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A dose of hoar frost helped decorate much of the Glasgow area for the holidays this past week. The weather phenomenon typically occurs when there is a combination of snow on the ground, open water on the lake, and an absence of wind. According to Tanja Fransen (National Weather Service Glasgow), "In 2010, we had so much fog, the rime ice and hoar frost kept accumulating and it actually took down power lines from St. Marie into the Opheim/Larslan areas." No related damage was reported during... Full story
St. Marie's Thomas Sebastian became the most recent recruit for the Montana Army National Guard in November of this year. The GHS junior joined to be a 74D (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Specialist), a specialty Sebastian says he chose for the additional signing bonus and benefits. Asked about his motivation for joining, Sebastian told the Courier, "Mainly, I didn't want to have loans after school." He plans to attend Montana State University Billings after graduation. Both Sebastian's brother, Joel, and brother-in-law, Vuan...
Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) announced today that the Division will relinquish management of Hell Creek State Park when the site lease agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) expires in 2021. The decision was approved by the Montana State Parks & Recreation Board at their Dec. 16 meeting. Earlier this year, the Division contracted to create the Hell Creek State Park draft Management/Site Plan in an effort to identify management options for the site. The plan indicated multiple management, facility and health and safet...
Facing several charges, Brian J. Wiese appeared for sentencing in District Court, Monday, Dec. 21. Per a plea agreement, Wiese pleaded guilty to one of the three counts he was facing: criminal possession of dangerous drugs (methamphetamine), a felony. The other two charges, criminal possession of dangerous drugs (marijuana), a misdemeanor, and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor, were dismissed by the court. Wiese was sentenced to three years in the Department of Corrections, with all three years suspended, 30 days in the... Full story
The Dec. 21 city council meeting saw the passing of the torch from Glasgow’s Dan Durell to newcomer Butch Heitman, who beat out Doug Nistler for the seat by 27 votes. Durell, who is retiring, served on the council for 23 years. Members of the council expressed their gratitude for Durell’s service and their reluctance to see him go. Contacted for comment, Mayor Becky Erickson said, “We want to thank Dan for his many, many years of dedicated service to the City of Glasgow.... Full story
Elfward Snowden, an operative of the Elf on the Shelf program of the North Pole, spoke exclusively to the Courier this past weekend. “The children around here know what’s going on,” he said. He confirmed that Santa Claus’ workshop uses an extensive spying operation to determine if children are naughty or nice. Confirming long-held suspicions about how Santa knows who to deliver gifts or coal to, Elfward grinned, “The letters from local school kids were right: Santa uses the Elf on the Shelf program, snow globes, and invisible cameras....
The Glasgow Courier is lucky that Santa decided to share these letters and kind words he received from students at Irle Elementary and Nashua Elementary Schools. The big man in red is extremely thankful for the teachers and students who put together these letters and stories to help keep him informed about the wishes of the area children. Nashua First Graders Mrs. Hoyer's Class Dear Santa, My name is Dyllan and I am 7. I live in Nashua and go to first grade there. I would like a Pepa Pig house w...
Mrs. Klind's Kindergarten Class at Irle School Tessa Stutheit, age 6: "He has the elves watching all year." Aaron Zoanni, age 6: "He has a camera and I'm always good." Karlee Hintt, age 6: "He watched me pick up the house, clean my room and put up the Christmas tree with my mom. I even help with the laundry sometimes." Hank Hopstad, age 6: "A watches through a magic door." Tyler King, age 6: "He has cameras everywhere." Gracie Otten, age 5: "He watched me with binoculars." Charley Allen, age 5:... Full story
As I wander through stores looking at all the items on display that can be purchased for Christmas gifts, memories of past Christmases come flowing back. Although some of the memories bring tears, they all bring me smiles. I remember a Christmas when I was very young and hearing my parents discuss how they were going to be able to buy gifts for my brother and me since the money they had set aside for Christmas had been used to repair our car. But on Christmas morning there was a new pair of jeans and a fire truck for my brother under the tree...
I read with interest the opinion last week by Mr. Chris Pippin. I was especially intrigued by his assertion that “No one with any real attachment to an organized Christian religion based on the teaching of Jesus Christ” would not “put value on all human life at all stages, including the people who practice or support abortion." While I am relieved to find that he believes this, I beg to differ. A bit of searching finds numerous attacks upon abortion clinics and providers committed by avowed Christians. The incidents included vandalism, prote...
Binge drinking has been a progressing issue in the United States. The big question though that many have is, “What is binge drinking?” Binge drinking is defined as an excessive amount of drinking in the time span of 2 hours. For men, this would be five or more drinks, for women, four drinks. Excessive alcohol use is responsible for about 88,000 deaths and 2.5 million years of potential life lost in the United States each year. Bing drinking is responsible for more than half the deaths and two-thirds of the years of potential life lost res...
Byron Lee Tressler, 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, in his Bozeman home. A memorial service will take place at Bozeman Lodge, 1547 N Hunters Way on Saturday, Dec. 26, at 10:30 a.m. A Celebration of Life will be held at Sunnyside Golf and Country Club in Glasgow at a later date. He was born on Sept. 28, 1925, to Harriett Broviak and Maynard Tressler. He resided for most of his life in Glasgow. He met Lois Arnold in Seattle, Wash., and they married on Oct. 5, 1946. Upon his...
Phyllis Mae (Hanson) Simpson of Saco, 74, died of natural causes on Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at the Phillips County Hospital. She was born in Malta and attended Malta Schools. She was proud of her perfect attendance through eighth grade. She was a member of Who's Who in America for her clarinet playing abilities. She looked forward to her continued friendships with monthly lunches with the '59ers. She married Larry Simpson June 2, 1959, in Malta, and they made their home in rural Saco. She was a...
Susan Alice (Stuart) Frost, 89, passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, with family by her side. As we will honor our mother's wishes, we will have no funeral service at this time. We will have a celebration of life at a later date. In lieu of flowers we would like your memorial contribution to be to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. She was born on Sept. 22, 1936, in Glasgow, Mont., to Joyce and Alice Stuart. She was raised in Glasgow and graduated in 1954 from Glasgow High School. In 1956...
On Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, God gained another angel. Lafern Aldean (Fuhrmann) Reed, 89, joined her Lord and Savior in Heaven. She will be laid to rest on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. A service will be held at Bell Mortuary at 11 a.m. with luncheon to follow at 12 p.m. at the Glasgow VFW. A remembrance service will be held next summer. The date will be announced at a later time. She was born Nov. 10, 1926, on their homestead north of Glasgow. She was the fifth of 12...
Barbara Jo Johnson, 67, passed away in Billings on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. She was born on Aug. 10, 1948, in Langton, N.D. Her mother was a teacher and taught in several schools where they lived, including Miles City and then Bozeman. While in Bozeman, she met the love of her life while cruising Main. She and Marvin were married on Dec. 18, 1964. They then lived in Glasgow and then moved to Sidney, where they lived and worked for 46 years. While in Sidney, she worked as the personal secretary t...
A bit of old and new presides at Valley Cinemas this holiday. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is held over, joined by Daddy’s Home, this month’s Will Ferrell enterprise. The comedy stars Ferrell as a step-dad sincerely trying to get along with the kids, whose primacy is threatened by the children’s rambunctious real father (Mark Wahlberg). If this sounds like a story you’ve never seen before or one that only Mr. Ferrell can provide artistic justice, by all means … At at the Glasgow City-County Library (408 3rd Ave S, 406, 228-2731) just in time f...
Another away game and another win for the Lady Scotties. Defeating the class A Sidney Eagles with a score of 51-39, the Scotties increased their win-loss record to 3-1. The Lady Eagles outscored the Scotties in the first quarter, but once Glasgow claimed the lead, they didn't let go. Coach Kolstad attributed their success to a high free throw percentage and a decrease in overall turnovers in the game. Leading scorers for the Scotties in Sidney were Abbi Kolstad with 20 and Tyra Johnson with 11....
U14 defender, Klaire Krumwiede plans to deny a Dickinson Outlaw during a November game at the Valley Event Center. The U14 girls traveled to Miles City for three games this past weekend and came away with a win against Bozeman (9-2), a loss to Miles City (4-3), and a draw in their second game against Miles City (6-6). Coach Paul Provencher was complimentary of the girls, saying "They played very well and worked hard as a team."...
Deep into December, the Lady Ice Dawgs are just about halfway through hockey season. This past weekend they picked up four games in Havre. The purpose of those games was mostly for the girls to gain eligibility to play in the Montana state tournament in February. According to Coach Ken Schmidt, the girls are required to play at least three games in Montana during the season in order to be eligible to play in the Montana state tournament. The first game of the weekend was Saturday morning vs. Missoula. Scoring the first goal of the game,...
After a 15-point loss to the Sidney Eagles in a game that stayed close until the last five minutes, the Glasgow Scottie boys finally found their rhythm and picked up a dominant win over the North Country Mavericks at home. Entering the Christmas break at 1-4, the 66-33 victory was a much-needed boost for the Scotties. Scottie head coach Norm Braaten plans to let the players take four days off during the Christmas break then hit 2016 off and running, taking on the visiting Poplar Indians at home...
The Scottie wrestlers were in Ft. Benton and Great Falls for three days of competitive wrestling this past weekend. Glasgow came away from the Ft. Benton mixer with a record of 12-8 overall. Finishing at 2-0 were Gabe Hallock, Oden Hallock, and Cody King. The invitational at CMR is a tough one, with teams from all over the state participating. With a strong showing from several wrestlers, Glasgow placed 20 out of the 44 teams there and placed ahead of some of the higher ranked B/C teams. Five...
Northeast Montana's Prairie Symphonette had a successful Christmas Concert in Scobey on Sunday, Dec. 13, with an audience who also participated in singing with one of the numbers. This amateur orchestra has participants from the entire region ranging from Glasgow, Froid, Nashua, Fort Peck, Opheim and communities in-between, including those residing in Scobey. The orchestra is a volunteer organization founded in 1977 with the assistance of Jack Reiner. Currently the principal conductor is Matt...
