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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Valley County isn't a stranger to flooding. The occurrence of flooding is about once every two and a half years according to records at the Glasgow National Weather Service. Usually those floods take place in spring as the snow melts into the rivers and creeks that surround the area. This time an unusual amount of rain fell later in the summer, catching everyone a little off guard. A major difference from the 2011 flood is that the waters came fast and are receding quickly. Flood waters in 2011... Full story
Most of the Glasgow City Council met for a sometimes dreaded annual event. While budget meetings might not start with a bang, they could end with a sigh of frustration this year. Property values have dropped this year, causing a drop in tax revenues. The first meeting for the city budget took place on Thursday, Aug. 21. Council members viewed and reviewed the upcoming budget requests and what they are facing for cuts. City Clerk-Treasurer Stacey Amundsen told the council that they haven't raised property tax mills for several year, but she...
It was an eventful Friday for the Valley County Sheriff's Office as officers assisted the Tri-Agency Drug Task Force on Aug. 22. The team acted on a search warrant in the cabin area of Fort Peck Lake at 43 Mallard Drive. The warrant allowed law enforcement to find a marijuana growing operation. The Sheriff's Office reported that an estimated street value of $80,000 of marijuana was found at the location. Suspect names were not immediately released and charges were pending. No arrests were made at the scene. The investigation continues. This is...
There's some pretty hardcore Scottie fans in Glasgow who might be a little excited about a new development. The Glasgow High School Booster Club has been working on the process to get Scottie license plates available. The sporty license plate would be available for current students, parents and alumni across the state and will help bring funds to the booster club. Ruth Anne Hutcheson explained that the booster club helps raise funds for scholarships, uniforms, equipments and other needs for...
Media releases from the offices of U.S. Rep. Daines and Sen. Walsh: • Rep. Steve Daines on Aug. 26 applauded the announcement that the Office on Violence Against Women will designate $3 million to prevent and prosecute violence against women in eastern Montana and the Bakken region. The Fort Peck Assinboine and Sioux Tribes and the Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence are among five grantees who will receive funds for a variety of anti-violence initiatives including “mental health counseling, advocacy, legal assistance, pre... Full story
With all of the unrest in the world today, I was reminded of World War II and the fact that Glasgow housed POWs from Germany. I know there are residents of Glasgow and surrounding areas that can still remember those times. Of course, if you can remember that era, you can also remember the site of the old airport in Glasgow. This was the site of the POW camp. I understand that the Glasgow barracks housed at least 300 POWs. Due to the number of young men serving their country, there was a shortage of agriculture workers in the state. Glasgow was...
If national holidays have anything in common it’s that those of us who celebrate them by taking the day off don’t give much thought to the origin or meaning of the holiday. That’s true of secular holidays (never mind Religious holidays) from the Fourth of July to Memorial Day and right on through to this week’s day off, Labor Day. The first Labor Day was held in 1882 in New York City. It was proposed, depending on your source, by the Peter McGuire of the Carpenters’ Union or Matthew Maguire of the Machinists’ Union. I like the Carpenters...
In church last Sunday, I felt a very light touch on the back of my hair. Wondering what was touching my hair, I suddenly realized it was my almost 3-year-old granddaughter, who was ever so carefully using one tiny finger to gently go from about the middle of my hair to the end of the strands. And then I smiled as I heard her whisper to her mother, "Mom, I touched her hair!" My mind marveled at how much love a little girl's soft touch could bring to me and how she was so careful not to let it be more than fleeting. A bit later in the service, I...
Mitchel Bengochea, 78, passed away from natural causes on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, while working on his farm north of Nashua, Mont. He was born on Dec. 16, 1935, in Glasgow, the son of Antonio and Concepcion (Burcavcae) Bengochea. He attended schools in Tampico, the Grain community and Nashua High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1958, serving in Korea. After returning home, he attended Montana State University in Bozeman and then worked at the Glasgow Air Force Base while...
John Douglas Garsjo, 57, of Mabank, Texas, passed away Monday, August 11, in Tyler, Texas. He died from complications arising from a stroke. He was born on what was probably a cold snowy day, November 19, 1956, in Glasgow, Montana, home to the large Garsjo family. His parents, Wilma and Victor Garsjo, had another son, Mike, in April of 1958. They owned and operated the Fort Peck Bar in Nashua. Wilma was taken by cancer in April of 1967, at age 47, when John was 11 and Mike was almost 9. Her illn...
The school boards from Saco, Hinsdale and Whitewater met last Wednesday at Saco to discuss the upcoming girls basketball season. Saco and Whitewater are in the final year of a three year co-op contract and Hinsdale is beginning a drought of players with only four of their seven high school girls wanting to participate in basketball. Hinsdale came hat-in-hand to request a change so that at least three of their girls could join with Saco's girls and play with the co-op. Unfortunately for Hinsdale, there were only two interested people from that... Full story
Rain, Rain, would not go away, causing the FMDH Foundation to postpone its annual golf tournament and major fundraising event. The date for this year's tournament has been rescheduled for Sunday, Sept. 7, at Sunnyside Golf and Country Club in Glasgow, Montana. "We hope you will still join with the foundation to make this year's tournament another tournament to remember," foundation director Mary Kate Tihista said. "Please contact the foundation office at 228-3614 for any changes to your team...
FOOTBALL 1 SR Albus, Kyle OL/DL 2 SR Capdeville, Dallas RB/LB 3 SR Daggett, Eddie OL/DL 4 SR Doney, Joe OL/DL 5 SR Fransen, Andrew OL/DL 6 SR Fossum, Chase WR/S 7 SR Guttenberg, Dylan WR/DB 8 SR Hentges, Jake WR/OLB 9 SR Humbert, Kyle OL/DL 10 SR Kolski, Chaz OL/DL 11 SR Krumwiede, Keil TE/DE 12 SR Kulzyck, Parker RB/S 13 SR Page, Jake TE/DE 14 SR Pattison, Wyatt OL/DL 15 SR Roness, Tanner FB/ILB 16 SR Scanlan, Ryan C/DL 17 SR Stahl, Trenton WR/DB 18 SR Thibault, Jason QB/OLB 1 JR Etchart, Ethan WR/DB 2 JR Kelm, Justin WR/DB 3 JR King, Cody WR/...
Ready for some football? Football pickin'? The Courier's 47th annual football contest – or what's known as the 47th annual – kicks off this week on Page 6B. Along the way in contest history, some bad math occurred. The picture you see with this article shows the debut contest on Sept. 6, 1966 – 48 years ago. However, the contest was on the disabled list and inactive during the 2009 season – so 47th will have to do. The contest is again a fixture on Courierland's fall sports scene, a weekly...
