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Glasgow High School is excited to announce two students are being recognized by the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) and InnerView in the sixth Annual Community Service Awards. This program, open to all U.S. students, has been designed to connect student community service activities, skill development, and commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to transform our world. The Kroger Co. is presenting the fourth annual Zero Hero Awards to students for taking action to...
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 Valley County Pioneer Museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Events are also listed below. P... Full story
Donald "Don" Wayne Watterud, 84, peacefully passed into eternity at his home on Monday, May 15, 2023, just shy of his 85th birthday. A Celebration of Life will be held at Dokken-Nelson in Bozeman, Mont., on Monday, June 5, at 1 p.m., with a reception following at the May residence at 250 Red Fox Lane. Don was born May 26, 1938, to Lester and Vernice Watterud in Glasgow, Mont., and resided in Bozeman, with his wife Elaine. Don graduated from Opheim High School and continued his education at Los... Full story
After a short illness, Linda Kay (Warrick) Bellon passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. A vigil will be held for Linda, 6 p.m., Thursday, May 25, at Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Nashua, Mont. A funeral mass will be held 10 a.m., Friday, May 26, at Queen of Angels with Father Jose officiating. Burial will take place in Nashua Cemetery and a luncheon will follow at the Nashua Senior Center. Linda was born to Brian and Frances Warrick on... Full story
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...
Six Valley County high-school graduates have received Jeff Jurgens Memorial Scholarships to enable their studies at colleges and universities in Montana and North Dakota. The scholarships are awarded annually by the Scottie Booster Club in memory of the late Jeff Jurgens, Glasgow student and rabid sports fan whose namesake basketball tournament is the source of the funds. The Jeff Jurgens Memorial Tournament, presented by the Scottie Booster Club and widely supported by the community, is held...
Congratulations to all of the students from Hinsdale High School, Nashua School and Glasgow High School who participated in the State Music Festival in Billings May 5 and 6. They represented our school and community extremely well! Hinsdale State Music Festival Results: Cienna Strommen -piano solo II Codi Donniaquo -vocal solo I Becca Olsen -vocal solo I Zora Holt/Michael Ketchum -vocal duet I Hinsdale Jazz Band I Berkley Hillman/Codi Donniaquo -vocal duet I Hinsdale Women's Ensemble-II Mattea M...
The Montana University System has awarded the prestigious Montana University System Honor Scholarship to two Glasgow High School seniors, Riley Smith and Lane Thompson. The MUS Honor Scholarship is a renewable scholarship offered by the Montana Board of Regents that waives undergraduate tuition for up to eight semesters at any campus of the Montana University System or Dawson, Flathead Valley or Miles Community Colleges. The scholarship's average value is $20,000. It is the most prestigious...
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 Valley County Pioneer Museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Events are also listed below. People... Full story
Our dad, William Thomas Riley, went to heaven to be with our maker on Friday, May 12, 2023, in the Billings Clinic Hospital, Billings, Mont., surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, May 20, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, Mont., with Pastor Rick Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery, Glasgow. Dad was the first born to Ernest and Julia Belback Riley in Rockglen, Saskatchewan on Nov. 20, 1935. He was followed by his four siblings, Wayne, Sharon,... Full story
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 School District General Fund Levy – 1487 ballots voted; 3042 ballots sent = 48.9 percent For the Additional Levy 755 Against the Additional Levy 732 Hinsdale School District General Fund Levies – 146 ballots voted; 269 ballots sent = 54.3 percent High School For the Additional Levy 113 Against the Additional Levy 33 Elementary School For the Additional Levy 110 Against the Additional Levy 36 Lustre Elementary School District General Fund Levy – 40 ballots voted; 108 ballots sent = 37 percent For the Additional Levy 33 Against the Addit...
It was another stellar year for Montana at the 2023 National Business Professionals of America Leadership Conference which was held in Anaheim, Calif., on April 25-30. A total of 6,503 individuals from 23 state association and three international countries attended. The Montana's delegation represented 62 secondary chapters, 11 middle level chapters and one collegiate chapter. Included in those numbers are three Valley County students, Glasgow High School's Daniel Berry, and Opheim School's...
Michelle Bigelbach The Courier With the support of 4-H, AgWest Farm Credit and the assistance of peers and adults, Glasgow High School junior Addison Young is looking to put in a four-stall wash bay at the Valley County Fairgrounds for all fair goers and for use for those traveling through town. Young decided to improve this area of the Fairgrounds as part of her Teen Leadership Project for 4-H. To help with this project, which has a goal of being completed before the start of Fair season,...
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 Valley County Pioneer Museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Events are also listed below. T...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, May 8, 2013 The three-way contest for one seat on the Glasgow School Board was settled Tuesday night. Mona Amundson was elected to a three-year term with 739 votes. Sarah Swanson had 418 votes and Rod Ost had 137. Voting was running high for this election. Forty-three percent of the 3,084 registered voters requested absentee ballots. The Cottonwood was packed Tuesday for the first day of the 45th annual Governor's Conference on Aging. It marked the first time Glasgow has... Full story
The Area Special Olympics will be held this Thursday, May 4, at the Glasgow High School track. The games will begin at 9:30 a.m. The State Summer Games will be held in Bozeman May 17-19....
Dr. Kelly Gabel, DO, is the newest general surgeon at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, joining Kevin Cahill, MD, and Jahanara Graf, MD, FACS, to the general surgery team. This newest addition to the hospital provides the area with 24 hours, seven days a week general surgery services. Dr. Gabel is familiar with rural healthcare as this area of medical care is all that he knows. He was born and raised in a small town in northwest Kansas with a population of about 1,300 people and the entire...
Lynelle Eck passed away on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, at her home in Beaverton, Ore., from natural causes. Lynelle Marie (Johnson) Eck was born in Glasgow, Mont., April 9, 1945. Parents were Gaid and Marie Johnson and she had one brother, Craig Johnson, and one sister, Anita Virts, and both are still living in Montana. Lynn graduated from Glasgow High School in May of 1963 and then graduated with an education degree from Eastern Montana College (now MSU-Billings) in June 1968. Right after... Full story
Lorraine May Gundermann, age 95, of Glasgow, Mont., formally of Larslan, Mont., passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in Billings, Mont. Burial will be at a later date. Lorraine was born July 11, 1927, on the farm north of Nashua, Mont., to John and Myrtle French. Lorraine and her siblings grew up during the depression and attended country school at the French School until boarding in Nashua for high school. Lorraine met Hubert Gundermann during high school, and they were wed Oct. 19, 1944. To... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, May 1, 2013 A line had formed at the Clerk and Recorder's office before it opened on Monday. Becky Erickson said she got there at 20 minutes to eight to be the first person to file for the Glasgow mayor's race. Erickson has served at the Glasgow City Council for 18 years, as well as on the boards of many local and state organizations. She was soon joined in line by Melanie Sorensen, a city councilmen who had decided not to run for re-election but changed her mind when...
Here are the unofficial results from the elections held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023: Glasgow School District General Fund Levy – 1487 ballots voted; 3042 ballots sent = 48.9% For the Additional Levy 755 Against the Additional Levy 732 Hinsdale School District General Fund Levies – 146 ballots voted; 269 ballots sent = 54.3% High School For the Additional Levy 113 Against the Additional Levy 33 Elementary School For the Additional Levy 110 Against the Additional Levy 36 Lustre Elementary School District General Fund Levy – 40 ballots voted; 108 b...
