Yesterday's Memories

10 Years Ago

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Anger and frustration were in the air as members of the Glasgow wrestling community voiced their concerns over the temporary reduction in size of the high school wrestling room. The reduction, due to lack of storage as Glasgow High School continues its construction process, caught many parents, wrestlers and supporters off guard as they showed up in full force and packed the room at last Wednesday's school board meeting to make sure their concerns were heard. The wrestling supporter Sarah Partridge's main concern was the lack of communication between the school board and supporters. While speaking to the school board, she explained that the problem could have been avoided. "If all you needed was a temporary storage solution, we could've moved the mats out and found a different place to train between now and next season," Partridge said.

Scams are on the rise in the area – A local scam that has taken money from several people are deals on Craigslist. A new car at a steal of a deal, located at a Glasgow address, that ends up being an empty lot. People send their money before setting their eyes on the merchandise, often wiring it by Western Union. Other scams have included cashing a check or depositing it in your account, and sending some of the funds back to a person. The check is often a fake or if the check is legitimate, it's stolen or has been altered.

The deadline to file for the upcoming election has now passed. With candidates set, the race is on to campaign. Valley County Clerk Lynne Nyquist explained that the high number of candidates was enough to call for a primary on June 3. A few last minute filings for the county justice of peace added up to six candidates for the position: Christine Gamas, Dave Gorton, Christina Hillman, Ronald Kulczyk, David McLean and Mary Strand will be in the race. After primaries in June, it will only be left up to two candidates on the final ballot. Another race in the county will whittle down to two candidates after the primary. Dan Carr, Russell Dahl and Paul Tweten are up for the county commissioner seat in district one. The only other contested race is for the county sheriff and coroner position where Glen Meier and Joe Horn will battle for the position a second time.

The Glasgow Scotties have come off an amazing season, which included a 49-40 win over the Jefferson Panthers in the opening round of the 2024 Class B State Tournament on Thursday. It was the team's first time in state competition since 1997, ending a 17-year drought. In Thursday's win against Jefferson, the Scotties were led by junior Keil Krumwiede who had 12 points coming off the bench. Krumwiede was 5-6 from the field which included a three-pointer on his only attempt. He included six rebounds and two assists to the effort. The Scotties then lost the next two games, 54-37 in the semi-final round to Columbus and then lost again 64-53 to Malta in an elimination game.

The Hinsdale Lady Raiders finished an outstanding season by taking second place in the 3C State tournament. This was the first time the girls team had made it to the championship game. Lady Raiders head coach Ralph Ellsworth and his squad did what many didn't think was possible and now leave Hinsdale fans wondering what next year may bring.

Glasgow U-14 Girls Ice Dawgs Win Montana Hockey Championship in Missoula. The team consists of Coach Kaitlin Cusker, Kennedy Schmidt, Baylie Chappell, Rachel Billingsley, Emily Kolstad, Jesi Kennedy, Sarah Law, Maddy Uphaus, Mykenzie Eliason, Coach Ken Schmidt, Lexie Pehlke, Bailee Holstein, Amy Lawrence, Madison Knodel, Heidi Moon and Zoey Crater

25 Years Ago

Thursday, March 25, 1999

A Search and Rescue Team is forming in Valley County. Organizers are recruiting members, teaching classes, and writing By-Laws. It's a volunteer outfit using all local resources, according to Rick Stellflug, president. The organization is a branch of the Sheriff Reserves, which presently does all the search and rescue assignments. Reservists have no specialized training for the job, Stellflug explained, so this team of volunteers is being instructed in the requirements.

Timothy M. Newton, currently Senior vice President at First Community Bank, has been appointed as director of the bank. His present duties include managing the bank's investment accounts, commercial loans and he is an investment representative of Prime Vest Financial Services. As well as serving as chairman of the bank advisory boards in Wolf Point and Ashland, he is the vice president and director of First Community Bancorp. Newton serves as secretary-treasurer of Nemont Manor and is a member of the Shriners, Masonic Order, Elks and Walleyes Unlimited.

The agricultural committee of the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, Inc. announced the Lynn Cornwell is the recipient of the Del Strommen Memorial Award, given in memory of Vandalia rancher, Del Strommen to an agricultural producer who is outstanding in his/her contribution to stewardship on the land, advocating agriculture in their community and state, and service to their community. Cornwell was recently elected vice president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. He has been president of the Montana Stockgrowers Association, a director of the Montana Public Lands Council and Montana Association of State Grazing Districts, is a director of Valley Electric Cooperative and member of the Buggy Creek Cooperative State Grazing District.

Susanne Walsh, a Nashua High School graduate and former member of the Nashua Porcupines Girls' Basketball team, has completed her second season of basketball at Texas A&M, in Commerce, Texas. She has been named to the Academic All-Conference Team for the Lone Star Conference. The 5'10" forward carries a 3.49 GPA in animal science and is on the Dean's List.

It was another extremely successful season for the Scotty volleyball team as they came home from state with a sixth-place finish. Out of some 60 teams in the state Class B, that is pretty good! Overall, the Scotties ended their season with a 32-6 record; their only losses coming during the tournaments. There were several new records set this year also. Amanda Waarvik now leads most kills in a match with 24, surpassing Kari Malnaa's 21. Tanya Bergren holds the spot for most blocks in a match with 18. Waarvik is also close to the top of the charts for career kills and Bergren is close for career blocks. Julie Rice is climbing with assists and now sit at about third for her career in total assists.

The Glasgow branch of the American Association of University Women has announced the local winers of the 1999 AAUW Women of Montana essay contest. First place was Annie Knierim, daughter of Matt and Pat Knierim, who wrote about her paternal grandmother, Bernice Knierim. Winning second place in the contest was Amy Bell, daughter of Dr. Gordon and Sara Bell. The subject of her essay was longtime county health nurse, Delcie Schartner.

50 Years Ago

Thursday, March 21, 1974

Almost everything in Opheim came to a standstill on Opheim came to a standstill on Thursday when shortly after midnight the worst blizzard of the winter struck. School was cancelled by Harold Tokerud, superintendent. The U.S. Mail truck, which made the trip from Glasgow to Opheim safely, was forced to remain in town until late Friday morning. Every street in Opheim was blocked with the heavy snow, which piled in drifts four and five feet deep. Many cars and pickups were completely burred in the white fluffy stuff.

Winners of the Fort Peck School spelling bee were Ben Trotter, Shannon O'Connell, Kim Ward, Mary Kuncheff, Laurie Ottmar, listed in the order of their standing in the bee. Ward won fifth place in the county bee at Opheim Saturday and Ottmar earned second place alternate.

Something new and something different....where it provides better service for customers. This is the unwritten motto at Markle's Texaco, 236 1st Avenue South, in Glasgow and the firm and its young manager Matt Bruce, take another large step in this direction on May 1. Beginning May 1, Markles will carry a full line of farm and truck tires and the necessary vehicles to provide on-the-farm or ranch tire service for almost any tope of farm equipment that rolls on rubber.

Diane Redekopp, Kent Kauffman and Joleen Fauth were selected as "Outstanding Teenagers of America' for 1974, according to Dr. V. Gilbert Beers, director of the Outstanding Teenagers of American Organization. Selections were based on scholarship, involvement in school activities and overall attitude and cooperative spirit. The Lustre students each rate highly in these areas, according to Robert Nolin, principal of Lustre Bible Academy. All are honor roll students.

Brian Pehlke and Sue Legare, sophomores, take a breather after winning top honors int eh dance marathon sponsored by the Drill Team and Art Club during spring festival at Glasgow Senior High School. The couple danced for a straight eight and one-half hours. The marathon ended about 1 a.m.

A field of 50 boys paced y senior and co-captains Pete Dalton and Don Knudsen, have begun indoor practice for the opening of the 1974 Glasgow Senior High track season that gets underway march 30 in a dual meet with Billings West of the AA ranks. Glasgow head track coach Dan Freund reports workouts for his cinder crew have mostly been kept indoors by the weather but the young Scotty squad consists of 24 freshmen, nine sophomores, 15 juniors and two seniors, already show considerable potential. Assisting Freund in grooming the '74 Scotty track and field edition will be Glen Stenehjem, Bob Farrell, Doug Dierenfield and Cactus Warner.

Two Glasgow basketball stars, Jere Kolstad and Greg Ames, placed on the second team of the Montana Coaches' Association All-Conference 1974 Class A basketball selections in the Eastern Division.

75 Years Ago

Thursday, March 24, 1949

Willis O. Solberg, of Pittsfield, Mass., former Valley County resident, employee in the General Electric company works there, was awarded the Charles Coffin award for engineering. Mr. Solberg, was one of 52 engineers in the company to be recognized and his ward came "for accomplishments far beyond the normal expectation," of his duties.

A tumbling act by Joyce and Royce Jimison, of Fort Peck, was awarded first place on an "amateur hour" program sponsored by the junior class of the Nashua High School last week. Second place was given a vocal solo by Jerry Tihista, who was accompanied by Betty Sue Dykstra. Third place was awarded a vocal duet with guitar accompaniment by Ardelle Berg and Cora Belle Fouts.

Nominating petitions for two present trustees whose terms expire, Clifford Combs and Gene Etchart, have been filed for the Glasgow district school election, which will be held Saturday, April 2. "For the first time in many years there will be no vote on a special levy this year," Supt. R.L. Irle stated. "We are not yet certain of interpretations that will be placed on school laws passed by the last session of the legislature and these laws probably will be clarified at a meeting called in Helena for county and city superintendents, April 4 and 5. It may be necessary later, depending on interpretation of the law, to ask for a special levy, b ut in any case it will not be nearly as high as last year's."

Morgan Jones, mopping up at the Mint about 4:30 Saturday morning, heard movements at he back door as if someone were attempting to break in, he reported to local officials. Jones said he grabbed a gun and fired four shots through the door, then thought he heard an exclamation as if someone had been hit. But when he investigated, he found no one near the door and there were no traces of blood.

Taking first place in three of the six contests, Glasgow Future Farmers of America won the sweepstakes award at the Milk River district convention in Malta Saturday. Fourteen Glasgow FFA members took part in the contests and were accompanied by Orville Thompson, advisor. The Glasgow team was first in livestock judging. George Olson, of Glasgow was high individual and Glen Dix and Derrald Ferrin tied for second.

Six Opheim high school students earned places on the fourth six-week honor roll Supt William C. Greer announced. They are Verna Akre and John Slemin, freshmen; Patti hanvold, sophomore; Nina Flickinger and Shirley Johnson, juniors; and Mildred Slemin, senior.