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1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 In the old days it was a place to hang out, a place to catch up with neighbor's and friends, but those days died out before WWII. The local barbers were pretty busy keeping up with business and one local, Darrell Brenna, remembers it was a time where Glasgow had around 10 barbers keeping up. "As a kid, I remembered them playing cards," Brenna said. "But not so much in my time. Brenna retired and closed shop after 57 years in the business. He agreed that it... Full story
The Scotties brought home a 48-6 conference win from Cut Bank Oct. 4 after rushing out to a 14-6 lead in the first quarter. Glasgow ran up the score in the second and third quarters for the win. “Probably the windiest game any of us have been a part of, definitely had an impact on play calling for both sides. Super proud of our guys for battling through that adversity and keeping a business as usual mentality from the start,” Offensive Coordinator Sam Tedrow told the Courier. Khye Gamas started the scoring action 44 seconds into the game on...
The Valley County Commissioners held their first of many community meetings on Sept. 27, at the Valley County Courtroom for Glasgow residents and then traveled to Frazer and Lustre on Sept. 30, and then to Hinsdale on Oct. 1. These meetings were the first community meetings held throughout the county since 2022, since weather impeded the Commissioners to travel in 2023. Approximately 30 people were in attendance and throughout the two-hour meeting in Glasgow, expressed their frustration and disappointment in recent decisions made by the...
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. 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, Oct. 2 6 – 7 p.m. - International St. Mary and Milk Rivers Study Board Public Meeting at Tin Cup in Malta. Purpose of this mee... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 The people of the small town of Nashua have once again proven that small town characteristics are some of the most valuable assets we can possess. Robert Buck, a junior at Belt High School, was injured during a football game and was in the ICU in Great Falls. Nashua Athletic Director Jessica Nagy explained that after students and faculty read the story, they saw the GoFundMe account and a fundraising drive went underway. All efforts combined allowed the...
Glasgow High School was the host of the yearly college fair on Sept. 10, where students had the opportunity to walk around the gym and visit a variety of booths set up by local businesses and colleges. Students had the ability to ask questions to a variety of business professionals, learn about different careers as well as talk with admission counselors to a variety of colleges. The mission of the college fair is to broaden students' horizons and help determine what they would like to do after...
David James Renner, 78, passed away peacefully on Monday evening Sept. 30, 2024, at home with his loving wife by his side. David was born on April 28, 1946, to Irene Reinbold and Lloyd Renner in Glasgow, Mont. He was the oldest of three siblings. The Renner family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 6, at Bell Mortuary, Glasgow. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, with military honors to follow at Bell Mortuary. David's family asks you to join them at 2... Full story
Editor’s Note: The following was submitted to the Glasgow Courier to be ran as a Letter To The Editor. As this was submitted to Road Department and Landfill Supervisor James Gibson, the Glasgow Courier decided to not make any edits to the letter for publication. September, 18, 2024 Supervisor, James Gibson, (Copied to the county commissioners) Supervisor James Gibson, please add this to my two week notice with the following: I would like to supplement my two week notice of resignation with the following comments as to why I resigned. I w...
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. Through Monday, Sept. 30, the Fort Peck Interpretive Center will be open Friday through Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PCCW Rummage Sale – donation collections will be through Sept. 30. Please put items on the stage. If you have any questions, call 228-9800. Friday, Sept. 27 4 – 9... Full story
The Scotties hosted the Manhattan Tigers for Homecoming Sept. 20. Glasgow struck first but Manhattan came from behind in a tight defensive game to win 8-6. "What a battle for Homecoming this year. A nonstop physical game from start to finish. Manhattan's front 7 took it to us in the run game, we really struggled to get anything rolling on the ground," Offensive Coordinator Sam Tedrow told the Courier. "However, we did some nice things in the air. Khye [Gamas] continues to grow as a passer and I...
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. Through Monday, Sept. 30, the Fort Peck Interpretive Center will be open Friday through Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. PCCW Rummage Sale – donation collections will be through Sept. 30. Please put items on the stage. If you have any questions, call 228-9800. Glasgow Homecoming Week S... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 Another Glasgow area native was welcomed back to town this week. Haylie Shipp, farm broadcaster for the Northern Ag Network, was given a welcome home celebration at Farm Equipment Sales. FES general manager Sarah Swanson Partridge created the gathering to welcome Shipp, who will have an office in the building for her to work and broadcast reports. Shipp graduated from Glasgow High School in 2003 and headed to Miles City Community College, where she... Full story
Editor's note: The Courier has instituted a policy of covering statewide and federal level political candidates during the general election season when the candidates come to Valley County. Senator Jon Tester made a swing through Glasgow Sept. 1, to touch base with supporters and express his thanks to voters. "Bottom line it's hard to to be a Democrat in rural America," he noted. "Democrats don't do a particularly good job talking about rural issues." Tester talked about his attempts to work on...
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. PCCW Rummage Sale – donation collections will be through Sept. 30. Please put items on the stage. If you have any questions, call 228-9800. Thursday, Sept. 12 7 p.m. - VFW will meet at the VFW Auxiliary 3107, 54087 US Highway 2, Glasgow. The agenda includes the first steak fry... Full story
1 Years Ago Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 Ties to Hollywood brought an actor and a director to the Glasgow area last week. Sightings of the famous actor were reported at several businesses, the airport and at a local hotel. The trip to Glasgow was short planned but got a lot of creative juices flowing for the actor Jon Voight and writer/director John Harrison. Harrison explained that about a month ago Voight gave him a call about a project idea that perhaps they might want to work on together.... Full story
The Scottie cross country teams hit the tracks in Williston Sept. 6, for their second meet of the season. The boys varsity scored 264 points to take 11th place and the girls team took sixth place with 199 points. "I thought the kids ran REALLY well in Williston! And they did it on very tired legs, so that makes me even more optimistic about the future," Head Coach Tim Phillips told the Courier. "It was definitely a much better day to run compared to Billings: about 20 degrees cooler, so that...
At the end of August, Governor Gianforte asked Montana superintendents and school board trustees to adopt policies to limit learning distractions in the classroom and improve student academic performance by establishing cell phone-free schools. In the letter the Governor wrote “...we should seek to remove distractions and disruptions in our schools, a place where students should be focused on learning. Unfortunately, cell phones distract students and disrupt the learning environment, and according to studies, it leads to learning loss and l...
In a regular City Council meeting on Aug. 19, the Glasgow City Council introduced and offered for adoption the second reading of Ordinance No. 985 – an ordinance amending Chapter 4 of the Official Code of the City of Glasgow (CCG) to remove the License Requirement for Dancing in a Bar. The ordinance says that Section 4-55 of the OCCG, which states “It shall be unlawful for a person licensed to sell alcoholic beverages under this chapter, to permit dancing on the licensed premises unless a license for such dancing has been obtained from the cit...
Glasgow Downtown Association / For the Courier The City of Glasgow has decided to return part of the downtown parking to angle-in parking. The Downtown Parking Project was awarded to a contractor by the City Council several weeks ago. The start date of the project is still unclear, but the plan will bring many advantages to downtown Glasgow: Available parking downtown will increase by 20 to 30 percent. Angle parking will be implemented on the south side of 2nd Ave South and the east side of 3rd St S. The plan includes a mid-block...
Courtesy Photo / For the Courier Glasgow Kiwanis Swim Team members Kimber Dulaney (l) and Abigail Kulczyk (r) had a once in a lifetime experience on Aug. 31, when they met nine-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky during her book signing event at the James Memorial Art Center, in Williston, N.D. Among her Olympic accomplishments, which included winning two gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, her memoir, Just Add Water: My Swimming Life, was published...
Gwendolyne Honrud / The Courier Top: Tavin Boland comes down with an interception during the Scotties' Red & White scrimmage held Aug. 26. Above left: Mary Dykema takes the baton during the Scottie Cross Country team's Red & White run to showcase this season's team. Above right: Macy Martin plays the ball during the Scottie volleyball team's Red & White scrimmage match held Aug. 26. All Glasgow teams kicked off thier season this past weekend. See Sports for details....
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. Bingo will start back up on Sat. Sept. 7, 7 p.m. PCCW Rummage Sale – donation collections will be through Sept. 30. Please put items on the stage. If you have any questions, call 228-9800. Wednesday, Sept. 4 3:30 – 7 p.m. - C&B Operations Career Night, 54272 US Hwy 2, Glasg... Full story
Lillian Marie (Jenson) Uphaus passed away peacefully at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital, Glasgow, Mont., on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at the age of 82. A graveside service will be held at Highland Cemetery, Glasgow, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7. A full obituary was published in the Wednesday, June 12, 2024, edition of the Glasgow Courier.... Full story
The Scottie football team opened up their 2024 season with a decisive road win in Shepherd Aug. 30. Glasgow downed the Mustangs 51-8 after the Scotties put up four touchdowns in the first quarter. The Scotties kept the Mustangs off the scoreboard until the fourth quarter. In the first quarter of play, Glasgow saw touchdowns on a Liam Chapman run, a Khye Gamas throw to Cade Hudyma, a throw to Wyatt Babb and a Tavin Boland punt return. The Scotties carried a 26-0 lead into the second quarter...
Beginning with the first scheduled football games of the 2024 season, entrants will have the opportunity to use their skill and knowledge of football to predict the winners of each listed game. The entrant with the most correct predictions will win first place for the week. The entrant with the second most correct predictions will win second place prize. All entries must be received by noon on Friday of the weekend the games are to be played. If you mail your ballot, it must be postmarked by Thursday. You can take a picture of your ballot and... 
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