Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Homecoming weekend in Glasgow is steeped in tradition. Scottie pride is unequaled. You could argue that point, but you wouldn't win. Preparations for homecoming started early in the week – earlier if you count float construction or collecting fuel for the bonfire. Businesses also start decorating their establishments – mostly to support the Scotties, but also with the hopes of being awarded best homecoming window display from Glasgow's Chamber of Commerce. The more intensive preparations sta...
What might have been a publicly-funded retrofit at the Glasgow City-County Library became a philanthropic venture recently when locally-based Mattfeldt Electric teamed up with the Friends of the Library to provide the juice for some much-needed repairs and remodeling. In July, the Friends' board signed off on the cost of replacing outmoded fixtures as part of an agreement with Jon Mattfeldt, who stepped in to donate the labor and miscellaneous expenses. Work soon began in earnest. As of early...
Mining is not a major industry in Valley County, but it has seen historical significance. Beside coal of the old days and gravel pits scattered throughout the county, bentonite is the only mineral that has brought commercial value to the county. Developed in the 1960s, the bentonite mine outside Glasgow is proposing to start extraction again. The bentonite mine is owned by S&B Industrial Minerals based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. It is located about 20 miles southwest of Glasgow on Bentonite Road. It was active five years ago when S&B mined, then...
Monica J. Lindeen, Montana's Commissioner of Securities & Insurance from the State Auditor's Office, stopped in Glasgow last Wednesday, Sept. 30, as part of a visibility tour through the eastern part of the state. "We make a point to come out here and pay a visit," says Lindeen. A seven-year incumbent, Linden counts this trip as her second foray in two-plus years out from the mountain shadows of the west onto the prairie. While in Valley County, Lindeen went to Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital t...
Each year in the United States, there are an average of 7,100 weather related vehicle fatalities, accounting for 24 percent of all vehicle fatalities. This is more than all other weather related deaths combined. Winter storms also claim dozens of lives in non-vehicle related accidents, and cause hundreds of millions in damages and resources to handle the snow event. In Montana, cold weather exposure and automobile accidents are the main causes of winter weather related deaths. Now is the time to make sure you are ready for winter weather....
Reflections on the value of movie criticism in general and their necessity to newspapers in particular could fill volumes, and do. The answer to the question “Why run film reviews?” is short, however. It’s a sad truth that there is little good film writing these days. Staff movie reviewers have been dismissed from their posts across the nation, and those who remain are granted less and less space. The Internet seems ruled by a lynch mob mentality, as shown in the online pileup that purported to be rational comment on the second season of True...
I would like to expand a little on last week’s piece. This is not a rebuttal, as I wrote this before last week’s Courier was sent out. I hope you noted that I did not say we weren’t a Christian people. However, we are not a specifically Christian nation. We have many religions in this country, many of which do not acknowledge Jesus Christ. This is our right, granted in our founding document, the Constitution. The founders of this country framed our founding documents specifically to avoid endorsing any one religion. They were free think...
Imagine you are a twenty-something single male (I’ll call you Ken) with two children and a girlfriend. You make enough money to enable you to purchase a house. The American Dream, right? Well, follow along and this is where it gets real good. A feller named John Tabb came up with this formula for pursuing the New American Way Of Life. It’s been proven to work for tens of thousands, if not millions, of Americans and we are the only country on planet earth where it works. You should always use your mother’s address for your mail. You still live...
This past week I travelled across eastern Montana visiting local Job Service offices and updating staff about the exciting programs we are rolling out for Montana’s workforce. It is always wonderful to visit Glasgow and discuss how important your local Job Service is to your community and the workers who visit the office to not only find a job, but to also improve their skills to seek a position with a higher wage. Montana has a robust and productive economy right now. In the last year, Montana businesses and industries had exceptional g...
Dr. Russell "Rusty/Russ" James Smith D.V.M., 56 of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in Salt Lake City of heart complications. He was born in Columbus, Mont., on Dec. 22, 1958. He was the only child to Margot (Mundell) Smith and Clarence James Smith. He attended school in Red Lodge until fourth grade. His family then moved to Casper, Wyo., where he graduated from Natrona County High School in 1977. He then attended Casper College for two years and completed his undergraduat...
Richard Alonzo Sudduth, Jr., 70 and Mary Sue, left this life as they lived, together, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in a tragic car accident. Born on Jan. 14, 1945, in a home in Saco, Mont., he was the first born child of Richard and Marion (Robbins) Sudduth, Sr. He was raised in Hinsdale and graduated from Hinsdale High School in 1963. On June 18, 1967, he married Mary Sue Knudson of Saco, who became his partner in life. Their son, Richard Kenneth Sudduth, was born on June 25, 1971. They lived...
Mary Sue (Knudson) Sudduth and Rich left this life as they lived, together on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in a tragic car accident. Mary Sue (Knudson) Sudduth, 68, was born April 20, 1947, in Glasgow, Mont., to Kenneth and Jane Knudson. Raised on a farm northwest of Saco, she graduated from Saco High School in 1965. She attended Billings Business College which prepared her for her work as a legal secretary as well as a medical secretary. On June 18, 1967, she married Richard Alonzo Sudduth, Jr. in...
Mark Andrew Jackson, 57, of Vandalia, Mont., passed away from a heart attack Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, while elk hunting with his soulmate, Karen Jackson. He was born in Wenatchee, Wash., Aug. 25, 1958, to Buddy and Bonnie (Anderson) Jackson. He graduated from Eastmont High School, class of 1976. Later he attended a Montana outfitter and guide service school, graduating top of his class. He married the love of his life, Karen (Spencer) Jackson, Feb. 17, 1979. He has been working in the telephone b...
Verna Alice (Lemmon) Klepzig, 89, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at Benefis East, surrounded by her loving family. A celebration of her life will be held on Nov. 7, to coincide with what would have been her 90th birthday. Services will be held at 11 a.m. at Croxford's Funeral Home with inurnment to follow at Highland Cemetery in the Niche Wall. She was born on Nov 6, 1925, in Harlem, to Claud and Billie Lemmon. She was raised in and around Harlem and was valedictorian of her graduating...
Dr. William Edward Wright M.D., 70, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., of complications from Huntington's disease. He was born on Sept 8, 1945, in Denver, Colo., to Mary Ann Grabow and Dewey Sampson Wright. When he was in the sixth grade, the family moved to Helena, where he graduated from Helena Senior High in 1963. He attended colleges at Montana State University in Bozeman and Carroll College in Helena. He graduated in 1968 with...
Alan Dale Meek, 70, of Virginia Beach, Va., passed away Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, in Virginia Beach. Services will be held at a later date. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Everett L. Meek. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Mary; one sister, Sharon; and one brother-in-law, Leonard, of Colorado Springs, Colo....
This gardening season has been unusually long. Normally by now, I've had several frosts and a hard freeze, which kills off all the above ground vegetation. There have been a couple light frosts this past week but I haven't had a hard freeze yet. The husk cherries and delicate pepper plants have turned black and wilted away. The tomato vines would have also except I'd already picked all the fruits and uprooted the plants. Those are still in a pile, awaiting their turn at being hauled away to my...
It must be a particularly galling fact to members of the political right that few humorists are conservative. For the lefties, there is a host of comedic news sources all week long that preach to their choir. On most week nights at Comedy Central there is The Daily Show, recently taken over by a South African comic named Trevor Noah. He did all right his first week out. Around 11:30 you can turn to CBS for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. While taking on the trappings of the moribund talk...
For head coach Greg Liebelt, Friday night's rain-swept affair served as both a confirmation of his team's capability and a pealing toll to its final three opponents that the Scotties, record notwithstanding, cannot be overlooked. "This was needed, for sure," Liebelt said. "I said at the homecoming parade that we're a lot better than our record shows. We had a tough first five games, but we're a competitive team." Wolf Point's short-staffed roster was stretched thin by Glasgow's relentless...
Homecoming weekend produced a lot of action and some mixed results for the GHS volleyball team. On Oct. 1 they hosted class A Sidney, a school that hasn't been on the schedule in years past. As expected, Sidney proved to be a very well-trained, well-rounded team. The volleys were action-packed and both teams experienced swings in momentum, but it was the Eagles who ultimately brought more aggressive offense and blocking to the floor that night, taking the Scotties in three sets 20-25, 23-25,...
Well, maybe “maul” isn’t the politically correct word there but at times that is just what itseemed. A mauling. The North Country Mavericks, led by Jada Sudbrack and Mickayla Johnson, whupped up on the M-Ettes 25-16 in the first game of the match setting the stage for the next four games. Again, Sudbrack led the charge with Johnson, Delaney Beil, Bailey Funk, Tatum Moore, Casity Boucher and Payton Chopper filling in the gaps making super digs, great passing, monster blocks and thundering kills. This wasn’t your grannies' volleyball, folks....
The drive from Glasgow, Mont. to Laconia, N.H. covers 2,170 miles - 33 hours, for the speed trap-wary traveler. For Ryan Padden, a 2015 Nashua High School graduate and current Tier III Junior Hockey forward for the EHL's New England Wolves, the haul is but a melodic trill in the first movement of his Symphony on Ice. Padden was first recruited by Wolves' head coach and GM Andrew Trimble in mid-2014 at the USA Hockey U18 National Tournament. Though offered a place on Trimble's roster, Padden...
No amount of rain, muck, or wind could deter the Scotties from the task set before them in Havre on Oct. 3. The varsity boys finished second for the second straight week, falling victim to Fergus County's dazzling race, while the girls strode to a middle-of-the-pack result - third out of five teams. In the boys' race, Fergus' top five totaled just ten points above the minimum fifteen en route to a 48-point victory. The Glasgow boys, though their tally was near triple the winners', turned in a...
Tarin Vandall finds a target for her candy during Friday's parade. Kate Parks watches to make sure the candy finds its mark....
Saskatoon Police Pipes and Drums Band's performance during halftime of the Glasgow vs Wolf Point football game is an endearing tradition that never fails to awe the hometown crowd....
