Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Bernice left this world on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, at Valley View Nursing Home, in Glasgow, Mont., and many joyous reunions went on in heaven that day. Cremation has taken place, and services will be held Saturday, Sept. 26, at 10:30 a.m., at Our Redeemer Lutheran in Nashua., Mont. Bernice (Johnson) Nybakken Herman was born Dec. 4, 1913, in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada when her parents G.W. "Willie" and Clara (Berge) Johnson worked there for a local farmer.The family moved to Montana in 1916...
Lightning set off a wildfire on Bureau of Land Management land west of the Pines Recreation area on Fort Peck Lake the night of Aug 20 or early morning on Aug. 21, according to Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Fire Manager Don Pyrah. Pyrah said the blaze was sparked during a lightning storm that rolled through the area last Thursday evening and early Friday morning and had grown throughout the day Friday. Glasgow's Long Run Fire Department and the Pines Fire Department...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Fisheries Biologist Tyler Haddix knows just how complicated Pallid Sturgeon recovery in the Upper-Missouri River Basin can be, he's been working on it for 15 years. In fact, according to Haddix, it's a problem nearly 70 years in the making and over the last 25 years, biologists have been trying to solve it amid environmental and economic concerns from all involved. Basically, the problem is that Pallid Sturgeon have been unable to reproduce naturally in the...
The Army Corps of Engineers surveyed irrigation sights between July 8 and 17, as part of a study into plans to alter the rate of water release from Fort Peck Dam in the coming years to test the potential for Pallid Sturgeon recovery in the river below the dam. The change in flows will test whether or not increasing flows and then decreasing them throughout the season will attract the ecologically extinct Pallid Sturgeon to spawn in the river system. Farmers along the Missouri River fear those...
Five years of meetings, planning, back and forth with various entities and hard work, new signage is now up throughout Glasgow to direct travelers and locals to locations along Highway 2, downtown and to Fort Peck. The new signage, located at the corner of Fourth Street and First Ave. S.; near the gym at the Glasgow High School; the entrance of the Valley Event Center; on Highway 2 entering town from the east and the west; and in front of Dale Plumbing and Heating; provide the ability for those...
Clouds hung over the area all day June 6, threatening rain and lightning. But the inclement weather did nothing to deter the competitive nature of fishermen who came in from across the region to net the largest catfish on the Milk. Though the weather looked rough, it never carried through on its threats beyond some brief rain. That rain may have helped a number of sportsmen who racked up the catches and the pounds at the 21st Catfish Classic. At the end of the Midnight weigh-ins, it was the...
Montana watercraft inspection stations have intercepted 13 boats carrying invasive mollusks into the state this year. As of May 30, inspectors have caught 12 boats with invasive zebra or quagga mussels and one boat with red rim melania snails attached to watercraft. The mussel-fouled boats typically come from mid-west states or Arizona after having spent several weeks or months in mussel-infested waters. All boat owners must have their watercraft inspected when entering Montana. Last week, a pontoon boat that was purchased in Minnesota came...
Anita Raye Steiner, age 84, of Fort Peck, Mont., passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020, in Great Falls, Mont. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Sunday July 5, at Highland Cemetery, located in Glasgow, Mont. Anita's brother-in-law, Dave Cooper, will preside over the memorial service. Anita Steiner was born in Piggott, Ark., to Almarita Bell and Marvin Hartwell on Jan. 12, 1936. She went to school in Piggott until she was 16 years old, at which time she relocated to Scobey, Mont., where she...
On Thursday, May 21, 2020, we lost our beloved dad, grandpa and great-grandpa. For anyone who knew Tony, we all know this world will now be less full of BS! He was the KING! Tony Degele was born on July 31, 1939, to John & Snodie (Saffell) Degele, the ninth of 12 children. As a child, Tony loved to play sports and claimed to be the "favorite" son, although he could never get his brothers to agree. Tony spent three years in the Army and in 1960 he married Irene Garsjo. In his early years, Tony wo...
Children and families in Glasgow saw a new addition to their neighborhood last week, the Jump N Buck Ice Cream Truck driven by Kevin Taylor. Over 30 years since Taylor first had an ice cream truck with his brother, Shayne, Taylor is making a comeback to provide treats and smiles to the Glasgow community. "Most people remember the ice cream truck from when they were a kid, not realizing that it was also me then," laughed Taylor. Even though the previous ice cream truck still exists, there is a...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced day-use and multi-purpose recreation areas around Fort Peck Lake are open to normal activities, following physical distancing and group limitations to reduce spread of COVID-19. The opening applies to all USACE-managed sites, such as: McGuire Creek, Nelson Creek, Devils Creek, Crooked Creek, Fourchette Bay, Bonetrail, Pines and multi-use recreation areas near Fort Peck Dam, including Kiwanis Park. The Fort Peck Interpretive Center, Downstream Campground and Westend Campground remain closed. New...
Dear Editor, Since the spillway at Fort Peck graced the first cover of Life Magazine, Fort Peck Dam and lake have been the crown jewel of Northeast Montana. Most of us that have been around the area a "few" years had friends and relatives that worked on the dam in the 1930s. The original authorization of the project was for flood control, navigation and jobs. The over 10,000 workers, needed to build Fort Peck Dam, were happy to have work in the new boom towns. In later years, hydropower,...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced it will begin the orderly shutdown of all USACE-managed campgrounds around Fort Peck Lake to protect against the further spread of COVID-19. The Interpretive Center, powerhouse tours, group shelters, playgrounds, fishing piers and designated swim beaches at USACE-managed sites have also been closed and/or put on hold until further notice. Individuals with paid camping reservations at the Downstream Campground impacted by this orderly closure will receive a cancellation via email and a full refund....
A Cody, Wyo., man is dead after falling through the ice while riding his four-wheeler on the evening of March 6, or morning of March 7, at Fort Peck Lake. According to Valley County Sheriff and Coroner Tom Boyer, the body of 80-year-old Ronald Spomer was discovered by anglers on March 8 at around noon floating in the recently thawed open water. The Sheriff said the anglers had been working to free their own four-wheeler from the ice when they noticed the man—whom they had met on Friday—was not near his ice fishing equipment. The Sheriff sta...
John Thomas Myhre was born to Evelyn and John Myhre, Sr. on May 5, 1935. He passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020, at 9:50 p.m. at Pelican Rapids Senior Living Center, in Pelican Rapids, Minn., of an aggressive cancer. The staff at the facility enjoyed his stories about athletic and outdoor activities. A service will be held in Casselton, North Dakota cemetery at a later date. As a child John enjoyed ice skating, playing hockey, as well as playing baseball and basketball. He pitched state...
The Valley County Pioneer Museum will be open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. through April. WEDNESDAY – MARCH 4 5-7 p.m. - Glasgow Girl’s Fastpitch Softball Registration at the Glasgow City-County Library, 408 3rd Ave. S. 5:30 – 8 p.m. - Glasgow Wrestling Center Open House, 12 Thompson Drive, by the Glasgow Middle School. THURSDAY – MARCH 5 6 p.m. - Glasgow Wrestling Club Spaghetti Feed and Pie Auction at the Glasgow Elks Lodge. Proceeds benefit GWC wrestlers for out-of-state travel expenses, summer camps, clinics and the new...
It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend, Darlene Marie (Brenden) Ramsbacher. She passed away at St. Patrick Hospital, in Missoula, Mont., on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, at the age of 77. A celebration of life will be held this summer in Polson, Mont. She was born in Nashua, Mont., on Feb. 13, 1942. She graduated from Nashua High School, class of 1960. Darlene married Clifford “John” Ramsbacher on Oct. 29, 1960, at the Church of the Queen of Angels in Nashua; they were married 59 yea...
When the western region of the International DN Ice Yachting Association (IDNIYA) decided to hold the North American regatta-dubbed the Twenty20 DN North American Championship-at Fort Peck Lake only two things were certain, this was the first time the race has ever been held in Montana and Fort Peck was the only sailable ice in the country. So the word went out the week before Jan. 20 that the races would begin Jan. 22 in Montana and ice yacht racers from as far away as Nova Scotia, Florida and...
A convocation (also called a jubilee or a tower) of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) has settled in at Fort Peck Dam over the past few weeks. The birds, which number in the tens to hundreds, are likely migrating through for the winter or, possibly, wintering for the season near the perennially open waters below the powerhouses. According to Bureau of Land Management Biologist and Fort Peck native John Carlson, the birds tend to congregate near food sources for the winter and likely travele...
One hour and one minute. At 9:31 a.m. the Montana Governor's Cup Walleye Tournament was unofficially full. While Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Executive Director Lisa Koski was expecting people to be camped outside their door the morning of Nov. 1, she did not expect the tournament to fill up as quickly as it did. "Unbelievable," was her description of the turnout this year. "Controlled chaos, yes that describes it." As Koski had predicted, hopeful anglers were lined up at...
Lona Lee (Montgomery) Simensen, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont., where she has resided since 2017. A memorial service celebrating Lona's life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. All are welcome to attend, but if you cannot, cards may be sent to the family at PO Box 125, Fort Peck, Montana 59223. Born April 11, 1934, to Oliver and Viola (Johnson) Montgomery in...
Tyler Vandermars of Glasgow spent an unexpected night on the southern side of Fort Peck Lake after an elk hunting trip led to his stranding during high winds and winter weather on Oct. 8. According to Vandermars, he had set out Monday to try and find an elk and stayed through to Tuesday. On Tuesday morning he found the elk, and set out on pursuit, but abandoned the effort to return home when the winds came up around 1 p.m. Vandermars said he had attempted to cross the lake then, but when he reached the mouth of the Crooked Creek Bay, he was...
George Phillip Austin was born on Nov. 24, 1935, to Laura Strong Austin and Alvin Emil Austin in Helena, Mont., in the midst of an earthquake.....and the world hasn't been the same since. He was raised in Black Eagle, Augusta and Conrad, Mont., with his family, parents Laura (Lol) and Al, brother Ernie and sister Carol. George was a devoted son to his parents, Al and Laura, traveling hundreds of miles to do anything for them. Al worked in the ranching and later meat packing industries, a...
The following is an essay about the first All-School Reunion held in Glasgow. I did not graduate from Glasgow High, leaving my senior year for Havre. My gracious classmates, Rhonda Ronass and Karen Koski have kept me on the contact list and I have attended several of my class reunions, always a good time, "Class of '65." At our 50th reunion, Terry Newton stopped to see ME. Surprise, because he graduated with my brother, who was the East/West Shrine football delegate in '64, Robert Dobrovolny. I...
Larry Scanlan, 82, was called home to join our heavenly father in the evening of Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, in Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Larry was born in Fergus, Mont., on May 5, 1937. The Scanlan family moved to the Kinsey Project near Miles City, Mont., in 1940 to farm and ranch. He graduated from Custer County High School where he met the love of his life, Betty Lou Guidice. They were married Dec. 31, 1955. In the early years after their...
