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On Tuesday, June 5, the primary election will be held in Montana. In Phillips County, there are three Republican candidates running for the Phillips County Commissioner Republican nomination on the November ballot. The commissioner position is currently held by Bruce Christofferson who is seeking reelection. The challengers in the Republican County Commissioner primary are Darla Niebur and Randy Shores. What follows are the same four questions posed to each candidate, answered in their own...
On Tuesday, June 5, the primary election will be held in Montana. In Phillips County, there are two Republican candidates running for the Phillips County Sheriff and Coroner nomination to the November ballot. The sheriff position is currently held by Scott Moran who is retiring from service after 20-years in law enforcement. The challengers in the Republican sheriff's primary are Phillips County Undersheriff Burt Peigneux and Deputy Jerry Lytle. What follows are the same four questions posed to...
Saco High School has announced that Chandler Pippin is the valedictorian and Christopher DePuydt as salutatorian of the Class of 2018. Chandler Pippin is the son of Chris and Heidi Pippin of Saco. He compiled a 3.88 grade point average during his time in high school. Christopher DePuydt is the son of Brian and Becky DePuydt of Saco. He compiled a 3.78 grade point average during his time in high school. Saco's graduation will be Saturday, May 19 starting at 2 p.m. in the school's gymnasium. Joini...
Whitewater Schools have announced that Trace Simonson is the valedictorian and Trey Simanton as salutatorian of the Class of 2018. Trace is the son of Matt and Heather Simonson of Whitewater. Trace plans to attend Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont., and wants to obtain a degree in business management while playing football for the Battlin' Bears. After college, he plans on moving back to Whitewater to run cattle on the family farm and ranch. Trey is the son of Doug and Ronda Simanton of...
Dodson Public School hosted a Mother's Day tea party last Thursday which featured live music, dancing, food, and fun as students and staff welcomed mothers and grandmothers for a special celebration. "I'd like to thank all the parents for coming out to this event today and supporting our children and our school," Dodson School's Superintendent Gary Weitz said. "It is wonderful to see so many people here today and we have a wonderful program in store for you all." The day's event was held in the...
From being scolded in kindergarten for humming years ago to being serenaded by his final high school choir class at his last high school choir concert last Tuesday, Malta High School's choir teacher Larry Swingen is always surrounded by music. Tuesday, May 8, was the POP Concert at Malta High School, featuring both the MHS Concert Band, Jazz Band, Jazz Combo, all under the leadership of Erik Engebretson, and the MHS Swing Choirand Concert Choir, under the tutelage of Swingen in his last hoorah...
On Tuesday, June 5, the primary election will be held in Montana. In Phillips County, there are two Republican candidates running for the Phillips County Commissioner Clerk & Recorder, Surveyor/Auditor which is currently held by Marian Ereaux who is retiring from the position. The candidates in the Republican Clerk & Recorder race are Lynnel LaBrie and Connie Kolczak-Zanto. What follows are the same four questions posed to each candidate, answered in their own words, edited only for typos and...
Whist On Tuesday, May 8, high was Buck Taylor with a total of 63, second was Ron Lundman at 54 and the traveling prize was awarded to Jerry Depute. Pinochle Sherman Doucette notched 7,340 in pinochle to take first place, Jerry Depute was second with 5,730 and the traveling prize went to Sherman Doucette. Hi-Line Whist On Tuesday, May 8, Francis and Clara won the first match by a 13-9 tally before Don and Lori won the second by a 13-4 score. "They were all great as they outdid each other," Pearl said. On Friday, May 11, Pearl and Agnes won the...
My mother didn’t hunt or fish, but she encouraged me in my outdoor pursuits nonetheless. When I bought a canoe with money from my paper route she helped me put a roof rack on our Chevy Nova so we could get it home. She also helped me buy my first pistol, a Ruger .22-caliber semiautomatic, when I was still too young to make the transaction on my own. Before I was old enough to drive, she would shuttle me and my friends out to a little lake in the country, drop us off, and we’d camp and car...
Dear Editor, This is my approval of Jack D. Jones letter to the editor on May 2, 2018, on his objection to the change of livestock to domestic hybrid bison on public lands. I don't have knowledge of the laws, but I do concur with his disapproval of the change to year-round grazing of pastures. Do people in New Jersey know what is best for Montana? Do they want free-roaming bison in their backyard? Why not start an APR in New Jersey? Why not them instead of ruining Montana? Shall we put a law in to have only 10 head of bison per ranch that APR...
Malta - Sylvia Zenith Kaasa, 77, House Keeper and Seamstress, went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, May 6, 2018. Funeral Services were at the Elim Lutheran Church, Friday, May 11th with a luncheon immediately following the service at the church. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Sylvia was born September 10th, 1940 in Malta Mont., the oldest child of Ben Schwarz and Dorothy (Hoffman) Baum. She married Carl Kaasa July 7, 1956, and together they raised th...
Mary Zanto, mother, widow, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend left us peacefully on April 21, 2018, at the age of 91. Mary Katherine Eloff was born in Great Falls, Mont., on July 18, 1926, to Tom Eloff and Kate Wolf Eloff. Mary grew up as a farm girl in Pleasant Valley near Fort Benton. She met her husband to be, Jim Zanto, at the Fort Benton hospital where he was recovering from an appendectomy. They were married on December 1, 1945, and were blessed with three sons as they began their...
The University of Montana has 2,083 students who are degree candidates for spring semester 2018, and three are former graduates of Malta High School. Shelby Cole, Bachelor of Science: Biology; Azure McGinty, Master Business Administration: Business Administration; and Tucker Schye, BS in Business Administration: Finance will been awarded their degrees for spring semester 2018. Graduates with “cum laude” after their name indicate a GPA of 3.40 to 3.69. “Magna laude” indicates a 3.70 to 3.89 GPA, and “summa laude” is 3.90 and above. Official aw...
Sympathy to all flood victims, especially in western Montana. Sympathy to the Dale Freitag family. He was a house-mover. His son, Mike, worked for ranches in Whitewater recently. Scott, Laramie, and Cody Scheffelmear traveled to Oklahoma for the funeral of Scott’s brother, Clay. Sympathy to them. The Swift Fox project being conducted by Clemson University has two workers here in Whitewater. They are Keifer Titus and Maddy Jackson. I am sorry to hear that Maddy is leaving so soon. I play music with them as he plays guitar and she sings and p...
Malta Senior Meals Thursday, May 17th - Chicken Cordonbleu Friday, May 18th - Chicken & biscuits Tuesday, May 22nd - Goulash Birthday winner for April is Lee Jones! Congratulations! Do you have a birthday in May? Be sure to sign up for a free 10 meal certificate. You could be the winner. Poppies in May The Malta American Legion Auxiliary will be distributing poppies during the month of May. Please show your support for our veterans and donate. Nursing Home Week Dinner at HLRC 5-17. The Hi-Line Retirement Center celebrates National Nursing Home...
Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2018 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2018, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2018 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2017 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2017. Thank you! April 28, 2018 12:26 a.m. Deputy performed security checks in the Dodson area. 2:54 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect from 10am-8pm today. 6:10 a.m. Flood Warning has been canceled for northeastern Phillips Co. 8:22...
1 years ago May 23, 1918 The library was broken into and $15 in small coins were taken from the librarian's desk. The door to the Red Cross rooms was opened, but nothing was taken. ↕↕↕ The Commercial Club has an enrollment of 81 business houses and individuals, according to O.P. Shenefelt. ↕↕↕ Every able-bodied man in the state of Montana was required to work a full five-day week or be able to explain why not. Men were asked to register with the county clerk and recorder. ↕↕↕ Jessie Compton an...
Mark Knudsen and Carter Clausen were both sworn back in as trustees on the Malta School Board last Wednesday by Phillips County Superintendent of Schools Darlene Kolczak after being elected on Tuesday. Knudsen (who was re-named board chairman of the school board) received 668 votes in the Tuesday night election; Clausen (named vice-board chairman) received 579 and challenger Doug Ost received 466. Jane Knudsen was also sworn in at the meeting as business manger and clerk. Mark Knudsen enters...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is proposing to begin treatment on approximately 20 acres of a cattail marsh on Sleeping Buffalo Area 8 Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Phillips Co., and is looking for public comment on the proposed action. The Area 8 WMA is located east of Nelson Reservoir along Lake Road. There are two managed wetlands on Area 8 that are currently being choked out by acres of cattails. Managing and improving wetland and upland habitats for the benefit of wildlife and providing public opportunity in the forms of hunting,...
Welcome to the goldfinches! Now I'm waiting for the king birds and the lark buntings. Everything seems about a week behind last year. The Whitewater middle school through high school took a field trip to Fort Peck Fish Hatchery, the Power House and the Interpretive Center. Cary Woodruff went with us to talk about the fossils at the Interpretive Center! The Whitewater Penguin tracksters participated in the district meet in Glasgow on Saturday. Trace Simonson qualified in all of his events, Kia Wa...
Hi! Back again after missing last week. Sorry. Steve and Judy Henry came and picked Eldora up on Wednesday to go to Laurel where she visited them and daughter Cheryl. On Friday Bill and Marilyn Henry flew in from New York where Bill had bowled in the nationals. On Saturday Bill, Marilyn and Eldora went to Whitehall to help her granddaughter Kristi Wilson celebrate graduating with a degree in Early Childhood Education with Honors from UM-Western. On Sunday they attended the First Communion of gre...
Linda Kay Monti passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018, at the Sidney Health Center surrounded by her husband Matthew, sister Lori, and niece Ecko. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Linda Kay was born July 16, 1952, to Albert and Ione (Brieby) DeMangelaere, they later divorced. Linda grew up in the Whitetail/Scobey area. In the late 1950's Linda moved to the Malta area with her mother. She attended school in Malta. In 1959 her mother married Frank French. In 1968 Linda married...
Friday, May 11, 2018, beloved uncle and brother Lawrence "Uncle Larry" Matthew Fisher (Indian name of Rain in the Face given him by his grandmother Jennie Bad Roads), 77, crossed over out of this world. Traditional Wake services will begin Thursday, May 17, at 5 p.m. at St. Paul’s Mission Rec Center in Hayes, Mont. Funeral services will also be at the St. Paul’s Mission Rec Center at 11 a.m., on Friday, May 18th, with interment to follow at Mission Cemetery. A scattering of his ashes will also take place on EagleChild Mountain, next to his old...
EDWARD A. AMESTOY Cole, Amestoy & O'Brien, PLLP P.O. Box 1280 113 South 2nd Street West Malta, Montana 59538 Phone: (406) 654-2541 Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PHILLIPS COUNTY Probate No. DP- 18-15 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GREGORY J. SUNDSETH, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four...
HELP WANTED Malta School District Job Announcement Position: Middle School Secretary/ Activities Administrative Assistant Qualifications: -Proficiency in accounting and be able to reconcile multiple accounts -Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel -Must be able to multitask Contact: Kris Kuehn, Superintendent [email protected] Telephone: (406) 654-1871 Deadline: 12:00 p.m., May 25, 2018 Wage (DOE): $11.50/hour Minimum + Benefits Apply by: Application may be picked up in the Central Office or on-line at www.malta.k12.mt.us Phillips...
