Week of January 15, 2025
Week of January 15, 2025
The Malta Senior Center is kicking off the new year with a new look. Our guys are very proud to see their plan materialize into reality along with the LED lighting. It was like “HGTV” watching the walls come down, and oh, the nails! Never saw so many nails securing one 2x4! New cabinets will arrive by month’s end, be stained to match the other cabinets and ohla! The look will be completed. For that part, new ceiling tiles await to be installed. As with most remolding projects the work never ends. On to the business at hand; the HOMEMADE...
Several people from northern Phillips County were present at the funeral of Kathy Obie in Hardin on Saturday. Rodney and I, Jeanie Green, Pat Anderson, Seth Anderson, the Kenny Clark family, Kyle and Kellie Wasson and Mandy Moore all made the trip! I’m not completely certain that the roads will be better, but this next week quite a few people will be traveling to ball games. On Monday I joined a couple of other residents to celebrate a birthday at the Montana Club. Whatever year you are...
Greetings from Whitewater Montana, home of the Penguins/Mavericks! There was a game here with Turner on Saturday night. The gym was packed. Thanks to our Big Flat Electric for providing dinner for the teams and fans. Happy Birthday to Patty Young and also January Birthdays. Curt and Janice Reichelt went to Texas for a football game. They spent Christmas in Denver with family. North 40 Cafe hosts the Senior Citizens lunch every Wednesday at noon. The cost is $7.00. They also have a library...
10 yrs ago Jan. 14, 2015 With a notable decline in the cattle feedlots, about 4% from last year, researchers are looking at a method to control FMD (Foot Mouth Disease) outbreaks in various parts of the country. The Montana State Library was soliciting public opinion of proposals to change the name of “Squaw Creek” in Blaine County and Phillips Counties to “Kills At Night” or “Williams Creek”. The Kills At Night Creek named was proposed by the Fort Belknap Community Council to honor Theresa “Kills At Night” Lamebull...
Hanging silently, gently moving with the wisp of air moving around as a door opens or the AC or heat start up, are 12 tributes in memory of special individuals within our community. Six of the memorials are in honor of the veterans who have passed away in 2024. This year the names of the members of the American Legion Auxiliary and VFW Auxiliary who left us are also remembered. As Claudia Pemberton said, “America without her soldiers would be like God without his angels. We must never forget that “freedom” isn’t “free,” and it is...
January 1, 2025 Through A Portion of January 9, 2025. 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. FYI: Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2025 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2025, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2025 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2024 permits will...
Many of us are familiar with not having things go the way we planned or hoped for and have learned to be resilient in our efforts, be patient and wait for a message for guidance. That is how the Milk River Gospel Jamboree has looked at the play book lately and took a second look at options. When medical issues arose in the world of John and Suzanne Koss, who are strong supporters and key individuals in the local jamboree, took the upper hand, they had to cancel the fall jamboree and concentrate...
-Wanda (Sue) Reynolds -William “Willie” Francis Copple -Dolores (Dolly) R. Judge -Karen (Carlson) Kerchal -Jack Wesley McCuin -Louis Andrew Hershman Jr. -Sherman Craig Adams -Kathleen Murdock Simonson -Noel Joseph Emond -Helen Soper -Bruce “Luke” E. Kirkaldie -Chip Lee Young -Ralph Korman -Ronald Smith -Steven Dean Schumacher -Gloria LaFond Taylor -Angela Anne Hasler -Grady Sterling Brown -Margaret Delores LaRoque -Steven Bradford Tremblay -Lois Baker Goodheart -Dennis R. Nelson -Minerva Crantz Allen Sunk’ Pa (Muskrat) -Shirley...
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. City Council Meetings City Council Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at City Hall at 5 p.m. Knitting & Crochet Club The Knitting & Crochet Club will meet at Gone to Pieces Quilt Shop at 11 a.m. every Thursday. Lunch at River’s Bend Mon. and Wed. River’s Bend Assisted Living...
The following students have made the Malta High School 2024-25 Second Quarter Honor Roll. Seniors: Malin Beck, Jonah Bucks, Kinlie Cummings, Lela Domire, Mariana Drabbels, Ava Hanson, Josslyn Hoge, Jade Imlay, Jeslyn McCorkle, Megan Morser, Kellen Murray, Kelbie Nelson, Stockton Oxarart, Braydon Rhoads, Kohner Schipman, Brittney Sorlie, Kash Stiles, and Danika Wilke. Juniors: Kylie Bishop, Kendall Bishop, Dawson Hammond, Neva Jacobson, Alex Oshio, Straud Sims, Lola Snell, and Denvyr Tuss. Sophomores: Emma Ereaux, Caitlyn Lankford, and Renzey...
The following students have made the Malta Middle School 2024-25 Second Quarter Honor Roll. 6th Grade: Trenton Blunt, Anna Brown, Isla Dunbar, Etta Hanson, Kasen Jones, Macey Lien, Tenley Lien, Leeila Oxarart, Mary Simons, Kimber Slade, Tanner Wiederrick, Taeyson Wilke, and Hennessey Williamson. 7th Grade: Kallie LaBrie, Ellie Norville, Blazer Redlich, Riya Salveson, and Beckett Squires. 8th Grade: Charlee Anderson, Kade Bleth, Hailey Brockie, Hadley Hammond, Lily Harms, Rhylee Kelley, Kendle Lankford, Brekken Murray, Ali Retan, Cylas Van...
American Prairie and Worlds of Music are pleased to announce an evening of traditional Basque music from the Basque Country and the Basque immigrant communities of the Mountain West at the National Discovery Center in Lewistown, located at 302 W. Main Street. On Friday, January 17 at 7:00 pm, former Wyoming poet laureate and Basque cultural expert David Romtvedt will join his band Ospa for Ospa – Basque Music in the American West. Admission is free; however, donations to American Prairie can be made online at https://americanprairie.org or...
On Saturday, Jan. 11, the American Legion gents again showed that they are a prime and fine group of individuals. They prepared and served prime rib dinner to over 60 individuals, some of whom they served through take-out meals. Bonnie Wiederrick had her hands and heart full for several days while preparing for the dinner and when the grand finale was over, she was a grateful and thankful cook and wife. She had prepared the meal of tossed salads with several types of lettuce, croutons, and relish trays. When the 100 pounds of beef were placed...
The Montana Community Foundation, Inc. (MCF) announces its annual grant cycle from the William B. Pratt Fund to benefit Montana traditional and folk art, as well as media arts in Montana. Applicants may apply in one of two funding categories: (1) Traditional and Folk Arts, which are rooted in the cultural and artistic traditions of Montana tribes, communities and ethnic and occupational groups and (2) Media Arts that produce documentaries about Montana arts, culture and history, offer Media Arts Educational Programming or present public...
Elim Lutheran Brethren Church Adult Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. (Children's Church 3 yrs old-4th grade) 822 Central Ave. 654-1572 Grace Fellowship Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Olympians - Wednesday, 3:40 p.m.- 5:15 p.m. 346 S. 3rd St. E. Courtesy of Phillips County Insurance Ezzie's Wholesale Inc. 654-5282 Hi-Line Apostolic Church 3 p.m. Sunday Services 411 S. 5th Ave. E. 654-2947 - 390-5450 Little Rockies Baptist Adult Sunday School Class 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 10 a.m. Zortman 673-3737...
The Malta Mustang basketball team fell 78-74 to the Glasgow Scotties in Malta last Friday, January 10. The Mustangs are scheduled to face the Havre Blue Ponies on Friday, January 17, starting at 3 p.m. Malta fell to Havre 75-66 in their first meeting of the year in Havre on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Malta is also scheduled to travel to Wolf Point to face the Wolf Point Wolves on Saturday, January 18, with the event starting at noon. Malta was led by senior Bodhi Brenden in their effort...
Bohdi Brenden Senior, Malta Mustang Basketball Fave Hobby: Hunting and Playing Basketball. Dream Career / Second Choice: Playing in the NBA / Engineer. Dream College: University of North Carolina. Dream Two-Week Vacation: Egypt. Fave Sneaker: Kobes. Dream Car: Lamborghini. Fave Candy Bar: Twix. Fave Show: Outer...
Arlene P. Knudsen (October 27, 1922 – January 5, 2024) Arlene P. Knudsen was born October 27, 1922, on a dairy farm in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, to Elmer and Julia Perkins, the youngest of three children. Living through the depression, all became competent at milking by hand, running the team and all daily chores including tending the chicken, hogs and sheep, haying, oats and corn, gardening, canning, cooking on a wood stove, gathering firewood and packing water from the well. During winter...
Kathy Mae Kaiser Obie, born on December 10, 1952 to Vern and Anne (Mehling) Kaiser, in Hardin, Montana, joyfully met Jesus on January 5, 2025, in Billings, Montana. When Kathy was born the family was completed, joining siblings Connie (Floyd) Graham, Karen (John) Nissley, and Kenny (Dianna) Kaiser. Kathy married Kenneth Obie, on February 26, 1972, with whom she shared a loving and faith-filled marriage until his passing on January 31, 1999. Together, they built a home centered on love and...
