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1 Years Ago Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2011 • The Glasgow Scottie Band showed off in the Homecoming Parade this year, boasting a completely new set of uniforms. Over decades of use, the band’s distinctive kilts had grown shabby and in short supply. • Dave Strohmaier and his family arrived in Glasgow on Amtrak last Thursday to make two points; to make sure passenger rail service remains strong in Montana and to “get Congress back on track.” • They didn’t post a perfect score, but the Glasgow girls’ cross country team did run its best meet of the sea...
Volunteers with the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints expended a bit of elbow grease recently at the Children's Museum of Northeast Montana in Glasgow, sprucing up the place for the enjoyment of area youngsters. The 14 volunteers also gave a deep clean to the Glasgow Senior Center. The volunteers are part of the Glendive Stake, which is similar to a diocese or district, which includes eleven congregations and covers eastern Montana from the Canadian border to the Wyoming border and...
The Glasgow Scottie football team took their fans for a wild ride Friday against the Baker Spartans. The Scotties left the field with another notch in their win column in a game that felt a lot tighter than the final 24-14 score may have indicated. Head coach Patrick Barnett said, "Either team could have won." He enthused that the game was a fun one to coach and praised both teams for playing hard all the way through. Each team needed to play hard as the third game of the season for the Scotties...
Vernon Dee Turner, 78, went home to be with Jesus on August 10, 2021. His passing was of natural causes. He was born in Glasgow, Montana on October 19, 1942 at Francis Mahon Deaconess Hospital to Kenneth Dee and Marjorie (Pehrson) Turner. He was baptized at the Methodist Church in Glasgow and confirmed later at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua. His early years were spent growing up in the Nashua community where he delivered newspapers on his bicycle in the early morning hours. After doing...
At this time, public schools are required to comply with the Centers for Disease Controls' (CDC) requirement relating to masks on school busses. To put this in perspective, there is a CDC order issued in accordance with President Biden's Executive Order 13988, promoting COVID-19 safety in domestic and international travel, that requires masks on public pro private school buses. This has been the case since Feb. 1, 2021. This requirement of masks on public or private buses is based on federal...
What makes Sara of Long Run, run? Just when the Long Run Firefighters thought that they might have a break from fighting wildfires such as the massive 447-acre-wildfire about three miles from Saint Marie, MT in the early morning hours on 17 of July, another one, albeit only about 5-acres, this time 4 miles up route 24, Chief Sara Johnson-Bryan led her fire crew into the fields again. It was Saturday the 31st this time, and perhaps she was looking forward to enjoying her weekend off with her...
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. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 11 • 1 to 4 p.m. - COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic - Glasgow VA Clinic • 6 to 8 p.m. - COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic - Cottonwood Inn and Suites, Glasgow. This is the only local opportunity for persons 12-17+ to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine. FRIDAY, AUG. 13 • Scottie Footbal, 1st Day of Prac...
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. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 4 • 4 to 5:45 p.m. - COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic - Valley County Health Dept., 500 4th Avenue South, Glasgow. FRIDAY, AUG. 6 • 7:30 p.m. - "Baskerville" - Fort Peck Summer Theatre. SATURDAY, AUG. 7 • 2 p.m. - "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" - Fort Peck Summer Theatre. SUNDAY, A...
Students attending Glasgow Public Schools during 2021-2022 School Year need not worry about wearing masks to classes or receiving vaccinations, at least for now. "When we looked at easing the restrictions of masks, we looked at the vulnerability of people, including our staff," Glasgow Public Schools Superintendent Wade Sundby told The Courier. "All of our staff have been given the opportunity to get the vaccine. Once that was in place, we were to the point where we could start to lift the mask...
You've heard it before, "So there I was, just minding my own business, when all of a sudden..." Well, just when you thought that it might be reaching the finality of things happening in St. Marie, it happened again! The residents on the Western leg of Ash street were without water due to a main break for 15 days. Then, on July 18, Water District manager Rob Esaia told us he had to locate and repair another water main break, this time on Country Club. As of July 23, Rob stated everything is...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Noon Monday 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. Thursday, June 10 • 5 to 8 p.m. - St. Raphael's Rummage Sale - St. Raphael's Parish Center, 442 3rd Ave. N., Glasgow. Friday, June 11 • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - St. Raphael's Rummage Sale - St. Raphael's Parish Center, 442 3rd Ave. N., Glasgow. • 7 p.m. St. - "Dames at Sea" - Fort Peck Theatre, 201 M...
With high school now in the rear-view mirror, 57 of Glasgow's best and brightest are ready to embark on the journey of adulthood. "To the Class of 2021, congratulation," said Glasgow School District Board Chair Angie Page during Saturday's commencement ceremony in the high school gymnasium. "We are so very proud of you and look forward to seeing how you all go on to have a successful and great future." Before they took their next steps into a larger world, the Glasgow High School Class of 2021...
Angie Page has been chosen as Glasgow School District Board chair. She succeeds Mona Amundson, who is now vice-chair. In addition, Ryan Fast and Chrissa Nelson were duly elected to the board of trustees by acclamation because there were no opposing candidates. Angie was previously elected to the board in January 2020, months prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. "It was hard, because there was so much at the beginning of my term last year where we were dealing with problems and issues...
The mother of students at Irle Elementary is calling on the Glasgow School District Board to lift the mandatory mask mandate for pupils as vaccination rates rise and the pandemic seems to ebb. “I have been as patient as possible while waiting for all of you up there to come to your senses on this mask policy, all while my children, and most of your children, have suffered every day at school,” Tami Thompson said May 12 during the public comment portion of the school board meeting. “As an adult, I have a mind of my own, and free will. I don't...
Local News Valley County Pioneer Museum Open House The Valley County Pioneer Museum, 816 US Highway 2 West, will host an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday May 16. The reception will feature an ice cream social. During the event, the Niedringhaus Center will be dedicated. Jay Michael Roberts, chief designer of the early street scene, circa 1915, will be recognized for his creative achievement. The museum proper, housing the authentic Assiniboine tepee as its centerpiece, will also be open for patrons to enjoy. The Stan Kalinski Room, the...
G.C. "Jerry" Feda, passed away Saturday April 24, 2021 at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Montana at the age of 94. Jerry, a 73-year resident of Glasgow, was born June 7, 1926 to John and Julia Jane "Jenny" (Brazzell) Feda and grew up on his family's farm near Alexandria, Minnesota. After graduating from high school, he joined the merchant marines and served for three years. Following his USMM service, he rode along with his sister on her honeymoon until she and her husband tired of his company...
During their regular meeting April 14, the Glasgow School District Board of Trustees voted to increase activity fees for athletes at all schools. Board Chair, Mona Amundson, cast the sole dissenting vote. "Everybody is in tough shape right now, and I just have some concerns about raising the fees that much," Amundson said. According to Brenner Flaten, Activities Director, the district has not raised the fees since 2011, even as associated costs have increased. "Fees continue to go up all the...
FOR THE COURIER ’21-’22 School Calendar Approved Students will attend four days a week Following lengthened discussions and negotiations, the Glasgow School District Board of Trustees voted last week to adopt a four day week for students beginning when pupils return to school in the fall. The first day of school for students will be on Aug. 23. “It is very similar to this year’s [calendar],” said Superintendent Wade Sundby. “Graduation stays on May 30, as it has in the past.” Students will attend school Mondays through Thursdays most weeks. D...
20 – 2021 Robert (Bob) Lien Quam died unexpectedly at his home in Billings, MT, on March 9, 2021. Born June 9, 1946, in Glasgow, MT, to Clifford and Kathryn Quam. He lived his early years in Frazer, MT, a town where his mother's parents (Martin and Frances Lien) homesteaded in 1917. Deeply rooted in Montana, Bob attended the school where his grandfather sat on the first school board and his mother was in the first graduating class. Attending Concordia College (Moorhead, MN), Yale Divinity S...
There will be no Glasgow School District No. 1A general fund levy request for the 2021-22 school year because of finanacial implications from the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision to forego a levy this year was made by the board of trustees. The 2021 Glasgow School Election has been cancelled, as Ryan Fast and Chrissa Nelson have been duly elected to the board of trustees by acclamation because no opposing candidates remain. Ryan Budde, who had initially sought a position as trustee, has withdrawn his trustee candidate paperwo...
Spring was in the air and so were an untold number of athletes last Thursday at the Glasgow Invitational track meet. Twenty-six schools and more than 564 tracksters hit the ground running and jumping, a significant increase from the 2019 meet with 26 schools but only 384 athletes. Mother Nature surprisingly cooperated for the first meet of the year, with mostly clear skies and a breeze that became somewhat stronger as the day went on. At the end of a beautiful day, Hinsdale stood atop the Girls...
F.J. Mersen was born on July 31, 1928 in Glasgow, Mont. to Frank Mersen Sr. and Louise Opheim Mersen, to the delight of his sister, Betty. F.J. passed away on March 27, 2021, leaving this world as sharp as a tack and remembering just about every car he sold. F.J. attended school in Glasgow through high school. He was confirmed in the First Lutheran Church in 1942. F.J. served in the Marine Corps from 1946 through 1948 where he served in the Honor Guard. He attended the University of Montana in...
The Kiwanis-sponsored Glasgow Key Club attended the Montana District Convention last week. According to faculty advisor Kristina McGee, Key Club State was fully online this year. The Glasgow organization turned in all required paperwork for the State Conference and had six of their members attend, plus Kiwanis advisor, Dr. Charles Wilson. Key Club members attending were Ben Kompel, Ava Lloyd, Kate Parks, Nicole DeGreek, Emma Whitmer and Mason Swenson. Swenson was sworn in as Lt. Governor for Dis...
The Glasgow School Board held their regular board meeting March 10. A brief deviation from the agenda was made so that the board could recognize the Glasgow Wrestling squad on their state championship before returning to scheduled business. The news most stressed by school faculty was the decision to not ask for additional monies this year, i.e. the school board opted not to raise taxes during the coronavirus pandemic. The board also opted to move to a four-day school week next year, with the option to return to a five-day week if negotiations...
John Walker Mogan, 94, of Hinsdale, Mont. passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, March 6, 2021. John Walker was born to Alexander and Yukona (Baylor) Mogan on October 7, 1926 in the Benson house in Hinsdale. Marion Porteen, who later became his mother-in-law, was the midwife. He joined a brother Alex and later a sister Joan. He was raised on a farm in the Genevieve Community north of Hinsdale. He attended grade school in the Genevieve Community, riding his bike or horse to school. He went...
