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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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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 closed for the month of January. 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. Nashua Lions Roller Sk... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Glasgow and Valley County law enforcement officials have been awarded a $210,000 grant to begin a new program, providing drug prosecution services to 17 counties and two drug task forces in Eastern Montana. The grant from the Montana Board of Crime Control will fund a drug prosecution coordinator, an attorney specializing in drug cases, for two years. The winter storm that hit northeast Montana on Thursday night wasn't a surprise. It had been making its...
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 closed for the month of January. 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. Nashua Lions Roller S... Full story
Michael "Mike" C. Kaiser was born in Miles City, Mont., to Charles and Lorrain (Muggli) Kaiser. He spent his youth in Miles City, attending Sacred Heart School, lettering in football, basketball and track. After high school, he enlisted in the Army where he served our country for four years, completing three tours of Vietnam and was awarded the Purple Heart. He attended Northern Montana College for four years and graduated at the top of his class with degrees in welding, construction materials... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, January 9, 2013 The Glasgow School Board voted unanimously Jan. 2 to run two bond issues to finance a new elementary school plus improvements to East Side School and Glasgow High School. A Glasgow resident urged the City Council to put up a stop sign on the corner of 2nd Street and 3rd Avenue North. Kelly Fuhrman, a resident of the area for 25 years, said drivers " fly through the area." He said he has seen near-accidents and children almost hit by cars. He said he has as...
The high school Ice Dawgs added two to the Win column this past weekend. Glasgow defeated visiting Bozeman Ice Dogs 6-3 Friday night and 4-1 Saturday morning at the Valley Event Center. Friday night the first period proved a quiet one as neither team scored. Bozeman kicked off the action in the second period with a goal just 40 seconds into play. The visiting Dogs scored again with just 7:25 left before the intermission. Michael Hoyer put the Dawgs on the board with 1:12 left in the period on...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, January 2, 2013 In this season of giving, the Glasgow High School Educational Trust is honored to announce a gift of $10,000 from the James and Ailene Olk Family. The good guys were on the job again this New Year's Eve, giving people free rides home from parties so they wouldn't get behind the wheel after drinking. Nine volunteers from Valley County Search & Rescue, Thompson and Sons Towing, and Glenn's Automotive took the calls. They gave a total of 166 rides this year,...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 The Valley County Commissioners decided at their regular meeting on Dec. 18 to buy a new microfilm reader to replace one that is 15 years old. The price, $10,213, includes setup. Don't run the risk of driving home this New Year's Eve if you've had any alcohol. Do yourself and everyone else on the road a favor- call one of the volunteers waiting to help you to get home. The ride is free! Roubie Younkin, Valley County Extension agent with the Montana State Uni...
For the week of Dec. 19 through 25, there were 12 motor vehicle stops, nine reports of accidental dials/prank phone calls, one report of a loose dog and one report of loose livestock. Monday, Dec. 19 1243 – A male reported the eastbound lane drifting over. A message was left for Glasgow DOT. 1934 – A female reported a white pickup has been parked in their parking lot for about an hour now. The pickup is not running and there's a dog inside. Around a half hour later, the female called back and said the pickup is still there and the dog is ins...
The Glasgow Schools held their regular monthly board meeting on Dec. 12, inside of the District Board Room. The most important topic discussed was the shortage of bus drivers the district is currently experiencing. “It’s a unique position. It fits a certain set of community members. You start in the morning, then you are done for the day, then you drive the bus in the afternoon. If you get caught up doing something in between, you can lose track of time in between,” explained Superintendent Wade Sundby on why the position is so hard to fill....
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 hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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. N...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 Bourgault Industries has recognized Farm Equipment Sales as the recipient of its "Highest Customer Service Award" for the year of 2011-12 in the Western USA territory. Farm Equipment Sales represents the Bourgault Air Seeding Line out of their Glasgow, Plentywood, Culbertson, and Circle locations. The Glasgow School Board has voted to accept the recommendation of its Building Committee and put grades K through 5 in a new Irle School building. East Side...
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 hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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. N... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 Glasgow Superintendent Bob Connors addressed about 20 school administrators and community members at a School Building Committee meeting Monday, explaining the splitting of the school bond issue into two questions for the voters. He said that one vote will be on $16.8 million bond for building or renovation of three school buildings: a new elementary building, additions to East Side and improvements to the high school. Valley County Commissioner Dave Pippin...
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 hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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. Nashua Lions Roller Skating h... Full story
Wilmer H. "Harvey" Fast, 92, passed away peacefully to his heavenly home, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, at Valley View Nursing Home, in Glasgow, Mont. You may stop by Bell Mortuary to pay your respects to Harvey, Friday, Dec. 9. Family will receive friends Sunday, Dec. 11, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow. A private family burial is planned with a celebration of life planned for June 2023. Harvey was born on June 5, 1930, on the Fast Family homestead in Lustre, Mont., to Peter and Aganetha... Full story
Typically awarded during the yearly New Trends in Ag seminar put on by The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, which occurred in November this year, the Del Strommen Trendsetter Award is provided to an individual(s) who show innovation not only in the agriculture field but is also involved in the community. This year's recipients, Darrell and Margareta "Maggan" Walstad were presented the award after the seminar due to being out of town during the event. Darrell Walstad is a 1980...
In 2004, a group of teenagers started a goal of creating a skatepark in order to pursue their passions in the sport. A board was created, and with the assistance of parents and other involved community members, the park was created on the Fairgrounds property. In 2007 a concrete pad had been poured and ramps were installed. As these teenagers grew up and graduated from high school, the interest to maintain and upkeep the property weaned off, with the property becoming bygones of the past. This past summer, the skatepark was closed off from...
The High School Ice Dawgs returned to the rink for the first time this season at home with two games against the Salmon (Idaho) Rapids. The Dawgs dammed the Rapids in both games: 10-3 Friday night followed by a 10-0 shutout Saturday morning. The first few minutes of the game Friday evening looked to belong to the visiting Rapids but momentum quickly shifted to the Ice Dawgs. Once they took control of the puck, the game belonged to the Dawgs. Aiden Price kicked off the Dawgs' onslaught with an ev...
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 hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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. V... Full story
Helen Lorinda (Gess) Amestoy Robbins, daughter of Julius and Alma (Applegren) Gess, was born Feb. 13, 1928, in Wolf Point, Mont. She passed away Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, at her home in Nashua, Mont. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua with Pastor Bonnie Novak officiating. She will be laid to rest by her husband in the Nashua Cemetery. She graduated for Wolf Point High School in 1946 and then went to Concordia College that fall,... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 The First Lutheran Church in Opheim celebrated its 100th Anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, by celebrating the joint venture of the Lutheran and the Methodist churches in Opheim. In what was deemed one of the driest and shortest school board meetings in recent memory, the Glasgow School Board approved a three-year co-op agreement with Hinsdale in both wrestling and softball. The agreement continues Glasgow's and Hinsdale's relationship as co-ops as the two...
Donna Mae Tihista, 89, the daughter of Ingvald and Magda (Hartvikson) Leraas, was born May 2, 1933, in Knox, N.D. At the age of one and half she traveled with her parents to their new home 26 miles north of Nashua, Mont. She graduated from Nashua High School in 1951 and immediately began working in Glasgow, Mont. She soon gained employment as a secretary at Bjorklund Insurance Agency where she worked for the next three years until her marriage to Jed Tihista on Oct. 10, 1954. Together they... Full story
The patriarch of the Buen family, Arthur Kenneth Buen, 94, of Nashua, Mont., passed away peacefully, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, surrounded by his loving daughters in Great Falls, Mont. Funeral service for Arthur is Saturday, Nov. 5, at 11 a.m., with visitation at 10 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, Mont., with Pastor Bonnie Novak officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery, in Glasgow. Arthur was born on the Buen Homestead Sept. 25, 1928, to Asle and Anna Buen. At that time, he... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, October 31, 2012 The Army Corp of Engineers has awarded the final round of contracts for repairs throughout the Missouri River basin following the flood of 2011. The final repair bill for the Corps' Omaha District totaled $360 million. Levee rehabilitation work came to $160 million and repairs to damages at the six main-stem dam projects totaled $200 million. The work on 15 levee systems is expected to be complete by the spring of 2013. Completion of work on the dams...
