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New opportunity will come with new classes and new classrooms in the next school year. One local teacher has been spearheading the efforts to bring a program to Glasgow that will encourage students to look at future careers in engineering, technology and design. Jim Stone, who has been teaching at the Glasgow High School, is getting ready to make his move into the middle school next year. He's been chipping away at boxes and gathering equipment and supplies that will be needed for the new STEM... Full story
Seven Scotties went unbeatable in the Glasgow Invitational last Saturday. The competition was Malta, Wolf Point and Poplar. Going undefeated were Kasey Seyfert (120) at 2-0, Mick Reyling (132) at 2-0, Jake Hentges at 2-0 (145), Cody King (145) at 2-0, Kevin Schindler (152) at 2-0, Tony Kaiser (170) at 1-0 and heavyweight Joe Doney at 4-0. Glasgow varsity grapplers ended up going 20-3 in their home meet, exceeding the precedent they set two days at the Wolf Point Invitational, where they went... Full story
The Glasgow speech and drama team attended the Billings Central High School Invitational Meet to compete against excellent competition – nearly 300 competitors from 24 other teams – and did well, Glasgow coach Matt Bacon told The Courier. Bacon credited the following GHS students for turning in strong performances: • Rachel Overby with a third place in humorous solo. • Mariah Holter with a third place in mime. • Ethan Jamba with a fourth Place in serious oral interpretation. Holter said she...
Malta comes to town Friday to face a Scottie boys basketball team that's on a roll and a girls squad that seems to be improving. The boys defeated Baker, 73-42, on Saturday and Roundup, 75-48, on Friday, leading start to finish in both games. They are now 4-0 on the season. The girls are 1-3. They earned their first victory of the season in the home opener against Roundup, 37-31, but let a game they were leading slip away the next day in a 46-44 loss at Baker. Chase Fossum led the Scotties with...
Glasgow may be a step ahead on improving infrastructure compared to other Eastern Montana communities that are in need to get ahead of the curve. The city finished up their wastewater treatment plant upgrades in 2013 and began to pursue upgrades to the water treatment plant in the last year. Those plans moved a step forward in funding. Jeremy Perlinski from Morrison-Maierle explained to the city council that the grant applications had been accepted. The $500,000 TSEP (Treasure State Endowment...
Constituents of Eastern Montana had a chance to speak to three legislative representatives about issues they are interested in during the upcoming legislative season. Business owners, ranchers, school representatives and other interested parties showed at Farm Equipment Sales (FES) on Tuesday, Dec. 16, up to ask questions and get to know those who would be representing this side of the state this upcoming year. Speaker of the House Austin Knudsen, Representative Mike Lang and Senator John...
A Glasgow native has been making trips up to the area as a civil engineer with plans to develop some land just outside Glasgow city limits. Travis West made an appearance at the Valley County Commissioners meeting to get subdivision plans accepted on Skylark Road. West showed commissioners areas of easement and access road to five lots plotted out near the Ridge Runners Saddle Club building. Some issues on conditions were discussed and the possible need for the property owner to deal with drainage issues on one lot were worked out. Language...
The possibility of the Irle School Elementary name change is still in the air. The school board meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9, brought the topic back up again for a short discussion. Superintendent Bob Connor suggested that if they have school elections in May they put the school name question on the ballot. There may not be an election, as two board members will be up on their terms this year. If those school board members run unopposed there won't be a school district vote. What may take place on the decision, if there isn't a ballot this year,... Full story
The Courier will be published one day early each of the next two weeks in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays. The Christmas edition including letters to Santa from students across Valley County, will be distributed next Tuesday, Dec. 23. The following edition with be with New Year resolutions from area students will be distributed Tuesday, Dec. 30. The Courier office will be closed Thursday, Dec. 25, for Christmas and Thursday, Jan. 1, for the New Year. Deadlines for submitting advertising and news items are noon Monday each of... Full story
There are small moments in a person’s life that are huge. Other small moments turn into victories. As I stepped out of the church pew at the end of the service, one of my grandsons looked up at me and said, “Grandma, I’m going to light a candle for you.” I put my arm around him, gave him a hug, and replied, “Thank you. You are very special to me.” With a very serious expression on his face, he told me, “You are very special to me!” A small moment but one filled with complete love and compassion. Lately there’s been other small moments fil... Full story
The Billings Gazette reported Wednesday that the Federal Government has decided to try and balance the budget by reducing payments to counties which contain Federal Lands. See “Montana counties take $20 million hit in spending bill” by Tom Lutey. Areas of our state which once had thriving economies and strong communities have been decimated by the mismanagement of these lands and prohibition on the use of those natural resources. Just as disappointing is the failure of the Federal Government to fulfill the obligation to our rural schools and pr...
A month or so ago Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) gathered up over 100 Yellowstone Park bison that had spent the last 5 years in quarantine on Ted Turner’s Green Ranch (for a percent of the calf crop) and hauled them to the sovereign nation of Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Apparently with only one mortality this time! While no one has a problem with the Reservation receiving Yellowstone Park bison, some may question why FWP was involved. Some answers to this question were provided by Ken McDonald, Chief of the Game Division for FWP, i...
There’s a saying in the commodity pits in Chicago that goes something like this: “The cure for high prices is high prices.” The price of a barrel (44 gallons) of “Texas Tea” these days is hovering around the $67 bll mark and declining. Why the decline you may ask? So do I, but here’s what I think is going on. Russian President Vladimer Putin is getting very pushy these days and hinting nuclear stuff. As we all know, we have reduced our nukes, getting rid of some still-in-good-shape bombs, while Russia has been 86ing worn out stuff. Fair trade?...
Norma June (Van De Riet) Baker, age 80, of Fort Peck, Mont., passed away Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, in Billings, Mont. She was born on Jan. 8, 1934, in Great Falls, Mont., to Harry and Bess (Kale) Van De Riet. She often spoke of her wonderful memories growing up in Sun River, Mont. She attended Golden Ridge Elementary and graduated from Fairfield High School where she enjoyed playing in the pep and marching band. She went on to attend Northern Montana College and briefly taught school in Bynum,...
Arthur Ray St. Germaine Sr. (Tatanka Iyankahan) "Running Buffalo," 88, died peacefully from natural causes on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, at the Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point, Mont. He was born on May 13, 1926, in Wolf Point, to Frank and Theresa St. Germaine. He attended schools in Wolf Point. He enlisted into the United States Army Air Force on July 18, 1944. He received an honorable discharge July 19, 1946. He married Elizabeth Cantrell and to this union one child was born (Artis). He later...
Gov. Steve Bullock and Montana Department of Commerce Director Meg O'Leary the award of $150,000 in funding for events across – including the Governor's Cup Walleye Tournament on Fort Peck Lake. The $12,000 Gov Cup grant is an accomplishment for the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture, which submitted the sponsoring grant application. State officials said funding program helps Montana's tourism industry bring new revenue into the economy. The funding is being made available through the Mon...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on a proposed rule that would adjust the list of waters where commercial bait seining is allowed in Montana. Three waters are proposed for addition to the approved seining list, and one is proposed for deletion. The water proposed for deletion is Flat Lake near Fort Peck in the Eastern Fishing District, which doesn't produce suitable numbers of bait fish to make commercial seining a sustainable activity. In addition, Flat Lake water is periodically shared with Fort Peck Reservoir via a...
The 2014-2015 Winter Sports Preview section is included in the full PDF version of this week's issue.... Full story