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Articles from the July 12, 2017 edition


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  • Tri-Agency Task Force meeting on dangerous drugs

    Mark Hebert, Publisher|Jul 12, 2017

    An audience of 43 people attended a Monday meeting hosted by the Malta Boys and Girls Club which featured Tri-Agency Task Force Agent Jon Ritterbach who talked about drug use and sales in Phillips County and across the Hi-Line. Agent Ritterbach spent the better part of 90-minutes talking about the drug use he sees on the Hi-Line, which included marijuana (and several incarnations of how THC is abused), heroin, prescription pill abuse and the drug he sees as the "drug of choice" in Phillips...

  • MOI executive, board still leaning toward renovations

    Anne Boothe, PCN Correspondent|Jul 12, 2017

    Over the past two years the Board of Directors and Executive, Director Don Nevrivy of Malta Opportunities, Inc. has been engaged in a planning process and worked with Ballantyne Design Associates (an Architect firm from Fort Benton, Mont.) to prepare a Preliminary Architectural Report (PAR) which assessed the conditions and potential alterations to its Day Activity Center located on the corner of Central Ave (also US 191) and 3rd Street in Malta. Funding for the PAR was provided in part by an...

  • 'July Fire' near Zortman reaches 10,542 acres, 50% containment

    Mark Hebert, Publisher|Jul 12, 2017

    Derek Oshio and his family nearly always spend the Independence Day holiday at the Lori Nagel place in Zortman, and this July 3rd, that is where the brood found themselves when a fire erupted at the southwest corner of town. Oshio said he and members of the family were playing in a creek near Alder Gulch when they smelled smoke and moments later the sky grew dark. "As soon as the sun was blocked out, I got my family the hell out of the creek," Oshio said. Oshio got his family back to Zortman...

  • Trial by Fire first act of three at PC Fair Grandstand Concert

    Mark Hebert, Publisher|Jul 12, 2017

    Trial by Fire will be opening for themselves at the Phillips County Fair? Technically, yes. On Saturday, August 5, the headlining act at the 102nd Annual Phillips County Fair will be Preston Brust and Chris Lucas...better known to Country music fans as LOCASH whose summer hit Ring on Every Finger continues to climb Hot Country Songs Chart, hitting number 28 last week. Joining the boys from LOCASH that night at the grandstand concert will be the six-member Two Way Crossing out of Nashville and... Full story

  • Family Matters, Todd's Tech couple for After Hours event

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 12, 2017

    On Thursday, July 13, the latest in fashion and technology will collide as two locally owned businesses will be featured together for a Malta Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event. Family Matters and Todd's Technology, formerly known as Radio Shack will partner for their second annual showcase together in which both merchants will feature sales throughout the entirety of their inventory. "We are doing 10 to 20 percent off storewide from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.," Eric Wilke, owner of Todd's...

  • Robinson retracting withdrawal, back in Saco race

    Jul 12, 2017

    As the Phillips County News was headed to press on the morning of June 27 for the paper that week, Saco's Craig Robinson contacted the News office and reported that he was withdrawing from the race for a seat on the Saco Town Council (Roberta Christopherson and Wayne Stahl are also running for these seats, the two candidates receiving the most votes will be on the council.) On Monday, July 1, Robinson contacted the PCN and said he is retracting his withdrawal. "After careful consideration I've decided to stay in the Saco city council race," Rob...

  • Loring News for July 12, 2017

    Dixie Stordahl, PCN Correspondent|Jul 12, 2017

    7-5. Wow! We are burning up, up here in northern Phillips County! We need rain and the temps are in the 90's! Jeanie Green and I went to Havre on Thursday. It was a fun day and we ate Chinese food! It was nice to see some old friends at the GPDM this last week. Cynthia Schwarz Lougheed stopped with her daughter and grandkids. I know it has been more than ten years since I've seen her! And Joyce Robinson stopped in with the Cave girls, Mardy, Vickie and Brenda and some of their kids and grands!...

  • Whitewater News for July 12, 2017

    Helen Austin, PCN Correspondent|Jul 12, 2017

    Sympathy to the family of the man killed in a car accident near Whitewater. Get well wishes to Tricia (Hammond) LaBrie and all who are sick. Guests visiting Whitewater were Jackie Durham of Pinehurst, Idaho, and Ann Taylor of Spokane, Wash. We enjoyed their company at the Senior Dinner at the North 40 Café. There will be Vacation Bible School at Malta (Unity) Lutheran Church July 17-thru-20 starting at 9 a.m. All children are welcome. Happy birthday to Pat Murdock, Debbie Hammond, and Ollie...

  • Card News for July 12, 2017

    Jul 12, 2017

    Hi-Line Whist On Tuesday, June 27, the team of Curt and Pearl found success in both games against the team of Delores and Clara, 13-6 in the second after a 14-0 walloping in the first. “The skunk came in, said ‘hi,’ we said ‘bye,’ and he left,” Pearl reported. On Friday, June 30, Pearl and Agnes took Delores and Curt out behind the woodshed in a 18-1 thrashing before Delores and Curt redeemed themselves with a 13-3 win. “The big cards just kept coming to us,” said Pearl of game one. On Friday, Tuesday, July 4, Curt and Pearl bullied Clara a...

  • Innovation key to future of our ag economy

    Sen. Mike Lang, Mont. District 17|Jul 12, 2017

    Big changes are occurring in the fields and prairies of Montana. For the first time since 2003, the state’s ranchers may be delivering their beef across the Pacific to China and the new agriculture secretary is taking the reins. With one eye on how these developments could enhance our future, we also can’t lose sight of what has got us to this point and is needed to sustain a strong agricultural economy today and in the future. Even the most experienced farmers struggle to anticipate the next challenge and need to have the best tools at the...

  • Carl Duane Kaasa

    Jul 12, 2017

    MALTA-Carl Duane Kaasa fell asleep in death on July 3rd, 2017 at age 87. The family will receive friends at 7 p.m., Friday, July 14 at the Kirkwood Funeral Home. Military Graveside services will be held at the Malta Cemetery on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at 11 a.m. Everyone is invited to the V.F.W. Club for lunch with the family following the graveside. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Carl Duane Kaasa, was born at the family home located North of Saco, Mont.,...

  • Joseph Gaylord LaFond

    Jul 12, 2017

    MALTA-Joseph Gaylord LaFond, age 101, one month and 20 days passed away peacefully July 4th, 2017 at the Phillips County Hospital. His daughter Darlene, granddaughter Tammy LaFond, her daughter Josie, and great-granddaughter Emelin Fish were by his side when he went to be with his bride. Rosary was 7 p.m., Sunday, July 9, at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Funeral Mass was 10 a.m., Monday, July 10, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Interment will be in the Malta Cemetery. The reception was at the...

  • William "Bill" Dunbar

    Jul 12, 2017

    William "Bill" Dunbar of Arlington, Wash., was born October 29, 1947, in Malta, Mont. On June 27, 2017, he passed away peacefully at home with his brother Bob at his side. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date in Malta. A victory celebration has been held in Arlington and a tree planted in his memory. He was raised in the Whitewater community among family and friends. In his early years, he enjoyed hunting and farming for Roger and Harry. In his later years, he lived and made many friends in the Arlington area with the loving...

  • Phillips County Museum News for July 12, 2017

    Lori Taylor, Museum Curator|Jul 12, 2017

    What makes a “collector” and who are “collectors”. A dictionary response tells us that they are individuals who locate, acquire, display, store and maintain specific items. Ask a collector why they collect and you might receive answers like “I have a love of these items”, or they hope “for financial gain”, or maybe just to “preserve a piece of the past for future generations.” Now if you ask a spouse of a collector they may use words like “genetic defect”. I believe it is a basic human instinct to collect and save. The PC Museum displays are...

  • Briefly for July 12, 2017

    Jul 12, 2017

    Malta Senior Meals Thursday, July 13th - Roast beef Friday, July 14th - Chef salad Tuesday, July 18th - Chili Do you have a birthday in July? Be sure to sign up for a 10 meal certificate for July when you sign in for dinner. You could be the winner. Meals on Wheels The GN has gotten the Meals on Wheels contract for the 2017-18 fiscal year. Congregate meals served at the GN will remain at $4 per meal. MT Veteran Affairs 7-13. On Thursday, July 13, Judy or Steve, service officers for Montana Veteran Affairs, will be at Malta City Hall from 9:30...

  • Phillips County Sheriff's Report for July 12, 2017

    Jul 12, 2017

    June 22, 2017 11:12 p.m. 911 received reporting a horse trailer on its side on Hwy 2, west of Malta; one lane of traffic was completely blocked; Deputies and MHP Trooper responded to the call; case file started. June 23, 2017 12:23 a.m. Deputies closed Hwy 2 west of Malta for a brief time frame while horses involved in the above accident could be trailered into another trailer. 3:10 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 9am to 10pm tonight. 6:43 a.m. Male reported a broken down semi truck and trailer, west of Malta on Hwy 2; Deputy responded...

  • Yesterday's Phillips County News Memories for July 12, 2017

    Mark Hebert, Publisher|Jul 12, 2017

    1 years ago July 5, 1917 Over 20 cars from Malta went to Dodson to attend the baseball game and auto races held there Sunday. There was a fast and furious ball game between Coburg and Dodson with Dodson finally winning by one run. Byron Hurley won the auto race in his Buick. His time for the 10-mile race was 17 minutes and 4 seconds. ♥ ♥ ♥ The Second Montana Regiment was still open for men to enlist in all branches except the band and medical divisions. A recruiting office was set up in Glasg...

  • Legal Ads for April 12, 2017

    Jul 12, 2017

    PUBLIC HEARING The City of Malta will conduct a public hearing July 25, 2017 at 5:20 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comments concerning Ordinance 450, an Ordinance Amending Ordinance #405 that governs the collection of water hookup fees and the responsibilities of the City and property owner. First reading July 25, 2017. Second reading and adoption August 8, 2017. Persons and/or their agent(s) may appear in person or send written comments to Mayor Shyla Jones, PO Box 1300,...

  • Fort Peck Reservoir walleye spawn egg-take effort a success

    Marc Kloker, Montana FWP|Jul 12, 2017

    Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks annual walleye spawn egg-take on Fort Peck Reservoir was completed at the end of April. In addition, stocking efforts were completed in June. With the help of FWP personnel and over 95 volunteers, the egg collection goals were exceeded. Volunteers, Fort Peck Reservoir Biologist Heath Headley says, are key to the operation. "We wouldn't be able to set all the trap nets, collect fish, and spawn them on a daily basis unless we had help," he explained. "Volunteers...

  • First Annual MAC Golf Tourney

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 12, 2017

    Marian Hills Golf Course was host to 48 golfers who came to support the Malta Athletic Club for their First Annual Golf Tournament despite temperatures rising above a sweltering 100 degrees in the afternoon. "It's not a bad turnout for our first tournament," Malta Athletic Club President Greg Skiff told the PCN. "It's going to get bigger." Close to $2500 was raised for the Malta Athletic Club that day. Kris Kuehn, the Superintendent of Malta Public Schools was among the golfers that day. He and...

  • County Fair Rodeo

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 12, 2017

    The Phillips County Fair will feature a couple of different aspects of rodeo as it will host two events that it hasn't in recent history. The event will open and close with an Indian Horse Racing Relay event that will sandwich a Nile Sanctioned Ranch Rodeo. The Indian Relay is accredited by the Horse Nations Indian Relay Council and sponsored by the Fort Belknap Indian Community / Aaniiih and Assiniboine / Nakoda tribes and the winning team will qualify for the 6th Annual All Nations Indian...

  • Memorial for 'Houlie'

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 12, 2017

    The Marian Hills Golf Course is holding a Houlie's Memorial Golf Tournament this Saturday, July 15 in memoriam for Donnie Hould, who passed away in December of 2015. The proceeds will go to Marian Hills Golf Course to help with improvements and other things the course may need. "(Golfing there) was such a passion of Donnie's," Donnie's widow, Kay Hould said. Donnie was a longtime farmer and rancher in the Malta area, but his love for golf grew as he knew the course had plenty of potential. "It...

  • Phillips County News Athlete of the Week for July 12: Michael Love

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 12, 2017

    Favorite hobby: Play basketball Favorite postgame meal: Hot dog Favorite subject: Math Favorite animal: Tiger Favorite dessert: Ice Cream Cake Dream Vacation: Hawaii Favorite TV Show / Movie: Spongebob Squarepants / Hotel Transylvania 2 Favorite NBA Team: Cavs Fave Athlete: LeBron James or Kyrie Irving...

  • Mildred "Millie" Gilbertson

    Jul 12, 2017

    Mildred "Millie" Gilbertson, formerly of Malta, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2017, at Westpark Village Retirement Center in Billings, Mont., where she had been living since December of 2008. Cremation took place under the care of Kirkwood Funeral Home in Malta and a private burial ceremony took place at the Malta Cemetery on July 8, 2017, with many of her family members present. Her death came just one month short of her 98th birthday ... she was fortunate to live a long, healthy and be...

  • Meet author Russell Rowland at GPDM

    Jul 12, 2017

    The Great Plains Dinosaur Museum in Malta is very pleased to announce native Montanan and acclaimed novelist Russell Rowland will showcase his latest work — Fifty-Six Counties; A Montana Journey at, on Friday, July 14 starting at 6:30 p.m. at the museum. The event is free to public and light refreshments will be served. Rowland spent the better part of two years studying and traveling around his beloved home state, from the mines of Butte to the pine forests of the northwest, from the stark, wind-scrubbed badlands to the east to the tourist d...

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