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A controlled version of chaos could describe the scene at St. Raphael's Parish Hall in Glasgow. Children and adults of various ages gathered to cheer on, encourage and see the final outcome of hard work on small wooden cars. The annual Pinewood Derby is something that Boy Scouts across the nation take part in. It helps build several skills, including healthy competition. This year about 24 kids, ages 7 to 11, participated from Pack #898. Cub Master Blaine White somehow managed to keep the... Full story
It's all about the small details. But bigger than the details is the passion for patriotism and history. Those are some of the qualities that got Glasgow East Side Middle School Sixth Grade Teacher Laurie Enebo noticed. Mike Zoanni, East Side School principal, kind of tricked her into accepting the nominations for the (Veterans of Foreign Wars) VFW Teacher of the Year. She admits she was hesitant, more than hesitant, she didn't want the recognition at all. But Zoanni was a little persuasive in...
Statewide complaints are being heard about crowded jail cells. Inmates are sleeping wherever beds might be able to fit and a lot of movement of prisoners from one jail cell to another has been taking place to cover the lack of spaces available. Valley County's jail has been housing an average of 30 inmates. Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier said that they have been charging other counties $60 a day to house inmates. Inmates have been held from Phillips, McCone, Roosevelt, Blaine, Hill and Custer counties and other various locations in the...
“It'll pass guys, relax! It's been seven years, what's the hurry,” one commenter stated on a social media post by the radio host of Voices of Montana, Aaron Flint. Once again the Keystone Pipeline has failed as the votes needed to overcome a veto in the Senate didn't come to fruition. A total of 60 votes were needed, and the final vote ending the debate was 53-39. The final vote was pushed to end the debate by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell-R. The Courier interviewed Senator Jon Tester-D just over a week ago and he had stated they were dra...
Glasgow finally saw gas prices hit below the $2 mark in the last week. Some analysts are expecting that those low prices won't last long. Fill up the tanks while you can.... Full story
A road closure and temporary health department closure will affect area residents in the next week. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced that the Beaver Branch Road south of Glasgow will be closed starting Jan. 27, 2015. It will not open until late May or early June, officials said. Newly constructed Judy Dam, which serves as a portion of the road, has failed and will be breached until weather allows repair of the damaged area. The road is still usable by the public on either end of Judy Dam, but the road will not be a through... Full story
I am writing in response to Virgil Vaupel's article “Gay Marriage and the Media,” which was posted in the January 14, 2015, Glasgow Courier. I am concerned about Mr. Vaupel's article because it is important for people among us who are gay or lesbian, or wonder if they are, to know that not everyone thinks they are deviant. Some would say they are created in the image of God just like everyone else. I have been a local church pastor for 35 years. I have been an active member of a church all of my life. I have read and studied my Bible in sev... Full story
If you don’t think Facebook has changed the world, take a look at the letter to the editor section. What used to be one of the more popular sections of the paper is now nearly non-existent. Of course we still have our columns and guest opinions in the opinions page. You just don’t see responses to those opinions anymore. Why? Well I argue the internet has changed it all. Two weeks ago, our Hinsdale sports correspondent and contributing Opinion page columnist wrote a piece on gay marriage. I spoke to him myself and said that I didn’t think...
According to an article in last week's Glasgow Courier, the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribal Council legalized medical marijuana, and tribal members will vote on the legalization of recreational marijuana in October. These decisions are reportedly consistent with the Obama administration's policy of allowing Native American tribes to regulate marijuana use on reservations (sovereign nations). However, the practice of growing and smoking marijuana merits further consideration with regards to Fort Peck's tribal goals and history. Historical...
Last Saturday I attended the basketball games at the Nashua School. When the school band started playing the national anthem, three elementary students – I'm guessing third or fourth grade – began singing the words. How wonderful, I thought, that they not only know the words but sing them with such sincerity. Part way through the girls' game, a girl ... possibly 9 or 10 years old ... was telling the teacher who was selling admission tickets that she is already saving up her money so she can go to college. She said she knew there were a cou...
Do you remember your parents or grandparents keeping a diary or journal of each day’s activities as well as what the weather was for that particular day? Some people may still do that, but I am willing to bet that it is a small minority. I am not sure why any of us would actually take the time to do that anymore. After all, we are all so busy with our lives and if you want to know what the weather was like two years ago all you need to do is Google weather on your computer or “smart phone.” What is missed by not doing journals anymore is the a...
Arnetta Ann "Pete" (Fullerton) Braaten, 82, of Glasgow, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, in Wolf Point, Mont. Funeral services will be held after the basketball season, per Arnetta's request. She was born on Nov. 3, 1932, in Glasgow to Herbert and Elizabeth (Jenson) Fullerton. She was one of 14 kids on the family farm southeast of Glasgow. She attended West Galpin for grades 1-6, and then graduated from Glasgow High School in 1949. She married Norris Clayton Braaten on Nov. 5, 1950, in...
Donna Lee (Squires) Etchart, 85, passed away on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, in Glasgow, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow. She was born May 3, 1929, in Baylor, Mont., to Lisle and Cecile (Turnacliff) Squires. She spent her first years growing up on the Lisle Squires farm in the Wild Rose Community near Baylor. During the depression era of 1933, the family moved to Glasgow. Lisle got a job helping constr...
Karen Leah (Gremaux) Green, 69, passed away Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at Valle Vista Healthcare in Lewistown, Mont. In honor of her wishes, there will not be a service and cremation has taken place. Her ashes will be scattered in Maui Hawaii at a later date. She was born in Lewistown, to Edward and E. Isabel (Smith) Gremaux on March 15, 1945. Survivors include three daughters, Dawna Green Rasmusan and her husband, JR, of Glasgow, Stacy Green Newby and her husband, Jim, of Worland, Wyo., and...
Elynor Irene (Bopp) Gustafson, 84, passed away from natural causes on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Mont. There will be a memorial service held in New Salem at a later date with inurnment in the Bethel United Church of Christ Cemetery in the New Salem area. She was born to Irene Lillian Johanna (Wullschleger) Bopp and William Karl Bopp on Jan. 20, 1931, in New Salem, N.D. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school. She then attended New...
Ben Ottmar, 85, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, of natural causes in Bartlesville, Okla., after a lengthy illness. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home in Bartlesville. A memorial service will be held at a later date, followed by interment in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, N.D. He was born Aug. 24, 1929, in Burt, N.D., and worked on the family farm until he joined the Army in 1948. He was honorably discharged in 1952. He worked for Northern Pacific...
In a full-fledged Class B-C wrestling tournament, the Scotties earned an A. GHS placed first among the 14 schools at last Saturday's Harlem Invitational with 115 points, edging Chinook by a point. All but one team, the Havre JV, were of B-C pedigree like the Dawgs. Three Scotsmen won individual titles: Mick Reyling pinned Poplar's Angel Boyd in 3:59 at 126, Cody King decisioned Cut Bank's Randon Anderson 14-8 at 138, and Joe Doney pinned Harlem's Denton Cornell in 2:25 at 285 Glasgow coach Jory... Full story
BY JIM ORR THE COURIER One Scottie varsity team won and one lost last Thursday when the Sidney Eagles rolled into town. The girls won. The boys lost. And that's why they play the games. The boys were 10-0 and top ranked in the state before their loss. They already had beaten Sidney 56-46 this season. The girls were 4-6 before their win, playing without one of their best players, and lost to Sidney 73-47 in their first matchup. For a quarter Thursday, it looked like more of the same was in store...
The Scotties head to the State B-C Speech and Drama Tournament this Friday and Saturday with their own Elite 8 – the team members who advanced at Divisional. One Divisional champion, Ethan Jamba in serious oral interpretation, heads the GHS delegation bound for Ennis. Here are the others, along with their placement last weekend in the Plentywood Divisional: • Mariah Holter, second, mime. • Andrea Hansen, third, extemporaneous speaking. • Felicity Soper and Maria Morris, fourth, serious duo. • Rachel Overby, fifth, humorous solo. • Morgan Mill...
Working on deadlines isn't always for the weak-hearted. Digging into stories that you're passionate about can make those weird off the clock hours more tempting. One local writer and editor for a national magazine is headed to New York to reap some of the benefits of his hard work. Andrew McKean, editor-in-chief for Outdoor Life, has made his job work while staying in Glasgow. McKean came to Glasgow to work for Fish, Wildlife and Parks and fell in love with the area. He explained that he...
Montana legislators have introduced a pair of bills to improve public access to public lands by keeping public roads open. The Montana Wildlife Federation and Public Land/Water Access Association are pushing the bills to address the growing problem of people blocking off large tracts of public land by gating public rights of way. The bills would ensure that they protect both public access to public land and wildlife and private property rights, said Dave Chadwick, federation executive director. The first bill, HB 304 sponsored by Mitch... Full story
Local chapter 2997 of the Knights of Columbus held its annual free throw contest on Jan. 25 for girls and boys ages 10 to 14. Pictured with their tournament certificates are Bergen Miller, Rance Rhoads, Calvin Bengochea and Alexys Mann in the front row and Brett Glaser, Mack Winchester, Keeli Harris and Kodi Schulz in the back.... Full story
