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Last week the three schools in Malta were shown demonstrations by the Phillips County and Malta City Volunteer Fire Departments as part of Fire Prevention week. On Thursday, the middle and high school students were shown a car ripped apart by the Jaws of Life and were asked to not text and drive. On Friday at Malta Elementary School, three different groups of students were shown similar demonstrations and the "oohs" and "aahs" followed each piece of glass broken and each piece of metal cut into....
On Saturday night in Malta, nearly 30 people attended the Grand Opening of ArtSpot and the theme of the night was to let your hair down, create a "masterpiece" and approach art with a childlike fascination. At the conclusion of the night, when folks went home with their newest artistic creation, all three objectives were reached with flying colors. Attendees of the ArtSpot grand opening had the opportunity to participate in several different rooms in which some of Phillips County's best-known...
On Saturday, October 25, Malta High School graduate Chad Cebulski will be in town with a bunch of his friends. Last week, Cebulski was in town to do some fishing with friends and hang out in his father's new man-cave. On the 25th, he might want to repeat the fun filled weekend he had in Phillips County, but that will have to wait as he and nearly 30 of his University of Great Falls Argo Wrestling teammates will be in town at an inner squad meet to be held at Malta High School. "The team likes...
At last week’s monthly Malta School Board Meeting, each of the school’s principals presented progress reports through the first two months of school and two major purchases were made by the Board of Trustees. Malta Elementary School News During the Malta Elementary School report, Principal Theodore Schye said the school’s enrollment is at 144 students – the largest class with 44 and the smallest with 28 – with an average of 38 students per grade. Principal Schye said that students will be up and running with the Google Chrome books by next year...
The Phillco Economic Growth Council is asking Phillips County residents to attend community conversations concerning economic growth and development and about how the county will progress in the future at meetings held over two days next week in the area. On Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, October 21 and 22, several economic development experts from across the state – the Resource Assessment Team – will be in Saco and Malta to host a number of “listening sessions,” according to a Phillco press release. “We want to know what the community...
The Highway 2 Association Fall Meeting has been scheduled for Friday, October 17th. The meeting is being held at the Cottonwood Inn in Glasgow. Mike Tooley, Director of the Mt Department of Transportation, will be the Luncheon Speaker. Bob Sivertsen, Association President commented, “We are pleased that Director Tooley will be the guest speaker as he is our connection to Governor Steve Bullock.” The Highway 2 Association has been a strong proponent of 4 For 2 since its inception in 2001. The Associations organizational purpose is to ach...
Briefly Senior Dinner Meals Thursday, October 16th - Meatballs in gravy Friday, October 17th - Salmon Tuesday, October 21st - Beef Stroganoff Starting in November, we will be celebrating Senior birthdays of those born in the current month. The date will be announced in this menu. We will draw for a 10 meal ticket prize - you must attend the birthday celebration dinner to be eligible. Great Plains Dinosaur Museum The Great Plains Dinosaur Museum will be open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. through October. The Great Plains... Full story
My future is secure. No thanks to Obamacare, the Tea Party or social secure it. Credit natural migration, global climate change or the alignment of the stars. Whatever. It appears I’m going to eat well in my twilight years. There are cottontail rabbits in my yard, gray squirrels within a few miles of the house and a bullfrog infestation on the Yellowstone River. I was raised in southern Indiana and left as soon as I could. Not that it was a bad place to grow up, but I’d always dreamed of bigger,...
Sometimes my eyes are bigger than my stomach. Thanksgiving is in my top three of holidays. Any day that features family, football and food is A-OK in my book (throw in a couple of brewskies and away we go.) If there is one thing about this holiday that I could live without, it is the overeating I do on the day. My eyes are often bigger than my stomach and that third helping of whipped spuds and turkey gravy often leaves me writhing in pain as I attempt to pop the top button of my pants. I only bring up the eyes vs. stomach metaphor because it...
Donald E. Kuszmaul Donald E. Kuszmaul, 62 of Great Falls, died on October 6, 2014. A memorial service was held at Victory Church on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. Schnider Funeral Home handled arrangements. Donald Eugene Kuszmaul-AKA "Don" or "Kuzie", from the day he was born on August 24, 1952, he struggled to breathe. On that day his mother and father made a promise to God that if His will and Don's will was to live on earth they would raise him to know Jesus, and they fulfilled it....
Rossetta M. Montes, 69, of Rocky Boy passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Wake services began at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy and continued until her traditional funeral service, which began at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct 3, 2014. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Rosetta's online memorial page and leave a message of...
MALTA-Robert "Rob" Pugh, 49, a retired Boeing Engineer, died October 8, 2014 at his home of natural causes. Memorial services were held Tuesday, October 14, at 2 p.m. at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel in Malta. The burial will be in the Malta Cemetery. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome,com. Rob was born September 10, 1965 in Fort Benton. He was the son of Jerry E. and Darlene L. (Sawyer) Pugh. He was raised in Inverness through 6th grade when the family moved to...
Jerry Joe Albus was born September 5, 1942 in Baraboo, Wisconsin to Emil and Betty (Hubbard) Albus. Jerry attended all his school years in Saco and graduated with the class of 1960. He married Joan Beadle and they lived in Helena where Jerry was employed. They had a son Chad and later divorced. Jerry married Helen "Cookie" Tafolla in Helena in 1964 (they later divorced). Jerry was employed by Pat Strong Motors (Volkswagen) and later by Pat Strong at Mid Mountain Sales where he worked on...
Pete Allen Demarais "The Star," 74, of Great Falls, passed away on October 9, 2014 at his residence from natural causes. Visitation was held on Monday, October 13, from 6-8 p.m. in the Rose Room Chapel at Croxford Funeral Home. A funeral service was held the following day, Tuesday, October 14, 11 a.m. at the same location. The burial will take place on Wednesday, October 15, at the Malta Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. Pete was born on March 9, 1940 in Harlem, MT to parents Joseph Demarais and Philomene...
The most anticipated event happened without flaw this week. The total eclipse of the Hunter moon was magnificent at 4:30 until 5:30 in the morning! A few clouds wandered across the moon’s surface from time to time, but it didn’t spoil my enjoyment! Now a partial solar eclipse on the 23 and I’ll be set for another year! Dixie Stordahl traveled to Havre on Friday. On her way back she visited her mother, Barbara Cowan in Malta. Sympathy from the Loring community to the family and friends of Leona...
Members of the Malta Dirt Daubers Flower Club spent a very busy Sunday after-noon decorating over fifty wooden barrels located throughout the Malta business area. Each barrel was decorated in an autumn theme with scare crows, pumpkins, corn stalks, and various gourds. The club has been decorating the large barrels for over ten years. The special project includes birdhouses each spring, followed with colorful summer blooms, autumn harvest theme, and a Christmas decorating contest each December....
The Malta Dirt Daubers Garden Club recently awarded member Grace Lucas as the recipient of their 2014 Circle of Green Thumb Award. President Sharon Miller presented the award at a recent luncheon held at the Great Northern Restaurant. Grace has been an active member for over nineteen years. During these years, she has served as club president and state chaplain. She was chairperson of the Scholarship Project and the Woodsy Owl/Smokey Bear contest held each year at the elementary schools. During...
An Olde Fashioned Christmas is right around the corner. The PC Historical Society’s Christmas Social will be similar to the past Tree Festivals in that it will continue to offer decorating competitions, silent and live auctions, entertainment and scrumptious refreshments. However, the large tree decorating competition has been eliminated. In lieu of the large tree entries, the Phillips County Historical Society is offering 12 two-foot undecorated trees at minimal cost to businesses, organizations and community members interested in p...
Polly Solberg and Jim and Dee Shettel were among those at the Big Flat Dinner and Annual meeting in Malta on Saturday. Polly also visited relatives here for hunting. Dora Henry attended a COA meeting on Wednesday. We had some pretty good showers again on Saturday and Sunday. Matt Cole and two sons of Billings were here for a few days hunting and visiting parents and other relatives and friends. It was good to see Cecelia Lankford out and around with Ava on Tuesday and out to dinner at the...
Our sympathy to Gayle Mavencamp and families on the passing of her mother, Loretta Patrick. Also, sympathy to the families of Adam Koss and Leona Keinetz, both known in this area as real pioneers. Congratulations to Carrie and Jesse Simpson on the birth of their son, I heard his name is “River Wade”…sorry if I am wrong. Some from here went to the football game on Friday. Sympathy to Erica Lawless as she ran into a deer! Thank goodness she wasn’t hurt. Cars can be replaced. Bo and Pat went to Gla...
Mike and Debbie Hammond, Byron and Lynette Ereaux, Howie and JoAnne Hammnd, Dixie Moore and Ree Simonson traveled to Minot, North Dakota this weekend to attend the Norsk Hostfest Festival sponsored by the Sons of Norway and many others. The group met relatives and friends for topnotch entertainment, Scandinavian culture and various foods. It was great! Visitors of Ree Simonson and family recently were Bruce and Verna Coates, from Victoria, B.C. Canada. It is always wonderful to have guests....
Malta High School's newest English teacher, Mrs. Shyla Smith, comes to us from Darby, Montana. A graduate of the U of M in Missoula, she has a B.A. in Secondary English Education for grades five through high school. She will be teaching sixth grade reading and also sophomore and junior English. Although the sixth graders are currently reading a textbook of short stories, in the near future they will move on to reading and analyzing various novels. In addition to her teaching duties, this first...
New science teacher Mr. Robert Twiggs is now kept busy teaching sixth-through-eighth grade science, replacing retired teacher Mr. Andy Otteson. He most recently taught sixth grade in Browning, MT, and has taught in several other towns. He grew up in Troy, Mont., and later joined up with the U.S. Army. While in the Army he traveled extensively through out the USA, working with armored personnel carriers and nuclear missiles. After spending twenty-two years in the Army he decided to try his hand...
Mr. Richard Ryan is one of Malta High School's new staff members. Mr. Ryan is now teaching the juniors and seniors in the Special Education Department. He has lived and taught in many different places and most recently comes to us from Poplar, MT. He attended high school in North Dakota and college at the College of Great Falls and at MSU Billings, where he earned a degree in Special Education Administration. When he finds the time he enjoys his hobbies of cooking, golf, and horticulture. When...
October 15, 1914 100 years ago Headline: Phillips County Assured Since the filing of the petitions praying for the new county of Phillips to be organized out of part of Valley and Blaine Counties, there has been little or no trouble experienced until the first of this week, when the fact was brought to the notice of the Malta people by some of the fair minded citizens of Saco that a withdrawal or remonstrance petition had been circulated. A number of the representative businessmen of this city called on the people of Saco Monday night to learn...