Famous folks

Jeff Ament was in Malta last week for the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the skatepark he donated $100,000 toward building, making him the most recent "famous" person to visit Phillips County.

The Pearl Jam bassist's visit to town got the staff at the PCN wondering who else of fame has been through the area over the years so we enlisted the help of some folks who probably know better than us how to answer that questions.

Those people are:

Barry McNamara – PCN managing editor from 1948 to 1985, and long-time Saco resident, who visits the county often and currently, lives in Helena with his...