One Nation, Under God
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1 years ago- Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Snowball Royalty Candidates for the annual Snowball which will be held Thursday, Dec. 29, are as follows: Queen Candidates- Kori Kindle, Tayor Pankratz, Jessie Cole, Lauren Buechler, Heather Mavencamp, and Niclole Arnold. King Candidates- Brett Amestoy and Landon Costin. The ball will be held in the cafeteria from 9 p.m. until midnight. The Grand March will be at 8 p.m. M-ettes cruise to fifth win The Malta M-ette varsity cruised to their fifth win of the young season Tuesday night running over a...
1 years ago- Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Saco marks the end of a $1.3 million water project The town of Saco marked the completion of a $1,350,000 water project last Thursday with a symbolic ribbon-cutting ceremony. Officials gathered north of town to cut the ribbon with their new 150,000-gallon cement water storage tank in the background. The $477,000 storage tank replaces the now obsolete landmark storage tank tower within the city limits. The project also included laying a 12-inch water main from the storage tank into town, replacement of...
1 years ago- Wednesday, December 7, 2011 Busy woman finds joy in discarded dolls ‘So somebody else can enjoy them’ When the season gets busy, Sharon Kindle of Malta just gets busier. Active in community affairs ranging from handling publicity for Phillips County Motor Sports to baking cupcakes and shepherding a bunch of Venture Scouts doing a chili benefit for the local Food Bank, Kindle also finds time to regularly rummage through the items donated to Malta Opportunites, Inc., looking for the odd Barbie doll or two, and other dolls as wel...
1 years ago- Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Gas Prices Down 4.1 Cents Montana, Nov. 28- Average retail gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 4.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.48/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.1 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.32/g according to the gasoline price website MontanaGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in Montana during the past week, prices yesterday were 56.8 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 8.6 cents per...
1 years ago- Wednesday, November 23, 2011 City’s still working on water meter rate system The City of Malta’s move to using water meters for billing its customers likely won’t happen by the start of the new year. That was the initial goal, but Mayor Shyla Jones said Monday in an interview with the PCN that delays in the process of establishing the rates that will be used and the fact that it is going to be hard to hold work meetings in the midst of the holiday system, let alone a public hearing, will likely delay the process. At its first...
1 years ago- Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Hail damage 100 percent on Malta High School/Middle School, Head Start buildings Hail damage 100 percent on Malta High School/Middle School, Head Start buildings An independent insurance adjuster says the shingle roofs on Malta High School/Middle School and the Head Start building suffered 100 percent damage from summer hail storms. The district also owns the Head Start building. Supt. Kris Kuehn shared the adjustor’s assessment with school board members at last week’s board meeting. The sup...
1 years ago- Wednesday, November 9, 2011 City okays 4-hour parking signs at Little White Church Malta city officials hope to solve a parking problem in front of the Little White Church by installing signs limiting parking along the street in front of the church to four hours on Saturdays and Sundays. The city council agreed Tuesday night to give the signs a try, approving a motion by councilman Dave Rummel. Pastor Kent Gordon termed it an issue of “human decency and kindness…” noting that the church has several people between 90-95 years...
1 years ago- Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Council takes on trails proposal The Malta City Council meeting started out sedately as the members worked their way through routine departmental reports and moved on to new business. The Council then moved on to the issue of the proposed Malta Trails route circumnavigating the City limits – which became a little acrimonious and lengthy – as proponents of the trail implied the City was apparently blocking the development by citing insurance and easement control concerns. Laura Pankratz displayed a map...
1 years ago- Wednesday, October 26, 2011 The message: Don’t close our post office The sentiment was clear and predictable. Residents of Loring and Whitewater don’t want to see their rural post offices close. “Why are we going backward,” said one resident, who pointed out the “our ancestors” worked and fought to get mail service so they wouldn’t be so isolated. The Loring and Whitewater post offices are among 83 in Montana the US Postal Service is proposing to close in a cost-cutting measure. Public meetings were held Tuesday in both communit...
1 years ago- Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Junky yards are a topic on the next city council agenda The topic of junky yards will be an agenda item on the next Malta City Council agenda. Mayor Shyla Jones requested the agenda item, after a discussion that occurred during the public comment portion of the last city council. Dennis Kuether of Great Falls thanked the city for beginning action to force the clean-up of a neighbor’s property in Malta. He and his wife own her parents’ home in Malta. Earlier in the meeting, Public Works Director John Dem...
1 years ago- Wednesday, October 12, 2011 He’s back, 23 years later, walking for hospice Twenty-three years ago, Colin Skinner remembers it was cold and snowing hard when he walked into Malta sometime during November in 1988. “The weather’s slightly better now,” he said last Thursday, as he made a return visit to Malta. Twenty-three years ago, someone let him sleep overnight at the Phillips County News. Last Wednesday night, he spent the evening in the Malta Lutheran Church. Skinner, whose home is in the community of Deal, located near the fam...
1 years ago- Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Mayor proposes keeping the base water rate at $21.50 for the first 30,000 gallons per month The Malta City Council is looking at a water billing option using meters which would maintain the current base rate of $21.50 a month and would allow water users up to 30,000 gallons a month without any additional charge. Persons who used over 30,000 gallons a month would be charged $2 for every additional 5,000-gallon increment. The rate applies to households and businesses with a three-quarter-inch service...
1 years ago- Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Three firms interested in doing a study The condition of Malta’s water system, parking, and repair of city infrastructure occupied the Malta City Council Tuesday. Mayor Shyla Jones reported the city received proposals from three engineering firms seeking to do a preliminary engineering report on the city’s municipal water system. On the subject of parking, the council took no action on a request for angle parking on 1st Street in front of 3 Sisters, First Security Bank, and Stretch’s Pizza. Mayor...
1 years ago- Wednesday, September 21, 2011 80 show up for Punt, Pass, Kick action The Malta Athletic Club held its 2011 Punt, Pass, and Kick competition on September 13, with 80 youngsters participating. Age 6-7 Girls: 1) Madison Williamson 2) Sidney Gibbs 3) Allison Kunze Age 6-7 Boys: 1) Jonathon Siewing 2) Spencer Gibbs 3) Seth Siewing Age 8-9 Girls: 1) Erica Smith 2) Kia Wasson 3) Haily Carpenter. Age 8-9 Boys: 1) Rex Williamson 2) Hayden VanWichen 3) Colt French. Age 10-11 Girls: 1) Sam Mitchell 2) Kyleigh Schipman 3) Grace Doucette. Age...
1 years ago- Wednesday, September 14, 2011 City has questions about proposed meter formula, plans work meeting The Malta City Council Tuesday night took a look at a proposed formula for billing water use utilizing meters. Harry Whalen of Montana Rural Water presented the council with a billing system which he developed, and that he said is being used by 80 percent of municipalities in the state. “It’s a fair and equitable way to charge for water,” Whalen said. Whalen said meters are “the only fair way to go,” noting that water users waste a l...
1 years ago- Wednesday, September 7, 2011 FEMA assistance center to open in Malta Sept. 13 A state and federal Disaster Recovery Center will be opening in Malta to assist individuals, households, and businesses affected by storms and flooding this spring. Residents in Blaine and Phillips counties, and on the Fort Belknap Reservation, are eligible for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The center is staffed by disaster recovery specialists who can provide information and answer questions about...
1 years ago- Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Fans, foes gathering forces for pipeline hearing A proposed 1,660-mile pipeline to carry oil from Canada to Texas could be an economic boom for Montana and the U.S. It could also be an environmental disaster, according to opponents of the Keystone XL Pipeline whose designers hope to start building next year. Hearings are scheduled in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas – the states the pipeline would cross on its way from the oil fields in Canada to the refineries in Texas. M-ettes t...
1 years ago- Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Dr. Veseth busy climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro A Malta resident and his daughter have taken on the challenge of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Dr. Mike Veseth and his daughter, Capt. Katie Veseth, a U.S. Air Force officer, are currently part of a climbing expedition of the famed mountain. “During the summer many people saw Mike in the wee hours of the morning hiking out to the city dump and back with a large backpack filled with gallon jugs of water,” said his wife, Rosemary, an elementary school teache...
1 years ago- Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Gas prices up August 15 – Average retail gasoline prices in Montana have risen 0.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.71/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.60/g, according to gasoline price website MontanaGasPrices.com Including the change in gas prices in Montana during the past week, prices yesterday were 83.1 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago. Arnold Top Female Finish in Triathlon Malta a...
1 years ago- Wednesday, August 10, 2011 School officials try to minimize the effects of budget cuts in Malta Despite a budget cut of approximately $120,000 required by a failed voted mill levy, students returning to school in the Malta District on August 17 shouldn’t notice much difference. One change is that libraries at the high school/middle school and elementary school will be under the supervision of one librarian now. A second librarian fell victim to budget cuts, as did two other non-tenured teachers. Supt. Kris Kuehn said the d...
1 years ago- Wednesday, August 3, 2011 Malta to begin the process to go to water meter billing The City of Malta has started the process of implementing a water billing system using meters. At last week’s meeting, the city council agreed to contact Randy Roberts and Harry Whalen to discuss the procedures involved. Water meter billing could begin in January, officials indicated. Malta Swim Team captures state championship in Class A The Malta Swim Team captured the first place trophy in Class A competition at the state swim meet held in C...
1 years ago- Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Hi-Line Retirement expansion is almost done Hi-Line Retirement Center’s new $5.1 million expansion project is nearing completion. “The current residents have picked what rooms they want to move into,” said Cheryl Weaver, Chief Operating Officer. “We had one gentleman who said he didn’t care what room he got as long as he could look out and see the cows.” Record number of junior dragsters show up for races; a total of 99 cars raced on Sunday Phillips County Motor Sports’ second race of the year turned o...
1 years ago- Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Smith ties for 2nd in bull riding Malta resident John Smith tied for second place in bull riding at the Vigilante PRCA Rodeo in Butte, July 15-16. Beau Bill of West Glacier and Smith each scored 82 points on their rides and each won $437 in prize money. Schwenke, Ramone 2nd in team roping The team of Shane Schwenke, Zortman, and Spider Ramone, Hays, took second place in team roping at the CM Russell Stampede in Stanford on July 17. They won $798 in prize money with a time of 5.5 seconds. The winning time...
1 years ago- Wednesday, July 13, 2011 2nd ‘Historic Walk Through the Past’ lets PC residents meet characters from history Colorful characters from Phillips County’s past traveled forward in time Sunday afternoon to entertain history enthusiasts. Kay Hould, president of the Phillips County Historical Society was excited to include the “Historic Walk Through the Past” at the Malta Cemetery in the H.G. Robinson Home and Garden Tour again this year. “It’s the most interesting project we’ve done since I’ve been president,” Hould said. But it...
1 years ago- Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Camper Fire Closes Highway Firefighters from the Malta Volunteer Fire Department work to extinguish a camper fire on Hwy. 2, west of the Malta Airport, at noon last Saturday. The fire closed traffic in both directions for approximately an hour. One incident truck and a tanker, along with six firefighters responded in addition to a Sheriff’s deputy and a Montana Highway Patrol trooper. The blaze was out by 12:45 p.m. Further details of the incident were unavailable at press time. Retiring….. Jan LaFond, ret...