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The watery eyes started at the sounds of "Pomp and Circumstance." After years of teachers, books and growing pains, members of the class of 2014 received their diplomas. Friends and family gathered into a packed gym as Glasgow High School graduates accepted their diplomas on Sunday, May 25. While some seniors walked with bright smiles, others wiped away tears, perhaps of joy with a mix of sadness, as they walked toward the next steps in life. The senior address speaker voted for by the students... Full story
It's been brought up at Glasgow City Council meetings for the last three or four meetings. The city cemetery committee has been dealing with a delicate problem that came to their attention in recent years. At the March 17 council meeting the committee reported to the council that issues with a section of Highland Cemetery that was never supposed to have standing headstones had more than 40 standing of them. The city ordinance was not followed as family members buried their loved ones next to flat stones. At the meeting, the committee reported...
A celebration of a new memorial was also a time to salute the fallen. Some 800 people gathered at the Fort Peck Theatre on Monday, May 26, to listen to the speakers, give honor to the fallen and celebrate the soon-to-be Northeast Montana Veterans Memorial Park. The event brought speakers Navy SEAL Rober O'Neill, former Gov. Marc Racicot, Maj. Gen. Matthew Quinn and attorney Clifford Edwards, who read a letter from Tom Brokaw. Those speakers spoke to the audience about the importance of...
While candidates have been scrambling to get the word out on their views and opinions, this will be the last week of campaigning for some as the primary ballots go to voters June 3. Absentee ballots also have already made their way through the mailboxes. Valley County voters will only have a couple of races where the field will be trimmed to two candidates for the general election in November. Justice of peace candidates are Christine Gamas, Dave Gorton, Christina Hillman, Ronald Kulczyk, David McLean and Mary Strand. Another race in the...
The empty lot sitting between McDonald's and Dairy Queen will be the site of new construction in Glasgow. O'Reilly Auto Parts has purchased the lot and construction was due to break ground on May 17, but has been held up for a short while. Work should begin soon. The store manager has already been chosen and the family will be moving from Billings. District Manager for Central Montana Randy Blackmore explained that Glasgow was selected for a location because of the growing population and the location in the state. Blackmore said the company,...
Gov. Bullock's office released this memo May 23 from him to Jan French of the Board of Livestock, with his directive for bison management as hazing operations begin around Yellowstone National Park, including on private property. • As provided by Section 81-2-120, MCA, the management of buffalo or wild bison by the Department of Livestock is to be conducted pursuant to a plan that is approved by me. Under that statute, the Department may enter private property to remove bison if the bison are infected with a dangerous disease and that d... Full story
College, high school and eighth grade graduation ceremonies are taking place in the nation's schools. It is a time of joy, smiles, hugs and tears. Graduation is a major milestone in a person's life ... no matter what age they are. All the work in the classroom and nights of studying culminate in the student being handed a certificate that states all requirements have been met for graduation. Like it or not, graduates will not remember what the speeches were about at the graduation ceremony. Very few ever do. I sure don't. On the day of my high...
This is the week I lose a little sleep. My mind wanders to a date, a time and a different place in my life. Seven years ago, everything changed, June 3, 2007. It’s a sad day I’ll never forget, and it’s why during Memorial Day those around me will notice that I give an extra pause, and shed a few more tears. I was a military wife. When I mention to people I’m an ex-Army wife, I usually get the brush off. I suddenly don’t count, but even during the end of my marriage, my ex still recognized the sacrifices I made to my country. Some reading t...
I was reminded on Memorial Day that the day was set aside to remember and honor our veterans. It is also a day when we remember all of our deceased family and friends. If you grew up in a small community, you also had the privilege of keeping that final resting place one of peace and beauty. What a way to keep in touch with our roots. If you take the time to wander around a community cemetery, read the headstones, straighten a bouquet or two, pull a few weeds, you will find all kinds of memories flooding your mind. You remember the stories of...
Dear Editor: I am writing to support the upcoming levy of 2 mills for the City-County Library. The library has been on a bare-bones budget for some time and desperately needs a better base from which to work. It is estimated that these two mills would cost less than $10 on a home with a taxable market value of $200,000. Glasgow has had a proud tradition of having a really effective library, and we offer many services that you might not be aware of until you are needing just that service. With schools about to close for the summer, the library o...
Dear Editor: This June 3 our City-County Library will be on the ballot for mill levy approval. At this time, our budget is underfunded. We have applied for grants, solicited donations and received financial support from Friends of the Library for our children’s shelves and we still need to make more cuts in our budget. There are also some structural improvements needed to our library that we cannot address. The basement should be accessible to all. Heating, lighting and damaged windows are just some of the issues. Our public library is f...
Dear Editor: One of the most important election decisions that will come before us in Valley County is that of county commissioner. Our commissioners represent our best legal line of defense against state and federal overreach. I believe that our county's welfare will depend on choosing a candidate that is dedicated to protecting water rights and private property rights and to ensuring that both the state and federal governments follow the law and coordinate land use decisions with the commissioners and the county plan. Sierra Dawn Stoneberg...
Lorraine Marion (Nelson) Bain, 94, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014. She lived a wonderful and eventful life. She was born April 16, 1920, on the family homestead in Tampico, Mont., in the horse and buggy days. She was the daughter of Nels Crist and Mary E. Nelson, and was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She attended Buggy Creek Grade School and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1937. She served in WWll as a Women's Air Service Pilot (WASP), and was awarded the Congressional...
Milfred Arlie Maurseth, 87, passed away May 8, 2014, in Falkirk, Scotland. With his wife at his side, he died peacefully after a short illness. He grew up in Nashua, where he completed high school and met and married Elizabeth "Betty" Holder in 1949. He served his country in the Army, and returned home to Montana to begin a career as a heavy diesel equipment mechanic, and alongside his wife, Betty, began raising their six children. When he passed away, he had been retired for several years. His...
Walter Jasper Riggin, 91, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at the Nemont Manor Retirement Home in Glasgow, Mont. He was born at Barr, Mont., 30 miles north of Hinsdale, on March 23, 1923, to Guy and Minnie Riggin. He was the second of seven children. At age 10 they moved to Hinsdale for the kids to attend school. At age 16 he went to work at the Black Ranch for one year. His pay was $1 a day. He then worked for the Etcharts until 1943, when he joined the U.S. Army. He was medically...
The wheels keep on turning. Like a fine-tuned machine, the Glasgow track and field team kept on trucking in Divisonals this past weekend. The boys and girls team captured first place again over the weekend as Scottie head coach John Labonty and his team have their sights set on a State Championship when they compete in Butte this weekend. "We went down there feeling pretty confident," Labonty said of his team's performance in Great Falls. "We only had a couple of hiccups, but the rest of the... Full story
It wasn't exactly the home-field advantage Glasgow softball was hoping for. Hosting the Eastern B-C Divisional Tournament this past weekend as the No. 2 seed, Glasgow looked ready to head into the championship round with a possible rematch against No. 1 Huntley Project. Those plans were derailed however as Glasgow was eliminated from play on the second day of the tournament, losing to Conrad 4-3 in eight innings. Needing to win two more games just to make it back to the championship game, the Sc...
It's hockey season in Glasgow and the high school boys team is putting their gear on for another practice. A quick glance up as the team heads out to the ice and you spot him instantly. Even without the goalie gear on, Harley Eliason is a hulking presence. When you cross paths with him off the ice, even if he's just meeting you for the first time, you encounter a young man with a calm, collected demeanor. Cross that same path on the ice, again if he's meeting you for the first time, you're now...
Nine young guys and four young ladies are off to Great Falls this weekend to compete in the State Meet. It was a good year for the Raiders who started the season with 15 and gained two along the way who saw how much fun the others were having running, jumping and tossing things that they just couldn’t stay away. Bethany Lacock continued her athletic dominance as she qualified in a mind-boggling seven events and now has to decide which five she wants to enter. Bethany broke the divisional pole vault record with a vault of 9-07 just two inches s...
Willie Thibault, Glasgow High School’s vice principal, activities director and transportation director, will be moving on to become principal for Washington Middle School in Glendive in the fall. Thibault first got the idea of wanting to become a teacher in his junior year of high school. He credits his high school history teacher, one who would come dressed in outfits during lesson plans to get his class more involved, as the one responsible for planting the seed. It wasn’t until the age of 31 where he decided to go back to school and pur...
