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On Tuesday, June 7, the primary nomination election will be held in Montana. In Phillips County, there are five republican candidates running for the Phillips County Commissioner District A Republican nomination. The commissioner position in District A is being vacated by Lesley Robinson who is running for Montana Lieutenant Governor on Republican Greg Gianforte's ticket for Montana Governor. There are currently 2,619 registered voters in Phillips County, according to the Montana Secretary of...
On Tuesday, June 7, the primary nomination election will be held in Montana. In Montana's 33rd House District, there are two Republican candidates running for the Republican nomination which are Michael Burns and Casey Knudsen. The position is currently held by Rep. Mike Lang who is running for the Senate District 17 seat soon to be vacated by long-term Senator John Brenden who has termed-out. What follows are the same four questions posed to both candidates, answered in their own words (listed...
On Tuesday, June 7, the primary nomination election will be held in Montana. In Montana's Senate District 17, there are two Republican candidates running for the Republican nomination which are Mike Lang and Wayne Stahl. The position is currently held by long-term Senator John Brenden who has termed-out and unable to run for reelection. Senate District 17 spans the north central and eastern portions of Montana and includes constituents in Hill, Blaine, Phillips, Valley, Daniels, Roosevelt and...
Whitewater High School Senior Connie Elizabeth Wisher is Valedictorian of the Class of 2016. She plans on taking online courses with Limestone College of Gaffney, South Carolina to obtain an AA in Business Administration while she stays in Whitewater to serve her community. She participated in National Honor Society, choir and Student Council. She is the daughter of Chad and Anita Wisher. Layne Nicholas Engel is Salutatorian. He plans to attend Miles City Community College and receive a degree i...
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It takes a lot less to make me happy than it used to. I pulled my minnow trap last week and found three crawdads inside. I was tickled. Bait or a snack, my choice, and it wouldn’t cost me a dime. Perhaps I should have been disappointed with my catch. There was a time, not so long ago, I certainly would have been. Had that trap not held at least two dozen minnows, I would have considered my efforts a waste of time. Now I’m simply glad not to be skunked. Same with fish. Anything less than a limit...
A new set of rules being promulgated by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has the potential to cause a major shift in the employment structure for most Montana employers. Unfortunately, it’s a change that many don’t yet know is coming. The new rules would alter who qualifies to be an “exempt” employee, that is, an employee exempt from tracking hours worked. Today, exempt employees are those who work in administrative, professional, or management roles in the organization and who make at least $23,660 annually. Exempt employe...
With the news of Conrad Burns’ passing late last week, Montanans lost a member of the family. From across the state prayers were offered for Phyllis and the Burns family and fond memories were shared. Conrad was a dedicated husband to Phyllis and father to Garrett and Keely, he was an auctioneer, a high school referee, an agriculture broadcaster and founder of Northern Ag Network, a County Commissioner, a U.S. Senator and always a U.S. Marine – he loved his family, he loved Montana and he loved his country. And on Thursday, Conrad passed awa...
Dear Editor, I have been taught that a man or woman’s handshake was just as good as gold! Well that value is dead and gone in Malta, MT. When we first started renting our home here in Malta we were told, and I quote, “We won't sell this house. You can rent it as long as you need it.” Well, now my family and I are about to be homeless! We paid on time. We took care of the requests in the Rental Agreement. We failed at times, but who is perfect? We have tried to buy this home to no avail. Our credit is horrible. Now we are looking for a renta...
Last Wednesday I took most of the day off. In hindsight maybe I shouldn’t have. My two main objectives for the day were getting a tremendous amount of yard work done and preparing spareribs for dinner. I have had some success smoking meats as of late, so I was pretty stoked about trying to smoke a rack of pork spareribs on my day off. My day started off pretty well. I woke up at about 4:30 a.m. for an early morning workout. Later, I went into work for about a hour or so. Then I went home to a...
Kayleigh Cummings of Whitewater High School has been selected as the Malta American Legion Auxiliary's delegate for ALA Montana Girls State. Ms. Cummings will be in session June 12 through 18th at Carroll College in Helena. The program epitomizes the Auxiliary's mission to honor those who have brought us our freedom by continuing to train young women to be leaders grounded in Patriotism and Americanism. Girls State participants become extremely knowledgeable about the democratic process and how our republic works at the state and national...
May is poppy month. The Malta American Legion Auxiliary will once again be distributing poppies in the downtown area during the month of May. Your donation is greatly appreciated. The local auxiliary retains half of the donations for local projects/veterans. Wear your poppy proudly. A brief history of the poppy is as follows: "The poppy, which symbolizes freedom and the blood sacrificed by our troops during war, comes from the poem In Flanders Fields, written by LT. Col. John McCrae." The poem refers to the poppies that grew out of newly dug...
Summer hit this week! Our temps were in the high 80's for a couple of days! The grass has greened up, flowers are blooming on the prairies, the birds are singing, and the winds were calm for part of the week! I feel so badly for the people who are affected by the wild fire at Ft. McMurray in Alberta. Our skies are grey with particulate material! Tom Stordahl went to Billings for appointments on Tuesday. He visited with David's family Monday night. Loring Lutheran Church will meet at 9:30 on May...
Polly Solberg went to Billings on Thursday to see grandson Devon play in the State music adjudication. She returned home on Tuesday. Dora Henry spent Thursday in Havre, having lunch with Bill and Marilyn Henry while there. Seventh thru twelfth grades had a sleep over in the school on Tuesday night and left early-early on Wednesday for a trip to Butte. Students were excited on all the things they were going to see and explore. Just two more weeks of school remain. Robbie and Cathy Bear were in...
Allie, Sue, Nancy and Margie Olsen, Trax Simonton, his folks, Carlie and Guy, Jim and Sue Higgins, helped Thyus Olsen and Claire Stahl celebrated their birthdays at the GN Hotel Wednesday evening Boy, did we get moisture, rain and snow! The sun came out finally Thursday morning. It was Bill and Jim Murdock who went to Mankota, Canada, late week to watch Bill’s grandson, Colt Kornfeld, sell his bulls. Billie Sky Ozark drove Grandpa Jim to Billings Monday for a check-up. It was good. Helen Austin came back from the hospital and is recuperating f...
The PC Museum doors are open for the summer season and already we have had visitors from 15 states, Canada and Holland. The staff is enjoying the opportunity to share our cowboys, Native American artifacts, and dinosaurs. Visitors are amazed at the wonderful collection that our small museum is able to offer for view. The PC Museum and Historical Society are beginning to make plans for an Antique/Collectible Sale in July. To avoid any confusion this IS NOT a sale of items out of the museum collections. It is a fundraiser for the museum and if...
Get well wishes to victims of the recent bad car accident near Malta and all who are sick. Well, I did not go to the nursing home in Glasgow. I plan to go to Gale’s – my daughter – in Saco to recuperate and then return home to Whitewater. It’s been a long road. Can you believe it is already May? Happy Mother’s Day to all. Janice Reichelt and Calvin went to a “billionaire” workshop. They said it was worthwhile. Joyce (Austin) Donaven went to Puerto Rico, I think. Whitewater graduates, an...
Malta Senior Meals Thursday, May 12th - Lasagna Friday, May 13th - Cabbage Rolls Tuesday, May 17th - Stroganoff April birthdays were John Flansaas, Lois Goodheart, Coleen Haney, Lee Jones, Vern Parker and Marda Southwick. The winner is Lee Jones - Congratulations! May birthdays - sign up when you sign in for dinner. Upcoming concerts in Malta May 16 - Monday - 4/5 Grade Band/Choir Concert - Elementary Gym - 7 pm May 17 - Tuesday - HS Pops concert - HS auditorium - 7 pm May 24 - Eckroth Music Band Display for 4th Graders joining Band - 3:30 - 6... Full story
1 years ago May 11, 1906 Zortman Mrs. R. Earl Forest entertained the Ladies' Club Wednesday afternoon. Covers were laid for eight. The school picnic was held Saturday at Camp Creek. The children played many interesting games in which the older ones joined. At one o'clock, a splendid lunch was served. Mrs. Chic Whitcomb and Mrs. Forest took pictures of the crowd. Later in the afternoon, the autos came for the tired, but happy kiddies. We thank Miss Feeney for her interest in the matter and...
On Saturday, May 7, 330 students will graduate from Northern State University at its spring commencement ceremony, including Malta’s Nicole L. Arnold. The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the NSU Barnett Center. Delivering the commencement address will be South Dakota legislator and NSU alum Jacqueline (Peterson) Sly....
Property taxpayers who want to appeal the Department of Revenue’s valuation of their property must do so no later than 30 days after they receive a property assessment notice from the Department. Once a tax bill arrives, it is too late to appeal the valuation of the property. Appeals must be filed with the County Clerk & Recorder where the property is located. The Phillips County Tax Appeal Board, a three-person board appointed by the County Commissioners, will hear all appeals between July 1 and December 31, 2016. If you receive an a...
The Dodson School District recently held an election for two School Board Trustees. For the three-year term board member, Iris KillEagle won with 61 votes, defeating Wesley Medicine Bear who received 19 votes. For the two-year term board member, Luke Walling won with 56 votes, defeating Cathy Bear who received 26 votes. A total of 82 votes were cast in the election....
Whist On Tuesday, May 3, Leonard Leader ranked first with 54 points and Roger Ereaux was second with 40. The traveling prize was awarded to Jeanette Heinle. Pinochle On Thursday, May 5, Lou Olson took first place with 7,000 points and Noel Emond was second with 6,610. Both Sylvia Kaasa and Marlyn Orahood each had 1,000 aces. Malta Duplicate Bridge At the charity game for the Malta Boys and Girls Club held on Wednesday, April 27, Bonnie Millar and Margo Rush came in first. They were closely followed by John Norgon and Les Solberg. Monday...
Catherine McMahon, daughter of Kathy Bagley of Malta, has been awarded a $7,000 Montana State Chapter P.E.O. Sisterhood scholarship to attend Cottey College in Nevada, Mo., for the 2016-17 academic year. Cottey College is a private, liberal arts, women’s college with two-year and selected four-year degree programs with a residential student enrollment of 350 women. Cottey is the only accredited college in the nation owned and supported by women. Cottey College is one of six educational projects sponsored by the P.E.O. Sisterhood. The P.E.O. S...
Harvey "Lloyd" Jones, 83, passed away May 7, 2016, at his home in Hinsdale. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 13th, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Hinsdale High School, with Pastor Howard Pippin officiating. Burial will follow at Hillview Cemetery in Hinsdale. A luncheon will follow burial. Lloyd was born on October 16, 1932 to Harvey and Marion (Gaasch) Jones, in Hinsdale, Montana. He married Evelyn Weed September 26, 1953 in Big Fork, Montana. They had four children; Debbi, Lorri, Michael and Chuck. Evelyn was the love of his life for 62...
