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The Bank of Malta held its Santa Night on its traditional first Monday of December, the 6th this year. "We were really excited to be able to have our Santa Night again this year," said Bank of Malta Branch Manager Jackie Sorlie. "We were sad when Santa couldn't come and meet the kids last year." Santa Night is a tradition that has been going on for close to 25 years according to Sorlie. "I've been here for 19 years, and it was a tradition when I started back then." The bank welcomed between...
Malta Fire Chief Josh Newman brought a couple of items to the City Council meeting on Tuesday, December 14. Newman brought in a new fire monitor, which he explained is just like the high-flow deck guns that the department has on the trucks, only the new ones can be brought down to ground level. “With these, we can hit the fire a lot more directly and hopefully save a few more structures,” said Newman. “The monitors also allow us to move a lot more water with a lot less manpower. With a hose, we would have three guys holding them. With this,...
Mustang Wrestling in Action at CMR Holiday Classic The Mustang grapplers took to the mat in Great Falls this past Friday and Saturday, December 17 and 18, for the CMR Holiday Classic. This was a large tournament with teams ranging from Class AA to Class C. 54 boys teams and 27 girls teams participated in the tournament. The weekend tournament also allows the wrestlers to get a lot of matches in as there is a JV tournament called the Walt and Trudy Currie JV Tournament that is held on the 18th. W...
The Phillips County Ambulance Service has a new vehicle in the arsenal. It was purchased from Richland County on September 9th. It has just finished getting a facelift with all new graphics done by Northern Prairie Design and put on by Paul and Kayla Warren. "We were very fortunate to get this ambulance from Richland County at a very reasonable price," said County Commissioner John Carnahan. Commissioner Richard Dunbar said, "We were lucky that we called them when we did and got our names on...
The Villa Theatre has new owners and will start this weekend with Pictures with Santa on Saturday, December 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with pictures provided by Lynne's Line Photography, followed by a showing of The Polar Express, sponsored by First State Bank of Malta at 2 p.m. An additional showing will be on Sunday, December 19, at 2 p.m. (suggested $5 donation). The new owners of the Villa are Kari Miller and her husband SaintLouis. Kari was born in a small town in Humboldt County,...
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...
With a mixer and a tournament in Havre on December 3rd and 4th, a dual against Fairfield in Malta on the 9th, and a tournament this past weekend on the 10th and 11th in Glasgow, the Mustangs have had a busy start to their season with just as many days in competition as they have practice this month. The 2021/22 version of Mustang Wrestling has one returning state qualifier in Camryn "Reggie" Mears where he placed 6th last year. Team Captains for this year's squad are Juniors Camryn "Reggie"...
The 2021 Christmas Festival put on by the Phillips County Museum came to an end on Thursday, December 2. Below is a list of all of the items along with who were the lucky ones to take them home. Museum Curator Lori Taylor said, "We really appreciate all of the donated items and people that bid this year. We miss having our night at the museum social at the end and are going to try really hard to hold that event next year." This year's Peoples Choice Winner was a decorated tree called Moo-sic to...
A musical was put on Monday and Tuesday, November 29 and 30, by Malta High School and Middle School drama students. An online description of this musical reads as follows: The tranquility of a summer's picnic along the riverbank is shattered by the incorrigible Toad. His friends, the winsome Mole and the stalwart Rat coughing in his dusty wake, but determined to reform him. Toad's bumpy path takes him to the Wide World, where he is arrested, put on trial, and sent to prison. Although he manages...
As the dry November closes here are some considerations for agricultural producers. Dormant dryland seeding of perennial grass and forbs should not be planted with our current conditions. While the plants will not germinate (that is a good thing), Montana State University recommendation are for 18 inches of soil moisture for dryland seeding of perennials. With no soil moisture, producers would be better to wait and see if conditions improve in the spring of 2022 for a dryland perennial seeding....
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...
Many local businesses, groups, clubs, and individuals have decorated trees, wreaths, and swags for you to vote on at the Phillips County Museum. You can also put in a bid on those items along with many beautiful handmade crafts made by locals in the silent auction, or take a chance and put your name in a bucket to win some other wonderful holiday items. "We have some really talented people in Malta," said P.C. Museum Curator Lori Taylor. "We've got a lot of wonderful holiday items for people to...
At the Tuesday, November 23 Malta City Council Meeting, Sheriff Jerry Lytle introduced Marie Buchfeller to the members as a new, full-time, Phillips County Deputy Sheriff. Buchfeller has been a reserve deputy for two years, working at the Phillips County Fair and other large events. Sheriff Lytle told the council that Deputy Seth Sanguins was leaving the sheriff's department and going to work with the Fish and Game Department. Mayor Demarais asked Sheriff Lytle if the department was fully staffe...
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...
On Monday, November 15, President Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law during a ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House. Part of this bill, $100 million, is tagged to go directly to the Milk River Project. For many years, decades even, the Milk River Project (MRP) has been grossly underfunded, and in need of essential and vital repairs. Just last year, on May 17, 2020, drop 5 of the St. Mary diversion gave way and failed. "There's been a lot of talk, a lot of proposals,...
The joint was jumpin’ last Tuesday night, November 16, as Malta’s Auditorium was turned into Mr. E’s Jazz Club for a one-night-only show by the Malta High School Jazz Combo. It was a night of bluesy jazz with a little bit of island flair thrown in that was enjoyed by a good crowd that had braved the high winds blowing outside. The show started with each of the nine-member group coming out one at a time, taking their spot and playing randomly, or “noodling”. The group wore Hawaiian shirts and black fedoras. Once all members were on stage, they w...
Malta High School played host to 12 other schools and around 50-60 kids on Saturday, November 20, for its Speech and Drama Invitational. The small but mighty Malta team of two held their own in the speech categories, coming away with a third-place team finish. Izzie Hallenberg competes in the Dramatic Oral Interpretation (DOI) category. "The piece I present is about a girl that is abused by her partner Zak," said Hallenberg. "DOI is the much heavier side of speech. More dramatic. I can't have a...
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...
On November 18, 2003, Lt. Governor Karl Ohs convened a meeting in Havre, Montana, to raise awareness of the urgent need to rehabilitate the aging St. Mary Facilities of the Milk River Project. On November 6, 2021 as part of the Federal Infrastructure bill the St. Mary/Milk River project will receive $100 million in funding. “It would be nice for a project that provides water and food to stand on its own merit, but the appropriation is fantastic” said, Marko Manoukian Co-Chair of the St. Mar...
The Malta City Council voted last Tuesday, November 9, to hire SK Geotechnical Corporation out of Billings to do a soil evaluation at the site of the proposed new Trafton Lift Station. This soil evaluation is the beginning of a plan set up by the Great West Engineering group that the City of Malta has hired to help prioritize and plan projects needed in the city, and helps with any and all grant applications that can aid in those projects. “The soil evaluation will get the ball rolling on the lift station project as well as help us with our r...
At the Malta School Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, November 10, Supt. Genger stated that “We need to start the conversation on what to do with the Old Gym.” Genger said that additions/improvements are needed throughout the building. Locker rooms, heating system, ADA compliance, eventually flooring, etc. He feels that the district needs to prioritize the current campus sites and determine the needs and value of usage. Then construct a long-term/range plan of improvement for the entire campus area. Genger said the obvious number one pri...
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...
On November 18, 2003, Lt. Governor Karl Ohs convened a meeting in Havre, Montana, to raise awareness of the urgent need to rehabilitate the aging St. Mary Facilities of the Milk River Project. On November 6, 2021, as part of the Federal Infrastructure bill the St. Mary/Milk River project will receive $100 million in funding. “It would be nice for a project that provides water and food to stand on its own merit, but the appropriation is fantastic,” said, Marko Manoukian Co-Chair of the St. Mary R... Full story
The Malta High School Band and Choir put on an outstanding show on Tuesday, October 26, in the Malta Auditorium. The Malta Concert Choir got things started under the direction of Nancy Murdock. The 34 member choir started with Exsultate Justi arranged by Cristi Cary Miller and accompanied by Mardy Demarais. It is a song of Psalms 32. A jubilant and celebratory song sung in Latin. The title means "Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just". The next song was called More to Me, arranged by Pink Zebra and...
The Great Plains Dinosaur Museum held a 'Night at the Museum, Let's Raise a Glass' get-together on Friday, November 5, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. It was a chance for supporters and fans of the museum to gather for some drinks, hors d'oeuvres, conversation, and to recognize some people that have helped the museum get to where it is. Museum Board member Damien Austin welcomed and thanked everyone for coming. "Tonight, we'd like to raise a glass and thank some people who have contributed over the years...
