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Articles from the January 20, 2016 edition


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  • Whitewater School's breakfast programs cracks top 20 in Montana

    Mark Hebert, Editor|Jan 20, 2016

    It's Wednesday morning in Whitewater and the smell of sausage cooking floats through the halls of the school. Though no students have arrived on campus yet, Whitewater School head cook Carol Simanton, in her 20th year at the school; has most of the day's breakfast cooked and is putting the final touches on a huge pan full of scrambled eggs and the aforementioned sausage. Bowls of fresh fruit are laid out on a counter and dispensers of cold cereal are are all ready for all who might enjoy a...

  • Bloomer named JMG Teacher of the year

    Mark Hebert, Editor|Jan 20, 2016

    Dodson teacher Tianna Bloomer was recently recognized as the Jobs for Montana Graduates Teacher of the Year, an award she didn't know she was up for, but one she happily accepts. "I had no idea, and I don't know the process or who nominated me," Bloomer admits. "But it is a great honor." The focus of the class, which is targeted for juniors but can be taken by all upperclassmen, assist students to stay in school, graduate and successfully transition from school into employment, post-secondary...

  • Skating rinks open in Malta

    Mark Hebert, Editor|Jan 20, 2016

    The frigid temperatures that hit Phillips County last weekend couldn’t have come at a better time …at least for those folks who are fans of ice skating. At last Tuesday’s Malta City Council meeting, Public Works Director Jim Truelove let the council members know that he had recently started filling one of Malta’s two ice rinks (this one located at 7th Street East and 6th Ave East, Behind the Prellwitz property.) Malta Mayor Shyla Jones said she had received several requests for the rink to be filled with water and the City obliged. (Later in th...

  • PC Coalition for Healthy Choices meets in Malta

    Mark Hebert, Editor|Jan 20, 2016

    Last Wednesday in Malta, about a dozen people joined Carol Smith and Sonia Young in the basement of the Phillips County Coalition for Healthy Choices building to discuss the organization’s newest grant and to get an update on the what the group has been up to over the past few months. The Partners for Success Grant, which provides $281,150 over the next five years, allows the Coalition for Healthy Choices to focus on underage drinking, drinking and driving -- target people ages 12-to-20 – and prescription drug abuse and misuse in people age...

  • Letting down her hair

    Mark Hebert, Editor|Jan 20, 2016

    The Missoula Children's Theatre made their 23rd consecutive trip to Malta last week where 50 area children performed this year's play, Rapunzel drawing an audience of 450 people in two days. Above, Emma Harms, as Rapunzel, is book-ended by unicorns Layla Messerly and Lena Tremblay....

  • Malta School Board meeting recap

    Mark Hebert, Editor|Jan 20, 2016

    The Malta School District held their first regular school board meeting for 2016 where each of the district’s three school principals gave their monthly reports and a discussion about purchasing a new school activity bus was discussed. Malta School’s Superintendent Kris Kuehn informed the board’s trustees that the bus to be replaced has recently had engine troubles that start with the radiator. The board’s transportation committee brought several different busses with a wide range of prices to the board to look at. After 15-minutes of discuss...

  • The plastic bag conspiracy

    Parker Heinlein, Outdoor Columnist|Jan 20, 2016

    Anyone who has visited Livingston in the middle of winter has no doubt seen and heard the plastic grocery bags hung up on the branches of trees in town where they pop and snap in the wind. It’s an unsightly winter phenomenon, the result of uncorralled trash and unrelenting winds. The problem disappears from sight in the spring when the trees leaf out and the foliage hides the remains of the plastic bags. I never considered it anything more than a seasonal reminder not to litter, but now I find i...

  • Best week ever? Not so much

    Brandon Nicholson, Columnist|Jan 20, 2016

    Well, it is official. My luck has run out… I am not a billionaire. The major $1.5 billion Powerball was won this last week. Unfortunately, the tickets I purchased were duds. You’re four times more likely to get struck by lightning than winning the lottery. Thankfully I dodged a bullet on the lightning too. My luck got even worse Sunday when Peyton Manning and the Denver defense knocked my Cinderella-Steelers out of the postseason. I cannot catch a break; hopefully things will be different this week. I have a very exciting NBA matchup to loo...

  • BLM Exceeded Its Authority When It Approved APR Request

    Jan 20, 2016

    In a formal protest submitted yesterday to the Malta, Montana, field office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), R-CALF USA asserts the agency overstepped its authority. On December 28 the BLM provided notice of its proposed decision to allow the American Prairie Reserve (APR) to graze bison on the Flat Creek Allotment located in Phillips County, Montana. Currently, the grazing permit for the allotment designates cattle as the approved species. In addition to allowing the APR to graze bison, the BLM also proposed to allow the APR to remove...

  • Dark and full-bodied, like me.

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jan 20, 2016

    I wasn’t always a coffee snob. I have never been one of those types to confuse a barista with insane 20 step instructions to make a perfect cup of Joe, yet I am still pretty picky about my coffee. I like my coffee black and strong. If it’s too weak, that’s a problem. Even as a kid at church services, I liked coffee. But I liked it with creamer. I liked it not only because I thought it perked me up for the three hour event but because I genuinely loved the taste. Then I went to college. In those...

  • David John Clowes

    Jan 20, 2016

    David John Clowes David John Clowes, 85, passed away January 14, 2016 at Francis Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. A Funeral Mass was held on Monday, January 18 at St. Raphael's Catholic Church with Father Jose Valliparambil officiating. Burial followed at Highland Cemetery. A luncheon was held after burial at the Cottonwood Inn. A wake will be held Sunday, January 23 at Bell Mortuary in Havre. Please send any memorials to Glasgow Education Fund or Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital. Dave...

  • June M. Simanton

    Jan 20, 2016

    MALTA-June M. Simanton, 82, retired lab and X-ray Technician, died Saturday, January 16, 2016, at the Glasgow Hospital. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. on Friday, January 22, 2016 at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel in Malta. Interment of her cremated remains will be at a later date. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. June was born June 1, 1933 in Hallock, Minnesota the daughter of Alfred and Frances (Gamble) Walters. After high school she attended a Lab and X-R...

  • Whitewater Rural News for January 20, 2016

    Pat Murdock, PCN Correspondent|Jan 20, 2016

    Mrs. Lyle Hanson, (Evelyn Murdock) her daughter, Lori Haugen (Mrs. Curt), daughters Emily, Carlie and Macey, from North Dakota, visited over the holidays with sisters, Ree and Margie, brothers, Jem and Bice and families. They all spent the New Year’s Eve at the Murdock Ranch playing cards, visiting and eating. Korbyn and Emmett Scubina (sons of Laura Dunbar and grandson of Barb and Pat Dunbar) visited from Cascade over the holidays. They also got to visit with Great-grandma Shirley Dunbar too. Debbie (Math) Anderson’s mother, Judy Platte, fro...

  • Dodson News for January 20, 2016

    Eldora Henry, PCN Correspondent|Jan 20, 2016

    Both boys and girls teams lost their games last week although they played well and put their hearts into it. Wink and Terri Cole returned from Billings where Wink had treatments this week. Rosie Bednarczyk and Doris Nicholson were up for lunch at the Wapthatau Center on Thursday. Doris is leaving soon for California to visit family. Dora Henry attended a COA meeting in Malta Wednesday and met the new Phillips County Health urse. June Cornell reported good donations of both money and supplies at...

  • Whitewater News for January 20, 2016

    Helen Austin, PCN Correspondent|Jan 20, 2016

    President Obama’s State of the Union address was inspirational and gave hope for the future, which we all need. Whitewater School was in full swing after Christmas vacation. Some of the teachers went out of town for the holidays. Whitewater Lutheran Church has a business meeting on Sunday, January 24. lunch will follow. Congratulations to the PC News correspondents, great job! Whitewater-Loring Boosters Club are planning a bus trip to Harlem for Lunch and bowling! (I don’t know if I will go yet...

  • Briefly for the week of January 20, 2016

    Jan 20, 2016

    Malta Senior Meals Thursday, January 21st - Chili & Corn bread Friday, January 22nd - Dill Salmon Tuesday, January 26th - Beef Stroganoff Do you have a January birthday - let us know when you sign in for dinner. Card times Monday Bridge Club The Bridge Club meets every Monday at 6 p.m. Whist Whist is held every Tuesday at 1 p.m. Wednesday Bridge Club The Bridge Club meets every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Thursday Pinochle Pinochle is held every Thursday at 1 p.m. Friday Bingo Bingo is played every Friday at 1 p.m. Chair Exercise in Malta On Monday,...

  • First State Bank Convenes 112th Annual Meeting

    Jan 20, 2016

    In his annual report to stockholders, First State Bank of Malta President Robert Galt mentioned that 2015 was a challenging year but happily reported the bank had a profitable year with a 3-precent growth in total assets and deposits. "The First State Bank's equity position increased to $20,200,551 compared to $19,284,497 in 2015," said Galt. "This is the first time the Bank's equity ended the year above $20 million. The challenges we are experiencing in the ag markets have tested First State's...

  • Shriners; Helping Kids, having fun

    Noble Doc Curtis, PCN Correspondent|Jan 20, 2016

    On Saturday, January 9th, Noble Scott Robinson of Malta was installed as Potentate of the Algeria Shrine at the historical Shrine Center in Helena, MT. "The Shriners" enjoy wide recognition by the characteristic Red Fez they wear as their badge of distinction, adding their pageantry and color to many, if not most community affairs, parades, and activities. Through the generosity of the members of their individual communities the Shriners maintain the twenty-two well known Shriners' Hospitals...

  • Kaycee Howard named to NDSU Dean's List

    Jan 20, 2016

    Whitewater's Kaycee D. Howard was among the 3,782 North Dakota State University students to be placed on the fall 2015 dean's list. A student must earn a 3.50 grade point average or higher and be enrolled in at least 12 class credits to qualify. Howard is studying Veterinary Technology at NDSU and she was Whitewater High School's 2015 Salutatorian....

  • Memories for the Week of January 20, 2016

    Mark Hebert, Editor|Jan 20, 2016

    1 years ago January 20, 1916 Local News Reports came this morning regarding the killing out on Cow Creek that Blaine County authorities have refused to accept the body of the murdered man and the prisoners, as they are of the opinion that the crime was committed in Phillips County and the remains, as well the prisoners, are on their way to Malta and will be here tonight when an autopsy will be held. Sheriff Buckely of Blaine County will be here to look after the interests of his county. Swift...

  • Spot Light for week of January 20, 2016: Marty Lundstrom

    Sarah Osmundson, Reporter|Jan 20, 2016

    Marty Lundstrom What's the best gift you ever had? When my best friend, Jack Weaver of Kalispell, came to my 40th Birthday. How was the party today? (1/14/2016) Awesome! Does 50 feel any different or same? Nope, feel the same. Ready for another 50. Where do you work? CHS Big Sky from Columbus to Malta and Rudyard to Saco for equipment sales and some liquid feed. Locally Turner, Harlem, and Malta. What are your favorite hobbies? My favorite hobbies are hunting, fishing and drag racing and I get...

  • Grapevine for week of January 20, 2016

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jan 20, 2016

    Grapevine questions for this week were answered by Dodson students at last Saturday's Home game against Lustre. Question A: What is your favorite winter activity? Question B: What is your favorite lunch meal at school?...

  • Loring News for week of January 20, 2016

    Dixie Stordahl, PCN Correspondent|Jan 20, 2016

    For about a month until February 20, five planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, will be visible in the sky at the same time just before sunup. Take a moment to look up as you go out to do chores. Jeanie Green and Dixie Stordahl went on an adventure to Billings to sell Jeanie's wool and visit friends and relatives. Carol Remington (Brown), Janet Brown and Lorrie Niles met us for dinner. Jeannie Schroeder, Saige and Zoey met Dixie at the hotel for some swim time. We all had a great...

  • Nicole Arnold makes Dean's, All-Academic lists

    Jan 20, 2016

    Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D., has released the dean's list for the fall 2015 semester. The list includes Nicole Arnold, a 2012 Malta High School graduate who is in her final semester of school at the institution. Students who have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester are eligible for the dean's list. Students who have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester are eligible for the dean's list. Arnold is listed on the 4.0 full time student...

  • Phillips County Sheriff's Report for week of January 20, 2016

    P.C. Sheriffs Office|Jan 20, 2016

    Please remember to file a new burn permit for the 2016 year. If you plan on doing any burning in 2016, please file one BEFORE you start to burn. These permits are good for all of 2016 and you only have to file one a year, not every time you burn. All 2015 permits will no longer be valid after December 31, 2015. Thank you! December 30, 2015 11:02a.m. A medical alert company requested assistance with an unresponsive alarm at a local residence; Deputy responded to the call; all found to be okay and alarm canceled. 2:14p.m. 911 received requesting...

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