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Stanley "Stan" Sonsteng, a long-time fixture of the Glasgow Courier and the community, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. A 'meet and greet' and time for sharing is planned on Friday, Jan. 17, from 6-8 p.m. at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow. Funeral services will be on Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Glasgow Evangelical Church, 11 a.m., followed by a lunch after the burial at Highland Cemetery. Sonsteng's full obituary is on page 4. A 50-plus career at the Glasgow Courier all started with the Distribut...
Frazer School was buzzing on Jan. 4, as they hosted the school's first ever Speech and Drama Invitational. Welcoming a total of nine schools with approximately 45 students and volunteers, the day was filled with competition, nerves and fun. Frazer Speech and Drama coach Mary Zuchowski stated the Invitational could not have been successful without all of the volunteers and support from the community. "Several members of the community of Frazer served as judges. The Wolf Point community came out a...
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. Every Thursday at 9:30 a.m., there is coffee hour at the Nashua Senior Citizens. Bingo at the Glasgow Senior Citizens Center, 328 4th Street S. Dime Bingo is on Tuesdays at 1 p.m., and Quarter Bingo is on Saturdays at 7 p.m. Through the winter, the Fort Peck Interpretive Center is open by appointment only to see the Center or for a Powerhouse Tour, 406-526-3493. T...
The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture will hold the 27th Annual Ice Fishing Derby on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. The Derby will be held at the Fishing Access Site-The Dredge Cuts Trout Pond located on Highway 117. Registration is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fishing is from noon to 3 p.m. The entry fee is $50 per hole or three holes for $100. Cash and prizes will be awarded at 4 p.m. at the Gateway Club. There are over 150 holes pre-drilled for the anglers. First place is guaranteed for $2,000. The first and largest fish of walleye,...
Stanley Duane Sonsteng was born July 22, 1940, the 14th of 15 children born to homesteaders Arnold Odin Sonsteng and Laura Saubak Sonsteng. He was raised on the homestead north of Frazer, Mont., in the Lustre Community. He had many stories of growing up on the farm where he assisted with farm chores. Being primarily grain farmers, they also had cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys and a large garden to help provide for the large family. His early education was in a one-room school, the Center Bell...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 "It was kind of a surprise," Rob Davis said at the New Trends in Ag conference at the Cottonwood Inn on Jan. 14. He was awarded the Del Strommen Trend Setter Award by the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture in front of an audience of just over 100. Davis is a farmer with Box L Farms in Larslan. He explained that he grew up farming and ranching and he has hopes to share his passion with future generations. "Ag is all I've known my entire life; it's a...
From The Editor's Desk: A new year, a new beginning. We appreciate all of our readers and subscribers for their continued faith in the Glasgow Courier throughout the years, as well as continuing to stick with us through publication and printing issues in 2024. Since the middle of 2024, the Glasgow Courier has been printed in Bozeman, along with the Phillips County News and the Havre Weekly Chronicle. The Couriers are delivered to the Phillips County News every Wednesday morning, and a staff member of the Glasgow Courier picks them up in order...
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. Every Thursday at 9:30 a.m., there is coffee hour at the Nashua Senior Citizens. Through the winter, the Fort Peck Interpretive Center is open by appointment only to see the Center or for a Powerhouse Tour, 406-526-3493. Wednesday, Jan. 8 6 p.m. - Glasgow School Regular Board Meeting in the Gary F. Martin Boardroom, 229 7th St. N, Glasgow. 6 p.m. & 7 p.m. - VFW a...
8 will go down as the second warmest year on record for Glasgow, with an average temperature of 46.9 degrees. Other records of note: September was the warmest September on record, with an average temperature of 67.8 degrees, beating out 65.9 degrees set in 2022. A total of 22 daily temperature records were tied or broken: 20 of those were warm records. Only two were cold, both set in January, 2024. The highest temperature reached during the year was 109 degrees, set on July 24. The coldest was -37 set on Jan. 14. The all-time record high is...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 Peggy Aakre and Jasmine Frueh, of Glasgow Flower & Gift, have completed a program at the Floral Design Institute of Portland, Ore., and now are certified in advanced floral design. To achieve this honor, Aakre and Frueh have participated in an intensive program, studying trends, design influences and business practices in the floral industry. Certification requires an advanced understanding of 11 design elements and principles: form, space, texture, line,...
Did you know taxpayers can make cash donations directly to the Glasgow Public Schools and get a dollar-for-dollar tax credit on their 2025 tax bill? The program, which is being made available state-wide to ALL public schools, is called the "Innovative Educational Program Tax Credit". It is a program that may directly benefit your local school district in any of the following five areas: --Transformational and advanced learning opportunities. --Programs, services, and equipment for students with disabilities. --Work-based learning partnerships...
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. There will be no regular scheduled Bingo at the Valley County Senior Citizen Center until after the first of January 2025. If this is something you would like to see continue, please give us a call at 228-9500 and volunteer your time. Every Thursday at 9:30 a.m., there is coffee hour at the Nashua Senior Citizens. Through the winter, the Fort Peck Interpretive C...
The Glasgow Ice Dawgs moved up in the Big Sky High School league standings with two wins over the visiting Butte Copper City Kings this past weekend. Glasgow moved to third behind Miles City, 9-1, and Butte, 7-2, after handing the Copper City Kings their first two losses on the season. The Ice Dawgs hold a 6-1 record heading into the new year. Glasgow beat Butte 8-4 Dec. 27 and followed that with a 1-0 nail-biter the following morning. Friday night saw the Ice Dawgs turn up the offense on...
Barbara Ellen (Thiel) Johnson age 78, went to be with her wonderful lord and savior on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. Barbara passed away at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, in Glasgow, Mont., with family by her side. Funeral services will be on Thursday, Jan. 2, 11 a.m., at Glasgow Evangelical Church, 152 Aberdeen, Glasgow. Burial will following at Highland Cemetery, Glasgow. The family will be hosting a luncheon at the Glasgow Evangelical Church following the burial. A full obituary will be...
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See this week's issue for Letters to Santa and Holiday Greetings from local businesses. If you are a current subscriber to the Glasgow Courier, log in and view the full gift guide by click on the Adobe Acrobat icon. The PDF version of the Gift Guide will load for your reading pleasure. If you are a current print subscriber and don't have online access, click on "Free Trial" in the upper right hand corner. Fill out the requested information and you will have an online subscription that will...
Dianna Marie (Lund) Stidman, 69, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Nov. 27, after a reoccurrence of cancer. She was surrounded by family and close friends. A celebration of life will be held in May 2025 in Quincy, Wash., and in June 2025 in Glasgow, Mont. Specific dates and times will be posted in the Glasgow Courier and Grant County Journal. Dianna was born on Sept. 17,1955, at the Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., to Charles and Jean Lund. Childhood years were spent in Newell,...
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. There will be no regular scheduled Bingo at the Valley County Senior Citizen Center until after the first of January 2025. If this is something you would like to see continue, please give us a call at 228-9500 and volunteer your time. Every Thursday at 9:30 a.m., there is coffee hour at the Nashua Senior Citizens. Through the winter, the Fort Peck Interpretive C...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 Letters To Santa From 2014 Second Grade Dear Santa, My name is Adam Mickelson. I am in 2nd grade at Irle School. Where do you get the toys? I would like a stuffed Minecraft Creeper, stuffed Minecraft Steve and a stuffed Minecraft Zombie. I will leave milk and cookies for you. Love, Adam Mickelson Dear Santa, My name is Mirax Lipscomb. I am 7 years old. I am in second grade. I want a new bike because I am too big for my old one. I would like a new purple 3DS...
Editor's Note: The Ice Dawgs had a shutout in their game Dec. 22 against Billings, which the Courier was informed of after press time. Jacob Potter earned the shutout, stopping 19 shots. The Glasgow Ice Dawgs brought home two decisive wins from Billings, holding the Bulls to a single goal in each game. Glasgow won 9-1 Dec. 21 and downed Billings 7-1 the following day. The Ice Dawgs now hold a 4-1 record on the season and sit in the middle of the Big Sky High School league with the fewest games played so far. Charlie Cornwell started the...
Alice Ann (Wall) Unger passed away and into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus on the morning of Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. A memorial service will be held in the chapel at the Cremation & Funeral Gallery in Billings at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. A full obituary will be published in the Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, issue of the Glasgow Courier....
Glasgow Middle School Art Club students, pictured left to right, Amani Probert, Liv Jackson and Bryn Harris, along with their advisor Libby Weber (not pictured), utilized the Glasgow Courier windows as their canvas on Dec. 13 to draw a wintery scene as a way to raise funds for their upcoming trip to Billings in order to visit the Yellowstone Art Museum. The Middle School Art Club is still raising funds for this trip. If you would like to donate, please contact Libby Weber at the Glasgow Middle School at 406-228-8268....
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. There will be no regular scheduled Bingo at the Valley County Senior Citizen Center until after the first of January 2025. If this is something you would like to see continue, please give us a call at 228-9500 and volunteer your time. Every Thursday at 9:30 a.m., there is coffee hour at the Nashua Senior Citizens. Through the winter, the Fort Peck Interpretive Cente...
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 New opportunity will come with new classes and new classrooms in the next school year. One local teacher has been spearheading the efforts to bring a program to Glasgow that will encourage students to look at future careers in engineering, technology and design. Jim Stone, who has been teaching at the Glasgow High School, is getting ready to make his move into the middle school next year. He's been chipping away at boxes and gathering equipment and s...
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. Valley County Council On Aging Bingo is played Tuesdays at 1 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 p.m. Every Thursday at 9:30 a.m., there is coffee hour at the Nashua Senior Citizens. Through the winter, the Fort Peck Interpretive Center is open by appointment only to see the Center or for a Powerhouse Tour, 406-526-3493. Wednesday, Dec. 11 6 p.m. - Glasgow School Board R...
