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From the famous Phillips County Volunteer Fire Department burgers (and fried onions, don't forget the onions) to the 30 vendors; and from the cupcakes and other baked goods to the celebration of farmers and ranchers, the 40th annual Ag Day in Malta last week was deemed another success. "I'd say we had about 350 people show up," Phillips County Extension Agent Marko Manoukian said. "Probably up from last year's attendance because the weather was so miserable." People from all ages and from...
Get ready Malta to be entertained! Six Appeal will bring their energetic a capella music to the Malta High School Auditorium on Monday, March 25 at 7 p.m. Is Six Appeal a comedy group, a vocal ensemble, or a rock band? Audiences have been trying to answer that question for years. Swearing off instruments, Six Appeal uses a cappella singing to span decades of classic oldies, current chart toppers, and catchy original tunes. Featuring vocal dexterity and adventurous song selection, this award – w...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will hold informational town hall meetings April 1, 2, and 3, 2019, in order to discuss and gain feedback on the adjustment of hours of operation at Raymond, Opheim, Scobey and Morgan ports of entry (POE) in Montana. CBP has been working with local community stakeholders to identify suggested locations for these Town Hall events. The locations have now been established. The dates and times can be found at the end of this article. CBP will be adjusting the hours of operation at these respective ports...
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering additional funding through its Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to target specific resource concerns in Montana in 2019: organic and Sage Grouse Initiative cropland seeding. While NRCS accepts EQIP applications on a continuous basis, NRCS has set a deadline of April 12, 2019, to apply for 2019 initiatives funding. Below is an overview of the two initiatives: National Organic Initiative (NOI): NRCS will assist producers with installation of conservation practices...
To parents of preschool children in the Whitewater, Dodson, and Saco Schools Districts who would like to have them participate in a free Early Childhood Screening, the dates are as follows: Whitewater Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 Place:Whitewater School Time:10 a.m to NOON Call Rana at 674-5417 for appointments. Dodson: Date: Thursday, March 28, 2019 Place: Dodson School Time:1:30 to 3 p.m. Call LeeAnn at 383-4362 for appointments. Saco: Date: Thursday, March 28, 2019 Place: Saco School Time: 10 a.m. to noon. Call Diane at 527-3531 for...
PhillCo Economic Growth Council invites you to participate on Wednesday, March 27 in a Ripple Effects Mapping (REM) exercise and help map the history of what Malta and Phillips County has accomplished since our MEDA (Montana Economic Developers Association) Resource Assessment held in 2015. This two-hour REM session is not only a way to visually show all that has been accomplished, and an opportunity to celebrate that, but is also a way to analyze accomplishments and recognize work that still needs to be done. We will be able to use this...
Whist On March 12, Ron Lundman took first with 7,420, Lou Olson was second with 4,630, and the traveling prize was shared by Ken Ruzicka and Ron. Pinochle On March 14, Al Kroll took top honors with a score of 6,900, Noel Emond was second with 6,250, and the traveling prize was awarded to Von Holzhey....
Kaleb Michael Schipman Born 3/9/2019 Kaleb Michael Schipman was born on Saturday, March 9th at 8:55 a.m. Northern Montana Hospital in Havre, Mont. He weighed 8 pounds and 5 ounces, and is 211/4 inches long. Kaleb is the son of Jory Schipman, and Katherine (Elmer) Schipman, of Malta, Mont. Kaleb joins siblings Ross Costa Jr., Lexis Schipman, Cody Schipman, Castielle Schipman, Skyanne Schipman, and Kale Schipman at home. Kaleb's maternal grandparents are Edward and Shirley Elmer of Eudora, Kan....
On Friday, March 8, 2019, Jay G. Conlon (aka Uncle Jay) passed away at his home of natural causes. He was born February 1, 1946, to Dorothy R (Verry) and Glenn M Conlon in Saco, Mont., and always said he'd be six feet tall if it weren't for the mosquitoes. Jay graduated from Saco High School and Eastern Montana College with a Master's degree and claimed to help educate 1,573 Hardin seventh graders in Science and English. Summer crop adjusting jobs with Luke Dyke led to a new future with Rain & Hail Crop Insurance LLC, eventually becoming Vice...
William R. (Spud) Bibeau, age 83, of Jordan, Mont., T passed away on March 5, 2019, at the Garfield County Health Center in Jordan. Bill was born in Malta, Mont., on May 30, 1935, to Ray and Mae (Hardin) Bibeau. He grew up and attended schools in Malta and the surrounding areas, wherever his mother was teaching school at the time and graduated from high school in Lewistown. Spud married Gail Young in 1955 and they had three children: Tanna, Mark, and Mike. They divorced in 1977. In the 1960's Bill went back to school and earned a Bachelor of...
Riley Jane Bear was lost to us on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, March 22, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Parrish Hall in Dodson with burial to follow at the Bear-Matte Family Cemetery on Route 8. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Riley Jane's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at www.hollandbonine.com. Riley Jane you will always be our little girl. Riley was greeted by her uncle, Anthony Bear; aunt, Sarah Jean Jaske; and...
It is so good to be back home finally although I was well taken care of while I was gone. When my son Bill picked me up to take me to Billings for what I thought was a simple receiving of a new Pace-maker I expected to be gone three days---three weeks later my daughter Teri Leys picked me up and brought me home, then to Glasgow for a check of the pace-maker by people from the heart clinic of Billings and she stayed several days to help me get settled and "caught up" before having to go home. Hopefully, everything is going good and things can...
Malta Senior Meals Thursday, Mar 21st - Pulled pork Friday, Mar 22nd - Fish 'n' chips Tuesday, Mar 26th - Meatballs Men's Golf League Notice to all interested Men’s League golfers. There will be an informational/planning meeting for the Marian Hills Men’s Golf League on April 4th at 6 p.m. at the Tin Cup. Election of officers and discussion of the upcoming season will be the topics. Any interested players are to sign up at the golf course or with Bob Galt, 654-2340. Alzheimer's Meeting Monthly: Alzheimer's Meeting every second Tuesday of the...
NOTICE TO NEW CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT APPLICANTS: The Phillips County Sheriff’s Office will no longer be providing Concealed Weapon Permit classes. When you pick up the application, you will see the legal requirements necessary to obtain a Concealed Weapon Permit. If you wish, you can still complete training courses offered around the state OR satisfy the requirements of MCA 45-8-321(5), which is to show your familiarity with a firearm by bringing the weapon you plan on carrying concealed to the Sheriff’s Office and demonstrating to the She...
1 years ago March 19, 1919 Gov. Stewart vetoed five normal school bills, including the provision for the establishment of a normal school in Malta. ♣♣♣ Carl Veseth was to appear as a Hindu lecturer in the senior play. ♣♣♣ George Cowie was appointed deputy assessor for Phillips County. ♣♣♣ Warren Sowers had sold the Idlewild soft drink parlor to the Smokehouse. ♣♣♣ Pete Hoagland had returned from an absence of several months in the army. ♣♣♣ Frank Zuber was back in Malta after being employed at...
People filled the Montana Capitol Saturday to testify during an all-day hearing on two competing bills that would extend Medicaid expansion, some of them arguing to keep the program as is, some arguing for more requirements for enrollees and others arguing against the program completely. Republican Rep. Ed Buttrey of Great Falls and Democratic Rep. Mary Caferro of Helena are carrying competing Medicaid expansion bills, which were heard back-to-back Saturday. With nearly 100,000 Montanans enrolled on the state-federal partnership program, and...
Did you set your clocks forward one hour? Spring forward! Get well to Ray McMullen; come home to Whitewater soon. Sympathy to family and friends of Annie Jefferson. Annie came to Whitewater Lutheran Church with Pastor Nagy for years. She helped at church in different ways. Before church time, she stopped at my house to make sure I was up and getting ready for church. Then she would walk me to church. She will be missed by all. Many from Whitewater Lutheran Church attended Annie’s funeral s...
Jacob Brown Fourth Grade Jacob Brown is the son of Leann Brown. Jacob is in the 4th grade at Saco Elementary School and he informs us his activities are basketball and 4-H. Jacob's favorite class is Physical Education and Mrs. Mavencamp is his favorite teacher. Jacob enjoys playing basketball and his role model is Stephen Curry. Jacob would like to attend Montana State University in Bozeman and would like to play in the NBA. Jacob has two siblings, Dylan and Jose. Josh Salveson Senior Josh Salveson is the son of Gene and Margo Salveson. Josh...
Macy Knudsen receives the Malta Chapter AK, P.E.O. scholarship. Macy Knudsen, a 4.00 Honor Student at Minot State is majoring in communication disorders including sign language, audiologistics and speech diagnostics. Yearly the Chapter AK awards a scholarship to a Phillips County High School graduate after her first college semester. Chapter AK also contributes to scholarships for state-wide women furthering their education. The funds for these scholarships come from the Chapter's famous April...
Mary Hoffman Fogle, 98 years old went peacefully to heaven on March 17, 2019. She was born in Bozeman Mont., on June 14, 1920 to Rudolf and Hermina (Glauser) Hoffman and raised on the family farm on Springhill Road with her ten siblings. She married Lester A. Fogle on December 24, 1938 in Livingston, Mont., and they raised three children. Mary lived in Bozeman her entire life and was the oldest member of the Bozeman Eagles Auxiliary, belonging for 76 years. She worked at the Oaks Grill, Joe's Food store, Kessler Dairy and the Wallace Street...
Mary Hoffman Fogle, 98 years old went peacefully to heaven on March 17, 2019. She was born in Bozeman Mont., on June 14, 1920 to Rudolf and Hermina (Glauser) Hoffman and raised on the family farm on Springhill Road with her ten siblings. She married Lester A. Fogle on December 24, 1938 in Livingston, Mont., and they raised three children. Mary lived in Bozeman her entire life and was the oldest member of the Bozeman Eagles Auxiliary, belonging for 76 years. She worked at the Oaks Grill, Joe’s Food store, Kessler Dairy and the Wallace Street G...
Dodson Public Schools recently announced the February Students-of-the-Month, they are as follows. Kindergarten: Kadence Webb is a very hard worker and has a great attitude every day. Although Kadence missed a lot of school due bad roads, she always worked hard to catch up on missed work and completed it with excellence. Aiden Doney is a great student. He has very few absences and always works hard to get his work done. He is a very good listener and always gives 100 percent participation in everything he does in class. Aiden completes his work...
Happy first day of spring! I can see signs already! The snow has melted enough to fill the barrow pits along the highway! We are getting a little build up in our yard before it starts running! The birds are getting more active! In fact Sally Austin called to report that the geese have come in. It is the latest they have ever come north! The high school prom was held on Saturday! I love to see the beautiful dresses the girls dawn and the guys dressed up in their suits! It always looks so fun,...
Dear Editor, Congratulations too Brenda for taking the time to explain the intentions of the American Prairie reserve (APR). If the American Serengeti succeeds, Eastern Montana, as we know it, will be gone — so will the towns, schools, and etc…not just the farmers and ranchers. I cannot understand why millionaires and other countries such as Germany and Australia etc. are donating money to put our utopia out of business. It’s a wonderful place to live and work and raise our families. Let’s keep it that way! Many thanks to all the lawmake...
Dear editor, The wolf shot near Glasgow was not officially acting like a wild wolf. FWP says that being near buildings, livestock, or domestic dogs is behavior more typical of a habituated or food conditioned animal, a released captive wolf, or a wolf-dog hybrid. In fact, I’ve heard they took DNA from the Valley County wolf to make sure it wasn’t a hybrid. Here is a true tale of wolf-dog hybrids. A rural community vet clinic doesn’t miss many local happenings. We immediately heard about it when an out-of-towner showed up and gave away a litte...
