Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Normally, one expects to see actors front and center, but on July 28, it was the stage that was, well, center stage at the Busted Knuckle Brewery in Glasgow. Sunday evening, hot off the opening weekend of Peter Pan, the Fort Peck Summer Theatre crew and members of the Fort Peck Fine Arts Council took over the Busted Knuckle for Brews for a Cause. Their goal, aside from relaxing, was to raise funds for a new stage floor for the nearly 100-year-old building. Volunteers set up a salsa bar and a donation bucket, while Busted Knuckle owners, Ben and...
The Valley County Pool Campaign, the Busted Knuckle Brewery and residents from near and far came together on July 25 at the brewery to share support and raise funds for the Valley County Community Pool Campaign. In addition to having a nice, cool beverage on a hot summer day, those who attended enjoyed traveling tacos, blue wave cotton candy and Busted Knuckle beer-inspired cupcakes. At the end of the evening, a total of $10,000 was raised, including a one-to-one matching donation of $3,000 from two anonymous donors. “I am very pleased with t...
The Irle School PTO is once again helping teachers, staff and students get on the right foot for not only the beginning of the school year but to make sure they stay on the path for success as the year progresses. On July 20, the PTO hosted a Food Truck Lunch Fundraiser in the Albertsons parking lot to help raise funds for the ongoing playground project. Due to the generosity of Albertsons donating all of the food, the PTO was able to earn $300 for the project. "Albertsons saw how successful...
Sawyer Brown members Mark Miller (l), Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard (second from left), Joe Smith (third from right), Jim Scholten (second from right) and Shayne Hill (r) pose with Linda Sibley (holding guitar) and her granddaughter, Gracyn Sibley (holding violin) during the meet and greet prior to the concert on Saturday, Aug. 3. The younger Sibley had brought her violin hoping the band would autograph the instrument for her. However, due to time constraints before the show began, the band was not sign...
The Glasgow School Board met July 26 in the school administration building to interview two candidates for the superintendent position. Lisa Stroh, Ph.D., currently of the Poplar School district, and Wade Sundby, Saco superintendent, sat down for lengthy interviews with board members, in front of educators, retirees and this reporter from the Glasgow Courier. Aaron Cornman, Ph.D, Missouri, had called board chair Mona Amundson to withdraw his application. According to Amundson, Cornman said movin...
Sheriff Tom Boyer announced that his office has launched a digital application (App) to better serve the county. The App, which is available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play, can be downloaded on any Android or IOS phone, by searching "Valley County MT Sheriff". The App features a variety of tools to communicate and obtain information from the Sheriff’s Office. The current version of the App allows users to access weather information for the area, sex offender and predator mapping of the county, jail rosters and booking photos. F...
During the first annual Backpack Give-Away, Verizon-Cellular Plus in Glasgow had the opportunity to provide free backpacks filled with essential school supplies such as a folder, a notebook, pencils, pens, crayons, among others, to area students on July 26. With funds raised through donations, a total of 60 backpacks were handed out to 60 students during the event. "It's amazing how quickly the backpacks went. When I got here at 9:30 a.m., I was surprised to see how many people were lined up," s...
When social worker Clover Anaquod with the National Native Children's Trauma Center first arrived in Frazer in the spring of 2018, she immediately offered her assistance to the school, which at the time the students had been feeling the blunt of many tragic issues. Throughout the school year, Anaquod acted as both a social worker and, at times, the counselor for a school that had no full-time therapist. She even began working with some students on trauma-related issues and over time she began...
The Glasgow City Council Yard of the Week for the week of July 29 belongs to James and Christi Meland, of 535 5th Ave S. Nominated by councilman Butch Heitman, the Melands win $25 in Chamber Big Bucks and will proudly display a sign in their yard for the week....
The Glasgow Police Department arrested Robert Arthur Wing Jr. on Glasgow's south side the evening of July 26. The arrest came after law enforcement searched his residence in relation to a "conditions of release" check. The search revealed two loaded weapons and drug-related paraphernalia triggering another criminal investigation against Wing. According to Sgt. Robert Weber with the Glasgow Police Department, the agency received information that Wing had violated court ordered conditions of...
A two-day long check forging scheme ended with the arrest of Philisha Fourstar and Ashley Bigleggins on July 27. According to a report from the Glasgow Police Department, the two have been arrested and charged with a series of offenses related to drug possession and operating a motor vehicle. The two Wolf Point women are also under investigation for allegedly illegally possessing and writing bad checks from an account belonging to the Wolf Point Education association. Sgt. Robert Weber with the...
He was homeward bound, but stuck on the wrong side of the river. Spike, a Boston terrier and member of the Seth and Alicia Morehouse family, went missing from the boat ramp at Flat Lake on July 6. "We did all the right things. We put up posters around town and made Facebook posts," said S. Morehouse, but after a week without a sighting, he was beginning to lose hope that the 25-pound Boston terrier would return safely to his family. Then the seemingly impossible happened. As S. Morehouse tells... Full story
MICHELLE BIGELBACH THE COURIER The Montana Pilots Association Valley Hanger Association sponsored a fly-in at the Nelson Ranch on July 29 and 30 to not only meet fellow pilots but to also recognize four Northeast Montana pilots for their years of safe flight operations. Ted Schye, of Fort Peck, Dallas O'Connor, of Poplar, Gary Martin, of Tampico, and Larry French, formerly of Wolf Point, now of Bayview, Idaho, were all awarded the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Wright Brothers Master... Full story
A.J. ETHERINGTON THE COURIER The Glasgow School Board met with a full quorum to review applicants for the Superintendent job left vacant by Bob Connors, who has moved on to lead the Bozeman School District. In a race to find either a permanent or interim superintendent before the start of the school year, the board closed the position after just one week and after receiving only five applications. The board then reviewed each applicant in detail pouring over cover letters, answers to supplemental questions and resumes to get a clear feel for... Full story
Under a big tent, shielded from the sun at the Fort Peck Marina, Joyce Stone kicked off her Republican primary campaign for Montana House District 33. Stone is seeking the seat currently held by Casey Knudsen (R), of Malta, who ran unopposed in 2018. New on the political scene, Stone offers voters a reasonable voice who will listen to her constituents, telling the crowd, “I want to know what people want.” Demonstrating that commitment, she spent the majority of her time visiting with supporters and curious voters, eager to learn more while Mike... Full story
In its 15th year, July 27 is nationally recognized as National Day of Cowboy and the Glasgow Rodeo Committee has partnered with the Valley County Pioneer Museum to celebrate. This year, due to to Dr. Anne Millard’s sponsorship, the Glasgow Rodeo committee is hosting a scavenger hunt pertaining to the cowboy/western heritage in the area. Starting with registration at 9 a.m. those attending will be challenged with finding items such as the number of Longhorn mounts, horse saddles, oxen, branding irons and more. The location of the hunt will be a...
Rural communities are the backbone of America, and for the past 10 years, the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program has partnered with local farmers to provide grants to local nonprofits. In an effort to have farmers partner with their local community and help make a positive impact in their farm communities, the program, sponsored by the Bayer Fund, provides the opportunity for a farmer to enter to win $2,500 based on what they are doing in the field and donate the funds to a charity of their choice. This year’s recipient was Fort Pec...
After receiving the go-ahead by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on June 6 for TransCanada to continue construction on the Keystone XL pipeline project, ruling the issues associated with the previous permit are no longer valid since President Trump issued a new permit in March, opponents of the project are continuing the fight to ensure construction of the project remains blocked. On July 10, attorneys for environmental groups against the project, including Northern Plains Resource Council and the Sierra Club, made a request to again...
Seventh-grader Summer Strommen and freshman Stevie Hartwell, both of Glasgow, have been selected to attend the Fourth Annual Badlands Rising Star Camp in Medora, N.D., Wednesday, July 24 through Saturday, July 27. This exclusive camp includes vocal and performance coaching, basic business and marketing workshops as well as dancing and acting classes. At the end of the camp, Strommen, Hartwell and the other campers will perform alongside Kat Perkins, a top five contestant on NBC's The Voice, in...
Nick Knight, owner and entrepreneur of Cherry Creek Gear Shop at 239 4th Ave S., Glasgow, never thought of himself as a bike shop owner. He had been a recreational biker all of his life, however didn't have any training or experience of the biking world, outside of his own. When the opportunity presented itself as a result of Ron Guttenberg selling his shop, Knight decided to grab the experience by the handles and pedal forward. "I would never have thought about owning a bike shop if it wasn't...
The Fort Peck Summer Theatre presented the Theatre for Young Audience production of "Pinocchio " throughout Northeast Montana over the past week, making its first stop at the Glasgow City-County Library on July 9, followed by the Sheridan County Library in Plentywood and the Rex Theatre in Scobey on July 11, the Fort Peck Interpretive Center on July 13, and the Philips County Museum in Malta on July 16. Pinocchio was played by Cole Bakke supported by the ensemble cast of Sydney Hayward, Jacob...
Everything begins on a foundation. What is true for wrestling is also true for the building that will house the club going into the future. Pictured above, Gregg Hunter presents a check from Nemont Wireless for $5,000 to the Glasgow Wrestling Club to help with building their new wrestling facility. When said and done the new building – located near the Glasgow Middle School – will feature a three-mat training room. According to Glasgow School's Athletic Director, Brenner Flaaten, the fac...
