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After about 15 years of bringing Christmas cheer to kids and adults alike at public events, Mr. and Mrs. Claus (AKA, Arthur "Art" and Becky Johnson) will ride back to the North Pole one last time, never to return. "Glasgow is the best" Becky told The Courier. "It has been so amazing how the kids have always been so grateful and say thank and you please. They are so polite. We just love this town and we are grateful they have allowed us to do this." Now, it will be up to a new Mr. and Mrs. Claus...
The Glasgow girls basketball team turned in two big wins, downing two Class A teams, in their home opener week. The Scotties ran over the Glendive Red Devils on Thursday, 49-23, then took Sidney to a double overtime on Friday in their come-from-behind 63-57 victory. Glasgow took a 10-8 lead on Thursday over Glendive after the first when Tyann Graham was fouled on her attempted buzzer beater and sunk 2-of-3 at the free throw line. Abrianna Nielsen drained a three-pointer to start the second and...
Rod Karst was sworn in as Mayor of the city of Glasgow during the regular council meeting Monday at City Hall. Councilmembers Stan Ozark (Ward 1), Doug Nistler (Ward 2) and Dan Carr (Ward 3) also performed an oath of office for their upcoming terms. "I guess it is 'official, official,'" Karst told The Courier following the oath of office. "I am excited about it, maybe a little nervous. But, I have been involved since 2006, so I think I know what I am getting into." Karst won his bid for office d...
The Glasgow boys basketball team split their games this past week – falling to the Glendive Red Devils 55-27 on Thursday and rebounding to down the Sidney Eagles 59-42 on Friday. Glendive lit up the scoreboard first in the Thursday showdown, keeping Glasgow from scoring until midway through the quarter when Keigan Ingram connected on a field goal. The Class A Red Devils built up an 11-5 lead after the first eight minutes. The visitors connected on five three-pointers in the second quarter as the...
The Glasgow Middle School (GMS) Art Club has been busy placing the final touches on a new mural in the Glasgow Police Department Squad Room. "We like to do a community service project every year," said Libby Weber, arts teacher at GMS. "This is our way of getting out. Josh Nolan contacted me about this, and we have been having a lot of fun." The mural is of the GPD patch, in yellow and blue. "I think it is really cool, because we get to do something together that will be here for a long, long...
Glasgow's wrestling crew finished in 10th place at the 44th Annual CMR Holiday Invitational in Great Falls this past weekend. The Scotties earned 112 points to earn their 10th place finish out of 54 schools. The were the top Class B school at the tournament. On the girls' side of the tournament, Shalynn Pedersen single-handedly earned the Scotties a 23rd place finish. The sophomore put up a 5-2 record in earning 4th place at 126 lbs. She earned 24 team points. The Scottie boys entered the...
FROSH 113 - Ted See’s place is 3rd and has scored 15.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Cole Schaub (Billings Skyview) won by forfeit over Ted See (Glasgow) (FF) Cons. Round 1 - Ted See (Glasgow) received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 2 - Ted See (Glasgow) won by fall over Hunter Hume (Ronan) (Fall 2:10) Cons. Round 3 - Ted See (Glasgow) won by fall over Logan Bickel (Great Falls Central / MSDB) (Fall 1:01) Cons. Semi - Ted See (Glasgow) won by decision over Jake Simac (Fergus (Lewistown)) (Dec 4-0) 3rd Place Match - Ted See (Glasgow) won by d...
The Bearcubs girls basketball team dropped two games this past week, losing to a tough Spartans team 46-11 in Scobey on Thursday, and dropping a home game 51-33 to Froid/Medicine Lake on Friday. Scobey went up 7-2 at the end of the first quarter and 20-9 at the half. They shut out Frazer in the third while putting up 12 points. In the final quarter, Scobey scored 14 points while holding Frazer to 2 points. Frazer had five players put up points in the game. Bailey Beston led with 3 while...
The Bearcubs boys basketball team lost to the Spartans in Scobey, 81-24, on Thursday and dropped an 89-41 game to Froid/Medicine Lake at home on Friday. The notoriously strong Spartans – who now own the all-class record for consecutive victories in boys basketball with 57 – wasted no time in running up the score on their home court. They held a 50-11 lead at the half before winning 81-24. They held the Bearcubs to single digits in each quarter. Keein Ackerman led Frazer with 12 points, inc...
The Lustre Christian girls basketball team dropped a tight game, 44-41, to the Porcupines in Nashua on Dec. 17 and lost a tough game to Culbertson 64-25 at home on Dec. 18. Lustre led Nashua throughout the first three quarters of their first conference game with scores of 12-11, 24-19, and 30-29. Nashua came back in the fourth quarter to win by a three-point margin. Alexa Reddig led the Lions in points with 19, including a three-pointer. Aubri Holzrichter added 12 points, connecting on three...
The Lustre Christian boys basketball team added another two decisive wins to their record this past week. On Friday, they defeated Porcupines 80-30 in Nashua. The Lions downed the Culberston Cowboys 73-31 in their home opener Saturday night. The Lions put up 22 points in their first eight minutes in Nashua while holding the home team to 6 points. They doubled their own points in the second quarter to take a 44-13 lead into the half. Lustre put up 20 points in the third and 16 in the fourth...
The Nashua girls basketball team won their home opener against the Lustre Christian Lions 44-41 on Dec. 17. The Porcupines overcame a one-point deficit, 12-11, in the first quarter and a 24-19 Lions' lead at the half in their comeback attempt.. They outscored the Lions by a four-point margin in both the third and fourth quarters, 10-6 and 15-11, to win the game. Tia Dees led the Porcupines in scoring with 19 points. Hadynn Adkins added 10 points, Alexis Murdock 6, Kaitlynn Miller 4 and Deja...
The Porcupines boys basketball team fell to the visiting Lustre Christian Lions 80-30 in Nashua's home opener Dec. 17. The Lions took a 22-6 lead after the first eight minutes of play and never looked back. Nashua hit double digits coming out of halftime with 10 points, but were unable to catch up to Lustre. Kevan Viste led the Porcupines with 12 points off three field goals and going a perfect 6-for-6 at the charity line. Grady Nielsen scored 7 points for Nashua, including a three-pointer and...
The North Country girls basketball team hosted Circle in Saco Saturday evening and claimed the win on one of their three home courts. The Mavericks downed the Wildcats 45-25. Teagan Erickson led the Mavericks to victory with 20 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Jaycee Erickson contributed 9 points, three rebounds and four steals. Paige Wasson put up 6 points, pulled down three rebounds and blocked two shots. Kendall Schefflemear had 2 points with five rebounds and two steals. As a team, the...
The North Country boys played a tight game with Circle Wildcats but a strong second half by the visitors in Saco propelled them over the Mavericks, 50-44. North Country overcame a 13-11 deficit after the first quarter, scoring 12 points in the second eight minutes of play while holding the visitors to 7 points. The home team took a 23-20 lead into halftime. Circle outscored North Country 17-13 after the break to take a one-point lead heading into the final quarter. The Wildcats held the Maverick...
Venison Roast - any cut ½ cup or 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature 5 cloves finely minced garlic 1 tablespoon sea salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon fresh thyme 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes Coconut oil as needed, fresh ground salt and pepper to taste. 1 cup Better than Bouillon Roasted Beef Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Mix butter, pepper, salt, thyme and rosemary. Set aside. Sear roast in coconut oil, salt and pepper over medium-high heat in a cast iron dutch oven. Turn off heat. Add bouillon to...
The Glasgow Ice Dawgs high school team added two to their win column this past weekend with two games over Billings. Glasgow defeated Billings 3-1 Saturday and 7-1 Sunday morning in the Magic City. Game one between the two team saw a scoreless tie after 17 minutes of play. Billings struck first in the game 2:40 into the second period. A goal from Michael Hoyer, assist Colter Barnett, tied the game two and a half minutes later. Mason Hunter, with an assist from Peyton Hubbard, put up the...
The Glasgow Bantam Ice Dawgs added two to their win column this past weekend, downing the Helena Bighorns 10-2 and 5-0 in a Helena forfeit. Glasgow dominated early and throughout the game, taking a 6-0 lead at the end of the first. Goals came from Brody Hansen, assist Gryffen Collins; Bode Barnett, assist Charlie Cornwell; Halle Hunter, assist Tavin Boland; C. Cornwell, assist Hansen; Boland, assist C. Cornwell, and Hansen, assist Boland. Glasgow scored two more goals in the second period....
The PeeWee Ice Dawgs lost their first home game against the Copper City Kings 4-3 Saturday evening, but battled back to tie their second game Sunday morning at 5 goals each. Glasgow took a 2-0 lead at the end of the first on goals from Jack Miller and Carter Holte (power play). Butte took the lead in the second period after scoring three goals. Abigail Henry tied the game at 12:05 in the third with a short-handed goal, but the Kings answered with just over four minutes left in the game. Mary...
The holidays have arrived. As you make plans to celebrate with friends and family, also make plans to have a safe ride home by designating a sober drive. On New Year's Eve Valley County Seach and Rescue, Glasgow and Long Run Fire Departments, and Local Wrecker Service Companies will be providing rides home throughout the night. Don't spend your holidays in jail, or worse, in an ambulance. Increased patrols in Glasgow and Valley County will be out in the weeks leading up to Christmas and through... Full story
Growing up in the desert sands of Arizona, there was no such thing as a "white Christmas." One particular Dec. 25 within the last decade or so was in the upper 80s or lower 90s. That was a strange and hot day. The only "snow" we ever got was from a wealthy family living down in the valley who imported tons of shaved ice to their property once a year and invited area kids to come and sled and play. Now, I live in opposite land. As I write this, it is a balmy 14 degrees outside, according to the... Full story
With the unrelenting talk about election fraud, I’ve decided now to clear my conscience and disclose that I voted twice for President in 1996. No, it wasn’t an act of voter fraud. As a delegate to the Republican convention that year, I voted to nominate Bob Dole as the Republican candidate. I voted for him again at my polling place in Whitefish in the general election. Colin Powell, who I felt could have been a great and unifying President, was my first choice that year, but I was more than comfortable with Dole. My primary reason for that was... Full story
"There's scientific consensus, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said in a 2019 livestream on climate change, "that the lives of children are going to be very difficult. And it does lead young people to have a legitimate question: Is it OK to still have children?" Less than three years later, AOC's mad at US Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) for suggesting that perhaps Congress limit itself to one or two, rather than three, federal subsidies (from among a child tax credit, paid leave, or "universal" child care) in its multi-trillion do... Full story
Long time Glasgow resident Dale Edwin Farrington passed away peacefully at his home on Oct. 18, 2021 at the age of 95. Dale was born in Glasgow on May 25, 1926 to Edwin and Anna (Bretzke)Farrington. He joined three brothers: Spence, Wesley "Bud," and Harry Farrington. A year later, the arrival of sister Della Mae would complete the family. Dale attended Glasgow Schools until he enlisted in the Army in 1944. His service during WWII earned him the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and the Combat Infantry... Full story
