Memories for Wednesday, March 20, 2024

10 yrs ago

Mar. 19, 2014

Malta Chamber members held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Robin’s Roost in Malta. The store is owned by Susan Higgins and April Peigneux.

Malta High School Supt. Kris Kuehn, calling it “food for thought”, approached the board about asking voters to approve a mill levy that would raise $100,000 a year for each of five years.

Malta High School graduate Chad Cebulski, a junior at UGF, wrestled his way to fourth place at the NAIA National Championship in Topeka, Kansas; this helped the Argos to a second-place finish.

All the family and friends of Robert Bushman were invited to come listen to old-time fiddle music and shake a leg with him to celebrate his 90th birthday.

The Malta M-ettes lost a double OT thriller and took second place at the Class B State Championship in Hamilton.

Kay Hould was featured at the Americanism Program hosted by the Order of the Eastern Star and the Mason’s Lodge #57. She gave a lecture telling about her grandfather, Joe Hardin.

At the Villa

Sat-Sun

The LEGO Movie

Starring Will Arnett, Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell & Elizabeth Banks

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25 yrs ago

Mar. 17, 1999

Following the efforts of the Tri-County Task Force and Phillips County Sheriff’s office, Brian Dunham and Shelly Martin were arrested on charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and paraphernalia. Appearing before Justice of the Peace Gayle Stahl, the two each entered guilty pleas; they were sentenced to 10 days in jail and fined $500 each on both charges.

A letter was sent on March 1 to let delinquent child support individuals know the Child Support Enforcement Division will make the city, names, debt amounts and last known residence public information. CSED Director Laurie Ekanger said, “Montana citizens who are left to cover delinquent child support have the right to know the names of individuals who have not provided financial support to their children. Often, these children end up in poverty, or on welfare or Medicaid systems at great taxpayer expense.”

The latest population estimate for Phillips County was down from 4,929 to 4,821.

Earline Knudsen won the “Best Overall Bread” award at the 50th anniversary of the Montana Harlem Seed Show. Shirley Dunbar of Whitewater placed first in the white bread competition; Criss Henderson of Loring placed fourth in the bread machine whole wheat category.

Lucy Newby of Dodson placed fourth in the 100% whole wheat bread judging. Cindy Christman was the fifth-place finalist with her gingersnap apple pie. Harvey Smith won the People’s Choice Award with his 1926 John Deere D tractor in the antique and tractor show.

Joan Leonard was arrested in Malta on a warrant issued by McCone County, charged with theft or insurance fraud and three alternate charges. A felony charge of arson by accountability was filed against Willis Joaquine Weston, of Malta, alleging that he actually set fire to the 1995 Cadillac, which was found in a deep ravine in McCone County. The information alleges that Joan Leonard agreed to pay Weston $500 to burn the car. Weston was being held in the Phillips County jail on unrelated charges.

Local ranchers including Kent Wasson, Troy Blunt, Bill Goertz, and Ken Blunt, local Agri-businessman Daryl Seeley, and Sharon Kindle of the Women Involved in Farm Economics (WIFE), spoke at the Malta Area Chamber of Commerce meeting. They addressed the barriers and policies that affect the business and the importance of making sure the voices of farmers and ranchers are heard in the nation and internationally.

Lance Spencer has been selected to represent Montana as a member of its All-Star team. The competition is in Orlando, FL., in June.

Malta senior Nathan Fried rebounded Bobber Rosendahl’s last-second shot and put it back in the basket to give the Mustangs a two-point winning margin as time expired Saturday morning. The win sent the Mustangs to Saturday night’s consolation game, where they secured third place in the State Champion game.

At the Villa

Fri-Tues 7 pm

MY FAVORITE MARTIAN

Starring Bill Bixby, Ray Walston, Ann Marshall & Pamela Britton

Fri-Tues 9 pm

VARSITY BLUES

Starring Ron Lester, James Van Der Beek, Paul Walker & Ali Larter

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50 yrs ago

Mar. 14, 1974

Nancy Ruud won the Phillips County CowBelle’s Beef Cookoff with her recipe for stuffed cube steak. Dee Cowan from Whitewater won second and Brian Robinson won third.

Malta Women’s bowling team members, Mary Zanto, Stella Schwartz, Loretta Loney, and Joy Kaasa were competing in a tournament hosted by the Mustang Lanes.

Gaylord LaFond Construction was awarded the general contract to rebuild the St. Francis Convent in Hays. The convent was partially destroyed by fire about three months ago. He was the original builder of the convent in 1962.

Dan Broadbrooks was seeking re-election for his third term as public administrator.

Kip Kelly, a 60-pound Midget class boxer, bounced a left hand off the jaw of Marty Cox of Chinook, to win their fight in the finals of the Eastern Montana AAU Junior Olympics held in Malta. He qualified for the state tournament in Stevensville.

Dodson Mayor Fred Thackeray, issued a statement about the abuse of the Dodson dump, including putting the waste in the dump, no fires are to be set, and dead animals must be covered with dirt – it is your responsibility to do the burying.

At the Villa

Thur-Fri

Jeremy

Starring Robby Benson, Glynnis O’Connor, Len Bari & Chris Bohn

Sat-Sun

HARRY IN YOUR POCKET!

Starring James Coburn, Trish Van Devere & Walter Pidgeon

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75 yrs ago

Mar. 17, 1949

About 24 hours after his arrest on assault charges involving his own minor children, Edwin Woodin was sentenced to 60 years in the state penitentiary. He was arrested Thursday, entered a plea of guilty, and on Friday was escorted to Deer Lodge by Sheriff Frank Partridge. Thus ended one of the most revolting crimes to come to the attention of local law officers in many years.

Barbara Jean Norman, the one-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Norman of Brookside, died Sunday in Zortman.

The marriage of Betty Trottier of Malta and Lauren Licht of Wagner was solemnized at the parsonage of the Community church on Saturday. Witnesses were Carol Doney and Manly Trottier. They will make their home in Wagner where he is engaged in farming.

Pete Dobson, a local auto dealer, before a “kangaroo court” went on trial for what amounted virtually to his life and was found guilty for the unauthorized disposition of one duck. Dobson was found guilty and “got the book” and if there had been another one lying around he would have got that, too.

Some of the damning evidence included testimony from John Sundseth and Polly Southwick who testified that the defendant was “mean and ornery” and that he habitually beat his wife. Henry Jacobson said that when he called at the Dobson home he found the defendant’s wife chained to the kitchen sink with a pile of dirty dishes before her! Dobson was sentenced to 99-years at hard labor – later suspended by Judge Earl Hanson because of his good behavior.

Members of Malta Lodge No, 57, A. F. & A. M., have organized a building corporation which now has the eventual Masonic Temple as its objective. According to present tentative plans, the building will be erected on land adjacent to the Tressler Lumber company, a plot now owned by the Masonic organization.

Buster Deo Post 4067 elected Ed Larson as the new commander; he succeeds Francis Schwartz. Officers elected are Dwayne Raymond (Sr. Vice), and Bill Kaufman (Jr. Vice). Re-elected were Quartermaster Clarence Mikkelson, Chaplain Frank Szymanski and Trustee H. B. Jernigan.

Miss Shirley Legg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Tyler, and Earl Legg, son of Mrs. Babe Legg, were married at a quiet ceremony in Havre on Saturday.

At the Palace

Fri-Sat

Return of the Bad Men

Starring Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan, Jacqueline White & Geo. F. Hayes

Sun-Mon

Road House

Starring Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm & Richard Widmark

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100 yrs ago & 118 yrs ago

Unfortunately, there were no entries in the archives for either 100 years ago nor 118 years ago, and no one was available to check to see if they had anything to contribute. Hopefully next week things will be available to share.