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Richard Franklin Damstrom passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023, at the age of 88. He died peacefully with his loving wife Lois by his side. A memorial service will be at St Paul Lutheran Church in Missoula, Mont., at 1 p.m., Thursday July 20, with a reception to follow. The eldest son of Richard T. and Sarah Damstrom, Richard was born in Lyford, Texas, on Nov. 24, 1934. He grew up with his brothers, Walden and Clifford, on the family farm just outside of Lyford. As a teenager he worked on farms... Full story
Ann Frances Quam-Haakenson, 78, died peacefully on Saturday, March 18, 2022, at hospice in Everett, Wash. Born Dec. 31, 1943, to Clifford and Kathryn Quam in Sioux Falls, S.D, Ann grew up in Frazer, Mont., where her parents had moved following WWII. Her father was in business with her grandfather in Frazer at Lien and Quam hardware. Her grandparents were Martin and Francis Lien, long-time residents of Frazer. Elementary and High School were in Frazer. She was at the top of her class and active in band, choir and cheerleading. She studied piano... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday June 26, 2013 In a unanimous decision last week, the Montana Supreme Court overturned a District Court ruling that prevented the movement of Yellowstone bison from the Fort Peck Reservation. This clears the way for about half of the bison to be taken to the Fort Belknap Reservation, which was the original plan when 61 bison were brought north last spring after five years of quarantine and testing for brucellosis. A couple of dry days prevented flash flooding in Valley...
The Glasgow School Board met in regular session on June 14 following a negotiation meeting with the classified staff to reach a tentative agreement for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. Negotiations with the Glasgow schools principals, clerk and classified supervisors were held on June 1 and all agreements went before the Board at the June 14 meeting for approval of the tentative agreements. During the regular session meeting, the tentative agreements that followed these negotiations were approved with a two-year contract and a three...
The Montana Newspaper Association (MNA) held their annual convention on June 17 and 18 in Helena, Mont., where a variety of representatives of Montana newspapers gathered, socialized and recognized each other for their work. The convention concluded with the MNA announcing the winners of the 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. This contest is the MNA's way of thanking the hardworking processionals in the newspaper industry and highlighting their successes and efforts. The Glasgow Courier was...
Cheryl Kay (Dahl) Melikian, 66, of Apache Junction, Ariz., passed away peacefully at her home with her loving husband, George, by her side. Services will be held at 11 a.m., June 30, at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow Mont., with Pastor Scott Kiehn officiating followed by inurnment at Highland Cemetery. A celebration of life and luncheon will be held at the VFW Post #3107 in Glasgow at 1 p.m. A special thanks to Bell Mortuary for all their assistance, as well as the VFW Post #3107 in... Full story
Our dear, dear father, George "Bud" Knudson passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. Services are being planned for later this summer. Dad was born May 21, 1928, to George and Margaret Knudson on their homestead south of Saco, Mont. He graduated from Saco High School in 1947. When Dad started school he didn't know his name was George, as he was always called Buddy since his dad's name was George. He was known by his nickname Bud in the Saco... Full story
Robert "Bob" Cecil Rhodes, age 89, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., on Friday, June 16, 2023, after suffering a stroke. A memorial service will be held for Bob Rhodes at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 24, at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, with a reception to follow. Bob was born on Nov. 1, 1933, to Allen Mayben and Bessie (Reed) Rhodes at the family home near Worland, Wyo. He joined sisters, Grace and Frances, and brother Allen. Little brother, Tom, came... Full story
Eldon Richard Lee, 71 of Glasgow, Mont., passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2023, after a long battle with a terminal illness. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, June 26, at First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, with Pastor Scott Kiehn officiating. Burial will take place in Highland Cemetery, Glasgow. Eldon was born in Plentywood, Mont., on Nov. 6, 1951, to Reubin and Norma (Glover) Lee. When he was a young boy, his family moved to Glasgow: the town that Eldon called home for the... Full story
Applications are being sent out for the Frederick and Bernice Knierim Scholarships for area youth who have graduated from a high school in Valley, Sheridan, Daniels, or Roosevelt counties and have completed at least one year in schooling beyond high school. As the colleges are now releasing grades for the spring semester, all applicants must send their grades to be eligible for this award. Applications may be obtained from Pat Knierim or by contacting the Law Office. They are due by July 15th and will be awarded in time for the beginning of...
1 Years Ago Wednesday June 19, 2013 The Glasgow Courier won two state wide awards for first place and three for second during the Montana Newspaper Association's 2013 convention last week in Missoula. The Courier's big winners in the MNA's Annual Better Newspaper Contest were Nashua correspondent Sandy Laumeyer for Best Column Writing and Sports Editor J. Levi Burnfin for Best Sports Column. Justiss Firemoon, the Hi-Line's representative at Saturday night's Miss Montana Pageant, won the talent...
Glenn A. Miller, 90, of Glasgow, Mont., passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at his home. Funeral services will be held on June 21, 10 a.m. at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, Mont., with Pastor John Valle officiating with internment following at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at the VFW in Glasgow. Glenn was born Sept. 5, 1932, in Daniels County to Martin and Bertha (Hansen) Miller. Glenn started his education in Glasgow, transferring to Columbia Falls, Mont., where he graduated high school... Full story
Jack Crawford died on Monday, June 5, 2023, in Vancouver, Wash., from complications of pancreatitis. He was 76 years old. Jack was born Oct. 26, 1946, in Brownsville, Tenn., the first child of Hazel and Ed Crawford. In 1947 the family moved to Glasgow, Mont., where Jack spent his school years, graduating with honors from Glasgow High School in 1964. He completed his education at the University of Montana and Willamette University in Oregon. In May of 1969 he was inducted into the Army, serving... Full story
Mary Jane (Davis) Rhodes, age 85 of Glasgow, Mont., passed away at Valley View Home, in Glasgow, on Sunday, June 10, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 24, at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow, with a reception to follow. Mary Jane was born Feb. 21, 1938, to Claude and Olive (Smith) Davis in Greybull, Wyo. She was loved by big sister Charlotte and big brother William "Bill." She graduated from high school in Basin, Wyo., and attended college in Powell, Wyo. She met Robert... Full story
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will kick off the biennial hunting season-setting process earlier to allow for more public engagement and greater transparency. Public involvement will begin in June and end in November. In the past, public involvement happened primarily in December and January. FWP will conduct scoping meetings around the state from June 15 to July 15. FWP staff will look to hunters to provide broad input on regulation changes they’d like to see. Staff will also look for feedback on a few specific proposals. These scoping meeting...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Glasgow's high school and middle school band teacher, Dr. Brad Persinger, has been named as the VFW Montana Teacher of the Year. The award was publicly presented by the VFW's Art Widhalm at this year's Memorial Day ceremony. Renowned Assiniboine artist William Standing will be featured at the Pioneer Museum in Glasgow in what could be the largest assembly of his art, sponsored by the Valley County Historical Society. The centerpiece of the show is "The...
On May 17, U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) co-chaired a Finance Subcommittee on Health Care hearing about the importance of improving health care access in rural Montana. Senator Daines invited Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital's (FMDH) Vice President of Strategic Programs Erin Aune to speak about rural health at the hearing. "Rural health is a key component of America's health care. It's a greatly important issue in my own state of Montana, as more than 720,000 Montanans live in designated...
Glasgow High School is proud to announce the Class of 2023 Valedictorian Lane Karl Thompson, son of Scott and Jill Thompson. Glasgow High School is also proud to announce the Class of 2023 Salutatorian Riley Damon Smith, son of Joel and Lara Smith. These students have earned top honors for the class of 2023. Principal Brett Huntsman stated this year is the first year the school has designed these honors to students....
Gary Edmond Dahl passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at the age of 82, with family by his side. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Lustre EMB Church with Pastor John Skillman officiating. Gary was born March 4, 1941, in Wolf Point, Mont., to Henry F and Naomi (Potter) Dahl, joining brother Kenneth, sister Beverly, and brother John. Gary attended school in Wolf Point where he was an honor student, graduating with the class of 1959. He learned to fly... Full story
Helen Caricaburu Dyba passed away at her home in Billings, Mont., on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at the age of 85. A celebration of Helen's life will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 8, at Sam & Jeff's in Glasgow. Helen was born in Glasgow, Mont., to Basque immigrants Peter and Mary Jane Caricaburu, on Nov. 6, 1937. Two weeks after she was born, her father passed away, leaving her mother to raise her and six brothers and sisters on a farm along the Milk River. A farmgirl at heart, she helped with... Full story
Eva Mae (Wilson) Hendrickson passed peacefully surrounded by her loved ones Saturday, May 27, 2023. Eva was born in Havre, Mont., to Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt Wilson and Mary Ann "Molly" Leedy Reynolds Wilson on March 19, 1933. She was raised on the Long X Ranch, Larb Hills 60 miles south of Malta, Mont., which would come to be part of the Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge. Later moving to Malta for schooling. While in high school in Malta, Eva met Russell Alfred Hendrickson. The two... Full story
Dean D. Scott, age 70 of Glasgow, Mont., passed away at his residence on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. He was born in Glasgow to Howard and Betty Scott on October 7, 1952. He received all his education and graduated from Glasgow High School. Dean joined the National Guard and traveled around the country for 7 years. He ended up in California and worked a variety of jobs there before moving back to Glasgow. Dean was a good brother and will be greatly missed! He is survived by his two brothers, Don... Full story
Ten Years Ago June 5, 2013 No bids to repair the roof of Glasgow's south side fire hall were received by the deadline last week. Director of Public Works Bob Kompel said three contractors picked up bid packets. He was following up with two of them to ask why they chose not to bid the project. Derrick Simons graduated from the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., on Friday, May 24. Graduates numbering 1,047 marched through the rain to the 163rd commencement exercises that were held at the...
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 29, 2013 If you were in it like Glasgow was Saturday evening, the hail storm was bad. But only some of the areas were hit while most others escaped. Glasgow was subjected to a heavy downpour that turned into pea-size and larger hail after 7 p.m. Escorted by kilt clad junior honor students, they walked in two by two, the Glasgow High School graduation class of 2013, the white-robed girls carrying red flowers, the boys in red wearing white boutonnieres. The Glasgow...
