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Dear Editor, Legislation under consideration in Helena on water use and water rights could negatively impact the economic future of Montana family farms and ranches. Senate Bill 72 makes sweeping changes to Montana water law, directly targeting our local district courts’ supervisory authority over local water commissioners. It replaces our current functioning system and centralizes control in a new, permanent Water Court with expanded powers over water rights enforcement. Controversial provisions in this bill create a new opportunity for w...
Dear Editor, “What does American Prairie do for the community?” As the organization’s Senior Outreach Manager, and a Lewistown resident, I’m grateful to reflect on that question at the start of a new year. First, American Prairie is part of this community. The same number of employees live in Fergus and Phillips Counties as in Bozeman – and this number will grow. Seven of us reside in Fergus County along with our partners and spouses, kids, parents, and even grandparents. We own and rent homes, send our kids to school, shop local, and volun...
Dear Editor and Readers, Apparently, Mr. Heinlein isn't too impressed by the role Predators play on the elk and deer population. The only knowledge I have over him, with what they can do to the deer population, is what I can remember as a boy in the 1940s. There were no deer. My granddad shot the last deer he saw in South Valley in 1907, and the next deer that was seen on the old home place was 1948, the next year, either 1949 0r 1950 the FW&P opened a 3 day season, bucks only. By 1951-52 I got a chance to hunt myself. By 1955, a hunting...
Dear Editor and Readers, I've noticed on all of the news outlets and in the papers, that the man in charge of the wolf population in Montana is retiring and said it has been a roaring success. I wholeheartedly agree. They have brought back enough wolves to exterminate the deer and elk in western Montana for whatever reasons that they have hidden. The one thing it did do, is push all the hunters over to Eastern Montana where we still have game, at least until the wolves show up. Of course we blame all the hunters, and yet they are victims of an...
Dear Editor, Here we are in another election year. Let’s look at what’s happening in our nation. As a nation, we’ve destroyed future generations by aborting millions of the innocent. Roe vs Wade overturned pitching the decision back to the states is a good start. Now we’re destroying young people with gender confusion to the point they are willing to allow mutilation of their young bodies. Actually, God made it simple. He created humans in just two genders, male and female. We’re causing division with critical race theory. God also made that...
Dear Editor, It is a shame that our fair city of Malta can’t take care of our elderly. I am sure the residents are not resting in the “rest home”. What is going to become of this fancy structure? I think of the first “care center” in Malta. It was an older house moved into town in the 1950’s. My mother, Palma Solberg, and her neighbor, Lila Vickhammer, were the caretakers. The majority of the residents were men. The women cooked and cared for the residents. They would lift the guys to change their bedding and cleaned them up. I would go over an...
Dear Editor, I am writing in regard to the pipeline from Canada to Texas. All the land owners along it went to Glendive in about 2010. That day, all agreed it should be built and was being paid for by Canada, 100%. It included off ramps for U.S.A. oil to be picked up. Also, Big Flat Electric and other power companies were to build power lines. The materials, poles, etc., plus money for right away, some of which Big Flat bought. All is in storage or laid out along all of the right aways. Canada paid all. The Northern Border gas line was built...
Phillips County Patrons near and far: A lot has been active within one year impact of COVID-19 upon our daily routines. In that process, I began a write-in question-answer USPS mail delivery service targeting majority healthcare issues. Holding a bachelor’s degree in personnel behaviors (BBA), master’s degree in healthcare administration (MHA) and ABD doctorate in adult education (EdD) with a cumulative 3.57 GPA, I am very able to answer a variety of analytic questions outside the healthcare industry, too. I accept no credit cards. Either cas...
I was disappointed to see Casey Knudsen side with Democrat colleagues to vote against HB113, which would have protected Montana children from genital mutilation and hormone-blocking drugs for the sake of treating “gender dysphoria.” Studies indicate that upwards of ten percent of those who undergo the procedure known as “gender-affirmation surgeries” regret their decision, and the number is higher for children. Meanwhile, the disfiguring procedures double the risk of stroke in both males and females, double the risk of heart-attacks in men (an...
Dear Editor, Honestly, I don’t know how to start this. This was shocking, to see a sitting president incite a mob to attack the Capitol Building of the United States of America. To hear the House Minority leader FAIL to condemn this action and those who brought it about (including himself). Is this what the Republican party now stands for, mob rule? I hear these mealy mouthed legislators whine and cry that their constituents have concerns and questions about the election. Those questions have been answered, in over 50 court cases those q...
Dear Editor, The Malta Dirt Daubers recently spent many, many hours creating fall decorations for our oak barrels. Perhaps you have noticed our hay bale Minions, pumpkin people, pumpkin floral arrangements and scare crows located throughout down town. Some of these items were very bulky, heavy, and difficult for us to move. Many thanks to Mr. Pat Sargent and the students in his weight class who generously helped us out. Mr. Sargent organized his students to place our decorations in over 50 barrels. Their actions are greatly appreciated as we...
Der Editor, Last Friday my grandson and his girlfriend had made plans to drive up to Loring to see gramma Dixie. Lo and behold about two miles north of Malta, a deer jumped out of the ditch and wreaked havoc on their car. Brentton called his dad who went down to pick them up and push the vehicle off the highway. They borrowed a flatbed trailer on Saturday morning and ate lunch with gramma before they headed down to get the car. The highway patrol called my son and asked him to have the kids stop to visit. They were given a ticket for not...
The following statement is an observation that my wife, Julie, and I made at the Charles M. Russell Wildlife Refuge located in North Eastern Montana. We put it on Facebook and it received over 400 shares. It is information on a topic that needs to be discussed. This is EXTREMELY important for our rural farming and ranching communities. “So Julie and I spent the last couple of days at the Slippery Ann Wildlife viewing area in our fifth-wheel trailer having wine, eating Elk burgers, watching Elk, well, make Elk burgers!!! Had a wonderful relaxing...
Dear Editor, Note to Malta house or lot owners: The City of Malta charges water, sewer, and or garbage, even if the house is vacant and even if there is no house or building on the lot! Is that fair? I don not think so. Do you? Also, the county can condemn your house and confiscate said house, without your consent. This is totally wrong, don’t you think so? A homeowner’s house is his or her home and castle! (I’m not the only one who says this.) If you agree, write to city, county and me and I will put it in the news. Helen Austin, White...
Dear editor, The Ranchers Stewardship Alliance thanks President Trump’s Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and the other members of the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC) for their approval of the most recent slate of North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant funding. This funding, matched by private and philanthropic contributions, will be used to provide the dollars and needed assistance to farmers and ranchers for conservation on working lands across Montana’s Hi Line. Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, a volunteer-led no...
I helped bring the Phillips County Motorsports to Malta starting in 2002 and remained actively involved with the organization until 2017. During those 15 years, some of my positions included Director and President until my departure. I am writing this letter today to let the people of Phillips County know that I am no longer a member of PCMS nor do I sit on any boards. I write this letter to let you know that if things do not change with how PhillCo Economic Growth Council and the City of Malta deal with the Phillips County Motorsports, Inc.,...
Dear editor, We all would like to do our part to help prevent cancer, right? So here is a proposal for all of us: neighbors, school personnel, city crew. If you plan to spray poison on your weeds, how about protecting all of us humans (including yourselves), along with pets, bees and birds, by using this method: 1. Spray only in very early morning when there is NO WIND. 2. Notify all nearby people in ADVANCE of your plans. I once lost all the new apples on my tree, because of chemical drift. Years ago, a friend lost all of her tomato plants...
Dear editor, Traveling down highway 191, 6.5 miles past the DY junction you can see the large dirt spoil piles on the right-hand side of the road. On the left-hand side is a utility box. The power and phone to this utility box were trenched 6.5 miles from the DY junction, including 3 miles across Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. The actual recreation site is undoubtedly the largest construction project in Phillips County, having reshaped the area with thousands of cubic yards of dirt moved in the name of preservation. The Environmental...
Dear editor, Please, out of respect for our deceased family members, please keep your dogs on a leash, or better yet, no dogs should be allowed in the cemetery at all! Your dogs are pooping on someone’s family grave. How disrespectful! Disgusting! I was saying my final goodbyes to my dad and I was walking by my moms grave, I just happened to step in dog poop! I was livid, because who else stepped in it? A few days later, I went to visit my dad. As I entered the cemetery, I saw this dog running all over, then it squatted and took a poop on s...
Dear Editor, Congratulations too Brenda for taking the time to explain the intentions of the American Prairie reserve (APR). If the American Serengeti succeeds, Eastern Montana, as we know it, will be gone — so will the towns, schools, and etc…not just the farmers and ranchers. I cannot understand why millionaires and other countries such as Germany and Australia etc. are donating money to put our utopia out of business. It’s a wonderful place to live and work and raise our families. Let’s keep it that way! Many thanks to all the lawmake...
Dear editor, The wolf shot near Glasgow was not officially acting like a wild wolf. FWP says that being near buildings, livestock, or domestic dogs is behavior more typical of a habituated or food conditioned animal, a released captive wolf, or a wolf-dog hybrid. In fact, I’ve heard they took DNA from the Valley County wolf to make sure it wasn’t a hybrid. Here is a true tale of wolf-dog hybrids. A rural community vet clinic doesn’t miss many local happenings. We immediately heard about it when an out-of-towner showed up and gave away a litte...
I've been discussing this issue on social media lately with many of you and, tonight after reading about one incident in particular, I decided to write this letter. When a loved one of mine passes away, please DO NOT write about it on Facebook, either in general or on my page, for a day or two!! I do not want my distant relatives or friends finding out about our loss because someone feels the need to be first! Fortunately, I haven't lost a family member recently and don't expect to. I'm just thinking about how I'd feel if what I've seen...
Dear Editor, This happened half a lifetime ago. I had just moved into a 8x27’ trailer. I was not there long until I had a phone put in. I was blessed with a phone number that was easily confused and quite often I would get calls for other people which is what happened on Thanksgiving Day. I had been invited to a friend’s house for mid-afternoon lunch. I had just dug through a stock of clothes to find the shirt and pants I had last worn the previous Sunday and the phone rang. I picked it up and said “good afternoon,” and a voice boomed back at...
Dear Editor, Where’s the beef…from? No one wants to be misled, but it is happening every day at your meat counter. “Product of USA” is now gracing your beef and pork labels, even though your beef and pork are quite possibly not from an American farmer or rancher. This loophole in the USDA process which allows this to happen has to stop. We can start reversing this process by correctly informing Montana consumers with accurate Country-of-Origin-Placards at grocery stores. In 2005 we banded together as Montanans to demand accurate placard...
Living in a rural area can be a godsend when it comes to living a simplistic life. However, when it comes to your health and wellness living in a rural area such as Malta, Montana can be difficult. Most rural areas have a limited number of medical resources for their needs, therefore everyone needs to be proactive and stay up to date on their medical needs and immunizations to help improve the overall health of the community and to individually stay healthy. The elderly population makes up the largest percentage in most rural communities. This...
