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On Friday, April 23, the city of Malta got out and about in their cars and let the good times roll! The weather was a bit on the chilly side, but that didn't stop a large number of people from getting out. There were many different types of vehicles out on the loop. From new cars to old classics, pickup trucks and even one RV! People sitting along the route were waving and trying their best to get everyone to honk as they passed by. Many of the local restaurants and bars were busy throughout...
Freedom was at the forefront this week in Helena. This week at the legislature, we made significant progress in ensuring freedom and protecting liberty for Montanans all across the state. House Bill 702 prohibits discrimination against all Montanans based on their vaccination status. That means employers may not punish or fire employees for personal medical decisions, nor can they require employees to get a Covid vaccination. However, employees must understand. The policy manual of the employer. This bill is not an attack on vaccines. The...
Near US Highway 2, they are pouring down asphalt near the Royals Inn Motel. They have also put down asphalt and paved the parking lot at the Phillips County Museum in Malta, so that children and friends won't track mud inside when they walk into the museum. A team of workers are remodeling the 3 Sisters building....
How many remember the old Trafton Door Store? The following is a story told by Tom Laurence on how Trafton’s first store floated in! The prairie was covered with buffalo bones when Bob Trafton first arrived. He hired every man he could to gather bones. He was known as the “bone boss”. He bought a small building up the river where Wagner now stands and hired me to move it down the river for him. I took it apart in sections, pulling the floor into the river then put the sides on the floating floor, then the roof, lashing them all together. I too...
April brought us a mix of moisture, a little mist, a little rain and a bit of snow, too. But not much! We had lots of wind! The birds are migrating through. I even heard the sandhill cranes the other day! The spring flowers crocuses are still blooming on the hillsides. I have not seen the yellow bells that I look forward to the last week of April. Maybe they are just a little slow this year. I went to senior lunches in Whitewater on Wednesday, then Lu and I spent a few hours at the Great Plains...
The Dodson Lutheran and Catholic Ladies furnished lunch for the people donating blood at the Red Cross blood drawing on Thursday. On Wednesday Mayor Cole was assisting the people installing Hi-Fi find existing lines and etc. Polly Solberg was visiting Malta. Dora Henry was in Malta on Friday. Bill Henry stopped at his mom's, Dora's, on Friday. Things are pretty quiet around Dodson, probably due to a combination of the Covid and the continued colder weather. It still gets so cold at nights and...
During the past year, federal employees nationwide and 12,898 active federal and U.S Postal workers of Montana have dedicated themselves to keeping our country running while weathering a global pandemic. They continue to provide essential financial services, processing stimulus payments, tax refunds, small business loans, Social Security checks, mortgages, and student loans to keep the economy churning and households operating. As they do every day, they have kept us safe, tracking cyber threats, protecting the food supply, and alerting...
In the 1980s while hunting on the CMR National Wildlife Refuge I drove into Glasgow to pick up a friend who was arriving on Amtrak. On a bulletin board in the train station was a racist cartoon that caught my eye. Having grown up in southern Indiana I’d seen that sort of thing before, but this was particularly vile, especially in a public space. It colored how I’ve viewed Glasgow ever since, but that was more than 30 years ago, and times change, don’t they? Apparently not so much. Passing throu... Full story
Since starting this job at the Phillips County Newspaper, I have received a lot of encouragement and positive feedback from many of our readers. For that, I am very thankful. I was very nervous taking this job, mainly because it is something that I have never done before. Nothing like it at all. Not since high school have I written so much. And my teachers back then would probably tell you I didn’t write that much then. I did send my high school English teacher a message, telling her what I was about to embark on. I’m pretty sure she fai...
Keith A. Maristuen, 68, died peacefully on Sunday, April 18th with his children by his side. Keith was born on February 6, 1953, in Malta, MT to Kermit and Agnes (Haugland) Maristuen. He and his two sisters, Cheryl and Monica, were raised and educated in Malta. Keith graduated from Malta High School in 1971. Growing up, he was very involved in many activities including wrestling, football, Key Club, student government, Boy’s State, National Honor Society, FFA, Canadian Exchange Student, and M c... Full story
Paul “Casey” Stengel died of natural causes on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the age of 97. The past year he had been living at the Central Montana Nursing home in Lewistown, Montana. Casey was born to Einar and Johanna Stengel in the rural community of Saum in northern Minnesota where he was raised with his older brother Bjarne and younger siblings, Eva and Arnold. He attended primary school in Saum and high school in Keliher. During World War II, he served in the US Army, 233rd Engineering Comba... Full story
Josie Ione (Taylor) Shaw was born October 5, 1939, to Wallace and Wilma (Butler) Taylor in Sabinsville, Pennsylvania. Her parents later divorced and she was placed into foster care with several of her siblings. Her parents both remarried and had more children. There was a total of 19 brothers and sisters. She married Walter Harms in 1958, they had the honey business and traveled to and from California with the bees. To this union, four children were born. They later divorced. She was worked as... Full story
Tommy R. Boschee, 58, Passed away at Peace Hospice in Great Falls, MT. A Celebration of Life will be held on June 18th 2021 time and place to be announced at a later time. Wilderness Funeral Homes of Malta was entrusted with the arrangements....
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, April 27, 2011 Giant pothole in Highway 2 The build-up of ground water along, and under, Hwy. 2 west of Dodson, was the apparent cause of a sink hole which appeared in the eastbound traffic lane recently. “Actually, there were two holes,” said Ray Mengel, District Administrator of the Montana Department of Transportation, headquartered in Glendive. “The extreme amounts of groundwater loosened the ground around two culverts under the highway, washing the dirt next to the culverts away and causing the earth above the c...
The Whitewater Chapter of National Honor Society held their annual induction ceremony on April 21, 2021 in the Whitewater School Library. The new inductees are sophomores Kendra Cummings, Kora LaBrie, and Samantha Wisher. They were inducted by current members Kelsee Cummings, Beau Simonson, and Kia Wasson. Family members were on hand for each of the three to celebrate their accomplishment. Photo by Heidi Cummings....
Montana State University Extension will soon offer a program to help rural Montana residents gain skills needed to work from home as a remote employee, freelancer or entrepreneur. “This educational program will help people living in rural communities gain the skills needed to access high-paying jobs and larger markets for their business while remaining in their rural communities,” said Cody Stone, MSU Extension executive director. “This program has the potential to strengthen the economic well-being of individuals, families and commu...
Officials at Mayville State University are pleased to announce that Jeramiah Benson of Dodson, Montana has been awarded an Honor Scholarship for the 2021-2022 school year. Jeramiah is the son of Frank and Amy Benson; he will study Physical Education and play Baseball at Mayville State. Mayville State scholarship awards are based on previous academic performance and participation in extracurricular activities. They reflect the student’s past accomplishments and potential contributions to the Mayville State community. Mayville State University i...
The Dodson, Saco, and Whitewater track teams met up in Whitewater last Friday, April 23, for the Penguin Track and Field Invitational. Whitewater won the girl's meet with a total of 171 points. Malta was second with 139 points, Saco was third with 65, Hinsdale was fourth with 59 points, Lustre Christian was fifth with 33, Nashua was sixth with 21, Turner was seventh with nine points, and Hays Lodge Pole was eighth with six points. Class B's Malta Mustangs won the boy's meet with a total of 176...
The Malta Mustangs varsity track team showed up in Whitewater last Saturday for the first time and won the event consisting of eight teams. The Mustangs had a total of 146 points. Lustre Christian was second with 84 points. Hinsdale was third with a total of 75, Hay Lodge Pole was fourth with 35, Whitewater was fifth with 18 points, Dodson was sixth with 12, Nashua was seventh with 11, and Saco was eighth with four points. Malta was led by freshman Gavin Slade who won the 100-meter dash, and too...
The Malta boys and girls golf teams have had a rough start to the season due to weather. They got the first meet of the season in on April 9, at Shelby. The Mustang golfers were led by Kaden Bishop with a score of 100. Good enough for 17th place overall. He was followed by Jon Siewing-112, Hunter Stolem-115, Ashton Weston-115, and Connor Clausen-119. The M'ettes, though not having enough players to get a team score, were led in individual scores by Sydney Gibbs-120, good enough for 12th place....
The Malta M-ette track team competed well at the Whitewater track meet, taking second as a team last Friday, April 23, despite the cold. Whitewater won the meet with a total of 171 points. Malta was second with 139 points, Saco was third with 65, Hinsdale was fourth with 59 points, Lustre Christian was fifth with 33, Nashua was sixth with 21, Turner was ninth with nine points, and Hays Lodge Pole was eighth with six. The M-ettes were led by Allison Kunze. Kunze won the 200 with a time of 30.08....
Fave TV Show / Movie: Friends / Clueless. Fave Class: Science. College Major: Biological Sciences. College She Will Be attending: Montana Tech. Fave Superhero: Spiderman Dream Superpower: Superspeed. Dream Vacation: Cancun. Spirit Animal: A penguin! Goal GPA: It will be a 3.9....
The Dodson High School Track Team. Pictured from left to right is Emma Cole, Imagin Fox, Sebastian Best, Kataya KillEagle, and Head Coach Tianna Bloomer. Photo by Lynne's Line Photography....
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