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The Glasgow High School drama students and their advisors, Shyanne Wallace and Lizzie Peters, have been hard at work this year to revamp, redesign, reorganize and update the Glasgow High School auditorium, not only for their own sakes but also for future generations of Glasgow Scotties. At the start of the 2022-2023 season, the students combined all of the props, costumes and sets from the Middle School and found new homes for them at the high school so everything was together for future product...
Over the past month Tyson Cochran, MD, and Haylee Thompson, FNP, have been seeing patients at the Glasgow Clinic as the facility's two newest providers. They have seen patients with a wide variety of health ailments and enjoy serving not only the community but also being a part of rural healthcare. Thompson is a native of Glasgow, graduating from Glasgow High School in 2007 and currently resides in the town she grew up in with her husband, Rocky, and their four children. After graduating high...
Dear Editor, What is Glasgow School District In Debt status? When you go to a bank for a loan you have to show security and what you owe. What does our school district owe? Do we owe on: Irle Elementary School Glasgow Middle School Glasgow High School Everyone wants. Where are we financially? How do we take care of a wreck? If we go 8 million dollars in debt? The whole picture isn't being painted, and that's the problem. Sincerely, Joe Yeoman, a proud American Tax Payer, Glasgow,...
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...
Daryl Wayne Toews was born to Harold and Lillian Toews on May 24, 1949, in Glasgow, Mont. He passed away at age 74 on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Family will receive friends Thursday, Oct. 5, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 6, at the Lustre Mennonite Brethren Church. Burial will follow. Daryl grew up with his parents and three siblings on their family farm in Lustre, Mont. His passions for his life were Jesus and serving as Christ did.... Full story
Donald "Don" Peterson died in his sleep of natural causes on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, at the age of 97. He resided at Christa Shores Assisted Living in Silverdale, Wash., on the shores of Puget Sound. In his last year he enjoyed company in the Sunroom and the visits of friends and family. One of his favorite things to do was to taste the first honeydew melons or whatever else was "just" in season. His eyesight and hearing did not allow him to identify the birds like years ago, but he was always... Full story
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... Full story
Glasgow’s middle school football teams dropped a pair of games on the road in Havre Sept. 30. The seventh-grade Scotties lost a 34-6 contest to the Blue Ponies while the eighth-graders fell 14-8 to Havre. The Scotties host the Wolf Point Wolves Thursday, Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. on Scottie Field. Saturday, Oct. 7, the Malta Mustangs will be in town for a doubleheader with games at 1 and 3 p.m., also on the High School field....
A dedicated group of Montana educators are becoming "history missionaries" as part of the Teacher Leaders in Montana History program. Eighteen teachers with a deep passion for Montana and its history, as well as social studies in general, are offering to share their expertise beyond their own classrooms as part of the Montana Historical Society (MTHS) program. The group will help write lesson plans, mentor teachers in best practices in history education, and share Montana and Indian education-re...
The Glasgow High School 2023 Royalty Nominees pose with the Scottie Dog outside of the high school on Sept. 19. Sitting on the Scottie Dog is Daniel Berry, and in front of the Scottie Dog pictured left to right are Emily See, Macy Mitchell, Tatum Nyquist, Kyle Baker and Vaughn Miller. Coronation will occur at the GHS Auditorium on Thursday, Sept. 28, 3:20 p.m. The newly crowned king and queen will make their public appearance at the Homecoming parade on Friday, Sept. 29, starting at 2:30 p.m....
The Valley County Fairgrounds saw two full days of rodeo action as the Glasgow Rodeo Committee hosted the Montana High School Rodeo Association's High School Rodeo on Saturday and Sunday. Athletes from around the state competed in a number of events from Pee Wee action to High School for a chance at a coveted championship belt buckle. Bailey Billingsley won the all around girls buckle in the YRA and Jr. High competition. She took second place in goat tying, team roping and ribbon roping. Blaire...
Dear Editor, I grew up in Saco and have been a member of this community since 2004. I married into the Glasgow lifestyle and could not be more proud to live anywhere in the world. Which, if you know my husband, you recognize that living in Glasgow wasn't up for negotiation! The bond put forth by our school board cannot be reduced to an academics vs athletics discussion. When I look back on my youth my academic and athletic successes are completely intertwined. Academics contributed to my future...
Dear Editor, Hi All. It's Kyler Hallock, a recent 2022 graduate of Glasgow High School. I wanted to take this time to say a few things about the Scottie Field "Recharged" Project and upcoming School Bond. As a former student-athlete at GHS, I participated in football and wrestling for all four years, and for me, being involved in sports was a huge part of my life! My experience as a football player; has led me to voice my support of artificial turf for the Glasgow School District. Throughout my...
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...
Don Wilson Brown passed away peacefully in Billings, Mont., on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, after a short illness. A memorial service for Don will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 30, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, Mont., with Pastor Bonnie Novak officiating. Burial will take place in Fort Peck Cemetery followed by a luncheon at the Fort Peck Hotel, Fort Peck, Mont. He was born on Dec. 5, 1935, at the family ranch with his Grandmother Gerda Rorvick as the midwife. He was preceded in death by his... Full story
Cade Shane Myrick was welcomed into this world on Oct. 8, 2000, by his parents Michael and Erin Myrick, older sister Ashtyn Rene, and twin brother Blaine Ryan; fifty-nine minutes prior. This day may have been the spark to the competitive nature Cade would exhibit in every facet of his life. A short time later they were blessed with their baby sister, Davyn Denae. Growing up between Glasgow and Nashua, Mont., Cade had a love for all things outdoors. Hunting with his family instilled a deep love... Full story
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
On August 12, Mom gathered up her cookie sheets, her favorite spatula and headed to heaven's kitchen to bake for her family and friends who arrived there before she did. She was 92 years young. Mary Jean (Combs) Mahugh was born in Glasgow, Montana on June 4,1931 to Clifford and Cora Combs. She graduated from Glasgow High School and was a proud Scotty her entire life. On August 20, 1949 she married Glen Mahugh. They had three children - Diana, David and Doris. Mary was devoted to her career at... 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
Ronald "Ron" Lawrence Bishop, age 69, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at his home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 28, at St. Raphael's Catholic Church, with burial at Highland Cemetery, Glasgow. Luncheon to follow burial at St. Raphael's Parish Center. There will be a gathering at El Cor Del at 4 p.m. Ron was born in Straubig, Germany, to Mary and D.L. Bishop on Feb. 14, 1954, where they lived until Ron was two. His dad, who was in the Air Force, was... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 Wednesday evening, Sept. 25, brought in over 250 community members to celebrate Frazer School's adequate yearly progress (AYP) accomplishment for the 2012-13 school year. The school made a 20 percent gain in reading and math and also was above the AYP attendance threshold of 80 percent, with the elementary at 87 percent and the junior high and high school at 81 percent. There's no one answering the phone at the Glasgow Field Office of the Bureau of Land...
Frazer Invitational Since we were working on training thru this and using it more as a workout session, I thought it was a pretty good day. We were hoping to run a bit as a pack in Frazer but the start was so congested, the girls broke apart pretty early. I thought for the most part we ran pretty well; Kheyerah Bilger had a personal best and ran 3:40 better than last year in Frazer. Caylen [Jankowski] had a season best by 1:24 and was 33 seconds better than last year. Kimber [Dulaney] ran a...
The Glasgow Middle School cross country teams hit two courses this week, running the Frazer Invite Sept. 21 and the Miles City Stampede Sept. 23. In Frazer the teams established eight new personal records. Head coach Will Larsen raved about his teams," I"m happy to say that [Frazer] was just a warm-up for Saturday's Miles City Stampede. Eight young ladies ran the course and eight young ladies PR'ed, highlighted by a monster 58-second PR from sixth-grader Riley Pattison. Harper Wesen paced the gi...
WHY NOW? In 2013, voters were asked to approve a facilities bond in the amount of $2,000,000. That bond called for the same Scottie track and field improvements that are being requested in this bond (as well as paving the High School parking lot, enclosing the commons area at GHS and installation of a turf softball field). That bond failed with 41 percent of 2,082 voters in favor of the project. Since that time, the Glasgow School District has kept this project in the pipeline, patiently waiting for a more opportune time (Keystone pipeline to g... 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...
