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After opening the meeting with the pledge to the flag, Mayor John Demarais thanked the council for their support during his recent hospitalization. He stated he is doing well following his pace maker operation in Billings, and was overwhelmed by his support on Facebook as well. Present along with the council members and Lorie Bond, Clerk, were PWD Jim Truelove, Sheriff Jerry Lytle, Mary Hendrickson and Barry Damschen (Landfill Engineer). A motion was made to approve the minutes from the last meeting, the agenda for the current meeting and...
Saturday by 12:30 p.m., the biscuits were ALL GONE and only a couple spoonful's of the gravy were left as evidence of another success meal hosted by the Senior Citizen Center. A good crowd constantly flowed through the door at the Center, while the aroma from the kitchen filled the air. Chairmen of the event this time around were Barb Stevens and Margaret Leader who were at the Center bright and early, perky and excited to share the wares with the crowd. The success of the event should actually...
On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at approximately 2337 hours, Phillips County Sheriff's Office dispatch received a mutual aid request from Blaine County for a vehicle pursuit headed towards Phillips County on US 2. The request stated the suspect vehicle was traveling at speeds over 100 miles per hour. The occupants of the vehicle were suspected of transporting drugs. Phillips County deputies prepared to deploy spike strips at Dodson but the pursuit did not make it to that location and the vehicle was lost by the pursuing deputies. Law enforcement...
The acts of kindness, generosity and charity are evident and what makes some places both operate and strive. The Malta Food Bank is proud to announce the addition of help at the office with two new volunteers coming onboard. Mary Waters and Terri Skiff have joined the volunteers that administer assistance to many throughout the county, both in grocery goods and in donated items that are available for clients. Still manning the dispersion of goods is June Cornell, who is well-known as the Coordinator of the office. She is assisted by Myrna...
Brylee LaFountain: "I like wrestling because it's really fun and you get to meet lots of people and you get a chance to go lots of places." Fletcher Spencer: "Wrestling is fun because you get to see a lot of friends." Lyla Warren: "I like wrestling because its's kind of an exercise for me and I like to exercise!" Chet Prestwich: "I like wrestling because you can pin people. I placed third yesterday."...
The 53rd Annual Mid-Winter Fair will be held at the Fort Belknap Bingo Hall from January 29 through February 3, 2023. After the recent cold snap that forced everyone indoors, the Mid-Winter Fair has plenty of activities for all family members to enjoy and meet with friends and neighbors. Fair activities include a Baby Parade on January 30 at 3 p.m., a Bread and Pie contest on January 31 at 10 a.m., and a Youth Carnival on February 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Area youth and families are encouraged to attend each event. In the Art and Quilt show,...
I have started reading the Phillips County News back when the Regina Mt. mailman delivered it with the once-a-week mail, rain, or shine, even when it was with a tractor. Always enjoyed it, of course there was a lot more pages back then. Just like a habit, if I miss a week, I think I’m missing something. Now Parker Heinlein outdoor columnist takes up space. He does like our Phillips County outdoor opportunities. I usually don’t waste any time to read his column, but have read enough to know, he leans left. So, what if this is the good ole USA? W...
A friend recently said her husband was in the process of passing along his collection of firearms to their grandchildren. She said she hopes the guns don’t get taken away, but confiscation remains a fear. I suppose that’s because the threat of the government taking our guns is nearly as old as me. Despite the fact that no one has ever taken our guns in this country, confiscation of firearms remains a right-wing talking point. As a result we have a populace armed with military-style weapons rea...
It doesn’t take much for some of us (who am I kidding, for MANY of us) to get excited about the pending signs of spring. It had to be my lucky day when a small miracle occurred. Mother Nature, with a grab rail on one side and a walking cane in the other, was aided by the spikey grabby little metal shoes clips attached to her feet managed to shake off the fact that there were only five (5) degrees brave enough to show up on the thermometer and wish us a nice day Wednesday. What really set the day up for being optimistic though, was the p...
Dolores (Dolly) R. Judge passed away in her home in Portland, Oregon, Jan. 16, 2024, of natural causes. She was cared for by her loving children to the very end. She was born in Saco, Montana, on August 2, 1930. Dolly grew up in Wagner, the daughter of Leo and Erma Curley and sister to Donny Curley. She was married to Joseph Judge, in Malta in May of 1946. The newlyweds moved to Helena in 1947 where Joe would attend Carroll College on the GI Bill. In 1960 they left Helena and moved to Portland,...
On New Year’s there were fireworks (or gunshots) to celebrate 2024. Now the children have all gone back to school. The Stemvicks from the Whitewater Baptist Church had their whole family here recently. They went caroling around town. Again, Happy Birthday to Patti Young and all January birthdays. Congratulations to the North Country Mavericks on their recent basketball games. There were games at the WHS. Taco soup was served and there was a silent auction. Happy Birthday to Christina and son w...
The weather is very spring like! It’s a great change from the subzero weather from a few weeks ago! The frozen pipes are all fixed, thank goodness! Remember, I’m writing the Loring news from the west side of Billings and the high temps this week are in the 50’s! There are a lot of pigeons around here, making a mess as we know they do around the granaries at Loring. Etta Blunt took 3rd place in wrestling in Glasgow on a Saturday and on Sunday she took 3rd in Malta where she wrestled up in weight...
Jesse James stopped by the Phillips County News office last week. Well, not the notorious outlaw Jesse James, it was Jesses James Mullen, who is a candidate for the Montana Office of the Secretary of State. Mullen had spent some time in the Dodson community and stopped by to introduce himself and share his interest and incentive for running for the office, currently held by Christi Jacobsen. He was accompanied by Sue Orr, who is traveling with him as he seeks support across the state. He has...
Malta Senior Center BINGO is every Friday at 1:00 at the Malta Senior Center Malta School Board Mtg School Board Meetings are held every second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the MHS Boardroom. Times and dates are subject to change. City Council Meetings City Council Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at City Hall at 5 p.m. Knitting and Crochet Club The Knitting & Crochet Club will meet in the downstairs conference room of the P. C. Library from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday. Lunch at River’s Bend Mon. a...
1 yrs ago Jan. 29, 2014 Proud of our local guy Greg Kielb, the voice of the Malta Mustangs and M-ettes received a citation from the Montana High School Activities Association (MHSA) for his “significant contribution” to high school sports. Rough calculations indicate in his 40 year career, Kielb has announced over 250 regular season football games and over 1,200 games for Malta boys and girls basketball teams. He has also called Class C games in the county, and 35 state championship games. When the rhetoric had subsided, Big Fork claimed the s...
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CALL FOR BIDS The Malta Irrigation District will accept sealed proposals at the office of Malta Irrigation District until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 9, 2024 for the purchase of: One (1) 2005 4x4 Chevrolet ½ ton pickup Vehicle will be sold in an as-is condition. It can be seen at Malta Irrigation District headquarters at 509 South 3 rd Street East, Malta, MT. Questions, contact Russ Brookie at 654-7384. Malta Irrigation District reserves the right to refuse any or all bids. Deliver bids in person or mail to Malta Irrigation District, PO Box...
Congratulations to all the students who participated in their schools Spelling Bee contests for 2024. The following students from Whitewater, Saco, Dodson, and Malta have advanced to the Phillips County Spelling Bee to be held on February 7th, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. in the Malta High School auditorium....
The Malta Mustang Wrestling Teams hosted the home mixer and the Malta Invitational last weekend at the MHS Gymnasium. Malta will head to Wolf Point this weekend for the Eastern B/C Divisional Tournament. The event begins on Friday, February 2, and ends on Saturday, February 3, at Wolf Point High School. In all, Malta had three top finishers, and seven wrestlers finished in the top six in Malta. As a team, the Malta/Whitewater boys finished sixth with 85 points. Choteau won with 163.5 points....
The Mustang Wrestling Club team hosted the 2024 Cover the Court AAU Wrestling Tournament at Malta High School last Sunday, January 27. The PCN caught up to Malta AAU Head Coach Dustin Squires during the event. "I think it is going great," he said. "It's the biggest tournament that we have had in three years. Our numbers are growing." Around 350 wrestlers were present, representing 15 teams. Malta has a total of 85 kids in their Mustang Wrestling Club AAU program. "We are wrestling tough," Squire...
The North Country Lady Mavericks (15-0) picked up a few decisive victories last week, defeating the Nashua Lady Porcupines 83-7 in Hinsdale on Tuesday, January 23, the Circle Lady Wildcats 55-40 on Friday, January 26, in Circle and the Turner Tornadoes 73-30 in Whitewater on Saturday, January 27. The Lady Mavericks’ win streak has been extended to 43. Their win streak dates back to March 12, 2022. The Lady Mavericks led 47-5 by halftime in their win over Nashua and only gave up two points in t...
The North Country Mavericks picked up a win early last week but dropped a pair of competitive games last weekend. The Mavs defeated the Nashua Porcupines 60-57 on Tuesday, January 23 and fell 54-49 to the Circle Wildcats on Friday, January 26, and 61-59 to the Turner Tornadoes on Saturday, January 27. The Mavericks are scheduled to face the Scobey Spartans in Scobey on Saturday, February 3, at 7 p.m. In the Mavs win over Nashua, Blaine Downing led the charge with 34 points. Coy Bowman and...
The Malta Mustang and M-ette basketball teams saw plenty of action last week, as they hosted the Fergus Golden Eagles on Tuesday, January 23, and the Roy-Winifred Outlaws on Thursday, January 25, and traveled to Fairview to take on the Warriors on Saturday, January 27. The teams will travel to Glasgow on Thursday, February 1, to take on the Scotties and Lady Scotties, starting at 3:30 p.m. Malta is scheduled to host Wolf Point on Friday, February 2, starting at 3 p.m. Malta will travel to...
The Dodson Coyote and Lady Coyote basketball teams faced their Harlem JV and Nashua counterparts last week. Dodson will travel to Box Elder to face the Bears and Lady Bears on Thursday, February 1. The girls’ varsity will start at 4:30 p.m. followed by the boys’ varsity at 6 p.m. They will then face Lustre Christian on Friday, February 2, and the Frazer Bearcubs on February 3. The games against Lustre and Frazer will be held in the Coyote Den and are set to start at 5:30 p.m. with the gir...
Malta School Calendar Feb. 1: BB @ Glasgow Little Cheer Camp Feb. 2-3: WR Divisionals-WP Feb. 2: BB vs WP (Little M-ette Day) Feb. 3: BB @ Fergus MS BBB Malta Jamboree Feb. 5: P/T Conferences NEAN Concert Feb. 6: BB @ Havre FFA Spring Dist. @ Havre Class C Calendar Dodson Feb. 2: BB vs Lustre Feb. 3: BB vs Frazer Feb. 5: FFA Mtg @ lunch Feb. 6: FFA Spring Dist. @ Havre Saco Feb. 3: BB @ Scobey Feb. 6: GJVBB vs WP @ Hins. NE Arts Assembly Whitewater Feb. 2-3: WR Divisionals-WP Feb. 3: BB @ Scobey Feb. 6: GJVBB vs WP @ Hins....