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As the state continues to see lower number of active coronavirus cases compared to the rest of the country, Montana officially entered Phase Two of the Reopening the Big Sky plan on June 1. This new phase allows local businesses the option to increase their capacity and allow the continuation of planned events such as the Milk River Catfish Days, which is scheduled for June 6, in addition to having the ability for the community to partake in summer activities such as those through the Glasgow Recreation Department, softball and baseball. The Fo... Full story
“Having our events outdoors helps,” Lisa Koski, executive director of the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, told the Courier about her organization’s plans to proceed this spring and summer as Montana moves toward reopening through stages. After more than a month of the Chamber’s calendar showing “Cancelled” in front of most every event, organizers are looking forward to hosting their annual Milk River Catfish Days Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6, in conjunction with the 21st annual Milk River Catfish Classic, with the fi...
Small communities enjoy the comradely of shared history and traditions. They remain strong through ideals of generations of families sharing similar values, secrets, traditions, triumphs and tragedy. These communities are enhanced through the years as family trees branch with the introduction of spouses or business people. These "recruits" bring with them new ideas, their own traditions and create a dynamic society that grows and thrives. The Hinsdale High School Class of 2020 has only four...
Army veteran and Assiniboine-Sioux Tribe member Lance Fourstar's voice was being carried out over the prairie by a stiff westerly wind as he chanted a traditional Native American song accompanied by a drum and flute. The sounds traveled out overtop of the Keystone XL pipeline's border crossing from Canada as diesel engines revved and back up signals beeped in the distance on April 14. As Fourstar sang, an elder woman danced and played the flute, and a youth played the drums while the other...
Allison Joy Nichols, 63, died on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, of complications from cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, Mont. She was born to Arden R. and Carol Ann (Holtberg) Nichols on a beautiful spring Sunday afternoon on March 24, 1957, in Wolf Point, Mont. She was the third of nine children. She attended school in Frazer, Mont., home of the Bearcubs, graduating in 1975. Allison received her B.A. in communications with a minor in... Full story
March weather conditions started off with warm above freezing temperatures, leading to snow and ice in the region to melt off, which caused minor flooding in low lying areas in Valley County. With cool temps forecast for the coming weekend, the National Weather Service in Glasgow is anticipating a slowing of that current melting and subsequent flooding. In the first nine days of March, the daily temperatures in Glasgow were consistently above freezing. In fact, with the exception of March 8...
Allyn "Buster" Walter Skyberg, age 95, of rural Fort Peck, Mont., passed away Friday, March 6, 2020, in Glasgow, Mont. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 16, at 10:30 a.m. at the Our Redeemer Lutheran Church with Pastor Greg Holler-Dinsmore officiating. Luncheon will follow services. Burial will be in Fort Peck Cemetery. Feel free to come in casual western wear and something turquoise (Allyn's favorite color). He was born Dec. 14, 1924, in Bonin, McCone County, Mont., to Melvin and... Full story
The Valley County Pioneer Museum will be open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. through April. WEDNESDAY – FEB. 12 5 p.m. - Opheim School Regular Board Meeting at the school. THURSDAY – FEB. 13 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. - Veteran Service Officers will be at Malta City Hall. Please bring a copy of your discharge paperwork (DD214). 10 a.m. - Books and Babies Storytime at the Glasgow City-County Library. 3 p.m. - Preschool Story Time at Opheim School. 3 p.m. - Valley County Transit Board meeting at the Valley County Transit office. Pleas... Full story
The Soroptimist Thrift Store is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. Donations are always welcome and proceeds are used locally. The Valley County Pioneer Museum will be open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. through April. THURSDAY – FEB. 6 10 a.m. - Glasgow City-County Library Books and Babies Story Time at Valley View Home, 1225 Perry Lane. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Communications Across Our Community Series: Marketing at the Cottonwood Inn. RSVP to Amber Swindler at 228-2208 or Stacey Amun... Full story
The Soroptimist Thrift Store is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. Donations are always welcome and proceeds are used locally. THURSDAY – JAN. 30 10 a.m. - Books and Babies Story Time at Glasgow City-County Library. 3 p.m. - Preschool Storytime at Opheim School. SATURDAY – FEB. 1 7 – 10 a.m. - Valley County Senior Citizens serve breakfast, featuring homemade regular and sourdough pancakes, sausage and eggs to order, 328 4th Ave. S. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Council on Aging Flea Market at the Glasg... Full story
Save the date and plan to attend the fourth annual conservation fundraising dinner hosted by the Hi-Line Sportsmen on Saturday evening, Feb. 29, at Glasgow’s St. Raphael’s Parish Center gymnasium. That’s right: it’s Leap Day, and a rare opportunity to win a gun, share an evening with your neighbors, support local conservation, and eat a perfectly roasted prime rib dinner. Tickets for the banquet are limited in number and are available from more than a dozen members of the local chapter committee. Deadline to purchase early-bird tickets... Full story
Donald "Don" Leroy Potter passed away from complications of lung cancer on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at the age of 81, at his home in Glasgow, Mont. Donald Potter was born on June 15, 1938, to Orville and Rowena (Rice) Potter, in Glasgow. They lived in Wheeler, Mont., where Orville worked as a welder on the dredge; something that always made Don proud. In 1941 they moved to Ogallala, Neb., and then to Portland, Ore., where Orville worked on the Kingsley Dam on the North Platte River in Nebraska,... Full story
January 2019 Buerkle Hangs Up His Hat - Sheriff to Retire After 43 Years in LE Former Undersheriff Faces Rape Charge - State Amends Previous Charge Alleging Intercourse with 14-Year Old Farm Bill Becomes Law With Trump's Signature Scottie Wrestling Wraps Up First Half Of Season - Competition Continues With Upcoming Rotary And Cowboy High School Ice Dawgs Drop Two Vs. Bozeman Ice Dogs New Year's Eve Sees Zero Accidents, DUIs - Search and Rescue Rides Deliver 206 Residents Home Car Shot Up On...
GWENDOLYNE HONRUD THE COURIER The day was not exactly frigid, but it was as cool as could be. Friends and family gathered outside the Glasgow Civic Center to cheer on dedicated volunteers as they took a dip into icy water for the 2019 Middle of Nowhere Polar Plunge. After spending the morning enjoying the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture's Christmas Stroll, and before the annual Parade of Lights, scores of people gathered around the temporary pool for the afternoon's... Full story
For December, the Valley County Pioneer Museum is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. The Museum will be closed the month of January. THURSDAY – DEC. 5 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. - First Community Bank Hinsdale Christmas Open House, 203 Montana St. Hinsdale 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - LPL Financial Holiday Open House at Gary Wageman’s Office, 519 2nd Ave. S. 5 -6 p.m. - Bell Mortuary Christmas Open House at the mortuary, 701 2nd Ave. S, Glasgow. 5-9 p.m. - Raise the Roof Fundraiser for the Glasgow Calvary Baptist Church at the VFW, 1222 US Hwy... Full story
Sidney Albert Simonsen, age 98 of Hinsdale, Mont., passed away on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in Glasgow, Mont. Sidney was born on May 1, 1921, in a log cabin on the left bank of the Milk River at Miles Crossing on property homesteaded by his father in 1902. When Sidney reached school age, the family moved north to the coulee in order for him and his sister Grace could attend North Bench country school. When the time came for higher education, they spent school terms in a boarding house in Hinsdale,... Full story
DuWayne Richard Johnson, age 87, peacefully passed away on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, at Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow, Mont. DuWayne was born on March 17, 1932, in Baker, Mont., the son of Llewell and Theresa (Souba) Johnson. He attended country schools south of Baker and Baker High School. DuWayne married Edith Tunby on July 14, 1951, in Baker. In 1958 after working as foreman in the Baker oil fields, he and Edith moved to Hinsdale, Mont., and bought the Old Mix Dairy where he ranched the re... Full story
During the Montana Lodging & Hospitality Association (MLHA) Awards Banquet on Oct. 23 in Missoula, Glasgow resident Melissa Sigmundstad was awarded the prestigious Sales and Marketing Person of the Year Award. Based upon a nomination process from the entire membership in all categories, Sigmundstad achieved the most number of votes from the board to earn the award, beating out four others who were also nominated. "This person is a dedicated supporter of MLHA and the Sales and Marketing Council....
The sole Democrat running for Secretary of State, Bryce Bennett, held an intimate town hall with voters at the Milk River Activity Center on Nov. 17. The event, which was open to the public, was attended by a handful of local Democrats from Valley County and focused on Bennett's campaign for the secretary position. Bennett stopped in on a series of eastern Montana stops including Glasgow, Wolf Point and Havre. "I'm doing the big eastern Montana swing," joked Bennett, before introducing himself...
My mind was wandering to past years. You can’t be involved in agriculture without remembering the past and having faith in the future. Thinking of this year’s harvest issues brought to mind all of the sugar beets that used to be planted up and down the Milk River Valley. There may still be a few around that can remember that almost every railroad siding along the valley had a “beet dump.” I doubt that there was a beet dump along the railroad in Opheim where I spent my early year, and the only one that I have any firsthand knowledge of is the...
With a gentle tug, God reunited Stella (Rice) Lamb with her son, Bruce, in heaven on the evening of Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. Services will be held at Kirkwood Funeral Home in Malta, Mont., on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 11 a.m. followed by a luncheon at the Assembly of God Church in Malta. We will gather at the Saco Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. for graveside burials. In honor of Stella, the family requests that everyone wear bright colors. Stella was born July 20, 1926, in Big Sandy, Mont., to Carrie and... Full story
For November and December, the Valley County Pioneer Museum is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from Noon to 4 p.m. The Museum will be closed the month of January. The Fort Peck Interpretive Center is open during the month of November, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. Powerhouse tours are available with 48 hours notice to Interpretive Center. Must drive over, no walkers or bikers. Call 406-526-3493 for more information. THURSDAY – NOV. 14 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. - Veteran Service Officers will be at Malta City Hall. Please bring a cop... Full story
Valley County Sheriff Tom Boyer has informed the Glasgow Courier that a July 30, 2019 fatal crash was the result of impaired driving. According to Boyer, sometime in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 30, 46-year-old Adam Nees drove his SUV into the Milk River from the intersection of Highways 24 and 42 just east of Glasgow. The recent results of the autopsy’s toxicology report found that he had a blood alcohol content of .265 as well as levels of prescription medications. Boyer stated, “According to the medical examiner the alcohol and...
The Elks Lodge Room in downtown Glasgow was host to a meeting of the minds as the Valley CARE Coalition brought community leaders together to discuss their ongoing work. After three and a half years of advocating for the overall health and well-being of residents of Valley County, CARE members were feeling a lull in their work. The Oct. 17 meeting, with a catered meal by Table for Six, brought together over 20 people to discuss how best CARE can continue to work on addressing health concerns in the county. Formed in April of 2016, the...
From the recent Ag Expo to planning events well into next year, the Chamber doesn’t slow down. The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture held their big Northeast Montana Agriculture Expo & Night of Honors Oct. 11 at the Valley Event Center. The annual event is the Chamber’s premiere agriculture showcase, bringing together stakeholders from across the industry. The all-day event kicked off 7:30 that morning with breakfast burritos prepared and served by the Hinsdale FFA and 4-H clubs, and went until late that evening with the Har...
