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Andrew Riggin took over the CEO position at the Phillips County Hospital in the beginning of February. He says that things have gone very smooth so far, but that he is still transitioning. “With any administrative role, it takes a good six months to really start to understand how things go, and a year to really understand what the facility is all about,” Riggin told the PCN. He said he heard about the opportunity here in Malta from the two gentlemen that were doing the interim job at the hospita...
The Health-Care Foundation of Phillips County, along with the Lucky Bullet, will be holding their eleventh Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Calcutta on Tuesday, March 16. The event will start at 6:30 PM at the Lucky Bullet. The Health-Care Foundation is a non-profit organization that started in 1992 with the goal of assisting the Phillips County Hospital, Nursing Home, Clinic, and Ambulance. They don’t help individuals, they help the community as a whole. The foundation’s President, Craig French said, “The last item that we assisted the hos...
The staff and Board of Directors for the Judith River Foundation, Inc, dba the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum (GPDM) in Malta invites their members and any interested community members to join them in a Strategic Planning effort that will help them set direction and priorities for the organization in the coming months and future years. GPDM Board Member Anne Boothe states “We’re excited to start this process and stress the importance of involving the Malta and Phillips County community.” Adding that “the right strategic plan will help us priorit...
Welcome to the beginning of spring! The Canadian geese are flying in and making lots of noise. A gopher was standing on the road and I hear the birds cheeping their little cheeps! The snow is completely gone but the ground is very dry! Congratulations to the basketball teams who had successful divisional tournaments this past weekend. The North Country Lady Mavericks earned the title of Champions and so did the Malta M-ettes! The North Country boys got 4th, but their tournament was very good....
The weather has warmed up considerably and we have enjoyed the sunshine for the last few days. There has been some wind but not hard and all of our snow has disappeared. The boys played their last game of the tournament on Saturday but unfortunately after a fast played game in the first half in which they were leading they lost the game in the final score. Great playing ---you did good boys. Congratulations to all having a birthday or anniversary this Week. Have a good one. Polly Solberg had...
It’s March, Happy Birthday to all March birthdays! Also, to all those celebrating Anniversaries. Again, congratulations to the Mavericks and all teams in various tournaments. Have fun! People really travel for their favorite games. Local Whitewater fans went to the Maverick games. Janice R. also visited Janet Brown (her aunt) and my sister in Billings. Again congratulations to Rory Green for winning the spelling bees. Good work! Sunday, I went to a family birthday party for twins, Seth and J...
Full Amtrak service will soon be heading back to Montana’s Hi-Line after U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s bill to restore service and reinstate furloughed employees cleared the Senate today. Last week, Tester introduced his legislation to reinstate furloughed Amtrak employees and return complete long-distance service to routes like the Empire Builder, which passed as a part of the Senate’s COVID-19 relief package. Tester was the only member of Montana’s Congressional delegation to vote for the bill. “Folks on the Hi-Line depend on Amtrak to stay conne...
It’s been a year this month since the world as we knew it changed. Barb and I were on vacation in San Diego but raced home to Montana when Covid-19 hit the fan. Except for a brief foray into Wyoming last summer I haven’t been out of the state since. My 33-year association with the Bozeman Chronicle ended that month when the paper dropped all of its columnists. My final column in the Chronicle, detailing our trip to California, is still displayed on the paper’s web site. The headline reads “Doin...
Why have the ratings of award shows dropped so much in the last few years? I can remember watching the Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys, and all of the music awards with my parents as a kid. We would watch them because they had great hosts and were very entertaining. Take the Oscars for example. When I started watching, Johnny Carson was a regular as the host. He was funny and nobody was safe from anything he would do or say. The next host I really remember on a regular basis was Billy Crystal. The beginning of the show when he was hosting, was a...
On Wednesday, March 3, the Malta Area Chamber of Commerce held their monthly Merchants Meeting. Kathy Olson from Independence Bank stated that they are busy with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Jolynn Messerly, new owner of Prairie Designs, just finished with the District C Basketball Tournament. They are now gearing up for the AAU Wrestling Tournament held on March 7, at the Malta Highschool. Mardy Demarais from Patty’s Floral, is putting out Easter and St. Patrick’s Day décor. She is also getting ready for the planting season. Meli...
The Month of February was a month to celebrate and observe Partiotism. The Malta VFW Auxiliary sponsored and held a creative essay writing event called "The Patriot's Pen." According to Kari Hould of the Malta VFW Auxiliary, four students were selected from the nearly 70 entries to represent The Buster Deo VFW Post 4067 in District and State competition. The local winners were selected in November after a three hour gathering of judges to provide scores on students original works on the theme “What Is Patriotism To Me?” Local judges scored eac...
The Phillips County Community Foundation (PCCF) is pleased to announce funding support of community efforts that are working to ensure a strong future for Phillips County. Projects recently funded by the Foundation include Malta Girl Scouts Troops 3994 and 3995 in partnership with the Montana Girl Scout Council. Funds, in the amount of $1,000 will help open up and renovate “Scout House” space to accommodate over 20 girls from the combined troops at their bi-monthly meetings. An additional $250 in grant funds will be used to help offset mem...
Malta Senior Center BINGO is every Friday at 1:00 at the Malta Senior Center Small Grain Variety Program 3-11-21. Small grain variety Program held in the Library basement at 2 p.m. on March 11. Call the Phillips County Extension Office for more information 654-2543. Malta Trails Meeting 3-18-21. There will be a Malta Trails Meeting on Thursday, March 18, at 6 p.m. at Stretch's. Homeschool Science Fair 3-26-21. There will be a Homeschool Science Fair held Friday, March 26th from 10am -12 noon at Elim Lutheran Brethren Church basement. Those...
FYI: If you are planning on using Trafton Park shelters for an event in the future, please contact the Malta City Office, 654-1251, to reserve the shelters, get the key and pay for the electricity. The Phillips Co Sheriff’s Office will no longer be handling this. Thank you. Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2021 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2021, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2021 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2020 permits will no lon...
1 years ago- Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Third time's a charm for Lady Panthers at State The Saco-Whitewater Lady Panthers are basking in the warmth of their first ever Class C Girls Basketball State Championship-despite the cold weather outside. The Lady Panthers beat two previously undefeated teams on their way to the crown and got a gutsy performance in between when they chose to rest a starter nursing a bum knee.. Malta Cub Scouts hold Pinewood Derby Cub Scout Pack 432 held its annual...
Whist On March 2, Kevin Stevens took first with a score of 6,120. Leonard Leader took second with a score of 4,520. Kevin Stevens was awarded the Traveling Prize. Pinochle On March 4, Von Holzhey took first with 6,680. Second went to Barb Stevens with 5,180. Lou Olson and Leonard Leader were awarded the Traveling Prize....
The Malta M-ettes won the 2021 Northern B Divisional title over the Fairfield Eagles last Saturday night in Wolf Point, earning the team its second division title in two years. "Our seniors have been very excited these last two weekends to have this success their senior year so far," Coach Nate Hammond said when asked of his senior's emotions after the Northern B. "I think it's also pretty sweet for these kids because a lot of this season and a lot of this year has been a question mark."...
Despite having only four wrestlers, the Malta Mustangs Wrestling team ended the year with three wrestlers on the podium, and scored 55.5 points, and placed 11th as a team at the 2021 State B Wrestling Tournament at Shelby High School last Saturday. "I'm really excited," Malta Head Coach Jake French said. "I am really excited for Jaden and excited for all of our wrestlers. They wrestled hard." Senior Jaden Keeling led the Mustangs with a third-place finish in the heavyweight class and 24 points s...
The Lady Mavericks punched their way into the State C Basketball Tournament last Saturday night by defeating the Plentywood Wildcats 63-54 in the Eastern C Divisional Championship game at Sidney High School. "We are pretty excited," Lady Mavericks Head Coach Amber Erickson told the PCN. "And ready to go." The Lady Mavericks also defeated the Froid-Lake Red Hawks 64-19 in the semifinal round on Thursday, March 4, and the Circle Wildcats 64-27 in the opening round on Wednesday, March 3. The Lady...
The season ended for the Malta Mustangs at the Northern B Division Consolation finals, as the team fell 72-54 to the Harlem Wildcats at Cut Bank High School on Saturday, March 6. The Mustangs went 2-2 at the tournament, picking up an opening round 56-50 overtime win over the Conrad Cowboys on Thursday, March 4. The team went toe to toe with the Northern B runner up Fairfield Eagles on Friday, March 5, but fell 47-42. On Saturday morning, Malta defeated Glasgow 64-37, but later fell to Harlem....
WANTED Looking to fill gaps in my collection. WANTED * WANTED * WANTED Any OLD LEATHER COWBOY items made and marked by following makers: *B. H. Koke (Malta, MT) *W. H. Richardson (Malta, MT) *A. B. Duke (Chinook, MT) *Byrum & Nelson (Saco, MT) Contact: 406-899-8900 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WANTED Looking to fill in Crock collection. Paying a premium for Harry A. Vagg (Saco) pieces. Contact: 406-899-8900 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HELP WANTED Malta School District Job Announcement Position: High School Custodian Contact: Matt Genger...
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Application for a Montana Air Quality Permit (MAQP), pursuant to Sections 75-2-211 and 75-2-215, MCA, and the Air Quality Rules). Wilderness Funeral Homes on or about an application for a MAQP or a modification to an has filed / will file Date existing MAQP from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. Applicant(s) seeks approval of its application for: To Modify the Air quality Permit of AQ3034-02, exchanging a Crawford retort to a Matthews Power Pak II Retort at Section 18, Township 30N, Range 30E, in Phillips...
The season ended for the North Country Mavericks and Dodson Coyotes at the Eastern C Divisional Tournament in Sidney last weekend, both teams falling to the Fairview Warriors in consolation. The Mavericks lost to the Warriors 45-34 on Saturday, March 6, in the consolation finals, while Dodson lost earlier that Morning 57-53 in the consolation finals. NORTH COUNTRY MAVERICKS The Mavericks went 2-2 at the Divisional Tournament defeating Fairview 48-40 in the opening round Thursday led by the trio...