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The long-awaited for Malta School District meeting was held on Wednesday, March 13th. When it came to Action Items on the agenda, the Board voted on going to a four-day school week. A motion was made and seconded, with one “nay” from Board member Scott Meneely, the motion was passed with the rest of the Board voting “aye”. The meeting had opened with the regular ritual of the pledge to the flag, and approval of minutes from the Feb. 12th meeting, and Feb. 27th Special Meeting, as well as approval of bills and substitute teacher list. The Stu...
When a community loses someone to death, it takes a toll on the community as well as the family. When the life of a law enforcement officer is taken, the family and community are joined by those who share that line of work. Such is the case with the tragic death of Sgt. Nevada Krinkee, of Sheridan, Wyoming. Krinkee was killed in the line of duty on Feb. 13th, leaving behind his wife, Karla, and young daughter, Bella. Tony and Emily Simonsen, owners of River's Bend Assisted Living facility, are...
The Phillips County Fair Board announced that Randall King, rising country artist, for the Night Show at the Phillips County Fair on Saturday, August 3rd at Dodson Montana. The longest continuous running Fair in Montana will open the gates at 6 p.m. and begin a night of country western music, with youth on its side. Born in 1991, King used to run around the house singing so much that his dad decided as long as he was going to sing, they may as well buy him a guitar, and that was the beginning...
Calvin Squires became the 2024 Midget 90 Class State Champion and Sidney Hould earned a State Champion medal in the Tots Girls 40 Class at the 2024 AAU State Tournament held in Billings last weekend.The PCN will have more complete coverage in the March 27 edition. Congrats to all the Malta Mustang Wrestling Club participants on a great weekend....
The Malta Senior Citizens will be at Ag Day, Friday, March 22 answering questions, dispensing information and giving away prizes. The members are proud of the updated front of the center and awning to protect people coming and going in bad weather. This and many other improvements were made possible through grants of which the Center is grateful for. To sign up for the door prizes, one must be 55 or older: they are five meal tickets to senior meals served at Rivers Bend any time you want to use them with no expiration date. Three are for $5.00...
Phillips County Community Foundation (PCCF) announces over $10,000 in annual contributions to local nonprofits from the Montana Community Foundation AND invites local applications for small grants. April 30, 2024, is the deadline to apply. PCCF in partnership with the Montana Community Foundation (MCF) continues to build a permanent charitable endowment and community savings account for current projects and future generations. In addition to contributions from the PCCF endowment, earnings were distributed recently from MCF to the following desi...
Attention Phillips County high school graduating seniors. Graduation will be here soon and now is the time to apply for scholarships. The Mustang Foundation has four Veseth Scholarships to be given to seniors graduating from any high school in Phillips County. Each scholarship is $1,000.00 and is given after the student has completed one semester of college or trade school and has turned in a sealed copy of their grades to the Mustang Foundation. Students interested in applying should phone Darlene Kolczak of the Mustang Foundation at 406 390...
The legislative session in Montana is a full-contact sport. Bills get introduced that stoke controversy and debate. My bill (SB 442) was no different to begin with, but we ended up with a bill Montanans could be proud of. Thousands of Montanans were able to convince 130 of 150 legislators to vote for SB 442. It was popular because Montanans were able to put aside long-standing disagreements and work with their neighbors to help craft a bill that invests in every single one of us. As legislators...
The first grizzly bear of the year was spotted last week by a skier on Specimen Ridge in Yellowstone Park. It’s probably not the same bear I ran into there some years ago but it may be his kin. Following an elk trail along the ridge through waist-deep snow, I caught movement ahead of me in the trees and froze in my tracks. A bear was headed in my direction on the same trail. Dark-colored and enormous, there was no doubt as to which flavor he was. I’d heard it said that black bears are often mis...
Mayor John Demarais has set his hand and caused the great seal of the City of Malta, in the State of Montana, to be affixed at Malta, Montana, this 12th day of March 2024, and proclaimed March 18 - 24, 2024, as National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week and encourages all citizens to join him in observance. WHEREAS, National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week encourages teens to ask questions about drugs, drug abuse, alcohol, and alcoholism, and receive scientifically-based facts and answers in return; and WHEREAS, National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week is a...
The American Indian College Fund (College Fund) honored 35 Tribal College and University Students of the Year and 35 Coca Cola First Generation Scholars at a ceremony held on Sunday, March 10 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Dr. Charles M. Roessel, President of Diné College, was also named the College Fund’s 2023-24 Tribal College and University President Honoree of the Year. The Adolph Coors Foundation sponsors both the Tribal College and University Students of the Year and the Tribal College and University President Honoree of the Ye...
Editors Note: The March 6 Loring News was inadvertently left out of the PCN. We are sorry for the inconvenience. March 6: One way to realize how fast time is marching on is when the month changes numbers! We are already on month three! Congrats to the North Country Mavericks and the Malta M-ette’s! Both are Champions in the divisional tournaments! Repping Phillips County! Good luck to both teams in the next tournament! I’ll be cheering and listening from Billings! I did something today that was...
Once again there are shootings and murders. This time in our own Billings, Mont. When are we going to stop these crimes? To the shooters, if you want to shoot and love guns so much, why don’t you join the Army? Back in Whitewater, our Whitewater Penguins/Lady Mavericks won the state title in basketball! WOW!! Sommer Green from Whitewater sang the National Anthem. She did a great job and has a beautiful voice. They interviewed her on the radio, and she sang the National Anthem on the radio! K...
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. (March 13) 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 at Gone to Pieces Quilt Shop at 11 a.m. every Thursday. Lunch at River’s Bend Mon. and Wed. River’s Bend Ass...
First State Bank of Malta Job Opportunities FSB is looking for applicants to fill various positions at our bank. We offer competitive wages, benefits including health insurance, PTO, pension plan and so much more. If you would like to join our team please stop in an pick up an application. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 1 S First Street E, Malta, MT ----------------------- Valley View Home Ward Clerk Valley View Home is searching for a new full time Ward Clerk. The Ward Clerk diligently works with nursing and social services to meet our...
TAXPAYERS OF PHILLIPS COUNTY Corrected 2023 Tax Bills for Statewide EQUALIZATION Mill Levies per the MONTANA SUPREME COURT ORDER 23-0635 https://courts.mt.gov/external/orders/caseInfo?id=OP%2023-0635 Corrected Real Estate tax statements have been mailed the week of MARCH 18th, 2024, showing JUST the additional amount due for the Statewide (Education) Equalization Mill Levies ordered by the MT Supreme Court Ruling. The additional billing plus the original 2nd half will be DUE on MAY 31, 2024 for ALL TAXPAYERS. Even if you have paid the 1st half...
1 yrs ago Mar. 19, 2014 Malta Chamber members held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Robin’s Roost in Malta. The store is owned by Susan Higgins and April Peigneux. Malta High School Supt. Kris Kuehn, calling it “food for thought”, approached the board about asking voters to approve a mill levy that would raise $100,000 a year for each of five years. Malta High School graduate Chad Cebulski, a junior at UGF, wrestled his way to fourth place at the NAIA National Championship in Topeka, Kansas; this helped the Argos to a sec...
The Missoula Children's Theatre is in Malta this week! Initial auditions took place on Monday from 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. in the MES gym. There will be about 20 of our students performing in this week's play. Each student in the play received paperwork to clarify practice times based on their role. The students needed for the second half of rehearsals will be there until 8 p.m. Practices for the rest of the week will be located at the MHS auditorium. Performances are Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. in the MHS audito...
Last week, the PCN shared an article by Bernt Nelson on the U.S. Cattle inventory being the lowest that it has been in 73 Years. Though there are several issues around the country that affect cattle numbers, the PCN caught up with Phillips County Extension Agent Christina Murphy. When asked why Phillips County herds have been on the decline, her answer was not at all surprising. "Two main things. Drought and grasshoppers," Murphy said. "The grasshoppers have come through and demolished forage...
As far as grasshoppers go, they have come hand in hand with the drought that Phillips County has been experiencing over the past few summers. According to Murphy there are 400 species of grasshoppers and only 12 species are considered pests; Phillips County has all 12 of the past species. “Unfortunately, grasshoppers like to hit when everybody has a good crop going or when they are getting ready to cut again,” Murphy said. “They will get a first cutting to beat the grasshoppers to it and then...
Another large event that the Extension office holds annually is the Jim Schumacher Day event. This year’s event was held on Monday, January 29, at the Great Northern Hotel. “It went absolutely fantastic,” Murphy said. “We had a great turnout of people. We had many different speakers.” That day started with a presentation by Wendy Becker, who spoke about the Livestock Risk Protection Program. “It is great for people to be aware that there are programs out there to help if situations happen,” Mu...
Ag Day is slated to take place on Friday, March 22, at Malta's City Hall Building, and across the street at the Malta Volunteer Fire Department for their annual burger feed. Murphy was asked to describe Ag Day to people that have never experienced the event. "It is a collection of all of our local businesses that are involved in agriculture," Murphy said. She mentioned several clubs and businesses that will be having booths at Ag Day including local banks, gas stations, 4-H, FFA, Malta Dirt...
One new aspect of AG Day in 2024 is the fact that the Malta Chapter of FFA will be present. “Normally we have State Convention at the time of FFA,” Murphy said. “Or it just doesn’t work with our schedules. But this year, we will have FFA at AG Day, which is awesome because we will not only have a 4-H booth but we will have an FFA booth.” Both booths will be set up near each other. “Both organizations are youth-driven,” Murphy said. “They are there for the kids and they have the same morals and...
Saco BPA attended the State Convention in Billings on March 10-12th. Laytin Erickson placed 6th in Fundamental Word Processing and qualified for the National Convention in Chicago, IL! The Broadcast News Production Team that consisted of Laytin Erickson, Jake Brown, and Blaine Downing placed 5th. Josie Brown, Jessa Erickson, and Emerson Downing attended the conference and did well in their respective events. The BPA members returning to the Saco BPA chapter are hungry for a competitive...
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has been working with farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners for almost 90 years. NRCS delivers conservation solutions so our private land managers can protect natural resources and feed a growing world. The local NRCS staff can help to figure out current problems, assess the condition of the land, and determine options for improvement all based on individual operational goals. A conservation plan is a customized collaboration between the planner and the customer. A final plan may include...