Opheim- Two Rivers Economic Growth, Glasgow, Montana, USA

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OPHEIM

Opheim, located 50 miles north of Glasgow, is a farming/ranching community, 10 miles south of the Canadian Border.

Opheim has facilities for gas, food, lodging and RV parks, plus two beautiful parks. It has a well-groomed Little league baseball complex complete with a well-equipped lunch stand that serves the best hamburgers and hot dogs around.

Opheim offers visitors a six-hole golf course, named "Truels Country Club" for its founder and former Opheim Mayor Truels Jensen. It features grass fairways and sand greens. Par for the course is 23.

Made in Montana lefse can be found at the lefse Shack just south of Opheim. For 29 years, Granruds lefse Shack has been producing lefse, Norwegian flat bread made from potatoes. Granrud's Lefse Shack was founded by Evan and Myrt Granrud and Arlene Larson in 1977. Alice Redfield and Twyla Anderson bought the Lefse Shack in october 2005. About 82,000 pounds of potatoes get used each year. About 560 packages of lefse are processed each day from September until mid April. The lefse is shipped to all of the continental states. They are also the featured lefse at the Norsk Hostfest in Minot, North Dakota, every year.

The town became known statewide when the high school girls basketball team, the Opheim Vikings, won three consecutive Class C girls basketball championships from 1982-1984. In May 2005, with just five girls in the entire high school, four of them made up the Viking Girls Track team, who took first place at the Eastern C Divisional and second place at the State Track meet in Great Falls. Eight Opheim Viking boys co-op with Glasgow for cross coutry, where they helped the Scottie Girls to a 2006-2006 state championship.

There are two 4-H Clubs in the area with many young people taking part in local activities as well as the county fair.

Glasgow is the gateway into Canada 60 miles to the north. Linking the two countries together is the all-weather paved Highway 24, which intersects with U.S.Highway 2 a few miles east of Glasgow. The Highway passes through Opheim where businesses provide both fuel and food.

Persons traveling into Canada at the West Poplar Port of Entry, about 12 miles north of Opheim, will find the port of entry open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., June 1 - Sept. 15, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sept. 18 - May 31.

Glasgow International Airport is the port of entry for customs inspection of planes going into Canada.

A turf runway landing strip is located at the West Poplar Port of Entry for planes entering Canada from the U.S. No fuel, repairs, food, or lodging is offered at the strip. The runway may be rough at times and soft when wet.

Also located near the border station are scales and corrals for cattle coming into the United States.

For more information, go to: http://www.ceic.mt.gov/C2000/SF32000/SF3Places/sfpData/1603055525.pdf


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	Home Events Meeting Info Board Location / Address Mission Statement Links Valley County Data Contact OPHEIM Opheim, located 50 miles north of Glasgow, is a farming/ranching community, 10 miles south of the Canadian Border. Opheim has facilities for gas, food, lodging and RV parks, plus two beautiful parks. It has a well-groomed Little league baseball complex complete with a well-equipped lunch stand that serves the best hamburgers and hot dogs around. Opheim offers visitors a six-hole golf course, named "Truels Country Club" for its founder and former Opheim Mayor Truels Jensen. It features grass fairways and sand greens. Par for the course is 23. Made in Montana lefse can be found at the lefse Shack just south of Opheim. For 29 years, Granruds lefse Shack has been producing lefse, Norwegian flat bread made from potatoes. Granrud's Lefse Shack was founded by Evan and Myrt Granrud and Arlene Larson in 1977. Alice Redfield and Twyla Anderson bought the Lefse Shack in october 2005. About 82,000 pounds of potatoes get used each year. About 560 packages of lefse are processed each day from September until mid April. The lefse is shipped to all of the continental states. They are also the featured lefse at the Norsk Hostfest in Minot, North Dakota, every year. The town became known statewide when the high school girls basketball team, the Opheim Vikings, won three consecutive Class C girls basketball championships from 1982-1984. In May 2005, with just five girls in the entire high school, four of them made up the Viking Girls Track team, who took first place at the Eastern C Divisional and second place at the State Track meet in Great Falls. Eight Opheim Viking boys co-op with Glasgow for cross coutry, where they helped the Scottie Girls to a 2006-2006 state championship. There are two 4-H Clubs in the area with many young people taking part in local activities as well as the county fair. Glasgow is the gateway into Canada 60 miles to the north. Linking the two countries together is the all-weather paved Highway 24, which intersects with U.S.Highway 2 a few miles east of Glasgow. The Highway passes through Opheim where businesses provide both fuel and food. Persons traveling into Canada at the West Poplar Port of Entry, about 12 miles north of Opheim, will find the port of entry open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., June 1 - Sept. 15, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sept. 18 - May 31. Glasgow International Airport is the port of entry for customs inspection of planes going into Canada. A turf runway landing strip is located at the West Poplar Port of Entry for planes entering Canada from the U.S. No fuel, repairs, food, or lodging is offered at the strip. The runway may be rough at times and soft when wet. Also located near the border station are scales and corrals for cattle coming into the United States. For more information, go to: http://www.ceic.mt.gov/C2000/SF32000/SF3Places/sfpData/1603055525.pdf



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