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Nearly 500 people, mostly wearing Malta Blue, filed into the Malta High School Gymnasium last Wednesday to pay tribute to long-time educator and coach Glenn F. Flatt as he was laid to rest. Coach Flatt, 81, passed away on June 1 in Butte, Mont., five days after helping guide the M-ettes to a third-place finish at the State Class B Track and Field Meet in that city. Coach Flatt was born on October 30, 1935, to Francis and Bernice (Brown) Flatt and after graduating from Fort Benton High School...
Coach Glenn Flatt lived, taught and coached in Malta for seven decades. What follows are some of the highlights of Coach Flatt's life and times from the pages of the Phillips County News. August 18, 1956 Shower for August Bride is given by schoolmates Miss Judy Nordlund, who will be an August bride, was the honored guest at a pre-nuptial shower held in the Community Church parlors in Dodson Saturday afternoon. A pleasant social hour was enjoyed by the guests who were entertained with vocal...
The Phillips County Library has begun its summer reading program, with sign-up starting on Monday, June 5, 2017. Preschoolers, through coming high school seniors; can earn an award for every five hours of reading up to 40 hours. It is not too late to sign up and avoid the "summer slump." It is with great appreciation that the library thanks its sponsors who make the summer reading program such a success. The library has a selection of various items for all the readers who make the first five...
Malta Senior Citizens is hosting an Appreciation Open House, Saturday, June 17, from 1-3 p.m. as the public has been so supportive of our efforts with updating the center. The members will provide a dessert bar for the public to enjoy with coffee, tea and lemonade. There will be some out of this world desserts, mystery and popular sheet cakes and bars. This is open to the public, age doesn’t matter. In the past year, the center had gutters installed during the Labor Day rains and the gutters worked perfectly! The kitchen was stripped of all c...
Ralph, the mysterious sauropod that is displayed at the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum and Field Station (GPDM) now has been published for the first time since his excavation in July of 2005 in Fergus County. The museum will be hosting its annual Wine & Dino event on Friday, June 16, which will display the publication of Ralph as well as a brand new exhibit that only Cary Woodruff has seen. Woodruff, the Director of Paleontology at the GPDM received notice of the publication on Wednesday, May 31...
The Malta City Fire Department was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Town Pump Charitable Foundation last week and the department couldn’t have been awarded the money at a better time. “This is from the same place as the grant that the County Fire Department was awarded,” City Fire Chief Greg Boos said. “We applied for it a little earlier than the County did so after a community member called me and told me about it.” Chief Boos and DeeDee Hanson from the Malta City Office filled out the needed paperwork, sent it off then sort of forgot about it...
Arguably, the highlight of last Wednesday night’s Malta School Board meeting was a presentation on surveillance cameras by the tech firm Avigilon Security Solutions that prompted responses from the audience of “wow” and “that’s incredible.” The presentation was conducted so Malta School Board Trustees could see the latest and greatest in surveillance equipment as the software and hardware currently at the high school is out of date. For nearly 45 minutes, Avigilon representatives showed the...
It all goes too fast. Just yesterday, it seems, I was bundling up to go fishing: hat, gloves, long johns, facemask. Snow was still falling. The wind was cold. The water made my hands ache. Now it’s hot and dry, the rivers are roaring, the reservoirs are on the rise. I’m still wearing a hat and face mask, but now it’s to protect myself from the sun, which seems to grow hotter each year. Maybe it’s simply my growing intolerance for the heat, but I’m already longing for the cooler days of fall....
Was nice to see Comey and his testimony - classic and professional. Of course Trump had to tweet and call him a lair. Typical elementary school ramblings as usual. Will be interesting when and if Trump keeps his promise to go before commission - if Trump claims more watched his interview than Comey. Will be hard to beat number that watched. Wonder what the cost of the helicopter ride and of those that were mandated to go along so Trump could go play golf this past weekend. Somebody need to remove the gas card from his tiny hands. Can hardly...
A customer came in and noticed a Happy New Year sign at the PCN, reminding me that we are about halfway through 2017. This sign also reminded me of how a new year is typically stereotyped as a point of change. At this halfway point, I have noticed I haven’t done anything to change myself. I looked at the scale and I have never been heavier. I think most of us have had that moment where you look down at the scale and your eyes bulge through your head. I had that moment about a month ago. S...
Candidates wishing to file for City Mayor or as Council Members have until the close of filing at 5 p.m., Monday, June 19, 2017. Any person wishing to file for office who is a registered voter in Phillips County and resides within the city limits and ward, may obtain the required forms and fee information from the Election Office located in the Courthouse at 314 South 2nd Avenue West or by calling 406-654-2423. Malta, Dodson and Saco each have the Mayor position and two Council Member positions available. Candidates that have filed for office...
The White Crosses were again put up in the Dodson Cemetery in honor of men and boys from the Dodson Area who served their country. A total of 116 crosses were put up this year by Eldora Henry, Barbara Tremblay and Polly Solberg. Dee and Jim Shettel helped put them up last year. An American Legion based program, the crosses were put up by Eldora and husband James for many years and then were taken over by another person. When he could no longer do it, and some crosses were broken and not...
Sympathy to the family of Glenn Flatt. Many went to the Car Show in Malta; congratulations to the winners. Pastor Steve Schumacher preached at Whitewater Lutheran Church Sunday and gave a good message. There will not be church service in Whitewater on June 18, but rather a joint Unity Service in Malta at 11 a.m. followed by a potluck lunch. (Malta serves the meat, the rest if potluck.) The neighbors mowed my lawn and I greatly appreciated that. Thanks for the plant from someone. There was a...
Whist On Tuesday, June 6, Nancy Soennichsen and Sherman Doucette tied for first place with 44 points and the traveling prize was awarded to Malcolm Clouse. Pinochle Margaret Leader tallied 7,510 to take first place while Jeanette Heinle took second with 7,160. The traveling prize was awarded to both Nina Jones and Sharon Shoran. Hi-Line Whist On Tuesday, June 6, the team of Clara and Curt took the first game by a 14-3 score before the Curt-Clara combo was defeated by the team of Pearl and Byron by a 14-8 score. "We all did a good job," Pearl...
The yucca blossoms on the Milk River Road are just glorious this year! The sweet clover is in full bloom also. At the Assiniboine Creek the Messerly’s have a beautiful field of pink blooms! I saw a cluster of young bucks yesterday that were in their velvet! The circle of life goes on! Just to bring back memories of my early childhood, a friend, Fran Compton, and I had a sleep-over on Tuesday. We drove to the border and then to Smith Coulee in search of Lowrane, an early town. We were about 6 miles too far north, but it was a fun trip! We a...
Malta Senior Meals Thursday, Jun 15th - Baked chicken Friday, Jun 16th - Potato skins - stuffed Tuesday, Jun 20th - Stuffed peppers Do you have a birthday in June? Be sure to sign up for a 10 meal certificate for June when you sign in for dinner. You could be the winner. May birthday winner: Karen Boos ~ CONGRATULATIONS! Card times Monday Bridge Club The Bridge Club meets every Monday at 6 p.m. Whist Whist is held every Tuesday at 1 p.m. Wednesday Bridge Club The Bridge Club meets every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Thursday Pinochle Pinochle is held eve...
Correction: In the May 31, 2017 story Asphalt argument and fee increases at city council meeting, it was reported that asphalt contractor Rocky Mummey had previously come to a Malta City Council Meeting to ask for assistance with Helena Sand and Gravel because he wasn’t being paid for the work he’d done in 2016. Mummey clarified to the PCN that he was paid for all work completed in 2016, but there was some overages still in dispute that he hadn’t been paid for. Mummey also clarified that he hadn’t called Helena Sand and Gravel “fools,...
1 years ago June 11, 1917 It rained hard, the Enterprise reported. A copious amount of showers fell that promised to relieve a critical situation and lack of moisture. Along with the rain, news was of a terrific tornado that struck from Glasgow east to Poplar, leveling many small buildings, killing five persons and injuring 30. ☼ ☼ ☼ Local law got back two criminals who broke out of jail sometime before. One Walter Blevins turned out to be sailing under an alias and had a long and vicio...
Tyson Carney of Malta was among the 786 students named to the spring semester Dean’s List at the University of Mary, in Bismarck. This number includes students in Mary’s undergraduate program and in adult education (Worldwide). To qualify for the honor, traditional undergraduate students must earn a 3.50 or better grade point average while carrying at least 12 credit hours. Students enrolled in University of Mary’s Worldwide program must earn a 3.50 or better grade point average while at a full-time adult learner status....
Seniors; Grace Doucette, Shay Garfield, Kristi Granlund, DeeDee Johannesen, Vanessa Mann, Sophia Stiles and Reed Veit. Juniors: TaChante' Cole, Samantha Dolphay, Travis Epperson, Kendall Koss, Konner Kuehn, Bella Mackey, Samantha Mitchel, Ella Schye and Joanie Sjostrom. Sophomores: Reba Doucette, Taylor Eggebrecht, Kevin Henry, Lily Maxie, Reese Sjostrom and Grayson Waters. Freshmen; Tyler Arnold, Kelbee Denham, Keith Epperson, Carly Garfield, Bonnie Jones, Kendall Moore, Jillian O'Brien and Isac Pratt....
HELP WANTED Full-time Clinic Supervisor PC Family Health Clinic is accepting applications for a full-time Clinic Supervisor. We offer a family-oriented, supportive, TEAM-building work environment. Wages – DOE, Benefits – Some coverage for cost of health and vision insurance for FTE, accrued PTO/EML + 8 pd holidays, eligible to participate in our 401(k) after a year of employment. Interested persons can pick up an application and/or job description from the PC Family Health Clinic business office or contact Steph Denham (654-1100). Position ope...
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, one of the oldest Shakespeare companies in the United States, will launch its 45th season on June 14 with performances of George Bernard Shaw's You Never Can Tell and Shakespeare's Macbeth, the later coming to Malta on Thursday, June 29. The company will travel 7,700 miles during the season, running from June 14 through Sept. 5 performing in 61 communities in five states -- Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho and Washington. All performances are offered free...
Melanie Slade has been named the Great Falls Human Resource (HR) Leader of the Year! This achievement award sets her up for future state and national recognition! She was presented this award at the Montana State human resource conference in Fairmont, Mont., this past May. Melanie graduated from Whitewater High School in 2002 and attended Miles Community College and went on to graduate from the University of Great Falls with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a minor in Computer Science. Melanie received her Professional in Huma...
With her family at her side, Frances Faye (Tribby) Dopp, 81, of St. Marie, Mont., passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Mont. There will be a private family graveside service in Dodson. She was born Feb. 27, 1936, to Lloyd and Mary (Lemp) Tribby in Dodson. She attended Dodson Public School and graduated at the age of 16. On March 20, 1954, she married Dale A. Dopp of Wagner, Mont. They had two children, a daughter, Janet, and a son, Lloyd. She held various...
The opening Phillips County Saddle Club Boots and Saddles Rodeo was moved to the Milk River Pavilion on Saturday, June 10 but that didn't stop 12-year-old Arena Niebur from riding in her first rodeo. Niebur participated in several events including the Barrel, Arena and Key Races. She thought that things were going pretty good that day despite a couple of hiccups by her horse, Straight to the Bar (Straight), a 24-year-old Quarter Horse. "He stumbled the first barrel because of the cover that was...