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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 Gym. Five Thanksgiving turkeys will be given to winning bowlers in each age category, courtesy of local sponsors. The Turkey Bowling Age Category Bowling Schedule is as follows: 6:15pm = PRE-K, Kindergarten and 1st Grades 6: 45pm = 2nd through 5th Grades 7:15pm = 6th-12th Grades and Adults To make...
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 STEM machine creations and show off their beautiful works of art. There will be giveaways throughout the evening. A big thank you to our partners of this family event: Phillips County Coalition for Healthy Choices, Malta Kiwanis, Thrivent Financial, Eastern MT Community Mental Health Center, MHS ReA...
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 smokeless tobacco and the health benefits of quitting. “Smokeless tobacco is not a safe alternative to cigarettes. Research shows that nicotine stays in the blood longer for people who use smokeless tobacco than for people who smoke. Smokeless tobacco can cause cancer of the mouth, tongue, cheek, gum, es...
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. to 7:00 p.m. in the elementary school gymnasium. From the moment children and their families step into the Malta Elementary School Gym, they will be entering the world of “Camp Read S’More!” Participants are encouraged to visit the book fair and purchase their favorite books and then register at th...
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 Theatre Camp in the mornings during the month of July. Plans are to host a Summer Showcase sometime at the end of the program with times and dates to be announced at a later time. “Another exciting part of our outerspace programming this summer is the Museum of the Rockies Portable StarLab that we have...
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 2022-2023) through the 12th grade are welcome to join. The program is free of charge. Membership forms are available on our facebook page or at our front desk. Get ready to learn about astronomy, galaxies, outerspace, constellations and the planets. Malta Kids Club will be featuring galactically cool act...
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 all tobacco products in the nation, according to the North American Quitline Consortium. The quit rate is significantly higher for Montanans who utilize the Montana Tobacco Quit Line than for those who try quitting alone (36% compared to 4-7%). The Montana Tobacco Quit Line has made significant...
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 smokeless tobacco and the health benefits of quitting. “There is no safe form of tobacco. Smokeless tobacco can cause cancer of the mouth, tongue, cheek, gum, esophagus, and pancreas. It also causes gum disease, tooth decay, and tooth loss,” stated Sonia Young, local Tobacco Prevention Specialis...
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 summer program are no longer under the auspices of the National Boys & Girls Clubs of America or the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Hi-Line. We are still an afterschool and summer learning program, only we now have a new name, “Malta Kids Club” and a new logo, “Explore. Learn. Grow.” Malta Kids Club will open for t...
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 is open Monday through Thursday afterschool until 5:30pm. They are funded through a Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant and this community’s generous donations. Malta Boys & Girls Club afterschool program is free of charge and open to all students enrolled in school ages 5...
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 quitting – even for one day – smokers will be taking an important step toward a healthier life and reducing their cancer risk. This year the event takes place on November 19th, 2020. No matter where you are in life, the Montana Tobacco Quit line is ready and waiting to help you quit tobacco. They offer the co...
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 service from the elementary to the Club after school at this time. We are working on other possible transportation options. With COVID-19 restrictions in place, children MUST wear a mask, be a minimum of 5 years old, AND registered for Kindergarten this fall. Membership Forms may be picked up from M...
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 fall to 18 years old. Membership Forms may be picked up from the front desk at the Club during the week of June 1st, Monday-Thursday, between the hours 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Forms may also be filled out online which can be found on the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line Malta Extension Facebook page:...
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 lungs. People of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. Some of the higher risk populations are people with chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma, people who have serious heart conditions, and people who are...
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 of smokeless tobacco and the health benefits of quitting. “There is no safe form of tobacco. Smokeless tobacco can cause cancer of the mouth, tongue, cheek, gum, esophagus and pancreas. It also causes gum disease, tooth decay, and tooth loss,” stated Sonia Young, local Tobacco Prevention Specialis...
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 and start living tobacco-free! The American Cancer Society reports, “About 34 million Americans still smoke cigarettes, and smoking remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States.” 1,600 of tobacco-related deaths occur each year in the State of Montana....
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 programs and the resources required to keep the lights on and the doors open. Malta Boys & Girls Club is proud to be a Lights On Afterschool partner. “We are all very proud of our afterschool students,” said program director, Sonia Young. “There's no reason that learning should stop at 3 p.m.,...
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 2006 that there is no risk-free level of exposure to secondhand smoke and stated that the only way to protect public health is to eliminate exposure. Tobacco smoke carries at least 250 chemicals that are known to be toxic or carcinogenic, causing lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, and other fatal ailme...
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 major health issue, and are threatening to addict the next generation of youth to nicotine. A new study published in Tobacco Control showed that of the 15% of adult tobacco users who have tried the e-cigarette “JUUL”, only one-third used the product as a way to quit. 32% reported that they used the...
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 taken its toll on the early-1900’s built building, and repairs are needed. Water from the leaky roof has damaged windowsills and floors throughout the building, and Club activities have been canceled several times in the past few years due to flooding from the damaged roof. In addition, new back doors are...
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 bestowed upon an exemplary young person in recognition of leadership, service, academic excellence, and dedication to living a healthy lifestyle. Now in its 72nd year, the Youth of the Year program honors our nation's most awe-inspiring young people on their path to great futures and encourages all kids to...
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 has operated since its beginning in 2005. Built in the early 1900's, the building was the first high school in Phillips County. Through its lifetime the building has served various roles as a high school, elementary school, junior high, and private K-8 school. Today it continues its purpose of serving...
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 on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), both part of the National Institutes of Health, takes place Monday, January 22 through Sunday, January 28. NDAFW celebrates the inquisitive minds of teens by giving them a space (virtual or physical) to ask ques...
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 and their children an evening of fun Christmas activities. Malta Boys & Girls Club was decked out for the evening, complete with outdoor lights welcoming participants as they arrived for the festivities. Club staff and their volunteer helpers were dressed in fun Holiday garb for the special event. A...
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,” Thursday, March 19th. “Kick Butts day is an annual celebration of youth advocacy, leadership and activism for health and against tobacco,” says MHS reACT Co-President, Palmer Giblette, “The tobacco industry dupes people my age into smoking or using spit tobacco because they have to replace their customers w...
