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Chilly weather threatened to dampen spirits at the 2015 Saco Fun Days festivities on Sept. 5. By the 11 a.m. start of the annual parade along Hwy 2 however, a full day and night of celebration was in full swing. As a small but enthusiastic group of firefighters, EMTs, schoolkids, musical performers and area residents marched and drove through downtown Saco, the mood was chipper and plans were already in the works to bring the evening's street dance indoors. Among the paraders, Zora and Linden...
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The following questions from respected area residents were put to the American Prairie Reserve on Sept. 3. APR representatives have cooperated and agreed to continue in good faith as we delve deeper into the specifics of their plans for bison release and grasslands restoration in the region. ANDREW MCKEAN: Do you presently consider the American bison to be wildlife or livestock? Are you working to change their legal classification going forward? APR: Our bison are classified as livestock by the...
When Ron Campbell of Mount Clemens, Mich. walked into the Glasgow Post Office in mid-August, he did so not with the intention of sending a letter, but with the aim of delivering the town's residents - and the nation - from a debilitating ignorance of its storied past. Mr. Campbell turned right upon pushing open the old building's glazed-wood double doors, striding towards the Postmaster's office. Instead of knocking, however, he turned, handed a bystander his camera, and posed for a picture....
"Without the Booster Club, the school would be strapped," said Mike Pehlke, the new president of the Scottie Booster Club, referring to the way the Booster Club acts as a fundraising arm for Glasgow High School. "A lot of people think that we only fund the athletics. That's not true. We support all aspects of student extracurricular activities." Booster clubs are a common sidekick to American high schools. They raise money to help support school activities. In Glasgow, the Scottie Booster Club...
More Criticism for the Critic I’m deeply saddened by the critic’s article about “Steel Magnolias” printed in the Courier. I drove from Havre with my family to support the Fort Peck Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 29, and I’m so happy we didn’t read the article before we came. All of us we very entertained and thought that the play was wonderful. All of the actresses did a fabulous job and brought laughter and tears to the whole audience, the few that attended, that night. I believe the critic’s review probably harmed the attendance, what a shame....
Harvest is in full swing, some being about finished, and others just beginning. Being a farm girl, my mind was flooded with “remembers” the other day while doing a little driving off of the beaten path. Now, I grew up in a home where girls were to stay in the house and help their mothers, however we were also expected to go beyond taking meals to the field whenever a truck driver was needed. How many of you remember the frustration of not knowing how to use a clutch correctly and missing a gear of two, or trying to get the truck lined up wit...
I was sitting here listening to the PBS World News while foundering myself on hot chocolate, with real milk and eating a pound and a half of stale, moldy Christmas cookies when a plan started whirling around in my previously empty head. My computer tells me the United States has military presence in at least 60 countries around the world causing a huge depletion to the “federal coffers,” of “taxpayers donations.” Money to put a “World Police Force” out there comes from fees paid to the United Nations by every member country in the world. The...
This coming Sunday, the congregations of Queen of Angels in Nashua, St. Albert’s in Hinsdale, Holy Family in Glentana, and St. Raphael’s in Glasgow will gather for an outdoor Mass followed by a potluck picnic at Kiwanis Park in Fort Peck. As I was perusing my recipe book—recipes I’ve gathered over the past almost 20 years—I was remembering other parish picnics and remembering what dishes I’d taken to share. I’d have 10 times the recipes to look through had it not been for losing my recipes twice to house fires. Not only did memories of a...
On Friday, Aug 21, 2015, Carol Lee (Schroeder) Marsh DuBeau, 72, passed away at the Riverton Hospital in Riverton, Wyo., with her family at her side. She was born Feb. 6, 1943, in Fergus Falls, Minn., to Rueben and Ovidia (Pedersen) Schroeder. When she was 2 years old, the family moved to the Reserve, Mont., area. At the age of 5 the family moved to Chester. They were only in Chester a short time before moving back to Reserve where she went to first and second grade. She went to school in...
Kathryn Marie (Hess) Cherney, 88, of Nashua/Glasgow, passed away of natural causes at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Bell Mortuary. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 2 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Glasgow with Pastor Bonnie Novak officiating, followed by a luncheon. A private burial of ashes will take place later. She was born to Allen and Hazel (Shirk) Hess on April 10, 1927, in...
George Biddle, 96, born to Royce and Hulda Biddle on Feb. 10, 1919, passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. at Franklin & Downs McHenry Chapel, 1050 McHenry Avenue in Modesto. A graveside service will directly follow at St Stanislaus Cemetery. He was born in a two-room log cabin on his parents' homesteaded ranch near Glasgow, Mont. He lived his early years with his family in primitive frontier conditions without electricity or...
Marie Louise (Kjelgaard) Long Vaughan, 92, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. With family by her side, she spent her final days recalling several stories throughout her life. Family memorial services were held on Aug. 1, in Charlo, Mont., with a celebration of life to follow at the Charlo Senior Center at 1 p.m. Burial will take place in Ronan in Mountain View Cemetery. Additionally, a memorial service in Glasgow will be...
Beverly Fern (Stedtfeld) Cole, 78, of Tacoma, Wash. died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, from a lengthy illness. Memorial services are pending in Tacoma. A full obituary will be in next week’s paper....
The Pink Tractor project was started two years ago by Northwest Farm Credit employees who volunteered 100 percent of the efforts with the sole purpose of raising awareness and money for cancer research for the communities and people whom it serves. The tractor was found and completely restored within 30 days so it could attend its first function in 2013. Since then, it has logged thousands of miles as it traveled across Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Before the start of the demolition...
The bone-chilling wind may have forced the Scottie faithful into thick sweatshirts and under heavy blankets earlier in the season than they'd anticipated but on the turf itself, their red and white-clad warriors' hearts burned fiery-hot, an intensity they maintained for the entirety of Friday night's 20-15 loss versus the Dawson County Red Devils. The visitors counted a collection of giants among their ranks - 6'8", 240 lb senior lineman Jarod Asche and 6'7", 195 lb senior WR/DB Bret Vester, to...
Every Opening Day brings a new generation of eager hunters to the field. Whether you are a new apprentice hunter or a young veteran, we want to showcase your hard work in the Courier. Submit your hunting photo along with a short story to [email protected] by noon on Mondays, and we'll try to get it into the sports pages. Don't forget to include your name, age, and the when/where/how of your trip....
The newly-established North Country Lady Mavericks traveled to Poplar Sept. 3 to test their mettle against the Lady Indians. It was an exciting match but the end result wasn't what us NC'ers wanted to see. Although the girls played very well they came out on the short end but made the Lady Indians work for their 3-2 victory. Poplar had three players who could serve bullets that didn't clear the net by much more than a couple feet and that, coupled by a low ceiling and ventilation ducts were the...
The Nashua Lady Porcupines broke the will of successive opponents on Sept. 4 and 5, drubbing both the Harlem Wildcats and the Lustre Lady Lions, 3-0. Thursday night versus the visiting Wildcats was hardly a contest. The Porcupines owned the court, leaping high to convert spikes and blocks, sliding to save points with valiant digs. Harlem cowered, paled, and fell in straight sets, 25-16, 25-20, 25-17. On Friday, Lustre tiptoed into the Nashua gymnasium and met the same steamroller. Faith Keys...
The four-plus hour drive back to Glasgow from the Billings Invitational is, for all intents and purposes, a straight shot North; painting a uniform positive or negative tinge on the Scotties' results in the race, in comparison, is a sheer impossibility replete with ess-curves, backroads, and dead-ends. The varsity boys' squad finished 13th out of the 20 teams with enough runners for an official score, while the girls' top unit slipped into 15th out of 15 in its meet. Despite the two teams'...
I want to climb a mountain about as much as a dog wants fleas, but an excellent documentary like Meru at least gives the indolent viewer an idea of why climbers go in for this grueling activity in the first place, while allowing we sloths the chance to experience the chill, the trench foot, the sharp rocks, and sleepless nights vicariously as a warning to never try the exercise ourselves. Meru features Bozeman resident Conrad Anker, one of the world's most skilled climbers, an Outside cover...
We finished our wheat harvest on Sept. 2. Now I have time to catch up on my garden chores, if only the weather and my body cooperate. While I'm much recovered from my boute with pneumonia, I haven't yet recovered my pre-illness stamina. I miss it. The damp, cooler temperatures and high winds are not helping in that recovery. The cooler mornings find me working inside the house, catching up on laundry and the dreaded dusting and vacuuming, definitely not my favorite things to do. The warmer after...
WEDNESDAY – THURSDAY SEPT. 9-10 On Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 12 noon – 6 p.m., the Red Cross Blood Drawing will be at the VFW, 1222 US Hwy. 2 West, and Thursday, Sept. 10, at FMDH, at 621 3rd St. S. in Glasgow, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. To make appointment, call 1-800-733-2767. THURSDAY – SEPT. 10 Cub Scout Pack 898 opening meeting/recruitment night at St. Raphael's Parish Center. Open to boys from first through fifth grade. Info, call 228-8361. SATURDAY – SEPT. 12 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Flu shots at Senior Center & Parking Lot adjacent to Center....
