Yesterday's Memories

10 Years Ago

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015

It's all about the small details. But bigger than the details is the passion for patriotism and history. Those are some of the qualities that got Glasgow East Side Middle School Sixth Grade Teacher Laurie Enebo noticed. Mike Zoanni, East Side School principal, kind of tricked her into accepting the nomi­nations for the VFW Teacher of the Year. She admits she was hesitant, more than hesitant, she didn't want the recognition at all. But Zoanni was a little persuasive in getting her to take a step forward and ac­cept some letters of recommendation and a nomination. Enebo, an English teacher now, has spent 28 years teaching her students. It's more than just a job for her, it's a passion. It probably helps that she focuses on the tasks at hand, but she also has every class photo, from every class she's ever taught posted in her classroom.

The annual Pinewood Derby is something that Boy Scouts across the nation take part in. This year about 24 kids, ages 7 to 11, participated from Pack #898. Cub Master Blaine White somehow managed to keep the competition together amidst the running and shouting of excitement as the boys worked on finish­ing touches. The spectators had a chance to vote on their favor­ites as they lined up on a table. Without even hitting the track a handful of kids took home awards for their designs. Andy Hanson won for most realistic, Chase Schultz took home the most colorful award, Aidan Redstone won most patriotic by a landslide, Josh Gibson won most creative, Davis Tolzien won the fast­est looking, Charlie Soper took home the funniest and Tristan Powell won for the best paint job. Tolzien may have had something, as he won fastest looking, he took second in the overall winner. Braxton Potter took the first place overall and Tanner White took third. Potter and Tolzien tied for first in the Tiger Cubs group, followed by Michael Chitty. In the Wolves group, William Allen took first, Adam Mickelson took sec­ond and Michael Alvernaz took third. In the Bears and Weblos group White took first, Jackson Bishop took second and Schindler took third.

The Scotties head to the State B-C Speech and Drama Tournament this Friday and Saturday with their own Elite 8 – the team members who advanced at Divisional. One Divisional champion, Ethan Jamba in serious oral interpretation, heads the GHS delegation bound for Ennis. Here are the others, along with their placement last weekend in the Plentywood Divisional: Mariah Holter, second, mime; Andrea Hansen, third, extemporaneous speaking; Felicity Soper and Maria Morris, fourth, serious duo; Rachel Overby, fifth, humorous solo; Morgan Miller, sixth, humorous oral interpretation; and Amy Nelson, sixth, original oratory.

Andrew McKean, editor-in-chief for Outdoor Life, has made his job work while staying in Glas­gow. McKean came to Glasgow to work for Fish, Wildlife and Parks and fell in love with the area. He explained that he freelanced for magazines while working here. When a staff position opened up at Outdoor Life he took it. He worked as the hunting editor for three or four years when the opportunity to replace the editor-in-chief position came up. He said he'd only take the position if he could stay in Glasgow, as they wanted him to move to New York. It was supposed to be a trial for the first six months, but that's now gone on for around five years. He's made it work and even with his very busy work schedule he said that every month there's something interesting and fun. McKean will make his way to New York City on Feb. 2 to the American Society of Magazine Editors National Magazine Awards this year. In 24 different categories they were able to gain a nomination, with four other magazines in leisure interests.

The 19U Lady Ice Dawgs traveled to Fargo, N.D., last weekend to play four league games against the North Dakota Amateur Hockey Southeast teams. On Friday night the Ice Dawgs faced the undefeated (10-0) and No. 1 ranked Fargo Freeze on their home ice. After the puck dropped, it was apparent that the Ice Dawgs came to play some hard-nosed hockey. Both teams were unable to find the back of the net during the 51 minutes of regulation play due to solid goaltending. Ice Dawgs goalie Autumn Gault stopped all 49 shots she faced in regulation. On to sudden death overtime. In the overtime period, the Ice Dawgs kept the tremendous teamwork going, and with 3:05 left, Alex Simensen skated around and shot one past the Fargo goalie for the 1-0 win. Gault finished the game with 53 saves, recording her sixth shutout of the season.

When the Scotties traveled to Malta last weekend, the most exciting moment of the evening came in the boys JV game with Malta leading 31-30 and just seconds left in the game. Trent Herbert brought the ball down court for the Scotties and with eight-tenths of a second left on the clock he was fouled while attempting a three-point shot and was awarded the opportunity to make three free throws. There were no breaths being breathed on the Glasgow side of the court as young Herbert eyed the bucket, dribbled a couple times and fired. Swish went the net and the game was tied. Again, he bounced the ball twice, checked the wind and fired again. A hush erupt­ed from the Glasgow faithful as the ball fell through, hitting nothing but net, and the Scotties led 32-31. The Malta coach called a cease fire. Herbert, back on the court for his third attempt, drew a bead on the hoop but this shot fell a tad bit short. With just eight tenths of a tick left on the clock, it was a moot non-point anyway.

25 Years Ago

Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000

The dedication of the Scotty Coaches Hall of Fame will take place Jan. 27. The first inductees are Dan Freund and Mark Yoakam. Freund coached at Glasgow for 19 years and Yoakam was the head track coach and head cross-country coach for boys and girls for 23 years. Between Freund and Yoakam, they have 15 state championships and 15 divisional championships. Freund was inducted into the Montana Coaches Hall of Fame in 1983 and Yoakam in 1997.

About 60 people met to help the Corps prepare an environmental assessment of building a warmwater fish hatchery at Fort Peck. The Corps is preparing a conceptual design, environmental impact assessment and cost estimate for the hatchery. They are paying for half of the $250,000 cost. The remaining $125,000 is coming from donations and a loan arrangement among 16 banks and Nemont Telephone Cooperative.

The chain of evidence in an old murder trial has come full circle, and now the bullets that killed a bad man will rest in the museum. They were filed in a vault in the Valley County Courthouse for 98 years. Deputy Valley County Attorney David Gorton prepared the affidavit and petition so that Marlynn Campbell, deputy clerk of District Court, could release the bullets to David Pippin, grandson of Calvin Pippin, who witnessed the shooting. He immediately gave them to Roy Johnson, president of the Valley County Historical Society for permanent display.

The Eastern Divisional Speech and Drama meet was held in Glasgow at the Glasgow High School. The Scotties did very well, placing in several categories. During the awards ceremony the choices for Coach of the Year were announced and Glasgow's own Bob Rennick was chosen Coach of the Year in the Speech Category. In all, seven Glasgow Speech and Drama team members will head to State including Nick Groble, Larissa Leonard, Andy Fahlgren, Kevin Hadley, Jason Lee, Mary Beth Wilson and Chelsea Bunn.

The Glasgow Scotties were at home on Friday against the Wolf Point Wolves. The Scotties and the Wolves were tied at 60 with 9.2 seconds remaining in the game when D.J. Elletson went to the line. Elleston went one for two from the line to give the Scotties a one-point lead. The Wolves were not able to counter the shot and the Scotties walked away with a 61-60 win over the Wolves. Ben Radakovich led the Scotties in the first with six including three two-pointers and a three.

Nate Molstad, of Glasgow, son of Dianne and Jerry Molstad, of Glasgow, has been chosen for the Montana-North Dakota High School All-Star Football Game and the 54th Annual Montana Shrine Bowl. The Montana team will be made up of 34 players from across the state. Molstad has also been selected for the 54th annual Shrine Bowl. The Shrine Bowl is the oldest game of its kind in the United States. Molstad will have the opportunity to play along side Jay Green, of Glasgow, and with athletes from Lewistown, Baker, Billings, West Glendive, Billings Senior, Terry, Havre, CM Russell, Columbus, Laurel, Great Falls High, Hardin, Park City and Malta.

50 Years Ago

Thursday, Jan. 23, 1975

Capturing the first place Class A drama sweepstakes trophy at the Wolf Point Invitational Speech and Drama meet are Connie Marks, Gregory Jackson, Rhonda Ferguson, Scott Gilbertson, Josina Peterson, Mike Guttenberg, Peggy Johnson, Nancy Kuncheff and Dana Wagenhals. Members of the local speech team, who scored points for Glasgow are Joli Stroble, Marlene Kemmis, Ron Schafter, Jerry Wiltfong, Debbie Walker and David Taylor. The team took fourth place honors in Class A speech competition.

Thomas Grewe, immediate past president of the Jaycees, earned the highest award a local Jaycee chapter can bestow, the Jaycee Senatorship, for years of outstanding service to the organization at the annual Bosses' Night. The award was presented by Gene Hartsock, who preceded Grewe as president of the local chapter. A life membership and other honors are included in this award. In the 53-year history of Jaycees, only 19,322 Senatorships have been awarded across the nation. Rod Reynolds, former resident, is the only other recipient of the award from the local chapter.

The undefeated Nashua Porkies extended their win string to seven last weekend as they rolled over the Opheim Vikings and the Coyotes of Dodson. On Friday night, the Porkies out-gunned a much taller Opheim quintet, 65-51, in a hard-fought contest. Saturday night's clash with the Coyotes proved to be more of a "breather" for the Porkies, who jumped off to a 28-18 lead and never relinquished it to Dodson. Behind the shooting of Mike Heikens and Rick Viste, the Porkies led 54-24 at the half and 70-40 going into the final minutes of the game as they rolled to an easy 85-66 win.

Officers and directors who will serve the Ridgerunners Saddle Club during 1975 include Bud Aamoth, second vice president; E.M. Uphaus, first vice president; Bob Carter, Walt Newton, Floyd Scott, returning director; Ken Miller, new director; Bill Fewer, returning director; Harriet Aamoth, treasurer; Gale Billingsley, president; Shirley Fewer, secretary; Carol Rice, historian; and Marie Rice, sympathy chairman.

Glasgow's seventh-grade A-squad pushed their season mark to a 9-3 last weekend as they topped Poplar, 42-26 and then drowned the Wolves 50-42. Some of that success rubbed off on the B-squad as they took Poplar 38-23 and then measured Wolf Point, 41-28. A successful fast-break and a sticky defense paced by Paul Etchart's 25-point spread led the A-squad's win over Poplar, while Bill Frost hit for 15 as he led three Scotties in double figures to the Wolf Point win. Mark Beardsley scored 11 points to lead the B-team to their Poplar triumph then Gary Squires sparked a balanced scoring attack that led to the unseating of Wolf Point on Saturday.

An entire student body can keep a secret, especially when it involves a surprise party for Mrs. Ruth Putz, popular math teacher in Junior High who celebrated her 70th birthday Monday. Students planned a special 30-minute assembly for the longtime educator, showering her with numerous personalized gifts money can't buy. "It was a beautiful gesture," said Mrs. Putz, who has served in the education field for the past 47 years. A little gift was presented to Mrs. Putz for every one of the seven periods during the day, which climaxed with a cake and coffee party sponsored by the faulty in the lunchroom. Mrs. Putz began her teaching career at Tiber Dam in 1924-25. She served at Scobey and in rural schools in this area for a total for 17 and was Valley County superintendent of schools for 15 years. She has taught in the local Junior High for 13 years.

75 Years Ago

Thursday, Jan. 26, 1950

The thermometer has been up to its same old tricks the past week – from the sublime to the ridiculous. From a mild 31 above last Friday, the official reading dropped to 50 below this morning. It was the coldest since February, 1936. The weatherman gave slight encouragement forecasting continued cold tonight and a minimum of 35 below.

Frank Lock Jr., Hinsdale-Thoeny contract mail carrier, and Alex Mogan, got back to Hinsdale Tuesday noon after bad weather had caused an overnight layover at the Clarence Nelson farm Monday. They flew north in the Mogan plane with the mail Monday morning but decided to lay over at the Nelson farm when visibility became practically zero as a snowstorm increased in intensity. Mr. Lock has made several mail deliveries to the northern Valley County town by plane this winter and will probably have to make quite a few more, with much of the mail road blocked by snow and drifting in as fast as it is opened by the county snowplow.

The store space formerly occupied by Buttrey Foods will be completely remodeled and will be occupied by a new modern men's clothing store, together with an enlarged shoe department for men, women and children, together with greatly expanded boys' and girls' clothing stocks, it was announced by Don Quinliven, Glasgow F.A. Buttrey store manager. Mr. Quinliven said plans are for an expansion sale to eliminate all present stocks and when the new store opens it will be with a complete stock of new spring merchandise.

Glasgow's new Buttrey's Foods self-service at Third Avenue South and Sixth Street will have its official grand opening. "We have a store comparable with any in Montana and as easy to shop as any grocery could be," Manager Chester Anderson commented in announcing the opening. Chester Anderson is manager and Harvey Zine, is meat department manager of the new Buttrey Food store, which will have its grand opening her Saturday. Construction of the building, of reinforced concrete and pumice stone, with truss-type roof, was begun early last autumn, by Chris Fuglevand & Sons of Havre. Don Powelson was construction superintendent. Construction work was pushed throughout the fall and early winter season and the local staff thus met the scheduled time from the old store to the new. Elmer Johnson had the plumbing and heating contract, Glasgow Electric had the contract for the wiring and fixtures and Paul Schroeder, the painting contract.

Approval of a new publication, "The Montana Magazine," to be published monthly was given last week at the annual convention of the Montana Chamber of Commerce in Billings. Appointed to the editorial policy board of the new publication are Dean Chaffin, of Bozeman; Norman Holter, of Helena; AJ McBridge, of Butte; T.J. Hocking, of Glasgow; Bob Fletcher, of Butte; Charlies Bovey, of Great Falls; O.S. Warden, of Great Falls; Law Risken, of Butte; Arthur F. Lamey, of Billings; and Lester Cole, of Great Falls. The new magazine will be published monthly by the state chamber.

Dick Baker left for Great Falls to join other young Farmers Union members from over the state on a chartered bus trip to Washington, D.C. Dick won his trip by securing the most memberships for the Hinsdale Farmers Union local. The son of Mrs. Ruth Baker, he has been employed by the Mix Dairy since his graduation from high school two years ago.