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The Malta School District met on May 15 at 7 p.m. with a newly elected Chairperson of the board, and two new members. In a special meeting at 6:15 p.m. prior to the regular meeting, Katie Brown and Kyle Kluck were administered the oath to their positions as newly elected school board members by Darlene Kolczak. Following the swearing in ritual, Kluck and Brown and board members Angel DeVries, Jessica Oyler and Katey Marquis voted and DeVries was selected as Board Chairperson, Marquis was...
When the Malta School District decided to sell the Zortman School, which has sat empty for about 30 years, the town of Zortman jumped on the opportunity to buy it. The Zortman Volunteer Fire Department purchased it at a minimal price and then the work began. Allen Berg, Zortman Volunteer Fire Department Chief, and those willing to put in labor, manpower, elbow grease and time, have made the first steps to turning the school into the Community Center. They have been scrambling and scurrying to ge...
The VFW Buster Deo Post 4067 held a day to honor one of its' own, Dusty Prestwich, with a pinewood derby, on Saturday, May 18th. The family of Dusty, including his son, Chet, mother and step-dad, Cori and Ric Lamb, and the Lamb's, including Jalen, Janina, Landon, Jaden, Sophia, and Annaliya. VFW members and officers, Derek Oshio, Michael Kelsey, and Jim Layton were the committee delegated to manage the event. Thirty-four pinewood cars created by the young and (not so young) elderly. The...
Dennis R. Nelson was taken home on May 24, 2024. He was 71 years old. There will be a viewing on Wednesday the 29th from 6-8 p.m., funeral services will be held Thursday the 30th at 11 a.m. at Wilderness Funeral Homes-Malta. Burial will follow at the Malta Cemetery and a reception will follow at the VFW. Arrangements have been made by Wilderness Funeral Homes. Dennis was born in Malta on April 27, 1953, to Elmer and Dorothy Nelson. Dennis grew up in Montana all his life. Dennis enjoyed... Full story
Minerva Crantz Allen, Sunk' Pa (Muskrat), 90, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2024, surrounded by family. She was the daughter of a French Chippewa man, Ernest Crantz, Sr., and an Assiniboine–Gros Ventre mother, Felistis Chopwood. Born at home in a log cabin in Big Warm, a small community three miles south of Lodgepole, with the help of midwives Lady Goes Flying and Prisoner Wing, on a snowy spring day, April 24, 1934. After she was born, her grandfather Henry Chopwood held her up to the sun and...
On May 22, 1925, the Malta Commercial Club met and discussed building a road from the Henry W. Martin place on the Big Bend of the Milk River northeast of Malta to Whitewater. The County Commissioners had no funds, so a committee was appointed to secure funds. A committee of businessmen met with a group of Whitewater farmers. The farmers signed up to work from one to six days using a four-horse team to build a road starting at Whitewater and heading toward the Martin place. The County Commissioners agreed to let the Commercial Club use county...
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...
Dear Editor, On the evening of May 16, 2024, there was a knock at our door. There stood a young teenager asking if he could borrow our broom and dustpan. Pretty odd request for a young man, about the age of 13 or so. My sister asked him why he needed the broom and dustpan. He said, "He was riding his bike on 5th Street West and dropped a glass bottle of pop". He wanted the broom and dustpan to clean his mess up. So we gave him the requested items and he proceeded to sweep up the glass from off...
It was simply a matter of time. Apparently Montana is too cold for Harrison Ford. Ford was one of the main characters in the “Yellowstone” spinoff “1923,” which was filmed in Butte. However, according to the Austin Business Journal, the show is packing up and heading to a film studio in Austin, Texas. If only all the recent transplants to Montana, lured here by the “Yellowstone” series, would follow suit. Weather used to be one of the major factors in keeping out the riff-raff. Montana was...
Malta School District Job Announcement Paraprofessional Job Opening Malta Public Schools is accepting applications for the position of full time Paraprofessional for the 2024-2025 School Year This position provides assistance to teachers and students with various needs. Duties would include one on one and group assisted instruction of students. Applicant will be hired upon approval of a satisfactory background check. Wages are DOE with benefits to include health insurance, paid sick and vacation time and retirement. Applications can be found on...
DAN O'BRIEN O'Brien & Pekovitch, PLLP 113 South 2nd Street West P.O. Box 1280 Malta, Montana 59538 Phone: (406) 654-2541 [email protected] Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF PHILLIPS In the Matter of the Estate ) Probate No. DP-2024-11 Of ) ANGELA A. HASLER, ) ) NOTICE TO CREDITORS Deceased. ) 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...
1 yrs ago June 4, 2014 It is going to be a revved-up weekend in town as the 11th Annual Car Show hosted by the First State Bank, along with the PCMS drag strip races, would add excitement, bright cars and perhaps a little noise to the village of Malta. And don’t forget people…the weekend will bring in visitors from many states and Canada. Two Whitewater Penguins and a pair of Dodson Coyotes unleashed upon Great Falls for the State Track and Field meet. Kourtney Simonson set a new personal and school best in the 400. Jeret Warren, also bea...
With nearly a year as the "new" band director and music director, Mr. McKenney and Mrs. McKenney McKenney took the time from their busy end-of-the-year schedule to summarize the year in a glance and a glimpse. Mr. McKenney said the year has been a nice transitional year for the family, they have made tome adjustments to their new lifestyle and the students have been outstanding. "We feel very welcomed by them and we look forward to building upon this years work." Coming to Malta from a AA...
The Malta track and field teams competed at the 2024 State B Track and Field meet in Laurel last weekend. The two-day event started on Friday, May 24, and ended on Saturday, May 25. The M-ettes scored three points at the meet and the Mustangs scored one point. "The state track meet was a remarkable experience for everyone involved," Malta Head Coach Shyla Clausen said. "Our goal was to give our best effort and enjoy the experience, and we certainly achieved that." Sophomore Denvyr Tuss led both...
The Dodson, Saco, and Whitewater track teams all saw action at the 2024 State C Track and Field Meet in Great Falls last weekend. The event which ran alongside the Class AA Meet started on Friday, May 24, and concluded on Saturday, May 25. The Saco Panthers, Lady Panthers, and Lady Penguin track teams both saw athletes reach the podium. Saco "Our small-town kids go to these state meets, and those from AA ask where we're from," Saco head Coach Kelly Downing said. "Their only reference point is...
The Montana Masonic Foundation and Hinsdale's Kyle Lodge No. 96 celebrate reading by annually donating bikes and Kindles for young readers. At Saco, students who participate in the Accelerated Reader Program earn entry tickets when they finish reading books....
Lila Licht, 93, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. A viewing will be held on Friday, May 31, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Wilderness Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at the Malta Lutheran Church on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 1 p.m. A full obituary will follow in a future Phillips County News.... Full story