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Though the cardboard woes continue for the City of Malta, it looks as though things are going to be a little easier with the purchase of the old IGA Bestway cardboard bailer. During last Tuesday night's Malta City Council meeting, Malta Public Works Director Jim Truelove informed the Council that the City had recently purchased the old IGA bailer after the bailer that had been in use for years at the Old Airport in Malta up and died. Though a new motor was purchased for the Airport Bailer, it...
Malta’s Thayne Mackey spoke during the public input portion of last week’s Malta Public Schools Board meeting and asked the trustees to consider implementing the BackPack Program which would provide students with ingredients for meals for students to take home, cook, and feed themselves. The program is run through a branch of the Montana Food Bank Network and is currently in use in 40 Montana schools. Mackey said in the program, food (including canned goods such as stew as well as uncooked pasta and rice) is sent to the schools and then bag...
It was a musical, and delicious, occasion in Malta last week as schools poured into the city for the Malta Middle School Music Festival which preceded a night of Jazz and fine dining at this year's Malta High School Culinary Arts Valentine's Dinner and Jazz Combo Concert. Malta School's Band Director Erik Engebretson said nearly 300 students attended the February 11 Middle School Music Festival including Phillips County's Malta, Saco, and Whitewater Schools who marked the 20th anniversary of...
Some of the resident rooms at the Hi-Line Retirement Center (HLRC) in Malta haven't seen an update since Jimmy Carter was president, but thanks to a $10,581 donation from the Phillips County Health-Care Foundation, three rooms have been spruced up. "I have everything but the dressers in place," HLRC's Duane Murray said. "There are new electric beds, dressers, end tables, and window coverings. Some of these rooms still have the original furniture from when this building was built back in 1979."...
At approximately 1345 hours (1:45 p.m.) on Wednesday, February 13, 2019, a prisoner escaped from the custody of Phillips County Sheriff's Office personnel while in transit from Justice Court to the Phillips County Jail. The prisoner took off running east from the Phillips County Courthouse and headed east on South 3rd Street. He was captured less than 5 minutes later at an apartment two blocks from the Courthouse. He re-appeared in Justice Court with the charge of Escape and pled guilty. He received an additional sentence of 30 days to his...
Members of the local Buster Deo VFW Post 4067 were kept busy over the last couple weeks recognizing and awarding students who had placed with various entries in essay competitions. Post Commander Jim Layton and Ret. Col. Donald Klinko, and VFW Patriotic Instructor Kari Hould were at the Middle School to present the “Patriot’s Pen” awards on January 21st to four students. Receiving a Certificate of Merit for her 4th place entry was Lauren Tuss, 3rd place was awarded to Ariel Champion. Secon...
Preparations are being made for a Preschool Screening for children from the ages of birth to 6 years old. Screening tests are not diagnostic. They identify individuals who are suspect and therefore may require a diagnostic follow-up. The DP-3 is used for screening children from birth to two years of age. The DIAL-3 is used for ages 3-6. Malta Public Schools Child Find Policy is to screen children from Birth to 21 years old. The District's normal procedure is to screen ages 6 - 21 through the school. The preschool screening is scheduled to take...
January's Veteran's Holiday meal was super delicious and the approximately 65 attendees had a great time and some took home some door prizes which were purchased by the Post and Squadrons. The Malta Garage Sale at the VFW is scheduled for April 20th and larger/ valuable item locked storage is available now if needed. Contact Jay Southwick 390-2198, Vince Schmoekel 301-1040, Ken Ruzicka 654-7243 for transport/ help. The spring meeting of District 2 will be held in Saco on March 30th. A partial display honoring the 100th Anniversary of the...
Build the wall! No. Not that one. Build one up here. Not real tall, just tall enough to keep the deer out. Chronic wasting disease was introduced to north central Montana in part from deer that escaped Canadian game farms. Fatal to deer, but not found to be transmissible to humans, CWD, was first reported in Montana in 2017. Prior to the 2018 hunting season, 26 deer in Montana tested positive for the disease. Twenty-one of those deer came from the Hi-line. Any deer harvested north of Highway 2...
Lakewood, Calif. - Adena Delores (Hanson) Halley was born March 19, 1930 at Bowdoin, Mont., the ninth child of Edward O. and Alma Sophia Hoium Hanson. Her father was a house-mover and the "village" blacksmith and her mother a housewife. They moved to Malta in the mid 1930s and Deanie attended public school there. While still a teen she went to Kalispell, Mont., so she was working as a phone operator. Her brothers Orville and Gordon also lived in Kalispell so she was with family. While there she...
MALTA-Doris Kirkaldie Nicholson peacefully joined her creator on February 9, 2019, at the age of 92, in Billings, Mont. She was born on January 31, 1927, to Robert and Dora Kirkaldie, south of Dodson, and was one of eight children. Doris' life was guided by her love for the Lord and was filled with family, friends, and active community involvement. She was an energetic community volunteer and spent years caring for seniors in the community and serving those at the Hi-Line Retirement Center....
MALTA-Donald Bradley Lynn, age 66, passed peacefully with his family by his side on February 12, 2019 at 11:30 p.m. at the Billings Clinic. Memorial Services were Monday, February 18th, at Kirkwood Memorial Chapel, with Pastor Kent Gordon officiating. Lunch followed the service at the Little White Church. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Donnie was born January 24th, 1953, at Culver City Hospital in California, to Arthur Lewis Lynn and Shirley Louise Lyle....
With the 50th Annual Milk River Wagon Train (MRWT) less than 30-weeks away (and likely 90-degrees warmer than today) the folks in charge of the event are bringing back a tradition that has been missing in Phillips County for the last two-years with the Old Time Feed and Dance. The 49th Annual Milk River Wagon Train Old Time Feed and Dance will be held on Saturday, March 9, starting at 6 p.m. at the Malta VFW Club after two years without the event taking place. “Expenses just kept rising and we couldn’t charge enough to cover the cost of the foo...
Polly Solberg was in Malta on Tuesday checking on people and running errands Condolences to the Kirkaldie and Nicholson families in the passing of Doris (Dan) Nicholson. Her services were on Saturday at Saint Mary's Church in Malta. It snowed again on Wednesday with another good accumulation of snow in the ground. Then the wind blew from the East and for the first time, the snow drifted so we have some deep places now. A few have been getting stuck if they pulled over very much, but on Saturday...
PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG Feb 1 thru Feb 8 NOTICE TO NEW CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT APPLICANTS: The Phillips County Sheriff’s Office will no longer be providing Concealed Weapon Permit classes. When you pick up the application, you will see the legal requirements necessary to obtain a Concealed Weapon Permit. If you wish, you can still complete training courses offered around the state OR satisfy the requirements of MCA 45-8-321(5), which is to show your familiarity with a firearm by bringing the weapon you plan on carrying concealed to t...
1 years ago February 23, 1919 In spite of the fact that the temperature was 25 below zero and there was a severe storm, some 300 Phillips County farmers attended the Farmer's Institute held in Malta ♫♫♫ Judge John Hurley had called a jury team of district court. On the calendar were several bootlegging cases, two murder cases, and a grand larceny case. ♫♫♫ Mrs. Charles Seaford of Landusky died at a local hospital. She was survived by her husband and five small children. ♫♫♫ Dick Alldrin was...
The recent furlough of Federal Employees has affected all of the United States of America. Every year the Malta Mason Lodge #57 and Order of Eastern Star Sacajawea Chapter #37 hold an Americanism Program open to the public. Usually there is also a Masonic Home free will donation lasagna dinner for the home residents in Helena, Mont. This year Lodge #57 suggested an appreciation dinner for the furloughed Phillips County employees to benefit area Federal workers who did not receive pay during the government shutdown. The Lodge #57 requested the...
WASHINGTON – Congressman Greg Gianforte recognized Jack Stenswick of Malta with his Spirit of Montana commendation for overcoming the challenges he has faced to serve as a beloved pillar of Malta and the town's goodwill ambassador. One of Malta's most known and loved figures, Jack warmly greets and talks with everyone he sees. He volunteers for local service projects and supports almost every civic event, celebration, or activity in town. Gianforte's Spirit of Montana is a weekly recognition o...
Kinsley James Weyrauch Born 2/10/2019 Kinsley James Weyrauch was born on Sunday, February 10, 2019, at 8:46 a.m. at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. She weighed 7 pounds and 9 ounce and is 19 inches long. Her parents are Carissa Wixson and Blake Weyrauch from Glasgow. Kinsley’s maternal grandparents are Debbie and Doug Wixson of Glasgow and her maternal grandparents are Lynne and Joe Weyrauch of Saco, Mont....
Montanans have just a few more weeks to report the livestock they own in order to pay the per capita fees set yearly by the Montana Board of Livestock. Livestock reports are due March 1. Owners can report online at ReportYourLivestock.mt.gov. Owners must report the number of each type of livestock they owned as of February 1. If you reported last year, but no longer own livestock, you still need to report to let us know your livestock count is zero. Owners preferring a paper reporting form can call (406) 444-6900 or get one at any Montana...
Phillips County Nurse Jennifer Tollefson accepts a check from Malta Kiwanis officers Dana Rogers, Ron Lundman, and Rosemary S. Veseth. The Kiwanis funds support the "Shots for Tots" program. Kiwanis also recently donated funds to the Boys and Girls Club roof fund. These funds came from selling tacos at a recent MHS basketball game....
Malta's Courtney Henry was recently named to the Medicine Hat College President's Honor Roll for her excellent results of her Fall 2018 semester. To achieve this honor, students are required to earn a grade point average of 3.87 or higher. Medicine Hat College is located in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada....
Despite dropping both of last weekend's District 2B Tournament games in Glasgow last weekend, the Malta Mustangs have secured a spot in the Northern B Divisional. The Northern B is scheduled to take place from Thursday, February 28, to Saturday, March 2, in Shelby. The Mustangs are set to set take on the District 1B champion Rocky Boy Northern Stars. The Stars won the 1B title over the Fairfield Eagles 56-53 on Saturday, February 16, in Shelby. Though they entered the District 2B tourney with...
The Malta-Fairfield rivalry will see another chapter this weekend as the teams are set to open the Northern B Divisional in Malta on Thursday, February 21. “We are excited to have a divisional here and we feel we can be competitive in it,” M-ettes Head Coach Nate Hammond said. Both teams missed out on the State B Girls’ Basketball Tournament last season and both enter this weekend’s Northern B tourney on different sides of the spectrum. While Malta fell to the Glasgow Lady Scotties 54-43 l...
With last Thursday's win over the Dodson Lady Coyotes, the North Country Lady Mavericks have made it to the Eastern C Divisional for the fourth time in their first four seasons. The team eventually lost the 3C championship to the Scobey Lady Spartans last Friday, February 15, in Wolf Point, giving them the District 3C second place title and seed in the Eastern C Divisional Tournament scheduled to be held in Glasgow from Wednesday, February 20 through Saturday, February 23. "I kind of feel like m...
