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A great time was had by all those who attended the Malta High School Jazz Combo concert last Tuesday night, February 15. Over the short period of time that I have been covering the band/choir concerts, I have come to expect the unexpected. Especially from the band director, Mr. Eric Engebretson. He seems to come up with some very creative things to do for the band. So when the house lights went down and the stage lights came up, the only band members on the stage were Krista Meisdalen at the...
Architects, engineers, and repairs were the main topic of the night at the last Malta School Board meeting held on Wednesday, February 9. In the standing committee report, the building committee consisting of trustees Justin Lamb and Scott Meneely met with Elementary Principal Mrs. Seymour for a tour of the Malta Elementary School. They reported to the board that there are many issues in the building. There is a water leak in the gym, the library has a bad leak with water coming in around an old window, one of the boy’s bathrooms had been c...
1 years ago- Wednesday, February 22, 2012 New principal to come from within the district A new Malta High School Principal will be selected from within the ranks. That was the decision of the Malta School Board last week. The board met in a special meeting to formally accept the resignation of Principal John Roberts, who plans to retire at the end of his contract at the end of May. Mr. Roberts has served as principal for nine years. Supt. Kris Kuehn said he hopes to recommend a successor at the school board’s March 13 meeting. Supt Kuehn told...
In a paper released on Thursday, February 10, Dr. Cary Woodruff, Director of Paleontology at the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum in Malta, Montana, along with other colleagues, reported that they have found the first bird-like respiratory infection in a dinosaur. The subject of the discovery was a sauropod, or long-necked dinosaur, nicknamed "Dolly". "Dolly" was a herbivore that lived approximately 150 million years ago and was discovered back in 1990 in the Livingston area. The fossil of "Dolly"...
It was another top-notch production put on by the Malta High School Band and Choir to an almost capacity audience on Tuesday, February 8, at the Malta High School auditorium. The concert choir, led by Mrs. Nancy Murdock and accompanied by Jenny Oxarart kicked off the night with a couple of the songs that were performed at the District Honor Band and Choir concert in late January. The first song was a dark, foreboding song called Dies Irae. A song that was sung in Latin, and was originally a poem that dates from the 13th century at the latest....
Twenty-seven of the county's top spellers congregated at the school in Whitewater on Wednesday, February 9, for the Phillips County Spelling Bee. The winner was Finn Witmer, a seventh-grader from Malta Middle School. The runner-up for the competition was Jake Brown, an eighth-grader from Saco. It was down to the two of them after the seventh round. They seemed to be in sync, spelling two words correctly, or misspelling two words for a few rounds. Until the 13th round when Witmer spelled his...
At the last City Council meeting, February 8, the council got a visit from Barry Damchen. He reported that the landfill is looking good. There is a problem with litter from the landfill. He suggested that the city look into shutting the landfill down on days that are supposed to be really windy. Much of the litter that gets airborne happens when the trucks are dumped while it is windy. Mr. Damchen introduced Mary Louise to the council. She is a sub-contractor that is working with Mr. Damchen now that specializes in groundwater monitoring. The...
1 years ago- Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Nutrition key to Malta’s Head Start meals Where’s the one place you’re guaranteed a filling, nutritious and wholesome meal? The Malta Head Start Program…Honest! Bonnie Ost has been cooking for the Head Start program for eight years (she’s been cooking since childhood when she was Bonnie Koss on the family ranch). Raising seven children (one a nephew), Bonnie has learned what children like to eat and brings that knowledge to her menus for the Head Start program. “The Child Adult Food Care Program (CAFCP...
A project that has been in the works since 2018 has come to fruition. A brand new bus barn for the Phillips Transit Authority (PTA) is 99 percent done and waiting for its final inspection from the state this coming Thursday. "We will be moving things over there slowly," said Betty Hasler of the PTA. "I have a few time-sensitive things that I want to make sure I get done while all of my stuff is still here so I know that everything is working right." They broke ground on land donated by the...
Fifteen months after making his initial appearance in the courtroom, and following many delays, representation changes, and a change of plea, the case against Ernest Miramon, Jr. has come to a close. On Tuesday, January 25, at 2:32 p.m., District Court was called to order for the sentencing hearing with the Honorable Yvonne Laird presiding via Zoom from Blaine County. Present in Malta was Dan O'Brien, representing the State of Montana, and Lee Pekovitch, legal intern via Zoom. Paul Neal,...
After watching what was called the Pro Bowl this past weekend, I will never watch it again. I can understand that none of the very best players in the NFL want to get hurt playing in an exhibition game that means nothing to anyone’s record. An injury in a meaningless game could cost them money, contracts, their career. But let’s be honest, they were in full pads and were basically doing a walk-through. I’ve seen more contact in a flag football game than there was in the “Pro Bowl”. I would much rather they lose the pads and actually play a fl...
Both members of the Malta Speech and Drama team qualified for the State Meet held at Huntley Project High School on January 28-29. While neither of the girls made it to the finals, Head Coach Anna LaBrie said, “I am very proud of both girls. They have grown so much over the season.” Though senior Emily Rettinger didn’t make it out of the first round, Coach LaBrie had nothing but gratitude for her. “It was a big risk for Emily to try something new, being a senior and this was her first year in speech. She did a great job and got better as the...
1 years ago- Wednesday, February 6, 2012 She’s back home…as a deputy sheriff After an absence of 11 years, LeeAnn Pekovitch has returned to Malta…but this time she’s packing a gun and a badge. When she graduated from Malta High School, LeeAnn (we’ll have to get used to calling her Deputy Pekovitch) attended Minot State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Forensic Chemistry. She’s currently working on her Master’s Degree in Criminology. Her first job, for five years, w...
The Malta Mustangs went into the 2022 Eastern B-C Divisionals in Colstrip on February 4-5, with the hopes of getting at least half of their eight wrestlers to the state meet. They ended up with seven out of eight. "I am pleasantly surprised that we have seven going down to state," said Head Coach Jake French. "We had talked to the school beforehand about taking a couple of the school cars down to state. Now we need to take a bus. It's a great problem to have." Huntley Project took home the team...
The Malta City Council was presented with Daniel Dahl’s proposal that the City of Malta purchases his +/- 6221 square foot lot located by the Trafton Park Arena for $3,000 by Mayor Demarais during the last council meeting on Tuesday, January 25. After a good deal of discussion about the price and what the city would do with the lot, Councilperson Sintler moved to table the decision until the next council meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilperson Hicks and passed unanimously by roll call vote 3-0 with Councilperson Wiederrick absent f...
1 years ago- Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Quiet benefactor leaves $498,660 legacy to three Phillips County organizations Three Phillips County organizations were handed checks for $166,220.45 each last week thanks to the generosity of former Malta resident Henry Mulfinger. Receiving the checks were the Phillips County Hospital Association, Phillips County Historical Society Inc., and the Malta Lutheran Church. Mustangs host tournament; head off to Divisional battle The Malta Mustang wrestling squad heads off to Conrad Saturday for the Northern...
1 Years Ago – 2012 Malta Speech, Drama takes third at Divisional meet The Malta Speech and Drama team took third place at Divisionals in Cut Bank on Saturday. This weekend, the team heads to the state meet in Billings hosted by Shepherd. Those who placed and are attending state are as follows: Skye McGinty- 1st in Expository, Justine Wright- 6th in Impromptu, Landon Score- 8th in Impromptu, Garrett Giblette- 5th in Memorized Public Address, Justin Paul- 6th in Original Oratory, Kim Perry- 1st in Serious Oral Interpretation, Amanda Mummy- 2...
Malta High School held its first Career Day on Wednesday, January 12. Students from Malta, Dodson, and Whitewater attended and viewed presentations from over 40 businesses and occupations. The presenters gave the students the pros and cons of the profession, the necessary education or training needed, employment potential, and answered any questions that the students may have. Phillips County EMS Coordinator Rhei Tharp said, "We had quite a few students that seemed really interested. They asked...
The Malta City Council elected Bonnie Wiederrick as the Council President at their first meeting of the year on Tuesday, January 11. The Council also approved the one-year appointments for the following: Zoning Administrator- John Demarais; Bear Paw Development Board- John Demarais; Judith River Foundation Board- David Rummel; Law Enforcement Board- William Hicks; Phillips County Transit Board- James Sintler and David Rummel; PhillCo Board- Bonnie Wiederrick; Trafton Park Arena Committee- Kelly Orahood, Guy Simanton, Ken Salveson, Tom Niebur,...
"The Phillips County Fair Board is proud to announce that Ian Munsick will be headlining the 2022 Phillips County Fair Concert on Friday, August 5," said PC Fair Board member Shane Anderson. Munsick is an up and coming country artist from Wyoming. He already has a huge following, and has many songs a lot of people will know. "The Board gets a lot of requests from people in the community on who they'd like us to get, and Ian Munsick's name has come up a lot lately," said Anderson. "I've heard...
The Malta Speech and Drama Team is preparing for the Class B/C Divisional Meet in Choteau on Saturday, January 22. The team last competed on January 8, at the Shelby Invitational. Izzy Hallenberg got 2nd place in the Dramatic Oral Interpretation category, and Emily Rettinger got 3rd place in the Humorous Oral Interpretation category. The team was supposed to compete on January 15, at the Power/Simms Invitational, but the meet was canceled due to a rash of various illnesses at the host school. Coach Anna LaBrie said, “It would have been nice t...
During the last School Board meeting, the board approved the purchase of two new lifts for the Malta High School. The old lifts that the school has now are beyond repair. There are no parts available. Because these lifts are used for cleaning purposes high up in the gym and auditorium, ESSER or Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund money can be used. It was asked how much of the ESSER money was still available. Jane Knudsen said that they are not touching the ESSER III money. That is earmarked for the new HVAC system for the...
1 years ago- Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Mortenson 2nd in state VFW contest Riley Mortenson won the VFW Post 4067 local Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest and placed second at the state level. She won with her essay on the topic “Does Patriotism Still Matter?” and will receive a plaque and a cash award. In the event the first-place winner is unable to proceed to the national level, Mortenson will move on to the national level. She is the daughter of Paul and Rachel Mortenson of Malta. The Patriot’s Pen program, sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign...
The Malta Mustang grapplers were in Miles City last Friday and Saturday, January 14-15, for the 63rd Annual Cowboy Invitational. “That is a tough tournament,” said Head Coach Jake French. “It’s an all-class tournament, so we’re going to get some really tough competition.” The Mustangs were led by Wrestler of the Week Spencer Gibbs. Gibbs went 4-1 over the weekend and placed 3rd in the 170 lb weight class. Gibbs won his first match by pinfall over Tommy Predonzan of Hettinger/Scranton, ND. His second match was a win by major decision 11...
A group of about 50 of our local veterans and their families enjoyed a wonderful dinner and good company at the eleventh annual Military Dinner at the VFW Club on Saturday, January 8. As the guests showed up, they put their names in for some door prizes that were donated by many of the local businesses, and throughout the night, tickets were sold for a 50/50 drawing. Prime rib and beef ribs were the main courses with a salad, mashed potatoes, and corn as sides. If you still had room after all...
