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Cecil Franklin Ozark passed away Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., at the age of 87. Family will receive friends, Friday, Oct. 6, 5 to 7 p.m. at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 7, 11 a.m. at Bell Mortuary with Pastor Scott Kiehn officiating. A luncheon will follow the funeral service at Sunnyside Gold Course, Glasgow. Cecil Ozark was born March 20, 1936, in Miles City, Mont., to Stan and Verda (Shand) Ozark. The fam... Full story
Carol Susan (Ingersoll) Buchheit passed away in Glasgow, Mont., on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. A local memorial service will be held at Bell Mortuary on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 11 a.m. with a reception following. A private family gathering will take place at a later date for her inurnment. She was born Sept. 3, 1951, in Minneapolis, Minn., to Ruth Maxine (French) and Lewie Oliver Ingersoll, joining older sister Janice. As a young child, her family moved to Fort Dodge, Iowa, then Flint, Mich., where her... Full story
The election will be administered by the Valley County Election Administrator and will be a mail-ballot election. Ballots will be mailed out on Sept. 29 and must be returned by Oct. 17. Tidbit 1 What will the proposed $8.58 Million Dollar Facility Improvements Bond include? #1 – Replace the failed 80-year-old boiler at Glasgow High School to assure our students will have adequate heat in the winter months. #2 – Extensively repair damaged roofs at Glasgow High School and Glasgow Middle School to assure that we can keep the inside of our bui...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) is pleased to announce a pledge of $250,000 to the Glasgow School District Bond Projects contingent upon the bond passing. If passed, the money would be donated towards the entirety of the projects listed on the Glasgow School District Bond ballot being mailed out Friday, Sept. 29. This commitment reflects FMDH’s dedication to caring for what matters most - the health and well-being of our community and its residents. As the leading healthcare provider in northeast Montana, FMDH understands the i...
Strep throat is caused by the bacteria called Group A streptococcus. It is passed by contact with a person who has it, either by sharing straws or drinking cups/water bottles, being coughed or sneezed on, or kissing the person on the mouth. It is usually treatable with penicillin by shot or pill or other antibiotics if you have an allergy to penicillin. In some cases, there have been people who have needed a second round of antibiotics to completely treat it. Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) has had an increase of 50 percent in their...
As Glasgow High School student Eli Feezell started his senior year, he has had quite the summer experiences to share. In addition to job shadowing at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in the lab, with his mom Michelle as a flight nurse and step-dad Stan Ozark at the radio station, Feezell also had the opportunity to be one of a few northeastern Montana representatives at Boys State at the beginning of July in Fort Harrison in Helena. American Legion Boy State is among the most respected and selec...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Thursday, Sept. 7 9 a.m. - 3 p... Full story
Sharon Kay (Peterson) Berrisford, age 79, of Glasgow, Mont., died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, Mont. Family will receive friends Thursday, Sept. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow. Memorial services will be Friday, Sept. 8, at 10 a.m. at Bell Mortuary with Howard Pippin officiating. A reception will follow at VFW Post 3107 in Glasgow. She was born March 11, 1944, in Glasgow to George and Esther (Sunford) Peterson. Sharon received her educa... Full story
1 Years Ago: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 Valley County's new justice of the peace, James Wixson, was appointed by the county commissioners last Wednesday and sworn into office Monday by Clerk and Recorder Lynne Nyquist. He came to Glasgow with the FBI in 1981 and was involved in investigating major crimes on the Fort Peck and Fort Belknap reservations. He retired here in 1997 after a long career as an agent. The Valley County Commissioners adopted the recommendation of the County Compensation...
The Valley Community Emergency Food Bank has been helping out county residents for decades, the first 50 years out of the county shop building and since 2002 at it’s current location, 1010 1st Ave. N. Over the years, the current location, which is an older house in a residential neighborhood, has been showing its age while the needs of the county continue to increase causing the nonprofit to grow out of their space. “This is a converted, old two bedroom house. You can see that it’s worked in the past. It’s served us well for 20 years, but we...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Come see the Fort Peck I... Full story
George “Bud” Knudson, age 95, of Saco Mont., passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 2, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in Glasgow.... Full story
1 Years Ago: Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 The Glasgow High School Educational Trust said this week that it is honored to announce a recent gift of $10,000 from former Glasgow resident and longtime Glasgow School District Clerk Eunice (Burrus) Moen. She made the gift in memory of her daughter Lila Moen Sanders, who died of a brain tumor in 1981, and in honor of her daughter Phyllis Moen Sanguine. Both girls graduated from GHS in 1954. After being rebuffed in their attempt to vote a candidate onto...
The Siding 45 Skatepark organization wants to thank Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital for their generous donation of $30,000 to support building a permanent, professionally designed and built concrete skatepark in our community. In my presentation to the board, I talked about the benefits of a skatepark for the mental and physical health of our young people. Investing in the wellness of our young people is the most valuable thing we can do to help our community grow and thrive. Thanks to Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament, comparable towns across Montana ha...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) has been awarded two honors by Montana Top Workplaces 2023. FMDH CEO Nickolas Dirkes is the top leader for large companies in Montana and FMDH placed second overall for large companies in Montana. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a survey administered by the employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The confidential survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization – including alignment with company values and d...
Would you rather be told or shown how to do something? Stationary in a classroom or learning side by side with a professional? For Montanan medical students Chloe Koessl, Aubrey Kessel and Courtney Hallock they’d easily choose the hands-on learning experience. Each medical student is a part of a program called “WWAMI.” WWAMI is the University of Washington School of Medicine’s one-of-a-kind, multi-state medical education program. The acronym, WWAMI, stands for the states served by the UW Scho...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement Certification by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a healthcare organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. “Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital is proud to be the first hospital in Montana with this certification,” declared CEO of FMDH Nickolas Dirkes. “This certification process has taken five years...
The Knierim Scholarships were established to honor the life and work of Dr. FM Knierim and his wife, Bernice, who was one of the first families to practice medicine for the men who built Fort Peck Dam in the Dirty Thirties. This year the scholarship committee is honoring five former graduates of Glasgow High School who are pursuing their aspirations and dreams, even beyond an undergraduate degree. Trevor Toavs, now a third-year medical student in Providence, R.I. at Brown University, was a...
The Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the 2023 medical field scholarships. The FMDH Foundation scholarship program started in 1990, with the first family memorial gift given in 1989 by Frank Heckner. With several generous gifts in the last few years, we have a total of 10 named scholarships. In order to have a named scholarship, a donation of $10,000 or more must be donated to the FMDH Foundation. It is a great way to honor a family member, continuing their legacy and passion for great...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Come see the Fort Peck I... Full story
EDITOR’S NOTE: Deadline for calendar additions is Mondays at noon. Please email your event to [email protected] or submit in person at the Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., Glasgow. The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Come see the Fort Peck I... Full story
Phyllis LaVerne (Edwards) Fuhrman, 92, of Larslan, Mont., passed away at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, surrounded by family. There will be a Celebration of Life at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 16, at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow. A reception will follow in the Cottonwood Inn Convention Center. Phyllis was born to Graydon McKinley Edwards and Emma (Bergtoll) Edwards on Oct. 4, 1930, in Glasgow. She grew up on the Edwards home place four miles south of Opheim,... Full story
1 Years Ago: Wednesday July 10, 2013 June marked the fourth straight month that ended up being wetter than normal, with 4.19 inches of rain falling in Glasgow. This is 1.86 inches more than the normal of 2.33 inches. More than half an inch of rain fell at the airport on three separate occasions, the greatest being 1.33 inches on June 3. The Goodkind Gallery threw a reception recently to open the showing of the works of Orlando Montenegro, an artist from Las Vegas. What he brought to Glasgow...
Simulation in Montana (SIM-MT) visited Glasgow emergency medical services (EMS) in June to deliver an immersive and high-fidelity healthcare simulation training program. This collaborative effort was aimed to enhance the skills and preparedness of local emergency medical services personnel in handling pediatric emergencies as well as time sensitive illnesses such as traumatic brain injuries, strokes and chest pain. The SIM-MT truck, with an instructor, came to the area to allow EMS training to...
On June 24, 56 golfers (14 teams) showed up to Sunnyside Country Club for the 24th Annual Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) Foundation Golf Tournament! Premier sponsors for the event were Independence Bank and Opportunity Bank of Montana. All three meals were made by Doris Ozark, including a beef brisket dinner, sponsored by Cornwell Ranch and Frito Lay. Hole prizes were given out for varying contests on all 18 holes in addition to cash payouts to the top five placing teams. Winning the...
