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On Saturday, April 27th, the Senior Citizens stirred up eight flavors of soup that pleased the guests. The crowd flow into the Center was constant, as though they called ahead to be assured there would be seating. An array of delicious desserts also met with the approval of those attending. The soup dinner was a fund raiser to help with the costs the Center will incur as new LED lighting fixtures are installed. Thanks to the generosity of the community, the Seniors are one step closer to...
With doors wide open, the music from the monthly jam session at the VFW Post 4067 filled the spring air adding toe-tapping songs with passer-bys. With the crowd that attended, bartender Jamie Ulrich was kept busy hopping to and fro, tending to the refreshment requests. Five birthdays were celebrated as well throughout the afternoon. A special lunch was provided by Erna Schlieve in celebration of her sister Joy's special day. She and a crew prepared and served gourmet delights, Philippine flavore...
April 5th is a day Sandra and Lester Wiebe will not soon forget. On that day, in 1964, Lester took Sandra to be wife and the bond and love have lasted 60 years, and they are looking forward to many more together. Sandra had as her maid of honor, Sharon Dyrdahl Hill and her junior bridesmaid was her sister, Lexie. Nancy Ruud Cole had the honor of being the flower girl at the celebration. Lester chose his brother, Harold, as his best man, and brother, Richard, as a groomsman. His nephew, Arne...
1 yrs ago May 14, 2014 Everyone is welcome to come celebrate Ray and Arabelle McMullen’s 50th anniversary. Lunch will be served by the family at Trafton Park. County Extension Agent Marko Manoukian was at the Malta Elementary School promoting Arbor Day and demonstrating planting of trees and shrubs. Ronnie Erickson and Kyle Mitchell completed a film which will allow handicapped museum visitors to view the displays on the second floor. Their teacher is Delmer Henry. Twelve members of the Malta Golf Team qualified for State. Heading to Butte f...
Last week, Jim Layton, State Commander of The Department of Montana VFW, and Sharon Kindle and Kari Hould of the VFW Auxiliary met with the Malta Elementary kindergarten classes of Mrs. April Ost and Mrs. Janine Tuss, and listened as the youngsters recited the pledge to the flag for them. "It's never too early to start instilling a strong sense of patriotism and pride in our young people. Never," Hould said. "The county is fortunate to have schools that support reciting the pledge to the flag...
Last year I wrote about how much poultry was shipped out of Phillips County. There was an active movement in the early 1920s to develop the poultry industry in the county. In mid-May, 1923, three community poultry housing demonstrations were held. They were put on by the county agent and Miss Harriette Cushman, poultry specialist from Montana State College. The old poultry houses were torn down and remodeled on the H. J. Rocek farm at Black Coulee and the Mac Schoop farm at South Wagner. A new house was built on the J. N. Mangis farm. The...
"The game was on" and they came with a grip and a grin to participate in the 2024 Putt Crawl sponsored by the Malta Chamber of Commerce. Seven teams geared up and made the trek from six different bars in an attempt to get the best score in the event. Three individuals, from three different teams, scored a hole-in-one at the VFW challenge. Mercedes Simanton, Jennifer Green and Justin (JP) Paul showed their skills and impressed the others and set the bar high. Paul said the course was the toughest...
Question: (At the Putt Crawl) How did you do and what was your technique? Mercedes Simanton: "I got a hole-in-one at the VFW and I have no idea how I did it!" Justin Paul: "It was really fulfilling to get that hole-in-one, I've heard it's the toughest hole on the course for this event. It felt good to get it, it was a nice solid swing, it felt great going through...so it was awesome." Jennifer Green: "I got a hole-in-one and I just swung. It's all in the swing of the pineapple." Katie Smith:...
Malta School Calendar May 8: Band/Choir Spring Concert May 9: MAC Awards Banquet May 10: JH TR Dist. @ Glasgow May 11: HS TR Dist. @ Wolf Point MS Band @ Williston Band Day May 13-14: State Golf @ Shelby May 13: FFA Banquet Class C Calendar Dodson May 10: JH TR Dist. @ Glasgow May 11: HS TR Dist. @ WP May 13: Senior Trip Kindergarten Round Up Saco May 8: Co2 Cars in Gym Mav. Co-op Mtg @ Hinsdale May 9: Opportunity Bank BBQ @ Hinsdale May 10: JH TR Dist. @ Glasgow May 11: HS TR Dist. @ WP May 13: K/1 Celebration May 14: School Board Mtg...
“On July 27, 2023, my son, 15-year-old son, Forrest, miscommunicated to me what time he had to be at driver’s ed. His brother went to get him there in very awesome fashion and they ended up rolling on the Kid Curry Road, just before the (Dodson) Overpass.” Amber Bessman has spent just short of nine months living with, and dealing with, all the nightmares a mother never thought she would have to face. It is a story she shared in my office of what trials and tests of her faith she has encountered. Bessman said the word about the accident came...
The following is a Press Release by Phillips County Sheriff Jerry Lytle submitted to the PCN on Monday, April 29. On Sunday, April 28, 2024, at 7:39 PM, Phillips County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to an address South of Saco for a person who had been shot. The suspect was reported to be still armed and threatened that anyone coming into the yard would get shot. Deputies and ambulance personnel responded to the scene. The suspect was confronted, resulting in a pursuit. During the pursuit, the suspect rammed his vehicle into a d...
Morgan Streeter, of the Phillips County Clinic, recently passed her State Board Exams to become the newest licensed LCSW in Malta. She has been preparing and studying for the exam and has been working at the clinic. Streeter can see individuals for various types of concerns, including outpatient behavioral health therapy for youth and adults for individual therapy. At the monthly LAC (Local Advisory Council) on April 16 the group honored her with a cake. She can be reached for appointments by...
For several months the Local Advisory Council (LAC), which works to promote well-being, mental health and assists with behavioral issues, has been working to fill 988 spaces on a board representing donors who contributed to the cause. 9-8-8 is the most recently activated toll-free phone number and it is a suicide help or crisis line. In an effort to bring awareness of the service the LAC created a tri-fold display. It was on display at various businesses where people could donate toward the...
It’s kinda like old hat to Wayne Stahl, a farmer from Saco, who threw his name into the ring to bid for the position as House of Representatives HD28 for Montana. This is not his first rodeo by any means. He has served as Town Councilman and Mayor for Saco. Wayne was also a County Commissioner for Phillips County. He served in the House of Representatives for four terms; the fifth term he worked for the Speaker of the House, Mark Blasdel. This year, though, with the re-districting of the area, he would serve brings not only new territory, it a...
In the article about Sommer Green (Apr. 24, 2024: Green Selected to Represent the VFWA 4067), additional information has been provided about the family military history. Harry Lyman Austin, Sr., should have been listed as Sommer’s great-great-grandfather, on her father’s side of the family. Austin resided in Whitewater, he served in WWI....
At 5 p.m., Mayor John Demarais led the Council members and those in attendance in the pledge to the flag. In attendance at the meeting were Shane Carnahan, Marilyn Taylor, Heather Simonson, Nancy Ereaux, Crystal Lett, Angel DeVries, Kaden Bedwell, Patti Webb, Kourtney Simonson, and Ashley Stuart. All four Council members were present. The minutes to the last meeting and the agenda for the meeting were approved by unanimous vote. PWD Jim Truelove provided a report which included the parks are all open, the grass containers have been placed and...
1 yrs ago Apr. 30, 2014 Patti Young, Postmaster at Whitewater, Mont., is retiring after 40 years of service to the community through her job. Jessica Henry, daughter of Doug and Judy Henry, and Jeff Zeiger, of Hinsdale, son of George and JoAnn Zeiger, of Glasgow are planning a June wedding on the Malta Courthouse lawn. Dodson Coyotes track team members are back in the hunt. Nick Bear and Jesse Stephens both tasted victory in events at the Porcupine Invitational in Wolf Point last Saturday. Bear won the mile, won second in the high jump and tie...
Inspired and prompted by "Tarzan" aka Matt Sims to some, Kaleb McMillan took the nudge and with a little persuasion began practicing what has now become routine - that being arm bending. So routine, that it is part of his weekly schedule and he practices every Wednesday night. That was three years ago and McMillan continues with the drive and the goal to improve his skills for bigger and better things. And he has the full support of his family...especially his No. One Fan, his son, Matteo, who...
Former State Senator and Montana rancher Ric Holden, Glendive, has taken steps to enter the 2024 Eastern Montana Congressional race. Holden represented the southeast corner of Montana in the state senate for eight years before term-limiting out at the end of the 2002 special session. Holden returned to the family ranch to continue with his ranching operations and insurance claims business since that time. Holden's old senate district contained Dawson, Wibaux, Fallon, Carter, and Powder River...
The First State Bank of Malta, a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines), along with Phillco Economic Development Growth Council were chosen to receive a competitive Member Impact Fund grant for $10,000.00 to help expand the prosperity and economic resilience of Phillips County. "Since 1986, The First State Bank of Malta has been an active supporter of Phillco, attending community meetings, serving on the board of directors, and Executive board." Says bank...
Wednesday, April 17th, Forrest Bessman, a student at Dodson High School, walked into the gymnasium in a state of confusion and wonderment, as did many of his peers. Present in the gymnasium were faces he recognized, as well as a few new ones. He even questioned his mom, Amber, what was going on, and merely got a shrug of the shoulders in response. Things began to unfold as Riley Abrahamson of the Phillips County Ambulance Service introduced himself, EMS Coordinator Colleen Kraut, and PC EMS...
Nestled on the west side of the county, Dodson School District has two school board positions that are up for election this year. Currently, the positions are held by Bonnie Lankford and Lisa Campbell. Candidates that are seeking positions to guide and direct the Dodson School as board members are (alphabetically): Montie Banks, Caleb Best, Lisa Campbell, Michael Ereaux and Rob Williamson. The election will be conducted through mail-in ballots, as are all the school board elections this year. Voters have until May 7th to have their ballot at th...
Four residents of Whitewater have submitted their name to be among the names of possible school board candidates. The election is May 7th, as a mail-in ballot, or if need be, one can drop off their vote at the office of the Phillips County Clerk and Recorder until 8 p.m. on that day. The candidates include incumbent members, Allie Olsen and Steve Young. They are being challenged by a husband-wife couple, Paul and Sarah Skubanni. Sarah is no stranger to the community, she is a graduate of Whitewater High School; she is the former Sarah Dunbar,...
Jake Etchart- grew up spending summers at Fort Peck Lake, with much of his time spent around the Fort Peck Theatre where his family was actively involved as volunteers. He loved watching his sisters, Alexa and Christen, perform on the Fort Peck stage. Jake's family and friends established a theatre scholarship fund in his memory which is invested within the Fort Peck Theatre Preservation Endowment of the Montana Community Foundation. The interest from this investment provides up to two scholarships per year for undergraduate or graduate...
