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Editors Note: (4-16-19, 21;10): A few hours after the PCN went to press on Tuesday moning, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) annouced that the adjustment of hours at the Port of Raymond, Mont., mentioned in this story have been restored back to a 24-hour schedule effective Tuesday, April 23, as the CBP reassesses feedback received on the adjustment of hours at the Port. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced last Wednesday that the Port of Raymond will have its hours cutback starting April 14th, a week after a town ha...
Members of the Hi-Line Future Foundation (HLFF) and representatives from the City of Malta met last Wednesday evening at Malta City Hall to discus the future of the City's 63-year-old Municipal Pool and ultimately came up with a tentative three-phase plan to refurbish the pool instead of trying to afford a brand-new swimming facility. Malta Mayor John Demarais, Public Works Director Jim Trulove, City Clerk Lorie Bond, Parks and rec Co-directors Julia Tatafu and Sally Wright and Councilwoman...
The City of Malta is planning a community Spring Cleaning event that will start on Monday, April 29 and run until May 3, in hopes of clearing rubbish, trash and other garbage out of the City’s alleys. “Any unwanted items excluding old refrigerators, oil, and batteries of any kind,” said Malta Public Works Director Jim Truelove. “The City’s Crew and equipment will pick up and discard any unwanted items in hopes of beautifying our town.” Director Truelove said that any citizens who need assistance moving items to be picked up during the Spring...
A total of 46 students portrayed 46 members of their families last Tuesday at the Phillips County Museum as Malta Middle School history teacher Delmer Henry brought his troops over for a wax museum presentation for the third straight year. "It's a great way for these children to learn about their family histories and what I have noticed over the past three years is the parents seem to get as big of a kick out of it as the kids do," Henry said. Ahead of the wax museum event, history students are...
Over 300 students from 11 different schools poured into Malta last Friday and Saturday to participate in the 2019 District 12 Music Festival held at several different locations throughout Malta High School. Among those school's in attendance, Phillips County's own Malta, Saco, and Whitewater students competed during the two-day event in hopes of placing well enough to advance to the State Music Festival on Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4, in Billings. See all the District 12 music stats next...
Get ready to take aim at the Milk River Pavilion as the Malta Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes Bad Bear Laser Tag April 26 and 27 as a family-friendly event beams into Malta. “It is going to be a lot of fun and something different for the people of Phillips County to try out,” Malta Chamber Executive Director Ann Sautter said. The Laser Tag fundrasier for the Malta Chamber comes on the heels of the Flight Squad basketball exhibition last year and Donkey Basketball the year before. Money raised at Malta Chamber events is used to promote gro...
Are you the best dancer in town? Is that your opinion or is it also the opinion of your peers? On Saturday, April 27, lace up those dancing shoes, grab your favorite guy or gal, and head down to the Hi-Line Future Foundation’s “Timeless Adult Prom” to cut a rug and maybe win yourself the Prom’s “Best Dancer Award” or perhaps be crowned 2019 Prom King and Queen. The Hi-Line Future Foundation (HLFF) was formed in August of 2016 and since that time has raised nearly $72,000 to assist the City of Malta with the costs of refurbishing the Municip...
I put the canoe in the lake last weekend. Ice only covered half the bay, and I hoped a pike or two would be cruising the melting edge. I didn’t get a bite but it was good to be on the water again. I’ve been a boat guy since I was a kid. I bought that canoe with paper route money. It wasn’t, however, my first craft. That was a little jon boat I found abandoned in the woods when I was 12. Dad helped me get it home where I patched the holes, gave it a coat of paint, and bought a pair of oars....
It is hard to talk about moving. We love it here. Ironically, thinking about it takes me back to when I moved here a little less than seven years ago. At that time, I was content with my job at Walgreens. I was in my mid-twenties at my parents’ house helping with groceries and toiletries. I had not a worry in the world. Then on April 4, 2012, (seven years ago and a few days) out of the blue, an old friend who I thought was a gorgeous girl from Tennessee sent me a Facebook message saying ...
MALTA- James Farstad 95, passed away on January 25, 2019 at Hi-Line Retirement Center. Memorial Services will be Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Malta Lutheran Church at 11 a.m. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Jim was born December 21, 1923, to Pedar and Julia Farstad in North Dakota. He attended school there and then spent nearly two years in the U.S. Navy where he served on a PT boat in the Pacific. He married the love of his life Dagmar Hjelmstad and they we...
Spring has arrived in Phillips County! Planting seems to be on everyone’s mind be it flower bulbs or wheat acres. In the Little Rockies Miner Newspaper on April 16, 1908, a “first historic” planting was reported! R.C. Blassingame is today planting the first apple trees to be introduced to the soils in Zortman. The trees were sent to him by Fred Whiteside and few of them are going to be added to his residence lots in town. They will grow all right enough and after years, when they produce the big red apples, today’s act will become histori...
Phillips Conservation District will be hosting a “Soil Health on the Range” workshop on Wednesday, April 24th at the library basement from 6-8 p.m. Soil Health Educator, Patti Armbrister will be presenting. This interactive workshop will offer a basic understanding of soil health principles and advice on how to improve water holding abilities and how to increase plant diversity on your rangeland. Patti will discuss simple ways to reduce costs and increase range production. This workshop is part of a “Soil Health Series” that Phillips Conserv...
Happy Easter, Everyone! Jesus died to take away our sin! Carol Lumsden hosted a Bible study on Wednesday! Connie Wasson, Cindy Clark, Whitney Blunt and yours truly gathered to study and have a business meeting. We all loved the new cupboards and countertop /Backsplash! I made a trip to Bozeman where the Montana Dinosaur Trail facilities meet at their spring meeting hosted by Museum of the Rockies. The drive was awesome, calm, sunny, no problems! We toured the displays, enjoyed lunch and then got...
Sympathy to refugees at the Mexican the border. The USA is the richest country; we should help them. Linda and Lonnie Link were at the Whitewater Christian Meeting at the North 40 on Friday. There will continue through April and all are welcome to attend. Linda Berg’s sister Laura has been helping Linda here in Whitewater. Laura is from Canada. Janice and Curt Reichelt were in Whitewater on Sunday checking on their farm near here. Many other farmers are getting ready to go to work also. On M...
Candidates wanting to file as Council Members for the City of Malta, Town of Dodson or Town of Saco may obtain the required forms and fee information from the Phillips County Election Office located in the Courthouse at 314 S 2nd Ave West or by calling 406-654-2423. Malta, Dodson and Saco each have two Council Member positions available. The first day to file will be Thursday, April 18, 2019. Any person, who is a registered voter in Phillips County and resides within the city limits and ward, may file up until the close of filing at 5 p.m....
Sarah Anne Sones was born on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. She weighed 6 pounds and 15 ounces and is 18 ½ inches long. She is the daughter of Alicia and David Sones of Saco, Mont., and joins sisters Sandra, Hazel, and Esmeralda and brothers Delbert and Donald at home. Sarah’s maternal grandparents are Della and Wayne Wiederrick of Saco. Her paternal grandparents are Rhoda Yeska and Randy Sones of Hinsdale, Mont....
Malta Senior Meals Thursday, Apr 18th - Pork chops Friday, Apr 19th - Roast beef Tuesday, Apr 23rd - Sloppy Joe's P.C. Museum Opens for the season Phillips County Museum opened its doors Monday, April 1, 2019. Monday-Saturday 10-5. Phillips County Library Closed 4-20. The Phillips County Library will be closed on Saturday, April 20, for the Easter weekend. Malta Easter Egg Hunt 4-20. The Malta Rotary Club will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt at Riverview Park on Saturday, April 20, at 10 a.m. for children up to age 11. Elim Church Easter...
The Malta City Council met for their first meeting of April last Tuesday evening and talks covered what the Malta Public Works team are currently up to, happens with the Parks and Rec Department and a discussion about the old “Mud Wagon” that ran on the Zortman Stage Line from 1904 until 1915 that is meant for the Modes of Transportation Museum on Highway 2 but has been sitting in a shop for the past several years. The Old “Mud Wagon” was a passion project for Doc Jim Curtis who recently passed away, and Malta Mayor John Demarais said the top...
Dora Henry attended two meetings of the Council on Aging in Malta on Wednesday. On Thursday Bill Henry came and took his mom to Glasgow for a six-week cardiac check-up with the Billings providers that come up once a month. Everything going well! Polly Solberg attended the District 12 Music Festival held in Malta on Friday and Saturday and was very impressed with most of the musicians performing. Terri Cole was out helping scout for a possible water leak on Tuesday but it thankfully was not a...
Fort Peck Summer Theatre (FPST) is preparing for the 50th Anniversary Season! The season promises to celebrate the history of the theatre and showcase a wide variety of productions, which continue to engage and attract audiences of all ages. Artistic Director Andy Meyers is returning for his 9th season, and is honored to be welcoming back a rich roster of talent, including many alum, audience favorites and local cast members. LEND ME A TENOR: June 1 – June 16 Director: John Rausch Back by popular demand, this Tony Award winner opens the 50th s...
1 years ago April 23, 1919 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schwartz were recent arrivals from Minnesota. They had filed on a homestead on Assiniboine Creek. ○○○ A great shortage of farm labor was reported throughout the county with most farmers trying to get their crops in single-handed. ○○○ J.M. Brayton, Andrew Tweedie, and Herb Stucke had taken civil service examinations at Glasgow for the position of postmaster at Malta. ○○○ Robert Wylder and Myrtle Monroe of the North Bench were married at the ho...
Terence Snell of Malta recently made the President's List at Neumont University in Salt Lake City, Utah. To achieve this commendation a student must attain a GPA of 3.7 - 4.0. He is set to graduate this coming June with a Bachelors in Information Systems. He is the son of Don and Patricia Snell....
The Dodson FFA Chapter traveled to Bozeman for the State FFA Leadership Convention April 3-April 6. Representing the chapter were Christina Jaynes, Littleman Iron Bear, Ithay Heck, and Treyten Stiffarm. During the three-day convention, the students competed in the Livestock Judging and Mechanics Career Development Events. Christina led the team in each event. During the Thursday night general session, the Dodson FFA chapter was recognized as a new chapter and the students signed the chapter...
On eve of her 88th birthday, local resident and writer Helen DePuydt released her first book. Her daughter, Theresa Johnson, of Vancouver, Wash, illustrated and designed the non-fiction book. The book is a collection of short stories written by DePuydt over the course of many years. The stories are both biographical and autobiographical, focusing on life in Montana, particularly the pioneer life of DePuydt's mother who homesteaded south of MT in the early 1900s. Also included in the book are heartwarming and humorous tales of DePuydt's own...
Barry Malone, Saco School's science and government teacher, brought the Saco junior and senior classes to the Phillips County Courthouse for a tour of several of the offices last week. Phillips County Sheriff's Office Reserve Deputy Bruce Metcalf conducted the tour. The students visited the Sheriff's Office, Justice of the Peace court, District Court, Treasurer's office, and Clerk and Recorder's office....