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As most of Phillips County rested comfortable on the evening of Tuesday, June 4th, the late night lanterns were burning the midnight oil well into Wednesday morning. A dedicated crew processed the election ballots and the office of the Clerk and Recorder at the court house closed after a long day. Some of the staff had arrived at work by 6:30 a.m., so they were ready to call it a day by 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Provisional votes were to be counted on Monday, June 10 at 3 p.m. These are the unofficial votes cast and counted Tuesday...
At the May 16th Phillips County Council On Aging meeting, we had visitors from the Action for Eastern Montana Area 1 Agency on Aging out of Glendive. Besides giving us updates on some of the programs they offer and regulations we have to adhere to, they presented two of our local members with mugs in appreciation for their work here in Phillips County....
For the month of June, the Phillips County News will be printed in Kalispell. For the month of July, the PCN will be printed in Bozeman. Our sister newspaper in Havre has been struggling with press issues for the past year or so. The PCN, Havre Daily Chronicle, and Glasgow Courier have been granted the permission to seek out another press for our printing needs. For the month of June, the PCN’s publisher was able to secure a spot at the Daily Interlake in Kalispell. This means that the PCN will be available to the public every Thursday m...
A beautiful day greeted the Phillips County Ambulance crew as they hosted their main fund-raiser of the year on Saturday. A constant and steady stream of supporters filled the Fire Hall as head burger flipper, Vince Mace, along with his main side-kick, Riley Abrahamson, prepared good ol' Montana beef burgers, to the guests likings. Mace and Abrahamson were assisted by Carli Olsen, EMT in Whitewater, William Hofer, Coleen Kraut, Lori Abrahamson, Wyomi Katterman, and volunteers from the East Malta...
The following press release was sent to the Phillips County News from Phillips County Sheriff Jerry Lytle on Thursday afternoon. On Thursday, June 6, 2024, members of the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office along with Probation & Parole, the Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal lnvestigation, and the Montana Highway Patrol assisted a Texas Ranger in the service of an arrest warrant out of Texas for a homicide which took place in 1984. Dodson resident Gordon Parsons was taken into custody without incident shortly after 11 a.m. at t...
Charles Elvin "Jack" Kendall, 91, passed away in Lewistown on Thursday, June 6, 2024. He was born January 6, 1933, in Dodson, Montana to Charles E. "Charley" and Ruby (Noordam) Kendall. Jack had one half-sister, Emma Light. Jack married Sylvia Turntoes of Hays, Montana in 1953. Four children were born of this marriage: Alvin (Peanuts), Wanda (Jeannie), Charlotte (Punky), and Karen. Jack and Sylvia were later divorced. In 1972, Jack met and married Helen (McWhorter) Jones. They had one daughter J... Full story
June 5, 2024 Oh my gosh! It’s June already! Halfway through 2024! The raised gardens are looking really lush! I have two tomatoes, radishes, and a few flowers. Some gardens are planted in rows that are very close together, but they look like every seed came up! One garden has a bunch of potatoes, one has lots of irises, onions, peas, and mounds of cucumbers! Cindy Clark attended the Montana Synod assembly in Billings this past weekend. It was fun to have a houseguest for a few nights! My s...
A big congratulations to Kevin Doney and Megan Mitchell who were married last Saturday afternoon in a beautiful outdoor wedding at the Robinson House. Kevin has been living and working for his Grandpa Dave at the Dunbar ranch for quite a while. Megan works in Malta where they have a home. A cloud burst went through the area last Monday evening then the wind really blew and dried everything out in a hurry. Lyn and Eunice Simonson flew to New York recently to attend their grandson Brock McDaid’s graduation from West Point! He is the son of L...
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. (July 11) 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...
The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., will be on display at Father Sheehan Park in Butte Aug. 28 to Sept. 1. The Wall That Heals honors the more than 3 million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed forces in the Vietnam War, and it bears the names of the 58,281 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam, including 22 from Butte-Silver Bow County and 267 from Montana. The display and a mobile Education Center will be open 24 hours a day and free to the public...
In 1924, a survey taken estimated there were between 4,000 and 5,000 cows being milked in Phillips County. Farmers were beginning to recognize the value of the cream check coming in each week that helped to pay for groceries. The Great Northern Railway set up meetings along the Hi-Line to show Holstein bull calves that they had purchased from the Carnation Farm. The railroad felt that if farmers used better dairy bulls, the butterfat production in the cream could be more than doubled in 3 to 4 years which would result in much higher profits....
The following was a column that Parker wrote shortly after his father passed away. It ran in the Dec. 24 issue of the Bozeman Chronicle. It had been years since I’d seen my dad naked. But after mom died and Dad left Florida to move in with my daughter and her family in Livingston, he needed assistance bathing. We’d bought him a shower chair, and I’d help him take off his clothes, step into the tub and sit down. He could still soap himself and then I would rinse him off, towel him dry and get h...
I don’t have very many hobbies or things that I absolutely love to do for fun. I do enjoy a video game, but I can’t say that it is something that I would miss if I didn’t have a gaming system. It’s just something I use to decompress. I used to decompress in healthier ways. My favorite hobbies that I used to decompress were drumming and lifting weights. For years I would play music on Sundays, Wednesdays, and on random days that my friends wanted to practice. I have pulled all nighters playing mu...
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...
The Malta Kids Club is accepting bids for the following project: Walkway Sidewalk at 101 S 7th St W, Malta Bids must be received by 5:00 p.m. on July 3, 2024, at PO Box 475, Malta, MT 59538. For more information please call 406-654-2378. (Published by Phillips County News 6/12, 6/19, 6/26/2024) MNAXLP --------------------------- All 2024 Personal Property tax statements for Phillips County have been mailed. The 2024 Personal Property taxes are due in ONE payment by 5:00 p.m. on or before June 30, 2024. If the taxes are not paid by this date,...
The American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee’s A.C.E. (Advocate. Cultivate. Empower) Summit June 3-5 in Washington, D.C. taught women skills to share their stories about agriculture with lawmakers. The keynote speaker, Xochtil Torres Small, deputy secretary, U.S Department of Agriculture, shared her leadership journey and the role of women in community and government. Workshops included advocacy through confident storytelling, issues in the forefront of politics and economics, training for meeting with elected leaders, and more. Fiv...
A local veteran had spearheaded a project and is now looking to expand the collection that is already started. John Barnard, a former member of the US Army National Guard Unit in Malta, felt a need to keep track of those that have served, as well as where they have served. He started collecting patches from various veterans from their tours and assignments and placing them in a display case at the local VFW Post. Currently, there are 35 patches in the display, from the various branches of the military. The plan is to add to the current ones...
1 yrs ago June 3, 2014 Reese Brown singled in a Bambino League game and later scored from third, thanks to a single from teammate Striker Simanton. The Waters Family invites everyone to attend the 100th Annual Family Picnic at Trafton Park. The potluck will celebrate 100 years in Montana, with the fun beginning after church. Malta Elementary is proud to announce the winners of the 2013-2014 Presidential Awards, which recognizes academic success in the classroom for 4th and 5th graders. Receiving the high award were Sidney Meeks, Hayden... Full story
As the 2023-2024 school was drawing to a close, the Malta FFA Chapter held their annual banquet, which this year included a silent auction of baked goods. There was also a silent auction on various merchandise that had been donated toward the fundraising evening. The items had been donated by various businesses and individuals, supporters of the FFA program. Following the dinner, members, family and friends gathered in the auditorium for the FFA meeting and program. Installed as 2024-2025 officers were: President-AJ Marquis, Vice...
The regular season for Milk River Baseball is in full swing for students in Tee-Ball through age 13. The teams play games on Monday nights and practice throughout the week at the Trafton Park baseball and softball fields. "This year has been kind of crazy," Milk River Baseball Manager Kenny Murray said. "We started out with a good amount of kids and once we basically had teams made and were ready to roll, Tee-Ball doubled in size after that, and the 7-9 year old group added 17 more." Milk River...
The regular season for Phillips County Motorsports kicked off on Saturday, June 1, at the Hi-Line Dragstip for a test and tune, the weekend continued with the track’s first Point’s Race of the season. The PCMS group will have their next races this weekend, with a points race on Saturday, June 15, and another points race on Sunday, June 16. There will also be a Drag and Drive event on Tuesday, June 18, which will feature a good variety of street legal vehicles from across the state. The fol...
Former NBA Star came to Malta last week to host his second Josh Huestis Basketball Clinic for Malta at the Malta High School Gymnasium. The two day event started on Tuesday, June 4, and concluded on Wednesday, June 5....
Fraud costs Medicare an estimated $60 billion per year. It costs Medicare beneficiaries time, stress, the security of their medical information, and potentially their health. It costs families, friends, and caregivers in worry and lost work when helping their loved ones recover from falling victim to Medicare fraud. “Medicare fraud has a devastating impact on both beneficiaries and the Medicare program,” said Renee Labrie-Shanks, Statewide Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program Director. “Current Medicare card and COVID-19 test kit scams illus...
As the U.S Border Patrol celebrates 100 years of operations (officially on Monday, May 20), the Malta Border Patrol Station held their celebration on Friday, June 7. About 70 showed up for the event. "Today we are going to give station tours," Malta Station's Deputy Patrol Agent in Charge Scott Marino told the PCN. "We invited a bunch of stakeholders from the local community, ranchers, the City Council, and people we work with up by the border." The event served as a way to thank those who have...
