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The Montana Community Foundation, Inc. (MCF) announces the opening of a grant cycle to benefit communities and residents of Valley County. Grants will be made from the Valley County Masonic Endowment Fund, established at MCF by the Nemont Manor Foundation, Inc. Grant applications will be accepted through March 31. Applicants must be either a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or an exempt governmental unit. Grants will be up to $5,000. While grants must be used for projects benefiting communities or residents in Valley County, the grantee organization does...
Glasgow Elks Lodge #1922 was recently the recipient of another grant from the Elks National Foundation (ENF). The Lodge applied for and received a $2,000 Spotlight Grant. With this grant, the Glasgow Lodge purchased diapers and baby supplies to donate to the diaper drive that was started by the Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center (EMCMHC), the Montana Assertive Community Treatment (MACT) Team, and our local Glasgow Albertsons. They all saw a need to support those so vulnerable in our...
The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is offering $1,000 grants to public libraries in Montana to help fund summer youth-reading programs. Last year the Town Pump Charitable Foundation awarded 100 of the $1,000 grants statewide as part of its Keep Kids Reading grant program. Grants can be used for books, supplies, snacks, staffing, guest speakers, prizes, and other elements needed for a successful summer reading program. Libraries can apply March 1 through April 15 at www.townpumpfoundation.com using the Keep Kids Reading application, and grants...
Veterans in suicidal crisis are now able to go to any VA or non-VA health care facility for emergency health care at no cost – including inpatient or crisis residential care for up to 30 days and outpatient care for up to 90 days. Veterans do not need to be enrolled in the VA system to use this benefit. This expansion of care will help prevent Veteran suicide by guaranteeing no cost, world-class care to Veterans in times of crisis. It will also increase access to acute suicide care for up to nine million Veterans who are not currently enrolled...
Valley View Home’s administrator Wes Thompson has been making trips back and forth to Helena in order to be a part of the current legislative session and express the need to raise Medicaid rates in order to continue to keep the same level of patient care residents deserve and keep Valley View Home’s door open for the community. “Wes is forever going to bat for us. He is going to bat with the state legislature,” stated Staff Development Coordinator Brianna Leader. In initial votes on Feb. 16 by the legislative subcommittee, Medicaid provide...
Since the beginning of December, Kris Toennis has been seeing patients in the Glasgow Clinic as the facility's newest family nurse practitioner (FNP). Though she was born and raised in Miles City, Glasgow and the surrounding area is very familiar to her. "Growing up, Glasgow and Miles City were Class C rivals. I came to the area for sports and loved spending time at Fort Peck during the summer," said Toennis. Prior to coming to Glasgow, Toeness had been a registered nurse for 31 years, working...
The Valley County Courthouse was the setting of a coroner’s inquest on Feb. 14, pertaining to the in-custody death of Darryl Big Leggins, of Hays, Mont., that occurred on Feb. 10, 2022. At the time of his death Big Leggins was being held at the Valley County Detention Center under contract for the Montana Department of Corrections. At the time of death, to ensure transparency and to eliminate any perceived conflict, Valley County Sheriff Tom Boyer requested the Phillips County Sheriff/Coroner Jerry Lytle and the Montana Department of Justice t...
As part of his continued effort to support economic growth in rural communities, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $15 million through his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) for the Fort Peck – Dry Prairie Rural Water System. The funding, which was awarded by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), will be used to support substantial completion of the project. “Montanans sent me to the Senate to deliver for our communities,” said Tester. “This funding to build out top-notch water infrastructure will help support busines...
Montana State University Extension has partnered with the Montana Alzheimer’s Work Group, the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Alzheimer’s Association-Montana Chapter and AARP Montana to offer Montana-specific information for caregivers and others concerned about memory loss. The Work Group has a revised website with vital information on Alzheimer’s in Montana, including resources for health care professionals and caregivers; a list of support agencies; and online education videos. Visit mtalzplan.org for more information. “Many...
Hinsdale senior Codi Donniaquo has a full plate as she counts down the days until graduation. From working at Elle Boutique in Glasgow, preparing her audition for the Fort Peck Summer Theatre, filling out scholarship applications, performing in the Pep Band in a co-op with the North Country Mavericks band while also playing one of the lead roles in the student-led production at Glasgow High School's production of "Grease," on top of her school responsibilities such as homework, each day is...
Editor's Note: Since the publication of this story, training has been set up at Opheim School in April and the Valley Courthouse has scheduled training for their employees in March. Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital (FMDH) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Kalu Jensen and Connie Wethern made a stop at Frazer School on Feb. 3, to provide training to teachers and administrators how to utilize the newest addition to the school, the Stop The Bleed Kit. "The focus of this class is to save a life. Commi...
Three Glasgow Scottie Speech and Drama students traveled and participated in the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) competition in Belgrade. Senior Chase Tarum and sophomore Gabe Proctor competed in their humorous oral interpretation (HOI) events, while senior Mason Swenson had to take his memorized public address and make it a dramatic oral interpretation piece for the tournament, as the tournament does not have an actual memorized public address (MPA) event. The tournament took...
Glasgow parents, students and community, Caring Hands (formerly Soroptimist) has graciously provided funding for our students in the month of March. Caring Hands will be paying for K-12 student lunches every Thursday throughout the month of March. On behalf of the Glasgow School District administration, staff and students, I would like to thank Caring Hands for this wonderful donation to our students! Again, Caring hands will be paying for lunches for K- 12 students every Thursday in the month of March!...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) Aeronautics Board approved over $2.85 million in funding during its Helena meeting Jan. 17 and 18. The requests were for a variety of improvement projects that focused on runway, taxiway, and apron reconstruction, master plans, lighting enhancements, land easements, perimeter fencing, building construction, and snow removal and weather equipment. A portion of the money awarded in grants and loans each year goes to leverage 90/10 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) match dollars for large airport...
Turning 65, decisions, decisions… A few months before you turn 65, you should learn about Medicare coverage choices and consider important enrollment times and your coverage options. You should start at least three months before you turn 65. Visit Medicare.gov or call the State Health Insurance Program hotline: 1-800-551-3191 to be assigned a counselor near you. Your initial enrollment period (IEP) is three months before you turn 65, the month of your birthday and three months after. Most people will enroll in part A because its generally p...
Jennie Mason, of Crafting Reimagined, hosted a community crochet class on Jan. 20 where each participant had the opportunity learn the art of crochet while making a dishcloth. Nemont Manor has activities scheduled throughout the month for the entire community as well as for the residents of Nemont Manor. If you would like a calendar, please contact 406-228-4306 or e-mail [email protected] and they will mail one to you. Events are also listed in our Calendar of Coming Events which is usually...
Following nearly three months of abundant precipitation across much of Montana, weather patterns changed in early January, producing relatively dry conditions for the month. January precipitation totals were lowest along the Rocky Mountain Front, northeastern Montana, and western Montana. Most of southwest Montana received slightly less than normal January precipitation. “The storm which brought two to three feet of mountain snow in many locations during the last week of January really saved us. Without that storm, basin-wide snowpack p...
Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center (EMCMHC) is pleased to announce that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) recently awarded EMCMHC a $4 million dollar, four-year planning and implementation grant that will allow the agency to implement the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model for care delivery in eastern Montana. The CCBHC model of care focuses on comprehensive and coordinated care, including: Crisis Services; Treatment Planning, Screening, Assessment, Diagnosis & Risk Assessm...
Heather Ostermiller, CTA, of Sunkissed Explorations, and currently residing in Glasgow, recently earned the distinguished Certified Travel Associate, or CTA, designation from The Travel Institute, the travel industry’s benchmark for educational excellence and the only travel organization offering certification for travel professionals’ varying levels of expertise. The Certified Travel Associate, CTA designation is awarded by The Travel Institute to travel professionals who complete a rigorous training program, including closed-book, proctor-adm...
The Glasgow City-County Library hosted their annual Valentine's Day story time on Feb. 9. Due to the generosity of the Valley County Friends of the Library, every child in attendance was able to pick out a Valentine's Day book from the wide selection, ranging from board to story to even a coloring book. The books encompassed a wide variety of ages, to allow those in attendance to pick their favorite....
Late July in 2021, Michael King swerved to avoid a deer. The truck rolled and his younger brother Tyler was caught in the rollover. While Michael escaped the accident with a dislocated shoulder and multiple abrasions, Tyler suffered more severe injuries, including a shattered left wrist, cuts and abrasions to his face and leg. Their father Casey arrived at the accident and had to use his own vehicle to move the pickup off of Tyler. When Tyler was successfully extracted and his dad was ready to...
The Glasgow City-County Library is pleased to announce the recent purchase of property located behind the library building. The new land addition includes the gazebo, flower beds and other landscaping accents. There are a number of reasons why the library has been interested in obtaining the land. Although we love our library building, we have outgrown the space for the collection, programs and services. The new property addition will allow for us to plan for many wonderful things for the future of the library and our community, “when the oppor...
