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Nick Murnion, Valley County attorney, has been appointed by Governor Steve Bullock to serve the 16th Judicial District. Prior to serving Valley County, he was the county attorney in Garfield County and a private practice attorney. The 16th District is located in Forsyth, Mont., and serves Carter, Custer, Fallon, Garfield, Powder River, Rosebud, and Treasure Counties. Murnion will be succeeding George Huss. Look for a feature story on Nick in next week’s issue of the Courier.... Full story
Current Montana State Auditor and former legislator Monica Lindeen officially filed her candidacy for Montana Secretary of State today. “I’m passionate about serving the people who call Montana home,” said Lindeen. “As your next Secretary of State, I will work to protect your voice, your business and your access to public lands.” The Secretary of State serves as Montana’s chief elections officer, oversees the business registration process and is one of five members of the state’s Land Board which oversees Montana’s state lands. Lindeen says she...
The Amber Moth is where Sherry Childers has been creating one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry and wearable art since 1994. This month, Sherry will be sharing her artwork with the Wheatgrass Arts and Gallery. Using a variety of mediums from natural gemstones, coral and jade to bone, horn and recycled materials, Sherry has created necklaces, ear rings, brooches, lanyards and custom-made pieces. Her signature showpiece is an eye-catching, glass-ladened bowling ball mounted on an iron stand. The Dragon Eye necklace is a particularly unique and...
As a follow-up to last year's highly successful stage reading of Love Letters, the Fort Peck Fine Arts Council presented a reading of The Glass Menagerie by Tenessee Williams this past Friday and Saturday at the Cottonwood and the Soma Dis Deli with a final reading on Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Montana Actors Theatre at MSU Northern in Havre. The reading had Andy Meyers as Tom, Pam L. Veis as Amanda, Sydney Hayward as Laura and Jay Michael Roberts as Jim, the Gentleman Caller. The production also...
Carlos Valle (pronounced VIE-yay) had been planning on a little downtime this winter, but his clients just won't leave him alone. The photographer regularly balances what must amount to one of the longest cross-country commutes (though Andrew McKean might have him beat) with family commitments here in Glasgow. To give you an idea, here's how Valle described some of his travels in a recent email to the Courier: "The year started with a bang and I shot out of Montana. I photographed a swim...
The Glasgow Police Department and Valley County Sheriff Office’s jointly conducted an alcohol compliance check throughout Valley County Feb. 12-13. The first round of checks has been completed. There were 32 checks in total. Four business’s employees outside of city limits were cited and five within city limits. Fines for these employees can be up to $500 and if underage sales continue, the state can investigate possibly confiscate licenses. The four businesses cited outside city limits were the Gateway, Lakeridge, Vick’s Bar, and The Hanga... Full story
The Glasgow School Board met in regular session Wednesday, Feb 17. Present were all trustees except the newly sworn in Mike Kaiser, as well as student representative Luke Breigenzer. Breigenzer began the meeting with his student report, which included the introduction of Speech and Drama participants Reece Hunsley and Mariah Holter, who performed (separately) for the panel. Following the brief performances, GHS activity director, Brenner Flaten introduced wrestling coach Jory Casterline and Matt Reyling, who recently won in his weight class at...
When Darrell Brenna retired from the barber business Glasgow lost a good hair cutter. Sixty years cutting hair with scissors and clippers with a shoulder massage tacked on for good measure. Strangers thought he looked like Kenny Rogers. As far as I know there are no "real" barbers left in Glasgow. I recall when Saco had two barber shops. The old-time shops with the red and white pole out front are rapidly disappearing across the Hi-Line being replaced by "styling salons" and "beauty shops."...
The Glasgow Tourism Business Improvement District is launching a "Selfie Circle Spots" social media campaign. TBID's Tami Burke explains the goal as an effort to, "showcase our assets in Glasgow and Fort Peck, increasing our social media presence by inviting people to take a selfie and share it on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter by using #glasgowmt or #ftpeckmt." You can join in at the Children's Museum, the Valley Event Center, Pioneer Museum, Wokal Field, Glasgow High School, Busted Knuckle...
The MACo Risk Management Awards Luncheon was held on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at the Midwinter Conference in Great Falls. MACo recognizes counties exhibiting a continued commitment to job site safety and whose safety performance and programs are excellent. The Awards promote awareness of workplace health and safety throughout the counties and offer the opportunity for counties to share model programs. This year, awards were presented to Daniels County, Sheridan County, Roosevelt County, and...
Gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte visited Glasgow and Malta on Feb. 10 to speak to supporters and members of the public. The stops were part of the candidate's Regulation Roundup tour, which will include 41 cities throughout the state. He pointed out that he has visited Glasgow eight times in the past six months. At Farm Equipment Sales in Glasgow, Gianforte addressed a small crowd and discussed the necessity of bringing good jobs to both the state and the region. The candidate also took...
Governor Steve Bullock, First Lady Lisa Bullock, and the Governor's Office of Community Service recognized RuthAnn Hutcheson of Glasgow on Friday, February 12 at the state capitol for her outstanding service to the community as a part of the 2016 ServeMontana Award winners. For the past 25 years, RuthAnn has planned, organized, and run the Valley County Thanksgiving Day Dinner to serve meals to 150 people each year. RuthAnn is known for always jumping in to help others by serving with the...
On Feb. 10, the Glasgow School Board met in special session to appoint a replacement for the position vacated by Nick Dirkes in December. The board, by law, is required to fill the position within 60 days. Two letters of interest were submitted, from Mike Kaiser and James Rickley. Neither candidate was present at the 8:30 meeting, where the board unanimously appointed Mike Kaiser. Kaiser was seated onto the board Feb. 15. Kaiser will serve on the board until May, the next election. Kaiser said...
Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital hosted the 12th Sara Bell Memorial Nursing Conference at the Cottonwood Feb. 11-12. The conference was organized by FMDH Director of Nursing Brenda Koessl to honor Dr. Gordon Bell's wife Sara Bell, who passed away several years ago from inflammatory breast cancer. According to Koessl, "We had extra slots open on day two of the conference so I invited the Glasgow high school science teacher and 11 of his students to attend." She added, "One high school science...
In early January, Tanja Fransen from the National Weather Service attended the 96th Annual American Meteorological Society meeting in New Orleans, La. While there, she presented a poster highlighting the public health impacts in NE Montana from our wildfire smoke events last summer. She also spoke to students about the importance of an integrated warning team between the NWS and its partners and then led two exercises with approximately 100 students who were able to learn from operational...
On Saturday, Feb 6, the Nashua Por-Q-Bots team competed in the State's First Lego League Championship in Bozeman. There the team was judged in four different categories: Robot Game, Robot Design, Core Values and Project. In the Robot Game portion, the kids have 2.5 minutes to complete as many missions as they can on a game board, and they take the best score out of 3 rounds. For the other three categories, the students go to judging all by themselves, no coaches are allowed to go with them. They...
Jim Uphaus, left, and Bob Walden, right, along with man's best friend, lead 110 head of Uphaus' cattle to the Glasgow Stockyards Tuesday morning. Keeping an eye on things from behind were (L-R) Josey Uphaus, Cal Shipp, and Bill Murch. After growing up and working cattle on his folks' ranch, Uphaus has been running his own herd for approximately 30 years.... Full story
Bushnell has recognized Andrew McKean with the 2016 Bill McRae Lifetime Achievement Award. The Bill McRae Lifetime Achievement Award was established by Bushnell to honor the legendary writer and photojournalist for the vast contributions he made to the optics and outdoor industry throughout his 50-year career. Introduced in 2011, the annual award was created to recognize McRae and the journalists who have made a profound impact in the industry. As Editor-in-Chief of Outdoor Life, and the leader...
Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) is joining forces on the Senate floor with Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in efforts to improve the federal circuit court system as a whole and expedite the justice process for the people within the overburdened Ninth Circuit. An excerpt of Daines’ remarks from the presentation are below: “At 64.4 million people served, the current Ninth Circuit is the largest circuit by population, as well as the largest land area. It includes Montana and Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, California, and Hawaii – not... Full story
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services has received a gift of $3.2 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to implement a three-year Cardiac Ready Communities initiative in Montana. Valley County Health Department Director Connie Boreson encourages area residents to attend a preparedness meeting in Glasgow on Feb. 17 to learn more about the program and possibilities for local participation. In collaboration with stakeholders including EMS services, hospitals, community leaders and the public, this...
The Glasgow School Board held a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 3 for a board work session, and to address an agenda item from a previous meeting held Jan. 20. The meeting began with discussion of language arts curriculums presented to Superintendent Bob Connors and the Trustees. Three different programs had been presented for consideration: ReadyGen, Journeys and Wonders. At the Jan. 20 meeting, support was overwhelmingly for the Journeys curriculum. A recommendation was not made at that time by Supt. Connors because the trustees and himself had no...
