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Lookin’ good
for Spartans
By Mike Brandt
Now that we are
gearing up for the spring
sports season, it’s time to
look back at the 2018-19
basketball season and look
forward to the 2019-20
season.
Scobey had a great
year with both the boys
and girls, winning the
district and divisional
championships. Both also
finished third at the state
tournament.
The Spartan boys took
another undefeated record
into the state tournament
in Billings at 23-0. They
lost their first game of the
tournament on Thursday
afternoon, falling to two-
time defending champions As March Madness is down to the Sweet 16 and games resume this Thursday, how many of
Arlee, 63-57. Scobey went those collegiate athletes can boast a stat such as this? (The answer is none.) Scobey’s Kortney
through the loser out Nelson connected on 28-29 freethrows (.965) in four games played during the Montana State
bracket to finish third. Class C Tournament, including the final 24 in a row after her sole miss during the second
quarter of Thursday’s opener against Arlee. Kortney, scoring 87 points in all, is the daughter
The Spartans defeated of basketball greats Kevin Nelson (Opheim) and Tami Nelson (Alexander, ND). Both were
Plenty Coups, 74-51; standout players for Williston State College. Both are in the Tetons Hall of Fame, Tami for
Melstone, 47-42; and basketball and Kevin for baseball, so it’s no wonder that Kourtney and her older brother C.J.,
Fairview, 57-43. Scobey who led the Spartans to a 3rd place finish last year and now plays for the Dawson Community
continued on page 2 College Buccaneers, are outstanding athletes as well. photo by Mike Stebleton, D.C. Leader
 I bet if you
First Lutheran Spartans continued from front
put your ad here Church also defeated Fairview, 52-29, for the Eastern C
people would
see it!
Thursdays Divisional crown.
This was the second straight year for the Spartans
Thru Lent to take an undefeated mark into the state tournament.
March 28
They went into last year’s tourney at 23-0. They
April 4, 11 and 18
opened with a 45-43 win against Melstone. Scobey
Service @ 5:30pm lost to Arlee, 76-71, in a semifinal contest. The
Soup @ 6:00pm Spartans beat Fairview, 64-59, in a Saturday morning
Good Friday loser out game, and then fell to Melstone, 46-39, in
Service @ 5:30pm the consolation game. Scobey finished with a 25-2
record.
Easter Sunday
Scobey also finished third at state in the 2016-
Service @ 9:30 am
17 season, defeating Hays-Lodgepole 74-72. Scobey
finished the season with a 24-3 record.
Fort Peck Scobey looks good in winning the 2019-20
on the rise season as well. And the Spartans should go unbeaten
once again. And, who knows, next year could be the
year the Spartans bring home the gold. They only
The Milk River in Tampico hit major flooding status lose three seniors in first-team District 3-C members
this morning, now at 27.23 feet (flood stage is 21’, Jeremy Handy and Martin Farver and second-team
major flood stage is 27’). At 10:00, the Milk near Austyn Fishell.
Glasgow was at 30.78 feet and climbing, major flood The Spartans return all-conference sophomores
stage being 31 feet. Caden Handran, Aidan Fishell, and Parker Cromwell.
And, Fort Peck Reservoir has risen nearly two Fairview will be in the Spartans way, as the Warriors
feet since March 17th and is now at 2,236.25 feet at return a young team.
5:00 this morning. The Scobey girls were also in hopes of bringing
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 7 home the state championship. They too came close,
to 9 mph. opening with a 65-40 victory against Arlee. But the
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast Spartans’ state title aim was dashed by Roy-Winifred,
wind 3 to 7 mph.
losing to the Northern C winners 60-50.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
The Spartans rebounded Saturday morning with
a win over Ekalaka, 56-38. That same evening Scobey
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 6
to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. took out Savage, 48-42. This was the second straight
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North wind week that the Spartans had beaten the Warriors.
5 to 14 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Winds Scobey had beaten Savage in the Eastern C divisional
could gust as high as 22 mph. championship, 46-36.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Southeast wind 5 to 7 Scobey finished the season with a 25-2 record,
mph becoming west in the afternoon. and only losing to one Class C team. The other loss
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. was against Class B and eventual state B champions
Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Wolf Point.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. North wind 5 to Like the boys, the girls also return a slew of
7 mph.
players, losing two seniors. Returning will be junior
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North Kortney Nelson and sophomore Grace Lekvold, both
wind around 8 mph becoming east after midnight.
District 3-C all-conference and all-state. Also back is
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. East wind 5 to
7 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
sophomore Kyleigh Backman.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
North Country could be in Scobey’s road, returning
sophomores Kia Wasson and Kaitlyn McColly, both
Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny,
with a high near 48. all-conference. Also back is freshman Jaycee Erickson.
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 OBITUARY
Terry “T.Y.” Young
Terry “T.Y.” Edward Young died peacefully the morning of
March 22nd, 2019, at his home in Glasgow, 13 days after he was
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Though his illness was sudden
and shocking, his struggle was mercifully short and with minimal
pain. He was 76 years old.
Terry was born August 11th, 1942, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to
parents William and Katherine. Along with younger brothers
Garry and Dee and older sister Martha, the family moved around
the country, finally settling in Wagener, South Carolina. Terry
graduated from Wagener High School in 1960 where he excelled
as an athlete in baseball, basketball, and football. He was a popular
student; known for his famously outgoing personality.
After high school, he attended Oklahoma University in
Norman, Oklahoma, where he played football as a Sooner for 2
years. Fandom for his alma-mater remained a lifelong passion.
Terry left college to work on the pipeline with his father.
Terry worked through his pipeline career as a welder helper,
pipefitter, and welder. In his later years he was a pipeline inspector.
He was a lifelong member of Pipeliners Union 798 and worked in
nearly every state, including Alaska.
Terry’s job brought him to the Montana Hi-Line where he
met the love of his life, Debra. They married and Debra traveled
around the country with him, having a family of four boys and
one girl along the way. They settled for a few years in Lakeport,
California, where Debra held together the household while Terry
traveled to work.
In October 1985 Terry traded in the pipeline lifestyle for a
more stable small-town raising of his growing family. He and Deb
moved back north to Glasgow, Montana, where they found the
support of family, friends, and the community.
In 1987 Terry went to work at Gordon’s foods, a local grocery
store, where he would stay until 1998. There he got to know just
about everyone in town and they got introduced to his friendly
conversation, sharp Carolina accent, and famous smile.
Terry and his family faced many struggles together over the
years, supporting his son during a battle with childhood cancer,
and then his wife as she gradually lost all her vision. In their
older years Deb would come to rely on him significantly through
her several health challenges. He loved her dearly and was her
caretaker without complaint.
Though he was an athlete in his youth, Terry didn’t push his
own children into sports. However, he was always an enthusiastic
supporter of any and all interests they pursued, be it art, music,
hunting, fishing, or motor sports, and was very proud of all his
children. He was an ardent supporter of Glasgow Scotty athletics
and athletes, often making a round of phone calls to encourage
players and coaches the night before a game. When it came to
his niece and nephew, he was their #1 fan. His support extended
further as his family grew and he was able to share in the interests
of his grandchildren and in-laws. He loved spending time with
his young granddaughter Kamry and hearing about her many
exciting activities.
He was an avid
outdoorsman who loved hunting
and fishing with his children and
friends. One of his truest joys was
ice fishing at Nelson reservoir,
spinning yarns at Murph’s, and
having a few beers.
Terry was a master joke and
story-teller who often held
court with a tale from back in
the day or made his opinion known on a variety of subjects.
He was a fantastic music fan and loved to reminisce about the
good old days of rock and roll or “really good country and
western”. There wasn’t a close friend of his or his children
that didn’t know the story of Bo Diddley or hadn’t seen him
Hambone.
In 1998, with his oldest kids leaving high school, Terry
returned to the pipeline. It was a testament to his incredible
work ethic that he continued traveling and working to support
his family until the age of 72, when his wife and children
insisted he retire, after a health scare and stroke.
In retirement Terry continued to help where he could
in the community. He volunteered for the Council on Aging,
and Meals on Wheels. He drove the Valley County Transit bus
and spent a lot of time with Glasgow’s senior citizens. He was
happy spending time with friends and making his way around
town - stopping to talk to everyone he knew along the way. He
enjoyed traveling with Deb whenever they could to see their
children and their families.
Terry truly was one-of-a-kind, and he will be dearly missed.
We know he’ll be watching over us all and looking down from
time to time to ask, “What’s your twenty?”
Terry was preceded in death by his daughter Terry Anne,
son Timothy, sister Martha Kay Ellsworth, nephew Bill Young,
parents William and Katherine Young, brother-in-law Robert
Stenswick, and sister-in-law Ramona Stenswick.
Terry is survived by his wife Debra; his sons Travis (Hollie)
Young, Trent (Tara) Young, and Todd (Emily) Young; his children
from a first marriage - Kimberly (Tony) Wechter and daughter
Anna and son Michael Young, and Dana (Darlene) Young - all
of South Carolina; brother Garry (LaMyra) Young; nephew Tyler
Young; brother Dee (Judy) Young; sister-in-law Mary (Mitch)
Hughes; niece Karissa (Dom) Keenan; nephew Dylan Hughes
(Jami Johnson); brother-in-law Jack Stenswick; granddaughter
Kamry Young; grandson Cayden Sieler; grandson Julian (Jylisa)
Butcher; great-granddaughter Finley Rose Butcher and grandson
Trystan Butcher.
Funeral Services for T.Y. will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 29,
2019 at the Valley Event Center in Glasgow, Montana with Pastor
Bonnie Novak officiating. Burial will follow in the Highland
Cemetery in Glasgow. A reception will be at the Elks following
services. Condolences may be left at bellmortuaymontana.com.
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Financial Analysis Planning with Plank Stewardship Initiative
MSU Extension is providing Farm and Ranch families
with the unique opportunity to hear from experts
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tools to move their operations to a level of improved
functionality.
Educators from Plank Stewardship Initiative will
be in Glasgow Monday April 1 at the Valley County
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The presenter Tris Munsick is originally from
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The Plank Stewardship Initiative was established
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Montana Legislature looks to raid local revenues

An Amendment attached to House counsel in Montana. While that testimony
Bill 2 (the State’s budget bill) provides the was refuted by elected representatives of
Legislature the opportunity to reduce local cities/towns and county commissioners
government revenues and divert them to (39 people testified as referenced in the
Office of Public Defender (OPD). attached minutes), the subcommittee
OPD is a state agency that has nearly moved forward with a plan to reduce
doubled in size since the Legislature assumed payments to cities and counties and direct
the program from Montana counties. The the funds to OPD.
Legislative Fiscal Division (LFD) reports that The erroneous testimony was repeated
the public defender system appropriations in by OPD in the General Appropriations
2007 were $18.6 million. The budget request, Committee on March 8th, and the
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Sen
including supplemental appropriations for numbers don’t add up. LFD reports that
the current biennium, are nearly $40 million
for the upcoming biennium.
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city/municipal and justice courts) with
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heard testimony from OPD that local from FY 2014 to FY 2018 (page D-115) and
ordinances are driving up the cost of found the following: Last chance
Case Type FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018
Lower Courts 19,803 20,814 21,543 21,412 18,967 for skating
Dependent/Neglect 3,029 3,925 4,691 4,853 4,535 There will be roller
Juvenile 1,052 927 907 877 799 skating each Sunday,
Involuntary 1,046 1,080 1,103 1,176 1,107 through March, from 1 – 3
Guardianship 178 189 200 170 170
Criminal 6,597 6,699 7,904 8,619 8,850
p.m. at the Nashua Civic
Center, sponsored by the
Total 31,705 33,634 36,348 37,107 34,428
Nashua Lions. So this
There is NO EVIDENCE in the report “Local governments in Montana are forced means that this is the final
that increased misdemeanor ordinance to make difficult funding decisions each session! Cost is $1.50 per
violations are the driver of OPD costs. day. With our limited resources, we need person with roller skates
Criminal Justice costs have risen all to hold our departments accountable provided, or you can bring
throughout the State. Local property tax to stay within appropriation limits and your own. All are welcome.
payers are keenly aware of the increased costs manage the public’s resources effectively
of law enforcement, jails, courts, prosecutors, and efficiently. We think the Legislature
mental health, chemical dependency, and should do the same and focus on living
abuse and neglect cases funded by local within their means instead of relying on
government. A legislative attempt to reduce local property tax payers to pay for State
local government revenues and divert them services. We urge you to contact your
to the State Public Defender System is legislators and let them know that this
unacceptable. cost shift from the state to the local
MACo President Jim Hart states, taxpayers is unacceptable.”