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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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More than 20 years ago, when he was a trustee on the Glasgow School Board, Rod Ost wrote a successful DNRC grant for trees. He planted 50 trees of different varieties around all the schools and at Alumni Park. Recently, he rescued one of them at East Side School, where a major construction project is going on. The tall blue spruce at the school entrance was supposed to be spared, but Ost got word that a contractor was going to cut it down. On Oct. 6 he rented a track hoe and with his daughter,...
The Valley County Airport Commission called a special meeting Monday to discuss their options since Choice Aviation has asked for termination of its management and fixed base operator (FBO) contracts with the Airport Commission, effective Dec. 22. Under these contracts, which were signed March 1, 2012, and supposed to run until June 30, 2017, Choice Aviation runs the Glasgow airport with two full-time and two part-time employees. Choice Aviation also operates airports in Ennis, Hamilton, Stevensville and Cody, Wyo. About 25 people attended the...
More than 100 repair projects have been identified at the Missouri River mainstem projects (dams and bank stabilization and navigation project) and associated infrastructure. Projects include repairing spillway gates, outlet works, scour areas, work recreational facilities, roads and other flood control structures that were damaged during the Missouri River Flood of 2011. The estimated cost of making these repairs totals $234 million. Six contracts were awarded in 2012 to repair damages at Fort...
When the federal government shutdown ended last Thursday, local federal employees returned to work and tried to catch up after 16 days of furlough. Mike Hagfeldt, the chief of the USDA office, said they were trying to get back into the swing of things. “On Oct. 1 we just had to up and leave,” he said. The bad part was they were just about to send CRP payments, and then the DCP (direct countercyclical payments) were going to go out. He estimated that $7 million in payments were delayed but hoped that by Monday this week that everything wou...
The Glasgow City Council voted Monday to allow the Long Run Fire Department to proceed with plans to build a new building on the city land they already occupy on Lasar Drive. They must bring their plans in for approval and follow state building codes and city ordinances, according to City Clerk Stacey Amundson. She said no timeline for the project was mentioned. It will be built in phases as Long Run receives money from Valley County. Long Run can tear down an old building on the property to make room for the new fire hall addition if the...
A St. Marie man has reported a new phone scam working in this area. This one is a medical card scam in which a caller with a foreign accent says you can get free discounts. He has your address and phone number. The scammer says, “All we need is your bank number so we can confirm you’re a real person.” Remember, never give out financial information to a stranger who calls you. Real companies don’t ask for this information on the phone....
One of the common refrains that I heard at the Montana Fish Wildlife and Park’s (FWP) meeting in Lewistown about releasing wild bison in counties that do not want wild bison was that we need to do this because of the hunters. It was said that FWP is responsible to the hunters that pay for the department, and that these hunters are requesting wild bison that they can hunt. This line of reasoning made me start to think about all the reasons that hunters visiting our ranch have given for not wanting wild bison released in the Missouri Breaks. I t...
Remember all of the small grocery stores that used to be? In Glasgow you may remember The Green Front, located close to where Albertson’s is now, or White’s, which was close to the Catholic Church. And I believe there was a grocery on Third Avenue North. Anyone remember or know the name of it? There was Hanel’s somewhere close to the present day DQ and Gordon’s, which was located in the present Dale Plumbing building. The south side had Blankenberg’s, across from the courthouse, and the Rice,...
The Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner and I are friends. We have seldom visited since I left the Congress in 1997, but during John’s first years in the House I was the chairman of an education committee of which he was a member. John, despite our political differences, was attentive, engaged, and always considering fresh ways, as he saw it, to improve the nation’s schools. I liked him and still do – although now I am troubled by the policy and political muddle in which he has been cast. It is also disap...
Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica J. Lindeen released the following statement Tuesday: “I’m glad the president acknowledged what everyone in Montana already knows: The federally built health insurance Marketplace website isn’t working. This is unacceptable. “In 2011, I argued that Montana should make its own Marketplace website. As Montana’s insurance commissioner, I knew just how important this site would be to the smooth operation of our insurance markets. But politics prevailed – and now Montanans who need quality, affordable...
Dear Editor: Two Rivers Economic Growth would like to recognize Mattfeldt Electric’s storefront revitalization along Highway 2. Attention to detail with the addition of new siding, windows, and increased building capacity create a lasting first impression for visitors. Mattfeldt’s demonstration of pride in their business reflects a sense of pride within the community. Two Rivers encourages other local businesses to follow their lead in creating an atmosphere of growth and vitality throughout the area. Mattfeldt Electric is dedicated and com...
Eleanor Dale (Alley) Pratt, 79, died on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, at her home in Billings, just after the midnight of her 59th wedding anniversary, with her two sons at her side. Cremation has taken place. Mass will be at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Glasgow, with a luncheon to follow. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, a month and a half premature on Dec. 13, 1933, when her parents, Clarence Dale Alley and Elizabeth Helena “Betty” (Horvath) Alley, were...
Anna Norma (Stohl) Holden, 96, died from congestive heart failure on Sept. 19, 2013, in Seattle, Wash. She had moved there from Missoula in 2006 to be closer to family as her health began to deteriorate. She was born on May 30, 1917, to Fred and Magdeline Stohl on their farm outside of Nashua. She was the oldest of six children. Her family moved into Nashua where she graduated from high school. She then embarked on her first adventure away from home, selling children’s educational books in the s...
Karen Jellum died Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, at the Sweet Nursing Home in Chinook. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, followed by interment in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. A full obituary will appear in next week’s paper. Edwards Funeral Home in Chinook is in charge of arrangements....
After a challenging cross country meet in Roundup, the Scottie girls and boys teams will compete in the state meet this Saturday, Oct. 26, at Missoula The Scottie varsity girls – the defending state champions – took first at Roundup with 42 points and Colstrip was second with 88. The Scottie boys placed fourth (108), behind Red Lodge (23), Plenty Coups (104) and Colstrip (106). Senior Emma Fewer has this to say about the performance: “The Roundup meet was a good chance to see new compe...
Coaches love it when they see flashes of athleticism and fine play. Stuff like that really sparks a team and keeps the energy flowing. For the Scottie volleyball team, those flashes are lasting longer each time they hit the floor. Stunning hitting supported by outstanding setting choices, remarkable passing and incredible defense led the girls to a five-game victory over a very tough Plentywood team, 18-25, 25-14, 25-21, 19-25, 15-13. “I am so proud of our team. They truly played for each o...
Last Friday night the Scotties traveled to Plentywood to play the Wildcats for an important game. At stake was the District 2B Conference title and the first and second conference seeds for the upcoming playoffs. The winner (first place team) would host the first two rounds of the playoffs and the state championship game, provided they won all their contests. However, the loser of the game would basically be on the road for the entire playoff scenario. The Scotties have had a tough time earning...
Figures compiled from the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 6 game check station outside Havre for the weekends of Oct. 12-13 and Oct. 19-20 show reduced hunter numbers overall, but increased harvest of some upland birds and waterfowl. “Over the first two weekends of the season, harvest for most species has been down,” said Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Havre-area Wildlife Biologist Scott Hemmer. “Antelope numbers and licenses have remained low since the winter of 2010-11, and this fact...
Gonzaga Women’s Rowing made the cut to participate in the prestigious 49th annual Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston this past weekend and Glasgow’s own Devyn Bell was there. The Zags came in eighth and were up against 20 top teams from around the country, including two Olympic National Teams. Bell is a 2012 graduate of Glasgow High School and has been rowing for Gonzaga this past year, working her way up to a varsity spot and was one of only five young women invited to Boston. Their boat had four rowers and a coxswain, though Devyn usu...
