Yesterday's Memories

10 Years Ago

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014

An historic train car from 1927 made the stop in Glasgow as it crossed the country and made the stop on Thursday, Sept. 18. This train car, #50, transported Clark Gable, Franklin D. Roosevelt and the scandalous Huey P. Long. The car got a second life in the 1980s, when Patron spent at least $2 million to restore the car after finding it in a junkyard. The car is now one of only 175 private rail cars left that travel on the Amtrak rails.

This year's royal couples strike a pose on Scottie Field. From left are Jason Thibault, Amanda Wolff, Keil Krumwiede, Sadie Sukut, king Sam Schultz and queen MaKenzie Wesen. During the Homecoming Parade, the Glasgow XC runners eventually made it around the parade course in their slowest time of the year. They'll do better this weekend during the Glasgow Invitational at Fort Peck.

The colder air helped bring the feel of fall and left several students trying to figure out how to survive the evening in cardboard boxes and a few blankets gathered amongst themselves. It was an evening that they'll probably remember and think about when they pass by transients. The Glasgow High School leadership class fulfills this project each year. Their teacher Rod Karst tries to help the teenagers understand what the homeless might feel like trying to find a place for sleeping each evening. They gathered at the Valley County Pioneer Museum on Saturday, Sept. 20, around 10 p.m. with boxes they prepared earlier in the week. They also worked to raise donations for the Ministerial Association in Glasgow and blankets for the Montana Rescue Mission in Billings. Their goal was to raise around $400.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Scotties cruised to a 35-6 victory in a road game over Shelby on Sept 19. Dealing 1B Shelby's first loss, Glasgow is the only 2B team that boasts a 4-0 record now. Racking up a whopping total of 475 yards, Glasgow showcased its most offensively charged game this season, perhaps the most in recent years. Ground and aerial attacks were fairly balanced at 211 and 253 yards, respectively. Scottie sophomore Benji Phillips made an impressive 51-yard run touchdown halfway through the fourth quarter. After a handoff from backup QB Kevin Schindler, Phillips started along the right sideline, sliced through three Shelby tacklers with a cut back move, then charged up the middle and landed wide open in the end zone.

The boys and girls team have another week of solid placements under their belts. The girls placed first at the Frazer and Culbertson invites, while the boys were first at Culbertson and second at Frazer.

Meanwhile, Josie Braaten ran solo in Missoula at the Mountain West Classic while her teammates held down the fort in Culbertson. Her mission was to test her ability to run in high altitudes, a question since her setback at State last year. Braaten came through. She ran the course in 20 minutes flat, her best time this season. That was 1 second quicker than her first place time at Frazer last Thursday. In her absence at Culbertson on Saturday, it was Amanda Wolff time. She led the Scottie girls in 21:33, placing second overall individually. She also ran 21:15 at hilly Frazer, fourth overall and second on GHS. She said her times "aren't bad, but I could do better."

On Thursday, the M-ettes were treated to one of the finest crowds in GHS volleyball history. Even the Malta coaching staff was complimentary of the student section, calling it one of the noisiest in the conference. Though the Scotties couldn't regain momentum and ended up falling 21-25 in game 3. Glasgow's individual leaders were Sadie Sukut with five kills, five blocks and five digs; Jazmine Shaw with four aces and Laura Runningen with four assists. In all, GHS totaled 10 kills, 11 blocks, 10 aces, 22 digs and seven assists.

25 Years Ago

Thursday, Sept. 30, 1999

On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 327 to 87 to approve a $3 million appropriation for the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water District's water project. The appropriation passed the Senate on Tuesday. The appropriation is part of the Energy and Water Appropriations spending bill, which contains over $5.7 million for Montana projects, the bulk of it going to Fort Peck. With this, construction of the project can commence in the spring.

Four area Angus breeders own bulls listed in the 1999 Fall Sire Evaluation Report published by the American Angus Association. Issued in both the spring and fall, the new report features the latest performance information available on more than 5,784 sires. Wagner Angus, of Glasgow, owns three bulls, Gary Funk Angus Ranch, of Frazer, owns one, James Fossum, of Richland, owns three, and Younkin Angus Ranch, of Glasgow, owns four.

The Scotties battled the Sugarbeeters, in Chinook, on Thursday, Sept. 23. The first three quarters the Scotties led with the scores of 14-9, 19-18 and 39-31. Unfortunately the Sugarbeeters pulled ahead in the fourth with n ending score of 40-46. Offensive rebounds went to Tanya Bergren and Tori Partridge with four, Rhonda Chandler with two and Jennie Strommen with one. Defensive rebounds Bergren with seven, Partridge with three, Chandler and Kodi Malnaa with two and Julie Rice, Strommen and Cassie Boos with one each.

Several Glasgow Youth have come together in an effort to built a skate park as a positive alternative to drugs and alcohol. The youth are in the process of raising $10,000 to lay cement for the park. The youth have already received a grant in the amount of $6,000 for the project. The city has donated the land for the park, behind the Civic Center, where the old firemen training facility was located. The youth are planning to teach inline skating classes in the summer to help with the cost of park maintenance. Todd Archambeault and Adam Arneson are currently using land donated by Lila Buen for the classes, and a liability waiver must be filled out.

King and Queen Candidates for the Nashua Homecoming are Skyler Dutton, April Myrick, Julie Kirkland, Dita Nechanika, Devin Johnston, Meghan Johnson and Mike Turner. The year's Homecoming theme is "Cage the Rage." Members of the Nashua Student Council along with their advisor, Maridene Johnson, have planned several activities in celebration of Homecoming '99.

Glasgow High School sent four Student Council members to the National Student Convention in Minneapolis this summer. They were part of the 14-member Montana delegation which joined 2,000 other students at the convention. The Glasgow delegates were Billie Hughes,, who is state student council president, Krista Markle, the state secretary, Curtis Mason and Justin Stumvoll.

50 Years Ago

Thursday, Sept. 26, 1974

Selected as candidates for king and queen of homecoming at Glasgow Senior High School are Marquita Scott, Denise Etchart, Marijo Hines, Dana Wagenhals, Tony Boos and Steve Sukut. The king and queen will be named at coronation ceremonies in the Senior High auditorium. A pep rally and bonfire will be held at the school after the program.

At 7:45 p.m. last Thursday, Glasgow echoed to the wailing sirens of police cars and ambulances as 14 volunteers – all "victims" of an undefined major disaster – were rushed to Deaconess Hospital for treatment of injuries ranging from serious abrasions to compound fractures from brain concussions and abdominal injuries to a bullet wound. Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital was exercising its "Blue Alert" plan and is required by state and federal regulations, explained hospital administrator Kyle Hopstad. The "victims" of the disaster were from Glasgow High School. When asked why he volunteered for such a gory assignment, Jim Clowes, sporting a rubber abdominal injury stated that he and the other "victims" were members of the Glasgow High School Key Club and that their advisor Mr. Bob Farrell volunteered them for the job. "It's really interesting and kind of fun things to do," Clowes said from the operating table at Deaconess.

Glasgow's Jayvee football squad, pairing up an airtight defense and a powerful ground offensive, whitewashed a strong visiting Havre Blue Pony eleven last Saturday at Fairgrounds Stadium, 26-0. Running back Dennis Sulser plows through the center of the Havre defense to set up Glasgow's second touchdown last Saturday at Fairgrounds Stadium. Sulser moved the ball to within inches of the goal line from where Tom Stebleton bulled over for his second touchdown of the day.

Nashua's girls basketball squad opened their 1974 cage season at the Jordan Invitational tournament last weekend and were eliminated on a 32-29 defeat by Miles City's Jayvees and a 54-24 loss to Melstone. Seven returning lettermen spark Coach Cathy Stevens squad this season, including Charlene Hill, 5-4 guard; Cynthia Weinmeister, 5-8, center; Alice Stover, 5-2 guard; Vicki Nickels, 5-2, forward; Cindy Nickels, 5-5, forward; Loretta Doucette, 5-3, guard; and Heather Amestoy, 5-7, center.

Arlie Knodel, one of Glasgow's most dedicated fishermen, proved Monday he's still a winner, when he and Al Penny boated a pair of nifty Northern Pike while trolling off the face of the dam. The larger fish weighed in at 18-pounds, four ounces while the smaller fish tipped the scales at eight-pounds, 10 ounces.

Out to make this year's Glasgow Kiwanis annual Pancake Day the largest turnout in history, the two Glasgow Kiwanis clubs have challenged each other to see who can sell the most tickets to the fall flapjack fundraising project slated Oct. 12, at the Elks Club. Both teams – Tip's Terrific Teenagers and Jerry's Geritol Generation - predict overwhelming victory when the forthcoming ticket sales are counted. The "younger" Wrangler club, represented by president Ed Tipton and president of the older Glasgow Kiwanis Club is Jerry Kjelstrup.