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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...
It was a quiet and quick City Council meeting on December 28, 2021, as Councilman Sintler and Mayor Demarais could not make it in for the last meeting of the year. Councilperson Bonnie Wiederrick called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. The only new business at the meeting was to have Malta City Clerk Lorie Bond administer the oath of office to Ward 1 Councilperson Elect David Rummel and Ward 2 Councilperson Elect Bonnie Wiederrick. In the department reports, Clerk Bond informed the council that City Custodian Lesa Williamson reported that her...
On Thursday, December 23, 2021, at approximately 0630 hours, Phillips County Dispatch was notified by US Border Patrol that a breach of the border at the Port of Morgan had occurred and they were requesting assistance from the Phillips County Sheriff's Office. Deputy Taylor Matthews and Sheriff Jerry Lytle responded to the incident. USBP Agent Branham, the Malta Border Patrol Station Agent in Charge (PAIC), was also responding and made contact with the suspect vehicle near the intersection of...
Last week, Colleges around the state have started releasing their Dean's Lists for the Fall 2021 semester. A few students from the Phillips County area have been named. If any local student info was missed, please send the info to [email protected]. The following are students that have been named from the University of Montana, Montana Tech, Rocky Mountain College, and The University of Jamestown in N.D. UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA To qualify, students must be undergraduates, earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher and receive grades of A or B in a...
Local P.E.O. organization, Chapter AK recently awarded Class of 2021 Malta High School graduate Sidney Meeks with the Eaton-Hendrickson Scholarship in the amount of $700. Meeks is attending Montana Tech's nursing program. Meeks is the daughter of Scott and Lori Meeks of Malta. P.E.O. is a philanthropic organization where women CELEBRATE the advancement of women, EDUCATE women through scholarships, awards, grants and loans and MOTIVATE women to achieve their highest aspirations. The local P.E.O....
Whitewater Lutheran Church is planning a counsel meeting, Sunday, January 23, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. Sympathy to the family of Dave Clark of Loring, Montana. Many from Whitewater attended the funeral. Goodbye and good luck to Lindsey and Christian parents who were here from Denmark. God speed to them going home. Congratulations to Tessa (formerly Olsen) and her husband on the birth of their baby girl! Nancy Olson is the proud grandmother. Marjorie Olson is the great-grandmother. Many from Whitewate...
Seems funny that weather takes the head place in conversations but this year has given us lots to talk about. It is still very cold, as I write this it is minus 5 but the weatherman has told us we are warming up this week starting tomorrow. Wednesday and Thursday are supposed to be our warmest. I certainly hope he is right. Well, our Bobcats lost, but they did make it to the championship, so we are proud of them. It was too bad that one of their main players hurt his ankle in the first quarter....
It’s been a while since I saw a bear in my neighborhood. We had them in our yard once in Bozeman as evidenced by the scat they left. I have a wonderful photo of a black bear running full tilt through the cemetery behind my daughter’s house in Livingston. I used to have to shoo them off the porch of my cabin in Cooke City. But once Barb and I moved to Malta I pretty much gave up hope of seeing any more bears near where I live. After all, we’re miles from the mountains on the tree-less prair...
January 2, 2022, was the longest day of my life. This had nothing to do with the time I enjoyed at home with my family. I love hanging out with my family whenever I can. This had to do with a certain New Year’s Resolution that I inadvertently made for 2022. And then broke on day one. For a couple of years I watched my carbohydrate intake through a ketogenic diet; meaning high fat, low carb. It worked great for about a year. I was down 70 pounds and was full of energy. Eventually, when it comes t...
On the afternoon of January 04, 2022 Douglas (Skip/Skipper) Gail Smith passed away at SCL Hospital in Miles City, MT. as a result of heart failure due to complications with COVID-19. Skip was 79 years old. Skip was born in the town of Malta in Phillips County, MT. on February 08, 1942. He was the eldest son of Gail and Myrtle Smith. He was raised in Phillips County, MT on the family farm. He attended Strater country school for his elementary education and attended public schools in Malta, MT.... Full story
Mae Isbel Murrish Walsh was born June 20, 1924 in Burlington, MT (suburb of Butte) to James and Mable Murrish. She passed January 4, 2022. Mae was preceded in death by 3 brothers, 2 sisters, and son Truman (killed in Vietnam, 1969). She was one of the last Gold Star Mothers. Mae's young life was not easy, she was raised in an orphanage from the age of 10 to 17 in Twin Bridges. She married Gerald M. Walsh in 1943 in Butte, MT. They moved to Fort Belknap in 1943 where she resided on the family ran...
Lorna Jean Solberg was born on July 28, 1936 to J.W. and Florence McDermand in Great Falls, MT. In 1940 her brother Jim was born completing their family. Lorna attended school in Conrad, MT graduating in 1954. In 1956 she married Elmo Simonson, to this union they had 3 daughters, Sandy, Cindy and Shelley. They moved to Havre, MT. Later they divorced. Then she met Les Solberg of Malta, MT while playing bridge. They married on July 15, 1973. They farmed south of Malta, where she also enjoyed...
Malta Senior Center BINGO is every Friday at 1:00 at the Malta Senior Center Malta VFW Club The Malta VFW Club will remain closed on Mondays for the month of January. Contact Carolyn if you need to schedule an event. PC Museum Closed til April The Phillips County Museum is closed for the season and will reopen April 1st. To schedule a tour during this time, or to make a purchase from the gift shop, please call 654-1037 and leave a message. FWP Region 6 Meeting 1-12-22. Hunting regulations out for public comment; public meetings planned for...
1 years ago- Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Speech team third at Fergus meet The Malta Speech and Drama Team competed at the Fergus High meet in Lewistown last Saturday, placing third in the Class B speech competition. The team brought home three individual firsts as D’Andre Haag placed first in Humorous Oral Interpretation; Skye McGinty was first in Expository and Garrett Giblette was first in Memorized Public Address. Justin Paul placed second in Original Oratory. Kim Perry was fourth in Serious Oral Interpretation; Landon Score was seventh in...
The North Country Mavericks basketball team won their first two games of 2022, defeating the Glasgow Lady Scotties on Friday, January 7, and the Scobey Lady Spartans on Saturday, January 8. “Feels great to be back out on the court and playing games again,” North Country Head Coach Amber Erickson said. “We worked on a lot of little things over the break such as setting and using our screens better, communication on the floor, and boxing out better.” The Lady Mavs are scheduled to play Lustre Christian in Lustre on Friday, January 14, at 6 p.m....
The Malta M-ettes basketball team won their lone game of the week, defeating the Rocky Boy Lady Stars in Rocky Boy on Thursday, January 6. The M-ettes were scheduled to face Roundup on Saturday, January 8, but the game was postponed. "It turned into only a one-game weekend for us, but we went on the road and got a good Northern B win," Malta Head Coach Nate Hammond said. "We jumped out pretty early and were able to get 11 kids time and work on some different things." In Malta's win over Rocky...
Malta School District Job Announcement Position: Part Time Food Service Contact: Matt Genger, Superintendent [email protected] Telephone: (406) 654-1871 Deadline: Until Filled Salary: DOE plus Benefits Hours: Hours vary-approximately 20-25 hours/week Apply by: Application may be picked up in the Central Office or on-line at www.maltaschools.org --------------------------------- Join the Tin Cup Bar & Grill Team BARTENDERS COOKS (Must be willing to work flexible hours) APPLY IN PERSON 1652 Hwy. 191, Malta CONTACT Jane 406-654-1250...
Thursday, January 13, 2022, is the first day for candidates to file for the June 7, 2022, Primary Election for the local Conservation District Board: District Board Member – 4-year term – currently held by Craig French District Board Member – 4-year term – currently held by Pat Anderson District Board Member – 4-year term – currently held by Paul Mortenson The last day for candidates to file for this election will be March 14, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Any person wishing to file for office, who is a registered voter in Phillips County, may obtain the...
A good set of speakers lined up for the Annual Jim Schumacher Memorial Livestock day January 27, 2022 at the Great Northern Hotel. Below is a short description of the topic and speaker. 10 am: United Property Owners will discuss their suite against Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks regarding their bison EIS. 11 am: CHS nutrition consultant for our area Baily Hagedorn will be here to discuss feeding the cow during the last 1/3 of pregnancy and preparing for calving. With producers forced to feed...
The Independence Bank Scholarship application deadline is quickly approaching. Applications for the scholarship must be received in the MSU-Northern Financial Aid Office by February 4th, 2022. The Independence Bank Scholarship is open to incoming freshman students planning to attend MSU-Northern. To be eligible, students must graduate from a high school in Hill, Blaine, Phillips, Valley, Roosevelt, Daniels, Sheridan, Liberty, Chouteau, Pondera, or Toole counties. Seven $1000 scholarships will...
The Mustang Wrestlers got back on the mat after their Christmas break this past weekend with the CJI mixer in Chester on Thursday, January 6, and the Cut Bank Invitational on Friday and Saturday, January 7-8. “Our practices went really well over the break,” said Mustang Head Coach Jake French. “We picked up the intensity after Christmas, and the kids are starting to realize this last month is where we need to focus more and improve.” The Cut Bank Invitational was won by the host team Cut Bank with 226 points. Havre took second with 198, an...
The Lady Coyotes Girls basketball team had a pair of losses to tough opponents last weekend. The Lady Coyotes fell 67-17 to the Roy-Winifred Lady Outlaws on Friday, January 7. The team then lost 71-43 to the Class B Poplar Indians. In their loss to Poplar, the Lady Coyotes were led in scoring by Kataya KillEagle who scored 19 points. Imagin Fox and Kylee both had 11 points each, and Jean Jackson had two points. Dodson outscored Poplar 16-8 in the third period. The team was short-handed with six athletes, two of which were eighth-graders. In...
It was a tough week for Phillips County boys varsity basketball teams. The Malta Mustangs fell 71-50 to the Rocky Boy Stars on Thursday, January 6, in Rocky Boy. The Dodson Coyotes fell 55-35 to Roy-Winifred on Friday, January 7, in Dodson. The Coyotes also lost to the Poplar Indians 71-41 in Poplar on Saturday, January 8. The Mavericks lost a pair of games, first falling 55-27 to the Glasgow Scotties in Glasgow on Thursday, and then 64-31 to the Scobey Spartans on Friday. In Malta's loss to...