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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...
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...
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...
Both the Scottie girls and boys track teams came home from Wolf Point May 11 with District 2B titles. The girls scored 219 team points, outpacing their nearest competition by 103 points. The Glasgow boys finished 96 points ahead the second place team with 212 team points. The girls district trophy is the 22nd in school history and marks the seventh time in a row the Scottie girls have brought home the hardware. Glasgow's girls established nine new personal records and five season bests in Wolf...
The Glasgow track teams hit two meets this past week: the 42nd Annual Norm Girard Top 10 in Glasgow April 29 and the Gene Nelson Memorial Meet in Wolf Point May 3. The boys set six personal records at the Top 10 while the girls hit four personal bests and one season record. In Wolf Point the boys won the meet with 91.5 team points and the girls finished second with 98 team points. The boys notched nine personal bests and one season record while the girls established five personal records and...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 Another two names have been added to the race for Valley County Commissioner District 1. Russell Dahl filed for the seat last week and Paul Tweten filed to run on Friday. Both are running against Dan Carr. Commission Dave Pippin announced at the end of last year that he would not be running again for his position. The local Girls Staters for 2014 are Josie Braaten and Amy Breigenzer, of Glasgow. Girls State is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary #41....
It Happened in December 2023 • •. Governor Gianforte Contributes Salary To Serve Hi-Line Families and Children • Winter Wonderland Kicks Off Holiday Season • Block Of Bucks Donations Down This Year • Law Enforcement Plunges For Special Olympics • Glasgow City Council Discusses Proposed Skate Park At Bundy • Record Breaking Highs For December • Erickson Named Montana Coach Of The Year • Glasgow Places First In Speech Sweeps at Medicine Lake/Froid And Fort Benton Meet • Cottonwood Inn, Sid...
January 2023 Dawgs Rock On – Defeat Cooper City Kings At Home Veterans Of The Glasgow Ice Dawgs Hockey Program Gathered For Annual NYE Alumni Game Wardens Seeking Information on White-Tailed Buck Shot And Left Near Fort Peck Lustre Boys Remain Undefeated – Added Two Wins In Their Return To The Court After The Holiday Break NC Girls Improve To 9-0 Overall Clampitt Wins Bismarck: Girls Place 17th, Boys 25th The high school Ice Dawgs added two to the win column, defeating Bozeman Ice Dogs 6-3 Frida...
The Courier 10 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2023 At least half a dozen burglaries have taken place in Valley County and Glasgow over the last few weeks. At Monday's City Council meeting, Lt. Trint Gamas said that investigators had one possible suspect in custody – but there may be another. "We just need to remind people to lock their doors on their car doors and their houses," Gamas said during the council meeting. A painful but important reminder was placed at Sullivan Park this week. The N...
The election was administered by the Valley County Election Administrator and was a mail-ballot election. Ballots were 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 buildings free fro...
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...
Compiled by Michelle Bigelbach The Courier 10 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 The upcoming municipal elections are featuring contested seats, write-ins and shoo-ins. Glasgow Mayor Dan Carney, who is seeking a third term, has competition from an 18-year veteran of the City Council, Becky Erickson. Glasgow Wards 1 and 2 are both having three-way races for the City Council. Incumbent Neil Chouinard will not run again but Nancy Schoenfelder, Stan Ozark and Shawn Andersyn are vying for the job. In...
Glasgow's boys team scored 41 team points for sixth place at the MHSA Class B State Meet in Butte this past weekend while the girls scored 32 points to tie with Conrad for sixth place. The Scottie boys hit 10 new personal records and one season record while making nine podium appearances. The girls also had nine showings on the podium, while setting two new personal records. Vaughn Miller was the only Scottie to win an event this year. The junior won the boys javelin with a season record throw...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, May 22, 2023 The newest member of the Glasgow School Board, Mona Amundson, was sworn in at the May 15 meeting. Board Chairman Alison Molvig and Vice Chair Patt Etchart were re-elected to their offices and Kelly Doornek was re-appointed clerk of the board. The Glasgow City Council heard some encouraging words about the old Magruder property, better known as Red Rock Plaza or the Farmer's Market on the Fort Peck Highway. Long delinquent on taxes, it has not been accepted...
Both the Scottie boys and girls won the Northern B Divisional Track Meet held Saturday in Great Falls. Glasgow's boys team put up 127.33 points while the girls scored 130.5 points. Both victories made it back-to-back titles for Glasgow. The Scottie girls have now won 17 Divisional Meets while the boys have claimed 27 Divisional titles in school history. Emily See, Tanae Baker and Mayzie Yoakam brought home individual titles for the girls team. Kyler Holinde, Khye Gamas and Vaughn Miller each...
Compiled by Michelle Bigelbach The Courier 10 Years Ago Wednesday May 15, 2013 A new study released by the Montana Department of Commerce predicts that Valley County will experience modest population growth in the decades ahead and then return to about present-day levels by 2060. From the estimated 2012 population of 7,604, the numbers will rise to a peak of 8,188 in 2028. This is almost exactly what the population of Valley County was in 1990. More than 100 fifth-graders from all the Valley Cou...
Glasgow's track teams ran away with the District 2B titles May 13 in Glasgow. The Scottie girls posted 225 team points for first, outpacing Malta, 141; Poplar, 66; Wolf Point, 48, and Harlem, 39. The Scottie boys won with 234 team points, ahead of Wolf Point, 135; Malta, 80; Harlem, 39, and Poplar, 31. The girls put up 19 new personal records and five season records while the boys notched 24 personal bests and two season records. Moving on to the Northern B Divisional Meet in Great Falls...
The best of the best of Northeast Montana's track and field athletes were in Glasgow May 2 for the annual Norm Girard North/East Top 10 meet. Valley County competitors took 28 medals, earning a top four finish, at the meet and set 15 personal records. Lustre Christian's boys team took 12 medals with two athletes claiming a first-place finish and four personal records. Hinsdale's team had two podium appearances with one personal record. Nashua claimed three top four places and Opheim (as part of...
The Scottie track and field team hit three events last week: the Norm Girard Top Ten, the Gene Nelson Memorial and the Sidney Invitational. Glasgow hosted their annual Top 10 meet May 2 (see 1B for results) before sending their pole vaulters to Wolf Point for the Gene Nelson Memorial May 5 where the girls scored 26 points for eighth place and the boys took ninth with seven team points. The Scotties traveled to Sidney May 6 where the boys won the meet with 112 points and the girls took second with 101 points, behind Plentywood’s 108.33 p...
Hinsdale’s track and field teams competed at the Norm Girard North/East Top Ten Meet May 2 and traveled to Wolf Point May 5 for the Gene Nelson Memorial Meet. The Raider girls scored 36 points and took seventh in Wolf Point while the boys team scored 0.5 points for 12th place. The girls set six personal records there while the boys put up seven new records. Results from the Top Ten meet start on page 1B. BOYS Coy Bowman set a personal best and finished 14th in the boys’ 100 meters. He set another personal record in the 400 meters, taking sevent...
The Porcupine track teams traveled to the Norm Girard North/East Top Ten Meet in Glasgow May 2 and the Gene Nelson Memorial in Wolf Point May 5. Nashua’s girls team posted 40 points for fifth place in Wolf Point with eight personal records while the boys also took fifth with 50 points and 12 personal best performances. Top Ten results start on page 1B. GIRLS Madison Harris set personal records in the 100 and 200 meters, taking second in both events. She ran a 13.63 in the 100 and a 29.26 in the 200 meters. Tia Dees won the shot put with a perso...
Frazer’s track teams attended the Fairview Invite May 4 and the Gene Nelson Memorial Meet in Wolf Point May 5. In Fairview the girls put up 2 personal and three season records. The boys established four new personal records. In Wolf Point, the girls scored six points for 11 place with two new personal records and the boys scored three points for 12th place with four new personal bests. FAIRVIEW INVITE GIRLS Isabelle Even led the Bearcubs in the 100 meters, taking 22nd with a time of 15.01. Baily Beston’s personal best 15.38 put her in 26th pla...
The Lustre Christian boys track team attended the Norm Girard North/East Top Ten Meet in Glasgow May 2 before being joined by the girls team at the Fairview Invite May 4. The girls put up four points for 13th place in Fairview with eight personal records and two season records. The boys took third place with 65 points and 22 personal bests and one season record. Results from the Top Ten Meet start on page 1B. Rachel Pew led the Lions in the 100 meters with a personal best time of 14.74 and a 16th place finish. Angie Fontus ran a 15.78, a...
Opheim athletes Carrie Taylor, and James Landles helped power the Unified Scobey-Opheim track teams to top slots at the Gene Nelson Memorial in Wolf Point May 5. The girls scored 136.5 points to win while the boys put up 140 points. At the Sidney Invitational May 6, the girls scored 85 points for third place while the boys finished in fifth with 59 points. Results from the Top Ten Meet, including Bo Anderson, start on page 1B. TAYLOR Taylor won the girls’ javelin in Wolf Point, throwing 122-01. She finished fifth in both the shot put and discus...
Glasgow's track and field teams claimed the top slots at the District 2B Meet held at Scottie Field on Saturday. The Scottie girls ran up 202 points for their first place, outpacing Malta, 169; Harlem, 63; Poplar, 49, and Wolf Point, 31. The Glasgow boys scored 191.67 points, putting them ahead of Malta, 155; Wolf Point, 95; Poplar, 55, and Harlem, 25.33. The Scottie girls claimed their fifth title in as many years led by Blaire Westby, 100 and 200 meters; Iris McKean, 400, 800 and 3200 meters;...
