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The Glasgow school board met for their regular meeting Sept. 21, with all trustees attending. During the public comment period, after a brief introduction from GMS Principal Mike Zoanni, Bryon Gustafson spoke to the trustees. Gustafson identified himself as the youth pastor at the Evangelical Church and explained that because he is active with the community youth and he often goes to the middle school and has lunch with the kids, he wanted to introduce himself to the board. Gustafson also noted that Sept. 28 they will be holding a “See You a...
In a coordinated effort with the Valley County Friends of the Library, Courier editor James Walling and contributor Ginevra Kirkland selected Frazer to launch a new literacy project this past week. Boxcar Road Books is aimed at serving Greater Valley County, which, according to Walling, "lacks even a single bookstore." The pair set up the project's first distribution point at Tribal Express II in Frazer on Sept. 26. The shelf is the first of four planned for locations around the area. They will...
In an ongoing effort to curb fire hazards at the Pines Recreational Area members of the Pines Community Project, along with Long Run Fire Department Chief Bob Hanson, hosted a meeting on Sept. 27. Approximately 20-30 people were in attendance. The preventative measure was the brainchild of Hanson and Fire Warden Dan Carney, hatched to mitigate the abundance of fire fuels. In the meeting, Hanson outlined what had been accomplished by local firefighters in conjunction with the Department of...
In a press release provided to the Courier, Valley View Home’s Karly Kruckenberg, administrator, outlined discussions from a retreat/strategic planning meeting held Sept. 17. The attendees included VVH board members and “key management staff” at the facility. The release focused on the attendees review of VVH history and reduced funding, which was caused, according to Kruckenberg, by reduced state Medicaid reimbursement. Kruckenberg discussed the recent state survey of VVH without mentioning the three immediate jeopardies reported on previously...
The furor over Colin Kaepernick’s “lack of respect” has not died down. Other famous people are blasting his actions. Mike Ditka has now declared that he believes if “they don’t like this country” they should “get the hell out.” He did go on to say this is his (Mike’s) “choice, I like this country, I respect our flag, and I don’t see all the atrocities ... I see opportunities if people want to look ...” I’ve seen arguments on both sides of this issue. There are soldiers, active military members, who’ve written and signed a letter saying they...
Yikes, folks I haven’t heard so many unanswered questions, so much evasiveness and so many half truths and outright lies since my last face-to-face with my managing editor. The first lie was uttered by Hillary when she told Donald something like “Donald it’s good to be with you here.” In my opinion The Donald came off as extremely boorish, bullysome and rude to the maximum. I simply cannot see him sitting down with any foreign power without insulting that person and maybe putting a screeching halt to any trade deals he could have made. He cons...
In watching the debate on Monday night I was dismayed by the spectacle. “Is there really a choice?” I asked myself cynically. I felt as though I was watching a deranged and unabashed clown try to entertain the stiff, stuck up, and literal kid in school. You know the kid who corrects your grammar, and smiles awkwardly when someone points out that they, too, make mistakes. That was the scene at Monday night’s debate. Here was the long-winded, overly prepared, untrustworthy and suspect Hillary Clinton taking on the underprepared, pugnacious and j...
I was remembering the other day just what a thrill it was to get to spend time with some friends of my folks. These people lived some distance from town and didn’t have all of the conveniences my family did. Since living without these conveniences wasn’t something I had to do on a daily basis, I considered it an adventure to get to stay there. The first thing was no running water. Now this was not the only home I was in that had a water bucket and dipper located close to the outside door, but I was always in awe. Those were the days when you...
Since one of the three candidates for commissioner will be sitting in my chair, I am very interested in what they are saying to our voters. That said, I have some facts for Mr. Horn and others with those ideas. Mr. Horn is correct; Valley County has better places for our tax dollars than a swimming pool in Glasgow. Our agreement stops there. You cannot fix Skylark Road by simply hauling milling[s] in and dumping them out. “Isn’t going to cost anything?” How about $600,000 (one third of our road budget) to rebuild the base and pave with milli...
We are very fortunate to have FMDH in a community our size here in NE Montana. We have excellent caring employees who take pride in doing things right and for the right reasons, which is why we have such a great hospital. They go out of their way, no matter what their job is, small or large, to make sure their patients are taken care of in the right fashion. When asked to apply for the Board of Directors by many people that I had come in contact with during my two terms on the FMDH Foundation board, I thought for sure my experience on the...
Dorothy Jane (Baynham) Stensland, 91, began her new journey on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 1 p.m., at the Central Christian Church, 918 E. Center, in Pocatello, Idaho, with Reverend Roger Bray officiating. She had a radiance and inner glow that she shared with everyone she met. She made each person feel special. She was a feisty redhead with sparkling blue eyes. She loved life and lived each day as a gift from God. Dorothy...
Robert Gamrath passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at 93 years of age. Born in Opheim, Mont., he grew up on the family ranch. He attended Opheim High School. At age 22, he met Mary Trichilo while he was stationed on Treasure Island in the U.S. Navy. They were married in 1945, came to Seattle on their honeymoon, and ended up living in West Seattle for the rest of their lives. He was the father of Sandra, Christy, Thomas and David Gamrath, all of Seattle. Although he left Montana...
Gloria (Ingalls) Lund was born on Dec. 10, 1928, in Bagley, Minn., to Warren and Mabel Ingalls, the youngest of three children. She passed away at age 87 on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at Aspen Meadows in Billings, Mont. The public is invited to the interment at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Greenwood Cemetery in Wolf Point. Funeral services to follow the interment at 2 p.m. at the Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. She graduated from Bagley High School in 1946 and graduated...
Ann Carman,92, from Helena, Mont., passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. She is survived by four children, Patt White and his wife, Marlyn, of Battle Ground, Wash.; Dr. Tim Carman of Kalispell; Joan Meyer and her husband, Bruce, of Helena; and Jean Carman of Spokane, Wash. Arrangements are being made for a memorial service in Helena. Details to follow in the obituary....
Several teams braved less than ideal conditions to compete at the GHS cross country invitational held in Fort Peck Sept. 24. The Scottie boys and girls swept the meet, with Emily Kolstad leading the way for the girls and Ellis McKean for the boys. The Scottie JV squad dominated as well, with Brinlie Nielsen placing first for the girls and Colton Pewitt placing first for the boys. Varsity Girls Team scores: Glasgow 66, Dawson County 92, Custer County 120, Poplar 123, Sidney 143, Malta 166,...
The past week was busy for the GHS volleyball team as they traveled to Sidney Sept. 20 to take on the class A Eagles. In a very competitive four-set match, Glasgow came out on fire, stunning the Eagles with aggressive serving and a wicked-fast offense that kept their block from forming a wall strong enough to stop the Scotties. In quick fashion, Glasgow came out on top 25-14. Game two was much closer as the Eagles found their stride and pushed back, costing Glasgow the set 25-22. The Lady...
The North Country Lady Mavericks were defeated by the Scobey Lady Spartans (25-16, 25-21, 25-20) in three home games held Sept. 24. Statistically, the teams were comparable for the evening, except in digs. The Lady Spartans recorded 34 compared to the Ladys Mavericks' 14. Almost half of those digs were achieved by senior Kayleigh Cummings, who finished the night with six total digs. Mickayla Johnson led the team in kills and also contributed one block. Jada Sudbrack had one block as well, and...
THURSDAY – SEPT. 29 CANCELLATION: Due to construction, STORYTIME will be cancelled at the Glasgow City-County Library. 6:30 p.m. - Join CASA for a free screening for “Paper Tigers” at the Valley County Courthouse Community Room. SATURDAY – OCT. 1 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Flea Market at the Glasgow Senior Center. 328 4th St. S. Tables $5 each. More info or to book a table, call 228-9500. 5:30 p.m. - Ag Appreciation Dinner and Night of Honors at the Valley Event Center in Glasgow. Doors open at 5:30 for a no-host waterhole and dinner will be served...