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Swirling some sparklers

Layla Lonebear was having a “blast” to conclude at 11:32 p.m. Layla’s family and friends blew off a
Independence Day, this being the scene on July 4th pile of fireworks in a grand celebration that night!
 Glasgow
dodged
another one
Glasgow was bordering on what was a very vicious
storm on the night of the 4th of July as Fort Peck and
Nashua got pounded. They were without power for a
while. We’ll just have to wait and see what’s in store for
us Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms
before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind
6 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers before noon, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and
3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after
3pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly sunny,
with a high near 86. East southeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with
gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm
before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Some of the storms could
be severe. Low around 57. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph
becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as
25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 11 to
18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. West northwest
wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast after
midnight.
Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high
near 89. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south
in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low
around 58. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north after
midnight.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90. West wind 5 to 10
mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 93.
Reel Life Wisdom
“I believe there’s a hero in all of us that keeps us
honest, gives us strength, makes us noble, and
finally allows us to die with pride, even though
sometimes we have to be steady and give up the
thing we want the most. Even our dreams.” ~
Rosemary Harris in Spiderman 2 (2004)
FORT PECK HOME WITH UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW!
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hardwood floors, updated kitchen, dining w/patio
door to large low maintenance deck. 3 bdrms on
main floor with large living room and updated full
bath. Lower level has 1 sleeping room, and is
partially finished, with laundry area. Fully fenced
12,048 sq. ft. back yard with a fenced garden
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American Red Cross to
conduct Blood Drives
The American Red Cross will have Blood Drives
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 7th and 8th at the VFW
Post #3107 in Glasgow. Tuesday is from 11 a.m. – 5:30
p.m., Wednesday is from 9a.m. – 2p.m. This is by
appointment only. Call 406-263-0321 to schedule yours.
For a limited time the American Red Cross will be
testing for coronavirus antibodies from blood, plasma,
and platelet donations. This test will locate whether or
not someone has the antibodies that form to fight off
the corona virus infection, regardless of whether they
developed symptoms..
The results of your test are available after roughly a
week after your donation through the blood donor app
or online. If you do decide to donate there are some new
requirements from the CDC. Donors are required to
wear a mask while donating…practice social distancing
and have a temperature check done before you enter the
blood drive or center.
The results of the antibody test will not show
whether or not someone has the illness and the Red
Cross recommends anyone who is not feeling well to
postpone any donations and get tested until they are
symptom-free for at least 28 days.
It’s National Fried Chicken Day!
Every year, National Fried Chicken Day is celebrated
on July 6th.
Largely credited to have originated in the South,
Europeans have actually been eating fried chicken
since the Middle Ages. During that time period, cooks
discovered that covering meat in flour and spices before
cooking it helped seal in the flavor and made it more
portable.
Who decided this is National Fried Chicken Day?
Who cares, it’s also National Kissing Day. Just make sure
your lips are greasy with fried chicken!
 GRAND
RE-OPENING
Pharmacy & Gift
Monday - Friday • July 6 - 10
SALE
SAVE 25% OFF
on ALL Giftware
(Excluded are OTC & Prescriptions)
We are requiring everyone to wear a mask & use hand sanitizer.
We will keep the amount of people in the store to around 10.
New Items are Arriving Daily!
Hope to see you soon!
BUZZIFIEDS
BUZZ
FOR SALE 17’ MFG Caprice fishing boat. 115 HP Johnson motor, 4 HP
Johnson kicker, Minn Kota Auto-pilot trolling motor, live well, 4 pedestal
seats, marine radio, AM/FM radio, fish finder, walk-thru windshield, covers
for boat. Been stored inside since new. Asking $5,400 IF INTERESTED
CALL 406-671-4044
BUZZ
HORSE PASTURE 1/2 mile east of the high school for 4 horses. CALL
BERNIE 406-899-8305
BUZZ
FOR RENT 2 bedroom apartment. $600/mo. plus utilities. Pets OK with
additional deposit. 406-390-4156
BUZZ
FOR RENT 1 bedroom apartment plus lights & heat $450. Also 2 bedroom
apartment $485 with all utilities paid. Singles preferred. No pets, no
smoking. 228-9092 OR 228-4577
BUZZ
ROOMS FOR RENT WiFi and Utilities provided by owner. $700/mo. CALL
406-941-0890
BUZZ
COTTONWOOD INN is looking for a full-time day bartender, full-time
evening dishwasher, and part-time morning front desk receptionist.
Benefits include employee discounts, paid sick/vacation leave, dental/visual
reimbursement, group health insurance available. Pick up an application
at the Cottonwood Inn front desk, or download one at cottonwoodinn.
net/employment.
BUZZ
BARBER OR COSMETOLOGIST WANTED for Whistle Stop Barber Shop.
Most premier location in Glasgow, next to Montana Bar for constant walk-ins
& fantastic income. CALL 263-8619
BUZZ
SEASONAL OPENING with MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks: Hunting Access
Technician R6 for Block Management Program. Primary Location
Glasgow; Other locations: Malta, Culbertson, Plentywood. Must have good
communication skills, GPS skills, ability to interpret maps, basic knowledge
of hunting regulations & wildlife management, valid driver’s license, ability
to operate a 4x4 pickup truck. Must be in good physical condition – some
outdoor construction involved. Apply online at: https://mtstatejobs.taleo.
net/careersection/200/jobdetail.ftl?job=20141495&tz=GMT-06%3A00&
tzname=America%2FDenver. Closes July 13,2020
BUZZ
VALLEY VIEW HOME. is looking for a full time Dietary Aide prepares
and serves palatable, nourishing, well-balanced diets to meet the daily
nutritional and special dietary needs of each resident. Pay starts at $12.55/
hr. This position provides a very meaningful role within Valley View Home
and you will feel gratitude daily for your work. PLEASE PICK UP YOUR
APPLICATION FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT AT
VALLEY VIEW HOME.
BUZZ
POSITION OPENING: Full Time Clerk at the Valley County Clerk and
Recorder’s Office. Experience with bookkeeping, computer, payroll, reading
land descriptions, accounting and other clerical office duties preferred.
Must work well with employees and have excellent customer services
skills. Salary: DOE. Full Benefit Package. FOR A COMPLETE JOB
DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK
AND RECORDER’S OFFICE. 501 COURT SQUARE #2, GLASGOW, MT
59230, 406-228-6226
BUZZ
T&R TRUCKING Looking for a Porta Potty cleaner. 5-6 days per week
depending on the season. CDL preferred or willing to obtain. Wage
depends on experience. CALL ROCKY AT 228-8746 OR APPLY AT T&R
TRUCKING
BUZZ
LOCAL DELIVERY DRIVERS WANTED full and part time positions. Must
be 21, driving experience required. Starts at $16. Email msglasgowmt@
gmail.com for questions and full information.
BUZZ
RUNDLE SUITES is on the hunt for a good maintenance man! STOP BY
AND TALK TO JON AT RUNDLE SUITES • DOWNTOWN GLASGOW
BUZZ
RUNDLE SUITES Any ambitious and energetic workers out there? Rundle
Suites is looking for those above the norm for housekeeping and front desk
and we love teachers! STOP BY AND TALK TO US AT RUNDLE SUITES
• DOWNTOWN GLASGOW
BUZZ
VALLEY VIEW HOME is looking for a new Dietary Director. The Director
is responsible for the Dietary Department, food and supply logistics and
resident dietary needs. If you have experience and are looking into a long
term career, please visit Valley View Home for an application. OUR WAGE
IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND DEPENDS ON EXPERIENCE!
BUZZ
VALLEY VIEW HOME is looking for CNAs for day shift. High paid wage
for CNAs with long term care experience. We can train and certify anyone
who wants to become a CNA as well. Wage is $14/hr. PLEASE SWING
BY VALLEY VIEW HOME ADMIN OFFICE FOR AN APPLICATION AND
JOIN OUR TEAM!
 We also have
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Full Spectrum,
Broad Spectrum & Isolates
Also good Gummies!
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Organic Medical 10am-6pm
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TUESDAY
SOUPS:
Potato ∙ Chili
SPECIALS:
Ugly Burger

Dine at the “O”

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JULY 1 - 7
Stone’s 80% Lean 20% Fat (5 lb. Box)
GROUND BEEF PATTIES............$14.95 ea
St. Louis Style
PORK SPARERIBS ...................... $3.99 lb
Boneless Pork Loin Roast, Chops, & Ribs
PORK 3-MEAL DEAL ................... $2.79 lb
Boneless Pork
BACK RIBS ................................ $3.49 lb
Willamette Valley Beef
TENDERLOIN STEAKS................. $9.99 lb
Certified Angus Beef®
TOP SIRLOIN STEAKS................. $4.99 lb
Fresh Whole
SEEDLESS WATERMELON ............. 29¢ lb
Northwest
SWEET CHERRIES ...................... $2.88 lb
2 lb Bag
PEACHES .....................................2 / $5
2-DAY SALE
Fri. & Sat. ONLY! July 3 & 4
while supplies last
Fresh Boneless Skinless (40 lb. Case)
CHICKEN BREASTS – $40 / CASE
We are not alone
Idaho is also fighting the Feds over water rights
by Ron Stoneberg
You may recall that I wrote
an article a few weeks ago that
exposed the attempt by the
Montana Department of Natural
Resources (DNRC) to illegally give
our ranchers’ vested stockwater
rights to the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM). Well, we are
not alone! I just read an article
in the June 20, 2020 Tri-State
Livestock News by the Idaho Farm
Bureau Federation (IFBF) that
detailed what was happening with
stockwater rights in Idaho.
First, a bit of history. In 1987
the Idaho Water Court began to
adjudicate the Snake River Basin,
a sizable piece of the state. When
the ranchers learned the BLM
was planning to file on all the
water in the basin, they looked
to the state water bureau and
administration for help. They
were told the state would protect
their water rights and were told
not to file. Unfortunately, the
state lied. Many of the ranchers
filed anyway. The Department of
Interior solicitors threatened the
ranchers with exorbitant legal fees
if they contested the department’s
filings (these are the same public
servants that we pay to protect our
rights!). All the ranchers took the
threats seriously and dropped their
filings except for two, Tim Lowry
and Paul Nettleton, who knew the
law was on their side. The public
servants presenting the federal
government’s case lived up to their
threat with delays and appeals and
all manner of legal maneuvers
that would drag the case out to
increase the ranchers’ legal fees.
In fact, Nettleton testified before
the Idaho legislature that, “…DOJ
negotiators quietly confided to our
attorneys that we might win, but it
would be expensive enough to put
us into bankruptcy.” Although it
cost each rancher over a million
dollars, they won their case in the
Idaho Supreme Court in 2007.
The Idaho Supreme Court
ruled the ranchers and their cattle
were not agents of the federal
government, therefore, the BLM
could not use the ranchers’ cows
as their beneficial use. Idaho law,
the same as Montana law, states
the water must be diverted and
put to beneficial use before a water
right can be attained. Therefore,
the BLM could not hold a water
right. It turns out the Idaho Water
Court had awarded the BLM
about 17,000 water rights before
the 2007 Supreme Court decision
was handed down. Since the
BLM cannot legally hold a water
right, they stand to lose them
through non-use. In 2017 the
Idaho legislature finally codified
the Supreme Court’s decision and
opened the door for the ranchers
to file competing claims to the
stockwater rights on their federally
managed allotments.
So how did the public
servants in the Department of the
Interior take this turn of events?
They hatched a new scheme to
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Fighting the Feds continued
steal the vested water rights from the ranchers.
They are asking Idaho ranchers who water livestock
on federal allotments to sign voluntary agreements
stating that they are limited agents of the federal
government. IFBF Director of Government Affairs
Russ Hendricks claimed that if a permittee signs this
agreement, “He is saying, I am an agent of the federal
government and as such, my cattle are putting this
water to beneficial use for the BLM so they can hold
stockwater rights in their name.” In other words, the
BLM obtains the ranchers’ vested property rights and
avoids paying ‘just compensation’ as mandated by the
US Constitution.
Over the years, the federal government has
tried every legal maneuver to obtain control of the
stockwater on the federally managed allotments in
the west. They have been rebuffed at every turn. It
has been clearly shown time and again that they have
no legal basis to hold a water right on our allotments.
Apparently, getting control of the ranchers’ stockwater
rights on their federally managed allotments is key
to some secret long range plan. Since the BLM
has no intention of using the water, why are they
NOW HIRING in GLASGOW

@
Blood Drive
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES
July 7 • 11:00am – 5:30pm
July 8 • 9:00am – 2:00pm
BOTH drives will be at the VFW in Glasgow
DISCOVER YOUR COVID-19 ANTIBODY STATUS
Free antibody testing. For a limited time, the American Red Cross will test all
blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies as an additional
health service to our donors. The COVID-19 antibody test is authorized by
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and may indicate if the donor’s
immune system has produced antibodies to the coronavirus, regardless of
whether they developed symptoms.
By appointment only. To schedule your appointment or
for more information please visit www.redcrossblood.org
or call the American Red Cross at 406-403-0956.
To expedite your registration visit redcrossblood.org/rapidpass
(must register for rapid pass same day as your donation).

so determined to take it from the lawful owners

who are putting it to a productive beneficial use?
Another perplexing question concerns why DNRC
is so anxious to give Montana owned water to the
home of
The
federal government? It would be nice if the BLM

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would accept the fact they cannot own the water and
put their time, energy and money into helping the
allotment holders improve the rangelands.
Unfortunately, when you look at what has
transpired in Idaho, the future does not bode well for us
here in Montana. We have a much harder row-to-hoe
since the Montana Supreme Court has already upheld FULL COLOR
the preliminary ruling of the Montana Water Court that
illegally gave the water on the federal allotments in the
PRINTING ENVELOPES
Beaver Creek Basin to the BLM. The Water Court is BROCHURES
forging ahead as I just saw a legal notice in the Glasgow
Courier announcing a preliminary adjudication of the BUSINESS CARDS
Rock Creek Basin in Valley County. Unless we act CUSTOM FORMS
swiftly they (DNRC, Water Court, BLM, etc.) are going
to quietly pick us off one basin at a time. Hopefully, POST CARDS
we can avoid expensive litigation by banding together
and drafting legislation that will reinstate and protect NOW POSTERS
ranchers’ vested stockwater rights on their federal
allotments. Remember: do not accept a permit or sign
OFFERING
as a voluntary agent of the federal government! BANNERS