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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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The Valley County Pioneer Museum will be open Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. They will be closed for the month of January and resume the stated days and hours starting Feb. 3. For further information or special arrangements call 406-263-7344. WEDNESDAY – DEC. 12 6 p.m. - Glasgow School Board Meeting at the Glasgow High School. 6:30 p.m. - DC Trip Meeting in room 4 at Glasgow High School. Contact Rod Karst with any questions. THURSDAY- DEC. 13 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. - Veteran Service Officers will be at Malta City Hall. Please bring a c... Full story
Henry “Hank” Clampitt, 82, a longtime Valley County resident, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, Mont. No services are planned at this time, but a Celebration of Life will be held in the spring. Hank was born at home, across the river in McCone County on Jan. 11, 1936, to Fletcher Richard and Frances (Bartch) Clampitt. There he lived with his four brothers and five sisters. Their days were spent chopping wood, getting water for the log cab... Full story
The Valley County Pioneer Museum will be open Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m to 4 p.m. They will be closed for the month of January. For further information or special arrangements call 406-263-7344. The Fort Peck Interpretive Center is open Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for November. WEDNESDAY– NOV. 28 1 – 6 p.m. - American Red Cross Blood Drive at the Hinsdale Legion Hall, Hinsdale. 6 – 8 p.m. - Nativity Open House at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 15 Airport Road. THURSDAY – NOV. 29 6 – 8 p.m. - Nativity Open Hous... Full story
Nemont Manor was recently sold by its former board of directors to Affiliated Developers Inc., a 501(c)3 based in Berkley, Mich. Over the summer, concerns were raised publicly about the acquisition in an open letter by James Rickley that some of the residents were informed they may not meet the income requirements to remain at Nemont Manor. The Courier reached out to Laurie Smith, who works for Tamarack Properties in Billings, which manages the property for Affiliated Developers Inc., to discuss the issues at the affordable housing unit....
Dear Editor, I am a resident of Nemont Manor. Moving to Nemont Manor was a tough decision for me, personally. I have come to realize in my first year of living here it was the BEST decision. When it was first announced that the full-pay tenants had to relocate, I realized that it wasn’t the new owner’s decision but that it was necessary to meet the requirements of the HUD regulations in order to get the funding necessary to do the repairs and upgrades that this building has needed for many years. Although I did not like that decision I cou...
The Valley County Pioneer Museum is open for visitors Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For special appointments or events, call 406-228-8692. THURSDAY – SEPT. 27 9 – 11 a.m. - Social hour at the Nashua Senior Center. 3:30 p.m. - Glasgow Homecoming Volleyball Game vs. Wolf Point. C-Squad Game starts at 3:30 p.m., with JV and Varsity games following. FRIDAY – SEPT. 28 GLASGOW HOMECOMING 2:30 p.m. - Homecoming Parade – Downtown Glasgow. 6 p.m. - Scottie Booster Club Tailgate Party at GHS Football Field. 7 p.m. - Joint Visitation of Rive... Full story
The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture will once again be hosting the Saskatoon Police Pipes & Drums during the 2018 Glasgow Scottie Homecoming Festival weekend. The band will be a part of the Scottie Homecoming Parade on Friday, Sept. 28, at 2:30 p.m., the Scottie Booster Club tailgate party at GHS at 6 p.m., and performing during halftime of the Scottie vs. Cut Bank Wolves football game. On Saturday morning, the band will perform in Fort Peck at 9 a.m., for the Scottie Cross Country meet in Kiwanis Park. They will then head to the... Full story
Alden Leland Smith, 96, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 9, in Glasgow, Mont. He was born on Aug. 26, 1921, in Glasgow, in the "old hospital." He was the first born of Samuel and Lena Smith. He grew up on their family farm/ranch in rural Richland/Larslan, Mont., with his parents and three sisters, Verneille, Margaret, and Verda. He was baptized and confirmed, and throughout his life he was a man of strong Christian faith. He attended grade school at the little country Sunnyside School and... Full story
Dennis Lee Jansa, of Glasgow, Mont., died on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, surrounded by his family at the Billings Clinic Hospital in Billings, Mont., at the age of 79, from natural causes. He was born in Omaha, Neb., to his parents, Louis Edward and Maxine (Todd) Jansa, on May 27, 1939. He lived at Nemont Manor in Glasgow for the past three years where he met many friends and enjoyed dining and visiting with them. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served on the Heavy Cruiser USS Albany and the Aircra... Full story
Did you know that the month of July marks 110 years that the Glasgow City-County Library has been established? The historical background is that the people of Glasgow wanted a public library and reading room, so a meeting was called on Oct. 17, 1904. At this meeting, a Public Reading Room and Library Association was formed. A couple of years later in 1906, the city government passed Ordinance 42, which established and provided the maintenance for a permanent library, to be known as the Glasgow Public Library. A petition was sent in 1907 to the...
As a number of residents at Nemont Manor looked out on their long-standing garden plot on the west side of the building, they started thinking about what a garden might look like. Residents Rhonda James, Elsie Capdeville, Harold Lindell, Castor Simensen and Gene Goldberg, decided to grow the garden both in size and in plants. According to Nemont Manor's Office Assistant Terri Long, in recent years a few residents would grow potatoes, corn and tomatoes but no where near its current size. Long...
Noel "Spud" Martin Capdeville passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018, at the age of 78. Family will receive friends on Wednesday, May 23, 6 to 8 p.m., at Bell Mortuary. Services will be Thursday, May 24, at the American Legion Hall in Hinsdale, Mont., starting at 10 a.m. He was born March 19, 1940, to Martin and Anna Marie (Carlson) Capdeville at the hospital in Opheim, Mont. He was raised on a farm, 7 miles west of Opheim, where his family grew grain and tended to 1,400 head of sheep. Neighbor and... Full story
Yvonne "Tillie" Cox-Hopkins, 86, our beautiful and loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point, Mont. Visitation will be Friday, Feb. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Bell Chapel. Services will be Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Frazer Community Hall with a viewing at 11 a.m., and the service beginning at 1 p.m. She was born July 24, 1931, to Joseph and Julia (Grandchamp) Cox at home in Frazer, Mont. She attended school in... Full story
Albert Leroy Sergent, 88, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, in Warm Springs, Mont. Funeral Services will be held Friday, Dec. 22, at 1 p.m., at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, followed by burial at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. He was an identical twin and the fourth child born to Benjamin Harris Sergent and Delilah Margret Bailey on Oct. 19, 1929, in Wolf Point, Mont. He went to grade school in New Deal and moved to Minnesota to live with his family. He went in the Army Nov. 17, 1948, and was stationed in Alaska during the... Full story
Thanks for Putting Out That Fire The residents of Nemont Manor wish to express their sincerest, heartfelt and grateful thanks to those who helped and assisted us during our fire emergency on Dec. 1. This goes also to those who came to the aid of their friends, neighbors and relatives. In appreciation, we would like to thank the Glasgow Fire Department, the neighboringf fire emergency communities, the emergency medical teams, the Glasgow Police Department, Valley County Transit, Glasgow Public School District, Milk River Community Center,...
Early Saturday morning firefighters responded to an incident at Nemont Manor. The fire originated from a faulty furnace located in the basement. Although it was quickly extinguished, the smoke from the small blaze filled the building's basement and most of the lobby. No injuries were reported as a result of the fire but due to the smoke several residents were evacuated from the premises while the smoke cleared. The residents were taken to the Milk River Activity Center by the Valley County... Full story
Dorothy "Dot" (Walters) Risa was born on Sept. 12, 1922, in Regina, Saskatchewan, to James and Annie B. Walters. She passed away on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, in Glasgow, Mont. at the age of 95. Visitation will be held from 5–7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Opheim Community Church in Opheim, with Pastor Owen Childers officiating. Burial will take place in the Lawndale Cemetery in Opheim, followed by a l... Full story
Imojean (Fuhrman) Helgeson passed away peacefully of natural causes at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont., on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at the age of 89. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5, at 1 p.m., at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, followed by burial at the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. She was born Sept. 12, 1928, one of five daughters born to Kon C. and Emma (Miller) Fuhrman. She was raised in the small community called Baylor, located south of... Full story
The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture will once again be hosting the Saskatoon Police Pipes and Drums during the 2017 Glasgow Scottie Homecoming Festival weekend, Friday, Oct. 6, and Saturday, Oct. 7. The band will be a part of the Scottie Homecoming Parade on Friday starting at 2:30 p.m., as well as the Scottie Booster Club tailgate party at GHS at 6 p.m. The band will also be performing during half time of the Scottie vs. Shelby Coyotes football game. During the homecoming parade, the Chamber will also be awarding chamber big... Full story
Valley County resident Karla Nix has been charged with felony exploitation of an older person and her trial date has been set for July 5, at 9 a.m., in Glasgow. Nix was charged with the felony on Jan. 18, with allegations she exploited a 93-year-old woman living at Nemont Manor during the time frame of 2014 to 2016. Nix allegedly made charges on the woman’s credit card, made withdrawals on the woman’s ATM account, took monthly life insurance payments and used the woman’s funds for her own personal benefit. The charging documents also claim... Full story
On the evening of Thursday, May 11, 2017, Mary Ann (Yassen) Clem, 76, passed into glory at the home of her dear friends, Cliff and Dianna Isakson, in Glasgow, Mont., from renal failure. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 19, at 11 a.m., at the Bell Mortuary in Glasgow followed by a reception at the Glasgow VFW (Fort Peck Post 3107). She was born in Sioux City, Iowa, on June 15, 1940, to Jess and Alice (Flick) Yassen. She had one older brother, Ed. She graduated from Central High Scho... Full story
Gertrude (Stolen) Eliason, 86, of Opheim, Mont., passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Billings, Mont. A Memorial Service will be held at Bell Mortuary at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 29, followed by lunch at the VFW Post in Glasgow. She was born in Glasgow on May 24, 1930, the daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Stolen. She went to a country school close to Glentana when she was in grade school and attended high school in Opheim. She married Glenn Eliason on Feb. 15, 1958, and raised two... Full story
Lois Louise (Brookie) Bowman, 98, passed away from natural causes on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at Valley View Home in Glasgow, Mont. She was born July 2, 1918 in Glasgow, to Stuart and Quaint Brookie. She lived on her father's homestead north of the Bjornberg Bridge. She was home schooled until the sixth grade and then attended the Stuff County School with the Stuff, Canen and other neighboring families. She later attended and graduated from high school at Hinsdale in 1936. She stayed at the Ches... Full story
Audrey (Berntson) Smith passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at the age of 93. Audrey, the daughter of Alfred and Norma Berntson, was born March 1, 1923, in Sanish, N.D., where she and her sisters, Thelma Berntson and Naomi Sherven, were raised and lived through their high school years. Another sister, Minerva, died in infancy. She was confirmed June 28, 1936, at the Sanish Lutheran Church and graduated from high school in 1940. She attended college for two years at Minot State College and... Full story
Charles "Charlie" Henry Frost, 87, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Funeral Services will be celebrated Monday, Feb. 27, at 1:30 p.m., at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Glasgow. He was born June 10, 1929, to parents Henry M. and Josephine (Klein) Frost in Dubuque, Iowa, and was the youngest of four children. He attended St. Anthony's Catholic School in Dubuque before joining the United States Marines in 1951. He served three years in the Marines, part of that time in... Full story
