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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Escorted by kilt-clad junior honor students, they walked in two by two, the Glasgow High School graduating class of 2013, the white-robed girls carrying red flowers, the boys in red wearing white boutonnieres. As Andy Gardner, the class representative, told them in his Senior Address, their class of 47 graduates is the smallest class since 1930, and the smallest from this school building. Seventeen of them started kindergarten together. Seniors are graduating all over the country but today, he... Full story
If you were in it, like Glasgow was Saturday evening, the hail storm was bad. But only some areas were hit while most others escaped. Glasgow was subjected to a heavy downpour that turned into pea-size and larger hail after 7 p.m. It was a record rain for the date, 1.53 inches, and it didn’t take long to create flash flooding. Although not as bad as the storm of 2007, tender plants were destroyed and some tree leaves were stripped and washed into storm drains, causing jams. The underpass was c...
Valley County residents joined many others across America in a ceremony of remembrance on Monday, Memorial Day. They met in the Civic Center to honor those in the military who have died in the service of their country. Connie Schultz, who retired from the Army Nurse Corps as a lieutenant colonel, was the keynote speaker. “Memorial Day is not just about picnics,” she said. Schultz talked about the many ways to remember the fallen, now numbering one million men and women since the beginning of...
City employees discovered a mess at the Glasgow city pool last week. The Recreation Department secretary called police at about 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, saying an employee just told her the pool had been “destroyed.” Officers found every light fixture in the building broken, 21 of them. In the lifeguard lounge, everything on the shelves had been dumped off. Perhaps the worst was the many trophies won by the Kiwanis Swim Team over the years, thrown to the floor. Many were broken. The plu...
Riders will notice a restructure in pricing starting in July when they ride the Valley County Transit. The Valley County Transit Board this month made the decision to restructure the cost for rides. The rate has remained the same since 1997, and was due for a change, officials said. Changes will go into effect on July 1, and will affect the rides during normal business hours Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. All rides in Glasgow will be $1, and monthly passes increase to $40. Fort Peck and Nashua riders will pay $3 per ride and... Full story
A few years ago I was trucking my way around Washington, D.C. in a snowstorm of Biblical proportions. A voice came over my radio saying, “ All non-essential government employees need not report to work today due to the inclement weather conditions”. Are you like me, thinking, just who are these “non-essentials drawing a government paycheck every two weeks for doing, by government admission, essentially, nothing essential. I made a few phone calls and discovered, through a few honest offic... Full story
Kool-Aid, Kook-Aid, tastes great, Kool-Aid Kool-Aid, can’t wait! Do you remember that slogan? You may also remember the nice frosty pitcher in the advertisement with the smiley face drawn on it. Does anyone still keep a pitcher of Kool-Aid in the fridge for all the youngsters and sometimes adults, or has that been replaced with Gatorade and other flavored waters? Remember when that was one of the first things Mother allowed you to make? We must have drank gallons of the stuff – and that was before “sugar free.” That was before anyone could e... Full story
It comes as no surprise that much of the budget surplus that Montana has enjoyed for the last eight years has come from energy and natural resource development. Oil and gas efforts across Montana, especially our eastern most counties, has provided opportunity across the state and revenue flows to help fund our government services on the state and local level. It comes with surprise and dismay that Governor Bullock chose to veto a strong bipartisan bill, HB 218, which provides much needed assistance to our eastern residents. There is no...
In the May 13 Great Falls Tribune, Tom France wrote, “The million-acre Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, ideal native prairie bison habitat ... likely will emerge as the best possible site – and perhaps the only viable location – for restoring an ecologically significant bison herd” and “the vast majority of Montanans ... believe our vast grasslands retain space for wild bison.” These are understandable, but dangerous misconceptions. Northeastern Montana prairies (the CMR is a lake, not a prairie) historically are high quality hab...
Graveside services for Mary Moore will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at the Malta Cemetery, with Peggy Richardson of the Assembly of God Church officiating.... Full story
Esther Margaret (Funk) Presser died Friday, May 17, 2013, at the Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point, Mont., where she had been a resident for the past 13 years. She was a month and a half past her 94th birthday. She was born at home on the family farm near Hyrdo, Mont., a rural area near the Canadian border north of Chinook. Making a living on the homestead was difficult, so the family moved across country by wagon to farm near Larslan, which is north and east of Nashua. Crops were good for...
John Ihnot (formerly of Nashua, Montana) died of natural causes on Friday, May 24, 2013 at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, Montana, just a few weeks short of his 99th birthday. Both the vigil and funeral Mass will be held at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, 440 7th Avenue, Havre, Montana. The vigil will be held at 7:00 PM, Friday, May 31, 2013, and the funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday June 1, 2013, with Father Daniel Wathen officiating. Burial, next to his wife Phyllis,...
John Henry Greenwood, 72, of Frenchtown, Mont., died suddenly on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at home. There will be a time of celebration of John’s life at the Frenchtown Pond on June 15, at 2 p.m. Please come with memories and funny stories to share. Please bring a beverage and a dish to share. Cremation has taken place with the assistance of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Glasgow, next to his parents. He was born on Jan. 4, 1941, in Glasgow, Mont., to George and Edith G...
On Friday, May 24, 2013, God sent his angels to get our beloved wife, mom and grandma, Mona Lee (Buckles) Black Dog, age 56. She died of heart failure at the Northeast Montana Health Services in Poplar, Mont. A vigil service will be held Thursday, May 30, at 7 p.m. and funeral services will be held Friday, May 31, at 10 a.m., all at the James Black Dog Hall in Fort Kipp. Interment will be in the Black Dog Family Cemetery in Fort Kipp. She was born Feb. 20, 1957, to Marjorie “Tootie” Buckles and...
Clearing her final high jump gave Megan Dailey not only the event state title, but also her Scottie girls a spot on the podium. The high jump, one of the last events of the day at the Class B State Meet in Bozeman on Friday and Saturday, looked to be anybody’s event to win with five to six girls coming in with season-best marks of 5 feet, 2 inches, the same personal record for Dailey. “I wasn’t really expecting [to win],” said Dailey. “I was really hoping to place but I didn’t think I’d win.” B... Full story
Nothing went the way it was supposed to for the Scottie girls. In their third-straight trip to state, everything was set up to achieve Glasgow’s ultimate goal, a state title. Instead, a rash of errors, mistakes and one big injury cost the Scottie girls two straight losses and an early exit on Friday. “When you go to the state tournament, you have to bring your A-game every game. When you don’t, that’s what happens,” said Head Coach Mark Falcon. The Scottie girls played well in their first gam...
Experience was the key for Tamrah Pewitt and Makkell Baillargeon in their rounds in Bigfork. Pewitt and Baillargeon, both sophomores, shot their first rounds of state golf at the Class B tournament on May 21-22 at the Eagle Bend Golf Course. “The biggest thing was, they’re young golfers and they got a quality experience,” said Head Coach Dave Riggin. “And they improved the second day, which is what we were looking for.” Pewitt started her tournament with a 127 on Tuesday, the first day of th...
A pair of Raiders scored the only points for area schools at the Class C State Meet in Laurel on Friday and Saturday. Fresh off a five-event sweep at districts and divisionals, Bethany Lacock ran into some tough competition from the other parts of the state. She was still able to place in three events, scoring all 10.33 points for the Lady Raiders, but did not take gold in any. Lacock, a junior, was fourth in the 100-meter hurdles, finishing in 16.43 seconds. She took home the bronze in the... Full story
It’s not exactly set up as a tournament of champions, but the 14th annual Glasgow Catfish Classic sure looks like it will be just that. In the 13 previous tournaments, 10 different teams have taken home the title of best catfish duo. Seven of those teams are still together and are in the tournament field on Saturday. An eighth championship duo, Cole Plouff and Mitch McIntyre in 2006, are in the tournament but are now with other partners. “It’s quite simply the best field we’ve had,” said tour...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Director Jeff Hagener and members of the FWP Commission will be in Havre June 4-5 to host a public open house and conduct the commission’s regular monthly meeting. The open house for area residents to informally visit with Director Hagener, FWP Commission Chairman Dan Vermillion, and fellow commissioners Richard Stuker, Lawrence Wetsit and Matthew Tourtlotte – as well as other FWP staff -- starts at 6:30 p.m. on June 4 at the Best Western Great Northern Inn’s conference room, 1345 1st Street. Earlier on June 4 the...
John and Mary Fahlgren held their sale of Black Angus bulls at the Glasgow Stockyards on May 9. Fahlgren Angus has been using AI since 1995. The six AI sires used were chosen to meet long term goals of maternal traits, calving ease and growth. Ed Hinton called the auction of 18 bulls, which brought an average price of $3,189. The top five averaged $4,650. The top selling bull was Lot 479, sired by Rito 6EM3. This bull sold to FL Robinson, LLC of Malta for $5,000. Lot 479 had a birthweight of 68...
Paddlefish harvest season will close at intake fishing access site and in the Yellowstone River and the Missouri River below Fort Peck Dam effective Friday May 31, at 9 p.m. (Harvest may close earlier at Intake if the paddlefish harvest target is expected to be reached) Thereafter, catch-and-release paddlefishing is allowed only at intake fishing access site from 6 a.m. – 9 p.m., beginning Saturday, June 1 through Tuesday, June 10. With Montana's paddlefish harvest target expected to be reached, the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission a... Full story
