Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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With a lot of focus on problems, housing and changes around the Bakken, sometimes the stories of real people are overlooked. A few Montana documentarians have been raising funds to change that through a Kickstarter campaign and will be filming in Northeastern Montana. The documentary project titled “High Plains Heritage Project” will spend time with people living in the areas of the Bakken oilfields and give people a more human aspect of the farmers, ranchers and workers who are living in the area. Stan Parker, one of the four involved in the...
Preserving the local history and sharing it with future generations is a big job. The Valley County Pioneer Museum has taken on that task and they welcome visitors into the museum every third Sunday in June, in hopes to draw in new visitors. This year on Sunday, June 15, from 1 to 4 p.m. Visitors will be able to get a glimpse of a new display, along with a presentation on local agates and a local jewelry store that made their own piece of local history. Memories remain of Baker's Jewelry when it...
While employees of the Valley County Courthouse gathered in the court room with law enforcement, they were briefed on safety procedures. As unnerving as it sounded, they were given a scenario of a shooter entering the building and explained how a drill in the courthouse might work. The safety training at the courthouse took a few hours on a recent morning. A similar drill was set in the courthouse six years ago, a much more dramatic scene as actors came into the courthouse with guns. The scenario that played out was similar to a scene that...
Eddie Bundus is breaking up ground on a tractor. The photo was taken in 1926, a few years before the Great Depression hit and drought shook up the area and sent many homesteaders packing. This photo was taken in the Vandalia area. Vandalia was established in 1904 and had a brick manufacturing plant that was used in public buildings across the state.... Full story
Absentee ballots were counted and voters headed to the polls on Tuesday, June 3, for the primaries. Two major local races were decided on who would continue onto the main vote in November. The unofficial results came in just before midnight. Six justice of peace candidates appeared on the ballot: Christine Gamas, Dave Gorton, Christina Hillman, Ronald Kulczyk, David McLean and Mary Strand. Gorton and Hillman will move onto the final vote in November, Gorton taking the majority of votes at 806, and Hillman coming in close with Gamas with 451... Full story
What do beans, Crisco, rice, flour, vinegar, bread dough and water have in common? They might work as a good buffer when dropping an egg over 100 feet. East Side School drew a crowd of students, parents and staff at the Glasgow High School on Friday, May 30, for the 13th annual egg drop. It lasted a few hours, starting first thing in the morning for the last day of school. While the sun was out, the wind may have effected some of the drops off the gymnasium roof onto the alley behind the track b...
Two 1985 Montana Tech alumni, Gary and Janet Kolstad, have gifted $1 million to Montana Tech University. Gary Kolstad is CEO of CARBO Ceramics Inc., a global oilfield services technology company providing industry leading production enhancement products and services to increase the recovery factor in oil and natural gas wells. The proceeds from the Gary and Janet Kolstad Endowment will benefit the Petroleum Engineering Department and scholarships for petroleum engineering students. During the 2014-15 academic year, the Kolstad's Endowment will...
A caller in the Nashua area reported to deputies a disturbance on Front Street. When deputies arrived, it quickly escalated to something more. The call came into 911 around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28. As Valley County deputies tried to respond to the scene one of the suspects left in a black pickup truck, but was spotted soon after. The man was spotted choking a woman before he left. He broke a window of a house and shouts continued as several people called into dispatch over the domestic dispute. The fight that spilled out into the street...
By Bonnie Davidson The Courier The Valley County Commissioners have met with developers and others interested in a new development near the Park Grove area of Fort Peck. The project that started in 2006 has already broken ground and is well on the way to completion. Jed Kirkland, who’s also a professional engineer, took the task on for his parents on 145 acres of land his parents owned. They decided to put a subdivision, called Kirkland Estates, in to find a better use for land that was in a way boxed in by other developments. The acreage w...
Valley County Sheriff Glen Meier said a two-year crime was solved recently. A caller from Nashua spotted a four-wheeler that had been missing from Opheim for about two years, Meier said. The man made the call and alerted the sheriff's department that this might be the vehicle that went missing. The suspect in question was identified and made a full confession to the theft. The serial numbers matched. Charges are still pending, so the name of the individual involved is currently not being released.... Full story
Staying on budget can be a difficult task for any family household. Take that budget and multiply it over 100 times and imagine how difficult it could be to keep track of all the expenses. The Glasgow School Board met for a special meeting on Tuesday, May 27, to discuss where they were with the budget for the school building projects. All around some good news was heard, especially with the East Side School project coming to a close this summer. Glasgow Superintendent Bob Connors explained to the school board members that the six year project...
A convenient move has made things a little easier for the Glasgow Police Department and for City Court. Glasgow City Council members discussed a possible move on April 21. The move is only two suites away from the original location on 121 3rd St. S. It will now be located directly next to the Glasgow Police Department. A slight raise in rent was discussed, but it would allow more safety, more space and more convenience from the suite at the other end of the building. At the April 21 meeting city council approved the move, contingent on the...
Curley Seely was a bronc rider in the 1920s who frequented the local Valley County rodeos. His first money ride was on another horse on July 4, 1921, by the name of "Bouncing Betty." It was reported that he and only one other cowboy made qualifying ride on that horse. In this shot, Seely is riding "Funeral Wagon." This was at the original Valley County fairgrounds north of the present day Glasgow High School.... Full story
The watery eyes started at the sounds of "Pomp and Circumstance." After years of teachers, books and growing pains, members of the class of 2014 received their diplomas. Friends and family gathered into a packed gym as Glasgow High School graduates accepted their diplomas on Sunday, May 25. While some seniors walked with bright smiles, others wiped away tears, perhaps of joy with a mix of sadness, as they walked toward the next steps in life. The senior address speaker voted for by the students... Full story
It's been brought up at Glasgow City Council meetings for the last three or four meetings. The city cemetery committee has been dealing with a delicate problem that came to their attention in recent years. At the March 17 council meeting the committee reported to the council that issues with a section of Highland Cemetery that was never supposed to have standing headstones had more than 40 standing of them. The city ordinance was not followed as family members buried their loved ones next to flat stones. At the meeting, the committee reported...
A celebration of a new memorial was also a time to salute the fallen. Some 800 people gathered at the Fort Peck Theatre on Monday, May 26, to listen to the speakers, give honor to the fallen and celebrate the soon-to-be Northeast Montana Veterans Memorial Park. The event brought speakers Navy SEAL Rober O'Neill, former Gov. Marc Racicot, Maj. Gen. Matthew Quinn and attorney Clifford Edwards, who read a letter from Tom Brokaw. Those speakers spoke to the audience about the importance of...
While candidates have been scrambling to get the word out on their views and opinions, this will be the last week of campaigning for some as the primary ballots go to voters June 3. Absentee ballots also have already made their way through the mailboxes. Valley County voters will only have a couple of races where the field will be trimmed to two candidates for the general election in November. Justice of peace candidates are Christine Gamas, Dave Gorton, Christina Hillman, Ronald Kulczyk, David McLean and Mary Strand. Another race in the...
The empty lot sitting between McDonald's and Dairy Queen will be the site of new construction in Glasgow. O'Reilly Auto Parts has purchased the lot and construction was due to break ground on May 17, but has been held up for a short while. Work should begin soon. The store manager has already been chosen and the family will be moving from Billings. District Manager for Central Montana Randy Blackmore explained that Glasgow was selected for a location because of the growing population and the location in the state. Blackmore said the company,...
It's a generation of soldiers, much different from today. In some ways they share things in common, the camaraderie, the stories of funny instances and the pressures of war. The World War II generation is slowly dying off as the years tick by. This generation seems to share one trait: They speak very little about their time in war. Two Glasgow WWII veterans took a special trip April 27-29. They were selected to go on the Big Sky Honor Flights. Glen Mahugh and Carl "Bill" Bell traveled with an... Full story
Unlike some recent Glasgow School Board meetings, it wasn't a packed house at the first board meeting for newcomers John Daggett and Suzanne Billingsley, who won election earlier this month. But as Daggett and Billingsley took the oath of office to join the board, there were several handshakes and hugs as the previous incumbents dispersed and the new board members took their seats. Patt Etchart and Dave Irving were presented gifts and offered thanks for their service as board trustees. Allison...
It all started with Steve. Steve Stebleton had been fascinated with the tanks, trucks and history of World War II for most of his youth. While he was part of a generation that followed, with his dad serving in the military just after the war finished his fascination with the era kept him interested as a young boy. He can’t pin down why his fascination started, or why he continued with the interest throughout most of his life, but his interest ended up spreading to his brother, Doug Stebleton. Doug explained that his respect for veterans s...
While Congressman Steve Daines stopped in several towns in Northeastern Montana to focus on economics and energy, he focused half of his visit to Glasgow on issues with the city's levee issue. He arrived for an hour in Glasgow on Friday, May 16 around 2 p.m. Glasgow Mayor Becky Erickson opened up the meeting expressing her wish to voice her concerns on the levee issue over energy and economics. “My time here is to hear your concerns,” Daines said at the meeting. “This is your time, not my time.” Committee members from the levee committ...
A local man was in a severe car accident at approximately 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, that has left him in serious condition at St. Vincent's in Billings. Phillip Dale Smoker Jr., 35, of Frazer was on Firemoon Road, about a mile north of BIA Route 1, when his car went into a skid and entered the right ditch. His 1998 Chevy Cavalier went airborne and through a fence and began to tumble end over end. Somewhere along the path Smoker was ejected from the vehicle. The exact time of the accident is unknown. A passerby saw the accident and went back...
The Valley County Courthouse will be running security training on Thursday, May 22, from 9 to 11 a.m. While the courthouse will still be open for the public, regular services maybe delayed until the training is complete. The public is asked to have patience during this important training for courthouse employees.... Full story
These girls are from the Propper family that settled in the Avondale area in 1913. Claude Propper came and filed his claim in 1914. He married Demetries Williams in 1915 in Michigan and brought her back to Montana to make their home. They lived on the farm until 1933 and had three daughters, Thara, Maza and Delores. After 1933, they moved to Glasgow and farmed during the summer months until 1949, when they sold the farm to Warren Thornton.... Full story
