Yesterday's Memories

10 Years Ago

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014

In the old days it was a place to hang out, a place to catch up with neighbor's and friends, but those days died out before WWII. The local barbers were pretty busy keeping up with business and one local, Darrell Brenna, remembers it was a time where Glasgow had around 10 barbers keeping up. "As a kid, I remembered them playing cards," Brenna said. "But not so much in my time. Brenna retired and closed shop after 57 years in the business. He agreed that it is an end to the era of the barber. He was the last barber in Glasgow. He started out in the Rundle Building, where he kept clients for 30 years off 5th St. After the air base closed and the era of long hair for men moved in, things started to slow down. He left that location and moved into his small office located in front of the Montana Bar, when he left one barber behind at the old location and took his old fashioned register with him. He explained that over the years the barbers retired and passed away, only three or four years ago he became the last barber in town. When asked why he decided to close shop he replied with a smile,

"I'm old! I can't work forever."

O'Reilly Auto Parts store manager Shawn Kloeckner said the new Glasgow location opened its doors on Saturday, Sept. 13, and plans to have a soft opening while new employers are still learning. Kloeckner said that they had a good amount of foot traffic in the store early on, with people checking out the store. They started with six employees and were still looking for a few part-time employees. A grand opening celebration is planned for Oct. 15 to 24. The ribbon cutting will take place on Friday, Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. Kloeckner will present a $200 check to the Valley County Foundation at that time.

It can get better than this – as in winning the Montana Class B championship – but this one tastes sweet for the football Scotties. The 6-0 squad shut out Malta on Saturday, 35-0, its widest margin of victory in the storied rivalry since 48-0 in 1975. This Friday's 2B game at 2-4 Wolf Point looks like a tuneup for the postseason. And now the Scotties are ranked No. 2 statewide in Class B in the MaxPreps standings, between No. 1 Forsyth and No. 3 Fairfield. The win at Malta was an all-around gem for GHS – balanced offense, stifling defense, swarming special teams. The Scotties gained 337 offensive yards – 171 receiving, 168 rushing – and gave up 87. They even tried out a hurry-up offense after giving it a look in practice last week.

A week after the Scotties blazed through flat Fort Peck Kiwanis Park course in their own invitational, their times were bound to rise at the somewhat hilly MSU-Northern course. And they did. But the girls placed first as team, 10 points ahead of Fergus and way ahead of everyone else. Josie Braaten was the fastest girl in the field at 19:28. The boys placed fifth among teams, overtaking respected sixth-place Class B rival Harlem, which edged Glasgow to win at Frazer on Sept. 18. At Havre, Gabe Hallock finished 12th overall and tops on the Scotties in 17:58.

The GHS varsity volleyball team has a record of 3-2 after conference matches with Harlem and Plentywood. Solid passing led to steady play for the girls on Thursday as they defeated the Harlem Wildcats in three games straight. Amy Breigenzer rejoined the lineup for the first time after an ankle fracture sidelined her on August 26. The Scotties kept pushing their offense and it really paid off as they beat Harlem 25-12, 25-14, 25-15. "We looked like a solid team unit, with everyone contributing positively," Coach Lori Dailey said. Almost flawless passing enabled the Scottie setter to run a more varied offense, keeping the Harlem defense guessing. Glasgow individual leaders were Sadie Sukut with 8 kills, 5 digs and 4 blocks; Autumn Gault with 2 aces; and Teagan Fossum with 18 assists.

25 Years Ago

Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999

A black and white horse from Vandalia was the Champion Model Tennessee Walking Horse at the NILE in Billings last weekend. Generators Banner, a three-year-old stallion owned by Sam and Kim Bailey, also won two blues, one red and one yellow ribbon at the show.

Teen People Magazine held a contest on a dorm design theme with a grand prize of $1,000 in Tommy Hilfiger merchandise. The name drawn from the 11,000 entries was Sarah Stidman, a junior at Glasgow High School. She is the daughter of Garry and Dianna Stidman. "I'm the lucky one in the family," Sarah said. She has previously won Indianapolis Indians tickets and a CD holder. With this win, she will have her name and picture published in the December/January issue of the magazine.

Southside School has six music superstars who show outstanding classroom participation, excellent classroom conduct, who work well with others, are respectful and creative. Music teacher Jennifer Cunningham has started a new program to recognize superstars every month. The superstars are Brandy Morehouse, Andrea Holom, Dillon Johnson, Amber Barkoff, Kara Wesen and Jacob Dix.

Ellen Decoteau, of Frazer, and Tanya Bergren, of Glasgow, have been selected as finalists in the 1999 Wendy's High School Heisman Award. The national awards program recognizing high school men and women who demonstrate a commitment to academic achievement, community service and athletic accomplishments, was created by Wendy's, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City. The girls earned the nomination and selection through dedication and hard work.

The First Community Bank won the 1999 Men's Sunnyside Golf League on Sept. 23. Members of the winning team include Don Johnson, Lynn Sather, Pete Grobel, Buck Archambeault (captain) and Rich Kingsley. FCB won in a playoff against Coca-Cola, whose team members were Ken Jensa (captain), Mike Slaats, Ed Stein and Cecil Ozark. The final score of the match was 50-38, with each of the four matches being worth 22 points. Third place was D&G, McDonalds fourth, United Insurance, fifth and Norwest, came in sixth.

The Glasgow Scottie football team traveled to Chinook on Friday night to take on the hard hitting Chinook Sugarbeeters. Glasgow came into the contest in a tie with the Betters for second place in the 2B conference. A win by either team would pretty much guarantee them a spot in the playoffs. It was looking good early on as Ryan Rogenes connected with Ryan Truscott on a halfback pass for a 58-yard gain all the way down to the Chinook eight-yard line. However, throughout the game the Beeters were able to hold on for the 40-34 win. Truscott had a breakout performance, catching two touchdown passes and also intercepted a pass at a crucial point in the game.

50 Years Ago

Thursday, Oct. 10, 1974

If your issue of The Courier this week looks a little different than you remembered, there are two very good reasons. We have shifted from the equipment in use since The Courier first went to offset printing, and obtained two new photo computers which gives our news columns a new look as well as new faces in headlines and advertising. Mrs. Joyce Isaacson operates the new "7200" which produces 16 headline and advertising faces off a single keyboard with the simple flip of a switch. Mrs. Nancy Ohlson punches out this week's new on the "Compu I," which electronically counts, spaces and justifies each column line into balance. Since we made the shift to the new equipment in a single week, the results should improve with time.

Members of Glasgow's Montana National Guard unit got a taste of mountain climbing last weekend as they bivouacked north and west of Glasgow on the Bill Cornwell ranch for training maneuvers. In addition to learning how to rappel down a sheer cliff, gas-mask instruction and combat patrol classes, the local Guardsmen got a taste of winter survival as the blustery winds and freezing temperatures prevailed through most of the weekend training session. SP4 Greg Bold and Sgt. Bernard Schultz, of Glasgow, saddle up for a rappel descent. Marine Reserve Instructor Sgt. John Curry "walking" SP5 Dennis Honrud, of Opheim, off the sheer cliff wall to begin his descent.

Hinsdale B Squad cheerleaders were chosen for Hinsdale High School Friday. Selected were Kris Jensen, Shirley Lacock, Rhonda Palmer and Candy Sudduth, with the most votes, was elected cheer queen.

Roxi Beck pumped in 18 points personally for her Vikings, but it was a losing effort as Opheim's girls bowed to visiting Outlook, 46-34, last Saturday. The two clubs played nearly-par basketball in the opening chapter with the Bluejays holding a slim 8-7 margin.

Glasgow's three eighth-grade football squads ended four weeks of practice last week and launched the first of three weekends of inter-squad competition. The Red team consists of Danny Wetzel, Ed Buechler, Tony Blanton, Jon Wiltfong, Jum Nelson, Greg Vold, Dave Reddick, Lyndon Erickson, Jeff Gilbertson, David Smallwood, Carl Renick, Dale Taylor, Dean Vegge, Eric Adolphson, Larry Metzger, and Jim Wilkerson. The Green team includes Randy Martin, Kevin Miller, Dean Newbauer, Brad Zahn, Scott Grove, Scott Brown, Darrell Holtan, Hal Bowles, Wade Jackson, Sal Prinicpe, Willie Rahlf, John Smith, Buddy Whitmire and Billy Newell. Orange team members include Ted McIntyre, Dan Latimer, Mike George, Vince Smith, Dennis Tipton, Mike Hines, Terry Cole, Doug Fargo, Byron Hallock, Leland Dodson, Rodney Karst, Luke Powell, Roger Thompson and Mark Dige.

75 Years Ago

Thursday, Oct. 13, 1949

Glasgow High School Scotties pulled somewhat of an upset Saturday night tieing the tough Laurel Locomotives, 6-6 on the high school turf here. The Scots pulled the game out of fire with about four minutes remaining in the game when speedster Johnny Dick came around end, cut back and raced 16 yards unhindered for Glasgow's only score. An attempted end-around conversion was smeared by the aroused southerners. The Scots played well at times, especially just before their touchdown. Dick got nice blocking as he reeled off a 35-yard gain. Trubell snagged a nice pass and then Dick went on his jaunt.

Prizes went in near-record time at Saturday's Farmer's Day drawing in Glasgow, with a large crowd present. Three of the main awards were claimed with the first name called. Judges representatings sponsoring Glasgow bsuiness and professional people were Dick Lyden, of the Wonder Krust bakery, Ivan Tichenor of the Northern Montana Seedgrowers Association and County Agent W.R. Aldworth. Buell C. Hayward was announcer ,. Barbara Bjorko drew name capsules.

Nashua Classes Name Officers and Book Staff - Members of the high school classes have selected officers and members of the school yearbook staff also have been selected, C.R. Cahill, superintendent of schools has announced. Seniors – Jack Hill, president; Gerry Catt, vice president; Verda Cherney, secretary; and Betty Jean Bollinger, treasurer; with Mr. Cahill, sponsor. Juniors – James Bergstrom, president; Darrel Lacy, vice president; Donna Leraaas, secretary; Jed Tihista, treasurer, and Edgar Boner and C.V. Morris, sponsors.

Frazer's Bearcubs, defeated in their first three starts showed improvement in defeating Hinsdale here, 40-12, Friday afternoon. Frazer led at halftime, 22-0, but the visiting Raiders came back and battled the second half to count twice, featuring effective end runs. The Bearcubs' blocking and tackling were much better than in any previous game.

With the losers threatening until the final minutes, Nashua defeated Harlem, 21-12, in a six-man football contest on the local field Friday afternoon. Features of the game were Harlem's running attack and the defensive work of Buchmann and Traver in backing up the Nashua line. Catt's 2-yard brought the first Nashua counter and Wagner converted. Hill scored on a reverse in the second quarter and extra point was good. Harlem also scored in the second but Nashua blocked the kick and the halftime count was 14-6. The third quarter was a few minutes old when Hill again broke loose on a reverse to reach paydirt. A pass from Catt to MacDonald was good for the extra point.

Eighteen members of the Richter family, all of whom formerly lived at Hinsdale or north of Vandalia, met at Wolf Creek between Great Falls and Helena for a cabin picnic Sunday, Melvin Richter wrote his mother, Mrs. E.A. Richter, here this week. Those taking part were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Richter, of Longview, Wash .; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Richter, of Great Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Seldon Richter and family of Butte, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Richter and family of Big Sandy, and Mr. and Mrs. Byron Richter and family of Glasgow.