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It was ‘all hands on deck’ for the employees of the City of Malta last week as aged pipes bursts around town, leaving many without water for extended periods including the hospital and school – the latter shut down for a day because of the water problems. Last Tuesday afternoon, City officials and employees received reports of low water pressure from residents. Later, toward the end of the workday, a small break in a waterline was discovered on 1st Avenue East near the Great Northern Motel which the Public Works crew planned to repair early...
The Malta and Saco Public Schools will be holding elections for school board trustee positions on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. In Malta, Doug Ost, Kevin Koss, Cliff Merriman and Levi Tatafu are running for two trustee spots on the school board, one of which Ost currently holds (after replacing Gaelen Curtis) and the other seat to be vacated by RJ Tollefson who isn’t running for reelection. The two positions are for three-year terms. In Saco, there are three candidates running for two trustee spots on the school board, Jay Yeska, Nena Malmend and A...
The Phillips County Sheriff’s Office has completed an upgrade to an enhanced 911 system. This system replaced an aging outdated system that had worked well for over 10 years. The new E911 system has more accurate GPS locating abilities for both land line calls as well as cellular. Due to sometimes poor cell service in parts of Phillips County, the new E911 includes the capability to Text to 911 with your emergency. In your messaging recipients box put 911 and then a message as to your emergency. The dispatcher can respond with questions and g...
The Phillips County Ambulance Emergency Medical Service (EMS), along with the Volunteer Fire Department put on an Extrication Demonstration for Malta High School and Middle School students on Thursday, April 20. "Our students need to understand the seriousness of the decisions that they make while they are behind the wheel of a vehicle," Malta High School Principal Scott King said. "With the gravel roads and the road conditions around here, they just need to slow down and be good decision makers...
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and sharing this information with Phillips County is important to help address the underage drinking problem. For questions about this article, contact Prevention Specialist Carol Smith at Phillips County Coalition for Healthy Choices at (406) 654-2378. Children as passengers with drunk drivers According to the 2016 Prevention Needs Assessment (PNA) data, 20.8-percent of the 17th Judicial District (which includes Phillips County) eighth grade students haven ridden in a vehicle with a drunk driver in the past...
Church On The Prairie Landusky -. - 9:00 a.m. Cleveland -12:00 p.m. First Creek Hall - 4:00 p.m. Every Sunday - 654-2068 Dodson Lutheran Church Worship 9 a.m. Elim Lutheran Brethren Church Worship - 11 a.m. 822 Central Ave. Grace Fellowship Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wed. Night Bible Study 7 p.m. 346 S. 3rd St. E. - 654-5282 Hi-Line Apostolic Church 3 p.m. Sunday Services 411 S. 5th Ave. E. 654-2947 - 390-5450 Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 201 Pearl Dr. - 654-1215 Little Rockies Baptist Adult Sunday School Class 9...
Next Monday marks the beginning of May. Many of us remember taking part in fun May Day activities. Does anyone remember the Mayday Pole celebration at St. Mary’s? Some of us remember making baskets and filling them with flowers, candy, or special treats and leaving them on the doorsteps of family and friends. Now if you are a young man with a romantic notion legend says you are to hang a basket on your sweetheart’s door and she would give chase. If the boy was caught it was a big disgrace and would guarantee teasing from his friends. My que...
With saddened hearts, we announce the passing of Kurt K. Hofer. Kurt was born to David and Rebbecca Hofer on June 2, 1954 in Lewistown, Mont. He spent his childhood years at the Deerfield Colony and being the younger of 10 siblings things were always lively in the family home. In 1963 Kurt moved to the North Harlem Colony where he spent his teen years milking cows, a job which he enjoyed. There Kurt met and married his soul mate Kathryn Hofer and the two were inseparable from that day forward. Where he would go, she would go; his friends were h...
Darrold D. Palmer, age 79, of Yankton, S.D., died on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton. Graveside services were 2 p.m., on Friday, April 21, 2017 at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Yankton with Reverend Ron Johnson officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Ernest-Bowyer VFW Post No. 791 and the SD Army National Guard. The family received friends from 1:30 to 2 p.m. at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton. Darrold was born May 22, 1937 in Ashto...
Beverly Anne Catherine Fitzsimmons Mohar HARLEM - Beverly Anne Catherine Fitzsimmons Mohar (Anne), passed away April 18, 2017 in Billings, Mont., surrounded by love ones. Memorial services will be June 22, 2017, at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Harlem, Mont. Interment of the cremated remains will be in the Harlem Cemetery. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Anne married Bill Mohar on October 10, 1951. Together they had five children; sons, Richard...
Gary "Smitty" Eugene Smith, 78 of Billings, Mont. , a wonderful son, brother, uncle, neighbor and friend passed away the evening of April 23, 2017 at St. Vincent Healthcare with his "family" by his side. Gary was born on July 18, 1938 in Malta, Mont., to Ed and Lucy Smith, joining brothers Duane, Lowell and Curtis. Soon after WW II Gary's father Ed bought a ranch and moved his family there. Gary graduated from Malta High School in 1956. He joined the United States Army where he did six months ac...
Whist On Tuesday, April 18, Lou Olsen was high with 51 and low was Sherman Doucette. On Thursday, April 20, Ron Lundman took first and Nina Jones took second. Hi-Line Whist On Tuesday, April 18, Pearl and Curt defeated Gloria and Clara in the only contest of the night. “Every time they ‘granded’, we got all the cards and double downed,” Pearl said. “We all have a lot of fun.” On Friday, April 21, each team won a game; Pearl and Gloria finding victory in the first and Curt and Clara finding it in the latter. Send your card, dart, dominoes, S...
Malta Senior Meals Thursday, Apr 27th - Ham dinner Friday, Apr 28th - Hot turkey Tuesday, May 2nd- Menu not available Do you have a birthday in April? Be sure to sign up for a 10 meal certificate for April when you sign in for dinner Story Time to return in June Story Time at the Phillips County Library is canceled through the end of May and will begin again in June. Dodson Early Childhood Screening 4-26. Early Childhood Screening ages birth to 5 years old for 3rd Edition (DP-3) and 4th Edition (DIAL-4). Held Wednesday, April 26 at the Dodson...
The Law Enforcement Special Olympics Torch run is coming up May 1st! The Malta Athletes and Torch Run participants will be meeting at Carquest in the parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Please come out and support the area athletes before they head to the Special Olympics State games in Missoula the end of May by filling the sidewalks and cheering them on or even walking with them! They will be walking from CarQuest out to Westside where the runners, walkers, and bikers will take over as they make their way to Havre. If you are interested in being part...
We have been busy here at Hi-Line Retirement Center getting our physical therapy department established. Since the nursing home did not previously have its own physical therapy department, we had to start from the ground up. The past couple months we have been busy evaluating and treating residents who were in need of physical therapy (new and long-time residents alike), developing exercise programs for our residents to help keep them moving and as active as possible, as well as getting all the other busy work done that tends to go with...
America’s farmers and ranchers will soon have the opportunity to strongly represent agriculture in their communities and industry by taking part in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Conducted every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the census, to be mailed at the end of this year, is a complete count of all U.S. farms, ranches, and those who operate them. “The Census of Agriculture remains the only source of uniform, comprehensive, and impartial agriculture data for every...
1 years ago April 19, 1917 In 1917, as this year, there was the usual debate as to whether or not to plant potatoes. One Malta man was quoted as saying he meant to but after reading up on the subject he found potatoes were planted on hills and all of his land was plumb flat. ☼ ☼ ☼ Big news of the week was the arrest in Chicago of Rev. L.J. Christler, who was picked up by a Secret Service man immediately after having given a restaurant man a Liberty head nickel on which the head had been alter...
Saturday, April 29th, Saco, Hinsdale, Whitewater, and Malta will be holding Prom together in Malta. It is so nice to see the schools come together for an evening of glam and glitz. Stay safe! Saco held a pre festival concert, April 18th. A great opportunity for the kids to practice and get ready for festival which was held in Wolf Point this year. The 5th and sixth grade students, Josie Brown, Bella Gehrke, Jacob Beadle, Nathan Salveson, Teagan Erickson, Jacob Bland, and Marshall Caves, did exceptionally well in their solo performances and...
PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG Apr 7 thru Apr 13 Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2017 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2017, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2017 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2016 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2016. Thank you! Please be advised the Phillips Co Sheriff’s Office is no longer doing GVW Term or Trip permits. These are the yearly and 3-day permits for the over-width/height/weight that m...
The Phillips County 4-H Shooting Sports held their annual pizza and awards ceremony on April 23rd at Stretch’s Banquet Room. There were 53 youth that participated in the program this year for a total of 76 disciplines. The youth shot for 8 weeks on the county level in archery, air rifle and air pistol disciplines. There were 29 youth that participated in the 3P (prone, standing and kneeling) air rifle. There were two divisions of beginners (9 to 10 year olds): The first year shooters results are as follows: 5th – Taylin Johannesen (13...
Number – Name – Composition – Accompanist. I, Bella Mackey - Flute, Sonate – Poulenc – Mvt 1, Oxarart. I, DeeDee Johannesen - Flute, Adagio Nobile – Donjon, DeVries. II, Macy Williamson - Flute, Sonata No. 8 – Handel/Schuberg, Lulloff. I, Shay Garfield - Clarinet, Tarantella - Dillon, Oxarart. I, Travis Epperson - Clarinet, Rondo Allegretto - Wanhal, DeVries. I, Travis Epperson – Bass Clarinet, Adagio and Allegro - Galliard, DeVries. I, Reese Sjostrom - Clarinet, Concerto No. 3 – Stamitz – Mvt. 1, Oxarart. II, Kaylanna Bain - Clarinet, Fantasy...
Have you paid your income tax yet? Note to senior citizens: If your income is under $15,000 per year (in some cases), it is not necessary to file. (Please check with tax professional before deciding.) North 40 served meals to 11 people on Wednesday. Guests from Malta were; Gloria (Erika Lawless’ mother), Betty Simpson, Winnie French and Teresa S. Helen DePuydt and Ree Simonson of Saco were also guests. Paul, Leona, Jan and Seth Siewing (of Malta) had dinner at the North 40 recently, very n...
Congratulations to the Whitewater Penguins choir and band and the individuals who put so much work into their performance at District Festival! Also congrats to the junior high tracksters on their track meet in Glasgow! DollyAnn Willcutt and I traveled to Glendive for a Montana Dinosaur Trail spring meeting at Makoshika State Park and Frontier Museum hosting. I enjoyed the scenery and spring nature! I saw a curlew, a few different types of warblers, and an eagle. I also noticed that the sweet...
Position opening: Full-time or part-time Environmental Services Worker Phillips County Hospital is accepting applications for a full-time or part-time environmental services worker. 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 PCH business office or con...
The Montana Department of Revenue, Liquor Licensing, announces the availability of one Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages License for the Dodson area. The Dodson area includes the incorporated city/town of Dodson and that portion of Phillips County situated within five miles of the incorporated city/town limits. This lottery license cannot be used to conduct any gaming or gambling activity on the premises. 16-4-204(1)(C)(b), MCA If we receive more applications than there are available licenses, we will hold a lottery drawing. If you want to apply...
