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In Tuesday’s municipal elections, voters in Glasgow and Nashua decided to change the names at the top. Glasgow Mayor Dan Carney, looking for his third term, lost to Becky Erickson, an 18-year veteran of the Glasgow City Council. The vote was decisive, 724 to 519. Erickson led Carney in all three wards. In Nashua, Mayor Pat Hallett was defeated 81 to 38 by Allan Bunk, who has been Nashua’s mayor before. There were contested races in two of Glasgow’s wards. With Neil Chouinard retiring, three new people were fighting for a seat on the City Counc... Full story
Our family has two boys playing football for the Huntley Project Red Devils. We wanted to let you know how impressed we were with the players, staff and fans of Glasgow during our playoff game Saturday. As fans, we were greeted with smiles and friendly conversation throughout the afternoon. Later we learned that your team brought snacks to our team bus for the ride home--what an unexpected treat! We were directed to the "visiting team" area of the stands and received advance notice about the student section where kids would be standing... Full story
An ambitious $250,000 plan would transform Flag Pole Park at Fort Peck into a place of honor and remembrance for service men and women as Northeast Montana Veterans Memorial Park. Groundbreaking is planned for Memorial Day and fundraising has begun, Steve Page of Glasgow announced this week. The park will honor those who serve and have served, he said. "More than 9,000 men and women from Northeast Montana have served in uniform and more than 300 gave their lives," he said. "The park will be a...
Option A was landing a big name keynote speaker. That didn’t happen, so Option B it will be. A group of speakers will be featured during next Monday’s Veterans Day ceremony at the Glasgow Civic Center. “It could be interesting,” Adjutant Joe Yeoman of American Legion Post 41 told The Courier. “That’s what it’s about. Make it interesting so people want to come. We’re doing this to make a change, do something different. And everybody’s invited. You don’t have to be a veteran.” But the speakers will be. Yeoman said they’ll be local vets, ideally...
A wind-driven fire burned Brandon and Misty Hendry out of their home on Monday. Glasgow Fire Chief Brandon Brunelle said 20 firemen from the Glasgow and Long Run fire departments answered the call to 1009 2nd Ave. S. at about 10 a.m. Fire was coming out of the attic on the east side of the building when they arrived. It spread rapidly and there was no saving the house, he said. Everyone got out safely and there were no injuries. Firefighters were done at the scene by 3:30 p.m. The cause of the...
The Valley County Airport Commission has considered its options and recommended that the county assume management and services at Glasgow International Airport/Wokal Field with county employees, following the announcement by Choice Aviation that the company will terminate management and fixed base operator (FBO) services on Dec. 22. The recommendation was voted on at an Airport Commission meeting on Monday and accepted by the county commissioners on Tuesday. “It will be our job to support them in their endeavor,” said Valley County Com...
At its regular meeting on Nov. 4, the Glasgow City Council accepted the resignation of Judge Dave Riggin, effective Jan. 1. Riggin was appointed city judge in April 2007. According to City Clerk Stacy Amundson, the judge said he was “just ready to retire.” The Personnel Committee will meet on Thursday to discuss finding a successor to Riggin. In other business, the council pre-approved the hiring of temporary employees if they are needed for snow removal. In 2011 there was a lot of snow to be moved, but last year the city didn’t need any extra...
The past few weeks, thoughts on many subjects have been swirling through my mind. So I decided I’d list a few of those thoughts. A few days ago, I saw a headline that intrigued me so I checked out the article. The headline read, “Marriage isn’t for you.” Going through the article, I felt admiration for the gentleman who wrote it. He related how after meeting his wife while in high school, and their being best friends for 10 years, led to them deciding to marry. However, as their wedding day approached, he began wondering if he’d made the right...
This "remember" was sent to me from a reader, former Glasgow resident Laura Knight Haefer of Billings, in response to my recent writings on grocery stores from years ago. Laura reminisces here about Parke's Grocery, which operated about 1½ blocks from Southside School: "I remember very well growing up just three and a half blocks from our little neighborhood grocery store. Yes, Parke's Grocery was three and a half blocks from our family home at the dike. The David Parke family lived in...
Have I got a deal for you! I have this really big cardboard box for sale. It’s 34 yards long, 15 yards deep and 62 yards wide. It’s a really big box. It’s kinda like, “What’s behind Door No. 2.” I’m not going to tell you what’s in the box until you sign up for my deal. You could lose all the money and prizes you have accumulated so far if you choose wrongly. I will tell you that it’s something you and your family really, really need to have. It will save you lots of money. If you already have a box but aren’t satisfied with the provisions in t...
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to all of the ranchers and farmers that have posted their land for no hunting or trespassing in opposition to the Fish Wildlife and Parks wanting to bring Buffalo in for a game animal. I know you have done this to prove a point, and there are hunters from outside our state and area that would like to see buffalo on your land, but in your rush to judgment you also have excluded those hunters who are your friends and also attended the stop-buffalo meetings and wrote letters to protest the buffalo. Surely you...
Irene Pearl Martin, 81, of Brockton, Mont., died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, in Billings, Mont. She was born in Fort Yates, N.D., on Oct. 14, 1932, to Julia Ireland Fast Horse and Jake Martin and lived a majority of her life in Brockton. She also lived on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation while she was married to Adelbert Lone Bear, Sr. She worked at numerous jobs throughout her life but her most memorable places of employment were Brockton School and the...
Verda Rosecellia (Torgerson) Hoffarth Stewart, born Dec. 26, 1923, in Dagmar, Mont., passed peacefully on Oct. 19, 2013, in San Diego, Calif. Mass for the Repose of her soul will be held at 11 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 10, at St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church. Her wishes were to be cremated and laid to rest at the Plentywood Memorial Cemetery in Plentywood, with her beloved husband, Roy. Date and time are pending. She was born the second daughter of eight children to Martin and Agnes Torgerson on t...
Terry R. Bowman, son of Grace Bowman and the late Jack Bowman, died Oct. 19, 2013, from complications following a heart attack. A Celebration of Terry's life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, in the lower level of Central Christian Church at 1221 16th St. W in Billings. Come fellowship with us and share your memories of Terry. He brought sunshine into so many lives with his loving heart and dry sense of humor; he will be greatly missed by family, friends, co-workers at Aspen Meadows and...
Wesley Michael Murphy, 30, a computer genius that worked for Freeman-Gaffney Association and an all-around great guy, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Mont. A memorial service is planned for January. More information is to be announced at a later date. He was born to Cynthia (Pearson) and the late Robert “Murph” Murphy on Sept. 8, 1983, in Malta. He grew up in Malta and attended schools in Malta and Saco as a child. He had a love for electronics and Christmas lights, collecting everything he could get his hands o...
Patricia Jean Watson, 88, died of natural causes on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2013, at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Glasgow. Interment will be in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements....
Earning the title of conference champions was a goal the Scottie volleyball team had been striving to achieve all season. With just one loss on the season, the girls were indeed crowned champions and headed into the District 2-B Tournament with a first place seed. Their first opponent was Wolf Point, a tough team that always puts the Scotties to the test in a long, tough contest – and this meeting was no exception. The ever-strong Wolves battled and almost won the match in four games before the... Full story
It was a chilly and windy day at Scottie Field on Saturday. Hopes and expectations were high among both teams hoping to continue their playoff run. The Huntley Project Red Devils traveled to town to take on the Glasgow Scotties. With the bleachers nearly full, the two teams took the field. In the first quarter the Scotties got on the scoreboard when QB Jason Thibault followed his strong offensive line to surge across the goal line for a 1 yard TD. The PAT kick by Valentin Robert was good, which...
The Wildfire played hard and fought hard for every point in the district tournament, but they just weren’t in sync and had peaked a month early. It was a joy to watch these young ladies go through the season with their great athleticism and zeal. Coach Kathy Siroky brought them a long way this season. She didn’t have a real answer for the way it ended, as none of the fans did either. It just is what it is. The best team does not always win. A good start in the early season gave the Hinsdale/Saco Wildfire a good push into October, and in thi...
The Glasgow High School Speech and Drama Team competed in the first meet of its season on Saturday in Sidney and came home with a first place Class B drama trophy. Thirteen schools participated in this meet with Glasgow edging out Huntley Project and Baker to take first. The GHS Speech team placed third. “Experience showed, as two four-year seniors both came home with first place medals,” coach Sharon LaBonty said. Kylie Cook placed first in Serious Solo and Sija Laffin took first in Serious Oral Interpretation of Literature. Individual pla...
