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Last week the four high schools in Phillips County including Malta, Whitewater, Dodson, and Saco, held graduation ceremonies for their senior classes of 2024. Dodson started things off with their graduation ceremony on Friday, May 17, at 6 p.m., which featured graduations for the Class of 2024, Class of 2028 (Middle School), and Class of 2036 (Kindergarten). Whitewater started soon after, at 7 p.m. on Friday night, graduating their Class of 2024 and Class of 2028. Saco's graduation ceremony was...
Two candidates have filed for the position of County Commissioner for the upcoming election, ballots which are due by June 4th. Bruce Christofferson, incumbent, has filed for re-election, and is being opposed by Kip Young. Both have filed on the republican ticket, so the candidate winning the primary race will be declared the winner, and there will not need to be a run-off come November. So, yes, the race is on...and as of Wednesday, May 23, (aka "paper day"), there will be 13 days before the...
Even though I am not living in Loring anymore, the American goldfinches have stopped to visit, and my friends have reported the “sightings”! The soft little chirping sounds are always a joy! Big weekend for many seniors, as they go from high school on to the next step. Congrats to Paige Wasson, Kendall Scheffelmear, and Ava Hanley as they graduate from Whitewater High School. The month of May is always so busy for students! The track meets and golf meets all are celebrations. It sounds like the...
Sympathy for the victims of war. Let there be peace on earth. Congratulations to all the Phillips County graduates, especially our Whitewater seniors. They are Paige Wasson, Kendra Scheffelmear, and Ava Handley. The eighth graduates were Rory Green, Grace Wasson, and Samuel Simonson. There was a carnival at WHS, complete with games, and lunch was served. Fun for all! School is winding down. Soon it will be summer vacation. Congratulations to the Whitewater track team, they have done very well...
On June 18, 1923, a Farm Bureau picnic was held on the Jansy Tieden farm at Valleytown, which was a community on Frenchman Creek. The Extension Department of Montana State College conducted demonstrations on methods of hitching and handling large horse teams, different kinds of harnesses, and methods of driving larger teams using different farm equipment. The object of the demonstration was to show farmers how to cultivate and seed their fields at a minimum expense and in a timely fashion so that they could successfully raise a crop on the...
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. (June 5) 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...
“This is home. This community, this land.” “Land is not just a commodity to be bought and sold.” “They own the land and that's a heritage to their family.” “You’ll never be able to replace the land.” “We're just caretakers. [...] It's all going to last longer than we are.” “Land is everything.” These quotations are a sample of what we have been hearing from Phillips County residents as we visit with them at kitchen tables, ride along in their trucks, and listen at their community meetings. We are a trio of social science researchers from...
I’m waiting for one of the political candidates running for office in Montana to bring up an issue that actually affects me. While the mess on the southern border continues unabated, we have no crush of immigrants where I live. I read and hear about male athletes crossing the line to play women’s sports, but that’s hardly a concern here. My freedoms are not being infringed upon. I can legally pack a gun, buy weed, and gamble, although I’m not sure those were freedoms that concerned our foundin...
Seasonal Lifeguards The City of Malta is accepting applications for seasonal Lifeguards. Applications and job descriptions are available at the city office during regular business hours. Applications are to be returned to the city office by 5:00 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2024. City of Malta is an EEO employer. The city reserves the right to reject any or all applications. ------------------------- Seasonal Sprayer The Malta Irrigation District is seeking applicants for part-time seasonal spray. Must have a valid drivers’ license. Job duties include...
Notice of Public Hearing The Phillips County Compensation Board PUBLIC HEARING and MEETING will be held Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. in the office of the Phillips County Commissioners at the Phillips County Courthouse, 314 S 2nd Ave W, Malta MT 59538. Phillips County Commissioners, Lynnel LaBrie, Clerk (Published by Phillips County News 5/15, 5/22/2024) MNAXLP ------------------------ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED FY24 BUDGET AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Phillips County, Montana,...
1 yrs May 19, 2014 Malta golfer, Keenan VanWichen took the top honors of the 16th Annual Jack Brogan Memorial Golf Tournament at Marian Hills. He followed the footsteps of his brother, Spencer, who won the tournament twice in previous years. The tournament opened with “Amazing Grace” played on the bagpipes by Dr. Mike Gibson of Havre. Malta didn’t just hire any “Average Joe” for the job. Former standout coach and Athletic Director, Scott King, informed Nick Oxarart he is Malta’s newest head coach. Nick Oxarart will be the first coach in over h...
The Malta track and field teams competed at the Northern B Divisional Meet on Friday, May 17 through Saturday, May 18. Five Mustangs and eight M-ettes qualified for the State B Track and Field Meet set to start on Thursday, May 23, and end on Saturday, May 25. At the Northern B meet, the M-ettes were seventh out of the 12 women's teams at the Northern B divisional with 44 points and the Mustangs were eleventh of 12 men's teams with 14.5. "At the divisional track meet, our goal was to go out,...
The Dodson, Saco and Whitewater teams each saw success at the Eastern C Divisional in Wolf Point on Thursday, May 16. Each team will be represented at the 2024 State C Track and Field Meet in Great Falls this weekend. The event starts on Thursday, May 23 through May 25. The Saco Lady Panthers placed highest amongst Phillips County teams, placing third with a score of 83 points. They were behind Savage who had 84.5 points, and Scobey who won the event with 118 points. "Though we might be few in n...
Emree Stuart and Kylie Bishop were two of five Malta golfers at the State B Golf Meet on Monday, May 13. M-ette junior Brittney Sorlie tied for 18th place with a score of 198. Mustang Regan Stuart, an eighth-grader, had 165 strokes and tied for twentieth. The M-ette team consisting of Sorlie, E. Stuart, Bishop and Amelia Johannesen placed tenth as a team with a total of 910 strokes amongst them....
Hurray! At last Neil Simon's hit comedy will make its long-awaited FPST debut, after being cancelled just three days before opening night in 2020 due to COVID. Rivalry, memories, and lots of laughs are certain to resurface when a former vaudeville team grudgingly re-unites for a CBS Television Special! George Burns and Walter Matthau famously starred in the Oscar-winning film adaptation. The classic comedy will be directed by original Fort Peck Summer Theatre company member Neal Lewing who also...