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  • Whitewater High School Class of '72 Holds Reunion

    Ann Motichka, For the PCN|Aug 17, 2022

    The Whitewater Class of 1972 met as a group for the first time in 50 years on August 8 & 9, 2022. Of the ten graduates, eight were able to attend. Missing were Allan Potter who passed away in December 2020, and Dan Kinshella who had business commitments. Attending were Carol Brown Remington, Deborah Carlson, Shirley deMontigny Bakken, Barbara Allery Dunbar, Tina Pehlke Griser, Cynthia Schwarz Lougheed, Ann Severeide Motichka, and Jack Motichka. On August 9th, we met for breakfast at the GN follo...

  • Knights of Columbus BBQ Competition this Saturday!

    Kari Hould, PCN Staff|Aug 17, 2022

    Trafton Park will be the center of attraction this weekend, as the local Knights of Columbus begin the countdown as the Third Annual BBQ contest begins on Saturday, August 20th. At 6 am the grills will fire up and the teams are off and running. The venue has been changed to accommodate the contestants, as many will be arriving by camper and wanted a place to set up and park for the weekend. As of Sunday evening, there are fourteen teams signed up; there is still time to get signed up by calling...

  • Myrtle Hould Celebrates Turning 99!

    Mary LaFond, For the PCN|Aug 17, 2022

    Myrtle Hould, life long Phillips County resident, celebrated her 99th birthday on August 14th. She's an amazing beautiful lady, always welcoming family, and friends to her home with some homemade goodies. If you ask her what she is doing this week, she'll say "I have company coming, so I'm making cinnamon rolls and banana bread." The week of her birthday she was making her famous sweet pickles which were already spoken for. Myrtle is a prayer warrior and an inspiration to us all. God Bless you...

  • Oxarart Honored by Phillips County 4-H, Retires after 31 years

    Kari Hould, PCN Staff|Aug 17, 2022

    After three decades of serving as ring man for the Phillips County Fair, Greg Oxarart is calling it quits. Well, actually...he is "retiring", after 31 years, to "allow younger ones a chance at it" "It was very enjoyable...being able to help the kids," Oxarart said. This year while helping his granddaughter, he saw the "other" side of matters, when he worked the inside of the barns. "I realized where all the workers are. It's the people in the back there, under the shed, that keep the pigs...

  • A Couple Of Shifts: Crowder retires after many more...

    Kari Hould, PCN Staff|Aug 17, 2022

    What started out as picking up "a couple shifts" back in 1979, turned out to be a career that would keep Darl Crowder busy and on the floors for longer than she anticipated. Just short of forty-three years as a CNA at what is now known as the Hi-Line Retirement Center, she said she has been there "through more administrators than I can count." She has seen changes through the four-plus decades, and undoubtedly one of the toughest things she had to do in that span of time just came on July 31st....

  • City Council Hears Reports, Evicts Campers

    Kari Hould, PCN Staff|Aug 17, 2022

    Malta City Council met in chambers Tuesday, August 9th with various items on the agenda. Following opening rituals, the minutes from the previous meeting, the agenda, claim warrants, payroll, and checks were approved. In opening remarks, Public Works Director Jim Truelove reported two campers had taken up residency in Trafton Park and had been evicted. The campers then set up on an empty lot in town, which resulted in their being evicted by the land owner after the City requested their removal and a copy of the city ordinance was provided....

  • Brenda Lee Nessland (October 25, 1953 – August 6, 2022)

    Aug 17, 2022

    Brenda Lee Nessland, 68, passed away at her home in Malta, MT on August 6, 2022. Services were held at the Malta Lutheran Church on Friday, August 12th, 2022. Brenda was born on October 25, 1953 in Malta, MT to Ole and Betty (Hanson) Nessland. She joined siblings Ron, Grace, and Darv in the family home. She attended school in Malta and graduated from Malta High school in 1971. She then attended college at Northern in Havre, MT, where she earned her Associates degree in business in 1973. After college she returned to Malta and the family home.... Full story

  • Clyde Allen Martin (September 22, 1945 – August 8, 2022)

    Aug 17, 2022

    Clyde Allen Martin, 76, of Landusky, MT passed away at his home on August 8, 2022. He was born September 22, 1945, in Lewistown, MT to Harold E. and Amy L. (Larsen) Martin. Clyde and his siblings grew up around Roy, MT. In his younger years he and his twin sister, Carolyn, would trail cows for Joe Murphy; nearly 15 miles, on foot! After graduating high school from Roy in 1963, Clyde enlisted in the US Navy and served from 1963-1966. In 1968, he enlisted again, this time in the US Army, and served until 1988. Following his honorable discharge,... Full story

  • Jody Marie Able-Simanton (October 30, 1964 – August 10, 2022)

    Aug 17, 2022

    Jody Marie Able-Simanton (Pumpkin)(Nee ah ta fae) age 57, Zortman, passed away on August 10th, 2022 on the mountain where she felt the most at home. Jody's care has been trusted to Wilderness Funeral Home in Malta. As per her wishes, there will be no services at this time. Jody was born in Harlem, Montana, on October 30, 1964. Jody was an accomplished saxophone player in high school, a self-taught guitarist, and an excellent swimmer, winning the fastest butterfly in competition. She was an amazing cook and had natural artistic creativity in... Full story

  • Whitewater News & Opinion for Wednesday, August 17, 2022

    Helen Austin, PCN Correspondent|Aug 17, 2022

    There was a 50th class reunion in Whitewater on August 9, 2022. Dinner was served at the North 40. Carol and Gene Brown, Janet Brown (my sis), from Billings, and her children were with her. It was good to see them all. We had a nice visit. Before returning home, they visited the farm where Hills now live. Others attending the reunion were Debbie Carlson of Washington, Tina Pelke, and Cynthia Swartz. The 107th PC Fair was last weekend. It was a real success in spite of the buildings which were...

  • Loring News for Wednesday, August 17, 2022

    Dixie Stordahl, PCN Correspondent|Aug 17, 2022

    School is starting for most of the county's school-aged children this week! I hope everyone has a great year! I spent a few days in Billings with my son’s family and Debbie. Brandie and I took Rocco to Bozeman to stay with Jake and his family for the weekend. It was a pretty drive and Jake and Jazel were great hosts! Brentton, Abby and Zayden, Jeannie and Zoey, and Debbie joined us for dinner on Thursday. The temperature was really up there even at night. But on Saturday a nice torrential r...

  • North Country News

    Pat Murdock, PCN Correspondent|Aug 17, 2022

    Danny, Ree, Lynn, Eunice Simonson, Margie, and Allie Olsen, and Aimee Salvesen were in Malta one evening to visit with Mike and Rae Naas a couple from North Dakota. The Nass family is related to the S.A. Simonson family and the Evelyn Murdock Hanson (Lyle) through their grandchildren. Related two ways!! The couple thoroughly enjoyed Glacier Park while driving through western Montana. A narrow strip of land was hit by rain but many saw and felt the wind and dust storm that passed through prior to coming from the west, north, and sometimes every...

  • Dodson News for Wednesday, August 17, 2022

    Eldora Henry, PCN Correspondent|Aug 17, 2022

    It has been hot again for the last several days and we have had less of the very hard winds that we were having. There has been a little moisture for which we are thankful. As we read our paper this week school will see its first day for this fall being held. Please watch for children as they will be appearing on the streets again. Friends of long-time community resident Brenda Nessland were sorry to hear of her passing last week. Her funeral was last Friday at the Lutheran Church in Malta....

  • Briefly for Wednesday, August 17, 2022

    Aug 17, 2022

    Malta Senior Center BINGO is every Friday at 1:00 at the Malta Senior Center PC Library Knitting and Crochet Club The Phillips County Library hosts a knitting and crochet group from 12 noon to 1 p.m. every Thursday. 5th Grade Bank Meet & Greet...your instrument! 8-18 Come and put your instrument together properly and learn how to hold and make a sound! Come to the HS band room (northeast corner of HS/MS), 4 - 7 p. m., Thursday, August 18th! This will be an open house - come at your convenience!! P. C. Coffee in Billings 8-22 Meet old friends...

  • Neighborly Hands

    Kari Hould, Karis Quiet Corner|Aug 17, 2022

    In your travels and jaunts around town, have you noticed the beautiful display of flowers and the barrel tubs that are in bloom? Have you slowed down enough to enjoy some of the creative arrangements – blossoming and gracing yards? Thank you to all those who perk up the neighborhood, and thank you for being part of the welcome messages to those traveling, visiting or passing through. You make us proud, thank you! Maybe I spoke too fast, as some of you must not have gotten the message to take pride in our community. A slow drive around town also...

  • Cooke City is More Unique Than Ever

    Parker Heinlein, Outdoors Columnist|Aug 17, 2022

    I fell in love with Montana when I first arrived in Cooke City. I was 18. Nestled high in the Beartooth Mountains just north of Yellowstone Park, Cooke was miles from anywhere. The closest town, Gardiner, was more than an hour away through the park. Red Lodge, the next closest, was a long drive over the Beartooth Pass. Cody was just a bit more than 80 miles away, but the road to get there was still gravel interspersed with sections of dirt two-track. It felt very remote. And still does. Maybe...

  • Memories for Wednesday, August 17, 2022

    Compiled by Kari Hould|Aug 17, 2022

    1 years ago- August 15, 2012 Sierra Stoneberg-Holt provided a comment in a letter addressing concern for the introduction of free-roaming bison, stating “We are very proud of our range. It is beautiful and healthy, rich with wildlife and native plants.” 484th Military Police Receive Packages From Home Local members of the 484th MP Company should feel a little closer to home in Afghanistan, as care packages from home arrived, compliments of the local Phillips County CattleWomen. The packages contained beef (sticks), a disposable camera, gummy b...

  • Block Management Program Information Available

    Marc Kloker, MT FWP Region 6|Aug 17, 2022

    Block Management Area (BMA) Program information for 2022 will be available to hunters beginning Aug. 10. Hunters can request their BMA Access Guide online and can print individual BMA property maps and rules at https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/access/blockmanagement. The FWP website, https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt/access/blockmanagement, allows hunters to download the Access Guide, up-to-date BMA maps, and rules for every individual BMA enrolled in the program. These individual BMA property maps and rules are i...

  • Young Brothers lead Charge for Malta at State Swim Meet

    Pierre Bibbs, Publisher|Aug 17, 2022

    The season ended for the Malta Swim team at the 2022 Montana Federation of Swimmers State Meet in Lewistown, and Malta earned a few medals to end the year. The event was held at the Lewistown Aquatics Complex from Saturday, August 6, to Sunday, August 7. Over 500 swimmers were present for the meet. Malta's boys team was seventeenth after scoring 48 points, and the Malta girls team was nineteenth with a score of nine points. The boys were led by 14-year-old Kael Young, who scored a total of 27...

  • 2022 Mangis Memorial This Saturday

    Pierre Bibbs, Publisher|Aug 17, 2022

    In its third installation, the 2022 Craig Mangis Memorial Rough Stock Rodeo will feature plenty of thrills, spills, and action, as it has in previous years. Jerey McEwen, President of the Trafton Park Arena Committee has a message for those that may have never been to a rough stock rodeo before. "Get there early, get a good seat, and hold on to it because it's going to be wild," McEwen said. "It's got a lot of action. There are no boring events in this deal. Stuff will be happening the whole tim...

  • Malta School Board Shuts Down 8th Graders Competing in HS Athletics

    Jennifer French, PCN Staff|Aug 17, 2022

    On Wednesday, August 10, Chairman Carter Clausen called the regular meeting to order in the Boardroom of the Malta Middle/Senior High School at 7:00 PM. Board members present were Carter Clausen, Kevin Koss, Justin Lamb, Scott Meneely, and Jessica Oyler. Others present were Superintendent Matt Genger and District Clerk Jane Knudsen. Visitors attending the meeting were Malta High School Principal Shawn Bleth, Alex Wiederrick, Activities Director Desiree Egger, and Jasmine Young. There were no...

  • Classifieds for Wednesday, August 17, 2022

    Aug 17, 2022

    Home Health Care Provider Experienced Reasonable Rates Call Stacy Solberg for more info at: 406-529-6317 ---------------------- Homemaker Position Phillips County Council on Aging The Phillips County Council on Aging will be accepting applications for a Homemaker position. This is a part-time position up to 19 hours/week. A full job description and application are available at the Phillips County Health Department located at 105 S. 2nd St. E. Applications with be accepted until August 24, 2022, or until position is filled. If you have any...

  • Legals for Wednesday, August 17, 2022

    Aug 17, 2022

    BIG FLAT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING DATE SET FOR OCTOBER 8, 2022 Preliminary plans are being made for the Big Flat Electric Cooperative’s 75th Annual Membership Meeting. The date of the meeting will be Saturday, October 8, 2022, at the Malta High School in Malta, Montana. In accordance with the by-laws, the Board of Directors appointed on July 27, 2022, and have notified the following list of members to serve on the Nomination Committee: District #2 Andrew Jones PJ Kimmel Chris Maloney District #4 Karlene Cochran Robert Fox...

  • Fort Peck Summer Theatre concludes 53rd season with thriller, WAIT UNTIL DARK

    Jennifer Fewer, Fort Peck Summer Theatre|Aug 17, 2022

    In the Oscar-nominated film version, Audrey Hepburn stars as Suzy Hendrix, a blind woman who must use her wits to outsmart crooks and solve a mystery unfolding right before her eyes. The climax has been heralded as "one of the most thrilling moments of theatre to hit the Broadway stage!" FPST's final production of the summer stars Boston based Shelby Art as Suzy, along with Treyson Sherk, Brandon Santos, Bryan Songy, Jay Michael Roberts and Sydney Hayward. Local youth Harper Wesen plays the...