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As the Montana Legislative session finalized actions on the floors of the Capitol in Helena on May 1st, 2023, Senator Mike Lang (R) District 17, gave his farewell address. After serving 10 years in the political arena, he has made the decision to retire. In his farewell address Sen. Lang introduced his wife, Lorna. Other family members that were present included his sisters, Mary Lundstrom and Anne Boothe, and niece, Kris Boothe, all of Malta. Also attending were his brother, Ken Lang and...
Dodson High School has named the top students for 2022-2023. Valedictorian honors are awarded to Jean Jackson, and Salutatorian honors are bestowed on Emma Cole. Miss Jackson has been active in basketball, Upward Bound, JMG, and Close-up. She has served as Student Council President. She is the granddaughter of Manfred Jones. Her plans following graduation are undecided as of now. Emma Cole is the daughter of Jennifer Perez and Skip Cole. She has been participated in basketball, track, 4-H,...
Voters responded in good numbers for the Tuesday, May 2, 2023, school board election. The election was conducted by mail-in ballot voting. Approximately 60% of voters mailed in their choice for the election. Angel DeVries amassed 780 votes and Katey Marquis received 685 votes to win the election according to the unofficial count provided by the Malta School District Office. Incumbent Justin Lamb received 265 votes. The votes will be canvassed at the next board meeting on May 10. Votes become...
Whitewater High School announces the top students of 2022-2023, Kora LaBrie, Valedictorian, and Kendra Cummings, Salutatorian. Miss LaBrie has a GPA of 3.987, she is the daughter of Kris and Tricia LaBrie. Kora has been active in volleyball, basketball, track, and 4-H. In school she participated in Student Council, National Honor Society, band and choir. Kora plans to attend Miles Community College and study Allied Health. She will be playing basketball with the Pioneers. Kendra is the daughter...
Anytime you are lucky enough to tuck into a bowl of steaming homemade soup, it is a great time. So soup will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 20 at the Malta Senior Center when they join forces with the American Legion garage sale at the VFW. We encourage you to take part in the sale, build up your appetite, and head over to the senior center for nourishment to carry you through the day. The free-will offering will go towards the awning that will be constructed starting in late May, or early June on the front of the center....
If you get Social Security Benefits at least 4 months before turning 65, you are automatically enrolled in Part A and B when you turn 65. You will get a Welcome to Medicare packet in the mail which will include your Medicare card. You can decline Part B if you have other creditable health insurance coverage, just check the box on the back of your Medicare card and mail it back. You will then receive a new card with only Part A indicated. NOTE: you will need to remember to enroll in Part B and Part D (pharmacy) prior to losing your creditable...
1 yrs ago May 8, 2013 ATV Riders, Others Finding Little Rockies a Good Place to Recreate The Little Rockies are becoming increasingly popular with all-terrain vehicle riders, dirt bikers, horse riders, and hikers. As a result, they'll be getting more attention from the Bureau of Land Management which manages public lands. The Little Rockies have "become a destination area" for some people, noted Kathy Tribby, outdoor recreation planner for the BLM's Hi-Line District which stretches from...
Malta's City Council met for their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 25. Malta Mayor John Demarais, Malta Clerk and Treasurer Lorie Bond were present, as well as all council members including councilperson David Rummel, councilperson William Hicks, and councilperson James Sintler. Councilperson Bonnie Wiederrick was not present. At the start of the meeting, the Little Guy AAU Wrestling team came by to thank the council for the use of the armory or event center last season and hope the city will...
Recently members of the Malta Dirt Daubers Garden Club, assisted by volunteers from Malta Kiwanis, decorated 50 oak barrels located throughout down town Malta.. Each barrel received a colorful birdhouse setting near a small white picket fence decorated with spring flowers. The birdhouses and white fences had all been painted by members as a special project to beautify Malta. Later, as weather permits, colorful petunias will be placed in the barrels....
The Phillips County Library Storytime children enjoyed a GIANT Map of MT for the end of season finale. Storytime was held every Wednesday at 10:30 am through the school year. It was geared toward the younger children ages 0 to 5 so they can learn about the library, start a love of reading, and experience socialization. This year the leader, Sarah Osmundson, carried through with the theme of the United States of America. "Our first meeting in September 2022 we talked about the USA, the capitol...
The Phillips County Library was one of 34 libraries in the state to receive the "EXCELLENT LIBRARY SERVICES AWARD" from the Montana State Library. This is a prestigious award as any academic, public, school or special library in the state can apply. Adding up the number of libraries in those categories comes to a total of 730 libraries that could apply. Each year library directors complete the online application indicating criteria the library has achieved. If a library meets the required...
The history and memories span 95 years; he's seen his ups and down, shed tears of joy, pain, and grief. Though his birthday was on Thursday, April 20, Malta's Russ Cebulski observed his 95th circle around the earth with a reception at the Little White Church on Sunday, April 23, where family and friends celebrated his milestone. In preparing to visit with this stately gent, with the appointment confirmed; he stated that he wanted the PCN reporter to see something. After a venture to the north...
Choosing seeds and plants can be daunting. The most important consideration when choosing seeds is to plant what your family will eat! If they won't eat broccoli or lima beans, why plant them? There is no right or wrong. If you don't like the variety you planted this year, try a different one next year. You will find two types of seeds to buy. Heirloom and open-pollinated seeds are old varieties. This only matters if you are saving seed from your garden to share or plant next year. They are the...
On Saturday, April 29, excitement was rampant in the tiny town of Loring! The day had arrived to eradicate as many pesky gophers as possible in one day! Kenny Clark heads up the fundraiser for the Loring Volunteer Fire Hall! He has help from many other volunteers! This year was perfect weather wise, Just a little breeze, sunny and springtime warm about 60 degrees. Thirty-seven two-person teams signed up to hunt at $10 per team. At noon the crew fired up the grills for the burgers and onions and...
Tuning your radio into KMMR-Malta 100.1 on Thursday, May 4, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., will give you a chance to help Corine Hould, a Malta citizen who has been fighting complications due to the West Nile Virus. The following is a story sent to the PCN last week. Corine first had difficulty walking; she was having reoccurring falls with numbness in her legs. Her initial hospitalization was in Great Falls in May of 2020 where she received a diagnosis of West Nile. When you combine that hospital stay with her rehabilitation stay, she was an...
The Malta P E.O. Chapter is pleased to announce the winner of the 2023 Eaton Hendrickson Scholarship. The scholarship is worth $725. Kora LaBrie of Whitewater High School will be attending Miles City College in the fall to begin her studies towards a Biology degree. Kora graduates with a 3.989 GPA and augmented her excellent academic achievements with volleyball, basketball, track and music; winning both personal and school awards. Kora is the daughter of Kris and Tricia LaBrie of rural...
On Wednesday, May 3, Phillips County Sheriff's Office will take part in the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) for Special Olympics Montana. PCSO, who is responsible for the 3C portion of the route, is taking the torch from Malta, all the way to Havre that day. The event is led by PCSO Deputy Faith Robinson and fellow PSCO Deputy Marie Buchfeller. "The Phillips County Sheriff's Office is proud to be the leaders for the torch run from Malta to Havre," PCSO Deputy Robinson told the PCN. "Members of...
Country churches is the topic for this week. Many churches were built in the 1920s. Homesteaders found a need to be close to their God in this new land. Distance was too great to go to town on Sunday so if they wanted to worship a church would have to be built. A church service was an excuse to bring people together and often the services would be followed by a community picnic. If there was no money to build a church, services were held in homes or schools. The Midale Church was built in 1920. It was known as the Margaret Boles Memorial...
1 yrs ago May 1, 2013 Distinguished Young Woman Tessa Lulloff, a junior at Malta High School, was crowned 2014 Distinguished Young Woman at the annual scholarship program held Saturday night in the school auditorium. She will receive a $350 scholarship. Lulloff also won the talent, interview, and self-expression portions of the program and will receive $100 scholarships for each. Avery Wiese was the runner-up and will receive a $200 scholarship. She also won the Be Your Best Self award and a $1...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks honored the service of its Region 6 Hunter and Bowhunter Education volunteer instructors at the annual workshop, which was held on Saturday, April 15, in Glasgow. The workshop has been an annual event that invites all the volunteer instructors across the region for a day filled with visiting, updates to the program, demonstrations of new equipment and ideas, and most importantly, honoring years of service in 5-year milestones. All service award recipients receive...
The saying goes that in the Bible days, it rained 40 days and 40 nights; during that same span at anytime over the past couple of years, Phillips County residents only ended up with three-tenths of an inch. They prayed. They waited. Some gave up. Many hung in there. Then there are those that had marked their calendar for "90 days after a fog." The National Weather Service had stated the flood that occurred over the last couple of weeks was the worst flood since 1965. With that being said, a c...
The Montana Department of Transportation and Wickens Construction, Inc., will begin the Malta - South project this spring. This project will widen US Highway 191 (US 191), rehabilitate the entire road surface, and fully reconstruct some areas to flatten steep roadway grades and sharp curves to enhance safety features. In addition, the project will install snow ditches to mitigate drifting snow issues and new pedestrian facilities at 9th Street West. The project starts approximately 9.5 miles sou...
The Local Advisory Council (LAC) has once again invited the team of Montana theater artists Rosie Seitz Ayers and Ryan Eggensperger to bring back their anti-suicide production, playwright Duncan MacMillan’s “Every Brilliant Thing” in an effort to make suicide prevention and awareness accessible and engaging to the communities. Tragically, Montana holds the distinction of having the nation’s highest per capita suicide rate, (29.8 people per 100,000), which is over twice the national average, according to KTVQ. The Play Synopsis as per the pre...
The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) has been busy with a series of Rollover Auctions to raise funds for it's appeal of Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) decision regarding American Prairie's grazing allotments. The auctions are scheduled across ten different auction yards. The latest event was held in Glasgow last Thursday, April 20, at the Glasgow Stockyards. The event raised just over $20,000. MSGA First Vice President Lesley Robinson, of Malta, explained what a rollover auction is....
