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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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In addition to the State of Montana’s three electoral votes going to Donald J. Trump, who at press time was projected the likely winner of the overall 2016 presidential race, statewide and local races were still in play. Representative Ryan Zinke was projected to maintain his status as Montana’s sole Representative in Congress, besting challenger Denise Juneau. Governor Steve Bullock will also maintain his position as Montana’s head of state by defeating challenger Greg Gianforte. In other statewide races, Dirk Sandefur was projected as the l...
In honor of all Veterans who served and are serving, the Courier has chosen to tell the stories of Mitch Etchart, age 95, and Lane Provencher, age 18. Etchart served during WWII and locally in the Air Force Reserves. Provencher just graduated Marine Corps Basic Training. Etchart was born locally in 1921 and attended elementary school at the Tampico School House, where his dad owned and operated a ranch. He then graduated from Glasgow High School in 1938 and attended St. Thomas University in St....
Jim Tollefson took his hobby of working with wood and shared it with the community of Hinsdale recently by constructing a book exchange in Legion Park. The idea of a book exchange came to Tollefson while thumbing through a wood working magazine. Tollefson used recycled materials and scrap lumber from other projects, including roofing tin from the McColly family. The exchange, which was placed on the northern side of Hinsdale's Sweet Memories, joins an estimated 32,000 other book exchanges...
The road construction project on Hwy. 117 is nearing completion. And boy is it pretty in this autumn sunshine. At press time, paving operations between Nashua and Fort Peck remain underway, but much of the road surface is currently paved over. Additional layers of pavement and other traffic features are in-process. A final completion date for the project remains illusive, with state offices closed for Election Day. Currently, travelers heading toward the junction of Hwy. 24 in Fort Peck from a...
Some readers know me intimately enough to guess at my personal political allegiances. Regardless, it should shock no one to learn that I do indeed have strong feelings on the subject of the national election. And yet, the most important thing to me this time around is impressing upon you, our readers, just how critical it is to preserve spaces for civil discourse in the modern political and media landscape. Spaces like this one, in fact. We're not Facebook, folks, and one of the things that distinguishes us from the din and roar of most media...
Some readers know me intimately enough to guess at my personal political allegiances. Regardless, it should shock no one to learn that I do indeed have strong feelings on the subject of the national election. And yet, the most important thing to me this time around is impressing upon you, our readers, just how critical it is to preserve spaces for civil discourse in the modern political and media landscape. Spaces like this one, in fact. We're not Facebook, folks, and one of the things that distinguishes us from the din and roar of most media...
On July 17, 2012, while on patrol with his team in Afghanistan, Bo Reichenbach of Lockwood, who is now a retired Navy SEAL from Team Two, stepped on a 20-pound IED buried in a field. He lost both legs above the knee leaving him a double amputee. The loss of his legs did not stop Bo or slow his determination to excel in life, proven by the fact that he is currently the goalie for the US National Sled Team and will be going to South Korea in 2018 to play hockey for the U.S. in the Paralympics. Bo also coaches his son Landon’s baseball and h...
In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…” Many communities recognize our Veterans every year on Vete...
This past week was a busy one. My husband had an appointment to see if the bleeding had resumed in his eyes. Thankfully, it hasn’t so he won’t have to have his eyes checked for two months. I had three medical treatments -- two of them in Glasgow and one in Billings. For the past several months, I’ve been having pain in my right leg. After a series of tests it was discovered the bursa was swollen considerably, so I had a cortisone shot to reduce the swelling and pain. Immediately following that treatment, I was given Zometa by IV to help stren...
Remember a time when you could find almost everyone’s phone number in the local telephone book? One of my readers commented on how frustrating it is to find a phone number for someone now that everyone has cell phones. O.K. if this person is reading my “Remembers,” it does give you a clue to the generation, BUT the point is; just how do you find cell phone numbers, especially if you are not really up on all the new technology. I think that I understand why these are not provided in a phone book as even I have an idea of all the various companie...
James Brovard proclaims, in his book Freedom in Chains “EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) officials have proclaimed private companies guilty of violating or impeding 'equal opportunity' because of their failure to 'race-norm' test scores. The EEOC claims some companies covertly increased the test scores of “protected groups” to make them appear more qualified than other test takers. One upscale woman's clothing store chain was cited by the EEOC for not hiring men for sales jobs that included “helping women to try on clothes...
Standing Rock We as a country need to stand up and fight. We have a lot to think about: who is going to be the next President, when troops are coming home, when will we be attacked by outsiders, etc.? Everybody in every day life has more worries than just what's going on in day-to–day life, they also have to worry about what is going to happen to us as a country. Still, not many stops to think about what will happen if crews get the go ahead to lay the Dakota Access Pipeline. The pipeline is up and running has already had brakes that have s...
James Edward "Jim" Liebelt, 78, passed away unexpectedly at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Mont., on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, surrounded by family and friends. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 12, at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow, at 1 p.m., followed by a reception at the Parish Center with burial at the Fort Peck Cemetery. He was born in Kalispell, Mont., on Dec. 8, 1938, to Bernhardt and Amanda Liebelt. He graduated from Great Falls High School in 1956 and...
Vonee Lee (Hauge) Porteen, 84, passed away on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, at her winter home in Gold Canyon, Ariz., after a long struggle with cancer. She was born to Harry and Anna Hauge at Minot, N.D. She married Carlo Porteen on Aug. 16, 1983, in Glasgow, Mont. Her children are Greg Rhoads of Spring Branch, Texas, and Connie Rorvik of Apache Junction, Ariz. Her stepchildren include Jay Porteen of Livingston, Jennifer Pattison and Erika Bengochea of Glasgow. Many grand and great-grandchildren are...
World War II Vet Ralph Henry Fauth was born on April 13, 1926, to Jacob and Christina (Fuhrman Walker) Fauth. After a lengthy illness, he went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 at age 90. Present at his home-going were his wife, Carolyn, and daughter Joleen. He was the 10th child of 17 children. His parents' homesteaded in the Baylor community and he was born at the family farm. He attended school at the South and North Fuhrman School. He was his dad's...
Delford Gene Neufeld went home peacefully to be with the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 6, at Billings Health and Rehabilitation Community. He was 81 years old. He was born on Jan. 21, 1935, in Glasgow, Mont., to Jake and Ida Neufeld. He spent his first years in Wheeler, while his father worked on the Fort Peck Dam. They moved to a farm in Larslan, where Del was joined by siblings Lois (1936), Roy (1949), and Karen (1952). He was raised in the Larslan Mennonite Brethren Church and was blessed to grow up...
Jennifer Rae Grosz, 43, died at Roosevelt Medical Center in Culbertson, Mont., on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 5, after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. Pastor Ron Martin-Dent, Rev. Tim Hutslar, and Tammy Iverson will officiate at the service at the Culbertson United Methodist Church. Services will also be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church in Elgin, N.D., with Pastor Bryan Knudsen officiating. Interment will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery at...
Coming off an exciting 12-game winning streak that earned them the title of District Champions, the GHS volleyball team trekked on over to Shelby for the Northern B Divisional Tournament Nov. 3-5. First up, was a match against Cutbank on Thursday afternoon and the Scotties continued to play efficiently, winning 25-17, 25-17, 26-24. Several hours later, it was Glasgow vs. Fairfield. Even though the Eagles had a considerable size advantage, the Scotties played big and strong, coming up just short...
Kyler Hallock has been wrestling since he was three years old when he started in the AAU program. Hallock is now 12 years old and bringing home hardware from some elite events. On Nov. 5, Hallock participated in the Mile High Monster Match in Denver Colo. Also making the trip were fellow competitor Oden Hallock and coach Dana Hallock. The elite tournament, hosted by Rocky Mountain Nationals (RMN), usually boasts around 1500 wrestlers and consists of 20 mats of competition. Hallock wrestled in...
Montana FWP is taking public comment on two proposed rule changes: one on commercial use of fishing access sites and wildlife management areas and another that would increase camping fees at fishing access sites. The change to the commercial use rule, would affect the price of a filming permit for any FAS or WMA. Currently, permits are progressively more expensive as the size of the filming crew exceeds 21. The new rule condenses this into one rate for these large groups and at the same time establishes a higher permit fee. The FAS camping fee...
HiLine Youth Hockey Association invites boys and girls to the Valley Event Center on Saturday, Nov. 12 for a Try Hockey For Free clinic as part of Come Play Hockey Month. Starting at 3 p.m with a pizza party to follow at 5:30 p.m. Local youth, ages 4 to 9, are encouraged to experience ice hockey for the first time and learn the basic skills in a fun, safe environment. “We look forward to welcoming families to the Valley Event Center to try our great sport of ice hockey” said HLYH President, Tim Volk. “Our goal is for these families to enjoy...
WEDNESDAY – NOV. 9 1-4 p.m. - Service officers for the Montana Veterans Affairs will be visiting Glasgow VA Clinic and on Thursday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Malta City Hall. Bring a copy of your discharge paperwork DD214 with you. Veteran service officers will visit nursing homes and assisted living centers by appointment only. Call 406-265-4225 if you are interested. THURSDAY – NOV. 10 3 p.m. - The Valley County Transit Board meets at the Valley County Transit office (use the back door/east entrance). FRIDAY – NOV. 11 10:30 a.m. - Glasgow Ve...
