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Kevin Taylor gives PBS 'Backroads of Montana” some footage in downtown Glasgow this past summer.
Producer Breanna McCabe a good laugh while shooting Should be a good show that debuts Monday!

Glasgow’s Ice Cream Man to be featured on Backroads of Montana

A familiar face in Glasgow will The program will also stream live on Glasgow, sweet-loving children of
hit screens across the state when a Facebook at https://www.facebook. all ages come running. Kevin Taylor,
brand-new episode of “Backroads of com/BackroadsMT. one of Glasgow’s most recognizable
Montana,” debuts at 7 p.m. Monday, When that unmistakable residents, brought ice cream delivery
December 4th, on Montana PBS. jingle rings out across the streets of continued inside
 Vintage Christmas Fund-raiser in Opheim Saturday
Have you ever been to the park in Opheim located
Open House is Back! on the north side of the Opheim School (just look for
the Opheim water tower, you can’t miss it)? It’s a gem
2 DAYS ONLY!
and the community wants to keep it that way.
Friday, December 1 on Hwy 2 across from McDonald’s An Opheim Community Park Fund-raiser will be
Open 10am - 4pm Glasgow, MT - 406-263-7567
[email protected] held Saturday, December 2nd, from 4 - 6 p.m. with a
Saturday, December 2
Open 9am - 2pm Soup Cook-Off at the Outpost Café in Opheim. There
will also be a silent auction at the Mint Bar from 4 -
* Vintage Christmas Décor for Sale. 7 p.m., with a LIVE auction starting at 6:30p.m. and a
* Gifts for the Antique Lover on your list. 50/50 drawing.
* Come & walk through memory lane & enjoy Auction items will be accepted until Friday,
the season with friends & neighbors
December 1st. Contact Loni at 406-724-7406 or Jody,
Refreshments Served 406-581-9297 for donations or information.

Letter to the Buzz

Erf We should be thankful
If you burnt the sweet potatoes, your turkey is dry,
You may think this is some sort of sound, like forgot to get the cranberry sauce, and your gravy is full
getting tackled on the football field or maybe a of lumps and/or you’re just done being in the kitchen,
punch in the gut, but it’s actually a word that go to the free dinner at the Glasgow Senior Center on
Thanksgiving Day.
means “plot of land.” It was very delicious. Just go get some and share in
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest
the feeling of gratitude.
wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
~ Sandy Carpenter
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Northwest
wind 7 to 11 mph.
FWP seeking comment on revision
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. West
northwest wind around 6 mph. to upland game bird strategic plan
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public
East wind 5 to 7 mph. comment on a draft revision to the Upland Game
Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Southeast Bird Enhancement Program Strategic Plan (UGBEP).
wind 7 to 10 mph. The comment deadline has been extended from Nov.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. 30 to Dec. 30.
South wind around 8 mph. Extending the comment period provides
additional opportunity for the public to read the plan
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West
southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. and provide comment specific to the Upland Game
Bird Enhancement Program. Comments specific
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
to upland game bird season setting and regulations
should be directed to [email protected] on behalf
Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 5pm.
of the Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. West northwest wind
around 11 mph.
The strategic plan was written in 2011 using
recommendations and guidance from the UGBEP
Sunday Night: A chance of freezing rain and snow with
Council.
with a low around 22. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Chance of precipitation is 30%. To view the revised plan and to comment,
go to fwp.mt.gov/aboutfwp/public-comment-
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
opportunities/ugbep-strategic-plan. Deadline to
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. comment is Dec. 30.
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Breanna McCabe gets ready to roll with the Ice Cream Man. Breanna was a delight to
talk to earlier this when discussing her Glasgow visit to get her footage. She thought BS Central
home of the bs buzz
it was a “gimmick” when she first met Kevin donned with his Scotty cowboy hat,
Hawaiian shirt and different colored socks, and I told her, “No, that’s pretty much
Kevin all year long.” Her response was, “Yeah, then I saw photos of him at a Chicago
Cubs game.” Which will no doubt be one of the many photos Backroads of Montana 228- 4558
will be airing along with her experience peddling ice cream on the streets of Glasgow. 515 2nd Ave S
back to town after a 30-year hiatus. obscurity to give it a second life.
Missoula-based “Backroads of Montana” producer Longtime story producer John Twiggs hosts the
Breanna McCabe joined Taylor along the route for two episode, “Sales & Tales,” from the Miracle of America
days in July, and the story will kick off the brand-new Museum on the edge of Flathead Lake in Polson. Since its
episode. founding in 1981, the museum’s collection has grown to
“Anytime you travel a big distance for a story, you more than 300,000 items in 40 buildings on the property.
hope the weather and circumstances cooperate,” McCabe In addition to tuning in on TV, Montanans can watch
said. “We lucked out with perfect summer ice cream the broadcast on PBS Passport or online at https://www.
weather, and the residents responded when they heard montanapbs.org/live/. This episode’s story producers
Kevin coming.” include Twiggs, Breanna McCabe and Gus Chambers.
McCabe said while Taylor is the focus of the piece, The University of Montana Broadcast Media Center
viewers will also get to meet his dad, Dan Taylor, in produces the program for Montana PBS. Montana PBS is
addition to dozens of resident cameos. a joint service of UM and Montana State University.
Additional stories on the program include a Turner Now in its 32nd year of production, “Backroads of
homestead shack that stands just the way Anna Scherlie Montana” is made possible with support from the Greater
left it in the 1960s. The episode continues with a trip to the Montana Foundation, a Big Sky Film grant and UM.
Bitterroot Valley 50-Mile Garage Sale, where hundreds of The program has received multiple awards, including
sales dot the highway between the small towns of Lolo being named the Montana Broadcasters Association
and Darby. Finally, we’ll share a story about a rancher- noncommercial television program of the year numerous
turned-producer who pulled a 95-year-old opera out of times.
Breaking news from this morning’s Montana Talks NOTICE TO VALLEY COUNTY
Prosecutor, Veteran Announces TAXPAYERS
Run for Montana Supreme Court First half of 2023 Real Estate Taxes levied and assessed are due and
payable on or before 5 p.m. on November 30, 2023, or within 30 days
by Aaron Flint, after the tax notice is postmarked, whichever is later and unless paid
prior to that time the amount due will be delinquent and will draw interest
Montana Talks at the rate of 5/6 of 1% per month from the time of delinquency until paid
We have a new and 2% will be added to the delinquent tax as a penalty. Taxes will be
candidate in the race for considered delinquent on Friday, December 1, 2023, and will be charged
the Montana Supreme penalty and interest.
Court. Payment of these taxes may be made at the Treasurer’s office at
the Valley County Courthouse during regular business hours, at the
Cory Swanson is Red Drop Box outside then North and East Door of the Courthouse,
an experienced attorney mailed to Valley County Treasurer, 501 Court Square #3, Glasgow,
who has worked senior positions in the Montana Montana 59230 or paid online at www.valleycountymt.net/treasurer
or by calling 1-866-549-1010.
Department of Justice and is currently serving as the The Bureau code for Valley County is 8778528.
Broadwater County Attorney. He’s also an Iraq war
veteran and full bird Colonel in the Montana Army
National Guard with several deployments under his
belt.
Swanson announced that he would be running
for the Chief Justice slot being vacated by former
Democrat Attorney General Mike McGrath. He
made the announcement Wednesday morning for the
Montana Talks statewide radio show.
Cory Swanson: When Montanans go to court,
they expect a fair judge who will issue rulings based on
the facts and the law, not on ideology. I’m committed
to being a fair and impartial Chief Justice, who will
interpret the law and not legislate from the bench. ARLIE Mc
McMICHAEL’S
Montana voters should demand that of every judge
RETIREMENT PARTY
and judicial candidate.
Swanson formerly served as Deputy Attorney
General and is currently Vice President of the Montana SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2ND
County Attorneys Association. According to a press AT GLASGOW ELKS LODGE
release from his campaign, Swanson grew up on the HAPPY HOUR AT 5 PM
FOOD AT 6 PM
Hi-Line before graduating from Manhattan High
School. He attended Montana State University and
Carroll College and graduated from the University of BRISKET BY SAM WATERS
Montana School of Law with Honors in 2004.
During his 26 years in the Guard he’s served on COME CELEBRATE 33 YEARS
three deployments to the Middle East, including as OF A GOOD RUN WITH US
commander of the 1-163rd Combined Arms Battalion
for Operation Spartan Shield in 2022.
Swanson has served as the Broadwater County
Attorney since 2014 and handles a criminal caseload
of about 50 felonies and 300 misdemeanors per year.
One of the high profile cases he handled involved
the prosecution of the man who killed a Broadwater
County Sheriff ’s Deputy back in 2017.
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Second half of 2023 Mobile Home Taxes are due
November 30, 2023. The taxes will be considered delinquent on Friday,
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Scotties have youthful look junior Nic Solorzano also saw minutes in the varsity.
By Mike Brandt Juniors Connor Hudyna and Rex Monson and
Just like the fall sports programs that recently finished sophomore Andy Hanson fill out the varsity roster.
up, the winter programs will be young. Both the basketball This is the tallest line-up the Scotties have seen for
teams have only one senior and the wrestling program has years. The “shortis” of the varsity roster is by no means short
three, two boys and a girl. as Solorzano and Richards are 5-feet-10.
Kyndal Schraner is the lone senior for Cami Graham’s Mike Zoanni and Lukas Johnson are assisting Yoakam.
Scotties. But Graham’s team has some experience at the Jory Casterline starts his 10th year as the head wrestling
varsity level that saw plenty of action in the 2022-23 coach and has two senior boys, Joaquin Torres and James
season. Junior Tanae Baker, sophomore Joely Chappell, and Linder and senior Shalynn Pederse.
freshman Mayzie Yoakam along with Schraner all saw some Both the boys and girls squads have experience with
varsity action. Yoakam played quality varsity minutes as an some of them wrestling as eighth-graders. Madison Lamb,
eighth grader. Cody Kuka, Makiya Plummer, and Cash Richardson were
The Scotties will have some height with Hayden Green, eighth-graders last year this past season.
a 6-foot-1 junior and Paityn Britzman, a 5-foot-10 freshman. Avery Pedersen, Blake Ozark, and Riley Clampitt, all
Also playing varsity are juniors Riley Evenson-Glasoe and sophomores, return for the girls team.
Macy Martin, and freshman Gina Page. There are seven Sophomore Khye Gamas and William Kirkland had
freshmen, four sophomores, four juniors and a senior. a good freshman season. Juniors Michael King and Gabe
Jami Hughes and Corie Love are back to assist Graham. Munroe are back. The Scotties have four eighth-graders
For the varsity boys, Coach Paul Yoakam has Toryn also, Tyler King, John Yeska, Alex Earll, and Ernie Vandall.
Richards as the lone senior. The boys also return experience Cody King, Travis Lamb, and Dylan Nieskens are
with junior 6-foot-4 junior Wyatt Babb, 6-foot-3 Myles assisting Casterline.
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