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Nearly 40 people attended the Malta Area Chamber of Commerce's monthly meeting last Tuesday at Westside Café, many turning out to hear candidates running for a Phillips County Commissioner, Montana House District 33 and Montana Senate District 17. Chamber of Commerce President Travis Rhoads and Executive Dina Meneely hosted the informal gathering and spent just over an hour asking questions that the various candidates fielded and answered. The Phillips County Commissioner position voters will be asked to decide on following long-time... Full story
The Malta High School gymnasium was nearly packed last Sunday afternoon as the school presented thirty-seven Malta High School seniors with their high school diplomas. "I'm impressed with this senior class," Principal Scott King said in his opening remarks. "Several of them wrote in their senior farewells how grateful they are to live in our community. They recognized that their many accomplishments and successes happened because of the support they received at home and through our community and...
Of the four graduating seniors at Saco High School on Saturday in the school's auditorium, Channing Mavencamp was the lone student to attend school in town for his entire 12-year academic career, but that fact didn't take away from the joy that group felt during their big day. Joining Mavencamp on the stage on Saturday were graduating seniors Cyra Mears, Alyssa Ostrom and Dakota Rickel. Saco's graduating Class of 2016 was welcomed to the stage by nearly 200 people in the audience and the process...
An old milk truck is the centerpiece of Saco artist Todd Mandeville's latest painting. Wildflowers billow through the vehicle's rusted hood, poke through the wheel wells and surround the truck which sits in a grassy prairie, much like the ones found throughout Phillips County. The painting is, for now, titled Got Flowers? (a play on the Got Milk? ad campaign.) "That was the name I was thinking of when I was painting it," Mandeville said. "Sometimes the names come to me right away, and that's... Full story
Recently, some members of St. Mary’s Parish in Malta, met with the local Family Resource Specialist, Deidre Reiter. Deidre works first hand with the families within our community that have fallen onto hard times, and are in need of help. The number of families right here, and around our surrounding area that are unable to obtain, and are living without your basic day to day essentials is overwhelming. In effort to help make a difference, we will be teaming up with Deidre, and the Malta Food Bank in attempt to acquire these simple, but e...
Most of the problems I have with my boats occur when I’m not aboard. At the helm, running through big waves or rocky shoals, I’ve always managed to keep the boats afloat. Left to their own devices, however, tied to the dock or pulled out on shore, my craft often end up in peril. During last week’s deluge my wife suggested we drive over to the lake to check on our pontoon boat. I wasn’t worried. Pontoon boats are hard to sink, and I had tied ours securely to the dock. The pontoon was still t...
I wish Dad had caught me swiping his pistol; he didn’t. It was a beauty, a Military High-Standard .22 caliber. All I wanted to do was “borrow” it so that I could enjoy slaughtering rats with a bunch of other gun-loving students at the garbage dump located several miles from the small town that was home to the university we attended. We’d meet late in the day, about the time the rats began their nightly forays among the putrefying flotsam, and hide behind a clump of bushes within pistol range of our victims, the population of which could only be...
Let me start off first by saying I love my momma. I always have and always will. I have heard from one or more people that I am a momma’s boy. There was a time I didn’t see it, until I did. It was around my birthday in 2010. I was living in Florida at the time with a band of Australians. My mother, father and brothers were living in Bolingbrook, IL at the time after living in New Jersey for the previous four years. My mother and father were originally going to go on a cruise to Nassau in the...
Frank Crowder, age 78 of Conrad, Mont., passed away on May 13, 2016 after a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Nancy of the family home, his children Valerie Layman of Billings, Jo Marie Crowder of Great Falls and Brian Crowder of Helena as well as two grandchildren in Billings. He is also survived by two stepchildren, John Herron of Minnesota and Bertha Skilling of Arizona and two step grandchildren. He is survived by his siblings, Allan Crowder, Ervin Crowder, Bill Crowder, Earlene Knudsen, Alice Anderson (all of Malta), Earl and...
It’s good to be home in Whitewater, Montana. Farming and seeding is in full swing. Curt Reichelt is spraying weeds at the farm up north of Whitewater. Again, congratulations to the Whitewater graduates and all graduates. There was a huge crowd for the commencement. A lunch followed the ceremony. Teresa Dyck, my daughter, and friend Shirley–both from Canada – visited. Good to see them and hear news from my Canadian family in Canada. Julie and Jeff Cole and Sally Austin went Missoula to see Alici...
Memories….Tissue covered floats, Queen Candidates, marching bands, children’s parades. Recently a DVD with Malta parades, Farmers Day dinners, car unveilings, and Phillips County memories was given to the PC Museum. What a gold mine of history the DVD has. Stop in and spend a few minutes watching the DVD on the brand new 42 inch TV the family also donated. A big thanks goes out to the Dobson family for their generous contribution to the PC Museum. Museum doors are open Monday through Saturday 10-5....
Malta Duplicate Bridge On Wednesday, May 11, Malcolm Clouse and Les Solberg captured first place. Bob Maxie and John Norgon came in second. Monday winners were Bonnie Millar and Larry Mathews. They were closely followed by John Norgon and Madelyn Anderson. Whist On Tuesday, May 17, Nancy Soennichsen finished in first place with 44 points while Jeanette Heinle took second with 42. The traveling prize was awarded to Clarence Jacobs. Pinochle On Thursday, May 19, Kevin Stevens took first place with 7,430 and Nancy Soennichsen took second with...
Congratulations to all the graduates in Phillips County! I attended the ceremony in Malta on Sunday afternoon and there was quite a crowd. A large Johannesen/Harms contingent was there for Austin Wiese and Bailey Graves. Kellen James Slade was baptized on Sunday at the Loring Lutheran Church with Whitney and Jay Blunt as sponsors. Other than the parents, grandparents Bud and Beth Slade, Pete and Carol Lumsden, great grandparents, Ruth and John Flansaas, and Francis Slade, aunties Kak Slade, and...
Malta Senior Meals Thursday, May 26th - Casserole Friday, May 27th - Meatballs in Gravy Tuesday, May 31st - Baked Chicken Have a May birthday - please let us know when you sign in for dinner. Reading time at the HLRC Hi- Line Retirement Center is starting up a new summer time reading activity. Starting in June every Tuesday at 10 a.m. we would like to invite all preschool aged children to come up for Kids Korner. Our residents will be reading to the children of this wonderful community. Library Closure 5-28-30. The Phillips County Library will...
1 years ago May 25, 1916 It rained For some time past reports have been coming in of rains all around Malta, but it was not until yesterday forenoon that the welcome drops began falling in the city. And it rained all day, not a few scattering drops, but a steady downpour that commenced about 10 a.m. and continued into the night. It was most needed to assist the growing crops. This dispels all thought of a dry year and the dry lands farmers in the country tributary to Malta are about to be the...
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May 14, 2016 10:05 a.m. Phillips Co Road Crew closed the Upper Harb Road to the Dion Bridge south of Saco; information passed onto KMMR. 3:04 p.m. Misdemeanor Probation Officer requested a welfare check on two Probationers in Malta; Sheriff responded to the call; individuals located and found to be okay. 3:30 p.m. Female reported a fire in the Dodson Dump; Malta Fire Dept responded to the location; fire later controlled and extinguished. 7:31 p.m. Male reported kids “hot rodding around Dodson”; Deputies responded to the call; vehicles located a...
HELP WANTED: HOUSEKEEPER AND COOK. Live in position. Call 674-5576 (let it ring) or write PO Box 74, Whitewater, Mt 59544. ASI Constructors is now hiring for carpenters, concrete finishers, laborers in Glasgow, MT. To apply call 719-647-2821 or www.asiconstructors.com/jobs. ASI is an EOE. FOR SALE: Home School Curriculum Show & Sale. Come view materials to buy or sell. Thursday, June 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Assembly Church. All are welcome. RAINGUTTERS I will be in the Malta Area Installing Raingutters. Please call me, Dennis Goodheart, for...
LEGALS: PUBLIC NOTICES: CALL FOR BIDS CONGREGATE AND HOME DELIVERED MEALS Phillips County, hereby invites for bid, congregate and home delivered meals for the elderly for July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. The County Commissioners have determined the minimum cost to provide this service under this contract must be at least $5.00 per plate. Meals served must be acceptable to the elderly consumer and meet one-third of the RDA and provide a minimum of 600 calories. Meals will be served on days and at a time mutually agreed upon by the two parties,...
Dave Rummel came to the Phillips County News to share a story that is so fitting for the upcoming Memorial Day Holiday. (Rummel told the PCN staff that technically flowers are not to go out in the cemetery until May 26th but he made an exception in this case.) Earl R. Sukut arrived in Malta from Cascade on Wednesday, May 18 to place flowers on another veteran's grave at the Malta Cemetery. Sukut is a veteran of the Air Force 472nd Engineer Aviation Battalion (EAB) having served from 1952-1954....
Nikki Nicholson, Zachary Ulrich, Danie Rhodes, Tori Siewing, AJ Bearhill, and Kaycee Bond have been chosen as Students of the Third Trimester at Malta Middle School. They have been chosen because they have demonstrated having a positive attitude, manners, and politeness to all, doing the right thing because it is the right thing to do, citizenship, and being respectful. Nikki, a sixth grader, is the daughter of Chad and Michelle Nicholson. Zach, a sixth grader, is the son of Jason and Jamie...
The golf season has come to an end for local Phillips County schools. Saco, Whitewater and Malta schools were all represented on the state levels of their respective classes. The highest placer was Cyra Mears of Saco, who tied for thirteenth in the Girls C Meet in Hamilton on May 18. Mears had a score of 217 after two days. She scored a 105 on day one and a 112 on day two. Teammate Jamison Schaaf had a score of 126 on day one and 123 on day two, giving her a total of 249. Whitewater's Layne...
Though it was rainy throughout, a thunderstorm did not stop the Malta M-ettes from winning the North/East B Divisional at Memorial Stadium in Great Falls last Saturday. The M-ettes qualified 13 athletes for the 2016 State B meet in Bozeman this Thursday through Saturday. The team won the meet with 189.83 points. Glasgow took second with a total of 108.33. Bigfork won the Western B last Friday in Missoula with 110 points. Roundup won the Southern B last Thursday in Laurel with a total of 78.5...
The Malta Mustangs track team took seventh at the rainy North/East B Divisional at Memorial Stadium in Great Falls last Saturday. The team will have eight athletes at this week's State B Track Meet in Bozeman which starts tomorrow. Malta scored 33.5 points in the event. Glasgow won the meet with 118.5 points. Fairfield was second with 105.5 and Cut Bank took third with 70. The long relay team retained their divisional crown. The team consisting of Jase Galt, Tyson Carney, Ostin and Allen...