Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
Steve and LaMae Lacock were working on a Latin America Child Care school in Wiwilli, Nicaragua, during their daughter Bethany's Class C State Basketball Tournament in Belgrade from Feb. 28 to March 2. Thanks to the internet and KLAN streaming, they were able to hear the games as they occurred. The Lady Raiders lost twice to Twin Bridges during the tournament, but they also won a pair of games against St. Labre and Westby/Grenora on their way to a fourth-place finish. Bethany was named to the Class C All-State team shortly after the tournament.
10 Years Ago
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The Valley County Conservation District is considering an ordinance that would require a permit for grazing any bison, whether wild, free-roaming or domestic, in the county. They are acting in response to Fish, Wildlife and Park's placing of bison from Yellowstone National Park on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation a year ago, an action that sparked a reaction from ranchers and farmers in the area.
There was a lot of donating and a lot of falling on Sunday during the fourth annual Skate for a Cure. The Skate for a Cure was started as a fun way to raise money for a very serious subject. There was a duck toss, a 50/50 giveaway, booths set up, a snack bar, two guys wearing wigs and a mini mites game in between periods of the main attraction, the Lady Ice Dawgs won against the police and firemen (Guns and Hoses). In all, the event raised more than $600 towards cancer research. The number of falls during the game might have been close to that number.
The Wolves huffed and puffed but they didn't blow any houses down. Instead the Malta Mustangs protected their state title and defeated the "big bad" Wolf Point Wolves 66-62 in a triple overtime thriller. Up to 4,000 were in attendance and yes they did get their money's worth and then some.
25 Years Ago
Thursday, March 12, 1998
After getting stuck trying to cross the railroad tracks where there is no crossing, three men had to stand and watch as a 46-car freight train demolished their Jeep early Saturday in Nashua.
The arid, fragmented hills and ravines of the Missouri River Breaks, inspiration and backdrop for much of Charlie M. Russell's artwork, are not what most folks might consider typical elk habitat. Yet when Lewis and Clark ventured through this rugged land in the early 1800s, it did typify elk country.
Shop used to be known for modest little projects, birdhouses, for undetermined species bookcases with a certain degree of slant. Not at Glasgow High School, at least not in construction technology class. Last semester the students in Larry Mires' class built 10 by 12 foot wooden storage sheds. Working in teams of four, they did it all from the footings to the gabled or gambrel roofs. Another foursome built roof extensions at the back of the high school, learning design, welding, and concrete work along the way.
Evan and Myrt Granrud are the new owners of the grocery store in Opheim. The Granruds owned and operated the Lefse Shack just south of Opheim for 23 years. In 1996, they decided it was time to retire. They sold the Lefse Shack and were enjoying retirement. The only grocery store in Opheim was closed and Granruds decided a store was needed so they came out of retirement and bought the store from the former owner, Bob Bergstrom. They have re-named the store "Granny's Mart" and are open Monday-Friday and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. And on Saturday from 10 a.m until 6p.m. The Granruds plan to run the store along with their chief clerk, Debbie Nelson.
50 Years Ago
Thursday, March 15, 1973
Fire broke out in the janitors' store room in the Opheim Grade School at about 8:30 a.m. Saturday. The Opheim volunteer fire department was called to the scene and the fire was brought under control by 9:30.
More than 100 adult judges are needed for the district 4, north central Montana, speech and drama meet here March 23 and 24, according to Mrs. Claudette Johnson, speech and drama instructor at GHS and chairman of the district event.
Steve Hansen, Glasgow Senior High School music director, was named public relations director for the Montana Music Education Association at the all-northwest music education conference of the National Music Education Association in Portland, Ore., recently.
75 Years Ago
Thursday, March 11, 1948
The Glasgow City Council last week voted to "make plans" for installation of parking meters in some sections of the business district. Mayor F.S. McIntyre commented this week that the parking meter proposal has been under discussion here for several months, and representatives of several parking meter companies have appeared before the council. The action was taken after demonstration and talk by Orville Gray of Billings, representing the Dual Parking Meter company. Council members said one of the prime reasons for installation would be to provide parking space for out-of-town visitors, and pointed out that a number of Montana cities even smaller than Glasgow have installed meters.
Valley Post of the American Legion in Glasgow is one of the 57 Montana posts which have received the annual Americanism citation awarded by the national Americanism commission of the Legion for outstanding service last year, Commander Clifford Combs has been informed.
State law providing payment of bounties on wolves, coyotes, and mountain lions killed between April 1 and July 1 was repealed by the last session of the legislature, Sheriff Mason Melvin has been informed by the state livestock commission. Consequently, he pointed out, there is no longer any provision for bounty payments, as there was before the repeal of this section of state law.
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