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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Class 1 First Place: Shawn Wersal, Glasgow No. 8, Ford LTD sponsored by Dink's Bar, Kelbi & Asher Wersal Second Place: Fred Potter, Glasgow No. 48, Ford Crown Vic sponsored by Potter Bros. Ranch, B&B Pumping, C&B Operations, Tire Rama, Nemont Beverages Third Place: Darrin Wersal, Glasgow No. 80HD, Chrysler Newport sponsored by Dink's Bar Mad Dog: Fred Potter Class 3 First Place: Alex Power, Williston, N.D. No. 115, Ford Crown Vic sponsored by Devil Dog Transmissions, Basin Towing, Black and...
The 8th Annual Paint Run/Walk will be held Saturday, Aug. 13. The Run/Walk is a 2.5 mile untimed event highlighted by participants being sprayed with powdered paint at various points along the course. This event is jointly sponsored by Glasgow High School Student Council and the Glasgow Recreation Department. This is a fundraiser for the Warriors on the Water Project. The race begins in front of the Glasgow Civic Center and proceeds north for two blocks before turning left and heading west on 2nd Ave. South. At the edge of town participants...
Dear Editor, After homesteading in Valley County and later living on farms bordering the Milk River near Hinsdale and Glasgow, the family of John Sherwood and Ruth Hellen Clark Sherwood, my parents, moved from Glasgow to Missouri in June of 1951. My June 2 through 8, 2022 trip to Montana with my daughter and three nieces was a trip of a lifetime for me. The people we met went above and beyond to help us! I am deeply grateful to each of you! Two of the days were travel days, so in the time we...
There always seems to be two mainstays at the Monster Cat Roundup. The anglers should always expect a challenging bite and they should never forget the sunscreen. This year provided more of the same. The summer heat peaked in the mid 90's this time around, but despite those difficult conditions it is safe to say the 50-boat field won this version of the battle. Twenty teams weighed in over 20 lbs. breaking the previous record of seventeen teams with 20+ pounds in 2020. Teams reported solid...
On July 13, U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines urged the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) to hold a hearing on their St. Mary’s Reinvestment Act, which will provide critical resources to north central Montana and make rehabilitating the St. Mary’s Diversion Dam more affordable. In a letter to ENR Chair Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Tester and Daines said the project is critical to ensuring the Milk River Project can continue providing water to farmers, ranchers, and Tri...
The Valley County Health Department was awarded the 2021 President's Award from the Montana Public Health Association (MPHA) during their annual conference in April. The President's Award honors an individual, group or organization whose work has made a significant statewide impact in public heath. Typically a nomination process, the MPHA Executive Board voted to honor all local health departments, tribal health departments, the Department of Public Health and Human Services and community...
Results from the Hinsdale Rodeo --Calf Roping-- 1. Blayne Hubing 2. Cole Dunagan 3. Cassidy Carins --Team Roping-- 1. Pat Cole and Ray Helgeson 2. Tucker Hould and Jett Anderson 3. Curt Wittkopp and Tee McAmis 4. Dave Madison and Mike Forest --Ranch Bronc Riding-- 1. Cole Rehm 2. Brodie Riggs 3. Tyrus Lamere 4. Lane Schroder --Jr. Breakaway-- 1. Morgan McEwen --Ladies Breakaway-- 1. Brooke White Bear 2. Stacy Harris 3. Georgia Orahood 4. Paige Raty There were no qualified rides in Saddle Bronc...
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. Fort Peck Interpretive Center will be open Friday through Monday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. through September 5. They will also have weekend activities for youth. Call 406-526-3493, for more information, or see their Facebook page – USACEFortPeck. Dime Bingo at the Gla...
The long-anticipated Glasgow High School Reunion has arrived and the city is expected to be full to bursting with alumni, family and friends. Events are planned throughout the weekend and town, extending to Fort Peck for the Longest Dam Race and Longest Dam Disc Golf Tournament. From athletic reunions to an alumni baseball game to a golf tournament, as well as individual class events, there will be no shortage of activities to attend. Registration begins Thursday afternoon and reunion concludes Sunday morning with a coffee and doughnut social...
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. Fort Peck Interpretive Center will be open Friday through Monday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. through September 5. They will also have weekend activities for youth. Call 406-526-3493, for more information, or see their Facebook page – USACEFortPeck. Dime Bingo at the Gla...
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. Fort Peck Interpretive Center will be open Friday through Monday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. through September 5. They will also have weekend activities for youth. Call 406-526-3493, for more information, or see their Facebook page – USACEFortPeck. Dime Bingo at the Gla...
Low water. That was the theme for this year's version of the Milk River Catfish Classic. How would the fishermen adapt? Would fishing become increasingly difficult? Would teams still find a way to put together impressive baskets of fish? Yes, fishing proved to be very difficult on an otherwise beautiful evening, however, many teams adapted and simply found a way. Eighty teams brought 276 cats to the scales at the famous midnight weigh-ins in downtown Glasgow. Forty-two teams caught their limit o...
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. Fort Peck Interpretive Center will be open Friday through Monday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. through September 5. They will also have weekend activities for youth. Call 406-526-3493, for more information, or see their Facebook page – USACEFortPeck. Dime Bingo at the Gla...
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...
No one is a stranger to stress and all the ways it affects our lives - even more so in recent years. The pandemic, recession, and continued cultural polarization has deeply impacted everybody- possibly in ways we may not fully grasp for years. However, not everyone had that global stress compounded with environmental factors like rural farm communities have coming into back-to-back drought years. As of April 1, the Milk River Basin, which covers 23,800 sq mi from southern Alberta to Nashua, is at 68 percent of normal precipitation and the...
The Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, along with sponsorships from local businesses, brought speaker, motivator, instructor, author and consultant Steve Beck to the Cottonwood Inn in Glasgow on April 27 and 28 for two different seminars. The April 27 session was about motivational leadership, and according to Glasgow Chamber office manager Shyanne Wallace 68 people attended the full day session. The April 28 session was a half day focusing on exceptional customer service, which was attended by 71 people. “The audience included a l...
There were 19 motor vehicle stops, eight reports of loose livestock, five reports of a loose/missing/barking dog and two reports requesting a VIN inspection. Monday, April 25 1640 – A reporting party called wanting to know who to contact as he is locked behind the gate at the landfill. He was cleaning out his truck and when he went to leave, the gate was secured. The landfill manager was contacted and will get someone to go and unlock the gate. 2010 – Caller reported his wife hit a deer at the Milk River Bridge on Highway 24 South. She is not...
There were six motor vehicle stops, six reports of loose livestock, one report of a loose dog and one report requesting an inspection. Saturday, April 16 1950 – A reporting party stated their neighbor has a puppy chained up outside all day without food or water and it has been yelping all day. The reporting party said the neighbor has been home several times but never took the dog in. The dog owner was contacted who stated she was at work all day and the dog has food and water. 2029 – A vehicle with hazards on flagged down an officer. The off...
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 generosity and largesse of Valley County residents was on display again this past weekend as supporters of Ducks Unlimited landed at the Cottonwood for the annual sponsor banquet. The Missouri/Milk River chapter of the national organization welcomed scores of supporters to their 36th and 85th Anniversary Banquet March 5, tempting their donors with a live auctions, raffles and a silent auction. Though Montana Regional Director Barry Allen was unable to attend as planned, emceeing duties were...
Bonnie Lynn (Dorr) Weisbred passed to her heavenly home to get her angel wings on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 in Tucson, Ariz. She was the first born of Ross and Evelyn Hazel Dorr, early homesteaders in the Whatley-Milk River area. Bonnie left Montana in her teens to live with her grandmother in California. Bonnie is survived by her daughter, Monica Parker; two granddaughters, a great-grandchild; a cousin Lois, in Glasgow; and one brother, Lee Ross Dorr, in Madison, Miss. A small private celebration of life mass was held and another life mass...
There were 23 motor vehicle stops, two reports of loose livestock and one report of a loose cat. Thursday, Feb. 17 1605 – A female called in requesting a welfare check on a male subject who recently broke his leg and had surgery. She states he is not answering his door or his phone. She also stated he has been depressed. An officer arrived to residence and found the back door unlocked however did not find the subject. 1657 – A male called wanting to speak with a deputy. He caught an individual trying to steal gravel from his private property an...
