Memories for Wednesday, September 18, 2024

10 yrs ago

Sept. 24, 2014

Kelly McCann would be the teacher taking up the duties of retired Steve Schumacher at Malta High School. A native of Billings, he will be the tech coordinator and also helping Mr. Engebretson with the drum line at various events.

Heading into a battle with the Plentywood Wildcats after losing to the Shepherd High School Mustangs, the Malta Mustang football team knows they are in for a battle. “Plentywood is a tough place to play,” said Coach Nick Oxarart.

Saco painter Todd Mandeville recently found out he was one of 102 artists to have their work accepted to the 24th Best of America Exhibit in Missouri where each painting will be judged in October.

Markelle Lett led the offensive charge, with 12 kills against the Plentywood volleyball squad. She also led the team in assists with 20 out of 39.

The Saco-Hinsdale Wildfire volleyball team lived up to their name as they served up some heat against the Brockton Lady Warriors, defeating them in three games.

A party was held for Malta City Clerk and Treasurer Carolyn Schmoeckel who retired after 26 years in the office.

Afflicted by a shoulder injury, M-ette Hailey Nicholson placed 14th at the Frazer Invitational Cross Country Meet. Her time was 24:07.

The Dodson/Whitewater Harriers (cross country) fared well at the cool and windy meet in Malta on Saturday. Jeret Warren of Whitewater placed 16th with a time of 19.02; Shawnee KillEagle of Dodson placed 45th with a time of 29.31.

At the Villa

Sat-Sun

IF I STAY

Starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Jamie Blackley, Mireille Enos & Joshua Leonard

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25 yrs ago

Sept. 22, 1999

Homecoming royalty for Malta High School are King Tim Chell and Queen Tess Lundstrom.

Attending the Montana Army National Guard Company D Reunion in Billings were Esther Brousseau, of Saco, Edna and George Hoynes, Betty (Bill) Kaufman, and Cliff Lundstrom of Malta. The names of 66 former members known to be deceased were read slowly by members while taps played softly.

The Dodson Coyotes basketball team came within a cat’s whiskers of winning two out of three contests this past week and they also gave the Lady Penguins a run for their money. They lost 40-38 to Box Elder and 49-40 to Whitewater; they defeated Rocky Boy 63-43.

The Phillips County Commissioners recently turned to a local bank for funding to purchase a new pickup for the Sheriff’s Office. They borrowed $25,241 for a 2000 GMC 4x4 pickup at 5.5% interest.

Derek Oshio was chosen as the high school student of the month for September at Saco. Brian Linn was named as the middle school student of the month.

There will be a reception and supper for Frank and Khristi Drabbs on October 2 at Roger’s Banquet Room. Your presence will be gift enough!

Deadline for the Small Hog Operations Payment Program is Sept. 24, according to Larry Hill the Phillips County Farm Service Agency Director. Hog producers that have sold hogs during the first half of 1998, that are still in operation, may be eligible for a payment, which could be up to $10 for each slaughter hog.

Coaches Scott King and Tom Schumacher were pictured with wide smiles as Mustang running back Tom Sunford ran a 58-yard touchdown against Wolf Point in the homecoming game.

Coach Del Fried said of M-ette basketball standout Stacey Nevrivy, “She’s really been a Glasgow killer. Her whole career she has had great games against Glasgow.” She and teammate, Juliann Keller tied with high point honors as they downed the Scotties 67-53.

Jason Olson participated in the college rodeo in Glendive over the weekend with two rodeos. He placed third in the Short-Go and third in the average in Bull Riding. In the second rodeo, he tied for third and fourth in the go and ended up third in the Bull Riding.

At the Villa

Fri-Tues

MICKEY BLUE EYES

Starring Hugh Grant, James Caan & Jeanne Tripplehorn

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50 yrs ago

Sept. 19, 1974

A third county road fatality in two weeks occurred about 10 miles west of Malta on Tuesday. Donald Hirsch, Jr., 21, died about 8 p.m. when the motorcycle he was riding went through a barbed wire fence on a section of old Highway 2. He had just moved here from Minnesota and began working on the Sherman Doucette farm on Monday. The Highway Patrol said he was apparently riding without any lights and was probably killed instantly.

Elk permit winners were drawn in Helena recently. Of 50 possible permits, county residents received 21 of them. All names drawn received antlered bull permits. Looking forward to filling their freezer this fall are David Boldt, Mike Green, Robert Green, Robert Gunsch, Ron Hanson, David Henry, Douglas Henry, George Hirschenberger, Danette Lefdahl, Gary Martin, Fredrick Mavencamp, Tom McCoy, Loretta Nordlund, Gustav Ohs and Steve Ohs. From Dodson, Linda Blake was a winner, as was Pete Majusiak, and Leonard Ray. Francis Anderson and Timothy Dolphay of Whitewater received one.

Services were held for Jennie Brookie, 90, at the Saco Methodist Church. She died on Monday, and her husband, Hugh, died in 1956.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sattleen extend an invitation to the wedding of their daughter, Judy Schuhmacher to Marshall Kline, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kline. The wedding will be in Chinook.

The Malta High School Blue and White articles included a new, attractive addition to Malta High, Lori Sjostrom, who thinks Malta High is a great place and thinks the boys are much better here than in her previous school. Her pet peeve is having to go to school five days a week, and her pet pride is a class ring.

The Montana Highway Patrol investigated a one-car accident about three miles east of Malta on old Highway 2. The car was driven by Terri Kelly and she was traveling east in a rainstorm. She turned on the car heater and the windshield fogged over. The car went off the road and hit an embankment. She received minor injuries and there was extensive damage to the car.

At the Villa

Fri-Sat

THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND of CAPTAIN NEMO

Starring Omar Shariff, Gerard Tichy, & Gabriele Tinti

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75 yrs ago

Sept. 22, 1949

Mrs. Reuben Southwick, age 82, is enjoying a new life and freedom, thanks to the autoette she ordered. Her son, Bernall, gave her quite a talking to when it arrived, now he’s taken a fancy to it himself.

Another hurry-up trip to the Agency Hospital was made by the Oscar Guttormson’s. Shortly after arrival, twins were born, a boy and a girl.

The Malta Chapter of FFA held their meeting with President Roger Green, vice president Billy Woodcock, secretary Robert Jaynes, Lloyd Knudsen, reporter and Roy Lind as sentinel.

Herb Friede, District Supervisor for the Fish and Game Department said he’s seen at least one school of big paddlefish which ran into the hundreds in number and up to approximately ten feet in length. Including the paddle-shaped snout, that is. And he had witnesses to the sighting.

Cold weather did not keep people away from the JayCee Hospital benefit auction. Despite having to change the location to indoors at the City Hall, they raised $20,040.

At the Palace

Fri-Sat

QUICK ON THE TRIGGER

Starring Charles Starrett & Smiley Burnette

Sun-Mon

THE GREAT GATSBY

Starring Alan Ladd, Betty Field, MacDonald Carey & Ruth Hussey

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100 yrs ago

Three thousand Phillips County residents attended the county fair which featured a Passion play put on each morning by the Fort Belknap Indians.

The body of Alvina Dudek Mummer was exhumed from the grave at Dodson for a further probe into the young woman’s mysterious death. Neighbors at Wallace, Idaho insist the woman had been poisoned. Parts of the body were sent to Bozeman for chemical analysis.

Miss Nellie Dunbar and Leonard Kronschnabel were married in Glasgow.

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118 yrs ago

“A cook working for the Bear Paw pool boozed up and gave the boys a touch of high life in Havre,” reported the Enterprise. At noon chow the cook attacked one of the cowpunchers, threw him and bit his shoulder severely. He then attacked the whole group with a butcher knife, only being disarmed after one or two cowboys had been slashed and badly bitten. He was finally tied up and stored in a wagon pending the arrival of the law. The charge was mayhem.