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In a special meeting held just before the regular school board meeting, the board recognized Greg Skiff for his years of service on the board with a bronze Mustang. After the board accepted the canvass of the election, Board Chairman Carter Clausen stood and presented Greg Skiff with a Bronze Mustang saying, "I want to personally thank Greg for his years of service. We've been on this board for a lot of years together. We have seen a pile of changes in our years here. I believe it has been all...
During the latest Malta City Council meeting on May 24, 2022, the council heard a report from Malta Public Works Director and City Animal Control Director Jim Truelove about several calls that have recently come in regarding dogs around town. Truelove told the council that two of the reports did contain bites in them. "Both of the bite reports were on kids," said Truelove. "In talking with the sheriff's deputies and following up by showing the reports to the judge, no actions were taken because...
Barb Dunbar has been a registered nurse her whole career. She has now been hired by the PCHC to be the manager of a Medicare-run program for chronic care patients. "I am really excited about this program," said Dunbar. "I'm glad that the PCHC has decided to invest in this." In her role, she will act as the liaison between the chronic care patients enrolled in the program and their providers. Giving the patients another person to talk to and get questions answered. "I can be the voice for them...
Dr. Masa Shibata and Dr. Takuya Imai, paleontology researchers from the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum located in Katsuyama, Japan recently visited the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum and historic fossil sites in addition to museums in eastern Montana, North Dakota and Indiana learning about fossils discovered within the Judith River and other land formations. While in Malta the researchers joined special friends of GPDM for a dinner where both enjoyed a great beef steak and Montana microbrew...
Jody K. Hansen (52), from Rudyard, plead guilty to two counts of outfitting without a license in Hill County. In 2019, wardens began investigating Dogwood Hunting, the private lands outfitting business run by Hansen south of Rudyard, under the suspicion that Hansen was illegally taking some of his hunting and fishing clients on related activities outside his private land. During the investigation, wardens found that Hansen and his associate, Robert Spicher (56) of Hingham, outfitted fishing trips along the Marias and Missouri Rivers and hunts...
1 Years Ago – May 30, 2012 Retiring principal ran out of gas, stayed 31 years If principal and teacher John Roberts’ former students were writing his epitaph on some future day, what would he like it to say? “I would like them to think I treated them fairly and with respect,” said Principal Roberts, who will retire at the end of the month. Principal Roberts, who taught at Malta High School for 22 years before becoming an administrator nine years ago, won’t be saying goodbye completely. He plans to continue teaching an advanced placement...
The Phillips County Community Foundation (PCCF) is pleased to announce they are accepting applications for their 2022 grant program. The Foundation seeks to fund creative and collaborative community projects (not events or sponsorships) that will benefit the residents and/or communities in Phillips County, Montana. The Foundation hopes to fund several worthy projects that meet their simple guidelines. To apply for a PCCF Community Grant, please submit a simple letter of request to PCCF and include the following information: 1)Name, address,...
Residents living in and around the Malta, Montana can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening. Community Church of Malta will host this community event on 6/17/2022. The site is located at 326 S 2nd Ave E in Malta. Screenings can check for: The level of plaque buildup in your arteries, related to risk for cardiovascular disease, stroke and overall vascular health. HDL and LDL Cholesterol levels Diabetes risk Bone density...
Over the last couple of weekends, the four high schools in Phillips County including Malta, Whitewater, Dodson, and Saco, held graduation ceremonies. Malta had the largest group of high school graduates with 34, who turned their tassels on Sunday, May 22. Dodson was the second largest group with eight high school graduates on Friday, May 20, Saco had five high school graduates on Saturday, May 21, and Whitewater had one graduate on Friday, May 13. Malta The floor-level seats were packed in the...
On Saturday, May 14, 2022, at approximately 1640 hours, Phillips County Sheriff's Office dispatch received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a vehicle running over a person near 904 South Central Avenue in Malta, MT. Deputies and EMT personnel responded to that location and found a male victim with severe lacerations and road rash over the upper half of his body. The suspect vehicle had left the area after the incident. Information was received at the scene that a vehicle commonly driven by Daniel Luton of Malta, MT, was the suspect vehicle. A...
Memorial Day. It’s a time for family barbeques, brandings, and parties. Let us not forget that the Federal Holiday is also a time for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who gave their lives while serving the United States. The Federal holiday has been celebrated since 1971. Yet history tells us that as early as the Civil War a holiday was held for the same purpose. It was called Decoration Day. Flowers, tokens, and flags were placed on the graves of those that gave their lives during the Civil War. Have fun and celebrate, but n...
Editor's Note: They have been remodeling inside of the Phillips County Insurance building. Sometime this summer, if they have a grand opening at Phillips County Insurance, I would like to make barbequed meatballs. Before they remodeled Reid Veit's Barber Shop in the Palace Village, there was a shop named Ken Berg's Barber Shop. Elim Lutheran put on a new roof. The store now known as Julia's Junque was named Three Sisters and before that it was MJ's Trading Post....
1 years ago- Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Hometown girl makes good as teacher It’s an old expression, but it holds true in this case. Born and raised in Malta, Mary Lundstrom graduated after studying at Carroll College in Helena and MSU Northern-Havre, with a degree in elementary education. “I always knew I was going to college and education fit me. I like kids,” she said. “I’ve always liked my job.” Four years after graduating from Malta High School, she married Art Lundstrom and worked with him part-time at the family’s furniture store in Malt...
The Casualties of War List of the State of Montana lists the following Servicemen from Phillips County. WWI: William Boettcher, Paul Burnham, Harold Clark, Chrision Kerp, Oscar Larum, Fred McGillis, Lawrence Rawdon, Carl Schultz, George Swanke, and Gust Swanson. WWII: John Albus, Thomas Appelhans, Mathew Armstrong, Carl Brun, Benjamin Chopwood, Kenneth Combes, Pete Demarais, Norman Deo, Ralph Freburg, Howard Hayes, Willard Holmquist, Byron Hurley, Merle Kaasa, Edward Kuntz, Glen Lyden, Arthur Newton, Clifford Pehlke, Harold Piper, Lancer...
The Malta seniors played the final concert of their careers on Friday, May 13. A concert that was set to be played outside, was thankfully moved into the gymnasium due to wind and rain. The choir and band sang and played numbers that they had performed at the Montana State Music Festival, most of which received a superior I grade. The night moved back and forth between different ensembles of the choir and band. Starting with the Concert Choir singing 'Hold Fast to Dreams'. That was followed by...
There were two authors at a book signing hosted by the Phillips County Museum on Wednesday, May 11. Coffee and cookies were provided to guests as they were able to talk to the authors and get their books signed. One author, Heidi Lulloff, is a local author of now three children's books. Lulloff moved to Malta in 2000 and was a teacher, mostly of first-graders, until 2018. "I have really enjoyed learning the process of what it takes to get a book out. The conversations with the artists, the...
The Malta City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting last Tuesday, May 10, at City Hall. At the meeting, the council voted to approve a resolution (Resolution 1312) that would allow SGS Properties, LLC, of Malta, property tax benefits after holding a public hearing. The benefit would allow SGS Properties, LLC, of Malta, who is reconstructing the old Edwards and McLellan Building located in the City of Malta, to pay zero percent of their property taxes for that property during the...
1 Years Ago – May 16, 2012 Graduation speaker maintains ties with students Don’t be surprised if veteran teacher Patti Webb gets a little emotional Sunday afternoon when she delivers the commencement address at Malta High School. Webb, who will retire at the end of the school year after teaching for 30 years, was selected by the 56 students of the Class of 2012 to be the commencement speaker. “I’ve taught some of the students in this class for four years at different grade levels (1st, 6th, 7th, and 8th). I think that’s why they thought of me...
The Montana High School Association Executive Board announced today they have selected Brian Michelotti as the next MHSA Executive Director. Michelotti will replace Mark Beckman, current Executive Director, who will retire on June 30th after 25 years of service with the organization. Michelotti will be the 5th Executive Director in the history of the organization. Brian Michelotti currently serves as the Associate Director for the MHSA. He was hired as an assistant director in 2005 and was promoted to Associate Director in 2018. Michelotti’s r...
The deadline to apply for grants from the Montana Farmers Union Foundation is fast approaching. People have until June 1 to submit their ideas that would further MFU Foundation’s mission to create new opportunities and contribute to the growth and enhancement of agriculture and Montana’s rural communities. Proposals should focus on educational opportunities for any age group, from small children to adults. “Montana Farmers Union Foundation is offering these grants to help bring educational opportunities to our rural communities. It is often...
