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A few highlights of the bi-monthly City Council Meeting held on Tuesday, December 12, was that the council approved the hire of Lane Link. Link was hired by Malta Public Works on Friday, December 1, and had agreed to work in the department a week or so later. “He’s fitting in quite well,” Malta Public Works Director Jim Truelove said at the meeting. The board approved paying a pair of helpers for the Parks and Recreation Department’s tumbling class. The Boards approved the November Payroll...
Ann Sautter owner and operator of Blades Day Spa in Malta has a new position, the Executive Director of Malta Chamber of Commerce. She was hired on Friday, November 17. Sautter has been interested in the position throughout her four year tenure as a director. She has been an owner and Chamber member for 19 years, since she opened Blades in 1999. She looks forward to helping economic growth amongst local business. "Our mission is to promote the community and its' businesses in Phillips County,...
Malta Public Schools held their final regularly scheduled meeting of 2017 on Wednesday, December 13. During the Administrative Reports, Malta Elementary Principal Tad Schye reported that there was an attendance of 240 students in the month of December. Being specific to the school’s largest classes, he reported a total of 43 first graders and 38 second graders. The school held the Geography Bee on Friday, December 15. The Christmas Program was held on Friday, December 22. The school held an e...
The Montana District 2 meeting of the American Legion was held on September 30th in Chinook, Mont. About 60 members of the American Legion of Montana met and during that meeting the local American Legion Post #57 of Malta was honored with a trio of awards. The Malta Post #57 received a Children & Youth Citation which is a national recognition for Outstanding Achievement in children and youth programs for 2016 - 2017. Part of that citation was represented by their annual gift of $500 to the...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will hold four public meetings in northeast Montana in January to gather comments on proposed hunting seasons and rules for the next two years. In addition, updated information will be presented on Chronic Wasting Disease, which has recently been detected in the state. Interested hunters are encouraged to attend these meetings to hear the proposals, ask questions, and make comments. The tentative rules and regulations, available for review and comment online now at fwp.mt.gov, were approved by the Fish and...
Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) officials announced today the Malta Field Office of Public Assistance will close no later than January 31, 2018. However, the office may close sooner depending on staff availability. The Malta Field Office is located at Courthouse Bldg. 314, 2nd Ave W. The office is one of 19 offices that are closing across the state due to recently announced funding reductions that were finalized following the recent Legislative Special Session. The OPA office closures are part of the $49 million in...
Aloha Gang, Minnesota Skinny here, and I wanted to give you all a quick rundown of how the surgery on my heart went: Spoiler alert: I made it! I call myself “Minnesota Skinny” as I have lost almost 20 pounds since I was weighed in at the Mayo Clinic here in Rochester, Minnesota. I am sure there are other methods of weight loss that are a lot less painful and I would not recommend my course of action to anyone (well, maybe a few people, but no one I would single out here in the paper.) I have been in recovery mode for nearly the past 168 hou...
I almost didn’t cut a tree this year. Busy with other things – primarily hunting – I was running out of time. Had there been a Christmas tree lot in the little town where I live, I might have bought one, but there isn’t so I didn’t have that option. I’d even begun to consider a hassle-free artificial tree. No muss, no fuss. Ready to go year after year. Just bring it up from the basement and plug it in. I realized, however, that if I didn’t go out and cut a tree this year, I never would again....
John L. Norgon passed away on June 18, 2017 following a heart attack. He was born in R.I. on July 28, 1947. His adoptive parents, Earl "Morrie" Norgon and Yvonne Norgon, lived in Whitefish, Mont., where John attended primary school. He finished grade school and began high school in Malta, Mont. He also attended high school in Dodson, Mont., before graduating from high school in Little Rock, Ark. Following high school John served in the Army where he trained in computer programming. After the...
Christine Krumback, age 41, of Yankton, S.D., died Monday, December 11, 2017, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. Memorial services were 2:00 p.m., on Friday, December 15, 2017 at the Wintz & Ray Funeral Home in Yankton with Reverend Ron Johnson officiating. The family received friends one hour prior to the memorial service. Christine was born March 30, 1976 in Fort Belknap, Mont., to Darrold and Edith (Parenteau) Palmer. She grew up in Columbia Falls and Hungry Horse, Mont. The...
Stanley, or S.J. as he was referred in his youth, passed away in Kalispell, Mont. on Sunday, December 17, 2017. Stan was born on July 27th, 1927. He was born at home on his parent's, Marguerite and Sid Hould, homestead in Wagner, Montana. Stan was the second of three boys in the Hould family. From an early age, the three boys, Denver, Stan and Donald, learned the tools of the farming trade while getting an education at a nearby, one room school house. As the tale was told, all three boys rode...
Sympathy to Medicaid recipients, who either lost Medicaid or have it really cut down because of government cuts. These people are disabled, elderly and/or too sick to work! (Shame on the government!) Christmas is a time of giving to the Salvation Army and the Red Cross, as well as local charities are great. Salute to Saco on the food and clothes drive. Jesse and Carrie Simonson amaze me, as they took all their children and foster children to Arizona for vacation. They traveled in different plane...
Malta Senior Meals Thursday, Dec 28th - Ham dinner Friday, Dec 29th - Hot turkey Tuesday, Jan 2nd - Stuffed peppers Goodbye Social for Mayor Jones 12-28-18. Everyone is invited to a social at the Malta City Hall Council Chambers on December 28, 2017 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm to say thank you to Shyla Jones for her two terms as the Mayor of the City of Malta. Malta City Closures 1-1-18. The Malta City Office & Landfill will be closed on Monday January 1st. Garbage pick-up will be delayed. Malta Kiwanis 1-2-18. Malta Kiwanis will meet on Tues. Jan....
Please remember to file a burn permit for the rest of 2017 if you plan on doing any burning outside of the Malta City limits and please CALL BEFORE you start your burn. December 8, 2017 11:26 a.m. Male requested law enforcement assistance with evicting a tenant; Deputy handled the call. 11:34 a.m. Female reported a fender/bender in the downtown area; Deputy responded to the call; case file started. 1:14 p.m. Female reported another female, with a local warrant, was at a local business; Deputy responded to the call; Deputy later transported one...
Hello with a mighty change from last week and beyond---the winter snow storm that moved in on us Monday and Tuesday has made a big difference here where we had none for weeks. It is such a heavy snow so hard to get around in and will keep you in its grip if you do get stuck----all the plows and plowers are busy every day moving it. The rain we got here before it began to snow makes it dangerous as a person doesn't see some of the ice. Be careful and watch your step. Al Minugh stepped on some of...
Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope that you have a wonderful time with family and friends ! The weather around here is frightful for traveling so I pray that you all have a safe travel! We have got about 6 inches of snow on top of ice! Loring Lutheran Church is celebrating the birth of Jesus at 5:00 on Sunday, December 24! Everyone is welcome! The Christmas programs are done for another year. The kids were marvelous! A few germs are making the rounds! Hate that for Christmas! But with this cold...
1 years ago December 20, 1917 Fred Robinson is home for ten days to get business matters straightened up before he goes overseas. He says Ray Gardner is making a fine officer. Gene McArthur landed a sergeancy and John Crowley a corporal. *** Suggestions were given for a slacker's comfort kit by Marie Dressler, an actress. The following things were included in it: one pair of eider-down blankets, one camel's toothbrush, one pair felt innersoles, one feather pillow, one tin malt milk cubes, one...
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the National Geographic Bee. The National Geographic Society developed the National Geographic Bee in 1989 in response to concern about the lack of geographic knowledge among young people in the United States. Over three decades, 1,583 state champions have traveled to D.C. to participate in the finals and more than $1.5 million in college scholarship money has been awarded to winners of the competition by the National Geographic Society. Aidan Kaasa,...
M-ettes In the M-ettes' 59-38 loss to Havre on Tuesday, December 19, the team was led by Kelbee Denham who had 13 points, five steals and three assists. Taylor Gilkerson had seven points. Kyleigh Schipman had six points and two assists. Ella Schye had a game leading nine rebounds. In Malta's 45-41 loss to Wolf Point on Friday, December 22, the M-ettes were led by Denham, who had 12 points. Erica Smith had 10 points, Schye had six points and Janessa Malmend had five. Mustangs In Malta's 59-48...
Montana State University Billings (MSUB) senior point guard Kendall Denham is making an impact for the Yellowjackets as his team tries to make the GNAC playoffs. The former Mustangs standout and two-time Class B State Champion and MVP knows what they need to do to get there. “We talk about it as a team and we probably have to win around twelve more games to get in our conference tournament,” Denham told the PCN. “That’s our goal right now because once we get there we are as good as anybody...
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – Valley City State University volleyball coach Adam Longmore today announced the signing of Ella Schye for the 2018 season. A 6-foot middle blocker, Schye is currently a senior at Malta High School in Malta, Mont. She recently signed a letter of intent to continue her education and volleyball career at Valley City State University this fall. “Ella has good size, is long, and will provide some depth in the middle for us,” said Longmore. “We had some honest conversations with Ella during the recruiting process. It’s go...
The winner of the Phillips County Library Classic Challenge was Amber Hofer of Loring, Mont. The challenge was open to junior high and high school students and adults and ran from Feb. 1 to Dec. 11, 2017. Hofer was chosen out of eight participants who met the goal of reading at least six books and one of those people read the four book goal. Hofer received $100 in Chamber Bucks as a prize. Head Librarian, Janeen Brookie stated that due to great participation, "We will do it again next year and...
Ken Ulrich of Malta passed of a heart attack at the Phillips County Hospital on December 24, 2017. Rosary will be held on Thursday, December 28th at 6:30 p.m. at the Kirkwood Funeral Home. Mass will be held on Friday, December 29th at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church both of Malta. Patricia Davis passed of natural causes at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook on December 24, 2107. Rosary will be held on Friday, December 29th at 6:30 p.m. at the Kirkwood Funeral Home. Mass will be held on Saturday, December 30th at 10:00 a.m. a...
Whist On Tuesday, December 19, Shirley Jones had first place with 46 points and Kevin Stevens took second place with 45. Traveling prize was awarded to Jeanette Heinle. Pinochle On Thursday, December 21, Nina Jones took first place with 5830 points and Malcolm Clouse took second place with 5530. Lou Olson and Noel Emond were awarded the traveling prize....
The Malta Mustangs wrestled on Friday night, December 22, versus Sidney, who is ranked number three in Class A and Glasgow, who is ranked number three in class B. Malta is the sixth ranked team in class B. Malta started the night going up against Sidney. Malta had three open weight classes. Jay Nicholson started at 113, wrestled tough but lost by pin. Next up was Colt French at 120 losing to a very tough opponent by pin. Callan Mears started the night at 132 and won by pin . At 145, Kaden Moore...