Yesterday's Memories

10 Years Ago

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015

"It was kind of a surprise," Rob Davis said at the New Trends in Ag conference at the Cottonwood Inn on Jan. 14. He was awarded the Del Strommen Trend Setter Award by the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture in front of an audience of just over 100. Davis is a farmer with Box L Farms in Larslan. He explained that he grew up farming and ranching and he has hopes to share his passion with future generations. "Ag is all I've known my entire life; it's a passion of mine," Davis said. Ryan Fast, chair of the New Trends in Ag committee explained that the award goes towards someone who shows innovation in agriculture and community involvement.

She's finally getting comfortable in her chair. The library got an overhaul this summer, with new windows, carpet, paint and shelves for the children's section; it's starting to look a little more up to date. As the previous library director stepped down and moved on, Megan Haddix took the seat in November, just before Thanksgiving. "I love the community, I love helping people and here we get to do that every day," Haddix said. She explained that she is grateful to follow in Wilson's footprints as the library saw so many improvements and changes. She's hoping to keep that momentum going and eventually wants to see the adult section get a revamp. She said that they are also taking steps to look at new ideas.

A local teacher from R. L. Irle School in Glasgow was selected to participate in the national Teacher Leadership Initiative, a program to develop a new generation of leaders within the teaching profession. Carla Swenson is one of 300 educators from 12 states chosen for the 2015 pilot year. Swenson is on her second year of teaching third grade at Irle and said that she would be creating a teacher mentorship program for the school district toward instruction and policy.

The boys basketball Scotties are an undefeated, motivated and balanced unit with only one goal, and all G-Town fans know exactly what it is. The goal is not is to be MaxPreps' top ranked Class B team in the Big Sky State. GHS has hustled, pressed and shot its way to this fine place, but coach Norm Braaten isn't one to discuss it. "I don't pay any attention to it at all," Braaten told The Courier. "I haven't heard the boys talking about it either. In the event that it gave us an automatic bye to the state championship, then I'd pay attention. I'm not going to say anything about it at all."

A three-game win streak helped lift the girls basketball Scotties (3-2, 4-6) into third place in District 2B, but the run ended last Saturday in Wolf Point. The second place Lady Wolves (4-1, 7-2) defeated Glasgow, 56-27 a day after the visiting Scotties beat last place Poplar convincingly. Abbi Kolstad and Amanda Wolff each scored 6 to pace the Scotties. Also scoring were Kiauna Barstad and Leinie Hughes with 3 each; Tyra Johnson, Khloe Krumwiede, Jordan Kulczyk and Lexi Nixdorf with 2 each; and Jaz Foster-Shaw with 1. It was all Scotties the day before against Poplar (0-5, 2-7). Pacing GHS were Hughes with 12 and Johnson and Kulczyk with 10 each.

The Cowboy was every bit as strong as GHS coach Jory Casterline anticipated. Glasgow finished 21st in the 26-school field with 37 points. The winner, Sidney, put up 217. The Scotsmen opened with a number of matches against upper seeds, due in part to seeding criteria based on wrestlers placing last year at State and the Cowboy. That's something Glasgow did not do with the exception of Kasey Seyfert, who placed sixth at State but did not compete in Miles City last weekend due to illness. "With the tough draws, we needed some upsets that we weren't expected to win, and we didn't necessarily do that," Casterline told The Courier. Cody King advanced farthest among the Scotties at Miles City, advancing to the seventh-place match at 139.

25 Years Ago

Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000

Lawn mower races are out for this summer's fair, after being featured for three years. The Fair Board has decided to book a hypnotist as the grandstand act for Tuesday night of fair week. "We just don't get enough lawn mowers," said Jenny Reinhardt, the secretary of the Fair Board. "Attendance was down so far last year we just decided we were going to do something else." She said the board never knew in advance how many entries there would be, or if there would be enough to hold the races. Only one person had entered by the deadline last year.

Staff members at Valley View Home have come up with an interesting way to celebrate the new millennium, or at least the first quarter of the 21st century. "At one of the Y2K meetings the topic of having a time capsule buried here came up," said Tom Klotz, administrator of Valley View. There were a number of items placed in the container, including a Valley View Home brochure, Glasgow Courier, a picture of Stormy the cat, Valley View Home newspaper, resident list, a Vince Gill CD, calendar of the year 2000, blueprint of the nursing home, an Albertsons flyer and Valley View Home's Y2K plan that was never used. "Each department contributed quite a number of items," said Klotz. "This project was meant to be fun and create an interest for those who will be here in 25 years."

Randi Jo Klind has arrived! She is the first baby born at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in the new year and new millennium. Randi, the first child of Toby and Macy Klind, was born at 12:45 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 18. For her timely arrival, Randi received a $500 education IRA from the hospital given by CEO Randy Holom to his "namesake." The baby also received a bond from Valley Bank, represented by Marlyss Burg.

The Glasgow Scottie wrestling team turned in an excellent wrestling performance in Miles City at the Cowboy Classic this past weekend. The Scotties took first place in the B/C portion of the tournament with five wrestlers placing in the top five. In round one action at 125 pounds, Luke Morehouse won by decision. At 275 Seth Morehouse lost by decision. In round two at 98 pounds Marky Johnston pinned Bismark of Century at 2:47. At 105 pounds Cory Johnston pinned Matejowsky, of Wolf Point. At 112 pounds Brandon Brunelle was pinned. At 119 pounds Josh Thompson lost by decision. At 125 pounds Like Morehouse won by decision in overtime over Loomis, of Miles City.

The Lacocks came up shining as winners in the local Geography Bee held in the Hinsdale multi-purpose room Jan. 12. Top winner for the event was LeAnn Lacock, a sixth-grade student, taking second was Jesse Lacock, an eighth grader and Levi Lacock in the fifth grade. LeAnn took the test to qualify to advance to the state competition Jan. 13.

We had a great turnout for the Nashua Sleighers' First Annual Ingrahm Bellon Memorial drag races. We had just enough snow to make a fast race track. There were over 60 vehicles full of spectators and competitors. There were 83 race entries with a lot of close competition. Carlyle's Catering served up some great food down by the starting line. After the races, it was arm wresting at the Wagon Wheel. Gerry Brabeck won arm wrestling in the Mens Novice 0-154; 441-500 Nathan Sillerud won Stock 1 in the Sleigher Race while JT. Thieven won Stock 2 441-500 and 501-600. Sillerud also won Sport 501-600 and Glen Sillerud won Modified 341-440 and 441-500.

50 Years Ago

Thursday, Jan. 16, 1975

Mrs. Fred (Sharel) Angermeier and her baby, Denise Renee, sit snug and warm in the local hospital Saturday while at home in Opheim while a storm raged carrying with it a chill factor of about 100 degrees below zero. The infant, born Jan. 7, was the first arrival at the hospital for the New Year and remained there with her mother until the weekend storm abated. She joins two sisters, Tammy and Shannon, in the Angermeier home.

Would you believe that's the last time we'll write a story about it not being cold enough to freeze ice in Glasgow in January? The ink wasn't even dry on last week's front-page story on the shortage of skating ice in Glasgow when it froze...the ice on the outside and the rink on the inside. In fact, just about everyone on the outside, and a lot of things on the inside of Valley County, froze last week as winds gusting above 50 mph teamed up with sub-zero temperatures to give the city a chill factor of as much as -72.

A $92,000 contract to study the possibility of turning Glasgow Air Force Base into a multi-use "energy park" was awarded last week by the Federal Energy Administration (FEA). According to FEA, energy parks are "clusters of energy-related facilities at a single site" that could include both nuclear and traditional fossil fuel facilities and could also serve as sites for heavy energy-using industries. FEA said the study will focus on the suitability of using Glasgow AFB for a "concentration of energy conversion, process industry and energy transmission complexes."

The fifth and sixth grade pom-pom girls under the direction of Mrs. Elaine Wengeler have performed for home basketball games in Nashua. Those performing were Kandi Carpenter, Connie Carpenter, Marilyn Burt, Peggy Murch, Jackie LaRoche, Claudette Wengeler, Paulette Wengeler, Doreen Borgen, Marjorie Buen, Cindy Viste, Becky Ozark, Nancy Riggin, Cheri Smith, Tammi Turner, Leticia Neulieb, Brenda Herbert and Pam Egosque.

The Hinsdale band under the direction of Miss Linda Walby played at half times and between games Saturday night when Hinsdale hosted Saco's A and B squads. A squad of cheerleaders presented the colors before the main game and the band played the National Anthem. Cheerleaders of both towns did routines to their school songs. The Junior Class furnished four cakes for a drawing. Winners were Brent Thompson, of Saco, Paul Dull, Edwin Mogan and Eva English.

The Nashua Junior High Porkies brought home their first basketball trophy last weekend when they defeated a tall talented Heart Butte team 36-33. The game went into double overtime but the Porkies managed to keep their poise and sweep the victory. Individual scorers for Nashua were Mike Buchman, Mike Doucette, Gary Black Eagle, Tim Brandt and Wayne Waarvick.

The Glasgow students took second place in drama in Class A at the Malta Invitational Forensic Meet there Saturday. Members of the local competitive speech and dram team who scored for Glasgow include Mike Guttenberg and Dana Wagenhals, first, serious duo acting; Nancy Kuncheff and Peggy Johnson, second in humorous duo acting; David Taylor, fifth in public address; Marlene Kemmis, fifth in expository speaking; and Judy Souther, finalist in original oratory.

75 Years Ago

Thursday, Jan. 19, 1950

Fighters from the Glasgow Athletic club will meet amateur boxers from Chinook and Dodson Friday night, Jan. 27, at the Civic Center in 21 rounds of boxing with all proceeds going to the March of Dimes. Harold Morrison and Johnny Silk, club trainers, said seven Glasgow amateurs will appear in three-round bouts. They are Lee Crider, 120 pounds; Dave Pecora Jr. and Delmar Jones, 175; Bill Worley, 122; Dale Hartsock, 145; Norman Witherbee, 115 and Roy Wetzel, 165. The club was organized about four months ago.

Someone broke in the Markle shop at its Second Avenue South store Monday night but nothing was found missing, Undersheriff Dan Oakland reported. Entrance was gained through an apparently unlocked door set in a window at the back of the shop, the officer said. The door between the shop and the store was locked, but rivets on the top hinge were sheared off and a bolt was taken off. However, a check of the store could locate nothing missing. Only clue left by the intruder was a snowy 12-inch footprint from an overshoe.

It was a long week end for the Opheim High School Vikings Coach Archie Lucht and assistant Coach Wesley Lindgren. The Vikings left here last Tuesday to play a basketball game at Saco that night. The Glasgow-Opheim road was drifted and closed the next day so they arranged a special game with Hinsdale Wednesday night. Hearing that the mail had gone through Thursday, the boys tried to drive home but gave up after 30 miles of pulling, pushing and lifting. They returned to Glasgow, then finally reached home Friday, following the snowplow from Glasgow.

As a result of the two rat control meetings held in Lustre and Opheim last week, County Agent W. Aldworth reports that four bait stations are in operation in Valley County. Bait stations are being supervised by Jess Kaykendall of Opheim, who has been hired by the county to supervise this work during the winter. Mr. Kaykendall will have charge of the bait poisoning stations where farmers and residents of Valley County will be able to secure a free supply of red squill poison, which has been mixed with hamburger and bread crumbs. Bait is located at the following stations: Clarence Baerg at Lustre; the Club Bar in Opheim; Jess Kaykendall's farm located one-fourth mile east of the old Avondale School and in Richland.

The city-county airport commission has approved a proposal to install an obstruction light on the airport water tower, it was reported this week. The tower was recently narrowly missed by a national guard pilot, who was unfamiliar with the field. Also reported from the 'port was the purchase of a Howard airplane by Valley Flyers to fill the need for a fast, roomy plane for ambulance service. The plane cruises at 150 miles an hour with four passengers and pilot.

The Fort Peck Grade School basketball team, known locally as "Hahn's Midgets" has an enviable mid-season record. Undefeated so far, with nine official games behind them they have scored 286 points to their opponents' 142 for an average of 36 points per game. The team plays six-minute quarters. Teams they have met include Frazer, South Wagner, Glasgow, Opheim, Hinsdale, Nashua and Wolf Point. Members of the Fort Peck grade school basketball team include Bill Black, Jack Sweeny, Wesley Schick, Edward DuBeau, Wilbur Miller, Leon Squires, Manager Tommy Martin, Coach Johnny Hahn, Del Foster, Carl Erickson, Milford Stern, Jimmie Johnson, Donald Catta and Arthur Masters.