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  • Zortman 4th of July Celebration

    Mark Hebert, Publisher|Jul 8, 2020

  • HLRC open for visitors while still following C19 protocols

    Jul 8, 2020

    The Hi-Line Retirement Center announced instructions for visits at the facility as temporary rules have been in place during the COVID-19 Virus pandemic, adding that new information and instructions will be updated periodically with the changing conditions. In a press release to the PCN, Millissa Riggin, HLRC RN DNS/IPC, stated that in consideration of the current situation at that facility and in the community of no active positive COVID-19 cases, beginning last Wednesday July 1st, limited visits held in the dining room will be available for...

  • COVID-19 tests given in Malta this week

    Jul 8, 2020

    Phillips County Health Department and the Phillips County Hospital and Family Health Clinic are partnering to offer free, drive-through COVID-19 testing on Thursday, July 9 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Milk River Pavilion parking lot. A doctor's order is not required to participate, and the event is part of broader testing of asymptomatic people statewide to prevent community spread of the disease. The test is a molecular test, so unlike an antibody test, it will not tell if the person has had the virus previously, but will tell if the...

  • P.C. Fair ready to roll with modifications

    Mark Hebert, Publisher|Jul 8, 2020

    The show will go on this July 30 through August 2, but with some modifications from the original plans due to the COVID-19 virus. Phillips County Fair Board Member Eric Wilke told the PCN last week that the 105th Phillips County Fair in Dodson will have a Friday night concert featuring Kyle Shobe & the Walk 'Em Boys who recently played in Malta at the Northwest Reality and Auction Customer Appreciation night at Stockman's Terrace. The Demolition Derby & AMX Car Races will be featured at the...

  • Malta schools makes hires for vacant spots

    Jul 8, 2020

    The Malta Public Schools have had a busy summer since school officially ended in May as they moved to hire for many positions including high school and elementary principals and Malta Public Schools Superintendent as Kris Kuehn stepped-down from this spot this year. Matt Genger, whose father graduated from Malta High School, has been hired as the new superintendent, according to Malta Public Schools. Genger was hired in May and is originally from Fairfield, Mont. Genger has been a principal and teacher (including some time at Whitewater...

  • Idaho is also fighting the Feds over water rights

    Jul 8, 2020

    You may recall that I wrote an article a few weeks ago that exposed the attempt by the Montana Department of Natural Resources (DNRC) to illegally give our ranchers' vested stockwater rights to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Well, we are not alone! I just read an article in the June 20, 2020 Tri-State Livestock News by the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) that detailed what was happening with stockwater rights in Idaho. First, a bit of history. In 1987 the Idaho Water Court began to adjudicate the Snake River Basin, a sizable piece of...

  • Montana peace officers commit to shared values

    Jul 8, 2020

    As a nation, state and society we are living in unprecedented times. As peace officer leaders in the State of Montana, we feel it is our obligation to speak about the unnecessary injuries and deaths, suffered by any persons, at the hands of law enforcement officers who fail or refuse to live by our peace officer code of ethics. We collectively acknowledge that incidents of excessive use of force, violence and misconduct are unacceptable and contradictory to our professional training, ethics, and personal morals. In every community ofMontana,...

  • An island of our own making

    Parker Heinlein, Outdoors Columnist|Jul 8, 2020

    A lot of folks up here in north-central Montana seem to think we live on an island, that the threat posed by the pandemic doesn’t concern us. Although I don’t share those thoughts, my wife and I have been living on an island of our own making. Since the middle of March we’ve been staying home, social distancing, avoiding crowds. It’s been harder on Barb than on me. I’m pretty much a hermit anyway, but she sorely misses lunches with her friends, bingo, and author conferences. We’re fortunate t...

  • We kept it simple for the 4th

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 8, 2020

    Hopefully, everyone had a good Independence Day. Even as a kid, we didn’t make a huge deal of the 4th of July, but one thing was sure; there would be barbeque or grilled meat. Our kids aren’t too big yet, so we keep it simple when we “que”, and this year we bought some baby back ribs. I may or not have sung the Chili’s song, inserting the words “Peezy’s Baby Back Ribs” where Chili’s Baby Back Ribs goes. As far as cooking the ribs went, I tried to ignore them for the most part instead of the ty...

  • A. Jean Robinson

    Jul 8, 2020

    MALTA – A. Jean Robinson, 93 years, died April 28, 2020, at her home in San Francisco, Calif., of natural causes. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, July 13, 2020, at the Malta Lutheran Church. Interment will be in the Malta Cemetery. Wilderness Mortuary of Malta will oversee the arrangements. Jean is survived by her nephews, Scott Robinson of Malta and Rick and Sharon Robinson, of Broomfield, Colo.; and grandnephews, Will and Andrew Robinson. She was preceded in death by her brother, L...

  • Nellie Rosalyn Midge Sherman

    Jul 8, 2020

    Nellie Rosalyn Midge Sherman of Butte, Mont., a former Dodson School Superintendent, (88) passed away in Great Falls, Mont., on June 30, 2020. She is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Nellie Rosalyn was born on March 11, 1932, at her family’s homestead on the Bootlegger Trail east of Ledger, Mont. She was the youngest of six children that were born to Robert and Myrtle Midge. She was known as “Nellie” to many, but as “Rosalyn” to others. Nellie Rosalyn attended Conrad Hi...

  • Card News for July 8, 2020

    Jul 8, 2020

    Whist On June 30, Lee Stevens took first place with 47, second went to Clarence Jacobson, and the traveling prize was awarded to Leonard Leader. Pinochle On July 2, Jeanette Heinle was first with 7,550, Al Kroll was second with 6,750, and the traveling prize was awarded to both Barb Stevens and Clarence Jacobson. Malta Duplicate Bridge On Monday, June 29, Cathy Salsbery, and Mary LaFond captured first place. Second was earned by Margo Rush and Bonnie Millar....

  • MHS end of year Music Awards

    Jul 8, 2020

    Malta Public School's music teachers Erik Engebretson and Nancy Murdock recently gave out music awards following the 20191-20 school year. Murdock told the PCN that the awards are usually given out at the Spring Concert, but because of the COVID-19 virus, there was no such concert this year. This year'ss Malta High School music award winners are: John Phillip Sousa Award: Jillian O'Brien. Louis Armstrong Award: Blake Chambers. Outstanding Choir Member Award: Macy Williamson. Most Improved Choir...

  • Briefly for July 8, 2020

    Jul 8, 2020

    Question-Answer mail-in Consulting ADULTS ONLY. $26 no reference, $36 one reference, or $46 one reference & vitamin idea analysis in 6-8 months. Send consultant Katie L. McKeon, ABD, EdD a question jointly with non-refundable payment and return address to P.O. Box 605 in Malta, MT 59538. No Credit Cards. Vacation Bible School From July 20-to-24, four Malta churches are joining together to offer Vacation Bible School at Elim Lutheran Brethren Church. Morning and afternoon sessions are available, but class size is limited. Children will need to...

  • Dodson News for July 8, 2020

    Eldora Henry, PCN Correspondent|Jul 8, 2020

    Tim and Heidi Solberg and two children and Nathan Solberg were here this week to help their mother with things. They were in church with Polly on Sunday. It rained again on Friday night but we missed with the harder storm a couple of days earlier and different places reported hail in places with it. Gardens are just starting to produce, I have enjoyed strawberries twice so far. The community was sad to hear of the passing of former superintendent Nellie Sherman on the 30th of June. She was a...

  • Loring News for July 8, 2020

    Dixie Stordahl, PCN Correspondent|Jul 8, 2020

    The Fourth of July was a beautiful day! Nice and warm, no wind! Until about 7 p.m. when Mother Nature decided to show us her fireworks and loud booming! The storm was moved on by 10, but did damage in some yards with tree limbs down, etc. Loring Lutheran will meet on Sunday at 9 a.m.! We would love to see you there! Jeannie Schroeder, Saige and Zoey Stordahl were up from Billings to visit with Rod and Gramma Dixie over the fourth! Lu Bessel and Dixie Stordahl went to Havre to see the eye doctor...

  • PCH honored by MT Health Network

    Jul 8, 2020

    Phillips County Hospital was the recipient of the Momentum Award for the 2019 Workers' Comp year from Montana Health Network Workers' Compensation Insurance Trust. In order to achieve this award Phillips County Hospital had to be consistent in addressing employee safety issues, ensure potential workers' comp cases were reported in a timely manner, implement and sustain a return to work/stay at work program and provide complete information to the Workers' Comp carrier when providing information....

  • Whitewater News & Opinion for July 8, 2020

    Helen Austin, PCN Correspondent|Jul 8, 2020

    Sympathy to all who have been affected by the C 19 virus. Be aware of it. It's July so happy birthday to all birthdays including my daughter Teresa of Swift Current, Canada, and Gayle Young of Saco. Also, happy anniversary to all having July celebrations. Hope you all had a fun and safe 4th of July. Dixie Stordahl and Lu Besel went to the children's day at the Dinosaur museum in Malta. Lu took Sommer Green along to help. The children enjoyed it all. Bonnie McMullin and Lu Besel and others went...

  • UM Big Sky Poll: Montanans Share Favored Political Candidates

    UM Department of Public Administration and Policy|Jul 8, 2020

    The University of Montana Big Sky Poll recently asked 517 registered Montana voters, if the election were held today, how would they vote? In a series of head-to-head matchups, participants were asked to pick their preferred candidate. U.S. President 52% favor President Trump. (These results indicate a 4% decrease in support for President Trump from a February 2020 poll.) 38% favor former Vice President Joe Biden. 10% do not know. U.S. Senate 47% favor Gov. Steve Bullock. 43% Sen. Steve Daines. 10% do not know. U.S. House of Representatives 45%...

  • Yesterday's Phillips County News Memories for July 8, 2020

    Jul 8, 2020

    1 years ago July 6,1920 A marriage license was issued to Gustavo Torgeson and Luella Marie Reitan, both of Valleytown. *** Brad Buckman, 30, a Great Northern watchman, was killed in an accident at the Bowdoin yards. *** The Phillips County Farm Bureau was holding a series of schools throughout the County. *** Malta residents had taken steps to secure a plot of land owned by R. M. Trafton on the North side of the track to be used for a park and tourist camp. *** Frank Leonard and Ione Foster...

  • Zortman Fourth Of July Parade

    Jul 8, 2020

  • MHS hosts Little Mustang Football Camp

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 8, 2020

    The Malta Mustangs held their annual Little Mustang Football Camp on Saturday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Malta Mustangs Practice Football Field. "We had a great turnout for our Little Mustang Football Camp with 24 campers," Malta Mustangs Head Coach Nick Oxarart said. The camp for students third to fifth grade, was directed by Coach Oxarart with help from his assistant coaches Travis Somerfeld, Aaron DeVries, and Zach Handley. The camp also featured help from several Mustang...

  • Local pitches a shutout

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 8, 2020

    Dodson's Juliun Benson did something that can't be said of a Phillips County baseball player in a long time; he pitched a 5-0 shutout for the Havre Northstars against Lewistown on Tuesday, June 30. The American Legion baseball season had been canceled for Malta because the team didn't have enough players, but that hasn't stopped Juliun and his older brother Jeramiah from traveling to Havre to play ball. "They are most experienced because they play baseball more than the kids in Malta, but it...

  • Barrel Series takes a break

    Pierre Bibbs, Publisher|Jul 8, 2020

    The Malta Barrel Series took a break for the Independence Day weekend but one week prior on Saturday, June 27, over 40 riders competed at the Trafton Rodeo Arena. Though they have had more riders in the past, event coordinator Chrissy McEwen was happy with the turnout. "There were not as many runners as the week before but the ground was great thanks to Jerey (McEwen), and Landon Shettel who watered the arena," C. McEwen said. In every race this past season, the group has been able to pay out...

  • Golf League Updates for July 8, 2020

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 8, 2020

    MENS LEAGUE The second half of the Marian Hills Men's Glad League has started and there are only four more spots up for grabs as the season continues. Already qualified for the tournament are Team Prairie DeSigns, Team Mint Bar, Team Art's Furniture, and Team Marian Hills Golf Course. Prior to week 6 on Wednesday, June 24, Jim Heikens of Team Ed Buechler hit a hole in one at hole #4 using a 7-iron. "I just got over the water and didn't even see the ball go into the hole," Heikens said. "It was...

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