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This is the sixth and final part of a series of articles focusing on educating the community about drug use in Valley County. "It's the devil's drug, I really believe that," Misty Raup said. It was a six-year battle that Raup wasn't sure she would overcome. She compared her experience with meth as a way to commit slow suicide. She was one of the few to overcome the strong and powerful addiction that took over her life. Her hope pulled her through the dark and tumultuous transition from being...
Gwynn Simeniuk gave her retiring address as 2013-14 state FFA first vice president last weekend, March 27-30, in Great Falls at the Montana State FFA Convention. Simeniuk has spent a busy and adventurous year traveling around the state, visiting many of Montana's FFA chapters, attending workshops, seminars and the State Presidents Conference in Washington, D.C., and she even traveled to South Africa to learn more about their culture and their local agricultural. Her retiring address, "The Show...
As the school year is coming closer to a close, schools are getting ready for their upcoming elections. School elections will be held on Tuesday, May 6. Nashua has two Board of Trustees positions on the ballot. Incumbents Joe Laumeyer and Ryan Williams will be running against newcomers Joel Novak and Ray Yoss. Williams has been a board member since 2008 and Laumeyer has been on the board for one term, since 2012. The positions are three-year terms. Hinsdale will also have two Board of Trustee, three-year positions, up for the vote. Incumbents...
The Obamacare rollout has again gone into overtime, extending beyond the March 31 deadline to enroll for health insurance for 2014. Montana Insurance Commissioner Monica J. Lindeen on Tuesday released the following statement: “If you tried to log in to healthcare.gov yesterday to buy insurance but were unable to finalize your purchase, don’t panic: You will still be able to buy health insurance even though open enrollment has ended. “According to the latest information we have from the federal government, people who were ‘in line’ at healthcar...
Law enforcement responded in full force on Saturday, March 29, when a caller reported a bullet coming through a Glasgow area living room wall and lodging into the wall across the room. Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier said the Sheriff’s Office responded quickly to the location on Highway 2 West near the El Cor Del bowling lanes. Meier explained that they did a thorough sweep of the area and interviewed several people to find out where the shot came from. Later in the evening it was determined that a juvenile had been playing with a firearm a...
Dear Editor: On March 31 at a special School Board meeting, the Board unanimously passed my motion to approve the remodeling plans for the Glasgow High School. The motion to approve the design was contingent upon the following: "that we improve communications and our response to this project with all staff, with all students and with our community." This is the rest of the story. (The following are my personal views as a Trustee and may not be those of the Board.) At the March 12 regularly...
On a warm, lazy, summer’s day, I decided to go for a drive. I wasn’t headed anywhere in particular, just somewhere. Turning off the highway, I slowly drove along a country road. No houses were in sight. The air was filled with the sounds of a light breeze, birds chirping away, and in the distance the murmuring of cows calling to their calves. Overhead, fat, white, popcorn clouds slowly drifted along. Pulling off to the side of the road now and then, my gaze wandered from a pile of rocks that had been cleared to allow room for the alfalfa to...
Dear Editor: Commissioner Pippin’s report that the Valley County Detention Center had become profitable at a recent public meeting was further expanded on by Commissioner Reinhardt in last week’s Courier. I am not in a position to debate the issue, because I do not have all the numbers and some of Commissioner Reinhardt’s numbers were represented as estimates and probabilities. However, I might suggest that the commissioners use a different form of accounting and business practice than I am accustomed to. They are not considering the time...
Dear Editor: Initiative 169, which animal rights activists have proposed to ban trapping on public lands in Montana, is a mistake that Montanans can prevent from happening. Right now, activists who don’t understand Montana’s hunting, fishing and trapping heritage are circulating petitions, using deception and misinformation to get people to support a trapping ban on all public lands. These activists are telling people that trapping decimates animal populations, ignoring the fact it’s a complete lie and that wildlife biologists across the count...
Dear Editor: In your March 5 paper’s Yesterday’s Courier Memories column it was said that 25 years ago, Thursday, March 2, 1989, a Nashua group entertaining at Valley View Home included Chub Desonia on the “tuba.” I enjoyed a good laugh as it should have read Chub Desonia played a large wash “tub” with strings. By the way, Chub Desonia and sons Norman and Gilbert built the Valley View Home – Desonia Construction Co. Gilbert and Marilyn Desonia Apache Junction, Ariz. Gilbert and Marilyn, you are so right. The actual paper from 25 years ago did...
Want to make your voice heard on a deal which, if approved, will affect your power bill for a generation to come? The Public Service Commission is holding 19 public meetings throughout the State of Montana to take public comment on NorthWestern Energy’s proposed purchase of 11 hydroelectric generating facilities currently owned by PPL. In Glasgow, the meeting will commence at 5 p.m. and end by 7 p.m. on April 10 at the Cottonwood Inn & Suites. Whether or not to approve the sale is one of the most important decisions that the PSC has been f...
If you are of an age where you remember stuff I have written about, you may also be entering the age of being technology challenged. As hard as I try, I find there are way too many things beyond me. I struggle with “texting” and refuse to buy a phone that lets me talk … and it does the texting. But wait a minute – if I were to do that, I wouldn’t have to learn the whole new texting language. What a thought. Do you remember the days spent in English class learning the difference between adjectives and adverbs, nouns and pronouns, and when to use...
Last week close to two dozen individuals showed up to see what speaker Karn Vanni, from BEST (Building Economic Strength Together) and RDI (Rural Dynamics, Inc.), had to say about rural economics. Attendees ranged from individuals looking to improve their businesses to agencies looking to branch out and help the community better. Vanni quoted some interesting facts to get the crowd thinking about issues that might face rural areas. Some of those issues included just over 42 percent of the population in Montana couldn’t survive for three m...
Hartvik Palmer Garsjo, 93, passed away peacefully of natural causes on March 26, 2014, at Prairie Ridge Village in Glasgow. He was born on April 6, 1920, to North Valley County homesteaders, Adolf and Martha Garsjo. His birthplace was the railroad section foreman's house in Nashua. He was reared with seven other siblings, Marvin, Dagny, Alvhild, Helga, Alfred, Ernest, and Victor. While growing up, he attended country schools at Harding (Tomato Can) and Grain. At Nashua High School, he was twice...
Kerry Ann (Minnerath) Ross, 63, passed away of natural causes Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Garden Grove Medical Center in Garden Grove, Calif. She suffered from severe rheumatoid arthritis, asthma and COPD. Cremation has taken place and a memorial services and interment will take place in the Saco Cemetery this July. A date will be announced near that time. She was born to Raymond G. and Ida (Fjeldheim) Minnerath on Nov. 21, 1950, in Glasgow, Mont. She attended school in Saco and Glasgow, graduating from Saco High in 1968. She married James...
W. Lois (Smith) Lonnquist, 78, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2014, in Helena. She was born to Leonard and Stella (Fisher) Smith in Spokane, Wash., May 30, 1935, and lived most of her life in eastern and western Montana and the Midwest. She earned a BA in English at UW-LaCrosse. Her career in media spanned freelance writing, radio, television and newspaper, including 13 years at the Helena Independent Record. She is the author of "Fifty Cents an Hour," a history of the builders and...
Clifford Raymond Keller passed away Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Glasgow, Mont., at the age of 57. Funeral services will be held Sunday, April 6, at 1 p.m. at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, Mont. He was born March 30, 1956, to Raymond and Ella Mae (Klain) Keller in New Rockford, N.D. He attended schools in North Dakota until the family moved to Wolf Point in 1969. He graduated from Wolf Point High School in 1976. He married Mary Soholt and to this union, a daughter, Cynthia, was born. They later...
Nolan Hughes, 64, died Sunday, March 30, 2014, at his home in Glasgow. A Celebration of Life service will be held at the Assembly of God Church in Glasgow on Saturday, April 5, at 10:30 a.m., with refreshments following the service. A complete obituary will appear in next week’s Glasgow Courier....
Here's an overhead view of the scene at last week's Schmeckfest in Lustre Christian High School, which was a smashing success again this year. More than 900 people were served. Guests, such as alumni from South Carolina and first time guests from Georgia, were a part of the crowd that enjoyed the evening's festivities. Next year will be the 50th event, and plans are already being set in motion. Mark your calendar now for this highlight of the Lustre school's history. – Eileen T...
The Glasgow Highlanders traveled to the Billings Metra for the Montana Open this past weekend. 28 Highlanders were part of the 1,600 wrestlers that competed in the tournament. The Open is the premier amateur wrestling tournament in the state and this years version was one of the largest ever held in the State of Montana. Glasgow native Jason Weirs, Montana Open tournament director, has done an outstanding job over the past several years helping build this tournament into a powerful regional...
As the Glasgow Scottie track and field team continues to practice in preparation for their first meet this weekend, a familiar face could be seen walking around the field. John LaBonty. LaBonty, less than two weeks removed from a procedure he underwent to have a kidney removed, was once again roaming the track field at Glasgow High School, visiting with his team giving them instruction during the practice. LaBonty pointed out that he still has a long recovery ahead of him, but said he felt it...
Warmer temperatures and longer daylight have our swimmers dreaming about lanes and laps again! The board members of the Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team (GKST) have been busy planning for the 2014 summer. The officers on the board are: President--Melani Vandall, vice-president Mike Kaiser, treasurer Lynn Miller, parent liaison Georgie Kulczyk, secretary Lih-An Yang, and past-president Scott Billingsley. Registration for the new season will take place on Wednesday, April 23, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the basement of the library. We welcome new swimmers,...
The 2014 baseball season is coming up fast with Babe Ruth and American Legion signups behind us and practices ready to start. With an astounding growth in local interest, while other Montana cities can’t field teams, we had over 50 kids sign up this year and we’re not done yet. That makes for two American Legion teams and three Babe Ruth teams. While the numbers of kids signing up is increasing, the number of fields we have to utilize isn’t quite there. While the current field is in a beautiful location at Sullivan Park, what this commu...
A remarkable season for the Bozeman Tier II team will culminate this week at they participate in the National Tournament in Wayne, N.J. The tournament begins with pool play which runs through Friday. The pool play will determine the seeding that the teams receive this weekend as they play for a shot at the championship. Bozeman has three Glasgow Ice Dawgs on their team, Harley Eliason, Connor Siemensen and Ryan Padden. The squad has been all but unstoppable in the previous tournaments they’ve taken part in this season in Jackson Hole, Salt L...
The Bureau of Land Management Glasgow Field Office is seeking public input regarding an application for a Special Recreation Permit for providing commercially guided big game hunting on BLM administered public lands in north Valley County and northeast Phillips County. The BLM is currently in the scoping phase of the planning process, which provides an opportunity for the public to identify issues that should be addressed in the Environmental Assessment. Once the EA is completed, it will be posted to the Glasgow Field Office website for public...
