Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Montana’s unemployment rate continued its decline in February, down 0.1 of a percentage point from January to 4.3 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate decreased by 0.2 percentage points to 5.5 percent. Valley County's employment rate remains strong. The county's unemployment rate in February was 3.8 percent. The county had 4,275 people employed, 211 more than one year earlier. “Job creation in the state continues to be good news for Montana,” said Labor Commissioner Pam Bucy. “Two years ago, our focus was to find jobs for workers. With our str...
The Job Service Employers' Committee (JSEC) will be hosting an Employee Engagement seminar Thursday, April 16, from 8:15 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., at the Cottonwood Inn. A team of experts will present best practices in four areas: communication, customer service, motivation and retention. The round table format will improve understanding and allow for interaction with each speaker. “JSEC selected the topics after feedback from employers,” said JSEC Chair Stacey Amundson, “and we wanted topics that were useful to both employees and employers.” Havi...
This is the second of two stories on human trafficking and survivor Windie Lazenko's visit to Glasgow, where she spoke during events with high school students and then adults. As the adults gathered later in the evening, she told some of the same stories. She explained that her experience catapulted her into a life of self destruction. Around 30 law enforcement, community members and concerned citizens came to learn about not only the dangers and risks that faced our youth, but how they could... Full story
"It's like turning the Bible into a color popup book," Rev. Frank Lenihan said. Lenihan is a regional representative for Bridges for Peace. It's an organization that has a mission to build bridges toward the Jewish community in Israel. They feed thousands of Israeli children, and also participate in several community service projects in Israel. Lenihan said that this most recent trip to Israel was per request of a couple celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. The tour took place from Feb....
The firefighting training by the Valley Event Center and fairgrounds parking lot last Saturday was put on by Safe-Fire LLC out of Wyoming. Glasgow Fire Chief Brandon Brunelle told The Courier that the training was designed to teach firefighters how to deal with liquid- or gas-caused fires. It covered everything from residential propane BBQ fires, rail cars that travel through local communities every day, and large infrastructures that are already in placelocally – such as loading stations, g...
For the past year more than one organization has been looking at making a downtown revitalization a reality. Several small projects and grants have helped the city of Glasgow work on gaining funding and planning to make the downtown look a little better and help to attract more business and tourism. One of these projects has been to get hanging flower baskets, trash cans and benches placed in the downtown area. The first grant to help make that project a reality came from the Theo Beck Foundation. That first grant covered the purchase of five...
Building season has begun as warm weather has already moved in this early spring. The Valley County Commissioners approved advertising for bids and accepted a few bids in the last commissioner meeting open to the public on Wednesday, March 25. They approved accepting bids for a project on the Valley County Transit building parking lot. The project proposal will include replacing the concrete parking lot. Bidding is open to contractors with five years’ experience. Commissioners will accept bids until 5 p.m. on Friday, April 10. Bids will be o...
First Of Two Parts Advocate, speaker and survivor of human trafficker Windie Lazenko made a stop in Glasgow last week. Her topic was a difficult one that doesn't normally draw large crowds, but awareness of a growing domestic problem is starting to spread nationwide. Being so close to the Bakken, the dangers of trafficking to local youth is something that is very real. As around 80 students gathered into the Glasgow High School library at the end of the day, a few snickers were heard from... Full story
The Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck Reservation and Dry Prairie Rural Water Authority have announced their agreement for the delivery of water from the tribes' intake and treatment facilities near Wolf Point to Dry Prairie customers throughout Montana's Northeastern corner. They'll have a ceremony to sign the agreement on Tuesday, March 31, in Poplar at the Fort Peck Tribal Headquarters, 501 Medicine Bear Road. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and comments from dignitaries will begin the ceremony that will lead up to the signing of...
After many months of preparation, research, planning, meeting, designing and forecasting, the new $33 million dollar Buffalo Rivers Casino & Lodge is nearly ready to begin construction. “To finally see this wonderful casino become a reality is very good for our tribes,” said Garrett BigLeggins, Tribal Executive Board member. The Buffalo Rivers Casino & Lodge will break ground on June 15 and open its doors in May 2016, developers said. Located at Highway 2 and BIA 170, and just over 50 miles from Williston, N.D., Buffalo Rivers is designed to...
There was a theme song that a small group of fans appreciated. The FMDH Foundation brought in the host of the popular PBS Montana "Backroads of Montana" program, William Marcus. And Marcus told the group that filled the Cottonwood for dinner on Friday, March 13, that this would be a big year. He announced that he would retire at the end of June this year, but he would continue to host "Backroads of Montana" after his retirement. Marcus added that it had been a long time since he had visited...
Havre police and six other agencies were led on a high-speed chase throughout Havre to Chinook and to a field several miles south of Chinook Friday afternoon. In the end, they captured an escaped convict, Eric Bruce Fowler, born in 1980, a passenger in the vehicle, and arrested his accomplice, Ranette R. Doney, born in 1980 and from Glasgow, the vehicle's driver. The Montana Department of Corrections had issued a warrant for Fowler's arrest in January for escaping from the Watch program at the Warm Springs Addiction Treatment program. He had...
This is a view inside the Hinsdale store Waber Drug in 1911. From left to right is "Christine" in the window, Larry Garcia, Julius Waber, Bill Brumer (partner) and John Frisch. Julius Waber came to Hinsdale in 1910 and established the store with Dr. Cockrell. They homesteaded on the Milk River west of Hinsdale. Waber also served as a county commissioner and held 13 other positions in his hometown. Some of those positions were chief of the fire department, justice of peace, school trustee and... Full story
The supposed day of unluck came and went and nothing extraordinary happened for a local family. Saturday, March 14, came and the family went on with their normal daily activities. Becky Holter was at home taking a nap on the couch, while the rest of her family, Curt, Mariah and Roland, were all out at different places. When Becky got up from the couch and headed to the kitchen she saw the smoke coming from the window. She said she quickly went to the door where the water heater was and opened... Full story
While we're home of the Glasgow Scotties, you won't be finding a lot of Scots in the area. What you will find is plenty of Norwegian names and heritage in the area. Some families came to homestead, others found their way here with plenty of family ties close by. This week a Norwegian representative, family member and women's rights enthusiast made a stop in Glasgow. Gerd Louise Myhre Molvig came to visit family after a few weeks traveling other areas in the United States. She spent about a week...
"We've served thousands of children, between 3,000 to 6,000 a year, from all over," said Stacey Fast, the director of the Northeastern Montana Children's Museum. After switching locations and struggling to come up with ideas, funding, volunteers and board members over a decade, the museum will be opening up for an open house and grand opening of the World Wildlife Exhibit that has taken Skip Erickson years to put together. With most of it finished but details still left to wrap up, the exhibit w...
School boards in Valley County are preparing for school elections in early May this year. While all districts have at least one trustee position open, there haven’t been many signing up to serve on their local board. If you're looking for a way to participate in your local school district you'll need to sign up by Thursday, March 26. Frazer Frazer School District will hold the election May 5. Polls will be open from noon to 8 p.m. You can cast your ballots at the adult education building. The district has one trustee position open for a t...
Valley County Commissioners meet for discussion and decision every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. The public is always invited to attend. During the month of February they had several items on the agenda. Here are a few highlights. They discussed the possibility of hiring another part time nurse for the Valley County Health Department. Commissioner Bruce Peterson wanted to wait before approving more hours and wanted to make sure they weren't adding costs to the budget. Commissioner Paul Tweten agreed that they could gather more information before...
This photo is taken at the train depot on "registration day" that was to take place at the county courthouse in 1913. Homesteaders flocked from all over towards "free land." The land came with strings attached. The Courier covered a large story of registration and drawing names of 1.6 million acres of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation for homesteading. The proclamation was signed in August 1913. Homesteaders had to apply between Sept. 1-20. The drawing was held in Glasgow and many people crowed... Full story
Imagine a life where there's no control. Think about living in a life that you never planned, think about being stuck in that life. The girl that appeared in a hazy blur in Lisa Ling's show, “This is Life,” sitting on a couch and explaining how she ended up in the sex trade in Williston, said that she never imagined her life going that direction. She explained that she was just fresh out of high school. Her response to what brought you to North Dakota quickly ended with a response, “a boy.... Full story
A petition may have made a difference as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers looks to add an additional 20 campsites to the Fort Peck area. The petition with over 1,000 signatures was supported by Two Rivers Economic Growth, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, Missouri River Country Tourism Board and the Tourism Business Improvement District. The organizations contacted Daren McMurry and Michele Fromdahl to discuss the issue over the last year. Walleyes Unlimited also supported the project...
It was kind of a two for one special for the local Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. They attracted a new couple to Glasgow all the way from Sitka, Alaska. While the couple has been married since 2007, they might look at each other a little like newly weds. They started their first couple days of getting situated late last week, their first official day at work was Monday this week. Dr. Donna Smith will be working at FMDH as an obstetrician and gynecologist (OBGYN), while her husband...
This is the second of two articles in The Courier regarding concerns about the proposed Valley County Keystone XL pipeline workforce camps.TransCanada officials visited recently and participated in a public hearing where the plans were discussed. A landowner only a few hundred feet from the Hinsdale camp stated that he had concerns with the landowner keeping a trailer park at the location in the future. He also had concerns with the road conditions and traffic, perhaps someone out enjoying the mud and tearing up the dirt roads. Alan Lietz, the...
For the first time, Montana has declared a day for retired educators. The local Montana Retired Educators Association group, pictured at left with Mayor Becky Erickson, met Monday to have a proclamation signed by Erickson. The official Montana Retired Educator Day is Thursday, March 12. The proclamation states that every student becomes a better human being and a more responsible citizen because of the dedication of teachers, administrators and school personnel. It states that retired educators... Full story
With spring on the way, flooding season comes around the Valley County area. Glasgow and the surrounding commmunities are no stranger to floods as history has recorded several such events over more than 100 years. This photo was taken in April 1907 and is a view of 3rd Avenue South and 6th Street South. While it's clear the town wasn't nearly as developed as it is today, they were probably grateful for the wooden walkways.... Full story
