Mangis honored at June meeting, Zortman route in question in his absence

Shortly after his final trip back to Zortman on the last day of school, Craig Mangis was honored for his nearly 50-years of service as a bus driver for the Malta School District at the District’s monthly meeting last Tuesday.

Malta Public Schools Superintendent Kris Kuehn told the PCN that Mangis was thanked for his 47-years of service to Malta Schools and was awarded a bronze Mustang statue as a salute.

“He was thanked for his dedication and thanked about the magnitude of the responsibility of transporting children all days from Zortman and back every day,” Supt. Kuehn said. “That route wasn’...