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American Prairie is pleased to announce the purchase of a wildlife and waterfowl rich property, located on the eastern border of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Phillips County. The 4,960-acre property comprises 3,075 deeded acres and 1,885 leased acres located south of Dodson, MT. Approximately 1,847 of the deeded acres are under a Conservation Easement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with the intention of protecting and promoting waterfowl habitat. In addition to Fort...
Damien Austin & Dixie Stordahl, board members of the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum just returned from visiting the Phillip & Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami where Cary Woodruff, former Paleontologist of GPDM, has taken a position as the first Curator of Paleontology at The Frost. The facility has beautiful replicas but no real fossils. The prep lab under Woodruff has not been completed yet, but it will be top-notch, with the ability to prep fossils from wherever. And the fossil from...
The Mustang Foundation Scholarship deadline is fast approaching. The scholarship applications are due by April 14, 2023. You can leave them at Malta High School, The First State Bank, or mail them to us at Box 757. The Landusky Scholarships are now available to descendants of anyone that went to school in Landusky but alumni will get first preference on the scholarships. Vo-Tech $500.00, Landusky $1500.00, $750.00, Zortman Mining $500.00, Malta Alumni $500.00, Rose Dyrdahl $2000.00, $1500.00, $1000.00, $750.00, $500.00 , Norman Dyrdahl...
Music has been part of our country for many years and music here in Phillips County is no exception. From the days of gathering in the living room in the evenings to making our way to the country dances across the hills and plains, we have been fortunate to have experienced what some can only dream of. Local residents, Lorraine Watson and Elaine Enerson would like to preserve the memories of musicians in a booklet. Lorraine Watson is working on it as her part of the Watson Family, while Elaine is doing it in memory of her brother, Benny Milks....
Montana lawmakers are laying the groundwork for more permanent solutions to Montana’s suicide epidemic and other mental health challenges with a constitutional proposal to create a mental health trust. Senate Bill 563 would propose a constitutional amendment to the voters of Montana to amend Article XII of the Montana Constitution. SB 563 requires 100 total votes in the Legislature to advance to the November 2024 general election ballot as a constitutional referendum and the proposed amendment would need support from a majority of Montana v...
More cold, wind, and snow on Sunday. Typical Spring Easter stormy weather but we've had enough. Please let us see some warmer weather for a while. Dora Henry rode to Havre with son Bill on Tuesday for Doctor's appointment and rode home on Thursday with Polly Solberg and Vivian Bruckner. While there she went to Lenten services on Wednesday at First Lutheran---combined with the Messiah Lutheran. It was a very nice service. I understand there were no trains running on Tuesday so Velyma’s d...
Happy April! We had a mini blizzard today. I guess Mother Nature doesn’t want to let go of her power yet! I’m so thankful for the moisture! But the amount of snow up here could cause problems if it melts too fast. Last week I said I saw a snowy owl. This week I saw two snowy owls hunting gophers! It is so easy to capture them with the snow. I usually hear the meadowlark song in March but haven’t seen one or heard one yet. I’ve seen many hawks, a bald eagle, and many little birds that fly in...
I must be out of touch. I had no idea that transsexuals, and concealed firearms were the most important issues facing me and my neighbors in rural Phillips County. I would have thought the closing of the local retirement home -- one of seven shut down last year across the state -- or perhaps rail safety, would top the list. Maybe a general lack of rural health care or failing infrastructure in Montana’s small towns might pique constituents’ interest. But no. Apparently we’re more conce...
Competition can bring out the best and worst in people. But we need to be better. I need to be better. I get fired up! Not in a super aggressive, call anyone out of their name, fired up. My fired up is a roar at the top of my lungs, fist pump, jump out of my shoes fired up. Most times, I cannot celebrate or cheer like I want to during sporting events because I am supposed to be neutral and not draw attention to myself. I am supposed to use restraint. It is hard to not display any type of emotion...
Benjamin (Ben) Henry Math, age 83, passed away peacefully with family by his side, on March 24, 2023, in Yuma, AZ, after a short illness. Ben was born June 1, 1939, in Malta, MT, to Henry and Edna (Fewer) Math, the oldest of three siblings. He was raised on the family farm in the Plainsview area, north of Whitewater, where he rode his horse to the country school and then graduated from Whitewater High School in 1957. On Dec. 28, 1958, he married Judy Silva, in Malta, MT. They made their home north of Whitewater, farming and ranching. To this... Full story
Frank C. Jensen, 62, of Hinsdale, Montana, passed away at his home on March 29, 2023. "Frankie" was born on June 17, 1960, the youngest child of Frank and Alma (Nelson) Jensen. He was raised at their place east of Hinsdale near the Milk River. Frankie attended Hinsdale Public Schools most of his life, except for two years spent in Cut Bank, Montana, where he received specialized instruction in learning with dyslexia. Preferring the social aspect of education over academia, Frank focused his energy in developing his trademark sense of humor,... Full story
Sincere sympathy to the families of the latest shooting. Horrible. When are we getting gun control? Back in Montana-sympathy to the family of Ben Math, who passed away recently. Ben was a farmer/rancher of North Whitewater, until his retirement, then he moved to Fort Peck. Ben’s son and daughter, Deb Anderson, live north of Whitewater. Here’s some good news, a new arrival for Mr. And Mrs. Kenny Reichelt of Colorado, a baby boy. Congratulations to them! Kenny was raised in Whitewater and the bab...
Malta Senior Center BINGO is every Friday at 1:00 at the Malta Senior Center Malta School Board Mtg School Board Meetings are held every second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the MHS Boardroom. Times and dates are subject to change. City Council Meetings City Council Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at City Hall at 5 p.m. PC Library Knitting and Crochet Club The Phillips County Library hosts a knitting and crochet group from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday. Easter Breakfast 4-9-23 The Malta Lutheran Church...
Summer Groundskeeper Malta Public Schools is looking for a summer groundskeeper. Duties include, but are not limited to, mowing, watering, weeding and other outdoor work. Must be at least 18 years old and have a valid driver’s license to apply. Approximately 30-40 hours per week. Flexible Hours. Wage: $12.50. Contact the Central Office at 406-654-1871 if interested. ---------------------------- Scout Energy LEASE OPERATOR Job responsibilities will be to maintain and operate gas wells. Mechanical and Computer skills necessary. Class A CDL l...
Underground Sprinkler Maintenance Underground Sprinkler System Maintenance bids are being sought for the 2023 summer season for Malta Elementary and Malta Middle School / High School. Interested contractors may obtain a bid sheet from Jana Moran in the Central Office of the Malta Middle School / High School. Please call 654-1871, if you would like one mailed to you, if you aren't able to pick one up. Proposals are due by Friday, April 7, 2023 by 3:00 P.M. in the Business Office of Malta High School. (Published by Phillips County News 3/22,...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty: Appearing in Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto for an initial appearance on a criminal complaint on March 31 was: Kellen Kantrell Norman, 19, of Polson, on charges of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug t...
1 yrs ago Apr. 3, 2013 Members of the community gathered and carried a large wooden cross to the Kirkwood Chapel in observance of Easter observance. The Ministerial Association held a Good Friday service later. Buffalo from Ft. Belknap wandered approximately 30 miles east onto the property of Larry Smith and Richard Gilmore. The sheriff’s office estimated 150 buffalo; the Ft. Belknap Fish, Wildlife, and Parks agency assured the landowners the buffalo were insured, and all property damages would be taken care of. Joyce Wright entered the H...
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Three Malta Mustang wrestlers qualified to represent Montana and wrestle for Team Montana in the national duals held in Des Moines, Iowa this past weekend. Kohner "Chaka" Schipman (sophomore) and Straud Sims (freshman) wrestled for the freshman/sophomore team and Lane Spencer (7th) was on the middle school team. Team Montana took 2 high school and 3 middle school boy teams and 1 each in the girls division. They left Sidney, MT on Thursday evening and traveled throughout the night and into the af...
The Malta Mustangs Track Team welcomes a total of 13 athletes this season. And though the year is off to a slow start given the snow still present outside the team has been working hard inside according to first-year Head Coach Desiree Egger. "There's always a challenge when the weather doesn't cooperate," Coach Egger said. "Everyone is tired of being cooped up in the gym. However, we have tried keeping it fun by incorporating relays into the workouts and keeping practice to about an hour. We...
The Whitewater Penguins Track Team grew a little larger this season and has retained a lot of talent that they had last season. The girls team consists of seniors Kora LaBrie and Sammie Wisher, juniors Ava Hanley, Kendall Scheffelmear and Paige Wasson, sophomore Shelbi LaBrie and freshmen Sommer Green and Kennedy Simonson. The boys team consists of sophomore Korbyn Skubinna, and freshmen Austin Hanley and Tyler Scheffelmear. Though they haven't been able to practice outside, the team has been...
The Dodson Track Team will have only one girl, but 10 boys to kick off the 2023 season. The lone girl is senior Emma Cole, who has competed for Dodson for the past two seasons. The team also welcomes back Sebastian Best, their lone competitor at the 2022 Eastern C Divisional, but Dodson Head Coach Tianna Bloomer believes that more could make the divisional meet and beyond in 2023. "I see us having quite a few more doing that this year," Coach Bloomer said. "The sophomore boys are stepping up...
The Malta M-etteTrack Team welcomes a total of 22 athletes this season, a couple of which nearly reached the podium at state last spring. In addition to first year Head Coach Desiree Egger, the Malta teams will be led by several familiar faces this season. Shyla Clausen will coach long and triple jumps, Jennifer Rickett wil coach hurdles and high jump, Ryan Wilson will coach sprints, Andy Schell will coach throws, and Pat Sargent will coach pole vault. "These coaches we have are really the...
The Malta Golf Team is chock full of talent with a total of 21 athletes this season, which also includes six seniors. The senior class includes Kaden Bishop, Eli Hanson, Camryn Mears, Addy Anderson, Kennedy Koss, and Madison Williamson. The junior class consists of Elly Anderson and Sydney Gibbs. Sophomores are Kyann Bergos, Kellen Murray, Jason Negus, Braydon Rhoads, and Brittney Sorlie. The freshman class includes Kylie Bishop, Nikki Fast Horse-Johannesen, Shaylee Hines, Layla Messerly,...
The Saco Panthers girls and boys teams have brought back plenty of talent in 2023, and will have a total of seven. Last season, the team fared well in the postseason, with the Lady Panthers placing second at District, second at Divisional and fourth at State last year. The Panther boys took fourth place at District last year. The team will be without junior standout Teagan Erickson who is a part of a Spring and Summer AAU basketball circuit. Erickson was the State C high jump champion, took...
