Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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In front of a rare sirloin steak (“It can’t be too rare” according to the Congressman) and a bottle of domestic beer, the U.S. Representative for Montana Greg Gianforte talked through key issues and policy priorities with local leaders that included Mayor Becky Erickson, County Commissioners John Fahlgren and Paul Tweten, Chief of Glasgow Police Brien Gault and candidate for Sheriff Tom Boyer, among others. In a fast-paced conversation riddled with interruptions, jokes and anecdotes, Gianforte keyed in on issues to include law enfor...
"Promise me, when you grow up, you'll use your brain instead of your back," a mother tells her daughter as they tiredly dig out a flooded ditch on the family farm. That daughter, Miranda (Yeska) Orr, followed her mother Carolyn's advice, and is now a VA research health scientist at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System, faculty member of the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, faculty member with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative...
In a generous show of support for the community's future, Gloria and Paul Ashenbrener, who own the local McDonald's restaurant, reached out to the Irle School Parent-Teacher Organization in an effort to assist the group in supporting the teachers and students of Irle School. According to the PTO President Kim Turner, the Ashenbreners contacted the PTO and said they wanted to purchase school supplies for an entire grade. Following some discussion, Turner said that the group recommended the...
U.S. Senator Jon Tester is pushing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take an active role to help return Glasgow’s flood levee back to active status. In a letter sent to Chief Engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers Lt. General Todd T. Semonite in August, Tester urged the Corps to provide leniency or financial support to help Glasgow meet these recommendations in a timely manner. “I respectfully ask you to consider any financial means necessary in order to help Glasgow meet the requirements set forth by the Army Corps of Engineers to ret...
Valley View Home residents now have a more comfortable time getting bathed and employees have a much easier time in transporting the residents into the tub, thanks to a generous donation from the FMDH Foundation. In June, the FMDH Foundation Board of Directors voted to gift $23,800 to allow Valley View Home the ability to purchase a new bathtub for residents. Valley View Home's Administrator Wes Thompson, Director of Nursing Dana Nixdorf and Restorative Aide/CNA Kelsey Arnold requested help...
MICHELLE BIGELBACH THE COURIER On Aug. 27, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue provided details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take to help farmers who have been affected by retaliation from foreign nations in response to recent trade deals. The current administration is working on free, fair and reciprocal trade deals to open more markets in the long run to help farmers compete. While these negotiations are occurring, President Trump requested Secretary Perdue to create a short-term relief strategy to protect...
Brien Gault was sworn in as chief of the Glasgow Police Department on Aug. 20, at the regular city council meeting. Gault received the post after being unanimously confirmed by the city council and sworn in by Mayor Becky Erickson. Gault sat down with the Glasgow Courier to discuss his background in law enforcement, firefighting and community service as well as his goal for the department. Born in Devil's Lake, N.D., to a railroading family, Gault moved to Hinsdale with his family in 1981,...
As students and parents headed back to Glasgow school on Aug. 29, they might have noticed a new addition on Scottie Pride Drive. In partnership with the city of Glasgow and the Valley County Health Department, crosswalk signs were installed over the summer to allow safe crossing from Cloud Street and Scottie Pride Drive. When the button is pressed and the signs are activated, lights start flashing on the sign, due to solar power, signaling motorists to slow down and stop for pedestrians. The inspiration behind getting the signs up was to...
After two and a half years of hard work, the Valley County Health Department is one application submission away from hopefully becoming the first county in Montana to receive a Cardiac Ready Community (CRC) designation from the state. In collaboration with key stakeholders in the project, including STAT Air, FMDH, Farm Credit Services, Glasgow Police Department, Valley County Sheriff’s Department and local businesses and churches who had an interest in placing an Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in their location, Valley County as a c...
On Aug. 14, the Glasgow City-County library obtained a new addition to the building, a stairlift. According to library director Megan Haddix, this addition was a long-time coming in order to make the building more handicap accessible and to allow accessiblity to the library for everyone. Over the past 10 to 15 years, there have been a small number of people who have mentioned not having the ability to go to the basement for various library activities and commuity meetings which results in them m...
Harvest season is upon us with some farmers already done for the season while others still have weeks to go. For those farmers who feel they are behind and are rushing to stay on schedule or get caught up, the rush to get the crops harvested can not come before safety of you, your land, your equipment and the fields near you. According to the National Weather Service in Glasgow, the month of August has seen below-average dry conditions. For the past two seasons now, farmers have not had much relief in terms of Mother Nature cooperating with...
In a heavily attended city council meeting the night of Monday, Aug. 20, the City Council rejected a measure to allow the keeping of backyard chickens in city limits by a vote of four to one, with Stan Ozark casting the only vote in favor. The meeting was attended by dozens of Glasgow and surrounding area residents who provided comments for the better part of an hour followed by questions and then comment by the council members who then cast their vote.The architect and momentum behind the initiative, Madelyn House, spoke first offering up her...
When it comes to the diagnosis of breast cancer, early detection is key and Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital radiology department is helping patients do just that. With a recent software upgrade to their already state of the art mammogram machine, the radiologist, Dr. Louis Bailey, is able to detect breast cancer at an earlier stage. The software upgrade, C-View, allows the machine to create a 2D image directly from a reconstruction of the 3D digital breast tomosynthesis (TOMO) images. Instead of a patient needing to have one scan completed,...
To say Tom Boyer is not the typical candidate for sheriff is a bit of an understatement. Boyer has only a few years of law enforcement experience and unlike many, his reasons for running are not to cap off his career, or change a flawed policy. Instead, Boyer was thrust into the position of sheriff candidate by circumstances far outside his control. So who exactly is Deputy Tom Boyer? Boyer, 49, is originally from Missoula, and he says that as a young man he had intended to pursue law...
The recently formed Irle School Parent-Teacher Organization has seen some fast success in the months since they established back in spring 2018. In that time, the organization has set their priorities, initiated safety programs and successfully lobbied in support of a fence around the playground at the elementary school, a project currently in the works. The Irle PTO President Kim Turner sat down with the Courier to discuss the organization's priorities, plans and fundraising efforts as they...
This summer Hinsdale School received the Cook Fresh Award sponsored by the Montana Team Nutrition, the office of Public Instruction and Montana No Kid Hungry. The award recognizes schools for their dedication to serving nutritious school meals, cooking from scratch as well as succeeding in state requirements. Hinsdale school was nominated for this award after successfully passing a state inspection, which is required from all state schools. Thirteen schools were provided an honorable mention while four schools won the distinction of “Cook F...
The Glasgow School Board met in regular session on Aug. 15. All trustees were present along with Superintendent Bob Connors and Kelly Doornek, clerk. The school representative was not in attendance. Also in attendance were a number of school faculty, Jerry and Cara Pinder, and members of the Irle School PTO. C. Pinder used the public comment period to ask about the status of a fence at Irle School and was informed it would be addressed later in the meeting. In response to a letter from a concerned parent, board trustee John Daggett utilized...
According to the Valley County Clerk and Recorder's Office as of Monday, Aug. 13, Luke Strommen had removed his name from the running for Valley County Sheriff. Strommen was unable to be reached for comment as to why he pulled out of the race. Strommen was placed on administrative leave on June 15, for an undisclosed incident being investigated by the Montana Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation. Since that time no update has been given on the investigation and no charges ha...
On a hot August evening Aug. 11, people from different generations, people with different experiences with cancer, people who have fought and are currently fighting the battle against cancer came together for the Northeast Montana Relay for Life. As a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, seven teams from Northeast Montana including Thrivent Financial, The Glasgow Courier, Strides of Hope, Praying for a Cure, Opheim Cares, Glasgow Cross Country and the Glasgow Student Council sold...
The New Stars in the Western Sky Talent Show brought together people of all ages to watch participants showcase a wide variety of musical talent at the Northeast Montana Fairgrounds on Aug. 3. Kicking off the show was Nashua native and Scobey resident Lisa Garsjo Thievin, who has been performing since she was a young child. She was a regular at the Valley County Fair Talent Shows during the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, and has traveled all over the northeastern corner of the state playing country music for dances with her husband, Willie. Gar...
With the city of Glasgow's ordinance to allow chickens set for the first reading next Monday, Aug. 20, the Courier sat down with the person behind the push to end the prohibition on the birds in backyards. Madelyn House says that when she moved into her new house she was overly excited to continue on her tradition of keeping backyard chickens. Needless to say she was shocked that city ordinances prevented chickens from being kept within city limits. House said that a couple weeks after learning...
In our Back to School supplement that was included in our Aug. 8 issue, it was incorrectly stated that 11th-graders are required to have three vaccines before entering school. Students who are entering 11th-grade are not required to have any new vaccines. For students who are 11-years-old, it is recommended to have the MCV4 (meningococcal) vaccine, the HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccine and the Hepatitis A vaccine. These three vaccines are not required for public school attendance through grade 12. However, many colleges do require the MCV4...
