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Gaylord LaFond can say something that many residents of Phillips County cannot. He is a Malta native born and raised and he has been around for 98 years, since May 14, 1916. When asked if LaFond was a candidate for the PCN's Senior Spotlight, we at the news office wanted to hear anything LaFond felt like telling. For one thing LaFond has not only seen Malta built building by building, as it turns out, LaFond probably helped produce many of the sidewalks we walk on and buildings you step into on... Full story
How fast can you eat a slice of watermelon? One of the highlights for this Saturday’s Crazy Days in Malta will be a watermelon eating contest with a grand finale of an all age contest in which the winner will win a television from Albertsons. There are going to be several age categories for the watermelon eating contest – in which prizes will be determined – with the TV contest to be the exclamation point. “Come down and enter yourself, enter you kids, enter everyone you know,” said Albertsons Store Director Cheryl Voegel. Voegel added tha... Full story
Shortly after the school burned down in Malta in 1996, The Mustang Foundation was put together to provide money for teachers and faculty with items that needed replacing after the devastation. Since then, the foundation has offered scholarships to graduating seniors giving out over $20,000 in just the last year. “That is basically what we do now,” said Mustang Foundation Secretary Melissa Dunbar. “It is a great resource for these students as they start their lives after high school and seek higher education. “ To help fund the scholarship progr... Full story
The Dodson Speedway and AMX is revving motors and preparing for action at the upcoming Dodson Fair. The AMX races will be held Sunday, August 3 following the tractor pull. The event will be at the grandstand/arena and everyone is encouraged to come support local AMX race enthusiasts. The Fair Board approved the reduction in registration for early registration and at this time there are quite a few commitments from local car owners as well as from those out of town. As with all AMX events, if there are any vehicles still running a Powder Puff... Full story
Senior Dinner Meals Thursday, July 24th - Sweet & Sour Chicken Friday, July 25th - Turkey & Biscuits Tuesday, July 29th - Spaghetti Grace Fellowship Church Grace Fellowship Church has changed to the Summer Church Schedule. Please note: 10 a.m. Church Service only. 346 S. 3rd St. E. 654-5282. Sports Physicals at PC Family Health Clinic Due to the clinic being so busy, and the need for our student athletes to have sports physicals, we are going to offer three evening clinics, like we have done in the past. These clinics will be specifically for... Full story
Continuing with the success of last year’s landmark national tobacco education campaign, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is airing a second series of ads in 2014 featuring real people who are living with the effects of smoking-related diseases. The newest ads in the “Tips from Former Smokers” campaign tell the story of how real people’s lives were changed forever due to their smoking. In Montana, 1400 residents die every year from smoking-related diseases. The new ads will air July through September. “These ads tell... Full story
At the July 14, 2014, Special School Board Meeting of the Malta School District, the Board of Trustees approved bus routes for the 2014-2015 school year. There were two significant changes to bus routes. The Content Route and the Loring Route were eliminated. The Southern end of the Loring Route, up to the Assiniboine Road, was absorbed by the North Wagner Route. The North Wagner Route will begin at Pat Doucette’s, and continue east and south toward Malta. The route will continue to service Green Acres, and then proceed north to Assiniboine R... Full story
SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2014 9:00 a.m 4-H Horse Show at Malta Pavilion THURSDAY, JULY 31, 2014 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Registration: 4-H - Steel Building. Weigh scale opens at 10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Weigh Scale Closes for Animals to be weighed 4:00 p.m. Judging will take place in the following order: Swine Showmanship and Market Swine (38) FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2014 8:00 a.m. Judging will take place in the following order: - Beef Showmanship, Market Beef (19), Breeding Beef (1) 10:00 am – 2:00 pm 4-H Interview judging begins - Steel Building – 12:00 p.m... Full story
July 28, 2004 10-years ago Headline: New Malta Superintendent is settling in Almost one month into his new job as superintendent of the Malta School District, Kris Kuehn is settling in and taking an “observe and learn” attitude. He is already enjoying the luxury of having an “administrative team” to consult and bounce ideas off of, a luxury he didn’t have at the Highwood School District where he was superintendent for three years or at Opheim before that where he was principal for two years and a science teacher for seven. Headline: Malta Swi... Full story
PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG July 11 thru portion of July 17 Check out our website: www.phillipscountysheriff.org and our Facebook page, Phillips County Sheriff’s Office. July 12, 2014 8:03 a.m. Individuals requested law enforcement assistance with a parenting plan violation; Deputy handled the call. 9:17 a.m. Local Ambulance reported to the Pavilion for the Boots and Saddles Rodeo. 7:02 p.m. Deputy performed a welfare check on a vehicle with flashers on, on Hwy 2, west of the Sleeping Buffalo; all found to be okay, just flagging for an i... Full story
It seems summer only just arrived and it’s almost time to start hunting again. I was fully in summer mode -- fish, garden, and keeping the house cool upmost in my mind -- when I checked the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks website this morning. I had applied for a number of special permits over the last couple of months and wanted to see if I’d drawn any of them. It turned out I was unsuccessful in my attempt to draw a sheep tag, but the drawings for elk and antelope tags are still pending. Tha... Full story
Dear Editor, This is a Letter to the Editor written 12-6-89 by my mother, Mae B. LaFond, in heart felt support of her stance on pro-life. I wish to share her letter because I strongly fell the same. Darlene C. (LaFond) Froman Malta Good Education Programs needed to support right to life Editor, Yes, we are all pro-choices. “We choose for ourselves.” We are also a “caring society.” We pass drunk driving laws, drug laws, seat belt laws, hunting laws and endless numbers of laws to protect all our people. We have educational programs to help ou... Full story
For most people, the term Reality TV conjures images of the Kardashians being annoying, Paris Hilton mindlessly flaunting her wealth or the boys of Duck Dynasty doing any and everything in 22-minutes besides building bird calls. And let’s be honest, there is very little “reality” in Reality TV. Most of the shows are scripted from the opening scene until the conclusion with whatever problem the “stars” were facing is solved and squared away, wrapped in a pretty red bow. But there are a handful of shows, real or scripted, that I watch in my dow... Full story
As I sit in my home on a Monday night, I can only help but notice Mondays are a little darker. A little gloomier. Over the last 12 weeks or so no matter how much work had I had to do for the PCN, I would not miss a single episode of 24. That show was my escape from an otherwise eventful week. Now that the season came to an end, I’m left wondering is there going to be more or is this the end for Jack Bauer? Like 24, there are many things I wish would come back. Like Surge. I remember when g... Full story
Cole Hould isn't your typical 12 year old athlete. In a world ruled by sports like basketball and football, young Hould is a roper. Though he is from Havre and isn't a Phillips county resident, he is roping well. According to his mother Ruby Hould, Cole has been riding horses since the age of three or four. At his age today, Hould is the youngest of the Crossfire summer series team ropers, but age isn't anything but a number. Hould was brought into the sport of team roping last year after he... Full story
The Malta swim team showed up 26 strong at the Lewistown swim meet last weekend. Young Midget Darrow Messerly and Senior swimmer Jenise Amestoy, led Malta in scoring, with 34 points a piece. Messerly, who was sick for last week's meet bounced back hard, claiming two top finishes and a third place finish. Messerly won the Men 9-10 100 meter IM, with a time of 1:31.39 and 50 meter breaststroke, with a time of 45.36. His third place finish was in the 50 meter freestyle, an event in which he posted... Full story
Drivers from all over the state were present at the Phillips County Motorsports drag races last weekend for the second race in their four venue, "Montana State Points Race." "There are guys from Billings, Missoula, Anaconda and other parts of the state," Rick Starkey told the PCN. Local Malta racer Rick Starkey is all about numbers and it is for that reason, he has done well so far this year at the Hi-Line Dragstrip. Though Starkey did not claim a win or runner up last weekend, he has been... Full story
Willard Mortenson was honored for his 85th birthday on Sunday at the Lutheran Church social room by daughter Diana and family with a special cake and other treats. Everyone was welcome and many relatives were present to help celebrate. Congratulations Willard! Terri Cole went to Billings on Thursday to conduct some business and see family. Dean and Carol Kienenberger were called home from vacationing at Fort Peck with her brother by illness of her mother, Lillian Von Stein. Dora Henry was in... Full story
-- July 14 -- Loring Woman’s Club will be held on July 16th hosting. Loring Lutheran Church will be at 9:30 on Sunday with Cindy Clark officiating. Ellie Norville spent the week with her Grandma Carol and Grandpa Pete. Carol took her home to White Hall on Thursday. The ditches are being swathed and baled and the haybet is getting close to being swathed. The blue flax is still blooming beautifully and the peas are putting on pods. It is the super moon again when the full moon is closest to e... Full story
Our sympathies go out to Sue Haag and family on the passing of her mom. Haags lived in Whitewater for years and Pastor Haag is pastor of Malta’s Hi-Line Apostolic Church. Members of his church attended a retreat at the former Youth ranch outside of Whitewater. It was hosted by Gloria Corona and the Lawless family with members of the congregation attending. Patty and Steve Young had family visiting last week. This includes Ann Taylor (Ed Anderson’s mom), Jackie Durham (Ed’s sister), Sammie Ander... Full story
A popular Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 6 program that allows children to check out free fishing rods and tackle is in full swing again this year. The “Kids to Fish” program lets youngsters check out fishing rods and reels and basic tackle at 48 different sites across Montana’s Hi-Line. Nationally known rod and reel manufacturers and tackle retailers D & G Sports & Western in Glasgow and Stromberg’s Sinclair and the Big R store in Havre give FWP substantial discounts that help keep the program sustainable. New loan-er sites have be... Full story
Shannon A. Turner a Resident of Lake County passed away on June, 30, 2014. Shannon was born in Polson, Mont., June 27, 1974 to the late James and Maureen Sweeney. Shannon was raised in Polson and attended Polson schools. She married Kevin Turner in 1995 and they made their home in Pablo, MT. Shannon worked in the courthouse in Polson for the DMV and later in the tax department for almost 16 years. Her life revolved around her husband and her children. She loved camping, going for walks and doing crafts. She had a beautiful flower garden which... Full story
Bobby Lee (Bob) Perkins passed away at his home in Kodiak, Alaska on July 14, 2014. He was born July 19, 1955 in Ontario, Oregon to Carol Lee and Mary Jane Perkins. Bob attended schools in Saco, Montana and Northglenn, Colorado. He worked in the building construction trade, primarily as a drywaller but as a construction cost estimator in his later years. A confirmed bachelor, Bob spent his adult life between Big Sky, Montana and Kodiak, Alaska. Kodiak was his favorite place to be; it was truly his home and he considered his many friends there... Full story
On July 18, 2014, Mark Robert Haugen went to join the Lord. Services will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 11:00 at the Chinook High School auditorium. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Condolences for the family may be left at www.edwardsfuneralhomemt.com. Mark was born on January 26, 1960 in Havre, Montana to Gordon and Sharon Haugen, the third of four children. Mark enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding motorcycles and anything to do with being outdoors. He graduated from Malta High School in 1978 and received... Full story
MALTA-Larry Gordon Weston aka "Santa", 67 of Malta, Mont., Passed away of natural causes at his home in Malta on July 15, 2014. A celebration of life will be held on August 2, 2014 at 2:00 at Trafton Park in Malta, Mt. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. For any information please contact Ester (Weston) Kolczack at 406-654-2797 or E-mail at [email protected]. Larry was born on October 12, 1946 to Gordon Jauquin Weston and Eveleyn Ione (Braden) Weston in Sanger, CA. The oldest of 4 kids they were raised in... Full story
