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Marko Manoukian planned to go to Washington, D.C., in July to testify on the House Bill related to the Ft. Belknap Water Compact that U. S. Representative Matt Rosendale was carrying, but due to a microsoft issue he was not able to make the trip. “I do know that all the bills including (MT. Representative Ryan) Zinke’s have been approved out of committee, but the House is unsure what they are going to do with them and they need the full vote of the House now to move forward.” Manoukian said the good thing about Rosendale’s bill, which is the...
On Thursday, August 1, the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and the Milk River Joint Board of Control updated stakeholders on the rehabilitation efforts following the St. Mary siphon failure on June 17. The failure halted water transfers from the St. Mary system, resulting in widespread water shortages throughout the Milk River basin. Steven Darlinton with the Bureau of Reclamation reported that NW Construction is conducting the rehabilitation of the failed siphon site through a modification to the...
Over 150 people attended the recent meeting of the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) town hall regarding the failure of the St. Mary Siphon on June 17, 2024. The BOR has temporarily transferred the siphon project to the Joint Board under EXM process. This allows the Joint Board to manage the siphon engineering and removes 35% of the cost of the project. The BOR had assembled a team of engineers and members of the Blackfeet Tribe to see what the next steps would be for the damaged siphon. In addition t...
I’ve dug here before … I’m sure it’s OK. Don’t trust your memory! Get fresh underground utility locates for every digging project. In observance of National Safe Digging Month in April, Montana-Dakota Utilities wants to bring awareness to a simple process that will keep people safe, reduce service disruptions and have those planning to dig follow the law. The main cause of underground utilities being damaged by someone digging is not notifying the 811 call center to have utilities located. Awareness of 811 is high among professio...
The following reached the PCN newsdesk at 2:09 p.m. on Friday, May 19, and will not be printed. A small section of Dry Fork Road in Phillips County will be temporarily closed to vehicle traffic May 23 while Bureau of Land Management staff repair a damaged culvert running under the road. Malta Field Office staff are coordinating the temporary closure with private property owners along the road, as well as Phillips County emergency services providers. The repair site is located about midway... Full story
Senator Mike Lang submitted a recommended $53 million change to House Bill 6 secured a 5-1 vote from the appropriations subcommittee focused on infrastructure. It is nonbinding and will need a vote from the full House Appropriations Committee to actually be added to the legislation. The funding will be used to replace the 108 year old siphons before they suffer catastrophic failure. This is critical, explained Marko Manoukian, Local Co-Chair of the St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group. We used...
The annual Jim Schumacher Memorial Livestock Day was well attended with over 30 area livestock producers. The meeting started off with a sour note. Continued drought in the west and plains has shrunk the beef cow herd to 28.9 million head. Year to date reduction of 4%, results in the smallest beef cow herd since 1962. Montana ranks 7th in the list of states with the largest reduction. Since 2020 Montana has lost over 200,000 head of cattle. Dr. “JP” Pollreisz, Managing Veterinarian in Zoe...
The annual Jim Schumacher Memorial Livestock Day will be February 1 at the Great Northern Lodge Room. It will start at 11 am. Topic will cover the impacts to our cattle herds the last few years of drought and how producers will get antibiotics from your veterinarian. The schedule is as follows: 11 a.m. - Scour Vaccination Protocol Dr. “JP” Pollreisz is a Managing Veterinarian in Zoetis’ Beef Technical Services division. With 31 years of experience in the industry, his primary focuses are the p...
Montana 4-H is the youth development program of Montana State University Extension. 4-H is the largest, out-of-school youth development program in the state, reaching nearly 20,000 youth in all 56 counties each year. In 4-H, if you can dream it, you can do it! 4-H offers more than 200 different projects and learning experiences that actively engage youth while having fun. There are two main groups of 4-H aged youth. The first is called Cloverbuds and is for youth ages 5 to 8 years of age. This...
Drought (level D2 to D4) now occupies 37% of the Western US. The impact on the US cattle numbers is staggering. US cow herd drop 2% in the last USDA report, but many analysts believe the cow and heifer slaughter numbers year to date are up 14% from the same time in 2021 and 27% larger than the five-year average indicating that the true cattle numbers in the US are much lower. Impacting these numbers are lack of livestock water and feed as well as grasshoppers in our local areas. For grasshopper...
On Wednesday, June 29, the curtain went up for Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) version of King Lear. Before the show started, tour manager and actor Riley O'Toole, who has returned for his eighth tour with MSIP, greeted the crowd and thanked them for coming out to see the show and help MSIP celebrate its 50th year on tour. He thanked all of the sponsors and businesses that help make the tour possible and then thanked everyone in the crowd. "It is because of people like all of you that...
In a fairly straightforward meeting last Tuesday night, the city council got the first report on the City Pool by new manager Shay Garfield and assistant manager Izzy Siegle. They informed the council that over the first three weeks of the pool being open, they have made $8,614.77. A majority of which is from swim lessons and sign-ups. And another $1,020.72 from concessions. They have five sponsored days scheduled so far and there has been one pool party with another one on the schedule. The...
Nitrates are an issue to be aware of with our annual forage like hay barley and other small grain that we make into hay. Moisture has not been universal across the landscape and some crops and weeds may be stressed, accumulating nitrate. One early test of lambsquarter (see photo below) showed presence of nitrate. In large quantities, this weed could be a problem in hay. Taking a sample of the plant and bring it to the Extension Office ahead of haying can screen for the presence of nitrate. Also...
After the damage done by the high wind storm on April 5 and 6 of this year, the question of will there be any grandstand events this year at the 107th Phillips Count Fair has been answered. Yes!! The Friday night concert, Saturday derby/AMX races, and the Sunday Indian Relays and chariot races will all be held. PC Fair board member, Eric Wilke, told the PC News that the upper level of the grandstands will not be used. They have been considered unsafe. "We will be able to use the lower section of...
For all of those that have missed their drive-thru fix of caffeine on the west side of town at the corner of Hwy 2 and 191 North, the wait is over! New owners of Milk River Mocha, Matt and Shaelin Roberts, and Risa Crismore put out the open sign on Friday, June 24, at 10 a.m. and got their first taste of running a coffee shop. The three new owners originally come from the Libby, Montana area. Shaelin and Risa are sisters, and are also the children of the new owners of the Edgewater Inn, Challis...
1 years ago- Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Local Athletes do well at Opheim Rodeo Phillips County Rodeo contestants did well at the Opheim Rodeo on Sunday. Guy Simanton of Whitewater, won the Saddle Bronc with a 64, and Alex Burnham of Saco, placed 4th with a 53. Jace Bishop, of Malta, won the Junior Breakaway with a 3.6. Justinn Marshall of Saco, won the Ladies Breakaway, with a 3.6, and Kirsty Stewart, of Malta, was 2nd with a 5.0. Isaac Farcia of Saco won the Bull Riding with a score of 81. Brenna Krueger, of Zortman, won the Junior Barrels,...
On Wednesday, June 29, at 6:30 p.m. Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, which is celebrating its 50th year, will present King Lear. The tour, as always, started on June 15, with four nights of King Lear at Montana State University. This is followed by four nights this week, 22-25, of the other show they are doing, Twelfth Night, at MSU. They then hit the road for Hobson on the 27th and Lewistown on the 28th, before coming to Malta. The tour this year is 77 shows over a total of 85 days, ending in...
At the June 14 Malta City Council meeting, Mayor John Demarais and the council received word that the cost for the new Trafton Lift Station came in at $200,000 over the original bid. “This actually isn’t too bad,” said Mayor Demarais. “When comparing other cities and the issues they are having. Prices are up all over. A new water tank in Cut Bank came in over a million dollars over bid. This is what the entire country is dealing with, and the city needs this new lift station.” The council approved the application for a loan in two installme...
1 years ago- Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Malta District purchases Blue Bird bus The Malta School District is getting into the bus business. The district has purchased a 1999 Blue Bird coach bus from Bouma Truck Sales in Great Falls for $63,500. Malta trustees gave their permission for the purchase at last week’s board meeting. Supt. Kris Kuehn said the district hopes to have enough money left in the general fund at the end of June when the fiscal year ends to fund the purchase. District Business Manager Jane Knudsen said Monday it appears the m...
The Malta Swim Team has had two early meets this season to get things going. On June 4 and 5, the team was in Harlem for the Harlem Invitational. On June 11 and 12, the team traveled to Chinook for that Invitational Meet. Malta head coach Darrow Messerly said, “Things are going good for the early season. The kids are doing very well to start off the year, they’re working their butts off and improving every day.” In the female 200IM (ages 11-12), Taya Wilke took 5th in Harlem and 2nd in Chinook. Female 50 Free (9-10), Brooke Negus was 6th in Ha...
The Malta City Pool opened last week with a bit of a delay due to cold and rainy weather. But things got going on Thursday, June 9, with the first day of open swimming! There is a new manager at the pool this year, but she is not a new face around the Malta pool. Shay Garfield takes the reigns this year. She is a 2017 graduate of Malta and a longtime lifeguard and member of the Malta Swim Team, coaching it for two years. "I'm really excited to be back at the pool," said Garfield. "We've got a...
It was pretty much business as usual for the Malta School Board of Trustees as they get everything ready for the summer months and start planning for the next school year. The trustees got their new committee assignments. Personnel will be Carter Clausen and Jessica Oyler, Finance will be Clausen and Scott Meneely, Building will be Justin Lamb and Meneely, Transportation will be Kevin Koss and Lamb, and Curriculum will be Koss and Oyler. The student handbooks were approved for the next school year, with very minor changes, mostly grammatical...
At the end of last season, then swimmer/coach Darrow Messerly was saying that he had really enjoyed his time with the swim team and was wishing them well in the years to follow. Fast forward to this year and now, just coach Messerly, is back at the helm of the swim team. “I am excited about this year’s team,” said Messerly. “I can’t remember how many we had out last year, but we have grown to 27 swimmers this year. It’s a really good group and I am looking forward to seeing how they come together.” Last year’s team qualified eight swimmers...
A perfect day was the way many described Saturday, June 4. The weather was in the mid-70s, with good food, good music, and the number of entries in the car show that brought the numbers back to where they were pre-Covid. "It was a great day for the 20th Annual FSB Car Show," said show organizer Terry Skones. "We've had a great turnout today. Thanks to everyone for coming out and having a good day with us." With 90 vehicles entered into the show, vendors in the park, and businesses having...
1 years ago- Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Colgate Country Showdown Winners of KMMR’s annual country music talent show Friday night at the Malta High School auditorium were Tricia LaBrie, first place; Third Wheel, consisting of Daniel Morton, Kerri Morton, and Jeremy Beasley, second place; and Vince Mace, third place. LaBrie received the $500 prize and the opportunity to compete in the state competition in Great Falls. Second place was $200 and third $100. A total of eight contestants performed two numbers each. Three Penguins compete at State C The...
