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Santa and Mrs. Claus were on hand at Glasgow's McDonald's this past Saturday. A modest crowd of mixed ages gathered around the pair while the Courier spoke with the store's owner/operators, Paul and Gloria Ashenbrener. The couple took over at the Glasgow location in 2013 and have decades of combined experience with the company, primarily in Tacoma, WA., and elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Ashenbrener explained that the franchise opportunity brought him and members of his immediate and...
Charges were filed last week by the county attorney in an embezzlement case involving the Fort Peck Fine Arts Council. Mary Strand, former executive director of the Council, faces five felony charges: four counts of theft of property by embezzlement and one count of money laundering. She stands accused of stealing more than $80,000 from the FPFAC. An arraignment is tentatively scheduled in district court at 10 a.m., on Monday, Dec. 21, according to County Attorney, Nick Murnion. The time and date are dependent on the mail service and...
Glasgow Schools Superintendent Bob Connors says unusual weather conditions and equipment malfunctions led to inconveniences for parents dropping off students at the new Irle School on Friday, Dec. 11. The Courier received multiple calls from concerned parents after the main entrance to the school was blocked by the Glasgow Police Department to prevent accidents in the snow and ice. The GPD’s Trint Gamas noticed the potential hazard at the school’s entrance while on routine patrol and stopped to help. No emergency calls related to traffic iss...
The Fort Peck Summer Theatre’s Andy Meyers has been nominated for multiple BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards in the Best Actor, Director, Supporting Actor and Choreographer categories. Voting is currently open and FPST encourages supporters to cast their ballots at broadwayworld.com/phoenix/vote2015region.cfm. Meyers recently completed his fifth year at the helm of the beloved local arts organization. He is slated to return for the 2016 season. Planned productions for the upcoming season include The Last Five Years (June 3-June 12), Man of La M...
Joe Tihlarik was one of 53 new officers who graduated from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy in Helena on Dec. 11. He returns to the Valley County Sheriff's Department as a deputy. Though the official position is new, Tihlarik's time with the Department is not. He started as a detention officer two years ago. He filled in as a deputy when the department was short-staffed, getting on-the-job training in Fort Peck. He then returned to his role in the jail before attending the academy. Tihlarik s...
Jordan Keys, 19, of Fort Peck, was charged with violations involving hunting from a public highway, unlawful possession and transportation of a game animal, and using a rifle in a weapons-restriction area. The driver of the vehicle, Robert Greenfield, 46, of Chinook, Wash., was charged with unlawful possession and transportation of a game animal. On Nov. 13, Glasgow Game Warden Todd Tryan received a call from Valley County Sheriff's office dispatch stating an eyewitness had just observed an indi...
Glasgow's excellent welcome sign at the west end of town on Hwy 2 went up in lights on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Thanks to the Glasgow Tourism Business Improvement District and far too many members of the Glasgow community to name here, the rock/sign's twin will be installed at the east end of town over the winter. The project began eight years ago in small group discussions and has evolved into a full-fledged community effort....
Since 2011, Phillips and Valley County ranchers have participated in the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI). They have implemented actions both individually and together as a community to improve sage grouse habitat. By doing so, they have made improvements on their ranches, helped out wildlife and contributed to the historic decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to not list the greater sage grouse as an endangered species. Over 1,100 ranchers across the West have voluntarily signed up for S...
Editor's note: Amy Nelson's column this week served as her winning entry in the VFW's Voice of Democracy Audio Essay Competition. A Glasgow High School senior and Courier Photo Intern, Nelson was awarded $100 and a Voice of Democracy Certificate of Merit from the VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary on Dec. 10. Nelson will advance to the state level of the VOD competition. At the awards dinner, hosted at the Glasgow VFW, there were other winners as well: Dalton Kassa (Ophiem), Chloe Moore (Glasgow),...
The typical liberal knee-jerk response to the tragic shooting at Planned Parenthood in Colorado on Nov. 27, is that it was an overreaction from some Christian fundamentalist. It was quickly labeled domestic terrorism by Planned Parenthood. Obviously it was, but that should have also been what the shooting at a company Christmas party in California a few weeks ago was called, but we had to wait for “information” before we could label a Muslim as being fundamentalist in his faith. But I digress. An opinion article a few weeks ago opined that thi...
Some years ago, one of my adult daughters (all of whom then lived away from Montana) had a date with a young man. After the date, when I asked how it had gone, the response I received was, “He was just too/to/two.” Coming from a family of English majors, people who love English, grammar, and learning, I understood her perfectly. He would not remain long in her life. One of my father’s treasures was a huge Oxford English Dictionary. This tome was so large and unwieldy it had its own stand. It stood open, in the living room, in pride of place...
To Virgil Vaupel I am a little late in writing this note, as it has been on my mind since you started to get personal attacks against you and what you write. Better late than never, I hope. I have traveled and lived over a large portion of the USA, and also have lived in Canada, and in those travels I have read many columns written in newspapers wherever I happened to be. I find that your columns are the most thought-provoking that I have read in many years. While I do not agree with you all of the time, (I don’t agree with anybody all the t...
The Soul of a Community The Post Office in my mother’s hometown of Barlow, N.D., closed in 1965. I know this because when I visited tiny Barlow in 1972 to see if there was anyone still there who knew my mother (she left Barlow for good in 1917 when she was 14) I ran into several who had gone to school with her. In the course of a very pleasant and nostalgic evening over very weak coffee one of my hosts (we were in the parlor of the house my mother was born and raised in) showed me a letter he had saved—the last letter to have been pos...
Ben Unrau was born on Jan. 17, 1915, in Bingham, Minn., the son of Peter H. and Eva (Becker) Unrau. In 1916, he moved to Lustre with his parents and seven brothers and sisters. His two younger sisters were born in Montana. He completed the eighth grade in 1929, and then worked on the family farm until 1934. For the next five years he worked on the Fort Peck Dam. In the fall of 1939, he moved to Los Angeles, looking for employment that didn't require heavy physical work. Feeling the need to...
Harvey Rattey, age 77, of Glendive, Mont., passed away with his family by his side on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at the Eastern Montana Veterans Home in Glendive. He was born on Oct. 29, 1938, in Chinook, Mont., a son of Lester H. and Rose M. (Latray) Rattey. He was raised and educated in Harlem, where he graduated with the class of 1960. Following high school, he enlisted in the United States Army on June 3, 1960, he served for one year before he was honorably discharged to return home to help on...
Anne Marie (Bogeholz) Caves, 84, a teacher and homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 09, 2015, at the Sweet Memorial Nursing home in Chinook. She was born March 25, 1931, to Gustav and Martha Bogeholz in Malta. As an only child of German immigrants, she attended Saco Schools, graduating in 1949. She went on to attend Northern Montana College, graduating in 1951 with an Associate Degree in elementary education. She married James Caves, a high school classmate, that same year in Saco. She taught at Cree Crossing School and later was a substitute...
Glasgow hosted their 20th annual wrestling invitational this weekend at the Glasgow High School. Eight teams descended on the school for six rounds of wrestling. Three of Glasgow's 12 competing wrestlers went undefeated in the tournament: Gabe Hallock,103 (2-0), Matt Reyling,113 (3-0), and Alex Hallock, 152 (4-0). The remaining nine wrestlers each gained at least one victory throughout the day. Coach Jory Casterline expressed satisfaction with the performances at the meet. "I've got nothing but...
The Glasgow Speech and Drama team attended the challenging Billings Central Catholic High School Invitational Speech, Drama and Debate Tournament this past weekend. According to Coach Mathew Bacon, the group met with some of the toughest competition in the eastern half of Montana, with nearly 400 kids vying for victory . In a press release, Bacon states that what might have been a discouraging weekend was turned around by, "a series of inspired performances by senior mime Mariah Holter in her...
The Scotty fans who stayed Friday night to watch the girls play their first home game of the season were in for a treat. The girls rewarded them with a win over the Baker Spartans to increase their overall record to 2-1. In what seems to be their modus operandi, the Lady Scotties were slow to make any noticeable progress in the beginning of the game, scoring only six points in the first quarter. In comparison, the Spartans came ready to play and scored more points in the first quarter than at...
A 15-2 run early in the second quarter gave the Scottie boys a four-point lead over the Baker Spartans, and the first win for the Scotties loomed within reach. However, sharp shooting gave the visitors an edge, and the Spartans hung on with a one-point lead over the Scotties, 24-23, at half time. The Spartans never looked back. Glasgow was outscored by Baker, 4-11, in the third quarter. Down 35-27 going into the fourth, the Scotties caught up within five points with two minutes left on the...
Star Wars is – are? – coming to Glasgow. The long anticipated new Star Wars film, seventh in the series, and two years in the making, cost Disney a mere $4 billion – that's what they paid creator George Lucas to step away and take Jar-Jar Binks with him. Star Wars: The Force Awakens makes its debut at Valley Cinemas this Friday. So what does a professional movie reviewer do the weekend before a new Star Wars appears? Watch the previous six in order, of course. This reviewer chose to watch the L...
The Mavericks were in Lewistown last weekend for the Fergus Holiday Classic and proved that free throws can make or break a game. Their Friday night win against the Geraldine-Highwood Rivals was won by ten points – exactly the number of free throws made by the North Country boys. Saturday night's game against Broadus was more of the same. The 14 free throw points scored by the Mavericks were enough to earn them another win for the weekend. Gaining the lead early in each game, the Mavericks n...
WEDNESDAY – DEC. 16 The Nashua Lions Club Children’s Christmas Shopping Spree at the Nashua School. Children should bring a list of whom they are shopping for. Each gift is 25 cents. Donations of gently-used items can be dropped off at the Nashua Civic Center or call 785-2124 to have them picked up. 6 p.m. - The Nashua School Christmas program in the Nashua School gym. THURSDAY – DEC. 17 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Valley County Council on Aging Bake Sale at Glasgow Senior Center. FRIDAY – DEC. 18 8-11 a.m. - Valley County Council on Aging Bake Sale...
Desserts ITALIAN CAKE By Sheila Malone Ingredients: 1 box Marble cake mix 1 lb. Ricotta Cheese Sugar 1 tsp. vanilla TOPPING 1 box instant vanilla pudding (small) 1 c. milk 8 oz Cool Whip One 9x13 pan (grease and flour) Directions: Prepare the marble cake mix as directed on the box. Pour the cake mix into the pan and swirl the chocolate mixture into the cake. Mix together the ricotta cheese, sugar and vanilla. Cover the cake batter with the mixture. Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes. Prepare topping by beating topping ingredients until firm. Spread...
