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With a dominating vote count that nearly doubled the runner-up total, Mary Armstrong became the apparent front runner in the race for the Valley County Commissioner Seat being vacated by Bruce Petersen this fall. Gilbert Mogan is currently set to take her on in the general election set for November, but a looming recount could swing the second place race in favor of Todd Young, who not only came in third but lost to Mogan by a mere three vote total. That recount will occur Wednesday, June 13, in the Valley County Commissioner Office. Armstrong...
Families and children alike were able to enjoy the nice weather on June 9, to celebrate the beginning of the summer with the Children's Museum of Northeast Montana Third Annual School's Out Carnival. Originally scheduled for the last day of Glasgow schools on June 1, Mother Nature did not cooperate to allow the event to go on once students were released from school. Children purchased tickets which allowed them to play a variety of carnival-style games including ring toss, color match, dart the...
The author of the 2003 letter found on the last day of school by Shalynn Pedersen at Glasgow Middle School has come forward. Lynsey Grobel, who today lives in Helena, contacted the Courier to claim authorship of the letter featured on the front page of the June 6, edition of the paper. When asked if she wrote the letter Grobel replied, "Yes, I vividly remember doing that!" Grobel claimed to remember wearing high top Skechers and she said Mrs. Bachtold was her favorite teacher. She confirmed from...
In a race that came down to the final precinct reports, Judge Yvonne Laird beat out Glasgow Attorney Peter Helland in the primary for Montana District 17 Court Judge. Despite winning Valley County by a hefty 664 votes, Helland lost in Phillips County by 311 and Blaine County by 418 votes and ultimately lost the overall primary election by a mere 65 vote difference. Despite being a non-partisan race with only two candidates on the ballot, a primary was held but was reasonably unnecessary as both Laird and Helland will be on the ballot for...
The recount of the commissioner race has been completed. Clerk and Recorder Lynne Nyquist states that not one thing has changed in any precinct. Mary Armstrong and Gilbert Mogan will be competing for the open commissioner position being vacated by Bruce Peterson during the November election....
Valley County Sheriff Vernon Buerkle told the Courier that as of Friday, June 15, Valley County Undersheriff Luke Strommen has been placed on Paid Administrative Leave pending the results of an investigation by Division of Criminal Investigation. In his statement, Buerkle said, "This action is the result of an ongoing investigation being conducted by investigators from the Montana Department of Justice for an incident, which occurred approximately four years ago." No other information was available as of this morning. More details will be in... Full story
U.S. Senator for Montana Steve Daines visited Glasgow last week on June 1, to meet with community leaders and talk about issues such as education, long-term care, infrastructure and energy. Daines commented that the meeting, "really covered from the cradle to the grave and everything in between." Representatives from various agencies, the hospital, the school board, Prairie Ridge, the Valley County Sheriff's Office and Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital as well as business owners and elected...
On her last day of school this year at Glasgow Middle School (GMS), Shalynn Pederson was digging through a rock pile behind the school when she discovered a piece of paper under a rock on the south side of the school. Pederson opened the letter and found that it contained a note written nearly 15 years ago by an unknown student of GMS. The letter reads: "Hello, this is from 2003. The current hot song is In Da Club by 50 Cent. My teacher is Mrs. Bachtold. She is a good teacher. I just got my new...
Over the past few weeks, McDonald's in Glasgow has been a whirlwind of activity. The lobby area of the restaurant has been closed since May 14, while construction crews overhaul the inside and outside to make the dining experience more friendly and inviting. According to owner Paul Ashenbrener, there are new and exciting things to come to our area restaurant. The goal of this remodel was to not only update the look of the building, but to also bring the dining experience to a whole new level. There will be an updated look to the indoor play...
The Valley County Sheriff's Office reported that a live training mortar was delivered to their office last Friday, June 1. The round, which was discovered in a basement in St Marie, was then transported to a safe location north of Glasgow. The Sheriff's Office notified Malmstrom Air Force Base, Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) who arrived in Valley County and detonated the device in a safe location. According to Undersheriff Luke Strommen, the device was reported by EOD as an M502A2 spotting...
"Pomp and circumstance. noun. splendid celebration with ceremony and fuss." The celebration was definitely splendid, filled with plenty of ceremony and a little bit of fuss. On May 27, GHS honored 52 graduating seniors. Among others, proud parents and grandparents, aunties and uncles, coaches and teachers began filing into Scottie Gymnasium, choosing the best seat to watch their graduate receive a much-deserved diploma. The bleachers filled with the nervous and excited chatter of families,...
The following is the honor roll of Valley County Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen who died in action during U.S. wars. This section is in honor of the brave men and women who left their home to defend our way of life and never returned. Hometowns are provided if they were available. Many of the remaining names were from Glasgow, Mont. If you have additions to make to this list please contact the Courier at [email protected] for future editions. World War I Angel E. Fassett Henry Miller Willie Nelson World War II Raymond Ackerman Cletus...
In what is always an emotionally charged and deep ceremony, Glasgow's American Legion Post 41, American Legion Post 41 Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3107 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 3107 held their annual Memorial Day celebration May 28, at the Glasgow Civic Center. In attendance were well over 100 veterans, residents and visitors to participate in the ceremony. The celebration, which lasted just over an hour, featured performances of the national anthem, "God Bless...
New plaques were installed at the Northeast Montana Veterans Memorial in Fort Peck on May 22. The plaques were commissioned by the Memorial's Board and designed with the help of Montana Granite Company with the board deciding on the various sayings inscribed on the plaques. Memorial Board member and Veterans of Foreign War Post 3107 Commander Art Widhalm said the plaques were intended to commemorate the wars that the country had been engaged in since its inception. According to Widhalm, when the...
The 2018 Opheim Memorial Day program was held on May 28, at the Opheim School gymnasium under the direction of the Charles Carrignan Legion Post #122. Nina Walstad played several patriotic songs on the piano. Legion member Virgil Nelson welcomed everyone and thanked everyone for coming. He noted that it was 50 years ago that he was drafted. He also noted that the Opheim Legion gave a scholarship to each of Opheim’s graduates, Cade Anderson, Shelby Fuhrmann and Haylee Fauth. He led the group in the opening prayer. The Pledge of Allegiance was r...
COMPILED BY MICHELLE BIGELBACH THE COURIER In honor of Memorial Day, the following is a list of those veterans who have passed away in recent months. Where service was unknown the conflict or "military service" was subsitituted. Phillip Lee Gaudet - Navy Dick Nicol - Army Hugo Lee Hansen - Army Donald “Don” Ray Bauer – Military Service Sidney “Sid” D. Sulser – Air Force Allen C. Sevareid - Army Wayne Jacobs – Served in the Korean War Joseph David “JD” Barnett - Navy Michael L. Luse - Navy William “Bill” R. Grant - Navy Robert “Bob” Sam Gill...
In an exclusive meeting with local farmers, ranchers and community leaders Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke talked about issues ranging from the restructuring of the Department of the Interior, the St. Mary River Diversion upgrade, the Bureau of Land Management, the Charles M. Russell Wildlife Refuge and the government's role in infrastructure development on public lands. The meeting occurred Sunday at 10 a.m. after being facilitated and planned by local Republican Sarah Swanson. The...
In a press release given to the Courier on May 21, Sheriff Vernon Buerkle sought to clarify the results of an investigation into professional misconduct for one of the Sheriff’s deputies. Buerkle described the events in extreme detail covering the events from beginning to end. According to the Sheriff, rumors had arisen across social media that an officer had used a DUI traffic stop to force the female suspect into performing actions in return for being released without charges. Those rumors made their way back to the deputy in question who r...
Last week was National Nursing Home Week, which is intended to recognize the contributions nursing homes make to our communities. Similar to Frances Mahon Deaconess' celebrations for this week's hospital week, Valley View Nursing Home took on a festive and celebratory mood to honor the lives of their residents and the contributions of their staff. According to Valley View Activities Director Hayley Young, the list of activities was teeming with a combination of arts, crafts, baseball games and...
In celebration of Wildfire Awareness Month, Keep Montana Green (KMG) will be showcasing students’ artwork throughout the months of May and June. In Glasgow, art work from Poplar, Malta, Saco and Frazer students are being showcased at the Glasgow Courier, wihle art work from Wolf Point students are being displayed at D&G Sports and Western. The goal of the art contest is to promote awareness on how human-caused wildfires can be persented, as 60 percent of Montana’s wildfire are human-caused. The contest theme this year was “Prepare, Prote...
The Hinsdale FFA Chapter does community service projects in Hinsdale each year. The chapter maintains the FFA Park, learning lawn mower safety and learning how to operate the riding mower each spring. The FFA Park is located on US 2 and Montana Avenue (Main Street in Hinsdale). The students and community members take great pride in the FFA Park. The area did not start out as a park. The FFA chapter did a community service project back in the '90s, removing old vehicles and equipment and cutting...
Every year the Montana Department of Justice (DOJ), Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) chooses outstanding agents, DOJ employees, police officers and civilians to recognize for their contributions to DCI's mission. This year DCI chose to honor Glasgow Police Department's Victim Service Specialists Renee Jones and Shelly Ramsey. The duo were honored for their work on a domestic violence case in northeast Montana involving local law enforcement and DCI investigators. The two were called in...
Local law enforcement officials, fire department crews and emergency medical technicians, along with area Special Olympic athletes, proudly carried the State Special Olympics Torch through Glasgow May 10. The torch has been making its way across the state to raise awareness and funding for the Special Olympics to be hosted in Great Falls this week, May 15 to 18. The local area games and the Law Enforcement Torch Run were organized and coordinated by Glasgow Police Officer Tim Fisher and Valley... Full story
In what became a year-long saga for Valley View Home, filled with uncertainty, anxiety and pressure for staff, residents, families and supporters, the vote to approve a hospital district and funding levy for Valley View Nursing Home has passed. With a vote totaling 2,701 respondents, 1,674 voted in favor of the district and 1,027 against. The funding levy received less support with 1,510 voting for and 1,138 voting against. Ken Jansa beat out Dave Reinhardt for the three-year trustee position with Karen Breigenzer and Darrell Morehouse taking... Full story
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital is beginning a new phase in their renovation process. As of press time, the hospital has sealed off the "patient discharge" entrance and exit in order to begin renovating the area that used to be physical therapy. Physical therapy and occupational therapy have now moved to the southwest corridor in the hallway going west from the dining room. The current renovation will extend the building from the former physical and occupational therapy areas out to the... Full story