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At press time, the 2015 Northeast Montana Fair is concluding with a finale in the way of Tuesday's Milk River Motorsports Derby. Carnival workers will then begin breaking down the midway and rides, many of which, by some accounts, were visibly broken down to begin with. Doris Ozark told the Courier that officials are well-aware of the raised eyebrows regarding rides: "Members of our board have been out there walking around periodically. Carnivals are a hard subject in rural communities. People...
On July 29, the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) announced the eighth class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. The inductees were chosen from a field of candidates nominated by the general public. Inductees are honored for their notable contributions to the history and culture of Montana. “The board of trustees, our volunteer network from around the state, has reviewed this year’s nominations and completed the voting process,” said Bill Galt, White Sulphur Springs rancher and MCHF and WHC p...
Twenty young boys and girls gather around two waist-high wooden tables strewn with rolls of masking tape, crayola pens, and scissored bits of clear plastic. “It’s called Newton’s Third Law of Motion,” says librarian Karen Anderson, reading from a loose sheet of paper. “To every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction.” The children, upon the constructing and decorating of their rockets, amble over to a green trash can, above which a young assistant stands armed with a garden hose and a smile. Each child waits his or her turn at the f...
Brenda Isakson Cook, 44, of Glasgow, died on Sunday night after her car flipped over near Hwy 2. “[The] vehicle was heading westbound on 1st Avenue North,” relayed Patrolman David Moon. “It struck a pothole and spun out [towards the] southwest. The driver lost control, and the vehicle left the road to the south, struck railroad ties and other metal objects, hit a loading ramp, then went airborne. It came down on its front end past the loading ramp before striking a barrel full of metal objects and rolling onto its top.” The accident was dis...
The winner of the Glasgow Courier's Crazy Days Costume Contest was The Fashionette. For their efforts, the ad they placed in the Courier will be free of charge. Pictured in the watermelon costumes they resurrected just for the occasion are L-R: Alexis Stahl, Kimberly Monson, Darlene Riggin-Stratton and Nita Pederson....
Dear Friends in Glasgow, This last Thursday, my wife and I sat on the stage on Great Falls and I was inducted into the Montana Coaches Hall of Fame. As I sat there, I thought of all the people I need to thank. I would like to thank 36 years of close friends and colleagues. Then there's all those mentors that taught me so much; and all the assistant coaches that gave me good advice and became close friends. But most of all: the hundreds of Glasgow athletes that I coached. This award was only possible through their hard work, sweat, sacrifice...
I understand freedom of speech, but must Mr. Vaupel continually focus on minority issues he truly knows nothing about? He is picking and scratching for any issue he can bring up. National Park visits, seriously? As the parent of a minority, each week, I become more disgusted with his rants. Mr. Vaupel spews such hatred, in my honest opinion. I go all the way back to his ER visit. Did he really go and ask all of the people in the waiting room where they were from? Doubtful, he was probably cowering in a corner. HATE WONT WIN! These rantings...
I know, the fair isn’t as good as it used to be. The carnival is held together with bubblegum and duct tape (or so the refrain goes around here). The vendors are dwindling. The music was better in Dodson. The rodeo wasn’t as good as the Wolf Point Stampede. The midway was middling (or maybe just ‘fair’). And it could all be seen at a brisk pace in about five minutes. At least, that’s what I heard from the folks who didn’t make it. Whether sentiments like these are true, false, or something in-between is a little bit beside the point. The...
Two very important things in my life came to an end this past weekend: swim team and Reds baseball. I must admit, I'm more than a little thankful, but only because I'm tired. My son started his baseball career with T-ball and never looked back. I don't think he could love doing anything more. I enjoyed every minute I was able to watch him play. I especially enjoyed watching him play Cal Ripken baseball at the Jeff Jurgens Field. More than that though, I have watched the best group of young men g...
Last Saturday there was a flea market in Glasgow. As I looked around at what people had brought to sell, I was struck by the thought of how creative people can be. There were several tables with handmade jewelry. One vendor had collages she had made that could be framed and put up on a wall. Each one featured pictures that had words of emotions as the theme. For instance, one dealt with hope, another with family, and so forth. They all made a person stop and think what the words meant to them. Then I got to thinking about handmade items...
I’m surprised, James, that out of the whole story, you and Ms. Honrud would nit-pick numbers as your main retort! I could have said that out of the 600 NHL players there are only 31 players listed as African-American or biracial. Let’s see now.... 600 players, 30 teams, 31 minority players equals one-plus-a-tad, player per 20 player team. That’s pretty close to “There aren’t any.” Yeah, yeah, I know. Close only counts in road apples and hand grenades as I’ve heard it. There are 47 blacks who are listed as “past players” having played in...
Gisela Dotzauer (pronounced Dought-sour) Brooks, also known as "Gigi," 76, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away from cancer Thursday, July 23, 2015, during the "Hour of Mercy" in her Glasgow home. This is where she wanted to meet "The Most Merciful" GOD, with her daughter, Lura, by her side in her last hours. She was the second youngest of three brothers and one sister. She was baptized Catholic. Their family name was Dotzauer. Her parents and their six children were refugees from Sudetenland (an...
Beatrice Jensen Koon, 85, went to be with God on Friday, July 31, 2015. Her faith in God carried through her life. Her trust in Jesus as her Savior gave her peace. Cremation has taken place and a graveside memorial will be held Sunday, Aug. 9, at 1 p.m. at Greenwood Cemetery in Wolf Point. She was born on May 23, 1930, to Henry and Katheryn Peterson in Burleigh, ID. After the tragic death of her mother in 1940, she was raised by Lynwood and Lorraine (sister) Hickel. They brought her to Wolf...
Victory is sweet – just ask any Glasgow Kiwanis swimmer. With just 29 swimmers, the Thunder brought home gold this past weekend from the state swim meet in Roundup, outscoring five other teams in their division. Not long into the first day of the meet, it was apparent that it was going to be a memorable weekend. The powerhouse relay team of Katie Kaiser, Khloe Krumwiede, Jordan Kulczyk, and DJ Rasmusan proved they were a force to be reckoned with, winning gold in the 200m freestyle relay. The 1...
After twice staving off the Laurel Dodgers last week to win the East Legion A Tournament title, the Reds stormed into Kalispell, site of the Montana state tournament, straddling a steam engine of momentum, each hand pressed firmly to their hip holsters, ready for the imminent showdown. After a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over the South region runners up, the Helena Reps – a game which saw Keil Krumwiede scatter five hits over eight innings on the mound, surrendering just one earned run, w...
On Saturday, Aug 1, the Glasgow/Fort Peck chapter of Walleyes Unlimited hosted the fifteenth annual Ladies' Walleye Fishing Tournament. Each of the 49 pairs of fisherwomen which entered staked an $80 entry fee, all of which went into the event purse. "It was a great turnout," said event liason Jill Meiers. "We usually get in the low forties, so this year was a great showing." After a rules meeting on Friday night, the fishers retired to their beds, knowing that in mere hours they would each be e...
Many plants can be successfully grown in containers. Greenhouses do a thriving business selling both flowers and vegetables specifically for pots. The advantage is versatility. Flowers may bloom on your front steps, or on your deck or patio, places where there is no soil for them. Those who don't have a yard they can dig up can grow tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs, and flowers on their balcony or wherever they have enough sunlight during the day. The disadvantage is the need for daily watering. Conta...
Didn’t we just see a Marvel comic book movie last week? Well, if it’s Friday that means yet another ransacking of the comic book heritage, which adults hated when I was a kid. This week it’s Fantastic Four. Same genre (comic character origin story), different company (Fox instead of Ant-Man’s Disney or Spider-Man’s Sony). If you’ve seen the Jessica Alba FF you’ve seen this one. Four scientists, out in space, rendered mutants. It’s a familiar story told with numbing repetition and noise. Pixels is a Saturday afternoon wish fulfillment epi...
To know her paintings is to know Barb Hansen, the Wheatgrass Arts and Gallery's Artist of the Month, August 7-31. Barb's paintings not only share with the viewer her love of nature, but are also witnesses to the beauty of God's creation. Barb began her love of nature at an early age. Her father would take her on walks through the countryside pointing out the native plant species and local birds. He would teach her how to observe and identify her environment and their common names. When Barb was...
