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The Valley County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community to be on the lookout for a vehicle and subject who reportedly tried to take a child while he played outside of his residence in Frazer, Mont., this past weekend. The vehicle is reported to be an older four-door short box pickup (Dodge or Ford) with possible Oregon plates – 339GLB. The vehicle was reported to be gold but officers were able to see a video where it appeared to be silver/gold. The vehicle driver is described as an older white male, bald head, sunglasses and white bea...
Those driving in and out of Fort Peck have noticed updated speed limit signs on the Fort Peck Highway, specifically MT Highway 42 and 24, reducing the speed limit to 60 miles per hour. These new signs were placed over the summer due to a speed study that was requested by the Valley County Commissioners in 2021. On March 17, 2021, Valley County Sheriff Tom Boyer as well as the three Valley County Commissioners, John Fahlgren, Paul Tweten and Mary Armstrong, wrote a letter to Montana Department of...
In their first regular session since school started, the Glasgow School Board met on Sept. 14 to view the Glasgow High School stadium complex in addition to their regular school board business. With athletic director Brenner Flaten and Norm Girard leading the tour, members of the school board, including superintendent Wade Sundby, were able to see first hand the conditions of both the football and track field. According to Flaten, the football field is starting to green up due to fertilizer and...
Patrick Gilchrist took over as the meteorologist in charge (MIC) of the Glasgow National Weather Service (NWS) on Aug. 29, following the departure of Tanja Fransen. As an MIC, he oversees a staff of currently 20 people while also providing the overall administrative management of the office. In addition, his job duties include overseeing the overall data management and integration efforts as well as real-time weather observational programs, directing the weather forecast office's meteorological...
The ConnectMT Program was developed as a result of Senate Bill 297 and House Bill 632 in Montana’s 67th legislative session and is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act which was passed by U.S. Congress in 2021. Up to $266 million will be awarded to deliver new high-speed terrestrial based broadband service for underserved, unserved, and frontier locations throughout Montana. The Montana Department of Administration is conducting research to increase broadband access and quality across Montana. This month, researchers Summit Consulting, LLC t...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Fort Peck Interpretive Center will be open four days over each weekend in September: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The last day of regular open business hours will be Sept. 26. Through the winter, people can coordinate with staff to visit w...
The Save Your.Town organization is coming to our town Thursday Sept. 22, as part of the statewide Reimagining Rural Virtual Gathering. Becky McCray and Deb Brown, the organization’s founders and small town enthusiasts, believe small towns can be saved by their own people using their own resources. Brown and McCray say choosing the name Save Your Town for their organization was very deliberate. “You have to save your town. No one is coming to do it for you. No factory or big business is going to save you. No outside expert has the one right ans...
The “Wild Bunch Art Show” will be taking place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23 and 24. The Wild Bunch artists will be bringing their wide variety of artwork to the Cottonwood Inn, Glasgow. Visitors to the show can expect to see high quality artwork that will please the eye and the heart. There will be bronze sculptures, landscapes, wood carvings, engraved glass, paintings on rocks and agates, original jewelry, pottery, wildlife images and images from the old west. Opening night will feature a gourmet buffet, sponsored by Ezzie’s Wholesale. The f...
In just 12 years, 26 students have received help with college expenses thanks to the Clarence and Charlotte Fuhrman Memorial Scholarship Fund. The couple farmed near Opheim and provided the scholarship to benefit graduates from all Valley County high schools. They entrusted the Valley County Community Foundation to administer the fund. VCCF Chair Doris Leader of Nashua announced this year's three recipients: Madison Knodel recently began her studies in clinical nutrition at the University of...
As much as I hate to see summer go, I cannot prevent fall from arriving. I hate seeing fall because we all know what follows, usually much too quickly. I'm giving in to reality, though, and starting on my regular fall clean-up-the-garden chores. I have all my houseplants that spent these past months outdoors gathered together on the front deck. If a frost threatens (and we've lucked out so far and not had one, although we did drop to 35° a couple weeks ago) I can easily get them covered....
Monte Layne Eayrs, age 68, passed away at the Glendive Medical Center Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, after a courageous, hard-fought battle with cancer. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, 2-5 p.m., at the Glasgow VFW, all friends and family are welcome. He was born to Ralph "Dutch" and Dorothy (Dolson) Eayrs in Glasgow, Mont., on Aug. 22, 1953. He joined his brother, Jack Lund, and was soon the big brother to his three sisters, Tracie, Colleen, and Kristi. Monte grew up on the Milk...
David Barry Christenson passed away unexpectedly at the Billings Clinic Hospital on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, with his family by his side. Dave was born Oct. 22, 1949, in Williston, N.D., to Pete and Esther (Sjovold) Christenson. He was the baby of the large family trailing along by 11 years. As a young child he lived on the family farm and then in Hanks, N.D., when his "Pa" retired from farming. Later they moved to Williston, N.D. He spent a great deal of time with his...
Carrol A. Dooper, 87, was greeted by the numerous furry companions she cared for during her lifetime when she crossed over on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. Cremation has taken place, as per Carrol's wishes, and a graveside service will be held at the Highland Cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 29, with a reception following at the Cottonwood. Carrol was born to Annie Lukin Overton and Joseph Henry Overton in Oswego, Mont., on July 24, 1935. She was raised by her grandparents, Emma and Peter "Rhubarb" Lukin....
Millard "Butch" Tewell went to heaven Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, after a short battle with cancer spending seven days at Billings Clinic. Butch was an organ donor, and his corneas were harvested. He has been cremated with services scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, at Bell Mortuary with refreshments following. There will be a celebration of his life in Franklin, Ohio, sometime in December. Butch was born in South Lebanon, Ohio, Aug. 18, 1950, to America Browning only to be adopted a few...
Northwest Farm Credit Services is proud to award Lucky Clover 4-H Club with a $750 Rural Community Grant. "A huge thank you to Northwest Farm Credit Services for the $750 rural grant that was given to the Lucky Clover 4 H Club," said Sheila Miller, 4-H parent. "We are excited to be able to help with the beautification of Nashua's main street by hanging flower baskets and flags on the light poles as well as purchasing flowering shrubs for around our town sign. Thank you very much for your g...
Northwest Farm Credit Services is proud to award Valley County 4-H Council with a $2,500 Rural Community Grant. "It is with great appreciation that the Valley County 4-H Council accepts the Northwest Farm Credit grant in the amount of $2,500," said MSU Extension 4-H Agent Roubie Younkin. "Grant funds will be used to install an underground sprinkler system in the livestock show ring at the Valley County Fairgrounds. The current show ring is maintained by the Valley County Fair Board and 4-H y...
Some of us, the lucky ones arguably, are old enough to remember when ending a phone call on our mobile device was facilitated with a satisfying snap. It’s just not the same, thumbing the red “end call” button on the delicate pieces of glass we carry around now. Instead of fidget spinners, we had fidget phones. The great thing is however, they’re making a comeback! So long as you’re not an Apple user, there are now options for smart, foldable, snappy closing phones which do everything we expect from our modern devices. But are they any more...
Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” But as you chart your financial course, what steps should you take to help you keep moving forward to where you want to go? Consider these suggestions: • Establish and quantify your goals. Throughout your life, you’ll have short-term goals, such as an overseas vacation or a home renovation, and long-term goals, the most important of which may be a comfortable retirement. You’ll want to identify all your goals and put a “price tag” on them. Of course, it’s not alwa...
Both the boys and girls Scottie cross country teams placed second at their home meet Sept. 17 at Kiwanis Park in Fort Peck on a beautiful and mild day making for perfect running conditions. The Glasgow boys earned 45 points, a single point behind Custer County. Havre took third with 65 points; Poplar fourth with 83; Fort Benton fifth at 120 and Scobey earned 129 points for sixth place. Nineteen teams competed in the boys race. The Scottie girls took second place out of 18 schools with 65...
Frazer's cross country teams made the short journey to Kiwanis Park in Fort Peck Sept. 17 to compete at the Glasgow Invitational. Cassius Smoker led the varsity boys team with a 57th place finish at 27:01.01, improving his previous weeks time by 27 seconds. Joseph Beston ran a 35:52.96 for 63rd place. A determined Christopher Fox finished in 64th place at 49:26.60. Alyssa Toce Blount finished in 40th place with a time of 25:27.63 to lead the Bearcubs varsity girls. Isabelle Even ran a 27:13.75...
Zora Holt strides out the end of her cross country race in Fort Peck Sept. 17. The Raiders attended the Scottie Invitational Sept. 17 at Kiwanis Park in Fort Peck. Holt finished in 25th place with a time of 23:21.09 in the varsity girls event. She knocked just over a minute off her time from the Scobey Invitational the week prior. Linden Holt ran a 25:49.18 for 56th place in the boys varsity race. Hinsdale will attend the Frazer Invitational Thursday, Sept. 22. Varsity girls will begin their...
Nashua's lone cross country runner, David Ponder, competed at the Scottie Invitational Sept. 17 in Fort Peck. The eighth-grader took 62nd place with a time of 33:10.00. Ponder improved his time from the Scobey Invitational – 38:44.27 – by nearly five-and-a-half minutes. The Porcupine is slated to compete at the Frazer Invitational Thursday, Sept. 22, with the boys varsity race beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, Nashua will be in Culbertson....
Glasgow's volleyball record stands at 1-1 in conference play, 2-3 overall, after this past week's play with losses to Fairview and Plentywood followed by a win in Poplar. The Scotties fell to the Warriors at home Sept. 15 16-25, 25-23, 21-25, 20-25. Fairview led in all stats categories except digs where Glasgow put up 48 to Fairview's 30. The Warriors posted 13 aces to the Scotties 6, 23 kills to 22, 22 assists to 18, and 22 blocks to 6. Carly Nelson led Glasgow in aces, kills and digs with 3,...
Toryn Richards, in at quarterback, hands off the ball to Coy Nelson during the Scottie JV 48-0 win over the Wolf Point Wolves Sept. 19. Glasgow's varsity and JV teams will play Cut Bank this weekend. The varsity kicks off Friday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. against the Wolves while the JV teams will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Glasgow leads the all-time series against Cut Bank 6-5. Correction: Last week's story on Scottie football misidentified the leading rusher for Glasgow. Toryn Richards led...
FRAZER The Frazer volleyball squad fell to Froid Sept. 16 6-25, 15-25, 9-25 on the road. They hosted Savage, after a number of players returned from the Glasgow Invitational cross country meet, Sept. 17 and lost 6-25, 4-25, 10-25. The Bearcubs hosted Scobey Sept. 20 and Brockton today, Sept. 21, but scores were unavailable at press time. Frazer will be in Bainville Thursday, Sept. 29, for a 6 p.m. match. They host the North Country Mavericks Friday, Sept. 30 for a 1 p.m. start and travel to...
