Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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A special event at the Valley County Pioneer Museum is being put on for the months of June and July. The thought on this exhibit was for local residents and visitors to the Glasgow area to come see the many beautiful dolls that our local community doll collectors have on display. We were greeted by Ms. Barb Hoffmann, supervisor for the museum, and Mary Fewer, who is working at the museum this summer as a staff member. Ms. Hoffman who has been at the museum for about ten years, explained that...
In January 2015, the City of Glasgow and Two Rivers Economic Growth began working with Land Solutions, LLC on developing a Downtown Revitalization Plan for Glasgow. A draft version of the plan is currently available for public review at planglasgow.com. The plan is intended to serve as a guide for improving the economic conditions and aesthetic aspects of downtown Glasgow. The plan is action-oriented, with the intent that the city, Two Rivers, and partnering organizations will use it to achieve...
As is in any Montana town that allows easy access to firearms and open carry, it is still against the law to discharge firearms within the city limits. Not only is it a no-brainer legally, it is very dangerous and with the warmer weather, more people are outside and can easily become an accidental statistic for carelessness. The person, supposedly a teenager, so his name cannot be revealed, was pointed out discharging a firearm in our city limits and it was reported that they left the firearm unattended, presenting a tempting situation that any...
Chief of Police Bruce Barstad reminds drivers not to leave children or pets unattended in vehicles during our warm season, even with the window slightly open. Temperatures in vehicles rise quickly and can easily lead to heatstroke and/or death for children and animals. At 80-degrees outside, your vehicle’s inside temperature can rise to 120-degrees or higher in an hour, quickly causing health issues for children and pets. If you see a child or pet left unattended in a vehicle with the windows rolled up, call the police. Seasonal temperature c...
Glasgow High School graduates who are attending college or vocational/technical school are reminded that the deadline for financial assistance from the Glasgow High School Educational Trust for both semesters of the 2015-16 school year is July 1. The deadline for assistance for the Spring 2016 semester only is October 15. All GHS graduates who are pursuing higher education at an accredited school full time (12 credits minimum) and who are in good academic standing may be eligible for a financial gift if they have completed one year of college...
Attendees gathered downtown at the Calcutta festivities held in collaboration with the Catfish Classic. Pictured L-R are Jeron Wesen, Katie Kuka, and her father Karl Krause, Street Foreman for the City of Glasgow.... Full story
The time is rapidly approaching when the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has to do something or get-off-the-pot concerning listing the greater sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). However, a reprieve may be in the making as Congress debates a bill that would postpone listing for another 10 years. I would bet the Service and their supporters are quietly lobbying hard for passage of this bill since it not only lets them off the hook (I will try to explain why this is...
Had a great idea last week. Or rather, Facebook tipped me off to a great idea. There are a lot of potholes around the place generally and someone shared a pic of a flower that had been planted in what appeared to be one of the many road gashes here in town. I loved the idea for the paper and thought I’d loop the city into my scheme by encouraging them to fill one pothole per week for an ongoing series sponsored by Glasgow Flower and Gift. I got our sponsor on board (thanks, GFG!), sent a reporter to place a daisy in a local pothole. She took a...
Virgil, Good piece on children and how they learn to speak! YES!! It all starts at home – the parents or guardians are responsible. If your kids didn’t learn it til after they started school or daycare, you can put the blame on the parents or guardians of the kids in your child’s class or daycare. It’s sad, very sad, that parents have such low self esteem and disrespect for their children. Disrespect for other people all together! If I hear someone speaking with profanity around children, I will confront them. But really, do they even care?!...
Beautiful, harsh, breathtaking, difficult, inspiring. What do these words describe? The prairie. With the arrival of spring, bright yellow sweet peas begin to open their petals to the sun, followed by bluebells covering the prairie with beauty and color. Not long behind, the cactus starts flowering, adding their brilliant colors to the palette. An abundance of life can be found on the prairie. Throughout the day and into the night you can hear one symphony after another. Life on the prairie presents challenges that take courage and strength to...
The place was Kingman, Arizona, U.S.A. I was coming out of the Petro Truck Stop about five miles east of Kingman one evening when a moth dive-bombed directly into my ear. Now, Grannie always said, “You’ll go crazy if a moth flies into your ear.” I always thought phshaw to that until I had it happen to my ear. The bug fluttered a bit, stopped, waited a few seconds or so and fluttered again, stopped ... fluttered ... stopped ... fluttered. If this goes on for 30 to 40 minutes your whole body tenses up waiting for the next flutter. It CAN make...
The Valley County Refuse District #1 is made up of eight citizens, representing two from Glasgow, one from Opheim, one from Nashua, one from Fort Peck, one from Hinsdale, one from Lustre and one county commissioner. Meetings are the third Tuesday of every month, at the Valley County Courthouse in the community room. They start at 5 p.m. and are open to the public. The 2015 board members of the Valley County Refuse Board are Dan Carney (chairman), Dan Durell (Glasgow representative), Glen Guenther (vice chairman and Fort Peck representative),...
Robert “Bob” Lingle Sr., 86, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at home with his family at his side. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m., at Our Saviors Lutheran Church at 401 7th Street West in Columbia Falls, on Saturday, June 20. Burial of ashes has taken place at Glacier Memorial Gardens in Kalispell. He was born in Wolf Point, Mont., on June 5, 1928. He attended schools at Elmont, Pasture Creek and Prairie Elk. He did many different things during his life, which included working cattle in the Bears Paw Mou...
Wilbur Bauer, 92, of Williston, ND, formerly of Nashua, Mont., passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, June 1, 2015. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at Fulkerson Funeral Home Chapel in Williston with Pastor Kay Reeb officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date. He was born on Aug. 31, 1922, to Emil and Mildred (Childs) Bauer of Nashua. He attended Nashua Grade School and High School through grade 11. He served in the military from his date of entry at Butte on Dec...
Stella (Torgerson) St. Clair, 101, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 10, from 4-7 p.m. at Bell Mortuary. Services will be Thursday, June 11, at 11 a.m., also at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, followed by interment at the Highland Cemetery, followed by a luncheon at the Glasgow VFW. She was born Dec. 4, 1913, to Mikal and Bergit Torgerson in Hatton, N.D. She grew up in a family with nine siblings in...
Charles K. Lundgren of Billings, Mont., passed away on Friday, April 10, 2015, in Fountain Hills, Ariz. He was a former educator and resident of Billings since 1951. Survivors include his wife, Alice E. (Costin) Lundgren, who was a resident of Hinsdale; and three children, Karen of Bozeman, Ken and his wife, Carol, of Fountain Hills, and Richard of Billings....
The Glasgow Reds won their first two home games of the season handily at Bill Connors Field June 3, against the Miles City Mavericks. The score for game 1 was 12-1, with the second game clocking in at 13-2. The stomping was not too much of a surprise to Head Coach Jack Sprague. "They're rebuilding from least season," he explains. "We played well and the scores were a little bit one-sided." Miles City had trouble with numbers, with many players down from what started out this season as a full...
For the sixteenth year in a row, Northeast Montana was treated to a great show. The Milk River Catfish Classic took place over the weekend in Glasgow, Montana. Fishermen came from near and far to try and climb to the top of the Cat Classic mountain and take home the famed "traveling trophy." The Cat Classic never seems to disappoint and this year 67 teams weighed in fish. Stable water conditions gave way to many limits of five catfish throughout the tournament field. Bigger fish did prove...
The secrets of local fishing here in Valley County are a mystery to me. Thankfully, local sportsman Gene Moore from Lakeridge Motel and Tackle and Marc Kloker from the FWP have teamed-up to provide me with a balanced (if occasionally oppositional) short course on the ins-and-outs of dredge cuts, tempting bait, and local fishing hotspots. This is the first installment. Enjoy! To begin with, I asked Gene for a little gossip and he delivered the dirt along with a touch of the obvious thrown in for good measure. The typical question for customers...
A popular Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 6 program that allows children and their families to check out free fishing rods and tackle is in full swing again this year. Just in time for summer fishing, FWP staff is in the process of restocking the 49 (and counting) different location sites across Montana's Hi-Line. The "Kids to Fish" program lets youngsters check out fishing rods, reels and basic tackle, such as hooks, bobbers and sinkers. Typically, eight rods are at each location, and a...
The small community of Harlem, Mont. has an oasis right in the middle of town, the city pool. This past weekend, they hosted the first swim meet of the season and the Glasgow Kiwanis Thunder Swim Team was there to compete. Overall, the Thunder had a strong showing as 13 swimmers competed in a total of 43 events, which included three relays. The first meet is typically low-key and this one was no exception. There were several events in different age groups that had only one swimmer competing....
THURSDAY – JUNE 11 11 a.m. - “Bring Our Families Back” tour to discuss telecommuting and entrepreneurship in Montana. Glasgow area businesses and all interested persons are invited by Two Rivers Economic Growth to a roundtable event at Cottonwood Inn & Suites. 7 p.m. - The Hinsdale Board of Trustees will meet at the Hinsdale Public School Library for the purpose of considering and adopting the budget amendment. FRIDAYS – JUNE 12 & 26 6:30 p.m. - The North Valley Condo Association will be holding June meetings on June 12 & 26 at the Town Ha... Full story
Steven Spielberg is one of the most important living filmmakers as both director and producer, with his hand also in numerous TV shows, but he is not immune to the glitzy, avaricious aspect of showbiz. Jaws was his first big hit. Later he had another blockbuster with the broadly similar Jurassic Park, also based on a popular novel. But Hollywood DNA must replicate itself, and so there were sequels. Do you remember how many sequels there are to Jaws? After the first film came Jaws 2, followed by...
If they moan, you're good. That's the tact taken by defense counsel when representing a college male accused of attacking or raping a co-ed. That little noise symbolizes "consent," indicating that the woman is enjoying the rough sex emerging from a drunken night at a frat house or a football celebration. The joke used to be that one went to college to learn to drink, have sex, and become an atheist. Now, there's an addendum: what women learn in higher education is gender betrayal. Jon Krakauer...
