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GWENDOLYNE HONRUD THE COURIER The day was not exactly frigid, but it was as cool as could be. Friends and family gathered outside the Glasgow Civic Center to cheer on dedicated volunteers as they took a dip into icy water for the 2019 Middle of Nowhere Polar Plunge. After spending the morning enjoying the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture's Christmas Stroll, and before the annual Parade of Lights, scores of people gathered around the temporary pool for the afternoon's...
A Decade of Crime Stats in Montana A.J. ETHERINGTON THE COURIER Crime statistics have become a tool in the race for Montana Attorney General over the last few months with statistics being thrown around to prove their points. We were left wondering what crime in Montana was actually doing over the last ten years. So, the Courier requested the Montana Board of Crime Control’s data on total crime over the last decade. They provided that data with a few caveats and we analyze it in the coming paragraphs. Crime data in the Big Sky State is a t...
Under instructors Colleen Thompson for voice and Jenna Johnson for piano, students of all ages brought holiday cheer during Thompson's students' annual Christmas program at Prairie Ridge on Dec. 4. Walking into the doors, individuals were greeted by elf Kennedy Flaten as they found a perfect spot to support those performing. With students ranging in age from six through adulthood, this annual Christmas program showcased a wide range of vocal, piano, flute, guitar and percussion abilities. The...
The Glasgow Scottie High School wrestling team has taken on a new challenge this year. Under the direction of head coach Jory Casterline and his staff, the team has implemented the Reading with Wrestlers program. Students from Head Start, First Lutheran, Little Scholars and Scottie Daycare will be visited all this week by members of the wresling team. Grapplers will answer the pre-school aged children's questions, read books with them, and gift them books from the athletes. The high school boys...
The Montana Department of Commerce (DOC) has officially rescinded a $492,000 HOME Investment Partnership Program grant awarded to the City of Glasgow and earmarked for the delayed Nemont Manor renovation. In a letter sent to Glasgow Mayor Becky Erickson the DOC states, “On July 16, 2019, the City requested and Commerce granted an extension to meet start up conditions with an end date of November 11, 2019. However, the developer is not yet prepared to proceed with the project. Therefore, Commerce withdraws its $492,000 HOME commitment to the C...
Each year the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture goes shopping for the perfect Christmas tree for their downtown display. "I don't just go cut down trees," laughed Executive Director Lisa Koski as she explained some of the planning that goes into their display. While many residents offer up a tree from their property that can be cut down, Koski says the Chamber looks for a tree that will look best from all angles. "We had some that were up against a house, and while those look...
After months and months of paperwork and bureaucracy, the Busted Knuckle Brewery of Glasgow is officially ready to move forward with plans for their Williston location. Owners Ben and Connie Boreson began looking for a location in the North Dakota city in May of 2018. Their children have established ties in the Williston community - Jake, who works and owns a home there, and Emma Kuester, who lives and works in Williston. A year and a half ago, B. and C. Boreson were visiting the small city and...
First-grade students, Everett Pinder (l), Gwen Turner (c) and Karen Pedde (r) learned how to make pumpkin pies in Mrs. Annette Boyer's class on Nov. 25 at Irle Elementary School. Mrs. Boyer has been making pumpkin pies in her classes for 20 years, 18 years with Kindergarten students, one year with fourth graders, and one year with first graders. "The age of the kids doesn't matter as they all loved the experience of making pies from scratch," Mrs. Boyer told the Courier. The fun experience...
The Glasgow School’s Board of Trustees met at a “working meeting” Nov. 20 at the school district headquarters in Glasgow, to set up and advise an action committee that will spearhead the school district’s efforts to promote and pass the upcoming school operating levy in early May 2020. The committee, whose members are not completely set, will consist of, at least, physical therapist Rob Martin, FMDH primary care provider Dr. David Knierim and the Cottonwood Inn’s Zac Burner. Other potential members floated by the planning meeting’s attendees as...
The newly founded HOPE Project, having spun off from the local Relay for Life Committee, continued the tradition of auctioning off Christmas trees at their annual Festival of Trees at the Elks' Lodge on Nov. 22. At the end of the night, the event had served over 140 prime rib dinners, over 50 trees, wreaths and centerpieces were auctioned off and a whopping $8,000 dollars was raised to help Valley County residents in need of assistance in covering ancillary medical costs like travel, hotel...
“It doesn’t have to just be for Christmas.” That was the point driven home by Lisa Koski, executive director of the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. She was talking about the Community Cash Loan program spearheaded by the Chamber with the intent of encouraging shopping local. Called Christmas Cash in years past, the local loan program is designed in such a way that locals can take out an interest-free loan to spend at community stores, benefiting shoppers and business owners alike. Individuals are eligible for up to $1,00...
Throughout the month of October, Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital employees participated in an in-house “Bright Ideas” competition that allowed employees to provide suggestions on various improvements that could be made within the hospital while also providing funding for the newly established Valley County HOPE (Helping Others Pay Expenses) Project. According to Senior Leadership Assistant Emily Mayfield, a total of 39 entries were submitted for improvements including wayfinding ideas, service improvements, as well as policy and procedure imp...
On Nov. 7, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the second tranche of Market Facilitation Program payments. Billions of dollars will be doled out to producers across the country feeling the adverse effects of the ongoing trade war with China. Under the program so far, $6.7 billion has been paid out this year to offset losses farmers and ranchers have endured as exports fell by six percent for fiscal year 2019. Since 2018, when the program was implemented, $7,500,155 has been issued out in payments in Valley County. As of Nov. 13, sta...
It started off as more of a curiosity than a real question. What does a small town cop do all day? What are their goals and how do they perceive their role in the community? Many of those questions I had made broad assumptions about. They couldn't do much. Their goals are safety and convictions. They perceive themselves as many people do, as a sort of hybrid between policing agent and safety organization. Still, I wanted to see what it was like to do a ride along and be in the life of a small...
The Valley County Community Pool Campaign Committee has had a busy first year of information-sharing and fundraising for the new pool and bathhouse. As of the middle of November, the committee has raised close to $600,000 in cash and pledges. We are grateful to all those who have donated so far. Donations of all sizes are welcome. For example, our “Every Drop Counts” boxes, located at Albertsons and Reynolds, have collected over $3,100 since June. The committee continues to work on grant writing and future fundraising ideas. With an est...
The Glasgow City Council approved a series of spending resolutions during their regular city council meeting on Nov. 18. The resolutions were passed following a legally required public hearing to hear input from the public before spending the taxpayer money. The hearing closed in a matter of seconds after no member of the public rose to speak. The resolutions consisted of Resolution Numbers 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020 and 3022. The initial resolution 3016 changed the assessment on city residences that pertains to the collection and disposal...
The Vairas at 26 Heather Place in Glasgow hosted a Veterans Day Light Show from Nov. 8 through Nov. 12 to honor military veterans and law enforcement. Featuring an 18-foot mega tree and four singing trees, lights were synced to a total of five songs to honor those who have and currently serve our country....
Lawyers from the American Prairie Reserve (APR), the Phillips Conservation District, and the Southern Phillips County Co-Operative Grazing District and Phillips County Livestock Association spoke in front of the State of Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) in Malta on Nov. 12, at Malta City Hall. The hearing was regarding a petition for a variance from the Phillips County District’s Ordinance 2016-1 which was passed in the June 2016 primary election in Phillips County and earned 79 percent of the vote (1,168 in f...
During the Montana Lodging & Hospitality Association (MLHA) Awards Banquet on Oct. 23 in Missoula, Glasgow resident Melissa Sigmundstad was awarded the prestigious Sales and Marketing Person of the Year Award. Based upon a nomination process from the entire membership in all categories, Sigmundstad achieved the most number of votes from the board to earn the award, beating out four others who were also nominated. "This person is a dedicated supporter of MLHA and the Sales and Marketing Council....
The Great Northern Development Corporation (GNDC), in partnership with Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation, was recently designated as a regional Food and Ag Development Center (FADC), making it one of eight regional network centers in Montana. The Eastern Montana FADC will focus on providing assistance to producers who want to diversify their operations to include value-added agriculture production and increase access to locally grown food products. With the designation, Glasgow...
The sole Democrat running for Secretary of State, Bryce Bennett, held an intimate town hall with voters at the Milk River Activity Center on Nov. 17. The event, which was open to the public, was attended by a handful of local Democrats from Valley County and focused on Bennett's campaign for the secretary position. Bennett stopped in on a series of eastern Montana stops including Glasgow, Wolf Point and Havre. "I'm doing the big eastern Montana swing," joked Bennett, before introducing himself...
