to help you rebuild your life to give help and encouragement after the death of a loved one at the Glasgow Evangelical Church, 152 Aberdeen St. in Glasgow. For more info, visit [email protected] or call 228-2755. SATURDAY – APRIL 2 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Flea Market at Glasgow Senior Center, 328 4th St. S. For table rentals or donations, call Vicky at 228-9500. SUNDAY – APRIL 3 2 p.m. - Pinochle every 1st and 3rd Sunday at the Glasgow Senior Center. Eve...