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Following the opening ritual of the pledge to the flag, Mayor John Demarais announced, "We have had an employee resign two weeks from today, so we will be looking for another Gate Keeper." He said he would be attending a Bear Paw Development meeting in Fort Benton. He also set June 25th to meet with Bear Paw Development to go over things, for them to share what they offer, etc. There were no guests present, all four councilperson were in attendance. A motion was made by Councilperson David...
Milk River Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, presented Flag Day Certificates to area businesses on Friday, June 14th. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation that designated June 14 as Flag Day. On August 3, 1949, National Flag Day was officially established by an Act of Congress. The week of June 9 - 16 2024 was designated as Flag Week. American citizens are encouraged to fly their flag every day but especially during Flag Week....
5, 6, 7, 8! Inspired by the Grimms’ fairytale Town Musicians of Bremen, a colorful quartet of rural animals dream of migrating to metropolitan Bremen with hopes of joining a world-renowned dance crew and finding fame. As their travels present surprising adventures, the motley group’s diverse styles of music & dance are equaled by their enthusiasm for sharing with each other, while discovering that to be the next great dance crew, all they really need is each other. Bremen or Bust is written and directed by Danny Durr and produced in par...
Anita Green of Gone to Pieces and Penny Lind plan to host a “Jean Rag Quilt” class using old jeans and leftover flannel (shirts, sheets, etc.). Participants in 4th and 5th grade, or older, will be organized in pairs to complete the project. The vision is to help participants make a cozy quilt for the winter, to teach an age-old craft, and eventually hold a class every summer. As participants get older and their skills improve, the type of quilt can be expanded. In July, the formal class will be once a week for three weeks, with help from adu...
In last week’s article, I wrote about the dairy cows in Phillips County. At the same time as the push to improve the dairy cows’ bloodlines, a new creamery association was being formed. Phillips County farmers met in late June 1924 and organized the Phillips County Creamery and Produce Company. Enough stock had been sold that it was felt the cooperative would be a success. Nine directors were elected to head up the cooperative. They were J.N. Mangis, R.A. Thompson, S.H. Brumbley, Adolph LaFond, Martin Mitchell, J.P. Larson, Frank O. Peterson, F...
On Saturday, June 29th, there will be a special ceremony at the Trafton Park Rest Stop on Highway 2 in Malta. Members of the Malta Dirt Daubers Garden Club will host a program to honor Gold Star Families, those that have lost a loved one serving in the armed forces. There are two Stars that are recognized by both the National Garden Club and the US military, those being Gold Star Families and Blue Star Families. The Blue Star recognizes families with a loved one serving in the military, while the Gold Star recognizes those whose loved one died...
1 yrs ago June 18, 2014 Curtis and Bonnie Starr of Malta accepted a call to serve in the Puerto Rico San Juan Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Friday, June 20 will be a special day; a memorial will be held for Delmar Demarais, headed by his daughter, Debbie, and will be a tribute to his life and style. A riderless horse, with boots in the stirrups backward, will be part of the parade from Delmar’s old house to the cemetery. Former Dodson High School graduate of the class of 1932, Don H. Lee, was honored with his i...
Come learn about bats and moths in Phillips County and their importance to agriculture. The program will highlight the different species of bats and moths found in Phillips County, and the important relationships between them and local plant communities. Moths are a major food source for bat species, and it's being discovered that they are also key pollinators for many of the crops grown in Phillips County, Montana, (alfalfa, mustards, peas, cover crops, etc.). This is especially important due...
The June 11th release of NFIB’s (National Federation of Independent Business) monthly Small Business Economic Trends report didn’t vary much from previous dismal ones, but it did reveal a more troubling finding that prompted the Montana state director for the association that publishes it to call on the state’s Congressional delegation to act faster on two issues that would help reverse small businesses’ slide. “The small business sector is responsible for the production of over 40% of GDP and employment, a crucial portion of the economy,...
Eight local churches will welcome Milk River Gospel Jamboree artists to their Sunday services on June 30, 2024, before they all gather at an afternoon meal open to the public from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm and an afternoon concert at Malta High School. A complete schedule for the Friday-through-Sunday June 28-30, 2024 Milk River Gospel Jamboree is posted at mrgjamboree.org; admission is free; donations appreciated for meals and concert. The Assembly of God will host The Last Mountain Boys, a Southern...
On June 17, 2024, both St. Mary River siphons experienced structural failures outside Babb, Montana. The breach caused substantial water discharge, affecting the surrounding areas. The breach led to severe erosion, resulting in washout areas at the breach site, impacting the hill and concrete footings holding the pipes. Water flows are expected to continue throughout the day. They are anticipated to subside sometime this afternoon as the canal drains. The majority of the damage is located on...
"We want the world to know," Kristy Mooney told the PCN. "A lot of people lose hope... I really hope that our story gives people hope; not to give up because anything is possible." On Thursday, June 6, the Phillips County Sheriff's Office, a Texas Ranger, the Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Montana Highway Patrol successfully performed an arrest warrant on Dodson resident Gordon Parsons for a homicide that took place in Refugio, Texas, a small town near...
As most of Phillips County rested comfortable on the evening of Tuesday, June 4th, the late night lanterns were burning the midnight oil well into Wednesday morning. A dedicated crew processed the election ballots and the office of the Clerk and Recorder at the court house closed after a long day. Some of the staff had arrived at work by 6:30 a.m., so they were ready to call it a day by 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Provisional votes were to be counted on Monday, June 10 at 3 p.m. These are the unofficial votes cast and counted Tuesday...
At the May 16th Phillips County Council On Aging meeting, we had visitors from the Action for Eastern Montana Area 1 Agency on Aging out of Glendive. Besides giving us updates on some of the programs they offer and regulations we have to adhere to, they presented two of our local members with mugs in appreciation for their work here in Phillips County....
For the month of June, the Phillips County News will be printed in Kalispell. For the month of July, the PCN will be printed in Bozeman. Our sister newspaper in Havre has been struggling with press issues for the past year or so. The PCN, Havre Daily Chronicle, and Glasgow Courier have been granted the permission to seek out another press for our printing needs. For the month of June, the PCN’s publisher was able to secure a spot at the Daily Interlake in Kalispell. This means that the PCN will be available to the public every Thursday m...
A beautiful day greeted the Phillips County Ambulance crew as they hosted their main fund-raiser of the year on Saturday. A constant and steady stream of supporters filled the Fire Hall as head burger flipper, Vince Mace, along with his main side-kick, Riley Abrahamson, prepared good ol' Montana beef burgers, to the guests likings. Mace and Abrahamson were assisted by Carli Olsen, EMT in Whitewater, William Hofer, Coleen Kraut, Lori Abrahamson, Wyomi Katterman, and volunteers from the East Malta...
The following press release was sent to the Phillips County News from Phillips County Sheriff Jerry Lytle on Thursday afternoon. On Thursday, June 6, 2024, members of the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office along with Probation & Parole, the Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal lnvestigation, and the Montana Highway Patrol assisted a Texas Ranger in the service of an arrest warrant out of Texas for a homicide which took place in 1984. Dodson resident Gordon Parsons was taken into custody without incident shortly after 11 a.m. at t...
The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., will be on display at Father Sheehan Park in Butte Aug. 28 to Sept. 1. The Wall That Heals honors the more than 3 million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed forces in the Vietnam War, and it bears the names of the 58,281 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam, including 22 from Butte-Silver Bow County and 267 from Montana. The display and a mobile Education Center will be open 24 hours a day and free to the public...
In 1924, a survey taken estimated there were between 4,000 and 5,000 cows being milked in Phillips County. Farmers were beginning to recognize the value of the cream check coming in each week that helped to pay for groceries. The Great Northern Railway set up meetings along the Hi-Line to show Holstein bull calves that they had purchased from the Carnation Farm. The railroad felt that if farmers used better dairy bulls, the butterfat production in the cream could be more than doubled in 3 to 4 years which would result in much higher profits....
The American Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee’s A.C.E. (Advocate. Cultivate. Empower) Summit June 3-5 in Washington, D.C. taught women skills to share their stories about agriculture with lawmakers. The keynote speaker, Xochtil Torres Small, deputy secretary, U.S Department of Agriculture, shared her leadership journey and the role of women in community and government. Workshops included advocacy through confident storytelling, issues in the forefront of politics and economics, training for meeting with elected leaders, and more. Fiv...
A local veteran had spearheaded a project and is now looking to expand the collection that is already started. John Barnard, a former member of the US Army National Guard Unit in Malta, felt a need to keep track of those that have served, as well as where they have served. He started collecting patches from various veterans from their tours and assignments and placing them in a display case at the local VFW Post. Currently, there are 35 patches in the display, from the various branches of the military. The plan is to add to the current ones...
1 yrs ago June 3, 2014 Reese Brown singled in a Bambino League game and later scored from third, thanks to a single from teammate Striker Simanton. The Waters Family invites everyone to attend the 100th Annual Family Picnic at Trafton Park. The potluck will celebrate 100 years in Montana, with the fun beginning after church. Malta Elementary is proud to announce the winners of the 2013-2014 Presidential Awards, which recognizes academic success in the classroom for 4th and 5th graders. Receiving the high award were Sidney Meeks, Hayden...
As the 2023-2024 school was drawing to a close, the Malta FFA Chapter held their annual banquet, which this year included a silent auction of baked goods. There was also a silent auction on various merchandise that had been donated toward the fundraising evening. The items had been donated by various businesses and individuals, supporters of the FFA program. Following the dinner, members, family and friends gathered in the auditorium for the FFA meeting and program. Installed as 2024-2025 officers were: President-AJ Marquis, Vice...
Fraud costs Medicare an estimated $60 billion per year. It costs Medicare beneficiaries time, stress, the security of their medical information, and potentially their health. It costs families, friends, and caregivers in worry and lost work when helping their loved ones recover from falling victim to Medicare fraud. “Medicare fraud has a devastating impact on both beneficiaries and the Medicare program,” said Renee Labrie-Shanks, Statewide Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Program Director. “Current Medicare card and COVID-19 test kit scams illus...
As the U.S Border Patrol celebrates 100 years of operations (officially on Monday, May 20), the Malta Border Patrol Station held their celebration on Friday, June 7. About 70 showed up for the event. "Today we are going to give station tours," Malta Station's Deputy Patrol Agent in Charge Scott Marino told the PCN. "We invited a bunch of stakeholders from the local community, ranchers, the City Council, and people we work with up by the border." The event served as a way to thank those who have...
