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1 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 Glasgow recognized its local veterans in the annual Veterans Day ceremony held at the Civic Center on Tuesday, Nov. 11. In tribute to the upcoming 40th anniversary marking the end of the Vietnam War in April 1975, Vietnam veterans were the focal point of honor in this year's ceremony. Master of the ceremony Steve Page gave an update on the status of the Northeast Montana Veterans' Memorial Park in Fort Peck. He explained that, thanks to community effort,...
The 2024 Glasgow Scottie volleyball season ended at the Northern B Divisional Tournament in Shelby as the Scotties went 1-2 in the second postseason event. Glasgow fell to Shelby in the opening round Thursday but defeated Choteau in loser-out action to keep the season alive. The Scotties season was ended by Chinook Nov. 8. Glasgow opened the tournament with a match against Shelby, losing in three sets, 9-25, 16-25, 22-25. The Scotties had four aces, 26 kills, 23 assists, 15 blocks and 92 digs to...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 It was a heated campaign this year for the Valley County Sheriff/Coroner position. This is the second campaign that candidate Joe Horn and incumbent Glen Meier have faced off. This election Meier took 58 percent of the votes, with 1,969 votes, to 1,378 votes for Horn. Paul Tweten will take the county commissioner district 1 seat. Just over 61 percent of Valley County voters chose Tweten, putting him over Russel Dahl for the position, with 2,010 votes to...
The Glasgow Scottie volleyball team won two of four matches at the District 2B Volleyball Tournament in Malta, held Oct. 31-Nov. 2, for the right to advance. Glasgow takes their third place showing in Malta to the Northern B Divisional Tournament in Shelby this weekend. The Scotties fell to Malta twice but defeated Wolf Point and Harlem to earn District hardware. Glasgow opened the District 2B tournament with a bye as the second seed. Friday they faced the Malta M-ettes who beat Harlem...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 Negotiations were completed and Glasgow City council members have agreed to give both union and non-union employees a raise this year. Mayor Becky Erickson commented that there hasn't been a raise for employees in several years. The raise adds up to 50 cents an hour, and a $1.50 raise for employees who are on call. Health insurance payments will also increase. City officials did not take a raise this year. The resolution was passed Monday, Oct. 20. An...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, July 30, 2014 It was a bittersweet ceremony as the Northeast Montana Relay for Life began on Friday, July 25. The young, the old, the healthy and the sick gathered with one mission in common, to raise funds to fight cancer and to take a stand against something that impacts almost everyone. The ceremony had some changes this year, and it still was a success. The total raised for the relay was $45,371.40. That amount is what has been raised over the year with other...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, June 4, 2014 East Side School drew a crowd of students, parents and staff at the Glasgow High School on Friday, May 30, for the 13th annual egg drop. It lasted a few hours, starting first thing in the morning for the last day of school. While the sun was out, the wind may have affected some of the drops off the gymnasium roof onto the alley behind the track bleachers. Sixth grade science teacher Wade Nelson explained that while the shapes and sizes could be just about...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, May 28, 2014 The empty lot sitting between McDonald's and Dairy Queen will be the site of new construction in Glasgow. O'Reilly Auto Parts has purchased the lot and construction was due to break ground on May 17, but has been held up for a short while. Work should begin soon. The store manager has already been chosen and the family will be moving from Billings. District Manager for Central Montana Randy Blackmore explained that Glasgow was selected for a location because...
Both the Scottie boys and girls track teams secured the number one spot at the Northern B Divisional Track and Field Meet held in Glasgow May 17 and 18. The boys collectively put up 134 points while the girls scored 115 team points. The boys set 13 personal records and one season best in Glasgow while the girls set four personal bests and five season records. Khye Gamas, Wyatt Babb and Nick Solorzano led the boys with individual wins and Mayzie Yoakam led the girls with three first place...
The Scottie boys and girls golf teams claimed the top spots at the Northern B Divisional held at Sunnyside May 6 after weather prevented the event from being held May 9. Play began Monday morning in hopes of beating the rain. The Northern B teams managed nine holes before the incoming storm hit that afternoon. Unfortunately the rain made play that afternoon impossible, and standing rain on the course the following day made playing the second nine holes unfeasible as well. The MHSA made the call...
Both the Scottie girls and boys track teams came home from Wolf Point May 11 with District 2B titles. The girls scored 219 team points, outpacing their nearest competition by 103 points. The Glasgow boys finished 96 points ahead the second place team with 212 team points. The girls district trophy is the 22nd in school history and marks the seventh time in a row the Scottie girls have brought home the hardware. Glasgow's girls established nine new personal records and five season bests in Wolf...
The Scottie golf teams hit two meets last week in the final week of the regular season. Glasgow attended the Class B Team Challenge in Shelby April 29 and the Poplar Invite May 2 in Wolf Point. The boys placed seventh in Shelby at +72 while the girls took sixth at +154. The Scottie boys tied for second in Poplar at +79 while the girls took first at +145. Eli Feezell led the Scottie boys in Shelby, finishing in an eight-way tie for 17th place. He shot an 87, +15, with a 44 out and 43 in. Connor K...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Valley County is now looking at changing some of rural addresses to help avoid confusion for when emergency medical services are needed. A mapping system was implemented in 2006, and the mapping and addressing system is going into place to help enhance 911 services. The data uses a global positioning system (GPS) and the geographic information system (GIS). The county is now hoping to simplify addresses in hopes of correcting addresses that may be on the...
The Scottie boys basketball season came to an end at the Northern B Divisional Tournament in Malta this past weekend with a third place finish with two upset wins. Glasgow defeated the first-seed Fairfield Eagles 64-53 in the opening round of the tournament before falling 71-66 to the Poplar Indians in a 2B rematch from the District tournament. On the back side of the bracket, the Scotties faced the Chinook Sugarbeeters Saturday morning. Glasgow came back from a half time deficit to squeeze out...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 A business that just celebrated 50 years of business is about to take things to the next level. Co-owners Jeff and Sam Knodel, of Eugene's Pizza have entered the bottling business. The family barbecue sauce recipe that has been used since October 1962, is now in its own bottle, with its own label, and it will be sold to Glasgow customers and travelers who stop in. A replacement has been found for a 46-year old truck at the Long Run Fire Department in...
The Scottie boys posted a 1-2 record at the District 2B Tournament in Wolf Point this past weekend to advance to the Northern B Divisional in Malta as the number four seed. Glasgow opened the tourney Thursday with a 55-45 loss to Poplar, survived loser-out action against Harlem with a 42-39 win and fell 46-35 to Fairview in the consolation game Saturday. Glasgow and Poplar held even at 12 in the first quarter before the Scotties pulled away 32-24 at the half. Poplar cut into Glasgow's lead in...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 The 19th Glasgow Kiwanis Science Fair took place this last week at the East Side School. While projects weren't required, students did get a chance for extra credit and had the chance to advance to the regional Science Fair in Havre. Fourth grade first place went to Kate Parks and Kambria Ross. Second went to Nora Neumiller and Ted Tryan. Third went to Bergen Miller. Fifth grade first place went to Cheyne Iman and Katie Belt. Second went to Hanna Toavs and...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, January 29, 2004 The three-year anniversary to the construction of the new jail is coming up in March. The project took months to finish and cost thousands of dollars. The newest addition to the Valley County jail comes this month as the installation to a new cooler is completed. The new cooler is about twice the size of the old cooler and is located in a safer proximity to the new facility. With the new facility in place, there's room for 30 inmates and the county sees a...
January 2023 Dawgs Rock On – Defeat Cooper City Kings At Home Veterans Of The Glasgow Ice Dawgs Hockey Program Gathered For Annual NYE Alumni Game Wardens Seeking Information on White-Tailed Buck Shot And Left Near Fort Peck Lustre Boys Remain Undefeated – Added Two Wins In Their Return To The Court After The Holiday Break NC Girls Improve To 9-0 Overall Clampitt Wins Bismarck: Girls Place 17th, Boys 25th The high school Ice Dawgs added two to the win column, defeating Bozeman Ice Dogs 6-3 Frida...
For the second year in a row, the North Country Mavericks Volleyball team was able to bring home Class C's third place trophy from the All-Class Volleyball Tournament in Bozeman, doing much of the heavy lifting. Coach Charlene Wasson said that earning third place in volleyball is a little different than any other sport because earning third in the sport means you lost the match. "It is still amazing," Coach Wasson said. "We're third out of over 100 teams in Class C." The Mavericks faced all...
The North Country Mavericks claimed second place at the Eastern C Divisional Volleyball Tournament held in Sidney last weekend. North Country started the tournament with a loss against the Circle Wildcats. The Mavericks moved into the backside of the bracket where they defeated the Scobey Spartans and the Plentywood Wildcats. They moved on to defeat the Jordan Mustangs to continue playing Saturday. The Mavericks earned some revenge Saturday, defeating Circle in the first match of the day. In...
The 2023 volleyball season ended for the Glasgow Scotties in Malta this past weekend at the Northern B Divisional Tournament. The Scotties took a loss in the first round to the Fairfield Eagles before falling to the Wolf Point Wolves in loser-out action. Glasgow lost 8-25, 13-25, 16-25 to eventual-Divisional champ Fairfield Thursday. The Eagles put up 57 digs, six aces, 35 assists, 34 kills and eight blocks while the Scotties had 45 digs, 16 assists, 17 kills and six blocks. Head coach Brooke...
