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Complying with social distancing and sheltering in place orders makes celebrating birthdays even more unique these days. Building on the local tradition of parades escorting athletes out of town for tournaments, Glasgow is now celebrating children’s birthdays via drive by. Horns honking, waving of posters, cheering, maybe even a blast from a fire truck siren liven up a kid’s special day now. Last week saw two celebrations, with the first one celebrating Kinley Overbey’s fifth birthday, which was April 4, with a drive by party on April 5. Her m...
The Valley County Health Department recently received the Certificate of Achievement – Healthy People 2020 award from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. This award is awarded to clinics throughout the state to recognize those who achieve immunization coverage in their communities. The Certificate of Achievement is presented to clinics with at least 11 records that achieve the Healthy People 2020 goal of 80 percent or higher for the 4 DTap series (to protect against d...
Due to an overwhelming support from volunteers and the community, the Valley County Food Bank will be open Tuesday, April 21, from 12 to 4 p.m., though volunteer Pat Hallett told the Courier the organization will stay open later if not all clients have been served. Distribution will be at the Valley County Food Bank, 1020 1st Ave. No., Glasgow. If you have not received food from the Food Bank in the past, but are in need, you are welcome and encouraged to come as volunteers will make sure you are taken care of. Volunteers are also asking...
The Glasgow School Board held their scheduled board meeting on April 8, a week and a half after students, teachers and staff first transitioned to full-time distance learning as a result of the closure of in-person instruction due to coronavirus. Even though there has been growing pains associated with teachers having to modify their teaching plans, parents having to utilize various technologies with some having to remember concepts from their school days, and students learning in a different environment, much praise was provided by...
Looking ahead and self improvement. Before a viral outbreak in China became an epidemic, before that epidemic spread across the world and became a pandemic, and before it was even considered likely that the novel coronavirus, that causes COVID-19, would even appear in Valley County, the County Health Officer Dr. Anne Millard was already preparing for such a scenario. That is because Dr. Millard had seen a need in the community over two years ago and filled her already sparse spare time with...
Dear Editor, With all of us sheltered in place less than three weeks to the start of voting in an important primary election, every Montanan is entitled to answers from me for these three questions: Why are you running for the United States Senate? I place our United States Constitution above my own well-being, personal loyalties or any political party. I have the proven capability to work with the interpersonal chemistry of a legislative caucus as I find it and the mental determination to...
Dear Editor, Montanans are doing our part in this very difficult time to help each other out and curb the spread of the COVID 19 virus. We come together and look out for each other, as we always have in times of crisis, and in this case that means practicing social distancing to slow the spread of this disease. It is times like this that we as Montanans are even more appreciative of our public mountains and foothills, forests and prairies, and rivers and streams. Montanans recreate in the...
I have been thinking of epidemics of the past. Many I do not remember, but being from a family that saved many things, I do have letters written by family members of the past that refer to some of those times. Of course, this was mostly in letter form. It just crossed my mind that many young children of today are not going to have any record of these times, as most all of our communication is via the Internet or maybe phone. Some of the correspondence from my family refers to the diphtheria outbreak and the people that died, leaving young child...
To Glasgow Residents, I have been asked the question many times if Glasgow’s drinking water is safe to drink. The answer is yes; there is no higher priority for the City of Glasgow than protecting the health and safety of our residents by continuing to provide safe drinking water. The EPA and CDC stated “the COVID-19 virus has not been detected in drinking water supplies based on the most current evidence; the risk to water supplies is very low. You may continue to use and drink water from your tap as usual.” EPA has established regul...
As of press time, the following events have been canceled, postponed or adjusted: Due to the Governor’s orders with the coronavirus where there is to be no gathering of people, the VCRPC has decided to cancel the following matches: Lever Gun Match scheduled for April 25 Schuetzen & Vintage Military Match scheduled for May 2. The shooting range will remain open for individuals to go out and shoot. Just remember to adhere to the Governors rules: Social distance, keep 6 feet away from others. If a lot of people are out at the range, leave and c...
A program delivered entirely online that aims to reduce depression and anxiety symptoms will be offered for free to hundreds of adult Montanans. The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is making the program – an internet-based interactive platform known as Thrive – available to many more Montana residents over the age of 18. Previously, up to 1,000 adult Montanans were invited to enroll in the Thrive program for free during the research phase. Now, hundreds of additional free accounts are available for adult Montanans wit...
Harold Warren Stensland, 95, passed on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, following a stroke at home in Pocatello, Idaho. Military rites honoring Warren will be held at a later date. He was born on Jan. 28, 1925, to Harold and Annette (Cotton) Stensland in Glasgow, Mont. He was the elder brother to Gail. In high school, he was active in 4-H, sports, especially basketball, and marched with the band as the drum major. Warren enlisted into the Navy Air Corp his senior year of high school and trained in...
Allison Joy Nichols, 63, died on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, of complications from cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, Mont. She was born to Arden R. and Carol Ann (Holtberg) Nichols on a beautiful spring Sunday afternoon on March 24, 1957, in Wolf Point, Mont. She was the third of nine children. She attended school in Frazer, Mont., home of the Bearcubs, graduating in 1975. Allison received her B.A. in communications with a minor in...
Jan (Libby) Buchheit of Glasgow, Mont., 92, died at Valley View Home in Glasgow on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Family services will be held at a later date, and Jan will be inurned with her husband Robert in Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, Mich. She was born in Royal Oak, Mich., on Aug. 24, 1927, to George and Olive (Herbert) Libby. She was the eighth of nine children and hated to be called "Ethel," joking that her mother simply ran out of names. She attended school and grew up in Royal Oak...
To say 2019 and 2020 were good years for the Glasgow Scotties wrestlers would be to understate it just slightly. At the end of the 2019 season, the Scotties had put up two individual state champs-Colton Fast and Dylan Nieskens-and claimed a silver trophy. It was a catalyst for 2019-2020, which propelled the Scotties onto a championship season amplified by 10 state qualifiers, seven state placers and three individual state champs-adding Cooper Larson to 2019's list. It was unsurprising then that...
My alliteration skills are lacking this week. I have not been able to come up with a catchy headline for my drivel this week. I think my brain wants to remain in pajamas this morning. I suspect there might be just a few of us that way as we enter into the fourth week of "sheltering in place," or "social isolation," or "lockdown," or whatever your preferred term may be. So far, whatever we call it, it seems to be working for our county, so please continue! My seeds have mostly arrived by now....
