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A musical was put on Monday and Tuesday, November 29 and 30, by Malta High School and Middle School drama students. An online description of this musical reads as follows: The tranquility of a summer's picnic along the riverbank is shattered by the incorrigible Toad. His friends, the winsome Mole and the stalwart Rat coughing in his dusty wake, but determined to reform him. Toad's bumpy path takes him to the Wide World, where he is arrested, put on trial, and sent to prison. Although he manages...
The final results are in from the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Havre check station for the 2021 hunting season. The check station was open for eight weekends from Oct. 9 (the open of general antelope) through Nov. 28 (the end of the deer/elk general season). Overall, hunter numbers and mule deer harvest were well above average. Biologists gather a lot of valuable information and biological data on game animals brought through check stations. FWP appreciates all hunters’ cooperation in this effort. Note that the harvest data described b...
As the dry November closes here are some considerations for agricultural producers. Dormant dryland seeding of perennial grass and forbs should not be planted with our current conditions. While the plants will not germinate (that is a good thing), Montana State University recommendation are for 18 inches of soil moisture for dryland seeding of perennials. With no soil moisture, producers would be better to wait and see if conditions improve in the spring of 2022 for a dryland perennial seeding....
1 years ago- Wednesday, December 7, 2011 Busy woman finds joy in discarded dolls ‘So somebody else can enjoy them’ When the season gets busy, Sharon Kindle of Malta just gets busier. Active in community affairs ranging from handling publicity for Phillips County Motor Sports to baking cupcakes and shepherding a bunch of Venture Scouts doing a chili benefit for the local Food Bank, Kindle also finds time to regularly rummage through the items donated to Malta Opportunites, Inc., looking for the odd Barbie doll or two, and other dolls as wel...
The following Malta Middle School students have made the Honor Roll for the first trimester of the 2021-2022 school year. 6th Grade: Addison Benson, Steeler Blunt, Kamber Brockie, Liv Cote, Hudson Honey, Trevor Knowles, Hoyt Mahan, Kazner Oxarart, Jeremy Scott, Sabra Sims, lane Spencer, Silas Young. 7th Grade: Bridger Benton, Emma Ereaux, Caitlyn Lankford, Averee Matthews, Carly Mears, Renzey Raymond, Isabella Van Nus, Tailynn Wilke. 8th Grade: MJ Beaman, Kylie Bishop, Sadie Branham, Kendall Clausen, Zane Gray, Dawson Hammond, Shaylee Hines,...
Many local businesses, groups, clubs, and individuals have decorated trees, wreaths, and swags for you to vote on at the Phillips County Museum. You can also put in a bid on those items along with many beautiful handmade crafts made by locals in the silent auction, or take a chance and put your name in a bucket to win some other wonderful holiday items. "We have some really talented people in Malta," said P.C. Museum Curator Lori Taylor. "We've got a lot of wonderful holiday items for people to...
At the Tuesday, November 23 Malta City Council Meeting, Sheriff Jerry Lytle introduced Marie Buchfeller to the members as a new, full-time, Phillips County Deputy Sheriff. Buchfeller has been a reserve deputy for two years, working at the Phillips County Fair and other large events. Sheriff Lytle told the council that Deputy Seth Sanguins was leaving the sheriff's department and going to work with the Fish and Game Department. Mayor Demarais asked Sheriff Lytle if the department was fully staffe...
(U.S. Senate)—Following repeated issues with delayed reporting of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease, in Brazilian beef, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today introduced legislation to suspend Brazilian beef imports to the United States until experts can conduct a systematic review of the commodity’s safety. “Montanans demand the highest level of safety and certainty in their beef, and Brazilian imports aren’t making the cut,” said Tester. “Folks expect their beef to have been rigorously tested against the strictest of standard...
The deadline is looming for the Montana Farm Bureau Ag in Color Drawing Contest for students in kindergarten through 6th grade. Teachers who participate in this contest will submit the drawings from their classroom directly to county Farm Bureau leaders. Drawings are due to the county Farm Bureau by December 1 with judging completed by Dec. 20. The winning entries will be submitted to the MFBF office. The Women's Leadership State Committee will select the state winners and announce the results...
1 years ago- Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Gas Prices Down 4.1 Cents Montana, Nov. 28- Average retail gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 4.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.48/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.1 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.32/g according to the gasoline price website MontanaGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in Montana during the past week, prices yesterday were 56.8 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 8.6 cents per...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens charged a Shepherd man with 18 misdemeanor crimes this week as the result of three deer poaching incidents investigated at the Ah-Nei Recreation Area northeast of Billings in early October. Brayden Reed, 18, is charged with three counts of hunting without a license, three counts of hunting during a closed season, three counts of unlawful use of artificial light, three counts of waste of game, three counts of unlawful possession of game, two counts of killing over a bag limit and one count of hunting...
Publisher's Note: The following is a part of a press release sent to the Phillips County News in regards to Bovine Tuberculosis. Earlier this year, during the hunting season, Montana FWP sent a release stating that Bovine TB had been found. That release was run in the November 17 issue of the Phillips County News. When Montana FWP sent the following information, we did not have room for it. This info is to assist hunters in efforts to detect the disease, but due to hunting season ending on Sunday, November 28, the info will be beneficial to ran...
On Monday, November 15, President Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law during a ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House. Part of this bill, $100 million, is tagged to go directly to the Milk River Project. For many years, decades even, the Milk River Project (MRP) has been grossly underfunded, and in need of essential and vital repairs. Just last year, on May 17, 2020, drop 5 of the St. Mary diversion gave way and failed. "There's been a lot of talk, a lot of proposals,...
The joint was jumpin’ last Tuesday night, November 16, as Malta’s Auditorium was turned into Mr. E’s Jazz Club for a one-night-only show by the Malta High School Jazz Combo. It was a night of bluesy jazz with a little bit of island flair thrown in that was enjoyed by a good crowd that had braved the high winds blowing outside. The show started with each of the nine-member group coming out one at a time, taking their spot and playing randomly, or “noodling”. The group wore Hawaiian shirts and black fedoras. Once all members were on stage, they w...
Malta High School played host to 12 other schools and around 50-60 kids on Saturday, November 20, for its Speech and Drama Invitational. The small but mighty Malta team of two held their own in the speech categories, coming away with a third-place team finish. Izzie Hallenberg competes in the Dramatic Oral Interpretation (DOI) category. "The piece I present is about a girl that is abused by her partner Zak," said Hallenberg. "DOI is the much heavier side of speech. More dramatic. I can't have a...
1 years ago- Wednesday, November 23, 2011 City’s still working on water meter rate system The City of Malta’s move to using water meters for billing its customers likely won’t happen by the start of the new year. That was the initial goal, but Mayor Shyla Jones said Monday in an interview with the PCN that delays in the process of establishing the rates that will be used and the fact that it is going to be hard to hold work meetings in the midst of the holiday system, let alone a public hearing, will likely delay the process. At its first...
On November 18, 2003, Lt. Governor Karl Ohs convened a meeting in Havre, Montana, to raise awareness of the urgent need to rehabilitate the aging St. Mary Facilities of the Milk River Project. On November 6, 2021 as part of the Federal Infrastructure bill the St. Mary/Milk River project will receive $100 million in funding. “It would be nice for a project that provides water and food to stand on its own merit, but the appropriation is fantastic” said, Marko Manoukian Co-Chair of the St. Mar...
Shodair Children's Hospital received a $500,000 gift from Terry and Patt Payne to support the recently launched Building Hope for Montana Families... A Campaign for Shodair Children's Hospital. "We are so grateful to Terry and Patt for their generosity toward our capital campaign," said Craig Aasved, Shodair's Chief Executive Officer. "This is the kind of support we need from the community for one of the greatest projects in the 125-year history of Shodair Children's Hospital. The value of...
The Malta City Council voted last Tuesday, November 9, to hire SK Geotechnical Corporation out of Billings to do a soil evaluation at the site of the proposed new Trafton Lift Station. This soil evaluation is the beginning of a plan set up by the Great West Engineering group that the City of Malta has hired to help prioritize and plan projects needed in the city, and helps with any and all grant applications that can aid in those projects. “The soil evaluation will get the ball rolling on the lift station project as well as help us with our r...
The Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) will soon begin using a new, state-of-the-art 3D laser scanner to assist in crime scene investigations and fight increased crime in our state, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. The evidence collected by the scanner will also be a powerful tool for prosecutors during trial as they work to put criminals behind bars. The Leica RTC360 scanner will improve measuring accuracy, save time, and allow investigators...
At the Malta School Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, November 10, Supt. Genger stated that “We need to start the conversation on what to do with the Old Gym.” Genger said that additions/improvements are needed throughout the building. Locker rooms, heating system, ADA compliance, eventually flooring, etc. He feels that the district needs to prioritize the current campus sites and determine the needs and value of usage. Then construct a long-term/range plan of improvement for the entire campus area. Genger said the obvious number one pri...
The Angel Program is preparing for the holiday season and applications are now available at the Malta Food Bank for those who wish to receive gifts for their children from the Angel Program. In order to qualify for the Angel Program, children listed must be 18 years of age or younger and living in the household that is applying. Proof of assistance must also be provided when the application is returned to the Food Bank. The Malta Food Bank is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00am to noon. Completed applications must be turned in no later...
