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1 Years Ago: Wednesday July 10, 2013 June marked the fourth straight month that ended up being wetter than normal, with 4.19 inches of rain falling in Glasgow. This is 1.86 inches more than the normal of 2.33 inches. More than half an inch of rain fell at the airport on three separate occasions, the greatest being 1.33 inches on June 3. The Goodkind Gallery threw a reception recently to open the showing of the works of Orlando Montenegro, an artist from Las Vegas. What he brought to Glasgow...
1 Years Ago: Wednesday July 3, 2013 It would be hard to miss this railroad project. Wooden ties have been laid out along the tracks from Glasgow to Wolf Point for weeks. Motels in Glasgow are full of railroad people and derailment specialists have filled camping spaces with company RVs. Road master Damon Fry out of Williston is in charge of this big maintenance project. He said that the Glasgow to Wolf Point segment started June 9 and is scheduled to finish July 14. Some 65,000 ties will be...
7 Cut Bank Swim Meet June 24 & 25 Time F/P/S Relay Place Points Improv Event # 20 Girls 200 IM 15-19 3:04.13S F Kulczyk, Abigail 1 14 -6.10 3:22.88S F Dulaney, Kimber 3 10 -6.22 Event # 25 Boys 50 Free 11-12 35.92S P Kulczyk, Nikolas 3 --- -0.67 36.45S F Kulczyk, Nikolas 3 10 -0.14 Event # 35 Boys 50 Breast 11-12 50.79S F Kulczyk, Nikolas 2 12 -1.12 51.91S P Kulczyk, Nikolas 2 --- --- Event # 55 Boys 50 Back 11-12 43.59S F Kulczyk, Nikolas 1 14 -1.46 44.14S P Kulczyk, Nikolas 1 --- -0.91 Event # 60 Girls 100 Back 15-19 1:26.28S F Dulaney,...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team brought home 28 top-five finishes – five of which were first places – from the Scobey Invitational held June 17 and 18. Kila Tatafu won the girls 100 IM 8 & under as well as the 25 breast. She also took second place in the 25 fly to earn high point winner for the girls 8 & under category. Kimber Dulaney won the girls 100 back 15-19, Holt Huntsman took first in the boys 50 fly 11-12 and Jack Miller earned the top spot in the boys 200 free 13-14. Head Coach Ethan Sch...
Time F/P/S Relay Place Points Improv Event # 2 Girls 100 Free Relay8 & Under 3:14.65S F A Relay Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team 5 4 Markle, Kjelgaard (6) Holzworth, Lillee (6) Markle, Aurora (5) Tatafu, Kila (8) Event # 6 Girls 200 Free Relay 11-12 2:52.75S F A Relay Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team 2 10 Event # 7 Boys 200 Free Relay 13-14 X 2:40.06S F A Relay Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team --- --- Event # 12 Girls 100 IM 8 & Under 2:31.79S F Tatafu, Kila 1 14 --- Event # 14 Girls 100 IM 9-10 2:10.66S F Miller, Molly 3 10 1.22 2:12.59S DQ F Saiz, Snow --- ---...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team opened their 2023 season in Plentywood this past weekend, marking the first time the athletes have been in a pool. Despite that, members of the Thunder team earned 18 top five finishes with five first place showings. Holt Huntsman led the Glasgow boys in three top places, winning the boys 50 free, 50 fly and 200 free in the 11-12 year old bracket. He won the 50 free with a time of 35.73, knocking 0.71 seconds off his preliminary time. He swam a 44.73 in the 50 fly,...
Time F/P/S Relay Place Points Improv Event # 1 Boys 100 Free Relay 8 & Under X 2:23.69S F A Relay Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team --- --- Event # 4 Girls 100 Free Relay 9-10 1:42.14S F A Relay Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team 6 2 Event # 7 Boys 200 Free Relay 13-14 X 2:33.13S F A Relay Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team --- --- Event # 8 Girls 200 Free Relay 13-14 X 2:44.63S F A Relay Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team --- --- Event # 14 Girls 100 IM 9-10 2:06.51S F Saiz, Snow 6 7 -40.34 2:09.44S F Miller, Molly 7 6 -1.50 Event # 16 Girls 200 IM 11-12 4:13.34S DQ F Tatafu,...
The Valley County Community Foundation is proud to announce that over $38,454 in grants will be distributed to our communities across Valley County to continue to support the VCCF mission: to fund economic, cultural, and charitable projects for generations to come. Board Chair Doris Leader of Nashua explained that these grant funds come from something like the community’s savings account and are meant to thrive for years to come. Donations to VCCF are invested and earnings from this endowment come back to Valley County in the form of grants and...
The summer swim season will look different for the Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team this year. With the news that the Glasgow Swimming Pool will not reopen and calls for bids are currently out to build a new pool the Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team had to be creative with how they will compete this year. Due to the hard work and dedication of the Swim Team board, comprised of Michelle Huntsman, Ashley Markle, Whitney Tatafu, Katie Knierim and Susan Murr, as well as the cooperation of other entities, the swim season will still continue, even without a...
After hitting a roadblock earlier this year when a lone construction bid for a new pool, bathhouse and parking loop came in millions over the engineer estimate from July 2022, the Valley County Community Pool Campaign committee has been meeting, working and discussing with key stakeholders what the next steps will look like in order to get a new pool for Valley County. When the lone bid was reviewed in January, the bid came in at $4,693,422 with the breakdown of $2,288,695 for the swimming pool, $2,146,651 for the pool house structure and...
During the Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team Thunder (GKST) annual team banquet on Aug. 15, held at the Glasgow Evangelical Church, eighth-grader Haleigh Huntsman was recognized and awarded the Larry Baumgartner Memorial Award. Larry Baumgartner fell in love with the GKST when his children, Mary and Derek, joined the team in the mid-'90s. He started following the team because of his children but quickly became a fan of every swimmer. Larry always kept track of times, encouraged swimmers a little extra...
Nikolas Kulczyk swims the 50 breast stroke in the Mixed 11-12 200 Medley Relay at the State Swim Meet held Aug. 5 and 6 in Lewistown. The Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team Thunder placed third in their first year of the Class A State Tournament. "Everyone swam amazing and out of their minds," enthused head coach Ethan Shrader....
The Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team Thunder are sending 31 swimmers to the State Swim Meet this weekend, Aug. 6 and 7, in Lewistown. Glasgow will be represented by: Anders Aune, Peyton Birkoski, Brynn Donaldson, Raelee Dowden, Kimber Dulaney, Hadley Edwards, Raef Edwards, Audrey Elletson, Wade Fuhrman, Will Fuhrman, Owen George, Haleigh Huntsman, Holt Huntsman, Piper Johnson, Jett Johnson, Abigail Kulczyk, Nikolas Kulczyk, Dayton Markle, Jack Miller, Molly Miller, Ava Reyes, Grace Reyes, Rico Reyes,...
Scobey Invitational July 23 and 24 Event # 1 Boys 100 Free Relay 8 & Under 3 8A Relay Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team 2:23.20 FS Markle, Dayton (6) Markle, McKitterick (7) Edwards, Raef (6) Fuhrman, Will (7) Event # 1 Boys 100 Free Relay 8 & Under - Lead-Off Legs ( 25 Free ) Fuhrman, Will 1:11.74S F --- --- 43.82 Event # 2 Girls 100 Free Relay 8 & Under --- ---A Relay Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team 1:35.06 DQFS Saiz, Snow (8) Tatafu, Kila (8) Edwards, Hadley (8) Miller, Molly (8) Event # 2 Girls 100 Free...
The temperatures hit triple digits this past weekend which normally brings severe weather warnings. Turns out the real storm threat was Thunder in the pool. "We swam great for how hot it was.," said head coach Ethan Shrader. "It was the first time in a log time that we got in the top three at our own meet." The team travels to Scobey this weekend July 23 and 24 for their final meet before the Divisional Meet in Plentywood July 30 and 31. Glasgow Invitational Time PointsPlaceRelayF/P/S Improv...
Last week Katie Knierim and Kevin Miller donated $25,000 to the Valley County Community Pool Campaign making the total raised $2,518,028, just over the $2.5 million mark, of the $3,304,000 goal needed to build a new pool in Glasgow. The Miller children, Jack and Molly, are both part of the Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team Thunder, and Knierim swam in swim team as a kid, so seeing the campaign so close to their goal and seeing a new pool in Glasgow within sights is important to them as a family. Jory...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team sent Thunder swimmers to both the Malta and Columbia Falls Invitational Meets this past weekend. Hadley Edwards won the 25 meter backstroke, 25 meter breaststroke and 50 meter free in the girls 8 and under in Columbia Falls, continuing her winning season. "In Malta, we had some amazing swims," said GKST head coach Ethan Shrader. Molly Miller led the girls 8 and under group and brought home the High Points trophy. Miller won the 100 meter individual medley, the 25 me...
"Glasgow swam amazing," said Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team head coach Ethan Shrader of his team's performance in the 2022 Sidney Swim Meet. He highlighted the performance of the 8 and under girls' showing in the 25-meter breaststroke. "...we had girls finish in four of the top six places." Sharder noted the Thunder brought home a number of first place finishes, led by Hadley Edwards in the girls 8 and under and Dalton Sand in the boys 15-19 group. Edwards broke the federation record in the girls' 8...
For Chinook everyone swam great. We had some amazing 8 and under races, and some thrilling 15 and over races.All of the Glasgow swimmers swam their hearts out and I could not be more proud of the team for the second meet of the year. We placed third as a team overall in the meet with 452 points. We have had a great start to the year. Chinook Invitational Meet 6/11/2022 to 6/12/2022 Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team 1 Birkoski, Peyten - Female - Age: 12 #26 Girls 11-12 50 Free Finals 37.74 37.89 (3) 10 #26 Girls 11-12 50 Free Prelims 37.30 37.74 (3)...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Thunder Swim Team traveled to Columbia Falls fro the 2021 State Swim meet July 31 and Aug. 1. The team returned with one state champion and a number of swimmers who cracked the top five. Combined, the boys and girls earned 249 points and placed ninth out of the 20 teams at the meet. The Glasgow boys earned 40 points and a 16th place finish while the Thunder girls racked up 209 points and a sixth-place finish. Hadley Edwards, 7-years-old, earned the only first-place finish...
I am 32-years-old and a mother of one 8-year-old girl who enjoys swim team and swimming for fun. I am looking to raise money to help pay for the Valley County Community Pool. Any amount will help build a new pool. We still need an estimated $1.78 million. We do have a grant in place, but if we do not have the pool completed by 2023, we will lose the grant. To have the pool built by 2023, we would have to start destruction of the current pool by the fall of 2022, and construction by the spring...
The Glasgow Kiwanis Thunder traveled to Lewistown this past weekend for the 2021 Eastern Divisional swim meet. After two days of intense competition, the Thunder will be sending 28 swimmers on to the state swim meet in Columbia Falls this Saturday and Sunday, July 31 and Aug. 1. The Thunder boys team finished the divisional meet with 96.5 points and ninth place while the girls team earned 325.5 points and a fifth place finish. Highlights from Lewistown included 12-year-old Kaylly Turner's...
Plentywood Invitational 2021 10-Jul-21 to 11-Jul-21 Time F/P/S Relay Place Points Improv Event # 1 Boys 100 Free Relay8 & Under X 2:58.70S F DQ A Relay Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team --- --- Event # 3 Boys 100 Free Relay 9-10 1:18.39S F A Relay Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team 2 10 Event # 6 Girls 200 Free Relay 11-12 2:36.16S F A Relay Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team 4 6 Event # 8 Girls 200 Free Relay 13-14 1:58.39S F DQ A Relay Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team --- --- Event # 9 Boys 200 Free Relay 15-19 X 2:10.31S F A Relay Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team --- --- Event #...
Swimmers, coaches and family members from across eastern Montana descended on Hoyt Park for the annual Glasgow Invitational Swim Meet on June 19 and 20. The Glasgow Kiwanis Thunder Swim Team was represented by 51 swimmers. "The team is the biggest it has been in years," said Ethan Shrader, head coach, "and everyone is swimming to their full potential." Holt Huntsman turned in a first-place finish in the boys 9-10 50-meter butterfly in front of a packed park. He also placed second in the 100-mete...
