One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
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On Monday, July 7, Shakespeare in the Park returns to Malta with a presentation of As You Like, Shakespeare's pastoral comedy of love and exile. As You Like It follows heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin, Celia, and Touchstone, the court jester, to find safety. Directed by Kevin Asselin, a Montana twist has been added to Shakespeare's work has been adapted to take place in Big Sky Country, circa 1917. This year's presentation of the play is... Full story
Curtis and Bonnie Starr of Malta have accepted a call to serve in the Puerto Rico San Juan Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They will report to the Mission Training Center in Provo, UT, Aug. 4 for two weeks of training before flying to the mission where they will serve for 18 months. The Starrs are members of the Malta Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They recently retired as publishers of the Phillips County News, a weekly newspaper they... Full story
Don was born in 1912 southeast of Dodson in Phillips County, Montana, on the family homestead to Edgar and Julia Gertrude "Gerty" (O'Riley) Lee. He grew up on the homestead along with an older sister, Frances. He attended public school in Dodson and graduated in 1932. During his childhood and young adult life, he worked on the home place in the Milk River Valley. The home place was a combination farm and ranch. The main crops were hay, sugar beets, and other grains. The family also kept cattle and horses. It was during these years that Don... Full story
My father figures prominently in everything I do and a number of things I don’t. Dad hunted and fished and raised a garden. He liked good food and cold beer, enjoyed off-color jokes, and my mother’s company. I hunt and fish more than my father did, raise a larger garden and on occasion drink too much beer. I, too, like a good dirty joke, and enjoy my wife’s company. He was a spiritual man and I like to think I am too, although he was church-going and I’m not. Dad used to always ask if I’d joi... Full story
Last week in this column, I chirped about how happy my family and I were in our new house. It was only a couple of hours after I wrote said column that I got a call from my wife telling me that we had to flee the comforts of the house as there was a snafu with the closing. It seems that we moved into the home sooner than the homeowner would have liked and miscommunications between the relators and the gentleman selling the home left the whole deal up in the air. Things went from happy and comfortable to irritated and prickly in an instance.... Full story
On Friday, June 20, a memorial ceremony for the late Delmar Demarais will take to the streets of Malta and one of his daughters, Debbie, is hoping for some assistance in making the day a special one. The memorial will start at Delmar's old house at 21 South 4th Ave West. at 4 p. m. and continue to the Malta Cemetery. Everyone is encouraged to join on horseback or by any means of transportation from his house. "When I was a little kid, J.J. Smith used to run his cattle through town," Debbie said. "We would sit on the porch and watch the horses,... Full story
A 23-year-old former Malta man, charged with two counts of felony distribution of dangerous drugs, changed his plea of not guilty to guilty two weeks ago in Phillips County Court. Jaymz Shippen was initially arrested and charged with the two counts of criminal distribution in June of 2012 but was later granted deferred prosecution as he agreed to several conditions, two of which were that he pay court costs of $400 and $110 to the Tri-Agency Task Force and that he not move from the state of Texas where the court allowed him to live with his... Full story
It has been almost a month since the Malta Schools have released their students for the summer. Before the school year ended, the high school faced the daunting task of recruiting and hiring nine new teachers to replace the nine that retired at the end of the school year. At Wednesday night's Malta School Board meeting, Malta School Superintendent Kris Kuehn told the board of trustees of two new hiring's, completing the task of filling the vacated positions. "It might be the greatest accomplishm... Full story
PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG June 4 thru June 13 Check out our website: www.phillipscountysheriff.org. June 4, 3:00 p.m. Female requested law enforcement assistance with harassing Phone calls; Deputy re-sponded to the call; case file started for Privacy in Communication and Harassment. 4:19 p.m. Female reported theft of property from the City of Dodson; Deputy responded to the call; case file started. 4:42 p.m. Female reported a large stray dog in her yard; ACO handled the call. 7:36 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory is canceled. 8:48 p.m. 911... Full story
June 18, 2004 10-years ago Headline: Saco landmark is now historical site Nearly 100 years old, the building formerly known as the Saco Mercantile, then the Co-Op Store still serves the residents of Saco. Built in 1907, the two-story brick building served as a general merchandise and grocery store on the first floor with offices on the second. Will and Betty Copple still operate a Laundromat and Will’s Antiques in the building. Historical research by Betty led to the building becoming a National Historic Site in Montana. June 24, 1989 25-years... Full story
The Malta Swim Team took third at their home meet last weekend, led by 10-year-old Darrow Messerly, who pulled out a hat trick in the pool, winning in three events. Messerly won the Men 9-10 100 IM, with a time of 1:44.74 in the final round. He also won the 50 free, with a time of 38.09 and 50 Breast, with a time of 52.01. The pool is a little cold and the weather is cool," Darrow said about the swimming conditions. "The pool is colder so it makes you go faster. That's why I shaved a lot of... Full story
After having a rough year in 2013, due to a majority of the swim team being in the lower parts of their age bracket, the Malta Swim team will look to make noise this year. "Most of these age brackets go in two year age brackets," Malta Swim Team head coach Donnie Lynn told the PCN. "About 70 percent of our team was sitting at the bottom of the age bracket. That's just tough in this sport." But when it came to state last year, two third of the team's swimmers swam better than they were seeded hea... Full story
The Dodson Speedway held their first of three Auto Motocross events this year last Sunday. When all the smoke cleared Havre’s Seth Hamilton brought home the first place trophy in the A main grouping. This comes after he placed first in the second preliminary group. Hamilton’s 79 Buick Regal seemed to have better guts than others in the race and thanks to some slick and daring driving Hamilton looks to repeat his run at the Phillips County Fair scheduled for August 3 at 4 p.m. Another name to... Full story
See Boots and Saddles interviews and results next week in the PCN.... Full story
The Blaine County High School Rodeo Club is sponsoring the Blaine County Kids’ Rodeo for those 18-years-old and under as part of the Blaine County Fair on Thursday, July 10 at 5 p.m. Entries are due by July 3. Entry forms can be picked up at the following businesses: E-Z Mart in Harlem, The Journal in Chinook, The Kwik Stop in Fort Belknap, Norman’s in Havre, Kimber Border Bar and Grill in Turner, West Side Self Service in Malta and the Mountaineer in Big Sandy. For Further information, call Dan and Sandy McNeill at 406-357-... Full story
The Phillips Conservation District announces a new ground water sampling program. Rural water users have expressed concern about the potential effects on water supply from oil development. Water users voiced concerns about chemical storage, production water disposal, frac water injection, waste management accidents at well-heads or injection pits, accidents and/or spills during chemical and product transportation and large withdrawals of ground water. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) and Montana Salinity... Full story
Robbie and Cathy Bear returned after a week in Florida visiting relatives. Al the rest of the family stayed with Bobbie Jean in Havre while they were gone. Scott Henry came to stay with his grandmother, Dora Henry, over the weekend. He attended the wedding of a friend in Zortman while here. The community was saddened to hear of the death of one of our former pastors, Merv Olson. He was a very dynamic and loved pastor and we send our thoughts and sympathy to all his family and associates.... Full story
Remember June 18 is the Loring Annual picnic at the Park! We have some new equipment for the playground so come have fun, eat, converse with neighbors, and have a club meeting! Bring something to share for the pot luck dinner. Sounds like everyone had a great Father’s Day! I felt that it was a little chilly for my taste! Kourtney Simonson, Keira Simonson and Tatum Moore are off to Australia on a basketball trip! Sue Olsen is also going along! Have a fun time, Ladies! I had a note from Bette D... Full story
