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Highlander Josie Hartwell, wrestling in the Poplar Invitational, won her first career title!

Highlanders Flex Muscle in Poplar and Butte

The Glasgow Wrestling Club
once again enjoyed an action-
packed weekend with plenty of
success! 43 Highlanders headed
70 miles east to participate in the
Poplar Invitational on Saturday,
while 24 wrestlers made the long
westward trek to Butte to participate
in the prestigous “Cyclops” event on
Saturday and Sunday.
In Poplar, GWC would crown
12 Individual Champions and 31
top three finishers. The team turned
in the 2nd most pins/tech falls at the
event with 50 overall and finished
with a 59% winning percentage for
the day. The tournament featured 11
local clubs.
In Butte, it was nothing short
of dominance on a grand stage as
20 out of 24 Highlanders would find
the podium and secure a top six
finish.
continued
 GLASGOW
SCHOOL MENU
WEDNESDAY
SOUPS: Tomato ∙ Chili Pool Campaign Gears
Up for Construction
SPECIALS:
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Breakfast 1/2 Taco Salad by Taylor Hohlen
Cereal • PBJ Sandwich
Juice • Milk The Valley County Community Pool Campaign
Lunch Dine at the “O” is thrilled to announce the anticipated mobilization
Chili w/ Cheese • Corn Chips of Corland Construction on March 11th, weather
Corn • Pears • Cinnamon permitting. This marks a pivotal moment in our
Bun • Milk 228-8006 endeavor to rebuild our community pool.

Mild/Dry
Week
Ahead
The rest of this week is nearly certain to be dry and
warmer than normal for late February. Relatively warmer ensure the successful completion of the bathhouse. We
temperatures will be found south of the Missouri River urge our generous community members and diligent
and where there is little to no snow cover.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 39. South southeast
wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. East
southeast wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest
after midnight.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.
Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18.
West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
On March 12th, Corland Construction will begin
the demolition process of the pool site, including the
bathhouse. Additionally, we’re proud to confirm that
the designs for the new bathhouse have reached 100%
completion.
However, before proceeding with the bidding
phase, it’s imperative that we secure additional funds to
supporters to join us in this crucial, final phase of our
campaign. While we will continue to apply for grants,
we can’t finish this project without you!
Over the past 5+ years, this project has signified
more than just a recreational area for Valley County;
it symbolizes the unwavering spirit and commitment
of our community to create a vibrant and welcoming
space for everyone. Together, we will witness this much
awaited pool and bathhouse become a reality.
For further inquiries or to learn how you can contribute
to the Pool Campaign, visit www.valcopool.com

Let’s talk shop Part 2

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West
northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21
mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
West northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high
as 18 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest
wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West
southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20
mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West
northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28
mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high
as 18 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny,
with a high near 47.
Okay, we jumped the gun just a bit.
We were all geared up to have the Eastern C
Divisional book done by this Wednesday. Glasgow
Athletic Director Brenner Flaten, who landed BS
Central the project, had all the team info by last Friday,
so then it was just a matter of time to see what teams
would advance to Divisional.
So we were down here working Sunday afternoon,
when the e-mail came in from Brenner with the brackets:
February 28 thru March 2nd??? (Also, this is leap year,
so it is another four-day tournament featuring both the
boys and girls.)
That athletic director of ours is very efficient, as we
jumped to the conclusion that the tournament started
THIS Wednesday, just as the Northern B Divisional
kicks off in Malta THIS Wednesday. Boy, did Ken Jansa
get a kick out of that one. But we’ve got a great start on
the book and we don’t have to burn the midnight oil to
get it done. And thanks, Brenner, for the opportunity.
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Mavericks win another title
By Mike Brandt
Going into the District 3C Tournament, held at
Glasgow High School last week, there was no doubt who
was going to win the championship. The only question
was who the North Country Mavericks would play and
how bad they would beat their opponent.
The Mavericks (20-0) had a battle with Scobey-
Opheim in the championship game, winning 49-27. The
Spartans hung with the Mavericks, trailing 16-9 at the
end of the first quarter.
North Country, which has a 48-game winning
streak, went on a 9-0 in the second and held a 27-16 lead
at the break and 38-26 going into the fourth.
The win gives the Mavericks three straight crowns
and four consecutive conference titles.
Paige Wasson was hitting for the Mavericks, scoring
23 points. The Whitewater senior was 7 for 10 for 14 from
the field and 2 for 6 from 3-point land. Teagan Erickson
followed with 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting and 1 of 5
treys. Kendall Scheffelmear added five points, Shelbi
LaBrie and BaiLee McColly two each.
Kaytie Aanstad led the Spartans with nine points.
The Mavericks were 20 for 41 from the field, 3 for 10
at the arc and 6 of 9 from the line. Scobey was 10 for 34, 2
for 10 and 5 for 12.
The Mavericks ran out to a 20-0 lead en route to a
58-21 win over Lustre Christian in a semifinal contest.
North Country led 32-6 at the half.
Wasson scored 15 points for the Mavericks. LaBrie
followed with 14, Erickson and Scheffelmear had six each,
McColly five, Berkeley Hilllman, CharLee McColly, and
Kodi McColly two apiece, and Emerson Downing one.
Alexa Reddig had seven for the Lions (16-6). Lauryn
Holzricther four, Aubri Holzricther and Kencia Brown
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The Spartans (16-5) squeaked past Circle 33-32 in
the other semifinal game.
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free throw each to give the Lions a 44-42 overtime win
over Circle in the consolation contest. Madline Moline,
who played with a shoulder injury, had given the Wildcats
a 39-37 lead. Kencia Brown scored with 1:20 to play for
a 42-39 Lions lead. Emma Murphy tied the game before
the winning free throws.
The end of regulation was blizzard with Reddig and
Moline each called for offensive fouls. Murphy’s bucket
sent the game into overtime. Reddig had given the Lions
a 37-35 lead.
Circle held a 10 point lead in the second quarter and
by one at the end of the third.
Reddig led the way for the Lions with 19 points.
Kencia Brown had a double-double with 17 points and
19 rebounds. Aubri Holzricther had six points, Lauryn
Holzricther and Hannah Brown one each.
Moline paced the Wildcats with 11 points.
The Lions went 17 for 66 from the field, 2 of 19 at the
arc and 8 of 15 at the line. Circle was 16 for 53, 1 of 12 and
9 for 17.
Loser out Friday had Lustre Christian whipping
Dodson 61-19 and Circle edging Frazer 45-40.
The Lions, who led 34-7 at the break, were led by
Aubri Holzricther with 17 points. Reddig was right behind
with 16, Kencia Brown had 13, Fast, Jaden Gibson, anc
Lauryn Holzricther three apiece, Abby Olfert and Grace
Brown two each.
Circle held slim leads of 27-24 and 37-33 before
winning the game over Frazer.
Guldborg led Circle with 12 points.
Bailey Beston led the Bearcubs (7-13) with 17 points,
Shakira Beston had 11, Maci Fourstar-Sibley five,
Angelina White four, and Kassidy Hentges three.
Dodson (6-15) eliminated Nashua, 44-23, Thursday.
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Highlanders continued from front Poplar Invitational
Individual Results
Cadet–
Madison Lamb 1st
An incredible 14 Highlanders would Tot– Avery Pedersen 2nd
ultimately wrestle in the Championship Nora Knodel 1st
round. The club finished with 12 Remmington George 2nd Butte Cyclops
runner-ups and two Individual Brands Casterline 3rd Individual Results
Rhett Murch 2nd Tot–
Champions. Collins Flaten and Jax Pankratz 3rd Theo Marks 3rd
Jack Morehouse would both grab Miles Henry 4th Frank Pattison 3rd
gold in their respective weight classes. Kayson Murch 1st Newt Knaff 2nd
The Cyclops is the largest annual Bantam– Bantam–
Viona Casterline 3rd Olive Knaff 2nd
event in the State of Montana outside
Brenley Flaten 3rd Olive Marks 5th
of State AAU and the Montana Open. This year’s version Rylie Reeverts 4th Taryn Sundeen 2nd
featured 75 clubs and 1,157 wrestlers. GWC finished Nels Redfield Collins Flaten 1st
with 130 points. Good enough for 5th Place Overall and Howard Redfield 1st Midget–
2nd Place in the Medium Team standings. Jeffrey Knodel 6th Tate Lehner
Silas Hopstad 2nd Jett Morehouse 3rd
The Highlanders trailed only four Class AA feeder
Eli Pankratz 5th Murdock Pattison 2nd
programs in the final standings; Team Champs (Billings Ledger Kaufman 3rd Whit Ozark 2nd
West), Mine Yard Dogs (Butte), Kalispell (Flathead), Midget– TenLea Sundeen 3rd
and North Montana (Great Falls High). Archer Henry 1st Rygan Gamas 2nd
GWC was the 10th largest team in attendance Porter Hopstad 3rd Harlee Vandermars 2nd
Orrin Mason 4th Novice–
and posted an astonishing 81-33 overall record. That is
Milo Marks Anders Aune
winning at a 71% clip. Buddy Cole 6th Taden Sundeen 2nd
On Saturday, the 6th thru 8th grade grapplers also Kase Shumway 4th Kennedy Flaten 2nd
competed in the Mining City Middle School Tournament Josiah Hernandez 1st Riley Pattison 2nd
in Butte as each of them awaited their Sunday turn at Novice– Lyla Lehner 6th
Khloe Kaufman 2nd Schoolboy–
the Cyclops. Riley Pattison grabbed an Individual title
Addison Hughes 1st Aiden Aune 2nd
at the MS event and three others garnered a top 3 finish! Josie Hartwell 1st Jack Morehouse 1st
This weekend the club will be back in the AAU Madisyn Murch 1st Saunten Gamas 2nd
Northeast Division with events in Wolf Point and Ryker Nixdorf 3rd DC Flaten
Havre. Wolf Point will host their annual Invitational Knoxsen Harris 3rd Alex Earll
Walker Kirkland 1st
on Saturday. Havre will host a middle school event on
Ryatt Reeverts
Saturday for 5th-8th graders and their youth tournament Benson White
Mining City Middle
will take place on Sunday. The Highlanders plan to have Owen George 3rd School Individual
a large contingent at every event. Devon Munroe 2nd Results
Schoolboy/Schoolgirl– Aiden Aune 3rd
Kylie Aho 3rd Jack Morehouse 2nd
Bailey Dooley 4th Saunten Gamas 2nd
Riley Pedersen 2nd DC Flaten
Chloe Lamb 1st Alex Earll
Melinda Cummings 2nd
Weston Kirkland 1st
Leighton Chapman 3rd

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 ATTENTION DUCKS UNLIMITED SUPPORTERS
Your Missouri/Milk River Chapter of Ducks Unlimited is pleased to announce
that they will be conducting a special “Sponsor Only” fundraising event
on March 2, 2024 beginning
at 5 P.M. at the Cottonwood Inn
This chapter has been challenged again by Dr. Grant Brees to raise as many
dollars possible through our sponsorship program at the $250/$500/$1,000
level. Dr. Brees will match each and every person’s sponsorship contribution
at this event. For each increment of $250 contributed, you will receive 1
entry into the Sponsor drawing.
What’s in it for me, you might ask? The night of: for an additional $25/person
you will receive a seated Prime Rib Dinner served by the Cottonwood Inn.
The Committee will be offering: 1) 1:10 chance to win a gun on the Sponsors
table. 2) 1:5 chance at winning a coveted DU merchandise item from the
Sponsors table. 3) Unlimited Guns and Gear raffle opportunities. I asked my friend when his birthday
4) Live Auction with Guns. 5) Silent Auction with Guns. was, and he said, “March 1st”.
6) One year membership in Ducks Unlimited and 7) The knowledge of So I walked around the room
knowing that your contributions are making a difference in our North like a soldier and asked him again.
American Ecosystems.
I left my job today. I couldn’t
Ducks Unlimited will also be providing a great line-up of merchandise to be
work for that man after what he said to
taken home via the Live and Silent auctions as well as raffles.
me.
Please go to www.glasgowdu.org to buy your tickets or donate online. He said: “you’re fired.”
For more information about Ducks Unlimited go to ducks.org
Questions, please contact Ken Jansa at 406-228-2031 or 406-263-8030 Another friend and I were walking through the
OR Evan Guenther at 406-690-6782. park the other day and we passed a large groups of nuns.
I said, “Wow what an opportunity for a joke, but I’ve got
none.”
Daughter: “How do I look, Dad?”
Father: “With your eyes, sweetie.”

Once there was a golfer whose drive landed on an

anthill. Rather than move the ball, he decided to hit it
where it lay. He gave a mighty swing. Clouds of dirt and
sand and ants exploded from the spot.
Everything but the golf ball. It sat in the same spot.
So he lined up and tried another shot. Clouds of
dirt and sand and ants went flying again. The golf ball
didn’t even wiggle.
Two ants survived.
One dazed ant said to the other, “Whoa! What are
we going to do?”
Said the other ant, “I don’t know about you, but I’m
going to climb up on top of this golf ball.”
New hunting, fishing and conservation licenses soon
The new license year opens March 1, which means License to access most state lands, including fishing
that is the day you can buy your 2024 hunting, fishing access sites, wildlife management areas and wildlife
and conservation licenses and begin applying for habitat protection areas (WHPA). Montana State Parks
permits and special licenses. The deadline to apply for do not require a Conservation License.
deer and elk permits is April 1. A separate and rotating moose, bighorn sheep or
Applications for most species – deer, elk, antelope, mountain goat SuperTag lottery for resident hunters
deer B licenses, elk B licenses, antelope B licenses, will be conducted annually. Montana residents will
moose, sheep, goat, bison, bear, turkey – can be made receive one free chance in the lottery for every General
beginning March 1. Elk or General Deer License purchased.
A new online feature this year is the option for Application deadlines
applicants to reapply for the same offerings as last year • Smith River Super Permit – March 22
with just a simple click, eliminating the need to search • Paddlefish (white tag) – March 22
through previous applications. • Deer and Elk: Special Permits – April 1; Special Licenses
– June 1
Hunters and anglers can buy licenses and apply
• Bighorn Sheep – May 1
for permits on the FWP website beginning at 5 a.m. on
• Bison – May 1
March 1; click on “Buy and Apply.” Most FWP offices
• Moose – May 1
will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
• Mountain Goat –May 1
Friday.
• Antelope – June 1
The licensing call center will be open from 7 a.m.
• SuperTags: Antelope, Bighorn Sheep, Bison, Deer, Elk,
to 7 p.m. from March 1 through April 1; after April 1, Moose, Mountain Goat, and Mountain Lion –July 1
the hours will return to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The call center • Mountain Lion Special Licenses – July 22
can be reached at 406-444-2950. For more information on Montana hunting licenses and
This year FWP produced clearer information permits, go to fwp.mt.gov/buyandapply/hunting-licenses
for hunters on bonus points and how they are used.
Remember:
A bonus point is an extra chance for a hunter to draw a
license or permit in a Montana drawing.
Preference points are used only for drawing Nonresident
Combination Licenses. Preference points move you
ahead in line for the drawing. If you are a Montana
AARP Smart Driver Course
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For more information on bonus points, preference
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Hunters and anglers can also take advantage of Course and you could reduce hosting a course!
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licenses, permits and E-Tags, which can be downloaded Saturday, March 23
and car insurance costs!
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