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Michelle Bigelbach The Courier As students, families and staff get ready for the first day of school on Aug. 19, the Glasgow School Board met in regular session on Aug. 14 in the Gary F. Martin Boardroom. The board discussed the budget for the school year and approved the general fund budget of $6,949,480.40 with a total budget of $9,709,245.41, which includes all other budget items such transportation and retirement. A contract with Jennifer Buchmann-Cunningham was approved to provide school psychology services within the district at $85 per...
Joan Campbell age 88, passed peacefully in Helena, Mont., on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in her daughter's home, surrounded by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and family friends. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 15 Airport Road in Glasgow, Mont. Food, refreshments and memories shared following service. Evan "Joan" Campbell came into this world on June 19, 1935, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, to her...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 Changes are still settling in at the Valley County Health Department as back to school immunization and flu season starts. Not only are they sporting a new executive director and a new RN, they also have expanded their office and have gotten a new look. "We're encompassing the newness," Health Department Executive Director Connie Boreson said. "We're there where the people are to keep the community healthy." The new RN (registered nurse) joining the staff...
Five educators from across Montana are now "history missionaries" as part of the Teacher Leaders in Montana History Program. The teachers include Chris Dantic, of Terry; Vicky Nytes, of Superior; Mary Zuchowski, of Frazer; Heath Nordquist, of Missoula; and Kim Konen, of Dillon. They're in addition to 11 existing history Teacher Leaders in Montana, one of which is Laurie Enebo, of Glasgow Schools, who help write lesson plans, mentor teachers in best practices in history education, and share...
AM Theatrical in partnership with the Fort Peck Summer Theatre put on their 2024 Performing Arts Camp July 30 through Aug. 8, splitting their time between the Glasgow Evangelical Church July 30 through Aug. 2, and then in Fort Peck Aug. 5 through Aug. 8. This year the Camp's head director was Lizzie Peters with assistant director Rachel Pewett along with the talented company of Fort Peck Summer Theatre as teachers and counselors. A total of 112 students from all over Montana participated in the...
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 Fort Peck Interpretive Center is open for the summer! Memorial Day through Labor Day, weekly Thursday through Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 406-526-3493 or follow us on Facebook for activities and events: @USACEFortPeck. Valley County Council On Aging Bingo is played Tuesdays at 1 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 p.m. Bingo will start back up on S...
Donna Louise (Hockhalter) Sherwood, 65, passed away at her home in Grand Forks, N.D., Thursday August 1, 2024, surrounded by her family. No Service was scheduled per her request. Donna was born in Glasgow, Mont., on June 3, 1959, to Pete and Violet (Miller) Hockhalter. She graduated from Glasgow High School in 1977. Donna worked at Johnnie's Cafe in Glasgow before attending Eastern Montana College in Billings Mont. Donna married Michael Sherwood and they moved to Jacksonville, Fla., where her...
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...
Dennis M. Wethern, 71, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones on Monday, July 29, 2024. Services will be decided at a later date. Dennis was born in Fort Benton, Mont., to Lucille and Gilbert Wethern, where he was raised with four other siblings. He attended grade school in Geraldine then the family moved to Fort Benton where he attended high school and excelled in football. Dennis married Connie in 1977 in Shelby, Mont. They finally settled in Glasgow,...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 The old neon sign is nostalgic for many in the Glasgow community. It's probably one of the few neon signs of its kind left in the area. The bright flash of red, with a touch of green, is familiar to locals and something people were excited to see turned back on after a short hiatus. Sam's Supper Club was sold to new owners not long after the tragic death of Barb Marsh, co-owner of the restaurant. Joe Younkin finalized the sale several weeks ago to the new...
Hello Glasgow and surrounding communities! It has been a pleasure working for all of you as your athletic director over the past 10 years and I am ready for the challenge of leading our schools as your new District Superintendent. I am ready to make a difference and help our public school system continue to thrive. My belief is that we should all live life with a goal-setting mentality. My goals remain high. Our plan is for the Glasgow School District to be the very best in the State of Montana. As we kick off the month of August it is time to...
Superintendent Arntzen released historic accreditation statuses for Montana schools during the July Board of Public Education (BPE) meeting. The 2023-2024 accreditation status includes 833 Montana public, state funded, and private accredited schools. To be an accredited school in Montana means that the state officially recognizes that school as a place where a student can reasonably be expected to get a quality education. Some schools have a status of “advice,” which means the school exhibits serious and/or numerous deviations from the sta...
Alton Henry Smith, age 70, passed away peacefully at his home in Glasgow, Mont., on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. A memorial mass will be held on11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow. Burial will take place in Highland Cemetery, Glasgow. A reception will be held back at the St. Raphael's Parish Hall following the burial He was born on Oct. 26, 1953, in Plentywood, Mont., to Stanley and Grace Smith joining his sister, Linda. He was a 1972 Plentywood High School...
It was a beautiful day to come out and support local businesses on July 17 for the second Alive at Five event of the year. Organized by the Glasgow Downtown Association and implemented with the help of a number of volunteers, Elle Boutique hosted this month's event with music provided by Sideways and food available by Miki's Food Truck, out of Terry, Mont. This month's event saw Glasgow High School students battle against students from the surrounding Valley County schools to see who could pull...
Sandra "Sandi" Gail (DeSonia) Gardner, 81, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Friday, July 6, 2024, at her home. As per Sandi's request cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Her Life will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Glasgow Evangelical Church, Glasgow, Mont., with Pastor Seth Runner officiating. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will be hosted by the Evangelical Church Ladies following the burial. Sandi was born Jan. 17, 1943, to Charles H. and Wanda A....
Marlys Ann (Olson) Mustad, 82, of Great Falls, Mont., and formerly of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Marlys was born in Benson, Minn., on Feb. 20, 1942, to Willie and Crescentia (Casper) Olson. She completed high school and went on to get an associate's degree. Once she received her degree, she continued on to nurses' training. She started out as a nurse's aide. She went to work at the Columbus Hospital where she was an LPN. She worked in OB and Pediatrics for a number...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Lots of cats and dogs were brought to the Valley Event Center on Friday and Saturday last week. They were received by several volunteers who helped prep animals for a short surgery, and comfort them after the work was done. Veterinarian Dr. Jeff Young helped coordinate a crew that included several veterans in training, track and cross country kids from Denver, Colo., and local volunteers to ensure that the process went smoothly. Glasgow area 4-H kids helped...
Darleen Effie (Isakson) Nordhagen of Glasgow, Mont., formerly of Opheim and Billings, Mont., age 84, passed away on June 24, 2024, at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow. A memorial/celebration of Darleen's life has been set for Tuesday, July 23, at 11 a.m., at Opheim Community Church in Opheim. Darleen was born in Glasgow on Sept. 27, 1939, to Melvin and Vivian Vick Isakson, of Opheim. She spent her childhood years on the family farm north of Opheim and graduated from Opheim High School in 1957...
Kyle was born New Years Eve, 1978, and left us on his mom's birthday, Thursday, July 11, 2024. Cremation will take place with inurnment at Homestead Cemetery, Homestead Mont. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Kyle attended Froid Public School where we discovered our quiet son was actually the "class clown." We were also told by a grade school teacher that although he was not top of his class, he had the best imagination by far! He enjoyed working on the farm with his dad and...
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...
Glasgow High School announces the hiring of Dalton Reid as the school’s new Athletic Director. Reid will assume the leadership role in August, taking over for Brenner Flaten, who spent 10 years as AD of the Scotties. Flaten was hired as the District’s Superintendent of Schools last month. In addition to his role as K-12 Activities Director, Reid will join the school’s Physical Education department as lead Strength and Conditioning Coach. Dalton Reid is a Miles City, Mont., native and a 2012 CCDHS graduate; who was a multi-sport athlete for t...
The Glasgow Downtown Association is putting on the second Alive at Five event Wednesday, July 17, in front of Elle Boutique, 114 5th St., Glasgow. The Fire Truck Pull competition will start at 6:30 p.m. with the Glasgow High Schools students and Milk River Star athlete Shawn Garwood against Valley County High School students and Milk River Star athlete Cari Knowles. The goal is to pull a fire truck 75 feet faster than the opponent. The winner will move on to the final in September against the Fire Departments and August’s winner of Frances M...
Leslie Lee Humbert, 72, was born on July 16, 1951, in Scobey, Mont. He passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at Daniels Memorial Healthcare Center in Scobey after a long battle with bladder cancer. Lee was born to Charles and Lenora (Larson) Humbert, joining siblings Lloyd, Karen, Larrie, Linda, and later sister Garnet. He was raised on the Humbert Ranch/Farm north of Four Buttes, Mont., which is located along the Canadian border. The Humbert Ranch was established in 1908 by Lee's great...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, July 9, 2014 After 24 years of work, no major upcoming plans come to mind except to visit family and grandchildren. Jenny Reinhardt is getting ready to hand over the reigns as Valley County treasurer at the end of this month. Her years of service followed working nearly a decade with the Glasgow City-County Library. She began working for Valley County in 1990, just before the county fair. She decided to look for a change and a challenge after working at the library and...
Northern StateTeam Camp Duals 2024 Saunteen Gamas 112 - Saunteen Gamas (Glasgow) over Cain Hogg (Faulkton) Fall 2:26 Jack Morehouse 112 - Jack Morehouse (Glasgow) over Hunter Danielson (Minneota) TF 20-2 112 - Jack Morehouse (Glasgow) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 112 - Lincoln Davis (Thief River Falls) over Jack Morehouse (Glasgow) Fall 3:59 112 - Jack Morehouse (Glasgow) over Brandt Haas (New Salem) Fall 2:14 112 - Jack Morehouse (Glasgow) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 112 - Jack Morehouse (Glasgow) over Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central)...
