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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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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...
Ex-Valley County Undersheriff Luke Strommen has been released from the Valley County Sheriff’s custody after being detained in the Roosevelt County Detention Center for a few weeks. He was released after a hearing in front of Judge John W. Larson on Nov. 15. In that hearing, held via teleconference, the judge decided on set conditions for his release. According to court documents, those conditions include: Strommen cannot be in contact with anyone “under the age of 18 unless accompanied by an appropriately trained, responsible adult who is awa...
Update: The Valley County Sheriff's Office reports the missing hunter has been found safe at the end of Gilbert Creek in Garfield County. He was found with the assistance of a local hunter who spotted him and guided in Search and Rescue. He is safe and has no medical needs. Search and Rescue is currently working on extraction for him and the swamped boat. VC Search and Rescue was activated this morning, Nov. 21, at 6:30 a.m. to participate in a search for a missing hunter. Yesterday, the Sheriff's office was able to fly the area and locate a...
Despite the frigid temperatures and a layer of snow across the county, Valley County residents gathered in Glasgow to pay tribute to the men and women who have served our country in uniform. The day began, as many do, with breakfast. This one was reserved, however, for veterans and their spouses, served at the VFW by Glasgow High School students volunteering their time. Locals, such as Don Fast and Joe Yeoman, gave their time and thoughts on service to Aaron Flint, who broadcasted his radio...
The Opheim American Legion hosted their annual Veterans Day Ceremony to honor the service of their large veteran community. Marine Veteran and retired Miami-Dade police officer Jerry Davenport presided over the ceremony attended by members of the community, the students of Opheim school and dozens of veterans from the area. Opheim student Damien Cable sang the Star-Spangled Banner accompanied by Cathy Bailey. The Opheim School choir then performed a rendition of "America I Give My Thanks To...
In October, Nashua resident Dave Allen took a trip to Joint Base Lewis, McChord, Wash., to be a part of the Oct. 8 re-naming ceremony of the Allen Solider-Centered Medical Home at the base. The Medical Home was renamed in honor of Allen's son, Staff Sgt. Charles Allen who passed away from wounds he sustained while conducting combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 4, 2007. The medical facility will offer soldiers a place for physical therapy, basic first aid and regular doctor visits. The...
As court cases continue to be heard and moved through the judicial system regarding the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, a public meeting, hosted by the U.S. Department of State, was held at the Billings Convention Center on Oct. 29. The meeting’s purpose was to gather comments on the federal government’s Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the pipeline project. The meeting itself did not include a public hearing however did provide for individuals to give comments directly to computers for submission or spe...
National, State and local GOP candidates found their way to Glasgow, despite heavy snow and icy conditions on Nov. 10, to stump in front of local conservatives and avid political followers for the upcoming Republican primaries in Montana. Candidates for offices as diverse as US House of Representatives to local state legislators addressed the crowd to give a quick pitch on their policy distinctions for the primary and the party’s hopes for re-electing President Trump, taking back the governor's office and maintaining control of one of Montana’s...
Montana-Dakota Utilities broke ground on Nov. 5 on a new office and warehouse in Glasgow. The new space will be home to the company’s existing three service technicians and the total number of employees will grow a year or so after construction concludes. Montana-Dakota has rented office and warehouse space for more than 40 years in Glasgow. The new office and warehouse, located east of Laser Drive and north of Highway 2, will provide for additional office and warehouse space as well as a yard to store excavating equipment, pipe and other n...
The Glasgow Courier held their second annual scavenger hunt to celebrate National Newspaper Week Oct. 6 through 12. We asked readers to search for the word "egg" that was hidden 25 times throughout the newspaper and then after locating and circling all 25, turn the paper back into us for a chance to win a three-year subscription. Five people (some with the assistance of others) located all 25 appearances of the word "egg" that were strewn throughout the paper. Laura Haefer, Majorie Hoffman, Kaly...
It is an age-old problem for governments – and one that has divided the left from the right for the better part of the century – how to best fund government services and which services, if any, should be funded. That is the precise question facing a state-wide bipartisan legislative subcommittee this coming year as they prepare a study of the state’s revenue and spending models. The questions at hand being how best to fund the Montana governmental services people have grown accustomed to, what services can be cut or optimized and what can b...
The Nashua School welcomed three new faces to the hallways at the beginning of the school year. Sarah Denning, is the new junior high English teacher, Greg Hetland is the new high school math teacher and Julia Kirkland returns back to her alma mater as the new athletic director and PE/health teacher. Ms. Sarah Denning, the new junior high English and math teacher, has had a passion for teaching since she was in third grade. “When I was in third grade, I had five different teachers as a result of moving and a teacher going on leave. The very l...
The Glasgow Recreation Department's annual Monster Dash race took place Nov. 2 at Sullivan Park. While the number of participants may have been down a bit this year, the enthusiasm was not. Runners and walkers were decked out in costumes galore, from clowns to racers to Peter Pan characters to those who seemed to jump a holiday ahead in Grinch and Cindy Lou Who outfits, hit the 1.5 mile course for a crisp workout and a chance to win prizes. Those costumes may have served more than a decorative...
