Memories for January 20, 2021

75 years ago Thursday,

January 17th, 1946

Bids Asked for High School Gym Building

Proposed Addition Would Be Erected This Year

The board of trustees of the Malta School District is this week advertising for bids for the construction of an addition to the Malta High School building which will house a gymnasium, locker and shower rooms and offices.

The bids will be received in the office of the superintendent of schools until 8 p.m. February 25.

USES Opens Office at Courthouse in Malta

O.C. Lamport, state director of the United States Employment Service, has announced the opening of a branch office of the U.S. Employment Service in Malta on Jan. 14. The office is located on the second floor of the county courthouse.

Dodson Legion Club Rooms will serve Entire Community

A Legion club room which will also be a gathering place for the teenagers of Dodson has been fitted up by Gung Ho post at Dodson and it's auxiliary.

The club rooms will be in the former Blue Bird cafe. For the past week Legion and auxiliary members have been busy changing the place about to make it a suitable meeting place for both groups.

50 years ago – Thursday,

January 21, 1971

Chamber Plans Coming Event

Letters from Sen. Mike Mansfield and Cong. John Melcher were read at the Monday noon meeting of the Malta Chamber of Commerce. Both writers told the chamber that they were working on trying to save some sort of rail passenger service in Northern Montana.

New chamber members Dixon Grant, George Walker, and Ray Coleman were introduced, along with Pastor Christianson of Elim Church, Junior Blunt, Bud Mavencamp and Russ Cebulski.

Lewistown Won Wrestling Tourney, Oxarart, Young Won For Mustangs

The Malta Mustangs came up with two champions in the invitational wrestling meet held in the local gym last Saturday. Bim Oxarart wrestled to the championship in the 185-lb. Class defeating Bob Herdegen of Chinook, Larry Young battled in the 145-lb. Championship by testing Tim Gill of Lewistown.

25 years ago- Wednesday, January 14, 1996

As permitted ore reserves run out

106 laid off at local mine site Eighty-three miners punched the time clock for the last time in the foreseeable future at the Zortman Mining Inc.'s Landusky operation last Friday.

The 83 miners were laid off as mining of permitted ore reserves came to a close at the mine, according to Mine Manager Kevin Ryan.

An Additional 23 mine employees were laid off earlier in December, bringing the total layoffs to 106.

Whether and win the mine employees return to their jobs will depend on if and how soon ZMI's Zortman Expansion Permit gets approved.

Deadline Friday for architects; Board seeks site selection ideas

Citizen group, PRIDE, asked to receive site suggestions

The Malta School Board has asked a citizens group to solicit suggestions for potential sites for a new high school and junior high complex.

Board Chairman Doug Ost said a citizen group known as PRIDE can compile a list of suggestions submitted by citizens and will pass them on to the board without making any judgements.

Final decision on a site rests with elected board members.

"I think personally I've heard of about six (potential) sites," Supt. Bill Parker noted at a recent board meeting.

The superintendent once again reiterated that he wants to stay clear of the site selection process. "I'm going to save my chips for the educational facility" and let the community argue over the site and the gym.

Citizens who want to suggest a site are asked to provide a written description of the site, the name of the owner and whether it is available for a site, and what they feel the benefits of the site are.

Carroll College offers scholarship to Malta Graduate

In an effort to assist the Malta community following the fiery destruction of their high school, Carroll College is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a 1996 Malta High School graduate.

In order to receive this one-year, non-renewable scholarship, the successful applicant most meet Carroll College's requirements for admission, including a minimum grade point average of 2.75, ACT score 21 or SAT score of 1,000.

10 years ago- Wednesday,

January 19, 2011

News is good, not so good at hospital, clinic, center

Retirement Center dealing with historic low census

There are changes in store for the new year at the Phillips County Hospital and Family Health Clinic and Hi-Line Retirement Center (HLRC) in Malta, according to chief executive officer Ward VanWichen.

The administrator said the hospital is happy to report that physician assistant Sherry Rickel, who had been undergoing medical treatment herself, is now back into her normal clinic, and call schedule while retaining enough flexibility to change her schedule as needed depending on how she is feeling.

VanWichen thanked Dr. Edwin Medina and nurse practitioner Thad Giblette for "taking on the extra duties in her absence, as all of our providers have done in the past on several other occasions to cover for each other..."

Philip Aaberg 'Celebrating Life in a Small Town' is Jan. 30 benefit concert for Malta foundations

It's not that far from Chester on the Hi-Line to Malta -- unless the trip started while touring with local dance bands, led to a degree in from Harvard and involved appearing as a pianist on more than 200 albums, as it did for Chester native Philip Aaberg.

And that doesn't include touring with such groups and musicians as Elvin Bishop, Peter Gabriel, the Doobie Brothers, John Hiatt and Kenny Rogers.