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1 yrs ago Sept. 19, 2012 Commissioners Hold Mill Static The County Commissioners gave approval of the budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. Commissioner Richard Dunbar said the county could face a “day of reckoning” five or six years down the road if prices of natural gas don’t rebound. Get Those Wheels Back For Freddy Barbara Dunbar wrote of her concern after the bike belonging to her brother, Freddy, was stolen. He had saved for a long time to gain the funds to purchase the bike. There’s a New Vet in Town Dr. Justin Howard has joined the sta...
1 years ago- August 29, 2012 Following lunch at Westside, the Dirt Daubers tour would be held at the home of Thad and Suzanne Giblette’s organic vegetable garden. Friends were welcome to join them. Burn Victim Fund A burn fund was set up for Dave O’Neil, who was caught up in a wildfire last week. He was at the Burn Center in Utah recovering. Fitness Craze Hits Whitewater Charlene Wasson, of Whitewater, attended training in Denver, courtesy of Greg Glassman. He also donated $20,000 worth of equipment to the Whitewater School. King’s Men Injured...
1 years ago- August 29, 2012 Greater Montana Foundation Inductees Greg Kielb, owner of KMMR, and renowned radio personality was inducted into the Society of Montana Broadcast Legends. Greg and Shirley Trang of Glasgow were two of 28 broadcasters inducted at a special awards luncheon. Wildfire Burns Acres and Causes Injury A wildfire scorched nearly 11,000 acres and sent a local man to The University of Utah Burn Center. David O’Neil, of Malta, was transferred as a result of receiving first and second-degree burns on his legs, arms, hands, a...
1 years ago- August 20, 2012 Fund-Raiser Turns 20 Years Old The annual Health Care fund-raiser is 20 years old. Businessman Ken Wiederrick assisted Cliff Rustad with the efforts; the fundraiser was started when Rustad suffered a near-fatal death following a heart attack. Coffee Club Honors Its Own Willis McKeon and Keith Stine were honored at the Malta Coffee Club, both gents are in their 90s. Both were WWII veterans. Bergos in World Finals Kaden Bergos placed first in the Junior Dragstrip Summit Super Series, making him eligible for the...
1 years ago- August 15, 2012 Sierra Stoneberg-Holt provided a comment in a letter addressing concern for the introduction of free-roaming bison, stating “We are very proud of our range. It is beautiful and healthy, rich with wildlife and native plants.” 484th Military Police Receive Packages From Home Local members of the 484th MP Company should feel a little closer to home in Afghanistan, as care packages from home arrived, compliments of the local Phillips County CattleWomen. The packages contained beef (sticks), a disposable camera, gummy b...
1 years ago- Aug. 1, 2012 Malta Merchants were gearing up for their annual Crazy Days, to include vendors on Front Street downtown. Events on the weekend would include push lawn mower races. Local Youth Plays for East Team in Annual Shriners Game Jace Anderson, of Whitewater, playing for the East Team, had a successful game playing in the East-West Shriners Game in Great Falls. Swim Team Qualifies Thirty-one Swimmers for State Nineteen swimmers qualified in all three events they swam in, and thirty-one qualified for the State Meet next week....
1 years ago- July 23, 2012 Lightning fire efforts aided by nature South Phillips County ranchers were assisted by Mother Nature that caused various fires in the area; neighbors, the fire department and rain helped extinguish the fires. Local resident wins $50 gas card Sharon Kindle, a local resident, won a $50 gas card from Tanks of Thanks for her volunteer work and lending a hand in various community organizations Vandals hit walking trail Wanton vandalism is costing the Malta Trails Inc. money the same time it is trying to raise money to...
1 years ago- Thursday July 18, 2012 News School Board Trustee Greg Skiff was sworn in Monday evening as a new member of the Malta School Board to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Ryan Bebee, who is moving out of district. County Superintendent of Schools Vivian Taylor administered the oath of office. Skiff was the runner up in the recent school election for another position on the board and indicated his willingness to serve when the vacancy occurred. Board members unanimously approved the appointment. Skiff will have to run for...
1 years ago, Wednesday, July 11, 2012 New Manager at Family Matters She’s new to Malta and now she’s the manager at Family Matters. Avery Sorenson was hired to fill a vacancy in the management of the publicly owned clothing store by its board of directors. She and her husband, Leif moved to Malta in June from Glendive so he could accept a position as a new lineman with Big Flat Electric Cooperative. The public will get a chance to meet Sorenson, who started work last week, at a “meet and greet” Thursday, July 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. The event w...
1 years ago, Wednesday, July 3, 2012 Prices fall 8.2 cents Montana, July 2, average retail gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 8.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.50/g yesterday. This compares with the national average which has fallen 6.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.37g, according to gasoline price website MontanaGasPrice.com Including the change in gas prices in Montana during the past week, prices yesterday were 13.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. Act for the fair Mission Mountain Wood Band Showing a...
1 years ago- Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Local Athletes do well at Opheim Rodeo Phillips County Rodeo contestants did well at the Opheim Rodeo on Sunday. Guy Simanton of Whitewater, won the Saddle Bronc with a 64, and Alex Burnham of Saco, placed 4th with a 53. Jace Bishop, of Malta, won the Junior Breakaway with a 3.6. Justinn Marshall of Saco, won the Ladies Breakaway, with a 3.6, and Kirsty Stewart, of Malta, was 2nd with a 5.0. Isaac Farcia of Saco won the Bull Riding with a score of 81. Brenna Krueger, of Zortman, won the Junior Barrels,...
1 years ago- Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Malta District purchases Blue Bird bus The Malta School District is getting into the bus business. The district has purchased a 1999 Blue Bird coach bus from Bouma Truck Sales in Great Falls for $63,500. Malta trustees gave their permission for the purchase at last week’s board meeting. Supt. Kris Kuehn said the district hopes to have enough money left in the general fund at the end of June when the fiscal year ends to fund the purchase. District Business Manager Jane Knudsen said Monday it appears the m...
1 Years Ago – June 13, 2012 484th MP Company stands ready to deploy It’s going to be brutally hot in Afghanistan when two Montana Army National Guard companies from eastern Montana arrive for duty this week, so what better place to train than the hot Texas desert? The soldiers have spent two months at Fort Bliss, honing their skills before deploying for a year. The guard recently sent four Montana journalists to Texas to view the training and interview the soldiers just before they board airplanes headed east. The 484th has about 150 peo...
1 Years Ago – May 30, 2012 Retiring principal ran out of gas, stayed 31 years If principal and teacher John Roberts’ former students were writing his epitaph on some future day, what would he like it to say? “I would like them to think I treated them fairly and with respect,” said Principal Roberts, who will retire at the end of the month. Principal Roberts, who taught at Malta High School for 22 years before becoming an administrator nine years ago, won’t be saying goodbye completely. He plans to continue teaching an advanced placement...
1 years ago- Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Hometown girl makes good as teacher It’s an old expression, but it holds true in this case. Born and raised in Malta, Mary Lundstrom graduated after studying at Carroll College in Helena and MSU Northern-Havre, with a degree in elementary education. “I always knew I was going to college and education fit me. I like kids,” she said. “I’ve always liked my job.” Four years after graduating from Malta High School, she married Art Lundstrom and worked with him part-time at the family’s furniture store in Malt...
1 Years Ago – May 16, 2012 Graduation speaker maintains ties with students Don’t be surprised if veteran teacher Patti Webb gets a little emotional Sunday afternoon when she delivers the commencement address at Malta High School. Webb, who will retire at the end of the school year after teaching for 30 years, was selected by the 56 students of the Class of 2012 to be the commencement speaker. “I’ve taught some of the students in this class for four years at different grade levels (1st, 6th, 7th, and 8th). I think that’s why they thought of me...
1 years ago- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Malta and Dodson election result… Malta voters approved all three levy resolutions Tuesday in the Malta School election. Voters gave strong support (524 For 374 Against) to a $73,314 general fund budget resolution which will be used to purchase activity buses for the district. They also voted to increase a Technology Depreciation Fund by $30,000 annually. A third resolution, which will raise $32,000 a year for a building reserve fund for five years to help pay to fix a roofing problem also passed. In the t...
1 years ago- Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Tallow Creek closing back before the board The Malta School Board will meet in a special session tonight (May 2) to consider a motion to close the Tallow Creek School. The school board currently has a motion before it to close the last rural school in south Phillips County, but has tabled it twice to gather additional information. Supt. Kris Kuehn told the PCN the current school board has been dealing with the issue for several years and he feels they should have the opportunity to act before the May 8...
1 years ago- Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Shawn Bleth is the new middle school principal Shawn Bleth, a teacher in the Malta School District, has been appointed to serve as the middle school principal, a part-time position. The Malta Board of Education approved the appointment last week at their monthly meeting. Mr. Bleth will succeed Scott King, who has been chosen to be the new high school principal when current principal John Roberts retires at the end of his current contract in May. Mr. Bleth currently teaches government, U.S. History,...
1 years ago- Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Shawn Bleth is the new middle school principal Shawn Bleth, a teacher in the Malta School District, has been appointed to serve as the middle school principal, a part-time position. The Malta Board of Education approved the appointment last week at their monthly meeting. Mr. Bleth will succeed Scott King, who has been chosen to be the new high school principal when current principal John Roberts retires at the end of his current contract in May. Mr. Bleth currently teaches government, U.S. History,...
1 years ago- Wednesday, April 11, 2012 484th Military Police Company to deploy Public departure ceremony for friends, family Monday, 4 p.m. in Billings The Montana Army National Guard’s 484th Military Police Company is scheduled to leave Montana next week, en route to its mobilization station at Fort Bliss. The unit is deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 484th MP Co. is a subordinate unit of the 190th Combat Service Support Battalion, headquartered in Billings. The unit is having a public departure ceremony for friends and...
1 years ago- Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Malta man volunteered as donor to help a friend; but now he’s helping a stranger Malta resident Derek Davis, 27, signed up for the bone marrow transplant registry several years ago hoping to beat the odds and save the life of his friend. This morning he entered a hospital in Berkeley, Ca., hoping to save the life of a complete stranger. After having received five injections over as many days to prepare him for the harvesting of his white blood cells, Davis was scheduled to undergo the six-hour procedure t...
1 years ago- Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Pavilion re-build draws 10 bidders; Clausen & Sons submits apparent low bid: $1,640,000 Ten companies made bids Tuesday to be the firm that will build the 150’ x 240’ replacement for the Milk River Pavilion. The apparent low bid was submitted by Clausen and Sons Construction of Havre. They submitted a base bid of $1,640,000 with a bid of $40,530 for open frame bleachers which is included in their base bid. County commissioners voted to take the bids under advisement so their architect Kevin Nelson of CTA...
1 years ago- Wednesday, March 21, 2012 City backs $6.4 million water system project The Malta City Council met Monday night and endorses a draft report by a Great Falls engineering firm hired by the city to evaluate the state of its water system. The council also voted to support the firm’s recommended alternative, a rehabilitation project with an estimated price tag of $6,441,000 that would require water rates to be raised $14.91 to an average of $36.41 a month. The project would replace approximately 26,460 linear feet of pipe that has a h...
1 years ago- Wednesday, March 14, 2012 Scott King to be new Malta High principal Middle School principal Scott King will be the new principal of Malta High School. A recommendation by Supt. Kris Kuehn that Mr. King be reassigned to the high school principal post drew unanimous support from the Malta School District at their meeting Tuesday night. Mr. King will fill the vacancy created by the announcement of current high school principal John Roberts that he will retire at the end of his contract at the end of May after serving in the post for...
