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Mayor Becky Erickson is proud to announce that the City of Glasgow was awarded the Montana Water Environment Association 2016 Small System Award. The MWEA selects a small community wastewater facility that is exceptionally well run and maintained to honor each year. The City Water Department met the high standards for the following criteria: treatment efficiency, economy, performance, innovation and advancement of treatment technology, good record-keeping, public relations, public education, financial solvency, safety and O&M programs. David...
The Glasgow Police Department urges owners of campers and boats to remove them from city streets. With winter weather on the horizon, the GPD would like to remind Glasgow citizens that it is against city code for campers and boats to be parked on city streets from Dec. 1 until Mar. 31. Due to mild temperatures, it has been easy to forget that we are already halfway through November. The forecast is calling for temperatures to drop, starting Thursday, Nov. 17, and they would like to see these vehicles removed from the city’s streets before t...
The Montana Department of Transportation expects the paving project along Hwy. 117 between Nashua and Glasgow to be completed within the next two weeks, including the sloping and planting of grass along the finished roadway . The remainder of work and chip sealing will be completed next year. Sections of the much-used roadway had been reported by residents as worsening every winter. After investigating the area, the damage was determined to be caused by “frost heave,” which is caused by a combination of soil types underneath the road and the...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3107 and American Legion Post 41 hosted the annual Veterans Day Celebration at the Glasgow Civic Center on Nov. 11. The program took place at 10:30 a.m., with Art Widhalm, Commander VFW Post 3107, as the Master of Ceremonies. The celebration included music by the Glasgow High School Band playing patriotic arrangements such as the National Anthem and the Military Service Songs Medley. The EQ Singers performed a selection of pieces, including Tony Lane and David...
Hinsdale and Saco Schools teamed up to put on quite the presentation for local Veterans Nov. 14. Held in Hinsdale's gymnasium, the two schools' bands and choirs performed patriotic songs and wowed the audience with their combined talents. The veterans who showed up were treated like the VIP's they are. They were given front row seats, directly in front of the production. They were also given thank-you cards to mark their respective service and treated to refreshments after the performance....
Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, our content and advertising deadline for the Nov. 23rd issue of the Glasgow Courier will be Friday, Nov. 18....
In addition to the State of Montana’s three electoral votes going to Donald J. Trump, who at press time was projected the likely winner of the overall 2016 presidential race, statewide and local races were still in play. Representative Ryan Zinke was projected to maintain his status as Montana’s sole Representative in Congress, besting challenger Denise Juneau. Governor Steve Bullock will also maintain his position as Montana’s head of state by defeating challenger Greg Gianforte. In other statewide races, Dirk Sandefur was projected as the l...
In honor of all Veterans who served and are serving, the Courier has chosen to tell the stories of Mitch Etchart, age 95, and Lane Provencher, age 18. Etchart served during WWII and locally in the Air Force Reserves. Provencher just graduated Marine Corps Basic Training. Etchart was born locally in 1921 and attended elementary school at the Tampico School House, where his dad owned and operated a ranch. He then graduated from Glasgow High School in 1938 and attended St. Thomas University in St....
Jim Tollefson took his hobby of working with wood and shared it with the community of Hinsdale recently by constructing a book exchange in Legion Park. The idea of a book exchange came to Tollefson while thumbing through a wood working magazine. Tollefson used recycled materials and scrap lumber from other projects, including roofing tin from the McColly family. The exchange, which was placed on the northern side of Hinsdale's Sweet Memories, joins an estimated 32,000 other book exchanges...
The road construction project on Hwy. 117 is nearing completion. And boy is it pretty in this autumn sunshine. At press time, paving operations between Nashua and Fort Peck remain underway, but much of the road surface is currently paved over. Additional layers of pavement and other traffic features are in-process. A final completion date for the project remains illusive, with state offices closed for Election Day. Currently, travelers heading toward the junction of Hwy. 24 in Fort Peck from a...
On Oct. 30, hundreds of middle and high school student council members from across Montana converged in Glasgow for the 2016 Montana Association of Student Council Conference. The event was coordinated and hosted by the Glasgow Student Council and led by State Student Council President, Glasgow’s own Luke Breigenzer. According to Breigenzer, students travelled from all over the state from as far as Stevensville, Mont. to Baker, Mont. “The idea is to have speakers to learn new ideas, activities to get people talking about different ideas, and...
Bozeman businessman and tech entrepreneur Greg Gianforte and running mate, rancher and Phillips County Commissioner Lesley Robinson visited Glasgow Nov. 1 as part of their final whistle stop tour before election day. During their tour, they’ll visit 42 communities between Oct. 30 and Nov. 7. In Glasgow, Gianforte and Robinson greeted voters at Farm Equipment Sales. They discussed their vision for Montana and the need for new leadership, while emphasizing that every vote would be critical in Montana’s very close gubernatorial race. Gia...
In a phone interview with the Courier on Oct. 31, Congressman Ryan Zinke reiterated his support for Northeastern Montana and his positions on key issues, particularly those weighing heaviest on Valley County voters. Zinke spoke on issues ranging from successes in the 114th Congress, “free-roaming” bison, healthcare and mental health resources, as well as veterans’ healthcare. Among his successes in congress, Zinke emphasized the passing of a recent infrastructure bill, the installment of permanent tax relief for implement sales and purch...
The Glasgow Soroptimists, along with the Montana Army National Guard and the Glasgow High School Student Council, announce the annual Block of Bucks collection day on Friday, Dec. 2, and family shopping day on Saturday, Dec. 3. The annual program provides clothing for Valley County children from infant to 12 years of age. Parents may sign up at the Office of Public Assistance, located at 630 Second Ave S., Glasgow. Sign up begins on Monday, Nov. 7, and continues through Monday, Nov. 28. Parents must sign up in person. Calls will not be...
With a confirmed case of Norovirus in Valley County, it seems a perfect time to review simple preventive measures we can use to stay healthy this season. What is Norovirus? Noroviruses are the most common of the viruses that cause gastroenteritis. The usual symptoms of gastroenteritis include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and stomach pain. There is no specific treatment for this illness and most individuals recover in 1 to 3 days. The illness can last longer and be more severe in young children, older persons, or persons who have other health...
The Hangar has gone through some changes in the wake of the recent passing of Jerry Koski. Jerry's son, Paul Koski, has inherited the business and aims to return the bar and grill to its former heights with help from Terry and Megan Edgars. The Edgars aim is to provide a family-friendly dining environment during the day, with specials that feature Terry's specialty: Two Brothers Barbecue. The Hangar also wants to cater to the after-hours crowd by offering a late night happy hour, in addition to...
In a press release issued last week, the State Commission on Sentencing said it was recommending that lawmakers close the psycho-sexual evaluation loophole in mandatory sentencing for rape cases involving children under 12 years of age. Currently, state law calls for a 100 year sentence, of which 25 years must be served in prison for all such cases. However, a judge may grant a lesser sentence than the 25-year minimum if a psycho-sexual evaluation, conducted by a certified provider, finds that a community based treatment program would serve...
Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor will be speaking in Glasgow at 7 p.m. on Nov. 1 at Glasgow High School. Eva has appeared to discuss history and her own story all over the world, including Germany, Israel and Poland. In 1944, Eva and her family were forced into a cattle car packed with other Jewish prisoners and transported to the Auschwitz concentration camp. At age 10, Eva and her sister Miriam became part of a group of children used as human guinea pigs in genetic experiments under the direction of the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele. Along with...
