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Valley View Nursing Home (VVNH) administrator Wes Thompson spoke to the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital Board on April 27 requesting consideration to aid the nursing home financially in their operating expenses. In 2019, the home was cash flowing positive, however as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nursing home was $1.2 million short in 2020 and $1 million short in 2021. In addition to asking the FMDH board as well as other entities, Valley County voters are also being asked to support a three-year, $300,000 levy to help keep the...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital welcomes back Dr. Jahanara Graf as a full-time general and trauma surgeon after working at the hospital intermittently since 2018. With her addition, there are now two general surgeons on staff to be able to perform inpatient and outpatient surgeries without having to travel. Dr. Graf was born in Manhattan, N.Y., where she grew up until the age of seven, when she then moved to Bangkok, Thailand, as a result of her mom working for the United Nations. After three...
Daniel John Carney, age 82, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Mont. A Vigil Service (Rosary) will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 20, at St. Raphael's Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow, Mont., on Saturday, May 21, at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery after the mass with a lunch being served at St Raphael's Parish Center after burial. Please join us...
Michelle Bigelbach The Courier Valley County voters made their voices heard on Election Day, May 3. With the exclusion of Opheim, all of the other Valley County schools asked voters to either choose a new trustee and/or to vote on a funding levy. A special district election was also held to help fill three three-year terms on the North Valley County Water & Sewer District. Frazer School District ran a trustee election as they had one one-year term opening and one three-year term opening. Tihs election was held at the Frazer School Annex and...
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 through September are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dime Bingo at the Glasgow Senior Citizen Center each Tuesday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m. weekly. Glasgow Senior Center is serving congregate senior meals Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 11:30 a.m. Call the Senior Center, 228-9500, before 9 a.m. each day to r...
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 through September are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dime Bingo at the Glasgow Senior Citizen Center each Tuesday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m. weekly. Glasgow Senior Center is serving congregate senior meals Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 11:30 a.m. Call the Senior Center, 228-9500, before 9 a.m. each day to r...
The Glasgow School Board met on April 13 and the agenda included personnel action report, M.U.S.T. Health Insurance renewal, a request to close the activity account for the Middle School Science Club as well as a request to transfer the activity funds checking account. Also on the agenda were reports by the various committees, student representative, GEA, principal and superintendent. The meeting started off with the public comment period in which Chair Angie Page read from the policy handbook regarding public comments while stressing those...
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 through April are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dime Bingo at the Glasgow Senior Citizen Center each Tuesday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m. weekly. Glasgow Senior Center is serving congregate senior meals Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 11:30 a.m. Call the Senior Center, 228-9500, before 9 a.m. each day to rese...
The FMDH Foundation is once again offering scholarships to qualifying students! The Foundation is continually grateful to our donors who are always thinking of others, knowing they might need a helping hand. With nine named scholarships and $30,000 available to give, we encourage students to apply if they meet the requirements. The Scholarship Committee is excited to review the applications of our future nurses, doctors or students in other medically related fields! The Frank Heckner Memorial Scholarship is funded by a charitable trust gifted...
In the race to serve on the Glasgow School Board, the Glasgow Courier sent seven questions to each candidate: Who are you, where are you from, connection to Glasgow schools, graduation year etc. Why are you running for School Board? What parts of your experience and background make you the best candidate to serve on the school board? What do you hope to accomplish in your term in office? What is the school board doing well and how would you like to see it change or improve? In what other ways...
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 through April are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dime Bingo at the Glasgow Senior Citizen Center each Tuesday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m. weekly. Glasgow Senior Center is serving congregate senior meals Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 11:30 a.m. Call the Senior Center, 228-9500, before 9 a.m. each day to res...
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 through April are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dime Bingo at the Glasgow Senior Citizen Center each Tuesday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m. weekly. Glasgow Senior Center is serving congregate senior meals Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 11:30 a.m. Call the Senior Center, 228-9500, before 9 a.m. each day to res...
Five of the 16 Glasgow School's Key Club students represented the Scotties by traveling to Billings last week to participate in the District Convention (DCON) State Key Club Conference March 20 through 22. Connor Whitmer, Chase Tarum, Kate Parks, Mason Swenson and Michael Aho spent the two days participating in educational workshops, competitions and service while getting to know other students throughout the state. As a club, seven members, Parks, Kylie Lagerquist, Blaire Westby, M. Swenson,...
The Glasgow School Board met on March 9 and voted to put a general fund levy before the voters in addition to this year’s trustee election. The election will be a mail-in election with ballots due by May 3 to the Valley County Clerk and Recorder office. The meeting also recognized Kyler Hallock as State wrestling champion, the approval of adding Juneteenth National Independence Day as an official district holiday, adopting a new kindergarten through eighth grade reading curriculum, as well as policy readings for approval, According to m...
The Glasgow Scotties and the Opheim Vikings participated in State Business Professionals of American (BPA) in Billings March 13 and 14, representing their schools and community. Two Opheim students, Cole Taylor and Carrie Taylor, and eight Glasgow students, Dalton Sand, Mitchell Winchester, Tanner White, Eli Feezell, Blaire Westby, Raelee Dowden, Alesia Hopstad and Kate Parks, all qualified for Nationals in Dallas, Texas, May 4 through 8. These students qualified based on their participation,...
The Valley County Commissioners met on March 9 to discuss whether or not to impose a tax levy on county property owners in order to assist with the construction of a new swimming pool in Glasgow. The meeting was held in the Courthouse community room due to the large crowd the commissioners were expecting to weigh in on the issue. However, when the meeting came to order, there were only six members of the public in attendance, none of which included a representative from the city or the Valley County Community Pool Campaign. After hearing...
This summer, the Valley County Community Foundation will award its first scholarship designed to benefit students working on advanced degrees, announced Doris Leader, of Nashua. She chairs the Foundation board which administers the scholarship. The Thomas & Cynthia Markle Scholarship for Advanced Degree Study will assist students who have earned an undergraduate degree and are seeking further education. It is designed to assist students who have roots in Valley County as they work toward masters, doctorate, or post-doctorate level degrees....
Lawrence "Lorney" Boucher passed away in Parker, Ariz., on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at the age of 83. A memorial Mass will be Saturday, March 19, at 11 a.m. at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow, Mont. A luncheon reception will be held at the American Legion in Hinsdale at 1 p.m. He was born in Glasgow on April 14, 1938, to Edgar and Evelyn Boucher. He joined three siblings, Arlene, Donnetta and Walter "Bud." After the family moved to Baker, Mont., Rosezella was born. Lorney graduated...
The Glasgow Courier welcomed back Michelle Bigelbach on March 7. Bigelbach returns to the Courier to take up the mantle of Publisher/Editor after a hiatus of just over a year from the paper. She first joined the Courier in the summer of 2016 as Copy Editor. She moved into writing after demonstrating an ability for editing without sacrificing the original tone of an article. Bigelbach said she made the move "grudgingly" because as a new resident of the area "I didn't feel I could provide the voic...
Filing closes March 14. The primary election ends June 7 with the general election concluding on Nov. 8. Glasgow School Board – One position available Larraine Eiland Stan Ozark Erin Aune Donald Pansegrau Valley View Hospital District Ken Jansa Glasgow Irrigation District Cheryl L. Uphaus Fort Peck Rural County Water District – Three positions available Arlie L. McMichael Greg Speer Joseph M. Yeoman North Valley County Water & Sewer District, Inc. - Three positions available Carl Millerick Nick O. Chiechi Phillip DeFelice DeLee Hustad Rus...
FEBRUARY MONTHLONG: TUESDAYS 1 p.m. — Dime Bingo — Glasgow Senior Center (Recurring). The Valley Community Food Bank, located at 1020 1st Ave. No., is open the 3rd Tuesday of every month from noon to 3 p.m. If this is your 1st time applying for assistance from the food bank, bring a photo ID & proof of your physical residence. For more information, contact Brenda Tarum, treasurer, at 406-367-5100. WEDNESDAYS 1:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. — Flu and COVID-19 Vaccine Walk-In Clinic — Valley County Health Department. All other vaccinations by appoint...
EDITOR'S NOTE: 5 p.m. Friday before publication is the deadline for calendar additions, which must be emailed to [email protected] or submitted in person at The Courier office, 531 2nd Ave. S., in Glasgow. JANUARY MONTHLONG: TUESDAYS • 1 p.m. - Dime Bingo - Glasgow Senior Center (Recurring). • The Valley Community Food Bank, located at 1020 1st Ave. No., is open the 3rd Tuesday of every month from noon to 3 p.m. If this is your 1st time applying for assistance from the food bank, bring a pho...
Application due dates have been set for community grants and scholarships offered by the Valley County Community Foundation, announced Doris Leader of Nashua who serves as VCCF board chair. First up will be applications for the general grant program which must be post marked by March 18. VCCF provides grants to organizations within Valley County with the 501(c)(3) charitable IRS designation, along with local governments and educational institutions. Groups with projects expected to be completed by Oct. 1, 2022 are welcome to apply. Last year,...
On January 10th at 1:37 PM, our good Lord escorted Allen Lee Bunk to his new heavenly home. Allen spent 36 days at Mountain View Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada valiantly fighting to recover from a heart attack he suffered on December 9th. While Allen's desire to recover and return to Montana with his family was evident, the injuries he sustained were too great. Allen Lee Bunk was born in Glasgow, Montana to Henry and Lydia Bunk on May 29, 1950. He was the youngest of six children. He is preceded...
Ethel Maxine (Seely) Ost, 88, lost her long battle with Alzheimer's disease January 11, 2022 at the Hi-Line Retirement Center in Malta, MT. Ethel was born on January 20, 1933 to Guy and Eleanor Seely in Hinsdale, MT. Ethel graduated from Hinsdale High School in 1951. After graduating, she moved to Santa Maria, CA where she met the love of her life, Harvey. They were married in 1952, moving back to Montana where they would eventually raise their seven children: Rodney, Ronnie, Suzanne, Rickie,...
