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1 years ago- Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Fans, foes gathering forces for pipeline hearing A proposed 1,660-mile pipeline to carry oil from Canada to Texas could be an economic boom for Montana and the U.S. It could also be an environmental disaster, according to opponents of the Keystone XL Pipeline whose designers hope to start building next year. Hearings are scheduled in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas – the states the pipeline would cross on its way from the oil fields in Canada to the refineries in Texas. M-ettes t...
1 years ago- Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Dr. Veseth busy climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro A Malta resident and his daughter have taken on the challenge of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Dr. Mike Veseth and his daughter, Capt. Katie Veseth, a U.S. Air Force officer, are currently part of a climbing expedition of the famed mountain. “During the summer many people saw Mike in the wee hours of the morning hiking out to the city dump and back with a large backpack filled with gallon jugs of water,” said his wife, Rosemary, an elementary school teache...
1 years ago- Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Gas prices up August 15 – Average retail gasoline prices in Montana have risen 0.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.71/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.60/g, according to gasoline price website MontanaGasPrices.com Including the change in gas prices in Montana during the past week, prices yesterday were 83.1 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago. Arnold Top Female Finish in Triathlon Malta a...
1 years ago- Wednesday, August 10, 2011 School officials try to minimize the effects of budget cuts in Malta Despite a budget cut of approximately $120,000 required by a failed voted mill levy, students returning to school in the Malta District on August 17 shouldn’t notice much difference. One change is that libraries at the high school/middle school and elementary school will be under the supervision of one librarian now. A second librarian fell victim to budget cuts, as did two other non-tenured teachers. Supt. Kris Kuehn said the d...
1 years ago- Wednesday, August 3, 2011 Malta to begin the process to go to water meter billing The City of Malta has started the process of implementing a water billing system using meters. At last week’s meeting, the city council agreed to contact Randy Roberts and Harry Whalen to discuss the procedures involved. Water meter billing could begin in January, officials indicated. Malta Swim Team captures state championship in Class A The Malta Swim Team captured the first place trophy in Class A competition at the state swim meet held in C...
1 years ago- Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Hi-Line Retirement expansion is almost done Hi-Line Retirement Center’s new $5.1 million expansion project is nearing completion. “The current residents have picked what rooms they want to move into,” said Cheryl Weaver, Chief Operating Officer. “We had one gentleman who said he didn’t care what room he got as long as he could look out and see the cows.” Record number of junior dragsters show up for races; a total of 99 cars raced on Sunday Phillips County Motor Sports’ second race of the year turned o...
1 years ago- Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Smith ties for 2nd in bull riding Malta resident John Smith tied for second place in bull riding at the Vigilante PRCA Rodeo in Butte, July 15-16. Beau Bill of West Glacier and Smith each scored 82 points on their rides and each won $437 in prize money. Schwenke, Ramone 2nd in team roping The team of Shane Schwenke, Zortman, and Spider Ramone, Hays, took second place in team roping at the CM Russell Stampede in Stanford on July 17. They won $798 in prize money with a time of 5.5 seconds. The winning time...
1 years ago- Wednesday, July 13, 2011 2nd ‘Historic Walk Through the Past’ lets PC residents meet characters from history Colorful characters from Phillips County’s past traveled forward in time Sunday afternoon to entertain history enthusiasts. Kay Hould, president of the Phillips County Historical Society was excited to include the “Historic Walk Through the Past” at the Malta Cemetery in the H.G. Robinson Home and Garden Tour again this year. “It’s the most interesting project we’ve done since I’ve been president,” Hould said. But it...
1 years ago- Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Camper Fire Closes Highway Firefighters from the Malta Volunteer Fire Department work to extinguish a camper fire on Hwy. 2, west of the Malta Airport, at noon last Saturday. The fire closed traffic in both directions for approximately an hour. One incident truck and a tanker, along with six firefighters responded in addition to a Sheriff’s deputy and a Montana Highway Patrol trooper. The blaze was out by 12:45 p.m. Further details of the incident were unavailable at press time. Retiring….. Jan LaFond, ret...
1 years ago- Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Phillips County Library Upgrades Services It’s a busy June for the Phillips County Library as they not only begin their summer reading program, they are also increasing their resources and services. The Library received four new Dell computers and wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) access through a grant administered by the Montana State Library. The new equipment was purchased with funds from the U.S. Department of Commerce provided by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act and the Bill and Melinda Gates F...
1 years ago- Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Ulrich honored for 50-years in Chapter AK, P.E.O. Sisterhood Audrey Ulrich was recently honored at the 89th Convention Montana State Chapter P.E.O. Sisterhood, Big Sky, Montana, as an active member for over 50 years. Ulrich received a Certificate of Recognition and other gifts to celebrate the milestone. She is an active member of the local Chapter AK. The P.E.O. Sisterhood raises money for scholarships and low-interest loans for women to continue their education. Locally the chapter gives a $500...
1 years ago- Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Courthouse Building Project Underway Clausen and Sons Construction has begun a 1,800 square foot building project at the Phillips County Courthouse in Malta. The project will replace two old buildings, one a lean-to, which had been used for storage and by maintenance workers and groundskeepers, according to County Commission Chairman Troy Blunt. He said commissioners decided it was time to replace the old structures when maintenance worker Willie Hammar fell through the roof of one of the structures this...
1 years ago- Wednesday, June 8, 2011 Dog License, Photo Required in Dodson Say “cheese” when applying for a dog license in the town of Dodson. Dog licenses are due and payable by July 1, but that’s not all. Dogs must be brought to the Animal Control Officer, Terri Cole, where they will have a picture taken with their owner for future identification. All dogs must also have proof of rabies vaccination. Those who do not license their dog and it is found running at large will pay a fine of $25 for the first offense. Vicious dogs will not be to...
1 years ago- Wednesday, May 25, 2011 She’s a National Super Saver Kyleigh Schipman, a Malta grade school student, has been selected as a Super Saver in the National Super Saver Contest. She was selected from among more than 4,000 children grades K-8 who qualified for the contest. Children qualified by making 10 or more savings deposits at school during the current year’s school banking program, sponsored by First Security Bank. Schipman was awarded a Super Saver Certificate of Achievement and a $150 gift certificate presented by bank pre...
1 years ago- Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Gusting Winds Trash Truck Winds blowing at 29 mph and gusting as high as 44 mph weren’t to blame – although they may have been a factor – in the crash of a semi-truck and trailer at mile marker 458 on Highway 2, 14 miles west of Malta Sunday afternoon at approximately 2:45 p.m. Veniamin Iurcho, 24, originally from Romania, but living in North Carolina was cited for careless driving and a seatbelt violation. According to Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Mitch Willet, “Iurcho had just completed a left curve a...
1 years ago- Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Crowder Files for Council Seat Incumbent alderman William “Bill” Crowder has filed for re-election in Ward II in the Malta municipal election. Crowder filed as a Republican. The filing period for municipal elections is currently underway. Malta has two seats up for election. The other seat is currently held by alderman Garry Adams. The deadline for filing for office is June 30 at 5 p.m. Candidates can file in the Clerk and Recorder’s Office at the courthouse 10 Structures Being Razed in City It’s out with t...
1 years ago- Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Buechler is PC Distinguished Young Woman for 2012 Lauren Buechler was named the 50th Phillips County Distinguished Young Woman (formerly Phillips County Junior Miss) on Saturday and Jessica Cole was the first runner-up. Buechler received a $300 cash scholarship for being named the winner and Cole received a $150 scholarship for first runner-up. Individual category scholarships of $100 each were also awarded. Nicole Arnold and Jessica Cole won the fitness category; Jessica Cole and Lauren Buechler received...
1 years ago- Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Giant pothole in Highway 2 The build-up of ground water along, and under, Hwy. 2 west of Dodson, was the apparent cause of a sink hole which appeared in the eastbound traffic lane recently. “Actually, there were two holes,” said Ray Mengel, District Administrator of the Montana Department of Transportation, headquartered in Glendive. “The extreme amounts of groundwater loosened the ground around two culverts under the highway, washing the dirt next to the culverts away and causing the earth above the c...
1 years ago- Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Flooding starting to drop south of Saco Despite National Weather Service prognostications, flooding will still be a problem along the Milk River from Saco to Nashua for the next two weeks or so. But families in the Larb Creek and Harb Community areas south of Saco are hoping they’ve seen the last of high water. Special Effects takes to stage April 27-28 What happens when the Potter family has a chance to hit the big time with their homespun local radio show? That’s what you’ll find out when Sound Effec...
1 years ago- Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Seven MHS students earn math honors Three seniors and four sophomores at Malta High School recently earned honors participating in the American Mathematics Exam. The exam was given nationwide in high schools on Feb. 8. Seniors Dane Stiles, Holly Sullivan and Emily Waters all scored 66 points and will receive gold points. Sophomores Kaden Bedwell, Chris Doney, Carter Epperson and Tucker Schye all scored 63 points and will receive gold points. Malta boys take second in first meet Whitewater’s Jace A...
1 years ago- Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Students fight mosquitoes in Dodson with bake sale Six second graders from Dodson are to be congratulated for raising $150 for their town. The students have been learning about goods and trades and how they can contribute to their community by being good citizens in their Social Studies class. During lesson discussions, teacher Deserae KillEagle told them about the many bake sales different groups in the school have held to raise money for trips, uniforms, etc. This sparked their interest in wanting to hel...
1 years ago- Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Masons Give Away Bicycles Malta Masons Lodge #57, gave away four bikes, in the sixth annual Books for Bikes Giveaway recently at Malta Elementary School. This is the sixth year the Masons have donated bikes to promote reading and literacy. They have given away 24 bikes to readers at Malta Elementary School. Snow Keeps Track Team Practicing Skills Inside Eight to ten inches of snow covering the Malta High track has forced athletes indoors to practice as...
1 years ago- Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Cooler Weather Holding Flood Threat It appears the cooler weather in Phillips County has helped lower the threat of flooding for a week or two. According to Disaster and Emergency Services Director Greg Speer, all of Phillips County has been downgraded to moderate from a forecast of major flooding two weeks ago. Dodson faces the most imminent danger with the Milk River at a current level of 21 feet – one foot over the flood stage of 20 feet. But Mayor E...
1 years ago- Wednesday, March 16, 2011 Malta Key Club members earn honors Ten members of the Malta Key Club attended the 63rd Annual Montana District Key Club Convention in Billings, March 6-8. Alex Porter was recognized as Outstanding Lt. Governor by Tori Houle of Columbia Falls, Governor of the Montana District. Porter's responsibilities of leadership included the clubs in Glasgow and Havre, as well as Malta. Krischelle Zwiers and Lauren Buechler both received Distinguished Member recognition...
1 years ago- Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Third time's a charm for Lady Panthers at State The Saco-Whitewater Lady Panthers are basking in the warmth of their first ever Class C Girls Basketball State Championship-despite the cold weather outside. The Lady Panthers beat two previously undefeated teams on their way to the crown and got a gutsy performance in between when they chose to rest a starter nursing a bum knee.. Malta Cub Scouts hold Pinewood Derby Cub Scout Pack 432 held its annual...
