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Turkeys on the Line this Thursday at MHS!
Phillips County Coalition for Healthy Choices is hosting its 20th Annual Turkey Bowling Family Fun Night on Thursday, November 9th, beginning at 6 p.m. in the North Balcony of the Malta High School...
Malta Kids Club Kicks-Off School Year with BBQ and Summer Showcase
Malta Kids Club will be ending Summer Club on August 17th, with a Back to School Barbeque and Summer Showcase, from 6:00 pm-7:00 pm. Families will enjoy a delicious meal, and have fun playing outdoor games. Malta Kids Club members will present their...
Through with Chew Week is February 19-25
Montana’s smokeless tobacco use prevalence is 14% for adult males, which is more than twice as high as the national average. February 19-25 is “Through with Chew Week,” an entire week dedicated to educating Montanans about the health risks of...
Malta Kids Club to Host "Camp Read S'More" Family Fun Night October 25th
Malta Kids Club is partnering with Malta Elementary and P.I.E. (Parents Involved in Education) to hold a Family Fun Literacy Night in conjunction with parent-teacher conferences and the Scholastic Book Fair on Tuesday, October 25th, from 4:00 p.m....
Museum of the Rockies Portable StarLab to Visit Malta Kids Club
Malta Kids Club is blasting through space this summer with “Out of this World” fun activities from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Members of Malta Kids Club have been busy with 1st LEGO League Robotics projects and Star Gazer...
Malta Kids Club Is "Out Of This World" June 6 through August 18
Malta Kids Club has a summer full of galactically cool activities that are “Out of This World” planned for June 6th- August 18th, 2022. Program hours will be 1:00pm to 5:00pm Mondays through Thursdays. All kids ages 5 (enrolled in Kindergarten...
Celebrate the Montana Tobacco Quit Line's 18th Birthday by Quitting Your Way!
May 10 marks 18 years of helping Montanans quit tobacco. Since 2004, more than 100,000 Montanans have called the Montana Tobacco Quit Line for help with their quit attempt and more than 36,000 have quit! Montana has one of the highest quit rates for...
P.C. Coalition for Healthy Choices: Through with Chew Week!
Montana’s smokeless tobacco use prevalence is 14% for adult males, which is more than twice as high as the national average. February 20-26 is “Through with Chew Week,” an entire week dedicated to educating Montanans about the health risks of...
Malta Kids Club opens August 25
Malta Boys & Girls Club (Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line, Malta Extension) has been renamed to the “Malta Kids Club.” According to Club Director, Sonia Young, “Due to changes in the national organization’s policies, our afterschool and...
Boys & Girls Club to open at 2 pm on Wednesdays
Parents will be relieved to know that Malta Boys & Girls Club is standing in the gap as a safe place for your children to go each day afterschool, including the new early release at 2pm on Wednesdays, beginning December 2nd. Malta Boys & Girls Club...
"QUIT YOUR WAY"
The American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout® is an annual event that encourages and offers support to smokers to make a plan to quit smoking or to quit smoking on the day of the event – the third Thursday in November each year. By...
Malta Boys & Girls Club open for school year Aug. 26
Malta Boys & Girls Club’s afterschool program is excited to be open the first day of school, Wednesday, August 26th! The program is free of charge. Weekday hours of operation are Monday-Thursday, afterschool until 5:30 pm. There will be NO bus...
Malta Boys & Girl Club ready to reopen
The Malta Boys & Girls Club will open for Summer on Monday, June 8th! Summer Hours will be Monday-Thursday, 1:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. . With COVID-19 restrictions, children MUST be from Phillips County, 5 years old, AND registered for Kindergarten this...
Lung Health Has Never Been More Important
In this time of uncertainty amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is certain, lung health has never been more important. Now is the time to quit smoking and vaping and Montana has free resources to help. COVID-19 is a new disease that attacks the...
'Through with Chew Week' in Phillips County
Montana’s smokeless tobacco rates are higher than the national average for both male youth (10%) and male adults (12%). February 16-22 is “Through with Chew Week,” and is an entire week dedicated to educating Montanans about the health risks...
Turkey Bowling held in Malta on November 21
Are you ready to “kick the tobacco use habit” and add years to your life? Then you just need to pick a day. How about Thursday, November 21st, 2019? That’s the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout. You can join millions of Americans...
Malta Boys & Girls Club celebrates 'Lights On Afterschool'
More than 8,000 communities and 1 million Americans are celebrating afterschool programs for this year's Lights On Afterschool! This nationwide event, organized by the Afterschool Alliance since 2000, calls attention to the importance of afterschool...
Phillips County Celebrates 10 Years of Smokefree Indoor Air
Phillips County – In 2005, the Montana legislature passed the Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA), one of the most important public health policies in state history. The law was fully implemented on October 1, 2009. The U.S. Surgeon General concluded in 20...
Vaping: The New Threat of Nicotine Addiction Among Youth
E-Cigarettes, vapes, mods, e-hookahs, vape pens, tank systems and JUULS have been a popular topic on the national news lately. Although deemed to be less harmful and supposed help people stop smoking regular cigarettes these devices are becoming a...
'Raise the Roof' Fundraiser to Be Held April 12th
The Phillips County Coalition for Healthy Choices and Malta Boys & Girls Club are continuing fundraising efforts to complete much-needed repairs on their existing building housed in the former St. Mary’s Catholic School. Weather and wear have...
Malta's Jones named 'Youth of the Year'
Shelby Jones has been named the Youth of the Year and will receive a $500 college scholarship from the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Hi-Line. The Youth of the Year title is a prestigious honor bestowe...
Malta B&G Club begin fundraising for building repairs
The Malta Boys & Girls Club is launching fundraising efforts to complete much-needed repairs on their existing building. The program is housed in the former St. Mary's Catholic School, where it...
Healthy Choices teens take part in National Drug and Alcohol Facts Weeks
Teenagers from Malta High School reACT! have joined forces with other teens and scientists across the United States as part of “National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®” (NDAFW). The week-long health observance, organized by the National Institute...
Nearly 50 at Boy's & Girls Club Santa's Workshop
It was a winter wonderland of fun at the Malta Boys and Girls Club on Monday night, November 28. The Club teamed up with Malta Merchants & local organizations to give parents a night out shopping...
Malta High School reACT! Crew teams with Malta Boys and Girls Club for Kick Butts Day
PHILLIPS COUNTY, MONTANA – Six members of the Malta High School reACT! Crew along with thirty-eight Malta Boys & Girls Club members took a stand against the tobacco industry during National Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids “Kick Butts Day,...