Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Dear Editor, Matt Rosendale has lived in eastern Montana for nearly two decades but over that time he still remains out of touch with eastern Montanans. During Rosendale’s 2014 campaign for the House of Representatives, he called for the transfer of federally managed public lands to the state. Even going so far as to claim Bureau of Land Management lands were unconstitutional. That same year, in an interview during the race, he called PILT (Payments in Lieu of Taxes) a welfare check to local counties. Here in Valley County, we received $1.15 m...
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter on behalf of Ruth Dowell as she is currently running for the position of Valley County Clerk and Recorder. Ruth is familiar with our community and our county as she has lived here in the past and has family ties to the community as well. She has gained some valuable experience from a number of positions she has held while living in other parts of the state and country and has now brought some of her knowledge, expertise and experiences back to our county. I believe that she would serve as an excellent...
To the Editor, I am writing this letter to urge Valley County voters to vote “YES” on Initiative 185. With the increased revenue generated by I-185, Montana’s children, seniors, chronically ill and disabled persons will all benefit. The initiative is essentially a tobacco tax and will generate revenue off the sale of cigarettes, chew, e-cigarettes and vaping products. If you do not use those products, you WILL NOT pay additional taxes. In addition to increased funding for veteran services, prescription drug programs, and the Healthy Monta...
Last Saturday, Ellie, our seven-year-old granddaughter, watched me as I started crocheting a set of potholders. Seeing how intensely she was watching me, I asked her if she wanted to learn how to crochet. With a big smile, she enthusiastically shook her head yes. So, I told her to go get a skein of yarn and a crochet hook. Off she went at full tilt. Returning, she handed me yarn and hook. Just like that, she started learning how to crochet. Later on that evening, children learning how to crochet, plant a garden, ways to preserve food, grow...
While in Helena at the legislature, I work to pass legislation that encourages good paying jobs and a clean environment. I know that you do not have to choose one over the other. I-186 is proposing to jeopardize those good paying jobs, and possibly the tax dollars that pay to clean up the historical mining problems the proponents are touting. The Montana Legislative Services has said that I-186 has several ambiguous sections and undefined terms and contains conflicting legal standards that would lead to litigation and likely prevent mining....
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter in support of Tom Boyer as the write-in candidate for Valley County Sheriff/Coroner. During the next four years the Valley County Sheriff’s Office will face many challenges. The Sheriff will have to be a leader who is willing to work hard,will have to know how to manage a budget and not make decisions before getting all the facts. I have worked with Tom and believe he is the person who has those qualities and many more. Tom has the ability and desire to be the future leader of the Valley County S...
Dear Editor, I am giving Judge Yvonne Laird my unwavering endorsement in her bid to be retained as district judge. I have known Judge Laird and her family since I was eight years old. We grew up together, and she has been a big sister to me my entire life. She grew up north of Gildford on the VandeSandt family ranch, a family that you feel lucky to be neighbors with. There she learned all the values that rural life offers and she gained the character that rural life requires. I’ve seen personally that she’s taken those values with her to the...
Dear Editor, Most of you are aware that our school gym is currently closed for student and public use. I would like to dispel some of the rumors that might be circulating regarding the roof damage. First, the roof and ceiling are not collapsing. A structural engineer out of Billings has inspected the roof and declared that there is structural damage to some portions of the trusses. The damage is just enough to declare the gym unsafe for occupants. Second, the Opheim board is aware of the issues and has authorized the Superintendent to hire a...
Dear Editor, I am writing this in support of Ruth Dowell for the office of County Clerk & Recorder. I have known Ruth since she was a child. I have watched her grow and handle the problems and challenges she has been dealt in life. I have been impressed with how she has continued to move on in spite of what she has gone through. She has taken every advantage of every opportunity to educate herself while supporting a family. Her experience as secretary for the Valley County Commissioners certainly has shown her competence and skills. I think...
Dear Editor, I am a resident of Nemont Manor. Moving to Nemont Manor was a tough decision for me, personally. I have come to realize in my first year of living here it was the BEST decision. When it was first announced that the full-pay tenants had to relocate, I realized that it wasn’t the new owner’s decision but that it was necessary to meet the requirements of the HUD regulations in order to get the funding necessary to do the repairs and upgrades that this building has needed for many years. Although I did not like that decision I cou...
Dear Editor, Needless to say, I was shocked, when I entered my home and realized the other entrance door had been broken into and the safe in my office had been stolen. After assessing the situation, I went into town and reported the crime to the Sheriff. After taking my statement, he said that a deputy would be out to investigate. That was Tom Boyer. He came in, introduced himself, and took my statement. He inspected the broken door and my office. Then he dusted for fingerprints. Before leaving he left his business card and that we would be...
When I woke up Friday of last week, it was to the realization it really had been 50 years since my husband and I had gotten married. “Fifty years,” I thought. "How could it be? Wasn’t it just a few days ago we’d stood in the church my grandfather had helped build, promising to love and take care of each other for the rest of our lives?” Yet, the pictures on our living room walls of our children from the time they were small through their high school graduation and their own wedding days, along with those of the arrival of each grandchil...
I attended the Two Rivers Economic Growth’s annual meeting last week. The guest speaker was Hal Stearns, noted Montana historian, who really has encyclopedic knowledge of our state. His presentation, “Montana Towns: Then, Now, and Tomorrow,” which he delivered with passion and energy, was full of anecdotal facts about the many towns across Montana. He talked in depth about the need for our towns to “tell their story” and gave many examples of towns that do a good job and towns who need to improve. This notion of telling our story resonates...
Do you remember the days when men were always served first at the dinner table? Of course, this was at a time when you served big meals at a large kitchen or dining room table. I do remember my Grandmother telling us on many occasions to let the men eat first. Of course, in our little part of the world, most of the men of generations spent long hard hours working outside. Maybe they were served first so they could return to their outside work quicker, or maybe it was just a MAN’S world. I wonder if this carried over to holiday meals and o...
As the nation celebrates National Newspaper Week, Oct. 7 through 13, I want to thank you, the reader, for making the Glasgow Courier a part of your week. For those who pick up the Courier at any one of our dealers, who stop in the Courier to purchase the paper, who read the newspaper online, who grab the paper from their mailbox, thank you for your support. When I started at the Courier two years ago, I was never keen on being a writer. I was more than happy with my job of answering phones, helping customers with their subscriptions, answering...
Montana’s rural communities have always been the backbone of our economy, driving economic growth through a foundation of hard work and a strong tradition of agriculture. In Montana, when our rural communities are thriving, our entire state thrives. Governor Bullock and I recently visited our rural communities to hear from rural Montanans as we tackle the issues facing our state. Farmers and ranchers described what is a “perfect storm” threatening Montana’s most important industry. When we look at what is happening with trade or with the Far...
Dear Reader, This week is National Newspaper Week, and, in honor of that, I wanted to editorialize a little about why we are so passionate about Glasgow, the news and telling peoples’ stories. If you go through the archives of the Courier, you can find stories that go back as far as the 1890s, and I would wager that there is no organization in the world that has cataloged the specific stories in our community as long and as consistently as the Courier. We are truly writing our history every week of the year and have been every year for more t...
Dear Editor, As the longest serving Sheriff in the history of Valley County, I feel the need to put some input into the job of Sheriff/Coroner. The Sheriff/Coroner has many duties: the jail, dispatch, civil department, coroner, search and rescue and officer of the District Court. To be a good sheriff, you must be a good manager. Tom Boyer has had 10+ years experience in the medical field in a hospital and home-health setting, which is more experience with crisis situations than most Sheriffs get in their term of service. He also has more than...
Dear Editor, My name is Amy Jo Horn-Brown. I am the biological daughter of Joseph Horn Jr. who is running for the position of Sheriff in your county. My sister, Gail Horn-Hayes, and I will be coming to Glasgow at the end of this week and would like to invite the public to a forum to answer some questions about our opposition to Joe’s candidacy. That forum will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 2-4 p.m. at the Elk’s Lodge in Glasgow. We would like to invite Joe to come to the event and answer some of our questions as well. Joe sent me a tex...
Dear Editor, I would like to thank all of the sponsors and hard-working individuals that worked to bring Heather McKay to Glasgow. I felt that her day of presentation to family, caregivers and others that have questions or concerns about Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia was very informative. It was a long day, but I think most of us attending felt it was well worth going. Thanks to all....
Dear Editor, I’m lucky enough to have many friends who are nurses. Amazing people really, who do the jobs many of us look away from. Caring for people in their worst, and sometimes most vulnerable moments. Keeping an open mind as to the situations that many patients have faced and not judging them by their pasts. Staying positive even in the darkest of times. All the while having to be the voice and advocate for their patients. Keeping the lines of communication open between families, doctors, and other healthcare workers. Organizing labs, X...
Dear Editor, A recent opinion piece by Tom Reed of Trout Unlimited urged Montanans to support I-186. Reed claims that I-186 is “pro-mining but anti-pollution” - explaining that only environmentally responsible mines will be able operate if the initiative passes. Sounds great, right? Not so fast. While it may be the intention of Montana TU and other supporters of I-186 to right the wrongs of Montana’s mining past - they’re late to the party. The very mines used as justification for I-186 were the same catalysts behind the mining regulat...
Podcasts, downloadable audio content intended to entertain, educate or both, continue to grow in popularity. True Crime podcasts, especially, and women are a huge part of the genre’s success, both from a consumer standpoint and as providers and producers of content. “Wine and Crime” is just one example, with its trio of female hosts, it boasts an audience that is 85 percent women. I go back and forth between listening to true crime shows and news and politics, generally preferring ones with a humorous take. But when one genre has depre...
It’s a little of this, a little of that week. First off, I’ll start with an update. After meeting with my oncologist, Dr. Kidd from Billings, several changes have been made. Instead of having chemotherapy by infusion, I have been put on a hormonal therapy pill -- Femara -- for at least three months. If a monthly blood test (CA27/29) continues to show a decline, I will stay on Femara. Should there be a rise shown, I will either be put on a different hormonal therapy pill or return to infusion chemo but using a medicine other than Taxol. The Tax...
Recently, a friend gifted us with a large wooden cheese box full of pens and pencils of prior years. My thoughts kinda went to the “with friends like this, who needs enemies” but I will have to admit it was fun to look at each of these items and remember. Pens from Markle Tranfer were in the box. There are still many that can recall when Markle Transfer was in business and just what the business was. Another pen that really caught my attention was from Wonder Krust Bakery. Who remembers Wonder Krust? The Pledge of Allegiance was actually wri...
