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One Nation, Under God
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Work that would take most construction crews months and months of work is only going to take members of North Carolina's Assembly of God Church three days to complete as nearly 50 members of the congregation flocked to Malta on Sunday to help their friends, Pastor Hal DeBoer and his wife, Henrietta, realize a dream they have envisioned for over three years. For the last 27 years, the Assembly of God Church from Burlington, North Carolina, has set out on missions each summer to locations around...
After 30 years as the Public Works Director for the City of Malta, John Demarais punched his timecard for the last time on Wednesday afternoon as a retirement party was held at City Hall in his honor. "I thought I was ready for this," said Demarais, "but I'm not." Demarais proceeded to thank each and every one of the city works employees at the party who worked under him. He looked them each in the eye and told a short story about them. "I wouldn't be where I am today without them," he...
Just because the Forth of July will have come and gone by the end of next Friday night doesn’t mean that the celebration in Phillips County needs to end. On Saturday, July 5, the townsfolk of Landusky invite you to come out for a day’s worth of activities as the Fifth Annual Landusky Fun Day. The Landusky Fun Day started out as a Historic Day, but in the absences of anything new to cover historically for the town, the foundation decided that a Fun Day was in order and might bring a bigger crowd to town, this year marking the fifth Fun Day in La...
The Phillips County Library has begun its summer reading program. Preschoolers through coming high school seniors can earn an award for every five hours of reading up to 40 hours. 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 hours of reading time. Westside Food Court is making a donation of a cookie to all the readers who make it up to 10 hours of reading. At 15 hour of reading time...
Briefly Senior Dinner Meals Starting on July 1, Senior Dinner meals will be served at the Great Northern from 11 .m. until noon. Whitewater Lutheran No Worship service at Whitewater Lutheran on Sunday, June 29.You are invited to attend Malta Lutheran to worship with the Milk River Gospel Jamboree group at 9:15 a.m. Gospel Jamboree 6.-27,28,29 The 13th Annual Gospel Jamboree will be held at Malta High School on June 27, 28 and 29. Philco Economic Growth Council 6-26. PhillCo Economic Growth Council will hold their bi-monthly membership meeting...
On Tuesday, June 10, the Malta City Council met for their first meeting of June and among the items discussed where fixed water leaks, fireworks and future plans for the Malta Trails. During the Department reports portion of the City Council Meeting, Public Works Director James Brown informed the board that Luke Brown is continuing to sweep city streets, that the dyke has been mowed and weeded and the pool is up and running with clear water. Brown also reported that a water line leak on 5th Street West has also been repaired as well as a...
MALTA-Myra "Lucille" Cummings, 96, a homemaker, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at the Hi-Line Retirement Center of natural causes. There are no services planned at this time. Cremation will take place at the Hi-Line Crematory. The full obituary is at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com and condolences may be left for the family at the web site. Myra "Lucille" (Clark) Cummings was born May 10, 1918 at Saco, the daughter of Ben and Catherine (Martin) Clark. She was raised and educated in Saco. She married N...
Merville Lavern Olson, 77, was born in Austin, MN, to Oscar and Grace Olson joining a large Norwegian family. He attended high school and junior college in Austin, transferring to Luther College in Decorah, IA, as a junior where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Zoology and Organic Chemistry. It was there that he met his wife, Joyce Kompelien, whom he married May 29th, 1959, two days before their college graduation. They recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. After college...
There will be a memorial service honoring James J. Dancer on Monday, June 30, 2014 at 10 a.m. at the Malta Cemetery. James died on December 5, 2012 in Cameron, Missouri, where he had made his home. His children are now bringing his ashes to be buried in his hometown of Malta, Montana. Please join us to celebrate his life....
Carol Ann Cervenka Ecke, 64, of Great Falls, passed away Friday, june 20, 2014 from complications after undergoing what was planned to be a routine heart valve replacement in Mesa, Ariz. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 600 3rd Ave. N. in Great Falls, with interment to follow in a niche at the church. People at the service are encouraged to wear bright clothing to celebrate her life. The family also encourages people to bring photos of Carol,...
Back in 1990, the siblings of the late George and Ethel Green of the Whitewater and South Wagner communities gathered for a family reunion. George and Ethel were the parents to George, Jr., Margaret (Kesler/Blechen), Mildred Boothe, Donald, Carl, Dale, Roger and Robert. Last year Roger, who now resides in Great Falls, MT. decided it was long overdue to gather the family together. The date of July 4, 5 and 6th of 2014 were set and the family has been invited and notified. As in many of the families of the generation, only three of the siblings a...
Pierre James Bibbs was born on June 18, 2014 at 4:02 a.m. at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. He weighed eight pounds, three ounces and is 20 inches long. His parents are Pierre and Susan Bibbs who live in Malta. His maternal grandparents are Jim and Nancy Fauth of Malta. His paternal grandparents are Hernando and Doris Bibbs and their hometown is Boilingbrook, Ill....
PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG June 13 thru June 19 Check out our website: www.phillipscountysheriff.org. June 13, 14 10:50 p.m. Deputy performed a traffic stop with a vehicle driving on a closed road in Dodson; juvenile advised to stay off of the roadway. 11:37 p.m. Female reported kids knocking on her door and running away on 7th St E; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be quiet in the area. June 14, 14 1:01 a.m. Deputy reported a possible DUI in the Sleeping Buffalo area; male, Shawn Wright, transported to PCSO to be incarcerated o...
June 25, 2004 10-years ago Headline: Murray named to Gonzaga Dean’s List Jacob Eli Murray, a Malta resident and sophomore in college, was among 579 students named to the Gonzaga University’s Deal List for spring semester students. Murray was also given the honor of “Mentor of the Year” at Gonzaga for his volunteer service with “Campus Kids.” He is the son of Kelly and Colleen Murray. June 21, 1983 25-years ago Headline: Thorson Signs with Eastern Oregon Kelly Thorson of Malta has signed for the fall football season at Eastern Oregon Coll...
My granddaughter Hayden leaves for summer camp in a couple of weeks. I’m sure she’ll enjoy it. I know I did. At least that’s what I wrote my parents. Mom sent me to camp with a handful of self-addressed post cards. A few of them turned up recently when I was cleaning out an old chest of drawers that had belonged to my parents. They brought back a mix of memories. It was 1960 and I was eight years old, attending Camp Carson, a YMCA camp an hour north of my home in southern Indiana. Until the o...
After nearly 40 years of despising everything about soccer, I think I have become a fan of the “world’s most popular sport.” On Sunday afternoon I watched what I believe was one of the most exiting sporting events I have witnessed in the last couple of years as the United States Soccer team took on Portugal. The two teams played to a 2-2 tie with the Americans giving up a last second goal to allow the Portuguese to knot the match. The conclusion of this match marked the first time I have ever watched an entire soccer match. I’m not sure wh...
Alright everyone… I’m proud to announce… If you didn’t know, that my wife Susan and I heard the first cries of our baby boy Pierre James (PJ) Bibbs, last Wednesday at 4:02 a.m. at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow. It occurred to me that my son is a miracle in a sense. I don’t use the term lightly. I’ll take you on a little journey of what my wife, myself and our mothers (Doris Bibbs and Nancy Fauth) went through. Monday at about 10 p.m. (basically deadline day for writing) Su...
Seventy-two racers took the line on a fair weathered and mosquito-less weekend at the Hi-Line Dragstrip, which started Saturday and ended Sunday. Havre's Josh Viall was on fire, sweeping the event for the Sportsman Class. On Sunday, Viall had a dial in time of 8.17 and a elapsed time of 8:21. On Saturday, he dialed in at 8.09 and also won. Sunday's runner up in the Sportsman class was another citizen of Havre, Holly Haas, who dialed in at 8.08. Saturday's was Bobbie Jo Wilkins. Malta's Marty Lun...
Even though the swim team only had 12 swimmers present at the Roundup meet, the team took home sixth place out of eleven teams that attended. Janessa Malmend was the big winner placing first in the 11-12 100 meter freestyle with a time of 1:23.91 and first in the 50 meter backstroke, with a time of 42.15. She took fifth in the 50 meter breaststroke, with a time of 47.79. Malmend scored 36 of the team's points. The team had two relay teams in the 11-12 women class and both teams won. The team...
A family reunion was held Sunday, June 15 at the home of Anna Faye Simms following the wedding of Addam and Tayler Hellie on the day before at the Hellie homestead north of Loring. Guests from Malta: Dwain and Lola Matthews, Larry and Susan Matthews, Bud and Wilma Mavencamp, Vivian Hellie McMullen; Dan and Carol Williams of Landusky; Lu Besel, Mickey Hellie, Jason and Courtney Hellie and four sons, Hoyt, Hayden, Hadley, Henson; Perry Dolphay, all of Whitewater; Morris and Barbie Mavencamp of Havre; Mike and Eileen Richardson, Havre; Ralph and...
The whole North Country was blessed with rain this past week. Some places more than others, but all of it was welcome. Here at Loring we got about 2 1/4 inches. It definitely greened things up. We even had a couple of warm days later in the week, also. Trace Simonson played basketball at the tournament in Malta over the weekend. Kayla and Kaycee Howard were playing on the girls’ team. Dee Ann Howard, Heather and Beau Simonson were supporters as was Dixie Stordahl. Anjelica Four Star and Dylan r...
Wink and Terri Cole left Saturday to visit daughter Kelly and family in Wyoming. Polly Solberg, Selma Miller and Vivian Bruckner were in Havre on Tuesday and Wednesday where they had surgery done to remove cataracts from their eyes. Kathleen Hughs, Polly Solberg and Dora Henry were among those going to see ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ at the Fort Peck Theater on Sunday to a sold out audience. Happy Birthday wishes are sent to Jan Edmister and Pete James. The nicest part about being a pessimist is...
Get well wishes to baby Traxton Olson who was recently released from the hospital. The same to Heather Simonson. Get well to Kyle Wasson, who was taken to the ER, by the Phillips County Ambulance. Reports say he is doing well. We are lucky to have access to an ambulance. There are nine to ten school buses lined up in a row, probably for inspection. The big Whitewater Penguin bus is not out right now. Curt, Kevin, and Janice Reichelt were out inspecting their crop on land east of town....
Greetings from the Phillips County Museum! As the summer season takes off more travelers are stopping in to tour the museum and don’t forget the H.G. Robinson House yard would be a beautiful place to have a wedding or summer event. Contact the Museum office at 406-654-1037 for more information on using the grounds. Just a reminder that not only is the Museum open 10-5 during the week we are also open on the weekends: Saturday›s 10-5 and Sunday›s 12:30-5. We are located at 431 US Hwy 2 East. Have a great summer, we look forward to having you s...
Monday evening, June 16, saw Lois Goodheart and Keith Stine tie with Margo Rush and Malcolm Clouse for first place. Wednesday winners were John Norgon and Margo Rush. Keith Stine and Frances Slade earned second place....