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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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The bull sales have seen record prices at the Glasgow Stockyards. Beef prices are soaring and right now it's good to be in the cattle business. In the month of April, at the Big Dry Angus Ranch bull sale, the McRaes of Jordan, sold a bull at possibly one of the highest prices ever seen locally. The top bull brought in $16,000. The top 10 bulls averaged at $9,825. The average for heifers was $1,410. The top seller at the sale that took place on Thursday, April 17, went to Spring Cove Ranch, of...
Passengers traveling from Williston, N.D., toward Glasgow felt a jostle and a shake on Monday, April 28, near Bainville. The Amtrak Empire Builder train with 11 cars and two locomotives was disabled going over a switch around 2:28 p.m. Amtrak officials said that the back two cars were disabled and that the train was delayed three and a half hours. Only one passenger, out of the 117 on board, was treated for injuries and released. Amtrak will continue to investigate the cause, along with the...
School board elections will take place on Tuesday, May 6. You can vote at the school district office in Glasgow at 200 7th St. N. The polls in Glasgow will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For other area elections, call your school district office to check for polling times and places. Each of the four Glasgow School Board candidates were asked four questions for this report. They could provide personal background and state why they were interested in being a trustee, what their main focus on the district might be, and what might make them the...
Spirits were raised even though the skies were gray and the wind was cold this week. The Milk River Activity Center broke ground for an additional building on Monday, April 28. The center helps community members with mental and physical disabilities and provides jobs for some of the clients. The $500,000 project has been in planning for over a year. Community support has been big for the project that will allow extra space for clients and a chance for community organizations to utilize the kitch...
It was Matthew Brown of the Associated Press who wrote that the “tens of millions of bison” in the 19th century were wiped out by hunters. I say Poppycock. Now it's the NWF's (National Wildlife Federation) Steve Woodruff who is echoing almost those same words in an effort to raise public support and “'pull out all the stops' in an effort to FORCE” (his word, not mine) “establishment of a free-roaming bison herd in North Central Montana.” Woodruff also wrote that “ ranchers who see bison as a perceived, not real threat to and competitor fo...
The issue of de-listing grizzly bears in Montana has periodically been in the news over the last couple of decades. Every time the population goals were reached non-government organizations (NGOs) sued and the bar was raised. Apparently, de-listing may finally be getting close to becoming a reality. If you are like me, you have been following this convoluted circus with a detached relief that it doesn’t concern us in Eastern Montana. Wrong! Allen Schallenberger’s article in the March 20, 2014 issue of Western Ag Reporter was a wake-up cal...
How our downtown area has changed over the years. Do you remember Tork’s Drug Store? The thing that separated “Tork’s” from some of the other businesses in town was the lunch counter located toward the back of the store. If you were not inclined to sit at a counter for lunch, you could go upstairs to find tables and chairs. The cool thing about that was the dumbwaiter that went from the kitchen to the serving room upstairs. That was pretty “uptown” for a country kid. Thinking about that building, it was maybe a forerunner to a mall, as yo...
Dear Editor: Since one third of Valley County is controlled by the Bureau of Land Management, I am extremely interested in the happenings with Mr. Bundy in Nevada. Putting aside the big issue of Federal verses State, my concern is the force being used by BLM. Why does a “Land Management” agency have a SWAT team with snipers and armored vehicles at all? Other federal agencies are also arming in the same manner. Every county in the U.S. has an elected sheriff whose responsibility is to enforce the law. Why have states and “us” as tax payers...
Zachary Scott Buckles, 20, died Monday, April 28, 2014, as the result of a work-related accident. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 5, at 3 p.m. at Bell Chapel in Glasgow. He was born Jan. 28, 1994, to Nicole Rae Buckles and Mike Owen Meland, and raised in Glasgow. He attended Glasgow High School until 2011 and has been employed since in the oil fields. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, ice hockey, baseball, football and soccer. He was a great friend and "brother" to many. He loved...
Kenneth Fuhrman, 83, passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He was born to Peter K. and Paulina (Miller) Fuhrman on August 24, 1930, in Glasgow and was the ninth of 10 children. He was raised on the family farm during the summers and in Glasgow during the winters. As with many farm boys, he learned to drive when he was very young, obtaining his driver's license at 13 years old so he could drive grain trucks to and from...
Luis "Chub" or "Lou" Pecora Jr., 77, died Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at RiverStone Health Hospice Rehab. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 8, at St. Pius X Catholic church, 18th St. West and Broadway, Billings, with burial in Malta. He was born to the late Luis and Leona Pecora on Sept. 10, 1936, in Glasgow. He was raised and attended grade school and high school in Glasgow. He enjoyed growing up in a house full of cousins and nephews, playing...
Wilbur Vernon Long, 81, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2014, after a brief illness. An informal service is planned for later this spring in Fort Peck. Interment will be in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. He was born Oct. 18, 1932, in Big Beaver, Sask., Canada, to Vernon and Inga Long. In 1950 the family moved to Wolf Point, where he later met and married Betty Darlene Hamill. In 1962 they moved to Fort Peck, where he was employed by the Bureau of Reclamation and later Western Area Power until h...
Betty M. (Heinrick) Scott passed away of natural causes on Monday, April 28, 2014. She was 98 years young. Our beloved mother, wife and grandmother, and wonderful friend will be greatly missed. This woman was an inspiration to everyone. She was strong, loving, and a role model for all. Words can't describe this wonderful woman. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 2, at Bell Chapel, and a luncheon and celebration of her life will follow at her home at 329 5th Ave South. Interment will...
Thomas 'Tom' Zimmer, 86, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Montana. He was born Oct. 19, 1927, in Opheim, Mont., to North Valley County homesteaders, John and Gertrude (Niehoff) Zimmer, of German heritage. He was the seventh child out of 13. His brothers and sisters include Frances, James, Joseph, Anna Mae, Helen, Rose, Charles, Leo, John, Mark, Vincent and Lucille. In 1955 he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He was in the...
The Nashua Invitational track and field meet was held last week in Wolf Point and the Hinsdale Raider girls did well taking home a fifth place finish. Leading the way for the ladies was Bethany Lacock winning the high jump (4-10); the 100-meter (13.3); 100-meter hurdles (17); the triple jump (32-9) and the long jump (14-3). Just another day at the races for this young lady. Delaney Beil won fourth in the 100 hurdles (19.4) Courtney Capdeville took a sixth place (22) in the same event. For the boys, speedster Pablo Pascual was under the weather...
Glasgow track and field competed in Sidney over the weekend and as usual, the Scotties had strong showings across the board as they are trying to get as many athletes qualified as possible for the top 10 meet which takes place next Tuesday. "I was very pleased with my team's performance," said Glasgow head coach John LaBonty. "It was really a tough day for track with the wind conditions." It was a good test and for the most part, the kids stepped up and competed." Girls distance running has...
The Glasgow golf team hosted the Glasgow Invite last Friday and the Scotties didn't disappoint. The boys team edged out Malta by three strokes to take first in the event with a team score of 372. Luke Gunderson and Braden Barstad, Glasgow's two top golfers, scored an 83 and 97 respectively. The remaining three Scottie golfers, Wyatt Holzworth, Mikal Mavencamp and Kyle Humbert rounded out the varsity scoring with rounds of 89, 103 and 123 respectively. On the JV side for the boys, Braden Meland...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will host a series of nine public meetings in May to review and discuss recent recommendations from an advisory council tasked with adjusting Montana’s hunting and fishing licenses and fees. The Fish & Wildlife Licensing and Funding Advisory Council spent the past eight months examining FWP’s current license system and funding cycle for fish and wildlife management. That work resulted in recent recommendations to FWP Director Jeff Hagener that would provide an additional $6.25 million a year to stave off deep bud...
Andrew Payne and William Folley use a team of horses to plow a garden in southwest Valley County in this vintage photograph. Homesteaders and residents relied on vegetable gardens to help stock up on pickles, beans, corn, carrots and peas for the long and isolating winters....
