It would be hard to miss this railroad project. Wooden ties have been laid out along the tracks from Glasgow to Wolf Point for weeks. Odd yellow machines are clustered on sidings. Motels in Glasgow are full of railroad people and derailment specialists have filled camping spaces with company RVs. Roadmaster Damon Fry out of Williston is in charge of this big maintenance project. He said the Glasgow to Wolf Point segment started June 9 and is scheduled to finish on July 14. Some 65,000 ties will...
Silver Airways Taking Off For Good
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jul 3, 2013
The airline that provides Essential Air Service to Glasgow and other small cities in Montana has decided to leave the state. Silver Airways notified the U.S. Department of Transportation that it will not bid for another two-year contract and will stop flying scheduled service in Montana on Sept. 27. Part of the reason for Silver’s departure is the upcoming termination of EAS subsidies to Lewistown and Miles City on July 15, leaving only five cities in the program: Glasgow, Wolf Point, Glendive, Havre and Sidney. The company’s statement sai...
Hitchhiker Who Faked Shooting Sentenced
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jul 3, 2013
Ray Dolin, the hitchhiker who shot himself last year in a hoax to promote his alleged book about the kindness of America, was sentenced in District Court in Glasgow on Monday. Judge John McKeon accepted the plea agreement that imposed a four-year deferred sentence for the felony charge of tampering with evidence and six-month suspended sentences for the two misdemeanor charges of making a false report and obstructing an officer. Dolin, 41, was also fined a total of $2,000 and required to pay...
President Sparky
The Courier|Jul 3, 2013
Bob “Sparky” Hanson, chief of the Long Run Fire Department, is the new president of the Montana State Volunteer Firefighters Association. He took up his duties at the 61st annual MSVFFA convention held June 13-15 in Corvallis. The Montana Training Symposium 2013 was attended by over 200 firefighters from throughout Montana. Hanson replaces outgoing president Kraig Hansen from Chinook. Hanson will now represent the 420 fire departments and around 10,000 volunteer firefighters in the state of Mon...
Lots Of Local Election Candidates
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jul 3, 2013
When filing for municipal elections closed on June 27, it was apparent that interest in serving in local office is high. The slate of candidates in Glasgow runs three deep for two of the city’s wards and the mayor will have to do some campaigning to keep his seat. Mayor Dan Carney, who has been in office since August 2005, is being challenged by Becky Erickson, who has been serving on the City Council for 18 years. Three people are running in Ward 1, Glasgow’s northwest side: Nanci Schoenfelder, Shawn Andersyn and Stan Ozark. Neil Cho...
The Water Committee of the Glasgow City Council has determined that water rates are not sufficient to meet costs and fund the reserve account for expensive equipment replacements that will soon be needed. The last increase in water rates was in 1999. John Weikel of Montana Rural Water has advised the committee that without a raise, the city will not qualify for future grants for improvements. To be in line with other cities and meet funding needs, the city should increase the base rate by $10. This could be done in two stages. The current base...
Ruling: Captive Bison Not 'Wild'
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jun 26, 2013
In a unanimous decision last week, the Montana Supreme Court overturned a District Court ruling that prevented the movement of Yellowstone bison from the Fort Peck Reservation. This clears the way for about half of the bison to be taken to the Fort Belknap Reservation, which was the original plan when 61 bison were brought north last spring after five years’ quarantine and testing for brucellosis. In his opinion, Chief Justice Mike McGrath clarified one of the chief objections behind the lawsuit that sought to restrict the placement of the b...
Architects Unveil Dazzling Visions For New School
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jun 26, 2013
Sleek drawings and artful computer presentations dazzled the Glasgow School Board on Tuesday as they interviewed three design teams for the $16.8 million school construction project. Each multidisciplinary team had an hour and a half to impress the board with their creativity and competence. The Glasgow project is big, complicated and tightly scheduled. The design teams recognized the opportunity it represents to create a lasting legacy here – one called it a “once-in-a-generation cha...
Hinsdale Gears Up For Milk River Days
Jun 26, 2013
Yippee Haw! Polish up your boots, strap on your spurs, dust off your cowboy hat and come to Hinsdale for the annual Milk River Days celebration and 34th annual Milk River Cowboy Association Rodeo. Action starts Wednesday, July 3, at 10 a.m. with the fast draw competition. Call Brian at 364-2227 or Steve at 527-3398 for info. Then the MRCA Rodeo begins with barrel racing slack at 3 p.m., followed by team roping slack. The performance starts at 6:30 p.m. There will be added money in all adult events. Contact Dick Marshall for entry information....
Valley County Resource Use Plan Revised
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jun 26, 2013
A committee met at the courthouse on June 20 to vote on revisions to the Valley County Resource Use Plan. Envisioned in 1973 as something necessary for the “health, safety and welfare of the county,” the first interim plan was written in 1991 and petitioned into existence, according to Sierra Stoneberg-Holt, a committee member. The 2003 plan was first revised in 2006, and interested people have been trying to get a new revision since 2010. “A resource use plan is important under FLPMA (the Federal Land Policy and Management Act governing the m...
More Rain, But No Flash Floods
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jun 26, 2013
A couple of dry days prevented flash flooding in Valley County Monday night, even though Glasgow received .83 inches of rain. The National Weather Service in Glasgow warned of thunderstorms and heavy rain for most of northeast Montana on Monday afternoon and flash flood warnings were issued Monday night. The Zortman Mine did get dumped on – 1.72 inches fell there. The thunder was loud and the lightning was bright in Glasgow, but the creeks did not rise. The Milk River at Glasgow is down more than 10 feet from its highest stage of 27.8 feet o...
The Circus Is Coming To Town
Jun 26, 2013
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The Lifesaver
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jun 19, 2013
A Glasgow police officer has been awarded the Montana Medal of Valor for his actions that saved the life of a law enforcement dispatcher who was trapped in a burning truck. The medal was presented to Tyler Edwards by Montana Attorney General Tim Fox at the annual meeting of the Montana Association of Chiefs of Police (MACOP) in Billings on May 16. Kim Tribby was on U.S. 2 East, just past Highway 24, driving home to Nashua from her night shift at dispatch on April 23, 2012, when her pickup was...
Courier Wins Two More Firsts Statewide
Jim Orr, Courier Publisher|Jun 19, 2013
MISSOULA – The Glasgow Courier won two statewide awards for first place and three for second during the Montana Newspaper Association’s 2013 convention last week in Missoula. The Courier’s big winners in the MNA’s annual Better Newspaper Contest were Nashua correspondent Sandy Laumeyer for Best Column Writing and sports editor J. Levi Burnfin for Best Sports Column. The Courier’s second place winners included editor Samar Fay for Best Long Feature Story, Virgil Vaupel for Best Column Writing, and office manager Terry Trang, publisher Jim Orr an...
Justiss Firemoon's Got Talent
Jim Orr, Courier Publisher|Jun 19, 2013
America’s got talent. The Hi-Line’s got talent. Justiss Firemoon’s got it, too. Firemoon, the Hi-Line’s representative at Saturday night’s Miss Montana Pageant, won the talent competition with her singing of “Phantom of the Opera.” In her first pageant ever, the Fort Peck Reservation 18-year-old also survived the first two cuts of contestants that trimmed the field from 13 to seven. “I truly enjoyed the experience,” she said. Sheridan Pope of Sidney was crowned Miss Montana 2013 and will represent the state at the Miss America Pageant i...
Canadian Oil Firm Pulls Lease Offer
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jun 19, 2013
A Canadian oil exploration company has withdrawn the offer it made to lease minerals on land belonging to Valley County, citing the difficulty of conducting business under restrictions intended to protect the habitat of the threatened sage grouse. In an email to the Valley County commissioners sent on Tuesday, Don Lee, an attorney for Montex Oil Co., said, “Unfortunately because of the sage grouse habitat issues involving federal lands, it will be extremely difficult to conduct exploratory o...
Floodwater Gone; Storm In Forecast
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jun 19, 2013
After two weeks above flood stage, the Milk River at Glasgow dropped below the 25-foot flood stage on Tuesday and is expected to fall quickly, to around 16 feet on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service office in Glasgow. The river crested at 27.8 feet on June 11. Tampico saw moderate flooding above 24 feet for several days, cresting at 24.7 feet, but it fell below the flood stage on June 13 and early on Wednesday it was at 16.9 feet. Nashua reached 18.8 feet but never cracked the 20-foot flood stage. It is dropping too, to 16.3...
Check It Out
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jun 19, 2013
Benchmark Moment
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jun 19, 2013
Everybody at Nemont Manor enjoyed the comfortable wooden bench at the end of the sidewalk, but it was getting weathered. People were afraid it would fall apart, and that was a shame, since it was a memorial to a resident, Martha Luck. Gordon Olson, a Nemont Manor resident since 2007, decided to rescue the bench. Olson disassembled the wooden slats from the iron sides. The Manor’s maintenance man, Jeff Roberton, cut oak for the new slats, which Olson sanded, stained and mounted back onto the i...
Commissioners Hear Complaint About Transit Rate Increase
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jun 19, 2013
Harry Ratzky is protesting the decision to raise rates for rides on the Valley County Transit buses. He told the Valley County commissioners on Tuesday that he believes the increase is in violation of the Montana Civil Rights Act and probably the federal Civil Rights Act, because he has protected status as a senior and a person with a low income. The rate increase, announced May 29 in The Courier, is the first since 1997 and is to go into effect July 1. All rides in Glasgow will cost $1. The fare for seniors and children is currently 75 cents....
Board Hires Teachers, Coaches
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jun 19, 2013
The Glasgow School Board hired two teachers at the regular meeting on June 12. Lily Himsl and Kevin Alt will teach fifth grade, replacing J Billingsley, who has resigned to move to another school district. A list of winter head coaches and fall and winter assistant coaches submitted by Willie Thibault was hired, but not named individually. The public’s interest in the board’s practice on hiring coaches was noted. The hiring procedure will be on next month’s agenda. Trustee Dave Irving reported a good negotiated settlement with the distr...
City Makes Counter Offer
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jun 19, 2013
The Glasgow City Council discussed contracts with its unionized employees, police department and city attorney at the regular meeting on Monday. The counter offer from the union was a $.50 raise and an increase in health insurance for two years, but the council voted to offer a one-year contract. They voted to do the same thing with the counter offer from the police department, make the same offer as last time. The Council agreed to renew a revised six-month contract with City Attorney Dave Gorton for criminal cases only, with an added...
More Rainfall Could Renew Flooding
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jun 12, 2013
Tanja Fransen at the Glasgow office of the National Weather Service is sending out e-blasts again, as she did during the record flooding of 2011. The latest, sent on Tuesday at noon, begins with a cheery “Hello Milk River Flood Group.” Fransen said the Milk River had crested at Saco and was cresting at Tampico, having topped out at 24.7 feet. Water is over the North Tampico Road and it is closed. At Glasgow, things were steadying around 27.8 feet, in the minor flood stage. According to Fransen,...
Brad Persinger Montana VFW Teacher Of Year
Samar Fay, Courier Editor|Jun 12, 2013
Glasgow’s high school and middle school music teacher, Dr. Brad Persinger, has been honored as the VFW Montana Teacher of the Year. The award was publicly presented by the VFW’s Art Widhalm at this year’s Memorial Day ceremony. “Brad epitomizes the definition of citizenship,” then-GHS Principal Marj Markle said in her letter of nomination. “No matter what day Veterans Day or Memorial Day fall, Brad is there to volunteer his time and wonderful music ability at their functions.” After Persing...
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