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During the latest Malta City Council meeting on May 24, 2022, the council heard a report from Malta Public Works Director and City Animal Control Director Jim Truelove about several calls that have recently come in regarding dogs around town. Truelove told the council that two of the reports did contain bites in them. "Both of the bite reports were on kids," said Truelove. "In talking with the sheriff's deputies and following up by showing the reports to the judge, no actions were taken because...
Barb Dunbar has been a registered nurse her whole career. She has now been hired by the PCHC to be the manager of a Medicare-run program for chronic care patients. "I am really excited about this program," said Dunbar. "I'm glad that the PCHC has decided to invest in this." In her role, she will act as the liaison between the chronic care patients enrolled in the program and their providers. Giving the patients another person to talk to and get questions answered. "I can be the voice for them...
1 Years Ago – May 30, 2012 Retiring principal ran out of gas, stayed 31 years If principal and teacher John Roberts’ former students were writing his epitaph on some future day, what would he like it to say? “I would like them to think I treated them fairly and with respect,” said Principal Roberts, who will retire at the end of the month. Principal Roberts, who taught at Malta High School for 22 years before becoming an administrator nine years ago, won’t be saying goodbye completely. He plans to continue teaching an advanced placement...
Over the last couple of weekends, the four high schools in Phillips County including Malta, Whitewater, Dodson, and Saco, held graduation ceremonies. Malta had the largest group of high school graduates with 34, who turned their tassels on Sunday, May 22. Dodson was the second largest group with eight high school graduates on Friday, May 20, Saco had five high school graduates on Saturday, May 21, and Whitewater had one graduate on Friday, May 13. Malta The floor-level seats were packed in the...
Michigan native, Karen Chase, is a new Family Nurse Practitioner at the PCHC. Karen grew up in Alma, Michigan. She completed her education at the University of Michigan for both her graduate, and bachelor's degrees. She has been married to her husband for 34 years and has two sons, ages 30 and 34. They are both currently in the Air Force, one stationed in California and the other in South Korea. Karen and her husband enjoy competition shooting. Both 22 cal., and long-range. She enjoys reading,...
1 years ago- Wednesday, May 23, 2012 Hometown girl makes good as teacher It’s an old expression, but it holds true in this case. Born and raised in Malta, Mary Lundstrom graduated after studying at Carroll College in Helena and MSU Northern-Havre, with a degree in elementary education. “I always knew I was going to college and education fit me. I like kids,” she said. “I’ve always liked my job.” Four years after graduating from Malta High School, she married Art Lundstrom and worked with him part-time at the family’s furniture store in Malt...
Both the Malta High School girl’s and boys’ golf teams earned valuable experience at the Montana Class B State Golf Meet at the Fairmont Golf Course at the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort in Anaconda on May 16-18. The Malta M-ette’s finished the tournament in 10th place with an overall score of +336. The winner of the meet, Columbus, scored a +184. Three Forks was second at +230, and Shelby was third at +246. The girl’s medalist for the meet was Celi Chapman from Jefferson who shot a +18 162. Second place went to Emma Woods from Fairfield at +23 16...
The Malta seniors played the final concert of their careers on Friday, May 13. A concert that was set to be played outside, was thankfully moved into the gymnasium due to wind and rain. The choir and band sang and played numbers that they had performed at the Montana State Music Festival, most of which received a superior I grade. The night moved back and forth between different ensembles of the choir and band. Starting with the Concert Choir singing 'Hold Fast to Dreams'. That was followed by...
There were two authors at a book signing hosted by the Phillips County Museum on Wednesday, May 11. Coffee and cookies were provided to guests as they were able to talk to the authors and get their books signed. One author, Heidi Lulloff, is a local author of now three children's books. Lulloff moved to Malta in 2000 and was a teacher, mostly of first-graders, until 2018. "I have really enjoyed learning the process of what it takes to get a book out. The conversations with the artists, the...
1 Years Ago – May 16, 2012 Graduation speaker maintains ties with students Don’t be surprised if veteran teacher Patti Webb gets a little emotional Sunday afternoon when she delivers the commencement address at Malta High School. Webb, who will retire at the end of the school year after teaching for 30 years, was selected by the 56 students of the Class of 2012 to be the commencement speaker. “I’ve taught some of the students in this class for four years at different grade levels (1st, 6th, 7th, and 8th). I think that’s why they thought of me...
The 2022 Northern B Divisional Golf Tournament was held here last Monday and Tuesday, May 9 & 10, at the Marion Hills Golf Course. With the top four teams moving on, both the Malta boy's and girl's golf teams played well enough to qualify for the State Golf Tournament being held on May 16 through the 18 at the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Golf Course in Anaconda. On the girl's side of the divisional meet, Fairfield took home the team title with a score of +160. Shelby was second with a score of +...
The local school districts held their elections and levy voting on May 3, 2022. In Malta, a new trustee has been voted in. Jessica Oyler defeated incumbent Greg Skiff in the only spot up for the Malta Board of Trustees. Oyler won by a margin of 560 vs 403 in a vote that had 1807 ballots sent out to registered voters, with 987 of those returning ballots, for a 54.6% voter turnout. “I appreciate everyone who voted and supported me to become the next Malta School Board Trustee,” said Oyler. “I am looking forward to serving our amazing schoo...
Morgan Streeter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker that provides mental and behavioral health services to the community. She grew up in Ryegate, Montana, before going to college at Montana State University – Billings where she got her bachelor's in Human Services. She then went on to get her Master's degree in Social Work from Walla Walla University. Previously, she worked for Youth Dynamics Inc. in Malta, before taking the position at the hospital. "I really enjoy Malta," said Streeter. "...
1 years ago- Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Malta and Dodson election result… Malta voters approved all three levy resolutions Tuesday in the Malta School election. Voters gave strong support (524 For 374 Against) to a $73,314 general fund budget resolution which will be used to purchase activity buses for the district. They also voted to increase a Technology Depreciation Fund by $30,000 annually. A third resolution, which will raise $32,000 a year for a building reserve fund for five years to help pay to fix a roofing problem also passed. In the t...
As the season starts to wind down, the Phillips County golf teams took in two more prep tournaments before Malta plays host on Tuesday, May 10, for the divisional tournament. On Wednesday, May 4, the teams were in Wolf Point for the Poplar Invitational. Kaden Bishop took first place overall for the boy's team with a score of 81. Ashton Weston shot a 99, good for eighth place, Kellen Murray shot a 105 for 10th place and Connor Clausen shot 102 for 21st. "Kaden put together a really good day," sai...
On Thursday, April 28, the Bank of Malta celebrated 50 years of service to the Malta community with an open house. Cake, cookies, and punch were served to a very well attended celebration. The bank also celebrated many of the longtime employees and those that were there at the beginning. The Bank of Malta, originally called First Security Bank, held its grand opening on Friday, April 21, 1972. Over those 50 years, there have been many different employees that have come and gone. One employee, Ch...
During the latest Malta City Council meeting on April 26, Delsi and Eric Witmer asked the council for permission to hang Hometown Hero Banners on the light poles around town. The couple will be taking orders for the banners soon. “When we lived back east, many towns had Hometown Hero signs all over. It looked really neat," said Delsi. “We thought it would be a cool idea for Malta to do it.” Families would be able to buy a banner for a family member that was in the military services. The couple says they have been in touch with the compa...
1 years ago- Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Tallow Creek closing back before the board The Malta School Board will meet in a special session tonight (May 2) to consider a motion to close the Tallow Creek School. The school board currently has a motion before it to close the last rural school in south Phillips County, but has tabled it twice to gather additional information. Supt. Kris Kuehn told the PCN the current school board has been dealing with the issue for several years and he feels they should have the opportunity to act before the May 8...
The Phillips County Livestock Association will be holding its spring meeting on May 13 at 2 pm at the First State Bank. One of the agenda items will be the formation of a Predator District. With several producers having calving issues with coyotes and a recent sighting of wolves in January of 2022, predators will be continuing to take a bite out of livestock profits. Also, invited speakers include Stockgrowers, Public Lands Council, State Legislature, Commissioners, and the local BLM. The...
Both the Mustangs and M-ettes golf teams had a busy week last week with three golf meets attended and one canceled. On Monday, April 25, the teams were in Fort Benton. The M-ettes took the team title with a score of 446, and Conrad took second with a score of 475. The M'ettes were led by Sydney Gibbs who shot a 105, good for fourth place overall. Kyann Bergos shot a 110 for sixth place, Brittney Sorlie was right behind with a 112 in seventh place, and Kennedy Koss shot a 115 for eighth place....
"Every year I wonder if I should do this project, and every year my students make me so proud and I realize why I do it," said 2nd-grade teacher and organizer of Dinosaur Day, Mrs. Teri Blunt. Every year, for the past 15 or 16 years, Mrs. Blunt gets out the large collection of dinosaur books and each student gets to pick which dinosaur they will do a report and presentation on. "It has evolved into a kind of lottery," Mrs. Blunt said. "We draw names and they get to choose. Then they can switch...
It was a fairly straightforward, relatively uneventful meeting, for a change, at the Malta School Board meeting held on April 12, in the Malta High School. The biggest discussion topic comes from Mr. Nick Oxarart, the sports and activities director. He informed the board that in one of the upcoming meetings, the board would have to make a decision on how the Malta Schools would approach the use of 8th –graders in high school sports activities. The Montana High School Association recently passed a motion allowing 8th –graders to participate in...
Bill Harvey is a new face at the Phillips County Hospital and Clinic as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Harvey grew up in Louisiana, just north of New Orleans, but always had a desire to live in Montana. "My stepdad always talked about Montana," said Harvey. "As a young kid, we would come up here to hunt and fish." Bill and his wife Laurie live in Gildford, MT. Laurie is a nurse at Rocky Boy Health Center and is currently going to school to be a Nurse Practitioner for mental health. The couple has...
1 years ago- Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Shawn Bleth is the new middle school principal Shawn Bleth, a teacher in the Malta School District, has been appointed to serve as the middle school principal, a part-time position. The Malta Board of Education approved the appointment last week at their monthly meeting. Mr. Bleth will succeed Scott King, who has been chosen to be the new high school principal when current principal John Roberts retires at the end of his current contract in May. Mr. Bleth currently teaches government, U.S. History,...
The building that stands at the southeast corner of 1st Street and 1st Ave., originally known as the Edwards and McLellan Block, and now known as Simanton Square has been recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. Two representatives of Senator Daines's office recently stopped in Malta to get a tour of the historic building. "I'm glad to see this Malta staple added to the National Registry of Historic Places," said Sen. Daines. "This will help folks experience Malta's rich history...