One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 43
Like a good neighbor, Tom LaFond is there...he's just not as close as he used to be. On New Year's Day, LaFond, a longtime Malta resident, opened his new State Farm Insurance Agency office in Havre, Mont., after nearly a year's worth of schooling in California and Helena in order to obtain his license. "The schooling was nine months," LaFond said. "I had to pass all of the Montana exams, all six of them ... property, causality, life and health, bank and securities." LaFond, who turned 50 last...
In December of last year, the National Retail Federation (NRF) – the world’s largest retail trade association – declared the U.S. economy was headed into the right direction as the holiday season neared. According to an anonymous polling of Malta Merchants last week by the Phillips County News, NRF seemed to know what they were talking about. A total of 10 different Malta stores owners were asked asked to answer the question “for the 2015 holiday shopping season were sales: below average, above average, good, really good or best year ever.” Of...
David John Clowes, 85, passed away January 14 at Francis Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow Montana. A Funeral Mass was held on Monday, January 18 at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church with Father Jose Valliparambil officiating. Burial followed at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon was held after burial at the Cottonwood Inn. Please send any memorials to Glasgow Education Fund or Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. Dave was born June 23, 1930, in Glasgow, MT and as a boy grew up on a farm on Cherry Creek north east of Glasgow which was, as he described i...
The Phillips County Commissioners held their first meeting of the new year last week in Malta with four items on the day’s agenda. First up was a certificate of survey family exemption on a piece of land located just east of Malta. County Commissioner Bruce Christofferson explained that the survey was sought by a family looking to help get their children started in farming. The second agenda item was resolution number 2016-01 which sets the commissioner’s meeting schedule for the year. Commissioner Christofferson explained that the mee...
Of the hundreds of donations the Malta Food Bank received this holiday season, the latest netted the service 1,255 pounds of non-perishable foods following the 61-day long 5-for-5 Match Play promotion sponsored by Kid Curry and Westside Casinos. "It was great," said Malta Food Bank Volunteer June Cornell. "Carrol (Schumacher) and I weighed it all and put it away and it took us quite some time." The Casino's match play program asks customers to bring in non-perishable items in the two months...
We’ve all heard the talk about building a wall, locking our borders, and keeping them out. Let them in and the world as we know it will be forever changed. They’ll damage property, threaten local residents and spread disease. But then there’s always some liberal sob sister who asks, “Hey, can’t we all learn to live together?” We certainly embraced plenty of immigrants in the past, ring-necked pheasants from Asia, partridge from Eastern Europe, brown trout from across the pond. Times, however, ar...
Well it has been an interesting weekend in my household. My younger sister Jada happens to be a Bengals fan. I am a diehard Steelers fan. If you don’t already know, Pittsburgh won the AFC Wildcard Playoff game in interesting fashion. With less than 2 minutes left, Cincinnati committed two costly penalties. This put the Steelers in position to kick the game winning field goal in the final seconds of the game. Having lost all hope after the Landry Jones interception. I went absolutely insane as we won the game… I noticed how beautiful rivalries c...
Last Thursday night, somewhere in between the two channels that showed American Idol, was a channel that premiered a brand new weight loss show. While I used to love the Biggest Loser, I have found myself finally getting annoyed with all the tears and terrible pop songs that come with watching that show. Though I am probably done with The Biggest Loser I am still very much intrigued by weight loss shows and documentaries. That being said it was a surprising to find a show that had an emphasis...
Jim Patterson, the youngest son of Harry Lucas and Virginia Cowan Patterson, was born September 16, 1932 in his mother's original homestead shack near Freewater, Montana on the Big Bend of the Milk River. After spending a few years of his boyhood near Leadore, Idaho, he graduated from High School in Malta, Mont. in 1950 and went to work on the logging crew of Collins Pondosa Lumber Co. in the Wallowa Mountains of northeast Oregon. In the fall of 1952, Jim was drafted into the U.S. Army to serve...
The Malta Merchant’s committee had their first meeting of 2016 this past week. This was the first time for all of us to get back together and review the holiday season. We were very pleased with the Scrip program and just how many folks took advantage of it, as you saw in the PCN article. Throughout the holiday season, whether with Scrip or cash you all shopped with us, making 2015 a very positive year for our local businesses! Thank you also to everyone who texted their votes, in our store decorating contest! Our three winners each received a...
The fog has been really thick this week! Pretty frost on all the trees! Bryton Clark started pre school this week! I hope she has a wonderful experience to start off her love of learning! I got a note from Lorna O'Rourke Knudsen who grew up at Lovejoy. She lives in Southern California now and was rejoicing about the recent rain that they got. She remembers the snow and cold temps that we get in Northern Montana! I told her it hadn't been too bad yet this year! Congratulations to the Lumsdens on...
Winter has shown its claws this week with more snow and cold temperatures all week. Polly Solberg and Dora Henry were in Chinook and Havre on Monday for Polly’s medical appointments. Polly attended four basketball games in Malta on Saturday. Doris Nicholson and Rosie Bednarczyk were up and around on Thursday despite the cold weather. Thanks again to Robbie for cleaning the snow around the churches this week. Good to see Wink Cole up and out again. Continued good wishes are sent for continued r...
Sympathy to the family of Don Hould and others. Get well to Randy Stenswick who is now home from the hospital and all others who are sick. Whitewater Baptist Church has a guest pastor, Larry Hoyle, from Havre. Church is at Whitewater Lutheran Church Sundays at 6 p.m. Baptist Church also meets at the Malta Business Center at 11 a.m., Sunday morning.Pastor Wisher and family are in the Carolinas now. Rick Michelson preached at Whitewater Lutheran Church recently as Pastor Nagy was on vacation....
Malta Senior Meals Thursday, January 14th - Sloppy Joes Friday, January 15th - Hot Hamburger Tuesday, January 19th - Chicken December birthday winner: Pat Johnson. Do you have a January birthday - let us know when you sign in for dinner. MMS Calendars Malta Middle School calendars are out for distribution. Please call the middle school if you have not received your 2016 calendar. 654-2225. Chair Exercise in Malta On Monday, January 18, chair exercise class will resume from 10-to-11 a.m. at the Malta Senior Center. Classes will continue each...
The Jim Schumacher Memorial Livestock Day will be January 20 starting at 11 am at the Great Northern Lodge Room. Lunch will be provided by the Malta Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. Here is a list of speakers and times. At 11 am Dr. Dragon Momcilovic, Veterinarian for the Food and Drug Administration will discuss the “Veterinary Feed Directive” (VFD) final rule outlining the process for authorizing use of VFD drugs (animal drugs intended for use in or on animal feed that require the sup...
Montana's Fish & Wildlife Commission will meet via video-conference at 9 a.m. Jan. 14. People may listen to the meeting online at the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks website or view a live television feed of the meeting at any FWP regional headquarters or the Helena headquarters. During the meeting, commissioners plan to take final action on several issues, including: ■ Amendments to rules regarding removal of ice shelters on Lake Helena and Hauser Lake. ■ A rule giving FWP authority to prohibit floating near Supply Ditch on the Bitterroot River...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has developed a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed action of purchasing a 30-foot wide permanent road easement in northern Phillips County, and is seeking public comment on the proposal. The proposed Joiner Coulee Access Easement would allow the public to cross approximately one-mile of an existing road on private land, off of the North Dodson Road, to allow access to both BLM and State land. The easement would be granted by Wetlands America Trust Inc., a division of Ducks Unlimited (DU), and...
1 years ago January 13, 1916 Malta School Notes Owing to the severe coldness of the winter some difficulty is being encountered in keeping the schoolhouse warm. On Wednesday of this week the upstairs rooms were dismissed at the morning recess. It would not be a crime if parents kept their children at home on 50 degree below mornings. Many cases of frozen ears, hands, feet, etc., came to notice among the children. Yesterday morning each teacher spent a great deal of time undoing the work of J....
Kelly McCann Where you from: Billings Favorite Hobby: Playing drums Favorite Meal: Canadian Bacon and Mushroom Pizza Favorite Music Album: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Favorite drummer: Jimmy Fadden or Nigel Olsson Occupation: Technology coordinator at Malta Public Schools / Owner of I Am The Geek Bonus Answer: He also runs Malta's drum line and rebuilds classic drum sets....
Grapevine questions for this week were answered by folks at Westside Self-Service last Monday. Question A: What is the most amount of money you have won playing the Montana Lottery? Question B: What would you do if you won the $1.3 Billion jackpot tonight?...
Malta Athletic Club President, Danny Paul Shores presented Phillips County 4-H Shooting Sports President, Marty Lundstrom with a check in the amount of $1,800. This financial donation will be used to purchase three Daisy 887 air rifles, two CO2 canisters for air rifles and one Daisy 747 air pistol. The PC 4-H Shooting Sports program currently has 61 youth participating in the air pistol, air rifle and archery disciplines. The PC 4-H SS program would like to thank the Malta Athletic Club for...
Triangle Communications (Triangle) is pleased to announce the following communities as recipients of the 2015-2016 Smart Rural Connected Community Challenge: Sweet Grass County, the Town of Big Sandy and the City of Malta/Malta Chamber of Commerce. The selected communities and their Stakeholder Committees (identified in each application) will work closely with Anne Boothe, Triangle’s Economic Development Specialist, to discuss technology assets in their community and how they relate to various sectors of the local economy. The overall goal o...
The chair exercise class will resume Monday, January 18, 2016 from 10-11 a.m. at the Malta Senior Center, 110 1st St. W. The Anne Pringle Burnell Stretch, Strength, and Yoga DVD’s are low impact designed for Seniors. Sit and Be Fit, is a set of four DVDs hosted by Mary Ann Wilson, RN. Each Monday a different 20-30 minute DVD will be used. Reservations are not necessary; simply come when you are able. A fee of $10 will be assessed monthly for non-members of the center and $8 for current members. All money goes to the Senior Center. Membership f...
Equity Co-Op Manager Mark French stands with the winners of the 4-H Champion of Champions competition held by CHS Nutrition / Malta Equity Co-op. The winners left to right are: Market Hog Reserve Champion Carson Ottinger of the Rough Riders Club, Market Lamb Grand Champion Kennedy Koss of the Rough Riders Club and Market Lamb Reserve Champion Danie Rhodes of the Malta Steak Club. All who entered received a T-shirt from CHS Nutrition but Ottinger, Koss and Rhodes were presented with custom...
Phillips County Hospital is proud to announce Dr. Robert Crochelt, of Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, will be serving as a visiting specialist beginning February 18th. Dr. Crochelt, a New Jersey native, has been a practicing general surgeon for 22 years now. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his doctorate of philosophy in pharmacology as well as receiving his medical doctorate from the same institution. His residency was located in San Francisco prior to beginning his practice. Dr....