Week of December 18, 2024
Week of December 18, 2024
Malta Shrine Club member Willie Harms, Aka Clause with a Cause, surprised the Malta Shrine Club at their December meeting to present them with what he says is just the start of his season. He has graciously decided that all monies raised from his appearances this season will be donated to the Malta Shrine Club. Malta Shrine Club prides itself in raising money to help children with debilitating injuries and diseases get the necessary treatments. Most money raised by the local Club helps with...
Dodson rancher Lesley Robinson was elected as President of the Montana Stockgrowers at the MSGA Annual Convention and Trade Show held in Billings, MT. on December 4-6th. She is the first female to be elected to this position. Robinson will serve in this capacity for two years. Robinson is married to Jim Robinson, and they have one daughter, Kirsty Dee Robinson Stewart. Robinsons have owned and operated the Lazy JD Cattle Co., in southern Phillips County since 1985. Robinson said, "I am honored...
FYI:All fingerprints that are needed for CWPs, schools, licensing or anything else are done from 9am to NOON every Wednesday. Check out our website: www.phillipscountysheriff.org and our Facebook page, Phillips County Sheriff’s Office. Our Facebook page does give reports of scams and other important information as needed to get to the public. Concealed Weapon Permits: New and renewal applications for Concealed Weapon Permits may be picked up at the Sheriff’s Office anytime. Once approved, you will be contacted to come in on Wednesday...
10 yrs ago Dec. 17, 2014 The musical acts coming to perform at the Phillips County Fair were announced and include the “Texas Tornado” Casey Donahew Band opening for Country Music Star Clay Walker. The talented Winston Mitchell is in the Sr. Spotlight and is a retired rancher who loves lobster tail. Favorites include rattlesnakes and working with cedar or juniper. At the Tuesday night City Council meeting the board members once again heard from a city resident who had the sewer back up into her home’s basement. “We had number five...
Malta Elementary Mrs. Ost Kindergarten Dear Santa, I have been very good. I would like a America doll. Love, Kinzie Zieger Dear Santa, I have been pretty good. I would like a reindeer headband. Love, Emma Haynes Dear Santa, I have been pretty good. I would like a spider train. Love, Mickey Carnahan Dear Santa, I have been pretty good. I would like a Nintendo Switch. Love, Nolan McKenney Dear Santa, I have been very good. I would like a real model train. Love, Ryker Smith Dear Santa, I have...
Well, it was a guaranteed winner! Where else could little wee ones find a delicate pancake breakfast feast like the one provided at the GN Lodge Room on Saturday, Dec. 14th? About 75 kids showed up and chose to partake in the selection of toppings for pancakes such as caramel, strawberry and maple syrup to be topped with a large array of sprinkles, whip cream and chocolate chips! Tom LaBrie, owner of the GN, said he and his crew served 175 of those flapjack pancakes, so it might be safe to...
It was Tuesday evening, at the Malta High School auditorium, as the combined voices and talents of the choir and band presented their Holiday Concert. Choir director, Mrs. Janell McKenney, with the assistance of Mrs. Nancy Murdock on the piano, shared four songs for the audience. Among the selections were “White Winter Hymnal,” an arrangement by Roger Emerson; “Sleigh Ride” by Kirby Shaw; “Ad Astra,” and the closing selection was “Once Upon a December,” which was an arrangement by Audrey Snyder. The choir is composed of four...
What Christmas Means to Me By: Aria A When I think of Christmas, I think of joy, happiness, Going sledding, having fun, setting up the tree, wrapping Christmas presents, and my parents. For me, Christmas is Going sledding and getting pulled by a four-wheeler. During Christmas, my family is always nice, sweet, kind, helpful, and hardworking. My Christmas wish is a Nintendo, a lamp, LED lights, a computer, an eyelash curler, and a hair brush. What Christmas Means to Me By: Ryder A When I think of Christmas I think of hot chocolate family and...
Every place is festive with lights twinkling, even though there is a few miles between the farms! Loring Lutheran Church will be celebrating Jesus’s birth on Christmas Eve with a candle lit service at 5:30. No Sunday service until 2025! At this time of year I usually reflect on my life and what’s happened in the last year. This year I’m thankful for basically good health. I had no hospital stays, no falls and no car accidents. My sight is my most irritating loss, but I can still see. I...
Rhei Tharp, owner of KMMR Mustang Radio, has several projects in the makings that are worth sharing. The first shareable word is that the 2024 Holiday Concert programs have been or are to be recorded and Tharp states he is in the process of editing. At this time, there are several concerts yet to be performed, and once they are done, he will produce CD’s that will be available if someone would like to listen to the youth and the concerts of choirs and bands. Tharp was asked to confirm the word “on the streets” and around town and at...
Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen said that some 4,700 new business registrations were filed with the State in November 2024 as Montana is on the verge of another year with a record number of new business filings. Montana has had record new business registrations in each of Secretary Jacobsen's first three years in office and the state is on pace for another record year in 2024. "Montanans are actively registering their businesses and pursuing their dreams, and we are pleased to be the initial step in that journey," said Secretary...
Malta Senior Center BINGO is every Friday at 1:00 at the Malta Senior Center. Malta School Board Mtg School Board Meetings are held every second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the MHS Boardroom. Times and dates are subject to change. Malta Food Bank The Malta Food Bank will be closed from Christmas eve to the Day After Christmas (December 24th-26th.) City Council Meetings City Council Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at City Hall at 5 p.m. This Month, the...
This week, Phillips County varsity basketball teams won each game that they participated in. The Malta Mustangs and M-ettes competed in Shelby at the Coyote Classic, while the North Country Mavericks and Lady Mavericks competed in Lewistown. The Malta varsity teams were scheduled to face the Havre Blue Ponies in Havre on Tuesday, December 17. Results from that game will be in the December 25 issue of the PCN. The North Country varsity teams will head to Frazer to take on the Bearcubs on Friday,...
Jacob Daniel Hellyer, 32, of Malta, passed away December 12, 2024 at home. Visitation will be held for the public at the Wilderness Funeral Home on Sunday, December 22, 2024 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at Wilderness Funeral Home, 202 S 2nd St E, Malta, MT at 11:00 AM with burial following at the Malta Cemetery, 991 S 5th Ave E, Malta, MT. A luncheon will follow burial at Grace Fellowship Church, 346 S 3rd St E, Malta, MT. Jake was born May 6, 1992 in Missoula, MT, to...
Janice Marjorie (Irvin) Edmister passed away peacefully on December 7, 2024, in Great Falls Montana. She was born June 29, 1942, to Joseph and Marjorie (Grieve) Irvin of Shelby, Montana. Her sister, Nancy, always wanted a little sister since there were already 2 brothers Dick and Dwayne. As the years passed, her childhood was filled with many family events which came to be stories handed down through the years. Every other year, her mother and the children would go to Plainview Minnesota to...
Maureen Kay Boggs, 87, a cherished resident of Oro Valley, Arizona, passed away on October 20, 2024. Born on June 15, 1937, in Helena, Montana becoming the first niece of Beloved Aunts Bonnie, Barb, and Jean and Uncles Adrian, Arlyn, and Pat. Maureen grew up on the Brezina farm West of Malta with Mom Alyce O'Brien and Dad John Brezina and Sisters Melanie, Denise, Jeanine, Beth, Michelle, and Brother Lin. Many years later she also found she had a treasured Sister Bonnie Roe. She also is the...
Jim Nevrivy of Mesa Arizona, formerly of Malta, passed away on December 9 from kidney failure. No services are planned at this time. A memorial will be held in Malta next...
