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After hosting the annual state Kiwanis Convention in Glasgow 24 years ago, it was Glasgow's turn once again to host a total of 60 people at the Cottonwood Inn Aug. 1 through 4. In addition to accomplishing new business and prior business that couldn't get done as a result of the cancellation of the Midwinter Meeting, attendees were able to take in the sites of Glasgow and the surrounding area. Kiwanis is dedicated to serving the children of the world, and the theme, put on by State Kiwanis Gover...
The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Aug. 31. For further information or special arrangements call 406-263-7344. Fort Peck Interpretive Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through the end of September. Powerhouse tours are available at regular times daily through Labor Day, Sept. 2. Both are free. Call 406-526-3493 for more information. THURSDAY – AUG. 15 5 – 5:30 p.m. - Nashua School Elementary and High School Parent Open House at the school. 5:30 – 6 p.m. - Nashua School High Schoo...
Lalon Roger Trang,83, of Nashua, Mont., died Thursday, Aug. 8,2019, in the Intensive Care Unit of St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings, Mont. Our beloved father, husband, grandfather and great-grandfather will be missed, but he's no longer in pain, and for that we are grateful. A memorial service will be held at Bell Mortuary, in Glasgow, Mont., on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 11 a.m. He will be laid to rest in the Nashua Cemetery in Nashua and a gathering of his friends and family will follow at the...
The Glasgow Clinic Specialty Care office is welcoming a new general surgeon to the family. Dr. Nicole Lorenz, M.D., will join Dr. Robert Crochelt at the clinic as a board certified general surgeon on Monday, Aug. 19, and will start seeing patients in the clinic a week later on Monday, Aug. 26. She will be providing a wide range of surgical services including gastroenterology, endoscopy, colonoscopy, breast, hernia repair and gall bladder. Being a part of a rural community is nothing new to Dr....
The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Aug. 31. For further information or special arrangements call 406-263-7344. Fort Peck Interpretive Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through the end of September. Powerhouse tours are available at regular times daily through Labor Day, Sept. 2. Both are free. Call 406-526-3493 for more information. THURSDAY – AUG. 8 7 p.m. - VFW & Auxiliary meeting at the Glasgow VFW Club. 7 p.m. - Fort Peck Fine Arts Performing Arts Camp present an evening of s...
The Glasgow School Board met July 26 in the school administration building to interview two candidates for the superintendent position. Lisa Stroh, Ph.D., currently of the Poplar School district, and Wade Sundby, Saco superintendent, sat down for lengthy interviews with board members, in front of educators, retirees and this reporter from the Glasgow Courier. Aaron Cornman, Ph.D, Missouri, had called board chair Mona Amundson to withdraw his application. According to Amundson, Cornman said movin...
Graydon "Bub" Edwards Jr., age 90, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 22, 2019, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, Mont. He was a beloved father, husband, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, and neighbor, who will be missed by all those that knew him. Memorial services will held 11 a.m., Thursday, August 1, at Opheim Community Church in Opheim, Mont., with Pastor Owen Childers officiating. A luncheon will follow services at the Opheim Community Church. Bub was born...
A Wonderful Life with a Wonderful End If you asked Frank Helland about his life, chances are he would have said it was wonderful. Dad felt this way up to the moment he passed away in Bozeman, Mont., from pneumonia on Monday, July 22, 2019, at age 92. A memorial service will be held at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, with lunch served following the service. The family will spread Dad's ashes with Mom's ashes at the cedar bush on the Reimche farm, where the...
Andros "Andy" Delton Strommen was born on Jan. 3, 1920, on the Saco homestead in the wild rocky hills and arrived at heaven's pearly gates on Thursday, July 25, 2019, surrounded by family. Andy was born to Andrew Mathias and Orl (Crance) Strommen and raised with siblings, Andresa, Oris and Olaf. Andy and his siblings were pivotal in the running of the homestead from very early ages and this is where he found his love for hard work. He valued hard work and appreciated seeing others work hard, t...
MICHELLE BIGELBACH THE COURIER The Montana Pilots Association Valley Hanger Association sponsored a fly-in at the Nelson Ranch on July 29 and 30 to not only meet fellow pilots but to also recognize four Northeast Montana pilots for their years of safe flight operations. Ted Schye, of Fort Peck, Dallas O'Connor, of Poplar, Gary Martin, of Tampico, and Larry French, formerly of Wolf Point, now of Bayview, Idaho, were all awarded the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Wright Brothers Master...
A.J. ETHERINGTON THE COURIER The Glasgow School Board met with a full quorum to review applicants for the Superintendent job left vacant by Bob Connors, who has moved on to lead the Bozeman School District. In a race to find either a permanent or interim superintendent before the start of the school year, the board closed the position after just one week and after receiving only five applications. The board then reviewed each applicant in detail pouring over cover letters, answers to supplemental questions and resumes to get a clear feel for...
Everything begins on a foundation. What is true for wrestling is also true for the building that will house the club going into the future. Pictured above, Gregg Hunter presents a check from Nemont Wireless for $5,000 to the Glasgow Wrestling Club to help with building their new wrestling facility. When said and done the new building – located near the Glasgow Middle School – will feature a three-mat training room. According to Glasgow School's Athletic Director, Brenner Flaaten, the fac...
The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Aug. 31. For further information or special arrangements call 406-263-7344. Fort Peck Interpretive Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through the end of September. Powerhouse tours are available at regular times daily through Labor Day, Sept. 2. Both are free. Call 406-526-3493 for more information. WEDNESDAY – JULY 10 4 – 7 p.m. - Retirement Party for Mitch Willett at Sam and Jeff’s. 6 p.m. - Glasgow School Board Meeting in the district board room....
Gene LaVerne Brandt, age 95, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, friend, and neighbor went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday July 4, 2019, at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont. A celebration of Gene's life will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 11, at the Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. A reception will follow. Burial with military honors will take place in Highland Cemetery at 12 p.m. Gene was born March 22, 1924, on a farm north of Nashua,...
The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Aug. 31. For further information or special arrangements call 406-263-7344. Fort Peck Interpretive Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through the end of September. Powerhouse tours are available at regular times daily through Labor Day, Sept. 2. Both are free. Call 406-526-3493 for more information. THURSDAY – JULY 4 Valley County Courthouse Closed Glasgow City-County Library Closed 11 a.m. - Milk River Days Parade on Main Street in Hinsdale. 1:30 p...
Local children participated in a summer art camp taught by Sara (Wittmayer) Wesen at the Wheatgrass Arts and Gallery, June 17 through June 27. The children were split between two weeks and worked on creative masterpieces two hours each day, creating six dynamic art projects, including a mural which will be displayed at the Glasgow City-County Library. The mural will have different themes in regards to reading, depending upon age level of the artist. "Each age level will create their own board...
In an unscheduled meeting of the Glasgow School Board June 21, Superintendent of Glasgow Schools Bob Connors resigned his position. He will be leaving to take the superintendent job for the Bozeman School District. The Bozeman School District oversees the education of some 7,000 students compared to the 850 students in Glasgow. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported that the board in Bozeman was evenly split on their decision to hire Connors with half the Board wanting to hire him and the other half wanting to choose an interim while a...
The Glasgow School Board met in regular session on June 12 in the district board room. All trustees and school administrators were present except Superintendent Bob Connors. Three GHS athletes were recognized for their state track championships: Ellis McKean, Emily Kolstad and Brett Glaser. Head coach Tim Phillips summarized each of their accomplishments and they were congratulated by the board. Personnel items were approved, including the hiring of Shelby Stormer as the middle school counselor. Resignations were approved for Kyle Bilger,...
Joan Ruth (Wetterling) Helland, 82, passed away Friday morning, June 7, 2019, at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Mont., surrounded by friends and family members. Joan was born in Kensington, Minn., Feb. 5, 1937, to Waldo J. and Eleanor (Larson) Wetterling. She was the oldest of four children. The family moved to Glasgow in 1945 to farm for Henry Osterberg, and Waldo later bought some land in the Milk River Valley between Glasgow and Nashua. Joan's mother, Eleanor, was a long-time...
The dollar figures $224,412 and $33,389 don’t have much in common but to the Valley County Community Foundation, they are very significant. The $33,389 granted this year is the largest annual amount given since the first grants in 2000. That figure brought the total amount of grants given to $224,412. “These grants mean a lot to efforts in Valley County,” said Doris Leader who chairs the board of directors. “Many projects are completed, enhanced, or totally funded with VCCF dollars.” VCCF awards grants to projects or programs that are for c...
The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For further information or special arrangements call 406-263-7344. Fort Peck Interpretive Center will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through the end of September. Powerhouse tours are available at regular times daily through Labor Day, Sept. 2. Both are free. Call 406-526-3493 for more information. WEDNESDAY – MAY 29 3 p.m. - St. Marie Fire Training. For more info., contact Chief August Aho at 263-9733. 6-8 p.m. - Free Skywarn Weather Spotter Training Course at t...
Glasgow is brimming with Scottie pride this week following the trackster's performances at the State B track meet this past weekend, May 23-25. The Scottie cruiser departed for the 420-mile trek to Kalispell on Thursday, carrying nearly three dozen of Glasgow's best track and field athletes and their support system. Post-season events are typically held several hundred miles away from home for the Scotties, but Northeast Montanan athletes (especially spring sportsters) are a special breed and...
The Glasgow School Board met in regular session at the District Board Room on May 15. The meeting came just one week after the public rejected a general fund levy request for the fourth consecutive year. Prior to the start of the regular board meeting, the organizational meeting was held. The board canvassed and approved the school election results and Mona Amundson was sworn-in for another term as trustee for the school district. Amundson was appointed chairperson, Ryan Fast was appointed vice-chair, and committees were reorganized. The regula...
The Montana Department of Health and Human Services Senior and Long-Term Care Division held a legal documents clinic at the Senior Citizens Center in Glasgow on May 16. The clinic serves a number of purposes – according to Katy Lovell who organizes the clinics for DPHHS – not least of which is to screen for elder abuse and financial scamming of senior citizens. During the clinic, seniors received assistance from volunteer professionals, such as lawyers and notary publics, in creating wills, han...
Frazer, Opheim, Lustre and Glasgow schools asked voters to cast their ballot on May 7 to elect trustees to fill positions with some also asking voters to pass a school levy. For the fourth consecutive year, Glasgow voters rejected a general fund levy request with a vote of 704 against and 658 for. This year’s request asked voters to pass a general fund levy proposition for the purpose of increasing teacher and support staff wages. The Glasgow Courier reached out to Superintendent Bob Connors and the Glasgow School Board Chairman Mona A...
