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Articles from the July 1, 2015 edition


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  • Road Trip

    Mark Hebert, Editor|Jul 1, 2015

    Little did the eight cyclists from St. Paul's School (SPS) know when they woke up in Rudyard on Sunday morning, but Sunday afternoon would be the toughest day of peddling the eight high school students would endure thus far during their 3,800-mile, 48-day bicycle trek across the United States in support of veterans . "It took us a little while," joked Jade Thomas, one member of the eight­ person crew. "And it is so cold out." Thomas' latter comment was in regards to the thermometer sitting at...

  • Diversity on display at Gospel Jam

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 1, 2015

    The Milk River Gospel Jamboree held last weekend was an experience that entertained several hundred at the Malta High School Auditorium. There were many different styles of musical talent ranging from Nashville's Vocal Union a full acapella group, to the Sundrops a group a four children no older than 13 that would put many older bands to shame. One band from the event has toured all fifty states in the last several years of living on the road. That band was The Durocher Family from Grand...

  • 3 Sisters hosts first After Hours event

    Mark Hebert, Editor|Jul 1, 2015

    Darla Niebur, owner of 3 Sisters in Malta, hosted the first Business After Hours event on Thursday in conjunction with the Malta Chamber of Commerce, kicking off the program which allows customers and other business owners the opportunity to make new contacts, renew acquaintances and exchange business information in an informal setting after work hours. · Niebur had a new line of agriculture and farming oriented toys on dis-play, offered customers 20-percent off storewide as well as a 20-...

  • Malta City Council 'rights a wrong' from 2007

    M, Editor|Jul 1, 2015

    At the Malta City Council meeting last Tuesday night, the board members approved a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) following a public hearing so they and the mayor could undo a mistake made by the council in 2007 – well before any of the board members or current mayor were in office – by allowing a residential area in the Central Business District. Prior to the public hearing, Malta Mayor Shyla Jones explained that a CUP is a zoning exception which allows a property owner use of his land in a way not otherwise permitted within the particular zon...

  • A rare win-win for everybody

    Parker Heinlein, Outdoor Columnist|Jul 1, 2015

    A plan to poison Soda Butte Creek offers a rare win-win opportunity for everyone involved. Non-native brook trout live in the upper stretches of the stream which heads in the mountains above Cooke City and flows into Yellowstone National Park. Federal and state fisheries biologists want the brookies removed because they compete with native cutthroat trout for habitat and food. Officials plan to use rotenone to kill all the fish in Soda Butte Creek upstream from Ice Box Canyon. Here’s a better i...

  • Out as Program Director for the Prairie CASA program

    Jul 1, 2015

    Dear Families of Phillips County: I am utilizing this means of communication to share with you that effective in February 2015 I am no longer the Program Director for the Prairie CASA program. Please direct your calls and concerns about the advocate for the children to Mark Douglass at the Havre program. Thank you for your support and understanding. Still... lifting up a child, one at a time, just silently.... Kari Hould Malta...

  • A call to arms: Hide your dogs and small children

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 1, 2015

    I just heard that there was a time where Malta was crop dusted with mosquito killer. And it worked. I’m sure there are a plethora of reasons why the town isn’t crop dusted anymore, but if that time comes again, I will literally stand outside and inhale anything that kills these little biters. Around this time last year, I went on a rant about mosquitoes and I hope it encouraged just one per-son to be vigilant and nuke their own yard with mosquito killer. This season as clouds of mosquitoes ter...

  • A wild week in the USA

    Mark Hebert, Editor|Jul 1, 2015

    It was a wild week in the United States. Take your pick of controversial topics that, it seems, are on the verge of splitting this nation in two. Maybe that is a hyperbolic opening to this week’s column, but if my Facebook page is any indication of the statement, maybe not. I will not weigh in on what I think about the hot topics that went down last week as it would only serve to alienate half of you in the end. I will say that my “Facebook Friends” are made up of folks from dozens of different states, races, religions and political ideal...

  • Briefly for the week of July 1, 2015

    Jul 1, 2015

    Senior Meals Thursday, July 2nd - Picnic Friday, July 3rd - Salmon Tuesday, July 7th - Baked Chicken The June birthdays: Ernie Becker, Janet Berg, Janice Edminster, Betty Hasler, Margaret Leader, Doris Poor, Mary Smith, Jay Southwick. And the winner is Janice Edminster - Congratulations! Thank you Seniors for helping the Boys and Girls Club with snack donations - you all are great! If July is your birthday let us know when you sign in for dinner, Reminder starting July 1st -dinner will be $4. Veterans’ Van Drivers Needed. Volunteer Drivers a...

  • Whitewater News for the Week of July 1, 2015

    Helen Austin, PCN Correspondent|Jul 1, 2015

    Our deepest sympathy to the family of Twilla Johannesen on the tragic loss of 15-year-old Kameron. Patty Young, the Reichelts, Mrs. Ereaux and others attended a class reunion in Big Sandy. They said it was well attended and they all had a good time. Dallas and Ashley Green and Jeanie attended a wedding for Jonathan Green and his bride in Great Falls. A Centennial celebration for Cobblestone Ranch, north of Loring, was held by the Johannesen families. Sally Austin and I attended, as did many...

  • Loring News for week of July 1, 2015

    Jul 1, 2015

    Sincere sympathy to the Johannesen family on the death of Kameron. His funeral was Monday. Shane and Sheldon Johannesen spent the whole week with Grandma Twilla. Pete and Carol Lumsden, Jay and Whitney Blunt and children spent the weekend up at Gates of the Mountains with Carmen and Matt Norville and girls of Whitehall and Jonnae and Jim Slade of Billings. Bette Dyrdahl of Helena called the other day. She was a neighbor of Johannesen's when Iver and Mavis were newly weds. She congratulated them on the 100 years of farming/ranching. Dixie...

  • Dodson News for July 1, 2015

    Eldora Henry, PCN Correspondent|Jul 1, 2015

    The children and their families of Edmund and Gloria Mortenson hosted a reception for them at the Dodson Lutheran Church to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday. They are the parents of Paul, of the family farm and Twila Jones of Belt, and Evan Jones and Rachel Mortenson are the son & daughter-in-law. They also have 6 grandchildren, 4 boys and two girls. Edmund and Gloria were married August 1, 1965 in North Dakota and have since resided on the Mortenson farm north of...

  • Extension Office Crop Tours to start July 7th

    Marko Manoukian, Phillips County Extension Agent|Jul 1, 2015

    The annual crop tours hosted by the Phillips County Extension Office and local sponsors will begin on Tuesday, July 7th at 5:00 pm at the Flansaas/Lumsden/Blunt Farms south of Loring. Wednesday will be at north Wagner, Thursday will be east of Malta on highway 2, and Friday the crop tour will be east of Saco along Highway 2. 2015 Crop Tour Schedule · Tuesday, July 7th, 5:00 pm Flansaas/Lumsden/Blunt Farms, First Security Bank sponsor · Wednesday, July 8th, 5:00 pm Mortenson Farms, First State B...

  • Phillips County Museum News for July 1, 2015

    Lori Taylor, PCN Correspondent|Jul 1, 2015

    Happy 4th of July from the PC Museum! Have fun celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Do you like weird historic facts? Did you know that John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, original signers of the Declaration and who also served as Presidents of the United States, died on the same day: JULY 4, 1826??? Also another President James Monroe died on July 4, 1831. And another President Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4, 1872! What amazing facts. The Phillips County Museum will be closed on July 4th and will reopen on July 6th....

  • Memories for the Week of July 1, 2015

    Mark Hebert, Editor|Jul 1, 2015

    1 years ago July 1, 1915 Landusky will celebrate Landusky is on a fast move for a glorious 4th of July celebration. A meeting was called last Friday and every loyal Landuskin was summoned to be present, the results being the turnout of the entire town Everyone was enthusiastic over the celebration which promises to be one of the best events ever produced in the Little Rockies. Special programs have been arranged for morning, afternoon and evening and every one present will be assured a most...

  • Poultry category pulled from this year's P.C. Fair

    Marko Manoukian, Phillips County Extension Agent|Jul 1, 2015

    The 4-H Livestock Committee, 4-H Council, and the Phillips County Fair Board are in agreement to not have any poultry exhibits at this year’s fair. High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI) has had a major impact in the US with destruction of 48 million poultry nationwide. There have been two cases in Montana in Judith Basin and Flathead Counties in 2015. HPAI is carried by wild waterfoul and is easily transferred to domestic poultry. The disease is also highly contagious among a flock. For these r...

  • Phillips County Sheriff's Report for week of July 1, 2015

    Jul 1, 2015

    PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG June 11 thru June 19 Check out our website: www.phillipscountysheriff.org and our Facebook page, Phillips County Sheriff’s Office. June 11, 2015 11:12 p.m. Deputy performed a welfare check on a person near a business that was closed for the day; all found to be okay. 11:51 p.m. Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 10pm Friday. June 12, 2015 1:36 a.m. Deputy advised an individual near the railroad tracks to leave area. 3:20 a.m. Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 10pm. 7:11 a.m. Alarm received regarding p...

  • Waters shines at 2015 Malta Open Rodeo; will rodeo in College

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 1, 2015

    The second consecutive Malta Open Rodeo held last Friday at the Milk River Pavilion was a success as the stands were jam packed for the event. The PCN caught up with 2015 Malta graduate Madison Waters after she won the Ladies Breakaway event after roping a calf in an impressive 2.53 seconds, setting the bar high for those who followed. “It takes lots of practice and focus and making sure you leave the box right,” Waters said. “It’s taken me a long time to get where I’ve been.” Waters has...

  • 2015 M-ette Basketball Camp

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 1, 2015

    The M-ettes Basketball Camp held June 22-24 hosted 37 players from fourth to eighth grade. It was the third camp held under Malta M-ettes Head Coach Nate Hammond and the first after the team's 2015 State Championship win. Hammond's coaching staff for the camp included M-ettes assistant coach Tyler Hanson and varsity M-ettes Hailey Nicholson, Kaitlyn Smith, Jada Nicholson and Sophia Stiles. The camp featured drills ranging from fundamental to drills taught on the high school level. "We spent...

  • Stolem couple and Korsbeck invade Vegas

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 1, 2015

    Over a month ago in the first week of May, a few local dart throwers proved that the sport can take you further than just your local bar. Shane Stolem, his wife Jacy, Ryan Kovach, Lenny Cebulski and local KMMR radio announcer Kelly Korsbeck all went to and had success in Las Vegas. “This was the first time, first national tournament, first time to Vegas and it worked out really well,” Korsbeck said. Korsbeck lost his first event, 501. He bounced back in Cricket and won first place. He also too...

  • 'Pacing Parson' appears in Phillips County

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 1, 2015

    Auburn, Washington’s Don Stevenson isn’t your average 79 year-old man. Stevenson also known as the “Pacing Parson” is traveling across the United States, in the most primitive and time consuming way possible. Walking. The Nazarene pastor and his wife / support driver Loretta are on their way to Silver Springs, Maryland and along the way their goal is simple: To raise awareness for Pulmonary Hypertension for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. “I pastor seniors in our church and one of th...

  • Grapevine for week of July 1, 2015

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Jul 1, 2015

    Question A: What do you do on the road to stay cool during the summer? Question B: What do you think of the mosquitoes in Malta?...

  • Legal Ads for July 1, 2015

    Jul 1, 2015

    PUBLIC NOTICE: MALTA IRRIGATION DISTRICT WATER USERS ARE ADVISED THAT ONLY ONE MORE IRRIGATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR 2015 IRRIGATION SEASON Due to the lack of water inflows and current conditions of the reservoirs throughout the Milk River Basin, until further notice Malta Irrigation District (MID) will only be able to deliver one (1) more irrigation to water users. Once demoss is over, MID will provide a regular irrigation to each field. Water users will not be able to provide a third or fourth irrigation to fields. Water users will not be allo...

  • Phillips County News Athletes of the Week for June 7, 2015: Erika Nagy & Shay Garfield

    Pierre Bibbs|Jul 1, 2015

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