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Cruising into the endzone... again


The MHSA football playoffs got underway over the points came from #33, fleet-footed Tatum Hansen who
weekend and it was a great day for the Scotties on racked up 228 yards rushing thanks to some excellent
Saturday as they got past Baker 34-12 in a very blocking. Four of his runs accounted for 150 yards —
physical, yellow-flag-riddled game. 24 of Glasgow’s all touchdowns. Mike Brandt has the details inside.
Service for Paul Eckard BUZZIFIEDS
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wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sorry Tara
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. East
southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. and Tara!
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, Another WHOOPS in
with an east southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west Monday’s Buzz, Rachel
19 to 29 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high confirmed that the above
as 41 mph. photo I took at Sunday’s
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Monster Dash was Tara
Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with Pattison. Then, distraction
gusts as high as 36 mph. after distraction (phone
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West calls, politician stopping
northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 by) and finally getting
mph. back to the computer a
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West half hour later to type up a
wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. little cutline to wrap up the
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. South wind 11 second run of the Buzz, my

BURGER
to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. fingers inadvertently typed
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
“Tara Strommen”, as her,
Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph. working at the courthouse,
I have typed her name
Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy,
hundreds of times over
with a high near 53. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to
22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
the years. I wasn’t aware
of the WHOOPS until Tara
NIGHT
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Pattison called, but she Wednesday Nights
Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 Serving 5:00-7:00 PM
took it with a grain of salt
mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. with Sam Waters at the Grill,
and we had a good laugh.
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Yeah, I know, excuses,
Partly sunny, with a high near 34. North wind 11 to 14 excuses, excuses, but it Accepting TO-GO Orders
mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
gets a little bizzilly around Elks Hours:
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The Scotties gave up nearly 200 yards in passing, but were tenacious on the Spartans’ running game, giving up a
mere 39 yards. In hot pursuit are Ehatn Nickes (#52), Khye Gamas (#11), Grady Neilsen (#56) and Wyatt Babb (#14).

Hansen leads Glasgow to first-round playoff win


By Mike Brandt punt returns and the defense had plenty of stops.
It’s playoff time and the Glasgow Scotties were However, the Dawgs had way too many penalties,
ready for their first round game at home Saturday. being flagged for 13 penalties that sent the Dawgs
Unlike last year, the Dawgs opened with a win over back 146 yards.
Baker. Earlier in the season Glasgow had defeated Saturday’s contest with the Spartans was a
the Spartans in a defensive battle 18-6. This time battle through the first quarter. Glasgow had more
around it was another defensive war with Glasgow success at moving the ball than Baker. Senior
coming away with a 34-12 victory. quarterback Mason Donaldson led the Dawgs down
Glasgow started the playoffs off last year with field to the Baker 28 before some penalties pushed
a 49-0 loss to Bigfork. Glasgow will get a rematch the Dawgs back to the 39. Tatum Hansen had scored
with the Vikings Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. But, on Donaldson’s pass, but a penaty nullified that
this time the Dawgs will have to take that long trek touchdown. Ashton Potter also caught a pass for a
over to the western part of Montana to play the first down at the 20. This time two negative rushing
game. Last year the Vikings took that journey to plays moved Glasgow back and were forced to punt.
Glasgow. Bigfork slipped past Manhattan 21-16 in Baker (4-5) twice went three-and-out, but the
the opening round this past Saturday. Spartans managed to get to their own 45 before
Glasgow (8-2) did plenty of things right, but also punting the ball. It was a short punt with Glasgow
had a few mistakes. The Dawgs had some excellent getting the ball on its own 48. Donaldson gained a
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30. Hansen took over from that point to discord on on their own 37. Brawley completed five passes prior
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Dawgs marched down to put another eight points on breaking for a 56-yard touchdown with 11:11 to
the board. The Dawgs used three pass plays, one to play in the game. The Dawgs had started the drive
Connor Hudyma and two to Babb, and two running at their own 25. Hansen had five touches on the ball
plays from Hansen to get another score. The pass to in the drive and Toryn Richards one. SDonaldson
Babb was a 24-yard touchdown, capping a drive that also completed a pass to Mo Fast for negative yards.
started on Glasgow’s 21. Hansen ran in the 2-point Baker had another good drive, getting to the Glasgow
conversion for a 14-0 lead with 2:54 to play. 10 before being sent back to the 25 on a penalty.
Baker did manage to put together a drive The Spartans had a false start that moved rhythm
that resulted in a touchdown. The Spartans junior back to the 30, then two plays later Potter wicked
quarterback, Jesse Brawley, guided his teammates off Brawley, returning the ball 61 yards to the 29 of
down field with three straight quick passes with Baker. Three plays later had Hansen in the end zone
Tucker Miller scoring on a 10-yard completion on a 21-yard run. Richard scored the conversion for
with 55 seconds to play. The Spartans recovered a a 34-12 lewd with 7:29 to play.
Donaldson fumble at midfield to take over. Then The Spartans were on the move again, getting
after two incomplete passes, the Spartans finally got to the Glasgow 30 when Aiden Hoerster picked off a
into Glasgow territory on the third pass to the 35. Brawley pass, returning it to midfield. Khye Gamas
Glasgow had a chance before halftime to had tipped the ball into Hoerster’s arms. Glasgow
possibly get another score, but Donaldson lost the did punt the ball a few plays later, but got the ball
handle at the Baker 23 when time ran out. Glasgow back after forcing the Spartrans to punt. The Dawgs
led 14-6 at the break. ran the clock out to get the win.
Baker looked like a different team early in the Hansen had a career day, rushing for 228 yards
third quarter as the Spartans were moving the ball on 21 carries. Richards had 54 yards on eight carries.
to the Glasgow 48 before turning it over on downs. Donaldson was 9 for 12 for 121 yards passing with
Glasgow did help the Spartans get to the 45 with a Babb catching three passes for 77 yards, Potter four
15-yard penalty. for 36, and Vaughn Miller one for 10. The Dawgs
Glasgow needed only one play to score when finished with 434 total yards.
Hansen broke for a 52-yard touchdown at the 5:52 Baker had 256 total yards with Brawley going
points. The run after failed, giving the Dawgs a 20-6 20 for 40 in passing for 198 yards. O’Connor caught
lead. eight passes for 103 yards. The Spartans finished
Baker answered with a 7-yard pass to Cooper with eight penalties for 68 yards.
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RE-ELECT JOHN FAHLGREN
FOR VALLEY COUNTY COMMISSIONER
I am leader in the fight to maintain our productive economy by opposing the re-
wilding plans of American Prairie Reserve.
My education and work experience as a range conservationist has been helpful to
support the efforts of all the great people working to STOP the APR! Including: 2017:
Drafted resolution opposing conversion of cattle to bison on 18 BLM allotments in
Valley, Phillips, Petroleum, and Fergus Counties. 2019: Testified in Montana Legislature
in opposition to the above, 2019-present: Founding member and director of MT
Natural Resource Coalition, currently 14 counties working together to support continued
traditional uses of Federal lands versus “re-wilding”. 2017-Present: Draft letters for
Commission approval addressing various BLM proposed actions, 2020: Traveled with
three others to Washington DC to meet with Interior Department officials concerning
APR’s plans. 2021: Authored Resolution opposing President’s Biden’s 30x30 plan which
would “protect” 30% of the land in the US by 2030, 2022: Authored Protest of BLM Final
Decision to convert to bison on 6 allotments in Phillips County.
Paid for Fahlgren for Commissioner • John Fahlgren, Treasurer
153 East Paisley Lane, Glasgow, MT 59230

No B.S., the Southern Border Is WIDE OPEN


By Sonoran Blondie leaked to Breitbart.
Having returned to my home town from Glasgow, I To be clear, these are mostly just poor people trying
have to shake my head and cuss a bit when I hear some to get in on the American Dream. And, they have been
politicians or fake news pundits from up north, or at the sold a load of B.S.
White House, saying the U.S.-Mexico border is “secure.” If I were in their shoes, I might be doing the same
Like hell it is. thing, especially when they are waved right on in. What
I went down to Trump’s Wall during the sweltering reason is there to wait for legitimate migration paperwork
summer months in Arizona, to see what was going on for that can take years to get, when they can simply show up
myself. unannounced and walk across unfettered in no time flat?
Every day, so-called “asylum seekers” (leftist speak But, hiding in the mix of normal folks are bad actors.
for illegal aliens) line up at various points and wait for Drug smugglers, terrorists and other scum. They do get
Border Patrol agents. While in some cases, some illegals caught sometimes, but what about those that don’t?
are still attempting to sneak in, there really has not been a No, the border here in Arizona is not secure, no
point since ole Sleepy Joe took office. matter how many times the propagandists say it is.
It is much like a bus stop. They queue up and wait to What is secure? Martha’s Vineyard.
be processed. They are given some paperwork to sign, get Hasta Luego de sunny AZ.
on a bus, and are sent to points north.
I spoke to a few of the folks that were lined up at the
border wall.
One man was traveling from South America to
escape socialism and for a chance at making some green
backs. Surprise surprise, socialism is alive and well right
here in the U.S. of A. And, with Bidenflation, forget about
making enough money to send to la familia back home.
I did feel for a widow traveling with three young
kids. She was from Central America, and her husband
had recently died. She might qualify for asylum. But,
there is a legal process for that.
She must have been desperate to make that perilous
journey on foot with those elementary school-aged
kids in tow. One of them was suffering from a fever. It
could have been COVID, but Border Patrol Agents let
such people in anyway, according to government emails
St. Raphael's Winter Clothing Giveaway Valley County Diaper Drive
412 3rd Ave. N., Parish Center Gymnasium November 1-30, 2022
Saturday, November 5 • 9am - 3pm Babies need clean diapers just as much as they need food,
water, shelter, and their parents love. However, there are
We are looking for Winter wear, no resources to help off set diapering costs.
for mostly children and men, snow boots, This fall, consider donating towards those most
snow pants, blankets, etc. vulnerable in our communities.
Donations can be dropped off at the Parish Center Diaper Donation Site: Albertsons in Glasgow
Monday - Thursday 10am - 4pm A community project by Albertsons & Eastern MT
For more info contact 406-228-9800 Community Mental Health Center

MSU receives $10 million gift to support ag & youth programs


by MSU News Service Station. young people who are confident,
Programs promoting precision A shrinking workforce and ever- hard-working, responsible and
agriculture, youth development, changing global competition means compassionate, Stone said.
agriculture scholarships and the that, more than ever, the future of Also receiving support from the
state’s farm and ranch heritage will all Montana agriculture will depend on gift, at $1 million each, will be a new
benefit from a recently announced new technologies, she said. scholarship fund supporting MSU
$10 million gift to Montana State In addition to the faculty chair, students pursuing a degree in the
University. the endowments will provide $3 College of Agriculture and the Dan
The anonymous donation will million to MSU Extension’s 4-H youth Scott Ranch Management program.
establish a series of endowments development programs, dramatically The new endowed scholarship
focused on programs based in the increasing 4-H’s reach and impact in fund will provide funding for students
MSU College of Agriculture and all 56 Montana counties and all seven looking to pursue agricultural
MSU Extension. reservations. The goal, said Cody studies at MSU, and the Dan Scott
The largest portion of the gift, Stone, MSU Extension executive Ranch Management Program at
$5 million, will endow a dedicated director, is to encourage youth to MSU educates the next generation
faculty chair in precision agriculture find ways to help their communities of Montana ranch managers and
who will lead development of meet local and statewide needs. provides the skills and knowledge to
new technologies and their data- “Montana’s 4-H program helps create more profitable ranches and
driven applications for the future of Montana youth learn important life improve natural resource use.
Montana’s largest industry. skills and grow leadership qualities to “Developing agriculture leaders
The new faculty chair position become the state’s next generation of and technologies to help this vital
will work to help Montanans improve leaders,” Stone said. “These programs part of the state’s economy have
profitability, agricultural efficiency directly benefit Montana youth, been foundational missions for
and sustainability, according to guiding them to find careers in fields Montana State for 129 years,” said
Sreekala Bajwa, vice president of that help their hometowns thrive.” MSU President Waded Cruzado.
agriculture, dean of the College The donated funds will “We are beyond grateful for these
of Agriculture and director of the support 4-H programs and develop endowments, which will allow us to
Montana Agricultural Experiment new initiatives aimed at building continue and expand that mission.”

Family Planning Clinics


Family Planning Clinic November 8 & January 10 at
Valley County Health Department – wellness exams and
contraceptive services (including long-acting reversal
methods Nexplanon and IUD).
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Call 406-228-6261 or text 406-263-8194 for an appointment.
Cell 406-263-8054 & Remodels
Monday – Thursday 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Ask about our sliding scale for low cost/no cost services. Fax: 406-367-5257
Main Office: (406) 228-6261 Males and females of any age are welcome, and no one is mudman@nemont.net Rod Lambert
Clinic Cell: (406) 263-8194 denied services.

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