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Three days ago, the National Weather Service in Glasgow began warning northeast Montana residents: expect a winter storm that will bring heavy and blowing snow. In the days following, the warning was updated and enhanced multiple times, but the NWS never wavered when predicting the severity of the event. Residents were told to expect up to 12 inches of snowfall in some areas, and strong winds that could create blowing and drifting snow. As of Sunday afternoon, the forecast was proving to be...
A crash involving a Glasgow Public Schools bus and a pickup was reported west of Glasgow on Hwy 2 on Sept. 19. Both drivers involved were killed. The driver of the truck was Julie Steiger (31) of Troy, Mont., and the school bus driver was Harold James (Jim) Belcher, a 73-year-old Fort Peck resident. According to Valley County Sheriff Vern Buerkle, the accident was called in at 6:35 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The bus was headed westbound at mile marker 526 near the rest stop between Glasgow and Hinsdale when a truck in the eastbound lane crossed...
Glasgow Schools Superintendent Bob Connors released the following statement in response to growing concerns from area parents about the lunch program at Irle School: “This past week, we again had issues at the Irle school concerning our lunch program. A number of our 4th and 5th graders did not receive the main line choice of sloppy joes. The students were allowed to replace the sloppy joes with a peanut butter sandwich or lunch meats from the salad bar. We did run out of lunch meat, but had peanut butter sandwiches available. All students h...
The Glasgow school board met for their regular meeting Sept. 21, with all trustees attending. During the public comment period, after a brief introduction from GMS Principal Mike Zoanni, Bryon Gustafson spoke to the trustees. Gustafson identified himself as the youth pastor at the Evangelical Church and explained that because he is active with the community youth and he often goes to the middle school and has lunch with the kids, he wanted to introduce himself to the board. Gustafson also noted that Sept. 28 they will be holding a “See You a...
News of the recent termination of Jon Kolstad's contract as Glasgow High School's head girls basketball coach left unanswered questions. Efforts by interested parties to clarify the termination with school board trustees were initially unsuccessful. Some answers eventually came to light with a letter sent to GHS from the Montana High School Association (MHSA) on April 27, 2016. At the regular school board meeting held May 11, Superintendent Bob Connors shared the content of said letter with the trustees and attendees present. Connors explained...
The Glasgow School Board met in regular session Wednesday, March 16 at the Central Office. Present were: Luke Breigenzer, student representative, trustees Suzanne Billingsley, Mike Kaiser, Mona Amundson, John Daggett, and Alison Molvig, as well as Glasgow Schools Superintendent Bob Connors. Breigenzer reported that the student council is looking at replacing at least one of the water fountains in the high school with a dispenser fountain that will allow students to fill their water bottles. He also informed the audience and trustees that the...
LIH-AN YANG THE COURIER The Scottie boys ended their basketball season after two consecutive losses at the Northern B Divisional Tournament this past weekend. They were defeated by the Choteau Bulldogs, 77-30, in Thursday's opening round. On Friday, they were overpowered by the Malta Mustangs, 68-40, in the loser-out contest. The defending State B champion, Choteau claimed the 2016 Northern B title after a convincing 74-45 victory over Conrad on Feb. 27. The tournament was held at Malta High...
The Glasgow School Board met in regular session Wednesday, Feb 17. Present were all trustees except the newly sworn in Mike Kaiser, as well as student representative Luke Breigenzer. Breigenzer began the meeting with his student report, which included the introduction of Speech and Drama participants Reece Hunsley and Mariah Holter, who performed (separately) for the panel. Following the brief performances, GHS activity director, Brenner Flaten introduced wrestling coach Jory Casterline and Matt Reyling, who recently won in his weight class at...
The Glasgow School Board held a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 3 for a board work session, and to address an agenda item from a previous meeting held Jan. 20. The meeting began with discussion of language arts curriculums presented to Superintendent Bob Connors and the Trustees. Three different programs had been presented for consideration: ReadyGen, Journeys and Wonders. At the Jan. 20 meeting, support was overwhelmingly for the Journeys curriculum. A recommendation was not made at that time by Supt. Connors because the trustees and himself had no...
There is no doubt that the educators in Glasgow are passionate about what they do. The regular school board meeting was held Wednesday, Jan. 20 in the district board room. Attendance was healthy, with more than 30 people in the audience – most of them employed by the school system. The board first heard reports from the student representative, Luke Breigenzer, and Principals, Rachel Erickson, Brenner Flaten, and Shawnda Zahara-Harris. Mike Zoanni, the principal at East Side School, was absent, so no report was given. Items of interest noted i...
Glasgow Schools Superintendent Bob Connors says unusual weather conditions and equipment malfunctions led to inconveniences for parents dropping off students at the new Irle School on Friday, Dec. 11. The Courier received multiple calls from concerned parents after the main entrance to the school was blocked by the Glasgow Police Department to prevent accidents in the snow and ice. The GPD’s Trint Gamas noticed the potential hazard at the school’s entrance while on routine patrol and stopped to help. No emergency calls related to traffic iss...
The regularly scheduled school board meeting was held at the Glasgow Middle School Wednesday, Nov. 18. Trustees present were Chairperson Alison Molvig, Mona Amundson, Suzanne Billingsley, and John Dagget. Absent was trustee Nickolas Dirkes. On behalf of the GEA, Laurie Enebo gave a brief report, discussing American Education Week and some staff recognition. School principals Shawnda Zahara-Harris, Rachel Erickson, and Mike Zoanni, along with activity director/vice principal Brenner Flaten were also present and reported on happenings at their...
"We have a great town here, and you are a part of the story," Superintendent Bob Connors said at the 2015 graduation on Sunday, May 24. Parents, family and friends gathered to watch the class walk the aisle, and step into the next chapter in their lives. School Board Trustee Alison Molvig gave honors to teacher Hope Jones during the ceremony. Jones has served as a teacher for 25 years as a special education, social studies, reading, math and alternative school teacher. Molvig read a letter from...
The last Glasgow School District Board meeting held a lot of updates about the elementary school construction taking shape. Viewing from the outside, those passing by might notice a roof, walls and windows are all in place. They won't be able to see the daily progress on the inside, but that progress is happening rapidly. The project remains on time and on task at this point, but it was clear there were still some challenges ahead. Glasgow School District Owner's Representative Eric Hulteng repo...
January • Has Glasgow really been sucked into some vortex that's dropped the temperatures below zero? The easy answer is no. Tanja Fransen, warning coordination meteorologist at National Weather Service Glasgow, explains that this is actually a low pressure system that came down from the North Pole and brought cold weather with it. The Arctic cold front pushed down farther south than usual, which brought colder than average temperatures to much of the nation. • Resigning one city council sea...
School board members and a few school employees took a tour of the new elementary school construction before the school board meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 8. While there was obviously a long way to go in construction, the new building is taking shape and the vision is becoming a reality. Glasgow's School District Owner's Representative Eric Hulteng told the school board that East Side School and the high school were about 99 percent complete and only the few items on the "punch list" were getting...
Sometimes a namesake can have more sentimental value and meaning, other times it's about carrying history. The Glasgow school board discussed a possible decision on naming the new elementary school building at the school board meeting that took place on Wednesday, Oct. 8. What would seem like a simple decision, turned out to be more complicated. A survey was open to the public for about a week. The survey asked if the new school would remain Irle Elementary, be named Glasgow Elementary, or become West Side Elementary. The results surprised a...
What is in a name? We are in a situation where we are looking to order letters for the new elementary school. I asked the board, “Are we going to change the name of the elementary?" This first came about when R.L. Irle's family, currently living in Alaska, called to ask for items from the building if we were going to change the name. I was told that in Alaska they name the building and were aware that we were building a new K-5 building, so a possible name change could take place. At our board work session last recently, I again asked the b...
While school's out for summer, local schools haven't been blown to pieces as the song goes – but all three Glasgow schools have seen a facelift. The school construction bond was successfully closed in the last month to secure financing, and a bond payment of around $7.4 million was wired into the county on June 26. The school board discussed the progress of construction on the brand new Irle Elementary School, the East Side School and the Glasgow High School at the school board meeting on J...
The hiring of Glasgow native Brenner Flaten for the position of GHS V.P., Activities Director and Transportation Director was confirmed at the Glasgow School Board meeting on July 9. After the final step in the hiring process, Flaten had yet to come down from the excitement of his new job. “It really hasn’t worn off yet,” said Flaten. “I’m pretty excited about the opportunity in front of me.” Since being hired, Flaten has had conversations with Superintendent Bob Connors and said that Connors will be a great individual to work with. Flaten’s co...
Staying on budget can be a difficult task for any family household. Take that budget and multiply it over 100 times and imagine how difficult it could be to keep track of all the expenses. The Glasgow School Board met for a special meeting on Tuesday, May 27, to discuss where they were with the budget for the school building projects. All around some good news was heard, especially with the East Side School project coming to a close this summer. Glasgow Superintendent Bob Connors explained to the school board members that the six year project...
Unlike some recent Glasgow School Board meetings, it wasn't a packed house at the first board meeting for newcomers John Daggett and Suzanne Billingsley, who won election earlier this month. But as Daggett and Billingsley took the oath of office to join the board, there were several handshakes and hugs as the previous incumbents dispersed and the new board members took their seats. Patt Etchart and Dave Irving were presented gifts and offered thanks for their service as board trustees. Allison...
A large crowd gathered in the cold wind around a mound of dirt at Irle School on Monday, March 24. Students, teachers and school board members shivered in the cold, along with Montana School Superintendent Denise Juneau for a special groundbreaking ceremony. Several members from the architect company also attended as children cheered for the start of construction on their new school. Juneau told the children and others in the crowd that out of the 851 schools in the state, Irle Elementary was...
Anger and frustration were in the air as members of the Glasgow wrestling community voiced their concerns over the temporary reduction in size of the high school wrestling room. The reduction, due to lack of storage as Glasgow High School continues its construction process, caught many parents, wrestlers and supporters off guard as they showed up in full force and packed the room at last Wednesday's school board meeting to make sure their concerns were heard. "There was a wall constructed in...
As executive director of Two Rivers, I am often approached with two questions: “What does Two Rivers do?” and “Is Two Rivers part of the chamber?” It is important that community members understand our role and how it is that we serve Valley County. Two Rivers Economic Growth was created in 1991 to encourage the expansion and development of Valley County. What this means is that we provide supportive services in establishing new business ventures as well as grant writing services for community projects. We are a 401(c)(3) corporation which a...
