Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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On June 24, Governor Bullock issued an Executive Order declaring a drought emergency for various counties, including Valley and Roosevelt. The counties under this emergency have seen record low precipitation, high temperatures and excessive winds over the past two months. These conditions have deteriorated crop and forage viability. Farmers and ranchers were confident in the successfulness of the season due to the amount of moisture that was received from October through December last year. Per...
With a total of 42 years of law enforcement under his belt, former Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier received an award for Distinguished Service. The lawman was presented the award at a Montana Sheriff’s and Peace Officers Association conference in Helena on June 15. Serving as Sheriff of Valley County for 14 years, Meier commented, “It’s nice to recognize someone who puts the service and time in the community. I am honored to receive this award.” Also during the convention, Phillips County Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Guderjahn was awarded Officer O...
Co-chairs of the Valley View Home Long Term Care Task Force, Don Fast and Tom Markle, sat down with the Courier to discuss the sustainability of Valley View Home, and their proposed solution to operating a deficit. Established in March of 2017, the task force was charged with fixing the viability of Valley View Home in order to guarantee its success into the foreseeable future. In short, their solution in the long term to funding shortages at the home is to establish a “special hospital district” in order to fund the facility’s operations and m...
Seven years ago, Carolyn Whitmer found herself ready for a change. After years of working in the Portland corporate world and some considerable higher-ed, she decided to open a greenhouse. Growing up on her family's farm south of Poplar instilled in her a strong passion for everything plants, from how they grew to people's interactions with them. With her new business venture, she wanted to share this passion with the community of her childhood, while filling the area's need for an extensive...
On June 14, the Busted Knuckle hosted a "Brews for a Cause" event at their downtown establishment to benefit the Fort Peck Summer Theatre. One dollar from every pint sold, along with all tips given to the workers that evening and countless additional donations were collected. Following curtain call on the opening night of Oliver! on June 24, the Knuckle's Ben Borenson presented Jody Sundheim of the Fort Peck Fine Arts Council with a check of $700. According to Sundheim, the money will be put...
With Northeast Montana experiencing its worst drought on record for June, the need to be extremely cautious with fire, fireworks and other fire hazards has grown substantially this summer. According to Crystal Beckman of the Montana Department of Natural Resource Conservation, the need to be cautious with fire safety cannot be stressed enough, “even the smallest spark has the potential to cause significant damage.” Beckman added that, “Fireworks are prohibited on state and federal lands; some counties and cities may have bans on firew...
Valley County Commissioners had an eventful discussion and decision meeting on June 21. During the meeting, they approved a couple of bids and the appointment of individuals to various county boards. The first bid the commissioners approved was a bid by Perfect 10 Roofing to rebuild the roof on the Courthouse. Their bid of $156,000 was accepted and construction is due to begin in mid-July and be completed in August. The bid submitted by Zerbe Brothers for two tractors was also accepted. The tractors will be used by the Valley County Road...
I know that there are still a lot of us around that remember the old cream separator. Many people started with the crank separator and later progressed on to the luxury of an electric one. In my mind the process of separating the cream from the milk, whether by hand, crank or electricity, was the minor part. Anyone who has the experience of separating cream no doubt can also remember the joy of washing this wonderful piece of equipment. Many of you have seen the old separator bowls that are mostly used as flower planters, and that was the easy...
She is 17 years old. And she has an attitude. She also thinks she is entitled to have some of everything we eat, whether it is part of our meal or our snacks. She is a cat and her name is Rosie. Because of health issues, her owner had to move to an assisted living facility and could not take Rosie with her. Her owner’s sister wanted to take her, but that wasn’t feasible as she is allergic to cats. So unless a forever home was found for Rosie, she was going to be euthanized. My son saw a picture of Rosie and he showed it to me as he related her...
Editor's note: U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced at press time that farmers and ranchers in six Montana counties will have access to drought assistance through U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster relief programs. The following is an open letter Tester sent to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue last week. Today I write to urge you to work with agricultural producers in Montana who are facing severe drought disaster conditions. The U.S. Drought Monitor, in recent days, designated six Montana counties at the second-highest drought...
Senate Republicans have crafted a plan that will unhinge our nation’s health care system and leave Montana families and the people who care for them scrambling to pick up the pieces. To make matters worse, they’ll vote on the bill next week without public input. This commitment to secrecy is more than concerning. It has clouded what should have been a transparent and collaborative process of strengthening America’s health. And it has set an unnerving tone for future Congressional action. GOP leaders rejected the House plan to allow insur...
In April, Senator Jon Tester joined an unsuccessful partisan effort to filibuster Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court. To justify his actions, Tester said at the time, “With Judge Gorsuch on the bench, I am deeply concerned that dark money will continue to drown out the voices and votes of citizens.” It seems Tester has changed his tune on “dark money” just a few months later. While the liberal “dark money” group, Majority Forward, has been pummeling Montana’s voters with television ads on Tester’s behalf – Senator Tester has...
THURSDAY – JUNE 29 9:30 a.m. - The Nashua Community is invited to the Ladies’ Coffee Hour every Thursday at the Nashua Senior Center. 10 a.m. - “Oh Give Me A Home” at Glasgow City-County Library. Open to children ages 0-6. FRIDAY- JUNE 30 9 a.m. - Northeast Montana Pulse Plot Tour at Dick Fulton’s field 1.25 miles west on Tarum Road from the Richland Frazer Road 7 miles south of Richland. 5 p.m. - 45th Anniversary Celebration for Milt and Patty Hallock at Sunnyside Golf Course. FRIDAY – SUNDAY JUNE 30 & JULY 1-2 Fort Peck Summer Theatre “Oliver...
Eugene Anthony Pehan, 70, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, May, 9, 2017. Graveside Services with military honors present will be held on Saturday, July 8, at 11 a.m. at the Glentana Cemetery in Glentana, Mont. A reception will follow at the Glentana Hall. He was born on Aug. 15, 1946, in Glasgow, Mont., to Anthony F. Pehan and Leonie K. (Zimmer) Pehan. After graduating from Opheim High School in 1964, he attended the Catholic College in Richardton, N.D., for a year and community...
Courtney Carlson, 90, of the Baylor, Mont., community, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. Memorial services will be held at Bell Chapel in Glasgow on Monday, July 3, at 10 a.m., with burial at the Highland Cemetery. A reception will follow at the VFW Club. Everyone is welcome to attend....
Bernard “Bunky” Sullivan passed away Saturday, May 20, 2017. A Rosary will be held on Friday, June 30, at 6:30 p.m., at St. Raphael’s Parish with services taking place Saturday, July 1, at 10 a.m., at St. Raphael’s Parish. Inurnment will take place following services at Highland Cemetery with military honors present....
Memorial Services will be held for Anne Wimmer at 11 a.m., on Saturday, July 1, at the Evangelical Church in Glasgow. She passed away in her sleep on Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at the Eastern Montana Veterans Home in Glendive, with family at her side....
The Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team hosted their home meet June 24 and 25, and finished fourth overall out of 10 competitive teams. Three perennial powerhouse teams, Sidney, Lewistown and Scobey, placed in the top three. Head coach Nicole Arnold noted that despite finishing out of the top three, the Thunder had a strong showing at the meet. "The three teams that beat Glasgow all had more swimmers competing," she explained. Three veteran swimmers led the team with first-place finishes in their events....
The Glasgow Reds were all warmed up from a four-day tournament in Lewistown over the weekend when they faced the Sidney Patriots in a pair of home games June 20. Then, they traveled to Laurel June 21, for a second double-header. Glasgow 7, Sidney 6 Both teams were offensively strong in the first game, with each collecting 12 hits. Brett Glaser, Cade Myrick, Kaden Fossum, John Cremer, and Darrin Wersal each collected multiple hits. Wersal, Cremer, Fossum, Myrick, and Glaser each collected two...
