Yesterday's Memories

10 Years Ago

Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture will not be hosting the Saskatoon Police Pipes & Drums during the 2014 Glasgow Scottie Homecoming Festival weekend, the chamber announced. "The band cancelled on us Aug. 25," chamber executive director Lisa Olk said. "There were some issues regarding customs and the ivory on their pipes getting across the border. The band was not willing to take the chance and put their instruments in jeopardy to cross the border until the issues were resolved. The chamber has been trying to get a replacement band and can get the Miles City Caledonian Society to come and perform in the Homecoming parade, Scottie Booster Tailgate party and halftime of the Scottie Football game. They will only be able to be here Friday so all other regular scheduled band performances are cancelled.

Aug. 31 was not only the the final performance of the 45th summer season at Fort Peck Theatre, but also the groundbreaking for a new costume and rehearsal building. Board members were joined by the theatre cast and crew along with many members of the community to celebrate the dedication of this property adjacent to the theatre for the much needed costume storage and rehearsal space, project supporters said.

Bureau of Land Management offices along the Hi-Line are warning drivers to be cautious when traveling secondary roads en route to or on BLM-managed lands, due to damage caused by a recent multi-day rain event. Preliminary assessments by BLM personnel of Phillips and Valley counties' non-paved roads on or en route to BLM-managed lands revealed a range of damage and dangerous situations. According to Glasgow BLM Field Manager Pat Gunderson, there are several damaged roads within south Valley County. The two main BLM-maintained roads, Beaver Branch and Triple Crossing Access Roads, are damaged in several spots. Gunderson reported there will need to be a great deal of road work, culvert replacement, and spillway repair into the summer of 2015. "Despite this being a record event, the quality of the design and construction of the dams and roads in this area prevented catastrophic failure of a significant amount of infrastructure in south Valley County," said Gunderson.

Scottie XC Nation has come to expect running excellence, and Week 1 of the 2014 season at the Poplar Invitational last Saturday showed that more could be in store. Senior Amanda Wolff was best. She outpaced the entire girls field in 20:30 at the Medicine Bear Complex. That was a whopping 2:02 faster than Wolff's time on the same course in 2013 – but there was good reason why she and so many Scottie boys and girls clocked about 2 to 5 minutes more quickly this year: The course was shorted about two-tenths of a mile to an even 3 miles.

But if you're looking for the biggest time cutter at this invite, look at junior Chase Hughes on the boys side. He ran in 20:24 compared to 25:55 in 2013 – impressive, but still with room to improve. Hughes ranked 22nd overall and sixth among the boys.

Zero-week, first game, a non-conference matchup that counts toward overall standing – Scotties head coach Greg Liebelt and his staff were anxious to see what their 2014 team could do. With only 11 days of practice, the Aug. 30 game in Colstrip was an opportunity for the team to evaluate its strengths and weaknesses. Can this team repeat the performance of the 2013 squad that went deep into the playoffs?

Glasgow took a good first step, beating the Colts, 14-7. With Jason Thibault returning as the quarterback, Dallas Capdeville and Tanner Roness the power runners, and 6-5 Chase Fossum anchoring the receiving end, all seniors, Liebelt is confident that their offense will remain tough.

25 Years Ago

Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999

The Glasgow High School Gym had recently been renovated. The old bleachers have been replaced with new ones that show Scottie Pride. The walls, which were plain brick, have been painted to dress up the gym, the locker rooms are now better able to accommodate sporting events with bigger lockers for football equipment and new floors. Also new to the school is the weight room, which was moved to the auto shop when the girls locker room was extended and is now in its new location near the gym.

The Glasgow Scotties started the season out great. Sept. 3, they were in Harlem. The Scotties led the Wildcats in the first half of the contest. Tanya Bergren, Rhonda Chandler and Jennie Strommen had two offensive rebounds, Julie Rice, Kodi Malnaa and Tori Patridge each shared one. Defensive rebounds went to Chandler with three, Bergren with two, and Cassie Boos and Malnaa had one a piece.

Valley County 4-H has been selected to be part of a program called "Listen Up! Messages from America's Youth." This is a nationwide project that assists young people in the production of public service announcements (PSAs). The members who volunteered to serve on this project included Chelsie Pattison, Dawn Honrud and Dana Donovan. They spent three days in White Sulphur Springs with other 4-H youth and a public broadcast station manager to learn how to write, film and edit a 60-second PSA.

The Scottie Football team kicked off the season with a win over Havre. The Class B Scotties kept the Class A Blue Ponies from scoring in the first quarter and then took the lead in the second quarter. Scoring for the Scotties were Ryan Rogenes, who ran for a 51-yard touchdown in the second, and Nate Molstad, who scored the game winning touchdown in the final quarter.

Army Cadet Patrick J. Petrino was placed on the Dean's List at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. To qualify for the honor, the cadet was required to maintain a 3.0 grade point average. Petrino plans to graduate in the year 2000 with a bachelor's degree and will be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. A 1996 graduate of Glasgow High School, he is the son of Pat and Connie Petrino, of Glasgow.

Anne Farrell, daughter of Bob Farrell, of Glasgow, has been awarded a $1,000 Recognition Scholarship by the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn., for the 1999-2000 academic year. The scholarship, renewable for four years, is awarded to recognize students with strong academic potential.

50 Years Ago

Thursday, Sept. 5, 1974

The Nashua Porkies take on visiting Froid in their opening game of the 1974 Eastern 1-C football conference. Head football coach Jack Stevens goes over his game plan with assistant coaches Carl Dahne and John Jones and 12 of the 13 lettermen returning to the Porkies' gridiron squad this season. The players include Leroy Novak, Rick Viste, Randy Weinmeister, Steve Nickels, Mike Buchmann, Bennie Calhoun, Dewayne Ozark, Mike Garsjo, Mike Heikens, Tom BlackEagle, Kim Kroll, Dwendal Oaks and returning letterman Daryl Waarvik.

Earning awards in the City Women's Tennis tournament recently are Nancy Hallett, who captured the singles tennis championship and teamed up with Beth Nyquist to take the double championship; Aurora Reyes, who holds the consolation trophy in the singles; and Georgia Barstad, runner-up in the singles competition.

Marlys Braden broke all low score course records at Sunnnyside Golf Club during the annual Labor day tournament with a score of 41 for nine holes and Lois Tressler earned a championship trophy at the weekend event.

Glasgow's head football coach Doug Dierenifield uses a stop watch to check the 40-yard sprint times of two of his 1974 Glasgow football Scotties as they prepare for non-conference rival Malta this weekend. Kurt Wesen seems to have a slight edge over his teammate Mike Edwards. The Scotties open their football season under the Fairground Stadium lights Friday against the always-tough Mustangs, then tackle the Baker Spartans here the following Friday.

The Glasgow Women's Club earns a certificate for its community betterment efforts at a meeting of the club in the home of Mrs. Oscar Waldmar, Tuesday. Presenting the ceretificat are Norris Forum, executive vice president of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, and Doyle Euell, director of the chamber's community betterment committee. Accepting the award are rs. Jane Crawford, who heads the Yard of the Week project for the Women's Club and Mrs. Betty McKemie, club president.

75 Years Ago

Thursday, Sept. 8, 1949

Glasgow Vets split a pair of games last weekend in their season finales. They trampled the Havre Elks, 9-1 Sunday but took a 13-5 lacing from Wolf Point Monday night at the fairground. Chuck Johnston notched a masterful four hitter against Havre. He was in trouble only in the first inning, when the visitors scored an unearned run.

Boys' State, sponsored for the third year by the Montana American Legion at Dillon recently is "an unforgettable, practical experience in citizenship," Bruce Ellis told Glasgow Kiwanians at their noon luncheon meeting in the Methodist Church. President Leo Hoffman presided with J.A. Holland as program chairman. Ellis attended Boys' State under sponsorship of the Glasgow Kiwanis club. Ellis said 26 northeastern Montana boys made the trip to Dillon by chartered bus. Other Glasgow area boys attending were Gary Catt and Dick Voldal, of Fort Peck.

Mrs. Gertrude Weiss announced this week that she plans to close out her stock in the Glasgow Furniture company on First Avenue North and wind up business in Glasgow. Her son, Maurice, will leave soon for Washington, D.C., to attend school. She plans to leave as soon as the present store stock is sold. The business was opened here in 1935 by Ed Weiss, Mrs. Weiss' husband. He died Dec. 20, 1937, and Mrs. Weiss continued to operate the business since that time.

Band formations, flag waving and perky majorettes twirling batons all contributed color to an entertaining between-halves demonstration at the Glasgow-Williston game in the Civic Center. The show was in charge of Director Roy C. Snyder, of the Glasgow High band. First section saw the band on the floor, utilizing the complete playing floor for musical marching. A dramatic conclusion was supplied by a clown, who burst a huge balloon.

In a game that saw the lead swapped many times, Nashua Independents defeated the Conoco-Budweiser team of Glasgow, 64-60, on the Nashua floor Thursday night. The game was tied 25 – all at halftime and the outcome was in doubt until the closing minutes. Helgeson paced the winners with 22 points while Dave Aitken bagged 18 for the Buds.