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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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The Valley County Planning and Zoning Commission held its first public hearing on work force camps proposed by TransCanada during the Keystone XL Pipeline project. Valley County would house two of the four proposed work camps in Montana, one near Hinsdale, the other between Nashua and Fort Peck. The meeting lasted a little over two hours. A little over a dozen residents showed up to the public hearing, and an additional 10 employees of TransCanada and Target Logistics were at the meeting to help... Full story
Only a week after the presidential veto, TransCanada officials made their rounds talking with local officials and groups in town. Bud Anderson, an employee of Western Energy Planning who is an independent contractor for TransCanada, met with the city council on Monday, March 2. He updated the city council that that the lawsuit in Nebraska allowed TransCanada to obtain the remaining land needed in Nebrask for the pipeline, and that they currently have over 80 percent of the land for the pipeline there, and 100 percent of the land in Montana and...
Hannah Toavs and Summer Garfield of East Side School read to Lilly Earls on Dr. Seuss' birthday. The students walked across the road to Scottie Daycare and read several books by Dr. Seuss on Monday, March 2.... Full story
Picturing what you want downtown to look like might differ from what your neighbor wants. Getting an idea together that will fit the entire community is a challenging task, but Matthew Rohrback of Land Solutions, the company that won the bid on the downtown revitalization plan for Glasgow, said that so far that process has been fairly smooth. They met with the planning board and discussed what's in store for the plan. Their first step has already started to take shape, assessing the needs of the community through interviews and public input....
Dispatch received a call on Sunday for a rather unusual reason. The local caller, Tim Ogrinc, alerted dispatch that he had fallen off his mountain bike and possibly broken his hip. What made this unusual is he was actually out on the lake with a mountain bike that had studded snow tires. The call came in close to 1:40 p.m. He told dispatch that he left Duck Creek and went out for a ride and on his return he fell on the ice. With his dog by his side, he told dispatch that a snowmobile or four wheeler with a sled might be able to retrieve him....
A traffic stop in Roosevelt County turned up a suspect that the Valley County Sheriff's Office had been searching for in connection to a drug arrest in August. Humberto Medina-Villarreal, 28, had a warrant in Valley County. He was charged with two counts of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, one a felony for meth, the other a misdemeanor for marijuana, with the intent to sell. The warrant was issued over six months ago tying him to the arrest of Antonio Hernandez, 31. Both are believed to be key persons in drug trafficking through Eastern...
The Opheim Station Border Patrol employees are probably breathing a sigh of relief today. Yesterday, Congress finally agreed to pass the bill to fund Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the end of the fiscal year, Oct. 1. Threats of a partial shutdown came last week, but an extension was signed off only hours before a possible shutdown for another week, making this Friday the deadline. The House finally voted, 257-167, on the bill and it's on its way for a signature from President Obama. The Senate passed the bill Friday, 68-31,...
The annual Glasgow school election will be held Tuesday, May 5. There will be two, three-year openings for the Glasgow School District Board of Trustees this year, as the terms of Alison Molvig and Nick Dirkes are set to expire. Petitions are available at the School Administration Office located at 200 7th Street North. The deadline to apply is Thursday, March 26 at p.m. For further information regarding the election, contact Kelly Doornek at 228-2406.... Full story
Many times I've heard someone say "All I want is to be happy." When a person is asked about what would make them happy, you'll hear, "Winning the lottery," "Being able to buy a new car," "Getting a bigger house." And the list goes on and on. Well, there is a very simple way to experience joy and happiness every day. And the more you do, the happier you are. Do simple, happy things. When you buy groceries, drop a nonperishable item in the local food bank collection box. It doesn't have to be necessarily food. It can be a box of facial tissues... Full story
It is halftime at the Legislature, and they call it transmittal. The Legislature has a few days off until the 5th of March. This is when all the general bills have to be passed from one house to the other in order to be heard in their respective chamber. This first half went much better than in the 2013 session. There were some disappointments in my mind. The CSKT (Salish/Kootenai Tribal Water Compact) passed the Senate and I did not support the Compact as I thought it was too much money and a taking of private property rights. I also did not...
It's called “Outlaw Country.” It's filmed in and around Independence, Missouri, in an area that includes a town called Buckner. The main characters are the “Outlaws,” the Monk brothers who each have long records and have been in the slammer many times. One brother owns a tattoo parlor. They have a few “associates.” I call them partners in crime. They have been accused of strong-arming local businesses, drug trafficking and selling illegal firearms among other things. The cops are the Cook brothers, who are being portrayed as harassing t...
People of Valley County, When I was charged with felony drug distribution, I believed I was the victim. After all, I was a mother trying to support my family and hold my family together the best I could at the time. Through it all, my addiction got the best of me. I rationalized selling drugs by telling myself I wasn't hurting anybody, that they were adults who could make their own choices. I knew I was in the wrong, yet I blamed everyone else but the person responsible ... me. It's taken me three years and ending up in prison to wrap my mind...
Dear Editor: Dark money is a huge issue in politics today. It causes corruption throughout our government. It needs to be stopped, now. When shadowy outside groups use this route to influence Montana elections, they are taking away the public’s right to pick their representatives in a fair and transparent way. During the current legislative session, Gov. Bullock and Sen. Duane Ankney are teaming up on a bill called Montana Disclosure Act to fight “dark money.” Dark money is spending on campaigns by groups that don’t publicly report donors...
I have been rather interested in the various political stands regarding a measles vaccination. It made me remember how parents in earlier days used to intentionally expose their young children to the measles, mumps and chickenpox. I think the theory was to have them get the measles, etc., at a young age. That was so they would not be missing school at an important time, or maybe parents didn’t want the children sick when they should be helping with harvest or other numerous chores. If you were lucky enough to be exposed to any one of those c...
Gordon J. Brown, 92, passed away on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at his home in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 6, at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Glasgow. A private burial will be held at a later date. He was born on July 29, 1922, in Hinsdale, Mont., the son of Howard and Clara Brown. He graduated from Glasgow High School in 1942. Following high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served for three years during World War II in North Africa and the European...
James Lynus "Jim" Buckles, 77, passed away surrounded by family on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at the Northeast Montana Health Services in Poplar, Mont. He was born to Lorena Brown and Fred Buckles Sr. on Nov. 6, 1937, as the oldest son of six boys. He was raised in the Oswego area, spending time at both his parents' house and his maternal grandparents, Agnes Lucky and Jim Brown. He grew up primarily attending Frazer Schools until he transferred to Wolf Point his junior year to play with the undefea...
Marlene Rose (Blanchard) Sensiba, 77, passed away at her home in Glasgow on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. Cremation has taken place and a funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 7, at 11 a.m. at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow. A luncheon will follow at the St. Raphael Parish Center. She was born and raised in Glasgow where she grew up on the family dairy farm. The Riverview Dairy Farm was owned by her parents, Willis and Rose Blanchard. The Blanchards provided milk to Valley...
This photo is of Laura Rebekah Lodge No. 19 members taken on June 18,1899. From left to right, starting in the back, are Louise Doddard, Nellie Enright, Anna Tryberg and Nellie Russle. In the the front are Mr. Doddard, Walter Shanley, W.W. Newton, Frank Fryberg and Jas Wedum. The organization started in February 1895. The name Laura was given to the new lodge as a memorial for someone who had passed away. In the beginning, 45 charter members were voted in. The organization disbanded in 1904. In... Full story
One goalie, 10 skaters, five games and a whole lot of heart paved the way to the Montana Amateur Hockey Association State Peewee B Championship for a group of Glasgow Ice Dawg hockey players. The champs, 11 and 12 years old, entered last weekend's tournament in Helena with a 6-10 record and left it with the championship, going 5-0 and beating Flathead in overtime of the final. They occupy a nice place in the Glasgow ice program's legacy. "It was awesome," coach Pat Braaten told The Courier.... Full story
The Hinsdale Raiders shut down the Savage Warriors in the first game of the 2015 Eastern C Divisional Tournament last Thursday in Wolf Point. The Raiders jumped out to a 7 to 2 lead after one period but allowed the Warriors to play catchup and tie the score at the end of the first half of play. Each team scored eight pernts in the third act, knotting the score at 25 all going into the final period. After a lackluster 28 minutes of play, the Raiders finally caught fire and outscored and out...
BY JIM ORR THE COURIER After a 1-5 start this season, the Scotties girls basketball team went 9-6 over their next 15 games and placed third at the 2B District tournament. Then came last week's Northern B Divisional at Malta. Coach Jon Kolstad's improved squad enjoyed a lead for one more quarter, 7-6, over Fairfield before falling to the defending state champions and then to Cut Bank. Glasgow's season ended at 10-13. Next year will be different. This year's young group – with one senior, two juni...
The Scotties' itinerary for today goes like this. Leave Glasgow at 12:45 p.m. Practice and have lunch in Havre. Arrive in Shelby tonight. When you're on the road to the Northern B Divisional Boys Basketball Tournament – 261 miles of road – you make time to practice. It will be at Havre Middle School. "It will be review, up-and-down stuff for against Rocky Boy," G-Town coach Norm Braaten told The Courier. "Get them loose after sitting on the bus. They're ready to go." It's go time. The Sco...
The first game of the girls 2015 Eastern C Tournament got underway in the Wolf Point High School gymnasium last Wednesday with the Lady Panthers of Saco/Whitewater/Hinsdale meeting the Lady Warriors of Brockton. This was pretty much one of those ho-hum games as SWH hammered the Brockton contingent 71 to 30 behind the 29 points put up by the Lady Panthers' Tatum Moore. BTW that was the girls tournament high individual score. SWH's Kourtney Simonson scored 18, Larimie Scheffelmear 7, Keira...
