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High winds through the last week in Phillips County toppled trees, trailers and on Saturday night blew a number of intermodal containers from the train tracks near Bowdoin. Ross Lane, Burlington Northern Sante Fe Director of Public Affairs, told the PCN on Monday morning that approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, the train was heading eastbound carrying mostly empty containers. He said because of the high winds in the area – estimates anywhere from 75 to 100 mph – the conductor stopped the tra...
A fire that is believed to have been started when lightning struck a power pole in Zortman and destroyed the home of Steve and Lori Nagel on June 11, has shown the couple just how giving and loving the people of Phillips County and beyond can be. "This community has helped us out so much," said Stephanie Nagel on Friday. "It is just so hard. I love this community and everything everyone has done for us is overwhelming and heartwarming. We are just so grateful." Lori and Steve Nagel own and...
At last week's Malta City Council Meeting, it was announced that the City's Pool – which is 60-years-old --- is suffering from boiler and clarity issues and could be shut down for good as early as next year. "We may not be able to open it next year," Malta Mayor Shyla Jones informed the Board. Mayor Jones said that two week's ago, a state inspector came to look at the pool and the boiler at the facility failed inspection. She said that because of the extreme use of chemicals to keep the pool c...
Last Friday night at the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum in Malta, first-year curator Cary Woodruff welcomed a crowd of nearly 150 to the facility for the Annual Wine and Dino event in conjunction with the Phillips County Museum. The day included food, beverages, free admission to both museums, a train ride for children and the opening of the GPDM newest display. "An important thing tonight is not just about seeing new information," Woodruff said. "Just because paleontologists are studying...
My father’s been gone nearly 10 years and while I don’t think of him every day, most days I do. He taught me to hunt and fish, how to drive a stick, and how to grow a garden. I suppose I also learned to cuss and drink beer from my old man, too, although I’m sure I would have picked up those bad habits on my own. He told me when I was 18 that I didn’t know the meaning of hard work, and I spent way too much time working dead-end jobs -- a lot of them involving a shovel -- just to show him he was...
On Friday afternoon children of various ages squealed with glee as they shot down a huge waterslide into a shallow pool at the bottom. As quick as they went down the slide, the were climbing the structure's stairs for yet another trip down. The newest craze in Phillips County is the Salsbery Bros. Waterslide. The brothers -- Cordel, 14, and Cash, 12 – bought the slide about two weeks ago and have spent their time since then setting it up, taking it down and in between having a lot of fun. "...
It’s a miracle some kids reach adulthood. When I was ten years old, my yearning to fly like Superman almost nipped me in the bud. Back then, I idolized comic book characters — Batman and Robin, Spider Man, Plastic Man, and Won-der Woman, but my number-one hero was Superman. I marveled at his feats of strength, his X-ray vision, and the way women fell all over him. But his flying skills fascinated me most. What must it be like, I daydreamed, to zoom through the air at supersonic speeds, to alight wherever you wanted? I had to find out. With a c...
Dear Editor, As a concerned citizen who has to drive the road east of Malta 5 days a week, I stopped at the courthouse on June 13th. I'm sure they were very busy as they had to install new members, but I was disappointed that resident comment and question time (1:00 - 1:15) was held up for a late lunch. I also took a late lunch that day, so I could work a visit with the commissioners in. So I'm taking to the public forum in hopes of an answer. 1) We residents of east Phillips County had a meeting with the commissioners 5 years ago. You remember...
The other day I had a flashback moment. I was in my living room waiting for my wife and son while playing a pretty intense game of NBA 2k15. Every once in a while my wife likes to make PJ the subject of a grand appearance. This time to my surprise my son was to my surprise on a bicycle with training wheels. In that instance I had a flashback of my first bicycle, a blue racing themed bike with training wheels. I’m 50 percent sure I got my first bike at Christmas time. The occasion that netted P...
Thomas Rex French,76, passed away May 24, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada due to injuries he sustained in a pedestrian/vehicle accident. He was born November 26, 1939 in Malta, Montana to Nathan and Cora (Baker) French. Thomas joined a family of three brothers, Frank, George and Bill, two sisters, Cleone and Rhoda. Later, James and Susan were added to the family. Thomas attended elementary school at the South Wagner School and graduated from the Malta High School, Malta, Montana in 1957. He...
Richard (Dick) Ivo Caves, 83, of Saco, a U.S. Navy veteran and rancher, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by those who loved him on Saturday, June 18, 2016. A celebration of his life, with military honors will be held on Friday, June 24, 2016 at 2 p.m. in the Saco High School Gymnasium. Luncheon will follow at Saco IOOF Hall. Richard was born November 3, 1932 in Malta, son of Fern Ivo and Ida Mae (McEwen) Caves. He was raised in rural Phillips County, moving to Saco with his family a...
Our prayers and sympathy are with the folks of Orlando, Fla., after the horrendous shooting that happened there last week. Also our own state has had some difficult weather events this month that has left the people in its wake in dire straits. So far we along the Canadian border have escaped the wrath! Jim Stordahl, of Great Falls, visited Tom and Dixie Stordahl for a couple of days. It was a very nice time for Tom since his brother hasn’t been here for a few years. We celebrated 46 years of w...
Carole Lopez and Travis Rhoads of Malta, Mont., are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Reya Jean Rhoads on June 16, 2016 at 1:51 a.m. at Northern Montana Hospital in Havre. Reya weighs 5 pounds and 8 ounces and is 19.5 inches long. Reya joins big brother Braydon and big sister Savannah at home. Reya's maternal grandparents Jose and Cristina Lopez of Zortman, Mont. Reya's paternal grandparent's Cindy Rhoads of Malta and Randy Rhoads of Huntley Project, Mont....
Malta Senior Meals Thursday, June 23rd - Casserole Friday, June 24th - Stuffed peppers Tuesday, June 28th - Chicken cordon bleu Got a June birthday - when you sign in for dinner - sign up for the 10 meal certificate for June - you could be the winner. Summer Reading Program Sign up for the Summer Reading Program at the Phillips County Library is open. Stop at the library to sign up and for details. Milk River Gospel Jamboree 6-24-26. The Milk River Gospel Jamboree will be held on June 24 through June 26 at the Malta High School Auditorium. For...
Our story begins when Elinor Spihowa was born in Poland in February 1874. She then ventured to Montana with her aunt when she was just fourteen. She stayed with her brother Stanley in Zurich for awhile. Elinor later went to work at the St. Paul's Mission in Hays assisting the Sisters at the boarding school. Elinor married Julius Wysoski who was also working .at the Mission, he had came there from Germany. They established a homestead on the south side of the Little Rocky Mountains, near...
1 years ago June 22, 1916 Little Rockies News Mrs. Homer Health of the post office store, assisted by Mrs. Riley Brooks, served ice cream through the day and evening. Also Mrs. J. Dewar and Mrs. Forest served lunch and ice cream. The hotels and rooming houses were filled to over-flowing and with the dance at the hall and the music rendered by the Dobson band, it was one of the best celebrations Zortman has had in years. In the bucking contest the 13th, first money was won by Orson Williams of...
Question A: How often do you use the transit? Question B: Where is the best place the transit has taken you? Question C: Where is the last place the transit took you? Barbara Schlocker A: 3 times a week. B: Glasgow and Fort Peck Theatre. Jeanette Heinle B: Glasgow and Fort Peck Theatre C: Fort Peck Theatre Terry Hotchkiss A: Daily C: The Stockman Terrace...
Welcome to Obach, Montana, a thriving little community on Frenchman Creek about 40 miles north of Hinsdale. Obach was established early in 1916 with the arrival of the Obach and Wachula families from Canada. Anna Obach, wife of Tom Obach, and Polly Wachula, wife of Mike Wachula, were sisters. Tom and Mike had heard about the free land in the United States for homesteading. All you had to do was “prove up” on your homestead for five years and it was yours, free and clear. Early in the spring of 1916 the Obach and Wachula families loaded all the...
The Malta Swim Team welcomed their new coach, Cassie Pratt last weekend at the Chinook Swim Meet and placed third as a team. The meet also marked the first meet for many of Malta's swimmers. "I was very nervous but everything went well," Pratt told the PCN. "Everything went smoothly. All of my kids did awesome. I am very proud of them." The team was led by Jillian O'Brien and Carly Garfield, a pair of intermediate swimmers that scored 32 points apiece. O'Brien placed second in the Women's 13-14...
The Malta Mustangs football team was well represented at the 2016 Class B Big Sky All-Star Game in Billings at Daylis Stadium. Representing Malta on the North team were Tyson Carney, Antonio Lopez, Allen Williamson, Jase Galt, Kalen Wiebe and Coach Nick Oxarart. The North lost 14-3 to the South Friday, June 10. The event marked the first football action Galt, a former Mustang quarterback, has seen since he tore ligaments in his knee in the 2016 season finale against Glasgow. "I'm feeling pretty...
Beautiful Marian Hills Golf Course was host to the 2016 Marian Hills Junior Golf Camp, a three day event that started last Wednesday, June 15 and ended last Friday, June 17. Thirteen middle school girls and boys attended the event led by current and former Malta High School golfers and coaches. "We had a Junior Golf Camp mainly to get kids interested in golf and hopefully they will go out in high school," Malta assistant coach Jim Nevrivy told the PCN. The event was sponsored by the Montana...
Weather has not been kind to the building of the Malta Skatepark, with snow, rain, thunder and high winds threatening to stop the progress of Evergreen Skateparks since they started the project in April. Nonetheless, through hard work Evergreen Skateparks powered through and finished the project a couple of weeks ago. The park was built thanks to the generous contribution of Pearl Jam Bassist Jeff Ament, who donated $50,000 to build the skatepark located in Malta's Hillcrest neighborhood. Since...
When I was halfway to Malta on Saturday, I saw the biggest-Fattest snake crossing the road. Had to be a bull snake or rattler, too much on-coming traffic to back up and see, but he was big. We had the worst storm on Saturday evening about 6:00 pm. Fierce wind and heavy rain, had to be close to 100 mile an hour winds. Trees around town were broken down, a corner of the grandstand roof at the fairgrounds lifted. To look outside it looked like the pictures you see of typhoons in the tropics. Good...
The Malta Mustangs wrestling team had a pretty solid season sending several wrestlers to the 2016 State B Tournament in Billings, one of Montana's busiest cities. On June 12, five Malta grapplers graced one of Florida's busiest cities, Orlando for the National Duals with Team Montana at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World. Those wrestlers were Trey Simanton, Travis Epperson, Ceaton Mears, Kolter Schipman and Callan Mears. "Despite not having a full squad, the team won the...
It has been ten years since the Phillips Transit Authority started and with their ten year anniversary came a celebration last Wednesday at Stockman Terrace where close to three hundred enjoyed a free picnic what included cake, hot dogs, potato salad, cole slaw, chips and door prizes. Running the event was Betty Hasler, the coordinator of Phillips Transit Authority (PTA) and the organization’s eight board members. “This is our tenth year anniversary celebration,” Hasler told the PCN. “Ten...