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Three artists who defined Country Music in the 1990s will take the stage on Friday, August 3, at the Phillips County Fair as the trio of Sammy Kershaw, Collin Raye, and Aaron Tippin, collectively known as Roots & Boots, bring a combined 40 Top 10 radio hits and 25 million albums sold to Dodson. “We are thrilled to have Roots and Boots for this year’s fair,” Phillips County Fair Board’s Shane Anderson said. “Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin, or Collin Raye alone would be an awesome headliner...
For years, the second floor of the Phillips County Museum was off-limits for some visitors, not because they weren’t welcome up there, but rather they could not physically make the trip up the 15-steps to the top landing. Those days are gone, thanks to an idea and proposal made by Karla Sudbrack and the Mulfinger Endowment Fund. “Every year, we ask our Historical Society to submit project proposals and then the committee meets and they decide which proposals to fund,” Lori Taylor, Phill...
An abundance of deer around the city and people driving too fast near downtown businesses were among the items discussed at last Tuesday night’s Malta City Council meeting. A Malta resident, representing her mother, talked about the deer population in the City and spoke of how they had recently been eating many of her mother’s flowers. “I know it was a hard winter this last winter,” she said, “but when (a deer) showed up in her carport and proceeded to kind of nest in there, I think something needs to be done. They are getting so domesticated ...
Because of the increased fire danger and fire calls, the Phillips County Fire Department will not be dispatched to calls of smoke in an area. If you suspect there is a fire please call Phillips County Dispatch to see if it is yet reported, but also investigate the source of the smoke. Our resources are limited and this season is poised to be a very busy one. Give the dispatcher as much location information as possible and remember our fire departments are volunteer organizations that are dedicated to helping, but also cannot be chasing ghost...
Antiques, sidewalk sales and watermelon eating contests, oh my! Those are just a small glint of the events happening around Malta as Crazy Days hits the area this Saturday. Your favorite Malta Merchants will be open normal business hours this Saturday with sales spilling out on to the sidewalk while fun and games happen at Veteran’s Memorial Park. A water slide is tentatively scheduled for the kid’s games in the Veteran’s Memorial Park and there will be watermelon eating contests for a few different age ranges complete with prizes for the w...
Following nearly 50 years of not having to worry much about how children living in Zortman would get to and from school, the Malta School Board is now in uncharted waters with that bus route. Malta’s Craig Mangis retired from driving the daily 110-mile bus trip from Zortman to the Malta schools at the end of last school year and with just over six weeks before the 2018-19 school year gets underway, the Malta School Board decided to throw everything they have at the wall and see if anything sticks. Trustee Carter Clausen made a motion during l...
Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte seeks nominations for the Montana Congressional Veteran Commendation, a tribute to recognize outstanding Montana veterans who have honorably served both our nation and our communities. “Montana veterans and their families have sacrificed so much in defense of our freedoms and liberties. After serving our country, many dedicate their time to our communities, and they deserve to be recognized for their service,” Gianforte said. Gianforte launched the Montana Congressional Veteran Commendation in 2017, and presen...
Summer has arrived with lots of heat! Keep your water bottle close and don’t forget to hydrate. In 2007 the Milk River Bird Sanctuary located behind the Phillips County Museum and H.G. Robinson House came into existence. Three wood duck nest boxes were placed along the trail and each year they are monitored to check out their success. Here are the results for 2018! Box #1 hatched 14 eggs and had one unhatched egg inside. Box #2 hatched 11 eggs and Box #3 hatched 10 eggs and one unhatched egg was left in the nest. In May of 2018 another box w...
Polly Solberg was in Havre on Thursday and had lunch with cousins Bonnie and Gail Pollington. She stopped at Eagles Manor and visited Nancy Sudan. Evie Hammer from Washington State was here visiting her mom Eva Bruckner in Malta and Polly visited them on Friday and enjoyed congregate lunch at the GN with them. Dora Henry's daughter, Linda Vulk, of East Helena, visited and then took her mom to Whitehall where they met Dora's granddaughter, Kristi Wilson. They then all went to Butte where they...
MALTA — Anna Faye Simms, 82, died Sunday, July 8th, 2018 at her home in West Park Village in Billings, Mont. Visitation was July 15, at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel in Malta. Funeral Services were Monday, July 16, at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel, with a luncheon at the V.F.W. Club following. Interment was in the Landusky Cemetery at Noon on Tuesday, July 17. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Anna Faye Simms was born October 9, 1935, to Charles and Anna Seaford at the Malta Hospital. She was raised and a...
MALTA — Harold Vern Olson, 89, a Navy Korean War Veteran and retired State Highway Maintenance passed away at the Hi-Line Retirement Center on July 12, 2018. The family received friends Monday, July 16 at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Funeral services were Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Interment with Military Honors will be in the Malta Cemetery. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Harold was born on April 2, 1929, on the family homestead South of Saco, Mont., to Thorolf “Ted” and E...
Sympathy to Pat and the family of Jim Murdock. Jim was a lifelong resident of the Whitewater community. He ranched north of Whitewater all his life. Jim will really be missed by all. Sympathy to Lu Bessel and family of the loss of her sister, Anna Faye (Seaford) Simms. Anna Faye went to school in Whitewater years ago. She boarded with my family for a while. Lu said, “isn’t it weird that two friends (Jim and Anna Faye) should pass away on the same day?” Our sympathy to all the families. Thank...
Whist On July 10, Lois Goodheart scored 55 to earn first place, Ken Ruzicka scored 50 for second and the traveling prize went to Malcolm Clouse. Pinochle On July 12, Jerry Depute was high man with 8,190, Clair Waters was second with 5,790 and the traveling prize was shared by Sherman Doucette and Malcolm Clouse. Hi-Line Whist On Tuesday, July 10, Lois and Clara won the first two games (14-7 and 14-19) before Don and Pearl avoided a sweep with a 16-5 victory. "They were so great, but we had to get just one," Pearl said. On Friday, July 13, Lois...
Remi Rose Sorensen Born 7/6/2018 Remi Rose Sorensen was born on Friday, July 6, 2018, at 2:14 p.m., at Northern Montana Medical Facility in Havre, Mont. She weighed 8 pounds and 7 ounces and is 21 inches long. Remi joins her brother Knox, age 4, at home. He is just smitten with his little sister! Remi’s parents are Avery and Leif Sorensen of Malta, Mont. Remi is dearly loved by her grandparents Jeri and Tammie Engstrom of Malta, Mont., and David Sorensen of Fort Peck, Mont., as well as her guard...
Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2018 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2018, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2018 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2017 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2017. Thank you! June 29, 2018 1:42 a.m. Centralized Intake re quested PCSO assistance with two situations involving juveniles that were reported to them; Deputy handled the call; case file started. 7:14 a.m. Dropped 911 received from a local...
1 years ago July 25, 1918 Ms. Harriet Porter was married to Lieut. D. W. McNutt at a pretty home wedding in the presence of a few friends and relatives. ••• Street Commissioner Vert was cleaning the street crossings. It is the first time this year the City has had enough rain to need a shovel. ••• Word was received in Malta that John Crowley had arrived safely overseas. ••• A tri-county teachers summer school opened in Malta with an enrollment of 110. Phillips, Valley, and Sheridan had a go...
The Montana Dinosaur Trail, a network of 14 museums located across northern, central and eastern Montana, is open and ready for the summer tourism season. After drawing a record number of visitors in 2017, trail partners hope the excitement surrounding the new Jurassic World film ushers another year of record-breaking visitation. This is especially true in Malta, home to two spectacular trail facilities, the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum and Phillips County Museum and the opening of the latest blockbuster movie July 20, 21 and 22nd at the Villa...
Members of the Malta High School Class of 1983 held a 35th reunion recently in Malta. Pictured are Back row, from the left Lloyd Crowder, Lenora (Smith) McEwen, and Lynda (Baden) Brown. Third row, from the left, Sharon (Vollum) Young, Connie (Bebee) Knudsen, Brian Reynolds, Charlie Brown, and Pete Dalby. Second row, from the left, Rhonda (Soennichsen) Waters, Barb (Henderson) Vinson, Kristi (Haworth) Taylor, Dale Kaasa, and Larry Smith. Front row, Ann (Wombold) Shettel, Danny Raymond, Joleen...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wants to remind anglers that as reservoir water temperatures increase, mortality associated with catch and release also increases. A study published in 2011 in The North American Journal of Fisheries Management found that walleye catch and release mortality rate rose from 0-1.8% with water temps below 68° F to nearly 16% when water temps were above 68° F. Walleye that are played for extended periods of time, handled extensively in the boat, and/or stored in a l...
Happy National Ice Cream Month! I actually had a small cone Sunday to celebrate Ice Cream Day! The Bike the US for MS bikers reached Malta right on schedule Sunday, July 15! They are biking from Bar Harbor, Maine, to Seattle, Washington, to raise money for MS research. I will be keeping track of them on their blog! Many Loring residents attended the funeral of Jim Murdock on Saturday. It's a sad occasion, but nice to see so many friends and neighbors gathered to send him off. I noticed that...
Resolution Regarding Property Abandoned, Obsolete, Undesirable or Unsuitable for School Purposes of the District: The trustees of the Malta School District have determined that the following property of the district, located at the Head Start Building is abandoned, obsolete, undesirable, or unsuitable for school purposes of the Malta School District. The subject property is abandoned, obsolete, undesirable, or unsuitable for school purposes because it has been in storage for up to Five (5) years, including but not limited to various tools,...
HELP WANTED Phillips County Economic Growth Council is looking to hire an Executive Director. The Executive Director is responsible for the overall administration and supervision of the organization, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors. Position requires preparing annual budgets, managing all assets and funds, promote Phillips County businesses and industries. Frequent travel is required. Applications are being accepted and position is open until filled. Position is full-time and salary is negotiable depending on experience. For...
The Skatepark in Hillcrest was the site of the Malta Parks and Recreation Skateboard Lessons last Wednesday, July 11, as several skaters old and new hit up the park that was opened for Malta in 2016. The event was originally scheduled for Tuesday, July 10, but a thunderstorm thwarted those plans, and the two day opening week became a one-day opening. The PCN caught up with instructor Travis Rhoads as well as a couple of skaters that day. "We probably could've had class, but there was some...
Malta Parks and Recreation kicked off their Third annual Co-ed Softball League last Tuesday, July 10, in Trafton Park. With the new year of Co-ed Softball, comes new excitement, as well as new vendors for the weekly event, including Ray J's Barbecue and the Salsbery Brothers water slides. The event, which features players 16 and up, has gotten even more competitive and will feature an end of season tournament, an event that was won by the Dingers in 2017, as the Dingers defeated Oh My Quads in...
The Indian Relay Race is coming back to the Phillips County Fair on Sunday, August 5. The one and a half mile horse race, in which riders will have to switch horses three times, made such an impression that it will be back for its second consecutive year, with even more action. Including a third qualifying heat, two more teams, and a youth race. This year's event hosted by The P.C. Fair Board and Northeast Corner Committee will also feature $15,000 in payouts. Last year's Phillips County Fair...
