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1 yrs Oct. 15, 2014 Grace Lucas was honored with the Circle of Green Thumb Award by Garden Club President, Sharon Miller. The skilled gardener is a lifetime member of the Garden Club. Last week the Malta Schools were shown demonstrations by the Phillips County and Malta City Fire Department. The kids were shown a car ripped apart by the Jaws of Life. The girl's volleyball coach was excited with their win over Plentywood, which was a first in Coach Julia Tatafu’s years as the coach. It was even more pleasant as it was Plentywood’s senior nig...
Montana beef producers are faced with a number of challenges, and we don't all agree on how to overcome them. These issues are complicated, and often lead to tense conversations. Simply telling one another to get along isn't enough, so I would like to share some of the overarching issues facing everyone in the industry and what we can do to overcome them. Finding common ground is imperative for our future. At the end of the day, I believe that, deep down, all Americans want to get along with...
As increasing food costs and other everyday expenses push more Montanans to local food banks for help, the Town Pump Charitable Foundation is matching over $1.1 million to help raise $4 million during its annual fundraising campaign for food banks, including the Malta Food Bank. A record 116 food banks statewide are participating this year in the “Help Those in Need” campaign, which originated in 2001. The campaign has raised about $52 million for Montana food banks in 22 years, including nearly $12 million in matching grants from the Town Pum...
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Montana is accepting applications for the St. Mary Initiative. Farmers and ranchers in Blaine, Glacier, Hill, Phillips, and Valley counties including the Blackfeet Nation and the Fort Belknap Indian Community directly impacted by the St. Mary Canal siphon failure should visit their local NRCS office now to apply. The final application batching date for the initiative will be Feb. 28, 2025. “We’ve been working closely with partners critical to the rehabilitation of the St. Mary sys...
The Malta City Council had a full room for the Sept. 24th meeting. Mayor John Demarais led the pledge to the flag; all four council members were present. Also attending the meeting were Mark Knudsen, Kayla Warren, Megan Newman, Tyler and Abigail Bain, Yavon Pekovitch, Tessa Handley, Darrell Carney, Macie Hould, Ashley Stuart, Shyla Jones, Nellie Ereaux, Davy Conlon, Tana Oyler, Shonda Jenkins and Lynell LaBrie. Demarais opened the meeting with time for open comments, there being none, the meeting proceeded. Councilmember David Rummel moved to...
At the Malta School District meeting on Wednesday, September 18, following the opening statements by Chairman Angel DeVries, and the pledge to the flag, the meeting was called to order. All other members of the board were present. Also in attendance were Darlene Kolczak, Jana Moran, Carter Clausen, transportation director, and Jake Norby, Athletic Director. DeVries opened the evening by thanking District Clerk Jane for her 14 years as the clerk. She then presented her with a mustang bronze...
On Saturday, September 14, the tiny historical town of Zortman was the place to be to partake in activities. There were several events culminating on the calendar that a good portion of the town, with a census of 69 residents, participated in. Kathy (Bauer) Davis retired from the U.S. Postal service and folded the flag shortly before shutting down the post office on her last day as Postmistress, in the community that bears the 59546 zip code. Kathy was guest of honor at her retirement party...
VFW Buster Deo Post 4067 was well represented at the District 5 meeting of the VFW and Auxiliary in Plentywood on Saturday, Sept. 21. Jim Layton, Past Department Commander, and member of the National Council attended the VFW meeting. Auxiliary members attending were Carolyn Schmoeckel, Department of Montana President. Officers attending from the local auxiliary included Michelle Stevens, President; Sharon Kindle, Secretary; Kari Hould, Treasurer; Shirley Reynolds, Trustee; and Vincent Schmoeckel, Guard. The auxiliary meeting included school of...
1 yrs ago Oct. 8, 2014 County Commissioner Leslie Robinson took visiting county commissioners from various states around aboard the old Malta to Zortman Mud Wagon. D’Andre Haag and Amanda Mummy were selected as the homecoming royalty for Malta High School. Harry Orahood was pictured with Sam and Nellie in a memory page from Facebook. Sam and Nellie are his team of horses. Varsity M-ette volleyball player Darby Schye brought her A game to the court when taking on the Wolf Point Wolves. She had four kills of 11 while giving Malta eight of 19 k...
September AND Suicide Prevention Awareness Month drew several activities to our area. First off placing garden flags and signs - with information on how to start a conversation about suicide, healthy coping skills, protective factors, etc. in the Villa Theatre “Park” alongside Malta’s main drag. Fall is Homecoming! PS Gina Lamb was chauffeured by her husband in the MHS Homecoming Parade! Tossing out, (privately donated We Appreciate It!!) Suicide Prevention wristbands and candy to parade crowd...
Montana’s short summer is the perfect time for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to conduct the field inventories and planning needed to develop a conservation plan for farmers, ranchers, and private forestland managers looking to improve their natural resources. Because the timeframe before snow is unpredictable and because the NRCS application ranking period for funding opportunities usually happens in the fall, visit the Malta office now. The local NRCS staff can help to figure out current problems, assess the c...
In 1900, the first doctor who came to Malta was George W. Clay. He was quite young, only 22 when he headed to Montana, but before George came along there were no hospitals or Doctors in Malta, everyone had to go to the closest one which was in Glasgow, and no doctor was nearer to the town. Part of that was due to the new settlement on the Great Northern Railway. It had Saloons, log cabins, and a few more conspicuous residents and Malta had no doctors, so there was no place or even a way for a hospital to be here. However, although there were no...
U.S. Senator Steve Daines recognized James Fauth of Phillips County for his record-breaking chinook salmon he caught while boating on Fort Peck Lake. Through his "Montanan of the Month" initiative, each month Daines highlights a Montanan by submitting a statement of recognition in the recipient's honor into the Congressional Record, the document that reflects the official proceedings of Congress. Daines welcomes anyone to nominate fellow Montanans for his "Montanan of the Month" program by... Full story
Dodson School welcomed home their Aaniiih relatives: Almeda Heavy Hair (16), John Bull (16), and Bishop L. Shield (17) last Thursday. The three children's bodies were repatriated to the Fort Belknap community, 134 years after they were wrongfully neglected and died at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, an assimilation school, in Carlisle, PA. The school was open from 1879 to 1918. Shield died on July 30, 1890, after entering the school on April 13, 1890. Bull died on May 7, 1891, after...
The city of Malta set itself up for a short time of glory and fame last week as a film crew arrived to shoot a film within the community. Screenwriter and director, Doug Cunningham of Utah, brought five or six loads of people, a load of filming equipment, and hit the ground a running after a 14-hour drive from Utah. They arrived on Monday, started shooting and wrapped up on Friday. Cunningham had successfully applied for a grant through the Big Sky Short Film application process. The grant...
Ambitious members of the local Red Hatters Club ventured to the Chokecherry Festival in Lewistown on September 7. The group included Coleen Kraut, Jodee Lee, Marlene Holman, Judy Olson and Sharon Emond. The welcome mat was down and the streets were lined for blocks and blocks, with a multitude of vendors and businesses with various wares, crafts, food, musicians, artisans, craftsmen and goodies. There was an abundance of chokecherry products. The festival continues to grow each year. This was...
The First State Bank is one of the oldest businesses in Malta, and we should remember all the awe-inspiring things that this bank has overcome in the first few years it was open. One of the many interesting things about the old First State Bank is that it weathered through all the various panics, droughts, tough winters, and war periods without help from any outside sources and without having to make an assessment on its stockholders. The First State Bank was organized in the year 1903, and R.M. Trafton became Malta’s first businessman; he b...
1 yrs ago Oct. 1, 2014 Hunter Rickett and Jennifer Weaver extend an invitation to the celebration of their union on Oct. 4, at quarter past three in the afternoon at the Weaver Ranch in Dodson. Dr. Charles Wilson of Glasgow was in Malta to install new officers for the local Kiwanis Club. Officers include Terri Robinson, Rosemary Veseth, Ann Motichka and Ron Lundman. Sharon Emond retired from the Phillips County Museum after serving nine years. ArtSpot’s Grand Opening is slated for Thursday evening, with the owner, Kathy Bagley. Throughout t...
Local resident, Myrtle Hould, who turned 101 years young on August 14, welcomed two additions to the family tree last week. Born on Monday, September 16th in Dickinson, to great-grandson, Qwint Stroh and Brittany, a daughter, Hattyn Renae Stroh, weighing 8 lbs. 1 oz., and she is a great-great-granddaughter to Ms. Hould. Hattyn joined a sister in the Stroh home, Sloan Maklayne Stroh. Qwint is the son of Shannon (Hould) and Shaun Stroh of Dickinson. At the end of the week, grandson Scott and...
The 61st annual Saco Fun Days Labor Day celebration kicked off the evening of Friday Aug. 30th with a community Potluck put on by Robert Plouffe. Close to 70 people showed up for the annual Friday evening dinner and about 25 assorted dishes were brought in by various community members. There were little to no leftovers by the time everyone had finished eating. After stomachs were full attendees made their way over to Miller Park for the cornhole tournament. The event lasted well into the night and was enjoyed by both spectators and all competit...
Malta School Calendar Sept. 26: CC @ Frazer MS FB @ Lewistown Sept. 27: CC @ Missoula FB vs Glasgow VB @ Shelby Sept. 28: CC @ Missoula VB @ Choteau MS VB-Scobey Jamboree MS FB @ Wolf Point Oct. 1: FFA Fall Dist. @ Chinook ------------------ Class C Calendar Dodson Schools Sept. 25: CC @ Hays Sept. 23-26: Native American Week Wed: MMIW Thur: Ribbon Shirt/Skirt Day Sept. 26: CC @ Frazer Saco Schools Sept. 26: VB vs Bainville @ Saco (Senior Night) Sept. 27: FB vs. Glasgow Sept. 28: VB @ Choteau JHFB @ Wolf Point Oct. 1: Big Panther/Little...
This Friday, September 20th is POW/MIA/KIA (Prisoner of War/Missing in Action/Killed in Action) Recognition Day, a day set aside each year on the third Friday in September to remember those that gave their life in the line of service, or in this case, was a Prisoner of War, and lived. Memories of time spent in the military aren't always ones that people (the veteran) want to share with others. This is true especially if the experience was negative and the last thing they want to do is relive...