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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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By the time you read this, we’ll have made another trip to and from Billings. There’s always a follow-up appointment after a surgical procedure. That’s a good thing. I appreciate a doctor who wants to make sure you’re healing well and following his instructions. Now that I have to be the “responsible” driver, I’m not getting any crocheting done while on the road. Dennis had always been the driver, and he’s so good that I’m able to completely relax and be creative with yarns and hooks while stuck in the vehicle. I’ve never felt the need to be hy...
The Glasgow High School Swing Choir debuted their original Christmas music on Nov. 20. Every year, the Swing Choir is assigned a project during first semester that requires them to work in groups and use their knowledge of theory to create musical compositions; this year they were challenged to write original Christmas songs. The class was split into four groups and each group was assigned a genre in which to write their song- sacred, alternative, big band or musical theatre. All of the groups w...
I have returned from sunny Florida to somewhat grey and gloomy northeastern Montana. It wasn’t as bad as I’d expected, although I found it rather chilly the first couple of days. Of course, I was lucky enough to be away for the record-breaking cold days the rest of you endured. I’m perfectly fine with that, having endured many record-breaking cold days and numerous blizzards in years past. Missing a few from this year doesn’t detract from my “Montana tough” credentials. At the time of this writing, I’m sitting in a holding pattern at the Yellow...
For 32 years, A. Nadine Pickthorn and her husband farmed near Fort Peck, during which time Pickthorn developed a business creating and selling art. She was always grateful for the community support in allowing her to make a living out of a hobby. As plans were being made for retirement, Pickthorn decided to start an art show in Glasgow. “I felt this need to start the show in Glasgow. Not only to benefit local artists but for me to return to periodically,” said Pickthorn. Now in it’s 18th year in Glasgow, the Wild Bunch Art Show, which will...
Landing in Frazer last Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 7, was not a bird, not a plane. Nor was it Superman. Rather, to the delight of students and staff of the school, it was Supaman, Christian Takes Gun Parrish, an award winning Native American dancer and hip hop artist. Opening with a prayer in his native Apsáalooke before students in grades kindergarten through 12, teachers and staff, Supaman began his presentation with a message of respect, for his audience and his and their histories. He...
Dear readers - I’m sending this dispatch via the magic of email from sunny Florida. I’ll try not to gloat about the fact that it has been in the 80s every day I’ve been here. Well, I’ll gloat a little bit, but I also realize I’m going to suffer the cold more when I return next week. This heat is NOT helping me acclimate at all. I’m on a working vacation. Our daughter and her husband went on a church-related trip to Israel, so I’m babysitting our grandsons. They are six and a half and almost eight (Dec. 1 is the quickly approaching birth date)....
International violinist Jack Glatzer, along with his associate, Dr. Margaret Hereld, delighted residents and staff at both Prairie Ridge and Valley View Home on Oct. 31. A total of 18 Head Start children, who were visiting Prairie Ridge, also had the opportunity to interact with the duo and learn about music. Glatzer and Hereld spent approximately two weeks touring throughout Montana stopping at various facilities that target the elderly population, including nursing and assisted homes....
Local working artist Cathryn (formerly Reitler) McIntyre's work is easy to describe but, maybe, difficult to understand, while still being aesthetically enjoyable. McIntyre's work has been prominently featured in fairs, showings, galleries and homes across the region and beyond. Much of her style stems from her blend of materials and medians with artistic representation. McIntyre enjoys using discarded materials, old maps, metal works, clothing and even old doilies as a base or accent to her...
A last mowing to suck up leaves from the lawn has been accomplished. The mower is stored for the winter, with the addition of a shot of Sta-bil in the gas tank to prevent gumminess next spring. All the little, mowed-over tree branches that had fallen with the leaves have been gathered and removed from the lawn. The larger branches were removed before that final mowing. The overgrown grass along the driveway has had the weed-whacker taken to it. The edges of the driveway are too steep for me to...
For many actors and actresses around the country, legends of resident ghosts, phantoms and poltergeist run rampant in the creaky halls and echoing chambers of theaters and opera houses around the globe. That tradition was popularized in Andrew Lloyd Weber's Phantom of the Opera. The Fort Peck Summer Theatre is no exception to that tradition, and according to Artistic Director Andy Meyers, the FPST's resident ghoulish friend is known by the name of Floyd. According to Meyers, there are competing...
During Library Card Sign-Up month in September, librarians at the Glasgow City-County library utilized the library’s weekly story-time to further educate area children and their parents about the benefits of the library and the process of signing up for a library card. One book that was read during this weekly activity, Library Mouse, inspired everyone to write their own story and learn about how each story is worth telling. Library Mouse tells the story of the title character, a mouse, who loves reading and gets inspired to write his own s...
We did have our harvest festival potluck after church last Sunday, and the ginger carrot cake (recipe shared last week) turned out wonderful. Of course, as usual, there was too much food offered, and so I'm happily going to be enjoying a few more pieces of that cake this week. After starting the recipe, I found I was out of dried candied fruit bits (usually used for fruitcake), so I improvised. I did find some dried candied citrus peels, added a few chopped dates, golden raisins, dried...
Award-winning Native American dancer and hip hop artist Supaman will be performing in Glasgow next week as part of the 2018-2019 Big Sky Series presented by the Northeastern Arts Network. The concert will be in the Glasgow High School Auditorium at 7 p.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Supaman, the stage name of Christian Takes Gun Parrish, is a member of the Apsaalooke tribe who uses hip hop music to empower his audiences and spread a message of hope and faith. His art combines Native American culture, comedy and urban hip hop. He motivates, encourages...
Finally, we are enjoying some Indian summer. I wasn't sure if that was an allowed expression any longer, or if we'd gotten so P.C. that the term should now be "Native American summer," so I looked it up. Wikipedia still lists the term, described as "a period of unseasonably warm, dry weather that sometimes occurs," usually "following a period of cooler weather or frost in the late autumn." The first known recording of the phrase came from Letters From an American Farmer, in 1778, by J. H. St....
Did you know there is a reading program for Montana residents who cannot read standard print materials due to a blindness, reading disability, vision loss or physical limitation? Welcome to the Montana Talking Books Library (MTBL). Talking Books are recorded materials in audio format that are available for free loan. In addition, MTBL contracts with Utah State Library to provide Braille embossed library services to residents of Montana A wide variety of items and subject matter are offered. MTBL has an in-house recording studio where...
We have been away from home for the past week, traveling for a family reunion. My two younger sisters made the arrangements, and since they both live in southeastern Missouri, that's where we went. My husband and I traveled by car in rain almost the entire way. The first days were much warmer than what we'd left in Montana. My sister still has cherry tomatoes ripening in her yard, as well as lettuce and okra. Flowers are blooming. I had to take photos. But the rain and cooler weather followed...
Last week was not conducive to finishing my garden-clearing plans. Translation: the carrots are still in the ground. Or should I say, still in the mud? A couple more inches of heavy, wet snow fell early in the week. It has since melted, slowly, leaving the yard soggy and garden muddy. The low temperature we saw was 16 degrees, which shattered the record low for that date. It's not a new record we wanted. Again, I'll say that it is much too early in the fall to be having winter-weather...
Libraries have rapidly advanced in technology over the last few years, and we would like to keep you updated as to what is available. We have many patrons whom we seldom see, but they constantly use our ebook and downloadable audiobook formats. In order to do so, you need a current library card, and a device, such as a Kindle, Nook, Smartphone, iPad, or computer, etc. You would also need the free download of Adobe Digital Editions, and the Overdrive app or the new Libby app. You would start at our website, www.glasgowlibrary.org. On the home...
"I was in those exact same seats, watching these very same performances." Though those same seats she referred to were in Malta, not Glasgow, the sentiment expressed by Kristen Estelle rang through. Her hard work and pursuit of her musical dreams brought her back to northeastern Montana to perform and answer questions from local music students. The Northeastern Arts Network's (NAN) Big Sky Series brings in a diverse array of musical performers each fall and winter for public performances and...
Local chef and owner/operator of Table for Six in Glasgow, Dyan Carlson, is one of eight semi-finalists in the western region competing for the 2018 Eggland's Best America's Best Recipe Contest. "I am representing the whole state of Montana, not just Glasgow, not just Valley County, but the whole state!," said Carlson, upon hearing the news she is a semi-finalist. With her recipe of Montana Beef Fried Wheatberries, Carlson is competing with cooks from Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon...
The Glasgow City-County Library (GCCL) has a variety of digital materials on hand in the collection for everyone’s interest. This week’s Unshelved column highlights a few movies, books on CD (BOCD) and music available for check out. DVD Movies Only the Brave. A film based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, and is dedicated to the team of firefighters who lost most of their members while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire in June 2013. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood: It’s A Beautiful Day Collection. This special PBS DVD set celebra...
It's official. Summer is over. We woke up to a light coating of snow this morning. Yuck, yuck, double-yuck! I'm never ready for the end of summer, but I'd rather ease into winter than get thrown in, kicking and screaming. The past week has been cold and gloomy. I miss the sun. I forced myself to get outside and work hard on getting my garden space cleared, and I'm glad I obeyed myself. Almost all the dead vegetation has been uprooted and hauled off to my "dead" piles. I left the sunflowers...
The Wheatgrass Arts and Gallery will host Keely Perkins at its Artist of the Month reception on Sunday, Oct. 7, from 3 to 5 p.m. Perkins' artwork reflects her constant amazement of nature, both flora and fauna. She loves the legend of creation, the way an animal or color or plant can represent a person or omen. She loves how all creation is connected and that connection is not something that is built, but has been always been inside of us. She is influenced by color and pattern, the mismatch of...
An unexpected early frost has pretty much ended my gardening for this year. It was late in the evening on a cold and rainy day when I realized it might freeze that night. A sense of fatalism set in, or perhaps a lazy lassitude, but I didn't even attempt to try to save anything. I hadn't wanted to drag the heavy truck tarps out anyway. It's the first time in many years those tarps haven't seen service. I awoke early the next morning with a vague sense of unease. The thermometer showed 30° from...
