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1 Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 The weather outside was a bit frightful, but the feast inside was delightful. After the morning's freezing rain melted, 170 plates of traditional holiday meals were served at the 24th annual Valley County Thanksgiving Day Dinner. A melting pot of folks representing this community's diversity – the needy and the fortunate, those with family here and those without, the old and the young – gathered at the Glasgow Senior Citizens Center in the American holiday's...
The Courier 10 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 You might see students from Glasgow High School, Soroptimist members and other various members of businesses and organizations standing in the intersections downtown Glasgow on Friday, Dec. 5. It's a 50-year tradition for the community to rally for funds to help provide clothing for children. The tradition started with the Glasgow Jaycees, a fraternal organization that accepted men between the ages of 21-35. The group had various projects...
Glasgow High School's Speech and Drama season started with a spectacular open on Nov. 2 in Sidney, where the team came home with a first place finish in Class B Speech and a third place finish in Class B Drama Sweeps. Helping the team with these awards was Gabe Proctor placing first in humorous oral interpretation (HOI) and Ash James taking third in the same event. Connor Whitmer placed first in spontaneous oral interpretation (SPOI) while eighth-grader Henry Holte took fifth. Eighth-grader Gabe...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 It was a heated campaign this year for the Valley County Sheriff/Coroner position. This is the second campaign that candidate Joe Horn and incumbent Glen Meier have faced off. This election Meier took 58 percent of the votes, with 1,969 votes, to 1,378 votes for Horn. Paul Tweten will take the county commissioner district 1 seat. Just over 61 percent of Valley County voters chose Tweten, putting him over Russel Dahl for the position, with 2,010 votes to...
"We wrapped up our regular season at the Harlem Invitational on Friday," Head Coach Tim Phillips said. "We held a few out of the race, and most who ran either ran personal bests or close to it." Glasgow's girls team finished in third place with 72 points behind Poplar, 45, and Harlem, 58 points. Tanae Baker, Haleigh Huntsman and Kimber Dulaney did not compete. The boys scored 89 points for fourth place, behind Harlem, 34; Hobson-Moore, 56, and Poplar, 65. Dodson put up 122 points for fifth follo...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 Sometimes a namesake can have more sentimental value and meaning, other times it's about carrying history. The Glasgow school board discussed a possible decision on naming the new elementary school building at the school board meeting that took place on Wednesday, Oct. 8. What would seem like a simple decision, turned out to be more complicated. A survey was open to the public for about a week. The survey asked if the new school would remain Irle...
"We had a lot of great performances at our own Scottie Invitational at Kiwanis Park today! Our course is flat and very fast, and we expect personal records to be set if our athletes are healthy," Head Coach Tim Phillips said of his Scottie runners. "A few are still dealing with nagging injuries, but we still had nine personal bests and five season bests today, all that while battling winds at 30-42 mph." The girls cross country team put up 38 points to win their home meet Oct. 5 at Kiwanis...
Glasgow's cross country hit two meets last week, staying close for the Frazer Invitational Sept. 26 then traveling across the state to Missoula for the Mountain West Classic in Missoula Sept. 28. Coach Tim Phillips held back several runners in Frazer but most of the team members hit the Missoula race to preview the State meet course. Coach Phillips said, "We rested quite a few for various reasons today, but those that ran really competed through the Frazer hills and winds 20-30mph!" The boys...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014 Volunteers from NorthWest Energy and from the city of Glasgow came out from Great Falls, Malta and here in Glasgow to help plant trees around town. Some of those trees went to fill in a few areas in the cemetery, and around eight or 10 trees will help fill Candy Cane Park. Scott Patera explained that the program called Trees Together is a way that NorthWest Energy is helping out communities. He said that this is the third year they've participated in...
The GKST did the most with the least: for the second straight year, the team brought home the State Swim trophy despite not having a pool in Glasgow. The Thunder moved up from Class C last year to Class B this season as a result of the points they earned at the Divisional Meet in Glendive. “We swam great this weekend. Almost every swim came with a best time for every swimmer,” Head Coach Ethan Shrader said. “I am so proud of the swimmers for how hard they have worked to get to this point. We ha...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, July 30, 2014 It was a bittersweet ceremony as the Northeast Montana Relay for Life began on Friday, July 25. The young, the old, the healthy and the sick gathered with one mission in common, to raise funds to fight cancer and to take a stand against something that impacts almost everyone. The ceremony had some changes this year, and it still was a success. The total raised for the relay was $45,371.40. That amount is what has been raised over the year with other...
The Thunder had a prime showing at their Divisional Meet in Glendive July 20 and 21 with three first places, seven second place showings and 11 third place finishes. Head Coach Ethan Shrader talked up his team following the meet, saying, "We had some truly great swims. Haleigh Huntsman swam her best 100-meter backstroke and fly, dropping time in both and placing second in both. Jack Miller placed second in the 50 freestyle and third in the 50 fly. Abby Kulczyk swam the 50 fly and 100 fly with a...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, July 16, 2014 Glasgow's Candy Cane Park is getting a whole new look that will be sweet when it's completed. The park that had gravel and not much for shade will be sporting grass and trees by late summer. The city has set aside and budgeted for the park over the last two years, and last week the project got started. The park will get grass, a sprinkler system, some new playground equipment, trees and a watering system to keep the trees green. Sarah Morales participated...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, June 4, 2014 Preserving the local history and sharing it with future generations is a big job. The Valley County Pioneer Museum has taken on that task and they welcome visitors into the museum every third Sunday in June, in hopes to draw in new visitors. Memories remain of Baker's Jewelry when it was under the ownership of LaVern John "L.J." Baker. His children will be in town to present a new display specially built for the museum. "He wanted this in the museum; it was...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, June 4, 2014 East Side School drew a crowd of students, parents and staff at the Glasgow High School on Friday, May 30, for the 13th annual egg drop. It lasted a few hours, starting first thing in the morning for the last day of school. While the sun was out, the wind may have affected some of the drops off the gymnasium roof onto the alley behind the track bleachers. Sixth grade science teacher Wade Nelson explained that while the shapes and sizes could be just about...
The Lustre boys track team put up 42 points at the MHSA Class C State Track & Field Meet in Great Falls to take third place. Lustre finished behind Belt, 67, and Manhattan Christian, 56, at the meet held May 24 and 25. The Lions set three personal records and one season record in Great Falls. Hinsdale put up points in both the boys and girls competitions. The Raider boys team had 6 points to end in four-way tie for 23rd while the girls finished in a three-way tie for 26th place with 3 points....
The Glasgow boys track team scored 37 points at the MHSA Class B State Track & Field Meet in Laurel, May 24 and 25 ,to take fifth place. The Scottie girls scored 20 points to tie for seventh place. Khye Gamas, Kyler Holinde, Wyatt Babb, Vaughn Miller and Nick Solorzano put up points for the boys team, as did the 4x100 relay team composed of Gamas, Solorzano, Kyler Whitman and Babb. For the girls, Tanae Baker, Eve Stone and Mayzie Yoakam made appearances on the podium. Juniors Holinde and Baker...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, May 28, 2014 The empty lot sitting between McDonald's and Dairy Queen will be the site of new construction in Glasgow. O'Reilly Auto Parts has purchased the lot and construction was due to break ground on May 17, but has been held up for a short while. Work should begin soon. The store manager has already been chosen and the family will be moving from Billings. District Manager for Central Montana Randy Blackmore explained that Glasgow was selected for a location because...
Both the Scottie boys and girls track teams secured the number one spot at the Northern B Divisional Track and Field Meet held in Glasgow May 17 and 18. The boys collectively put up 134 points while the girls scored 115 team points. The boys set 13 personal records and one season best in Glasgow while the girls set four personal bests and five season records. Khye Gamas, Wyatt Babb and Nick Solorzano led the boys with individual wins and Mayzie Yoakam led the girls with three first place...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Two Glasgow WWII veterans took a special trip April 27-29. They were selected to go on the Big Sky Honor Flights. Glen Mahugh and Carl "Bill" Bell traveled with an escort to Washington, D.C., to see the memorials that honored their time in service. While the two only hinted at moments of emotion while seeing the 100 stars that represented 100 soldiers, each who died in war, or visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, they both said it was an amazing...
The Scottie boys and girls golf teams claimed the top spots at the Northern B Divisional held at Sunnyside May 6 after weather prevented the event from being held May 9. Play began Monday morning in hopes of beating the rain. The Northern B teams managed nine holes before the incoming storm hit that afternoon. Unfortunately the rain made play that afternoon impossible, and standing rain on the course the following day made playing the second nine holes unfeasible as well. The MHSA made the call...
The Glasgow boys track team scored 66 points at the Sidney Invitational to finish in third place, behind Williston, 95, and Dawson County, 78.5 points. The Scottie girls took fifth with 46.4 points to place behind Williston, 99; Scobey, 84; Custer County, 61.4, and Plentywood, 49.4 points. The boys set 19 personal bests and nine season records while the girls put up 13 new personal records and eight season records. BOYS Khye Gamas led the Scottie boys in the 100 meters, placing fourth out of 85, with a personal record time of 11.85. Kyler Whitm...
Both the Glasgow boys and girls track and field teams took third place at the Fergus Invite in Lewistown April 4 in their season start. The Scottie boys scored 43.5 points to place behind Laurel, 116, and Havre, 58 points. The Glasgow girls put up 63.33 points, finishing behind Havre, 124, and Laurel, 89. Boys Vaughn Miller won the javelin with a throw of 157-03, outdistancing 82 other competitors. Myles Yoakam set a personal record at 119-02 and finished in 20th place. Nick Solorzano finished in 27th with a distance of 112-06 and Noah Runner...
WOW! The Highlanders put on one heck of a show in Montana's greatest venue this weekend. For the first time in club history; the Glasgow Wrestling Club Boys WON the Large Team AAU State Championship. The Girls won the Large Team title in 2022 and the Boys have claimed Small and Medium team titles throughout the storied history of the program, but had never went up against every single Class AA feeder program to win the highest honor. Until this year! There was a record 1,271 boys in attendance...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Anger and frustration were in the air as members of the Glasgow wrestling community voiced their concerns over the temporary reduction in size of the high school wrestling room. The reduction, due to lack of storage as Glasgow High School continues its construction process, caught many parents, wrestlers and supporters off guard as they showed up in full force and packed the room at last Wednesday's school board meeting to make sure their concerns were...
