Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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The Valley County Care Coalition has taken their mission over the past year to heart. As the world faced a pandemic, the health issues that face Valley County have not faded away and the coalition has pushed programs, events and support for issues like substance abuse, mental health, fitness and nutrition and, looking forward, youth needs and even a youth coalition. In 2019, Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital conducted a community needs assessment survey and identified a number of public health concerns from the county’s residents. At that t...
Barbara Ann St. Clair Christman entered into eternal life on March 10, 2021 at the age of 90. She was born February 8, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York, the first child of Ward K. (of Glasgow, Mont.) and Marion H. (Ralston) (of Lonaconing, Md.) St. Clair. She lived in East Williston, Long Island, graduating from Roslyn High School in 1949 and Montana State College in 1953 where she was a member of Sigma Beta of Chi Omega. She took her American Dietetic Internship at Indiana University, graduating in...
Larry Alan Anderson was born January 10, 1948 at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He was the first child born to Rufus and Marth (Weinmeister) Anderson, who lived on their farm south Nashua. On the evening of February 14, 2021 Larry passed away in Glasgow at the home of his sister. Larry had been facing several challenges after being in a car accident the afternoon of September 29, 2020. He was 73 years old at the time of his passing. Larry attended Nashua Public Schools and...
Mass of Christian Burial for Dennis Chandler was conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, February 13, 2021 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Fr. Patrick Zabrocki officiating. Interment will be followed at Plentywood Cemetery. Dennis G. Chandler, 71, of Plentywood died at Sheridan Memorial Hospital February 9, 2021. Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood has charge of arrangements: read the complete obituary, post remembrances, send cards and flowers online at www.fulkersonsplentywood.com Dennis Greg...
Fay Dear, 78, of Glendive, Mont., a retired School District Business Manager, passed away at Bozeman Deaconess Hospital January 26, 2021 following complications from surgery. Fay was born August 6, 1942 in Rockford, Ill., to Gladys and James Hetherton. She graduated from Cascade High school in 1960. Later that year she married Buck Dear. Even though Fay and Buck later divorced, they remained the love of each other's life. Together they had three children: Todd, Coreen and Scott. Fay worked as a...
Merle Anthony "Tony" Weeres passed away at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, following a bout with pneumonia. Tony was born in Havre, Montana, on December 9, 1953, to Merle and Patricia Weeres. His early years were spent in Harlem, Mont., and the last several years have been in Glasgow. Tony's life was spent struggling with developmental issues due to PKU (Phenylketonuria), a very rare chronic disorder. Today all babies born in the United States are t...
Scott David Jakanoski, age 56, passed away peacefully after a courageous fight with cancer. Scott was born May 22, 1964 to John and Nadine Jakanoski, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., which was named after his great, great aunt Frances Mahon. From an early age, he was drawn to sports. They were a constant throughout his life, from Little League baseball; to pitching and catching for the Glasgow Reds; to a sharp outside shooter for the basketball team; to a fierce tackler on...
Valley County is revamping the way they will administer the COVID-19 vaccine to the Phase 1B qualified persons in February. According to the Valley County Health Department, the new method of selecting persons to be vaccinated will transition to a first-come-first-serve basis. The rollout in January had been by a lottery selection of those who had signed up for the initial wave of vaccines to those most at risk of the virus. In essence, the system will transition from a random selection of...
Scott D. Jakanoski, 56, of Glasgow passed away January 26, 2021 at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. A full obituary will follow next week. Bell Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements. Condolences can be left at bellmortuarymontana.com...
Charlotte (Nonnie) Farrington, 85, of Bridger Care Rest Home in Bozeman, MT, passed away peacefully on Jan. 10, 2021 with her son Tim Boston and his wife Lisa Boston by her side. Charlotte was born in Glasgow, MT, on July 20, 1934 to Warren and Edith Gamas. She attended K-12 in Glasgow. Charlotte had 6 children: Tim Boston of Bozeman, MT; Bill Boston of Eugene, Oregon; Monte Boston of Craig, Colorado; Henry Boston of Billings, MT; Lonnie Chappel of California; and Lorna Boston Russell...
Dustin 'Dusty' Shipp Dustin Tyrel Shipp, age 39, passed away on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 in Glasgow, Mont. Cremation is taking place and a celebration of life will be held at 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 16, at El Cor Del Lanes in Glasgow. When the calves are bawling and the grass is green, Dusty will be taken to watch over the family ranch he so loved. Dusty was born to Calvin and Peggy (Wienke) Shipp on June 22, 1981 at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. An infectious smile was evident through his...
The Glasgow Scottie girls basketball team dropped their home opener against the Malta M-ettes on Saturday night. The Jan. 2 game saw Malta walk away with a 55-38 victory after they capitalized on a strong first quarter and a tired Scottie Squad in the fourth quarter. Malta's Kylie Hunter struck first in the game, scoring the first of her three three-pointers of the quarter. Despite some opening night jitters which resulted in some questionable passes and turnovers, the Scottie girls showed no fe...
The Scotties did not get the start they wanted to their 2021 basketball season. The home squad, decked out in their red road uniforms for Color Rush night, fell to the visiting Malta Mustangs, 57-40. Rex Williamson set the pace for the Mustangs, draining a three pointer early in the first quarter. Malta would nail 10 three-pointers in the game, netting over half their points from outside the perimeter. Malta took an early 8-0 lead on two treys and a bucket before Glasgow called a timeout to atte...
Valley County Health Department director Lynn Miller announced at a special meeting of the board of health on Dec. 21 that the county will receive 200 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to administer to frontline health care workers. Miller said the doses will be divvied up between Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, STAT Air and local ambulance services. She also explained that the county received the Moderna version of the vaccine which requires less in the way of transportation and storage. The Pfizer vaccine, which was available first, requires a...
Every year health providers around the state are nominated for the Dr. Frank Newman Rural Health Award and this year, amidst a global pandemic that has asked a lot of healthcare providers, was no different. In honor of National Rural Health Day, held Nov. 19, the Montana Office of Rural Health/AHEC and Montana Rural Health Association requested nominations for the award and this year, Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital’s very own Dr. Anne Millard and Dr. Gordon Bell were recognized for their commitment to rural health. Dr. Millard was one of t...
The walls of Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital will have a new addition in the near future due to a generous donation from a local artist. At the end of October, St. Marie resident and artist Leith DeWeese donated nine pieces in honor of her late husband, Jerry DeWeese, who passed away last December. The artwork will be displayed throughout the building including patient rooms, waiting rooms and hallways. The pieces will also be rotated with the existing artwork already on display in order to ens...
The Valley County Health Board passed an updated health order on Nov. 16 expanding on orders issued by the governor of Montana and tightening COVID-19-prevention restrictions on crowd sizes regardless of setting, ability to social distance and whether the venue is outdoors. The order came after four public meetings spanning more than a month. In each meeting public comments, updates from local health care institutions, government and businesses dragged out a debate about what the county could do to curb what, in October, appeared to be a...
There have been over 700 opioid overdose fatalities in Montana since 2000. Many of those deaths were not the result of illicit drugs, but rather due to the use of prescription drugs for pain. In response, the state has sought to field overdose-reversing drugs and put them in the hands of EMTs, law enforcement and care providers to prevent those deaths. One way Valley County is doing this is through a grant administered by the Valley County Care Coalition that funds training and prescriptions...
John Kolstad, age 94, passed away from the Covid-19 virus at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, Mont., on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. Given the current situation with Covid-19 virus, a memorial service will be scheduled for later in 2021, probably in early summer. He was born on May 12, 1926, in Glasgow to parents Bernt and Caroline Kolstad. He attended grade school at the Tampico and Billingsley schools, and graduated from Glasgow High School. On Aug. 9, 1944, at 18 years of age, he...
The Valley County Board of Health was planning to release a local public health order in response to continued upticks in positive coronavirus cases in the county. The mandate was set to be released Monday, Nov. 9 (as of press time the draft had not been published), for public comment ahead of the BOH meeting, which will be held at 5:15 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, via Zoom. KLTZ should also be broadcasting the meeting for their listeners, per an email from Executive Director Clay Berger. The public health order seeks to limit social gatherings to...
Edward Earl Reddick, 91, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow. Visitation was on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. Graveside services were planned to follow at 2 p.m., at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow with Pastor Bonnie Novak officiating. A memorial service is planned for the spring. Ed was born on a farm south of Opheim, Mont., on Sept. 21, 1929, he was the third child of Harry and Florence...
Wayne Waarvik Sr, 88, of Richland, Mont., passed away Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, of natural causes at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Public viewing was held Friday, Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 31 from 8 a.m. to noon. A private family service was held due to the current COVID circumstances. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held in the spring of 2021. Wayne was born in Lustre, Mont., on May 30, 1932, to Isak and Christine (Nelson) Waarvik,...
During a public meeting of the Valley County Board of Health, alongside representatives from Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, STAT Air Ambulance, Prairie Ridge, Valley View Home, the Chamber of Commerce and county health officer Anne Millard, one issue became clear—health infrastructure in Valley County was starting to feel the pressure brought on by an increase in COVID-19 cases. Board of Health chair Clay Berger presided over the meeting on Oct. 21 and opened by stating the meeting’s purpose to “one, establish an open line of commu...
Edward Earl Reddick, 91, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow. Visitation will be Thursday, Oct. 29, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. Graveside services are planned to follow at 2 p.m., at Highland Cemetery in Glasgow with Pastor Bonnie Novak officiating. A memorial service is planned for the spring. Ed was born on a farm south of Opheim, Mont., on Sept. 21, 1929, he was the third child of Harry and Florence...
Jeane E. MacDonald, 89, of Nashua, Mont., passed away at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service is planned for a later date. A full obituary will follow soon. Condolences may be left for the family at bellmortuaryglasgow.com....
