Memories for Wednesday, July 3, 2024

10 yrs ago

July 2, 2014

Doyle Grant was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, a felony; he is also charged with purposely or knowingly causing reasonable apprehension. If convicted of the offense of assault with a weapon one can be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 20 years or be fined not more than $50,000 or both.

Darrow Messerly led the Malta Swim Team winning three events, Shay Garfield, Rheanna Messerly, Grace Doucette, Reba Doucette, and Makiya Wilke also placed.

On June 30, Daryl Demarais was found guilty of sexual assault and was sentenced to 12 years in the Montana Department of Corrections, with all but five years suspended.

Before she retired, Virginia Koss was in the Navy. Her favorite meal is red grapes for breakfast, her favorite animal is a dog; her favorite holiday is the Fourth of July and said that “Because” by Bing Crosby was their favorite wedding song.

James Brown was recently named Public Works Director for the City of Malta and summed up his new position as “busy.”

The top headers at the Crossfire Roping Club are Shayne Bishop, Shane Anderson, and Matt Simonson. Top healers Ken Salveson, Shon Simonson and Kolby Messerly.

Twelve Phillips County Youth will be awarded prizes next week from a grant through the Montana Board of Crime Control. Winners receiving a 10-inch Galaxy Tab 3 and accessories are Hannah Anderson, Alana Ostrom, and Vicktoria Adams. Second place winners of Radio Shack gift cards are Teal Martell, Challise Young, Brita Giblette and Amanda Mummey. Hope Lawless, Jada Sudbrach, Emmy Doucette and Emilie Carrillo receive $50 Radio Shack Gift cards.

Ron and Linda Soiseth celebrated their 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary on a ten-day Caribbean cruise.

The first open rodeo in decades was held at the Pavilion last Friday. Founder of AM productions, Kolby Messerly had plans to keep getting bigger and bigger each year. The big purse was the team roping event, which went to Shayne Bishop and John Graham, who tied a calf in 5.78 seconds.

At the Villa

Wed-Thurs

NEIGHBORS

Starring Seth Rogen, Rose Bryne, Zac Efron & Halston Sage

Sat-Sun

MALEFICENT

Starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Ella Purnell & Vivienne Jolie-Pitt

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25 yrs ago

July 7, 1999

Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Anderson celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with family and friends. They are the parents of eight children, 27 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

The family of Ken Truax invites you to help him celebrate his 80th birthday at the VFW, where cake and refreshments will be provided.

The First State Bank sends out Happy 100th Birthday wishes to Sophia LaPlante.

A darling daughter, Aryn Jessica, was born to John and Melinda Cummings of Helena. She joins a sister, Jordan.

The county budget ax has begun to fall; eliminated was one county employee and the hours of a second one. Cut was the Deputy County School Superintendent position held by Sue Kron and the two-and-a-half day-a-week position currently filed by Lori Taylor at the Extension office was cut to two days a week.

The general contractor who built the new Malta High School/Junior High complex has filed a civil lawsuit against a Helena company that did work at the school. The lawsuit claims fraudulent acts by submitting claims to get payments for materials never received, and “defective materials.”

At the Villa

Fri-Tues

BIG DADDY

Starring Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart and Leslie Mann

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50 yrs ago

July 4, 1974

The entertainment at the 59th Phillips County Fair will be Leroy Van Dyke, a well-known country singer with great hits like “The Auctioneer” and “Just Walk On By.”

An accident was reported in the area by the Montana Highway Patrol. Involved were a diesel tractor and trailer driven by Barry Lokken of Minn., and a pickup pulling a horse trailer driven by Diana Simanton of Malta. The two vehicles were heading west, the diesel tractor came over a rise and was attempting to pass the pickup when the driver noticed it was going to make a left hand turn off the highway; he hit his brakes and lost control, hit the pickup and went into the barrow pit. Neither passenger with Simanton was injured. Lokken was taken to the local hospital. Both received citations from the incidents. The truck received extensive damage and the horse trailer was totaled.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hanson and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Barnard request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their children, Greta and Norman, on Saturday, the twentieth of July at one o’clock in the afternoon at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

The winners of the 44th Annual Championship Bowling Association released the names of the county winners. Winning awards were Kay Lindner, Grace Nessland, Lila Raymond, Mary Mans, Joyce Wright, Sweetie Kolczak, Fran Olsen, Janice Stine, Cindy Scott, and Lynn Adams. The First Security Bank of Malta was the biggest winner in the county, placing 7th and receiving $120. Team members were Ruth Humbert, Hazel Haser, Bert Froman, Leila Sintler and Connie Bertelsen.

Joe Berg and Sheryl Flatt took first places for the Malta Swim Team in the Glasgow Invitational swim meet last Saturday.

M44 capsules with sodium cyanide are being introduced to help combat the coyote issue plaguing sheep ranchers. This is the first poison that has been introduced since the poison known as 1080 was banned in 1972.

At the Villa

Thur-Sat

DIRTY MARY CRAZY LARRY

Starring Peter Fonda and Susan George

Sun-Mon

McQ

Starring John Wayne, Eddie Albert, & Julie Adams

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75 yrs ago

July 7, 1949

A “bead” found in the Little Rockies near Zortman will be sent to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington by the finder. Art Deininger, while doing some geological work in the mountains, found the bead. After cleaning it, he discovered that it was carved with circular rings. It may be a pigeon blood ruby. Deininger thinks the gem may even be a relic of pre-Indian times. He figures that because part of it was drilled the gem may be part of a necklace and he has attempted, without success, to relocate the spot where he found it.

The total haul of a robbery between 5 and 6 a.m. last Sunday morning of the Pastime bar was four quarts of whiskey and one quart of brandy, according to Jack Lang, manager. Lang said the bandits entered the building by kicking out a panel in the back door and unlocking it. No money was taken, and everything appeared to be in order except for the five missing quarts of liquor. Lang believes that several drunks entered the Pastime to have “another snifter.”

Plans are underway for the 34th Annual Phillips County Fair, according to Edgar Lee, president of the fair board. The fair, which is the oldest county fair in Montana, will be August 13 and 14 at Dodson. Horse racing is planned for both days, using Phillips County horses. Vic Nordlund is handling the racing events. Chariot races will also be seen by fairgoers.

Clay Whitaker, 37, killed in an airplane crash at the Omer Whitaker ranch 10 miles north of Saco of June 29, was buried in the Malta cemetery Tuesday afternoon. Military rites were accorded by the Malta VFW post and the Saco and Malta Legion posts.

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100 yrs ago

N. J. Cummings narrowly escaped serious injury when his team hitched to a harrow, became frightened and bolted, dragging one section of the harrow over him. He managed to crawl to his saddle horse and reach home.

Saco, Content, Landusky, South Wagner, Freewater, Banana Belt, Bennett Lake and Hog Ranch had observed the Fourth. The celebration at Saco was marred by a double drowning in Nelson Reservoir.

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118 yrs ago

Nearly 14 inches of rain had fallen since the middle of June and apparently was still coming down from a cloud burst on Exeter Creek and had swept away three culverts and halted traffic on the Great Northern for 24 hours. Shearing pens were flooded at the pens south of town, tents blown down and wagons overturned. An estimated 1.96 inches of rainfall and some hail was recorded.

Professor Atwood and his son, recent arrivals from Michigan, had gone on a rabbit hunt. The “slaughter of mosquitoes was something terrible.”

A thousand head of New Mexican heifers had been received by the Circle Diamond and were to be trailed north to Canadian ranges.