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The Malta Chamber of Commerce released the summary for the 2023 Christmas Scrip program now that all the accounting is complete. There were 45 businesses that utilized the service. The total amount of interest-free loans between the three local banks came to a total of $178,655. This total is about a 13% decrease in sales; last year the total was $205,415, which was a decrease of about 14% compared to 2021. Three new chamber members enrolled in the program, including CAL Contracting, owner...
Nora Hammond led a cheer during the M-ettes' win over Glasgow Saturday. "Give me a N. Give me a O. Give me a R. Give me a A. What does that spell? NORA!" She shouted....
Sunday, December 17th, was "Wreaths Across America Day," when nationally wreaths were laid on the graves of deceased military individuals. Locally, a team of four, which included two of the American Legion Juniors, worked about 25 hours to create and erect two large wreaths to honor local veterans. Jaylee Anderson self-appointed herself as Chairman of the project, as well as decoration decision maker, and did an excellent job. She was assisted by Charlee Anderson. The task was possible thanks...
Congratulations to the following Malta High School students who have made the Honor Roll for the second quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Seniors: Seniors-Elly Anderson, Bradley Brown, Samme Gibbs, Taylin Johannesen, Giona Lamb, Colton Mears, Carson Ottinger, Bow SaintLouis, Mason Sjostrom, Gavin Slade, Hunter Stolem, Addison Ulrich. Juniors: Lela Domire, Mariana Drabbels, Ava Hanson, Josslyn Hoge, Ivan Lefdahl, Jeslyn McCorkle, Kellen Murray, Kelbie Nelson, Stockton Oxarart, Braydon Rhoads, Kohner Schipman, Brittney Sorlie, Kash Stiles....
1 yrs ago Jan. 8, 2014 Senior Zach Handley scored 28 points-- 13 of them in the third period when he canned a trio of treys-- to lead Malta to a 66-39 home-court win over the Harlem Wildcats. Malta resident Billy Froman had a winter thrill when he landed a 33-inch long walleye at Nelson Reservoir using tip-ups. The fish weighed 14.5 pounds. Behind his humble, reverend-like appearance, funeral director Greg Kirkwood harbors a not-so-secret desire. He likes to go fast. He is the President of the Phillips County Motorsports Inc., which holds...
The Phillips County Extension Office will be holding a Grasshopper Management Workshop on Thursday, January 25th at 3:30 p.m. in the Phillips Count. Library Basement Meeting Room. Come learn about the cycle we are in with the grasshoppers as well as options to assist in the management of this pest. Agenda: 3:30 pm-Pesticide safety Christina Murphy Phillips Co. Extension Agent, 4: 45 pm- Grasshopper Biology and Population Gary Adams & Hannah Lewis USDA-APHIS, 5:15 pm-USA Rangeland Grasshopper Suppression Program Gary Adams & Hannah Lewis...
As Human Trafficking Awareness Month begins, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is asking Montanans to learn the signs of human trafficking and report it if they see it to help the state fight the heinous crime. He also sent a warning to human traffickers and their patrons not to do business in Montana because they will be caught and held accountable for their criminal behavior. Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery in which traffickers—often organized criminal enterprises—profit at the expense of adults or children com...
The Fairfield Basketball Club is pleased to announce that it will be conducting it's second annual JR. REF CLINIC on March 16, 2024, at the Fairfield High School. Last year's clinic, the first ever Jr. Ref Clinic in Montana, was a huge success and other entities are starting to hold their own clinics, in other parts of the state (Robbie Tesch, Billings). The JR REF clinic relies on the following groups to make it a success: 1. JR REF attendees: Boys/Girls in grades 6th-12th from anywhere in Montana. (Last year we had a HS Junior from Anaconda w...
Beginning January 1, you will no longer be on your old plan and your new plan begins. You will want to discard your old plan’s insurance card and put your new one in its place. You will want to give your drug store/provider your new insurance card information for billing. Those people who chose to pay their premiums via coupon book can pay monthly or make as many payments as they want by sending in the amount required. Those that chose to have their premiums taken out of their Social Security check or Railroad Retirement may have lag time d...
The Phillips County Community Foundation (PCCF) will hold a re-organizational meeting at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, January 16th in the basement community room of the Phillips County Library. PCCF President, Anne Boothe states that “we’re looking for new volunteers and leaders to serve on the Board of Directors and Strategy Committee and invite all concerned citizens to join us at the meeting. We have tremendous opportunity for matching funds for local projects and building our endowment in the near future and need to make some critical decisions as...
The deadline for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks new Migratory Bird Stamp art contest is now Jan. 31. The Wetlands Protection Advisory Council will select the winning piece of art in February. The winning artist will receive a $2,000 cash prize and be featured on promotional materials throughout 2024. In addition to the extended deadline, some changes have been made to contest rules, including artwork previously used in production or entered into any state or federal stamp competition can be submitted. Details on contest rules and entry...
A man accused of making threats to blow up the Dodson school admitted to a hoax crime on Jan. 8, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. Jacob Edwin Wilson, a transient, pleaded guilty to false information and hoaxes as charged in an indictment. Wilson faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The court will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. The court set sentencing for Ma...
Malta School Calendar Jan. 10: School Board Mtg Jan. 11: MS BBB vs Lewistown Jan. 12-13: WR @ Miles City Jan. 12: HS BB @ Wolf Point All State Jazz Band @ Helena Jan. 13: S&D @ Fergus MS BBB @ Harlem Jamboree HS BB vs Fergus Jan. 16: MS BBB vs Harlem Class C Calendar Dodson Jan. 10: FFA Mtg @ Lunch Jan. 12: BB @ Box Elder Jan. 13: BB vs Circle Saco Jan. 10: Reg. BPA @ Lambert Jan. 12: BB @ Lustre Jan. 13: BB vs Nashua @ HHS Whitewater Jan. 12: BB @ Lustre WR @ Miles City Jan. 13: BB vs Nashua @ Hinsdale WR @ Miles City...
The final City Council meeting was held on Tuesday, Dec. 26, for 2023. In attendance were the council members, Mayor John Demarais, PWD Jim Truelove and Laura Pankratz. The meeting began with the pledge to the flag, followed by communications from the Mayor. Mayor Demarais shared that he is done with his involvement in the Montana Rural Water Board, stating, "I carry my emotions on my shoulders...I am done in June, so I am signing some dots...and Jim (Truelove) will be taking over the water oper...
Some look forward to the closing out of another year, while some dread it and there are those who waltz into a new year and not even know the last one was closing out. Which one best describes you has a great deal to do with several factors: how much you enjoyed the 365 days we call a year; how you were able to spend the year; and what memories you made throughout the year. Let's set aside factors like poor memory so we can at least start on the same level. What did we each do with the...
-Louise Ann (Halvorson) Uphaus -Darlene Fay Flesche -Anneliese Harms Moore -Robert “Bob” White -Marilyn Mattfeldt -Janelle Lynn Anderson -Travis Mitchell Schefflemear -Betty L. Munson -Donna Lee Dyrdahl -Eugene “Gene” Lewis Mendel -Janice Rene (Holzhey) Abrahamson -Anna Mae (Nan) Lundstrom -Harvey Smith -Irene Alice (Kalkman) Stout -Robert Schlieve -Cleo Phillips -Gordon Fredrick Pippin -Norma Jean (Opp) Peterson -Lloyd Frank “Crickett” Crowder -John C. Haldemann --Phyllis Anne Reynolds Lyytinen -Benjamin “Ben” Math -Frank C. Jensen -Gordon...
7 has been a significant year for GPDM with the biggest news being that our famous Leonardo, “the mummy dinosaur” became an international traveler and is now on exhibit and under study at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum in Fukui Japan. We are in the final stages of installing a new innovative exhibit that will connect us to Leonardo and Fukui via an interactive digital display. We’ve also partnered with the City of Malta and Bear Paw Development in a planning grant application that would help us plan & explore options for growth and e...
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led 24 other state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief late Thursday to safeguard law-abiding individuals’ right to keep and bear arms in public for self-defense against unnecessary intrusions. In this case, that unnecessary intrusion is a California law banning firearm magazines that can hold more than ten rounds. The district court appropriately recognized that California’s 10-round ammunition capacity limit “denies a citizen the federal constitutional right to use common weapons of their own c...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt: Appearing in Billings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan and pleading not guilty on Dec. 28 was: Sharon Ann Spang, 30, of Billings, on charges of felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most s...
1 yrs ago Dec. 31, 2013 The Malta City Council, upon the recommendation of Mayor Shyla Jones, voted to reappoint Carolyn Schmoeckel as clerk/treasurer and John Demarais as public works director. Both appointments are for one year. William and Carol Hofer of the East Malta Colony announce the arrival of Asher John Hofer, born Dec. 24, in Glasgow. Selected as Snowball Royalty were King Kelin King and Queen Mariah Pankratz. The Billings Clinic MedFlight’s pilot transporting you might happen to be Andrea (Robinson) McCaffree, formerly of Z...
The nights are longer, the days are shorter. Soon we will close out another year on our calendar. Some of our loved ones will not witness the ending of 2023...and some of those are our family and friends who were in the military at some given time. The years they served left a memory for their family, and now they themselves are a memory. The year 2023 was a rather quiet year for VFW Post 4067 and American Legion Unit 57 color guard. They attended and honored comrades at eight funerals for...
For the past many years, the Malta Dirt Daubers Garden Club has sponsored "The Christmas Merchant Barrel Decorating Contest" This year there were many beautifully decorated barrels. The judges had a hard time picking the winners. First Place was awarded to the Liquor Haven for their entry "Tipsy-Ho, Ho and a bottle of Merlot". The entry was made by Scott and Gina Simanton and Jessica Robinson. The $100 gift certificate was donated by Westside Self-Service. Second place went to The Edgewater Inn...
Malta Public Schools Welcomes Norby as New Activities Director PCN Issue: August 23, 2023. Malta Public Schools has hired Jake Norby as their new Activities Director for Malta High School and Malta Middle School. "It really is like a dream job to me," Norby told the PCN. "I always saw myself as an A.D. I didn't know at what point I would get there." Norby, who will also serve as a Physical Education teacher and the MHS Strength and Conditioning Coach, was born in Kalispell to Scott and Kristi No...
With the spirit and enthusiasm of both the young and those who love the holidays, Mr. Roy McKenney, band director, and Mrs. Janell McKenney, choir director, and the high school band and choir members put on the 2023 Christmas concert at Malta High School on Monday, December 18. With few seats left in the auditorium, the sounds of the holiday filled the air providing a very relaxing evening of entertainment. It was the second in a line of concerts for the McKenney's, who were looking forward to...
