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When the dust from the Indian Relay Races settled, the last of the 4-H and Boy Scouts of America Burgers had been served, and the Open Class Entries had been taken down and taken home, the final numbers in attendance for the 104th Phillips County Fair were released, proof was in the pudding: Another successful event was held in Dodson. Overall, attendance for the fair was up in 2019 with a total of 4,500 $1 tickets purchased for entry at the two entry points at the Fair Grounds, up by 600 total...
The Malta Senior Center will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Saturday August 17, 2019 from 1-3 p.m. with cake, coffee and lemonade. The event is open to the public. The Moose Hall, formerly located where the Malta post office sits, was home to the first senior center. Hugh Simanton was the director of the group. In the period of 1968-78 members numbered roughly 260. The period of 1978-96 numbers were around 360. Along came the building fund in 1996 with approximately 130 members of which five are still living. The senior center had meals...
A total of 15-rough and tumble brisket barbequing "chefs" will head to downtown Malta this Saturday to square-off in the First Annual Knights of Columbus BBQ Competition, perched on Front Street between Family Matters and the Mint Bar, on a day that will include music, vendors, games, food and drinks and much more. The First Annual Knights of Columbus BBQ Competition is an undertaking spearheaded by Jory Schipman, but Brenda Rummel came up with the idea after attending a nearby event similar to...
Little Rockies Christian Camp will celebrate its 50th Anniversary of "training youth for Christian service" during Family Camp starting Friday, August 30 and running through Monday, September 2. An anniversary celebration program will be held Sunday afternoon, September 1 at 3:30 p.m. All former campers and participants are invited to attend. The camp facilities were originally a Civilian Conservation Corp camp located south of Landusky. The 40 acres were returned to the original owners, Ben...
Raymond “Ray” Sunford, 83, of Missoula passed away on July 30th, 2019 at home with his daughter by his side. Ray was born December 21, 1935 in Saco, Mont., the youngest child to Tom and Randi Sunford. Ray enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Ray was stationed in Germany during his time in the Army. Ray was proceeded in death by his oldest daughter Joy, parents Tom and Randi Sunford, sister Esther and brothers Oscar, Ovid (Ole), Tom, and Ingval (Swede). Ray is survived by his daughters Tami (Jeff) of Sheridan, Mont., and Teri of Mis...
Andros "Andy" Delton Strommen was born on Jan. 3, 1920, on the Saco homestead in the wild rocky hills and arrived at heaven's pearly gates on Thursday, July 25, 2019, surrounded by family. Andy was born to Andrew Mathias and Orl (Crance) Strommen and raised with siblings, Andresa, Oris and Olaf. Andy and his siblings were pivotal in the running of the homestead from very early ages and this is where he found his love for hard work. He valued hard work and appreciated seeing others work hard, too. He was known to outwork men a quarter of his a...
MALTA - Glenn A. Compton, a retired farmer/rancher, passed away Saturday, August 10 at the Phillips County Hospital. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 13, at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Tuesday August 13, 2019 at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Memorials can be made to Loring Lutheran Church, Loring Hall or charity of your choice. Condolences may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Glenn was born January 18, 1924, to Herb and Helen Compton in a homestead house near the Canadian border at...
WHITEWATER - Justin L. Lucas, 37, truck driver, rancher, died August 8, 2019, in northern Phillips County, Mont., as the result of an accident. There will be a family and friends gathering on Friday, August 16, at 7 p.m. in the back room of Stretch's in Malta, Mont. His memorial service will be Saturday, August 17, at 2 p.m. in Loring, Mont. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Loring Volunteer Fire or Loring Hall. Condolences may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Justin LeRoy Lucas was born April 2, 1982 in Malta, Mont., to...
Malta- Fred Itcaina passed away on August 10, 2019, at the age of 92. The family will receive friends at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 15 at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. on Friday, August 16, at Saint Mary's Catholic Church. Interment will be in the Malta Cemetery. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com Ferdinand (Fred) Itcaina was born in Urepel, France on September 13, 1926, to Juan (Jean) and Leonie (Oyarzun) Itcaina. He was the oldest of seven children, raised on the French side of...
Justin Lucas, Phillips County farmer, rancher, husband, and father, was killed in an automobile accident Thursday, August 8, 35 miles north of Malta. The Montana Highway Patrol reported that Lucas was driving a semi hauling a trailer full of hay and overturned after making a sharp turn and the vehicle fell on its side and a fire started after the crash. The MHP reported that a local resident phoned in the crash around 4 p.m. and that local firefighters extinguished the blaze. There will be a gathering for family and friends on Friday, August...
Malta Senior Meals Thurs August 15th Pulled pork Fri August 16th Stuffed peppers Tues August 20th Meatloaf TV District meeting First Tuesday. Phillips County TV District has their TV Board Meeting on the first Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the P.C. Library basement meeting room. All are welcome. No Story Time in August August: The Phillips County Library will not have Story Time during the month of August. Story Time will resume at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11. Livestock Water Quality Workshop 8-14. Livestock Water Quality...
1 years ago August 10, 1919 A special election had been called for September 2, to decide upon a location of a courthouse and jail. Two sites had been offered and feelings were running high concerning the selection. R.M. Trafton had offered a complete block at the "west edge of town," the present site, and a group of businessmen were offering six lots at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Survant Street (where the Woman's Club is now located.) ◘◘◘ The Fifth Avenue Dining Room was opened to the p...
Impact Baseline for all MS students participating in fall sports will be held Wednesday August 14th and Thursday August 15th at 1:00 p.m. Please check in at MS Office at 1:00 pm for the test. Malta High School student schedules are available Wed. Aug. 14th and Thurs. Aug. 15th from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. each day. Malta Middle School Schedules will be available Wednesday, August 14th and Thursday August 15th starting at 1:00 p.m. Key Club Tours for the incoming 6th Graders are Wednesday, August 14th and Thursday August 15th 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Meet at...
Last weekend Kelly and Seth Radtke and their three children, Kaida, Sylvie, and Corbin visited Wink and Terri Cole and took in the fair. Seth also painted their basement while they were here. The Radtkes are from Green River, Wyo. Dora Henry's daughter, Cheryl Ames, of Laurel and two of her great-grandchildren, Willie and Jia Hood of Philadelphia visited Dora this week. Dora had not seen the kids for quite a while. Dora Henry had cataract surgery on her eye this week in Havre. Polly Solberg drov...
"Bursting in Blooms", a patriotic-themed standard flower show presented by the Malta Dirt Daubers Garden Club was recently held in conjunction with the Phillips County Fair. A total of 272 entries were made by 60 entrants in the Horticulture Category with Cindi Salveson receiving the Horticulture Excellence award for her outstanding red Maltese Cross flower entry. Toni Ziegler received the Sweepstakes Award and Kathy Waters took home the Award of Merit. A total of 60 entries were made by 19...
Another successful season for the Malta Swim Team came to a conclusion the first week of August in Sidney, Mont., as the swimmers competed in the State Swim Meet. Team Coach Cassandra Pratt, in her third year leading the team, said that though the weather was hot, the six swimmers who qualified for the State Meet showed up ready to compete and she couldn't believe that the season was already at its end. "The season flew this year," Coach Pratt said. "With a much smaller team this season I had...
8-7. Sympathy to victims of gun violence and to victims of fires near Helena, Mont. Get well to Tricia (Hammond) LaBrie, to Steve Young, and Ion Simanton, all of Whitewater. Congratulations to Janice and Curt Reichelt on their 40th wedding anniversary! They celebrated it, combined with a wonderful family reunion on Saturday, July 27. In attendance from outside of the area were Curt’s sister from South Carolina. Also, many of his family of Reichelt's from Big Sandy, Mont. Kirk, Henry, and K...
Let’s travel to southern Phillips County and visit about the intersection of U.S. 191 and Montana 66. Or as commonly known throughout Phillips County as the “DY”. Early Montana history tells the story of a trail that was used by the Metis. The trail started in Canada and meandered all the way to the Yellowstone. This trail was known as the DY Trail. The “D” stood for the Dominion of Canada and the “Y’ stood for the Yellowstone. Travel forward a few years in time and Lawrence Duncan starts the first bar at the junction with land Ruel Horner a...
Last Wednesday, Congressman Greg Gianforte was in Malta to meet community leaders from Phillips County, including county commissioners, a border patrol representative, local business leaders, and city officials. They discussed roadblocks that federal regulations pose, the local economy and employment, border security, and community projects....
Rentals Three-bedroom apartment in Malta. One room and bath upstairs, two-bedroom, day room and bathroom downstairs. Newly remodeled, all new paint, carpet, washer and dryer. Water, garbage, and sewer paid. Centrally located. Rent is $700 per month, $700 deposit. No smoking, no pets. Call 654-2020 for more information or visit the Phillips County News office for an application. 1 & 2 bedroom Apartments Available For more information call 654-1302 or stop in at the Edgewater. HELP WANTED Full-time Clinic Ward Clerk Phillips County Hospital is ac...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Town of Saco will conduct a public hearing on its annual budget for fiscal year 2019-2020 at the regular scheduled meeting of the Town Council on August 14th, 2019 at the Town Hall. Any taxpayer or resident may appear and be heard. The hearing may be continued from day to day until the budget is adopted. Any questions please call Mayor Simpson at 406-654-4395 or the Town Office at 1-406-527-3312. (Published by Phillips County News 08/14/2019) MNAXLP STEPHEN R. BROWN, JR. BOSCH, KUHR, DUGDALE, MARTIN & KAZE, PLLP P.O...
