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The past week has been filled with great news for Saco's Chayten Pippin, relating to his fight with cancer. Last October, Pippin, son of Chris and Heidi Pippin od Saco, was diagnosed with DSRCT (Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors), a rare form of cancer that grows in the abdomen. Since then, Pippin and his family have lived in Denver, Colo., fighting cancer at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, a part of Presbyterian St. Luke's. Monday, January 25, Pippin, age 18, was able to realize a... Full story
American Legion groups donated towards upgrades needed by Phillips County 4H Shooting Sports. James Barnard and the other instructors of the Phillips County Shooting Sports presented a list of repair parts needed, consumable items needed, archery products wanted, and new guns wanted to purchase so the kids could better compete against others at the state competition. Both the Post's and the Squadron's members voted to support their needs. Even though the Post's Annual Garage Sale this past spring was canceled due to Covid 19, we received some...
Community members in Phillips County and surrounding areas may soon be receiving a survey in their mailbox. This survey will be sent to a random sample of homes and will help Phillips County Hospital identify health services needed in the community. This information will be used for strategic planning, grant applications, new programs, and by community groups interested in addressing health issues. The Montana Office of Rural Health is assisting the hospital in an analysis of local community nee...
The Malta City Council held their meeting Tuesday, January 26, at the Malta City hall building, at 5 p.m. During the meeting, Malta Public Works Director Jim Truelove presented an idea of constructing two new 15mph signs. Director Truelove reported to the PCN "The signs will be placed on 6th avenue to 8th avenue on second street, encompassing two blocks." The Council voted yes on Truelove's proposal. Truelove also reported that the 300-gallon trash cans the city ordered are showing up and being...
February 1, 2021 will be the 21st day of the 67th Montana Legislature. The legislature is progressing ahead in Zoom and Teams modes. In other words, we are drinking from the fire hose while we learn and communicate via electronic modes for committee, bill drafting and floor sessions. As you know there are dangers when electricity and water come together. Governor Gianforte presented a great State of States address this past week. His support of rural education, agriculture, businesses and sanctify of life were appreciated. It has been at least...
Spectrum announced last week plans to extend its advanced broadband network to residential and business customers in Chinook, Harlem and Malta in the coming months. “We are focused on providing the best broadband internet, TV, and mobile services possible to Montana’s Hi-Line communities,” Spectrum Area Vice President Mike Oswald said. The launch will include Spectrum Internet®, with starting speeds of 100 Mbps, and Spectrum Business® Internet, with starting speeds of 200 Mbps. Through Spectrum Internet Gig and Spectrum Business Interne...
This whole week has been colder and unsettling. Hope as we move into February and "see' the groundhog we are not in for a lot more winter. Polly Solberg, Terri Cole and Veylma Broadhead have been around delivering lunches ,etc. Heard they were sanitizing the school after finding so many positive tests and the lunches will be sent in from the Whapatu Center for the time being. I received a call that Cleo Link, age 92, of Springfield, Missouri, had passed away. His parents were Bert and Marian...
I used to give bats no more thought than most folks do. They were just another interesting critter I caught fleeting glimpses of as they flitted about at dusk. Then I moved to Malta, home to the northernmost colony of migrating little brown bats in North America, and I became intimately familiar with them. The 100-year-old stone house we bought there was bat central. Trim was missing on a couple of second-floor windows giving them entry into the house, and while remodeling the place I found...
William Bernard Black, 91, passed away January 24th at the VA Hospital in Glendive. Bill was born to William and Ellen Black June 4, 1929 on the family farm south of Malta. He attended school in Malta and graduated in 1948. Bill joined the Army in 1951 and was honorably discharged in 1953. During his time in the Army, he served in Korea in the infantry division. He was awarded the Korean Service Medal and two bronze stars. After the service he came home to work the family farm. He met the love... Full story
Diane F. Smith 85, passed away at the Hi-Line Retirement Center in Malta MT on January, 27th 2021. Hello friends; if you are here, then I am not. Be a diligent health advocate for yourself and your loved ones; don't depend on the medical personnel to do it for you. In my case, somebody dropped the ball! Born January 12, 1936 in Saco, Montana to Ted and Hazel Didier, raised on a ranch on the Milk River, west of Cree Crossing. Attended grade school at Cree Crossing School thru 7th grade when I... Full story
Lifelong Malta, MT resident, Glenn W. Bruckner passed away early Thursday afternoon, January 28, 2021 at the Billings Clinic Hospital in Billings, MT from pneumonia complications due to Covid 19. Glenn was born to John “Jack” and Ida (Johnson) Bruckner on June 12, 1941 in Malta, MT. He attended grade school in West Harb, and later attended Malta High School in Malta, MT. While in high school he stayed with the Strope family in Malta where he would see all three of the Long girls every day whe... Full story
On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, Darryl J. Crasco, loving husband, father, and grandpa, passed away at the age of 73. He died of heart complications at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver, Colorado, surrounded by family and loved ones. On the day he died, Kenneth “Tuffy” Helgeson honored him with the Assiniboine name Wiyúnkjes’a (Thinker). Darryl was born on March 26, 1947, at the old IHS Hospital in Fort Belknap, Montana, to the late John and Rebecca (Thinker) Crasco. He came from a family of thirteen, 5 boys, 5 girls, and 3 siblings... Full story
Lorna Rae Philp, 50, of Hilger (Winifred) left her earthly body at home surrounded by her husband Tom and loving family and friends, Thursday evening, January 28, 2021.. She fought a valiant fight against cancer and advocated for HPV testing and vaccination to help young people avoid spreading the virus that can lead to cervical cancer. Lorna was born June 27, 1970 in Glasgow, Montana, the daughter of John A. and Ella Mae (Heser) Stolen. She was welcomed by three sisters, Lee Ann, Torri, and... Full story
The following have made the Malta High School 2nd Quarter Honor Roll for the 2020-21 school year. Seniors: Celine Crasco, Kylie Hunter, Marcus Knudsen, Sidney Meeks, Kooper Oxarart, Erica Smith, and Hayden Vanwichen. Juniors: Skylie Lefdahl, Oren Mackey, Cash Salsbery, Maddison Stamper, Zachary Ulrich, and Brynn Varady. Sophomores: Addy Anderson, Madyson Bain, Kaden Bishop, Reese Brown, Colton Dean, Jared Eggebrecht, Brylee French, Isabelle Hallenberg, Rylee Hines, Kennedy Koss, Allison Kunze, Deion Lefdahl, Camryn Mears, Kirsta Meisdalen,...
Superintendent Honor Roll: Jaycee Erickson 11th, Teagan Erickson 9th, Jessa Erickson 8th, Emerson Downing 6th. Honor Roll: Twelfth grade: Chayten Pippin, Jaydyn Erickson Eleventh grade: Daeson Salveson, Dylan Brown Tenth grade: Isabella Gehrke Ninth grade: Jocelyn Brown, Nathan Salveson Eighth grade: Carter Pippin, Sandra Sones, Blaine Downing, Laynee Simpson Sixth grade: Laytin Erickson...
Over 315 students were named to the Sheridan College honor rolls for the fall 2020 semester, including Jillian O'Brien who made the President's Honor Roll and Carly Garfield who made the Vice President's Honor Roll, both of Malta. For full-time students to earn a place on the President's Honor Roll, they must maintain full-time enrollment by completing 12 or more college-level credit hours with letter grades of A or S and a semester GPA of 4.0 for all classes. Credits counted in S graded...
The annual Jim Schumacher Memorial Livestock Day will be held February 10, 2021 at the Pavilion. The list of programs are as follows: 10:00 am Dr. Megan Van Emon, MSU Extension Beef Specialist, cow and heifer nutrition 11:00 am Pneu-Dart team member Josh Newton will discuss the various types of Pneu-Dart projectors. Noon Lunch Sponsored by the Malta Chamber and Agriculture, Served by Side Hustle 12:40 Ranchers Steward Ship Alliance: Conservation, Communities – A winning Team 1:00 pm Mackenzie Johnston Tri-State Livestock News Fair Cattle M...
Kelbee Denham of Malta has been named to Miles Community College's President's Honor List for the Fall 2020 semester. Students who are taking 12 or more credits and maintain a term grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher are eligible for this scholastic recognition. Denham had GPA of 4.00 during the Fall 2020 semester....
1 years ago- Wednesday, February 2, 2011 PCN to offer E-edition of Newspaper Beginning with next week's edition of the Phillips County News, we will offer an E-Edition. That's an electronic version of the newspaper which can be accessed and viewed on a computer. The E-Edition will be free for a trial period of 90 days and after that will be available by subscription only. Community Foundation awards $4,500 in local grants The Phillips County Community Foundation awarded $4,500 in local grants...
What a great topic for the month of love, February! Love by Choice is a nonprofit, consisting of three parts. Love by Choice focuses on education and support for foster families, including drug and alcohol issues, behavior issues due to trauma, and other support. The Second part is the Mia Project. The foster children come into the system often with no pictures of themselves. Jennifer Ray Photography gives foster children a session per year at no charge. And the third part is Izzy’s Closet. I...
The Montana Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) is expanding hours of operation at the Malta Driver Services Office to every Wednesday from 10:15 am to 2:30 pm beginning February 3, 2021. The office is located at 314 S. 2nd Ave. W. For more information or to schedule an appointment visit https://dojmt.gov/driving/appointments/ or call 866-450-8034....
Welcome February! We are cold up here, but not much snow. I heard that many ranchers have put calving later in March or so! That explains why there is no precipitation. No puddles or snow banks to have the calves in! I'm teasing, I hope the time when calving starts that the weather is accommodating! The moon was beautiful this week! This last week I traveled to Whitefish on the train! Very relaxing, no stress! Got to Whitefish about 9 in the evening, caught the shuttle to The Lodge on Whitefish...
The Malta Mustangs Wrestling Team saw plenty of action in the Malta Gymnasium last weekend, as they hosted Choteau and Colstrip on Friday, January 29, and Circle, Chinook, Choteau, and CJI on Saturday, January 30. The PCN caught up with Mustang Wrestling Head Coach Jake French after the first round of matches last Friday. "Things are going good," Coach French said. "We need to keep staying solid. We have some corrections that we need to make and hopefully, we can get better and better each...
The Malta M-ettes basketball team picked up a pair of wins last weekend, defeating Glasgow in Malta last Thursday and Rocky Boy last Saturday, in Rocky Boy. The M-ettes are scheduled to face Class C's Froid-Lake Redhawks on Friday, February 5, at 5:30 p.m., at the Malta High Gymnasium. Malta then will travel to Roundup to face the Lady Panthers at 5 p.m., on Saturday, February 6. The team is currently 5-1. Team Captain Kylie Hunter, a senior, was asked how she felt the season was going. "Pretty...
The Mustangs fell to a pair of Northern B opponents last week, losing to Glasgow last Thursday night and to Rocky Boy last Saturday. The team will look to bounce back this week as they take on the Roundup Panthers and the Froid-Lake Redhawks. The team also had their second game against Rocky Boy last Tuesday, which will be covered in next week's PCN. In Malta's loss to Glasgow, Malta was led by Rex Williamson who had 17 points. Connor Tuss had 15 points, Kooper Oxarart had 11 points, and Parker...