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  • Boots over helmet

    Aug 18, 2021

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  • City Council meeting update

    Mark Foss, PCN Staff|Aug 18, 2021

    The Malta City Council met on Tuesday, August 10, for their regular bi-weekly meeting. The council passed resolution 1302 to authorize the submission of the MCEP Infrastructure Planning Grant application and resolution 1303, calling for a general election. They also passed the ok for out-of-city garbage pick-ups for two places that are already on a route and would not be out of the way. Public Works Director Jim Truelove reported to the council that the city crew had done two digs since the last meeting. The crew had also done two meter-pit...

  • School Board talks New Year, COVID Rules

    Mark Foss, PCN Staff|Aug 18, 2021

    The Malta School Board of Trustees met Monday, August 9, for their last monthly meeting before the school year gets started on August 25. Of all of the action items on the agenda that night, one of the most interesting to students and families for the coming year is the COVID-19 rules that will be put in place. Malta Superintendent Matt Genger said, “This is going to be a very fluid situation throughout the year.” As for the beginning of the year, “Everybody who rides the bus to Malta public schools will have the opportunity to wear a mask....

  • Knights Hold Annual BBQ Event

    Mark Foss, PCN Staff|Aug 18, 2021

    The Knights of Columbus held their second annual, (we don't count last year because of you know what), BBQ Competition/fundraiser last Saturday. The all-day event, because you don't smoke brisket, or anything for that matter, fast, started early in the morning with teams showing up to select their brisket at 6 a.m. The teams had until 5 p.m. to turn in their finished product. In between those two times, the teams also had another competition of cook's choice that had to be turned in by 2 p.m. Th...

  • Whitewater News & Opinion for Wednesday, August 18, 2021

    Helen Austin, PCN Correspondent|Aug 18, 2021

    Montana fires are all over. Let’s hope and pray they are out. The Phillips County Fair was so fun and wonderful!! I went three days! Friday, I looked at the exhibits and animals. Congrats to all the winner (including my WW News Book and “Hills Beyond Whitewater Creek” book. Irene Wendalyn (Chinook) and I went to Friday’s concert. It featured 3 music groups, all were great especially “Reckless Kelly”, Suppertime we ate at the 4-H booth. We had hamburgers, pie etc. Saturday in the morning, Ir...

  • Dodson News for Wednesday, August 18, 2021

    Eldora Henry, PCN Correspondent|Aug 18, 2021

    The weather is still hot in the daytime and mostly quite cooler at night. We have not received any of the rain showers predicted yet. Maybe they will come soon. We are still on water restrictions---hope the water lasts if this drought continues... School starting is looking closer all the time. Dora Henry attended a Council on Aging meeting in Malta this week. Polly Solberg went to Billings for the weekend---her granddaughter was competing in Horsemanship in the special Olympics. Velyma...

  • Loring News for Wednesday, August 18, 2021

    Dixie Stordahl, PCN Correspondent|Aug 18, 2021

    Good luck to all the students who start school this week! May you have a great year with lots of special memories and good friends! The Turner School is sponsoring a Sunday Funday on August 29, with a pot luck meal! So to celebrate new beginnings and goodbye to the hottest summer, go over to the Turner School! Richard, Shannon and Charli Carr celebrated their final day at the GPDM with Dixie Stordahl at the Blue Ridge Brewery Trivia Night on Thursday! It was an interesting summer! All the best...

  • I will always choose local

    Parker Heinlein, Outdoors Columnist|Aug 18, 2021

    I usually grow a big garden -- corn, potatoes, peas, beans, squash, and the like. This year I didn’t. So little rain fell in April and May that it seemed a good idea to skip gardening, and concentrate on fishing instead. I did plant a row of tomatoes and peppers, and I’m growing some pole beans, but that’s it. I just didn’t want to fight the drought. Instead I gave in. My yard dried out and yellowed a month ago. There’s no grass to mow, but I still knock down the weeds every couple of weeks. Wh...

  • A Perfect Night in My Home State

    Mark Foss, Thoughts on Things|Aug 18, 2021

    As a kid growing up in a small town in Iowa, there wasn’t a whole lot to do. We were too small of a town to have a swimming pool and the closest one was nine miles away. That’s a bit too far for a ten-year-old to ride his bike, swim all day and then ride back. Believe me, I did try it once. I was completely worn out before I tried to ride back home. Luckily, one of my friends’ dad drove me home with my bike in the back of his truck. The one thing we did have as kids was baseball, and I played it every year. Little League, Babe Ruth, and High Sc...

  • Donna Lefdahl Brandon

    Aug 18, 2021

    Donna (Lefdahl) Brandon passed away peacefully at age 93. She was born and raised in Malta, MT on the family farm south of town, to Iver and Mabel Lefdahl. Donna was the youngest of four children. She graduated from Malta High School in 1945 and in 1948, she married Willard Brandon. Together, they had four children, Allen, Robert, Bill, and Judy. Donna moved to Great Falls in 1995, however Malta was always home in her heart. Donna took great pride in living and serving in the Malta community. She was one of the last telephone operators before M...

  • After Daines' Push, ALL Montana Counties Now Qualify for USDA Disaster Relief

    Katherine McKeogh, Press Secretary of Sen. Daines|Aug 18, 2021

    Good afternoon – Following a successful push by U.S. Senator Steve Daines, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that ALL Montana counties now qualify for drought disaster relief. “Montana farmers and ranchers have been struggling in the face of severe drought conditions across the state,” Daines said. “I am glad to see the USDA recognize this and grant ALL 56 of Montana counties this needed emergency assistance. I will not give up my work to ensure Montana’s ag community has all needed resources during this time.” Senator Dai...

  • Breaks Elk Working Group meeting in Malta August 18th

    Marc Kloker, MT FWP Region 6|Aug 18, 2021

    Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will host a Breaks Elk Working Group meeting in Malta on Aug. 18 from 5-8 p.m. in the Malta Business Center. The meeting is open to the public. Topics to be discussed include: Most recent elk population and harvest surveys, Updates on the statewide Elk Management Plan process, and 2022-2023 season setting process/regulations simplification objectives. FWP ensures that its meetings are fully accessible to persons with disabilities. To help ensure the safety for participants and the community FWP will adhere to any...

  • FWP urges hunters to check fire status, make safety a priority

    Marc Kloker, MT FWP Region 6|Aug 18, 2021

    With our region of northeast Montana suffering extreme or exceptional drought with the constant threat of wildfires, hunters and other recreationists taking to the field must be aware of local fire restrictions and closures and take necessary precautions. Archery antelope hunters will be hunting with their 900-20 hunting licenses starting Aug. 15. Montana’s upland game bird season (and mourning doves) open Sept. 1, along with the archery-only hunting season for deer, elk, antelope, bighorn sheep, black bear, wolf and mountain lion on Sept. 4...

  • Briefly for Wednesday, August 18, 2021

    Aug 18, 2021

    Malta Senior Center BINGO is every Friday at 1:00 at the Malta Senior Center ------------------------ Kiwanis Family Dinner 8-17-21. No Kiwanis meeting on Tues. Aug. 17. Kiwanis will help set up and serve at family dinner, 6 pm at Malta Kids Club, formerly known as Boys and Girls Club. --------------------------- 5th Grade Meet and Greet Your New Instrument 8-19-21. Malta Fifth Graders! On Thursday, August 19, from Noon - 2 p.m., meet and greet your new instrument! Meet at HS band room to learn how to put together your instrument and how to...

  • Memories for Wednesday, August 18, 2021

    Compiled by Mark Foss|Aug 18, 2021

    1 years ago- Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Gas prices up August 15 – Average retail gasoline prices in Montana have risen 0.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.71/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.60/g, according to gasoline price website MontanaGasPrices.com Including the change in gas prices in Montana during the past week, prices yesterday were 83.1 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago. Arnold Top Female Finish in Triathlon Malta a...

  • 2nd Annual Craig Mangis Memorial held in Malta

    Pierre Bibbs, Publisher|Aug 18, 2021

    The Second Annual Craig Mangis Rough Stock Memorial featured plenty of action last Saturday night at the Trafton Rodeo Arena in Malta. The event is in memory of Craig Mangis who passed away on May 27, 2019. Amongst the hundreds at the event were Mangis' wife Mary Mangis, daughter Katie Skiff, son Matt Mangis (who lives in South Dakota), and Skiff's children McKinley and R.C. Skiff was asked about the event. "I think it's awesome," Skiff said. "It is very cool that they are doing this and we as...

  • Girls on Shred visits Malta

    Pierre Bibbs, Publisher|Aug 18, 2021

    Skateboarding enthusiasts of all ages had a chance to come out and be a part of a free clinic put on by Girls on Shred last Thursday, August 12, at the Malta Skatepark. The PCN had the chance to talk to a couple of members of Girls on Shred during the event. "I am a teacher and a skateboarder, so I love getting out to skateparks and helping kids learn," said Girls on Shred instructor Kim Petersen. Though they spend much of their time at the numerous parks in Missoula and other nearby towns,...

  • GROw Training comes to Malta

    Pierre Bibbs, Publisher|Aug 18, 2021

    Last week, young basketball players from the Malta community experienced GROw Training, a basketball camp put on by Ro Wiggins, a coach, and trainer who will soon be in Phillips County to stay. Wiggins, who lives in Boise ID., held a three-day training camp from Monday, August 9, through Wednesday, August 11, at the Malta High School Old Gym. Camp for third through fifth grade was held from 9 a.m. through 10 a.m. Camp for sixth through eighth was held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and high school...

  • Oklahoma Bound!

    Aug 18, 2021

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  • Legals for Wednesday, August 18, 2021

    Aug 18, 2021

    LEGALS BIG FLAT ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING DATE SET FOR OCTOBER 9, 2021 Preliminary plans are being made for the Big Flat Electric Cooperative’s 74th Annual Membership Meeting. The date of the meeting will be Saturday, OCTOBER 9, 2021, AT THE MALTA HIGH SCHOOL IN MALTA, COUNTY OF PHILLIPS, AND STATE OF MONTANA. In accordance with the by-laws, the Board of Directors appointed on July 15, 2021, and have notified the following list of members to serve on the Nomination Committee: District #1 Wallace Beck Bonnie Harmon Gene B...

  • Classifieds for Wednesday, August 18, 2021

    Aug 18, 2021

    HELP WANTED Dodson School is hiring to fill the following positions for the 2021-2022 school year. Any persons interested may contact Wendy Hopkins - Athletic Director, at 383-4361. Assistant High School Boys Basketball Coach Assistant High School Girls Basketball Coach Jr. High/Elementary Girls Basketball Head Coach Jr. High/Elementary Girls Assistant Basketball Coach Jr. High/Elementary Boys Assistant Basketball Coach --------------------------------- Join the Tin Cup Bar & Grill Team BARTENDERS COOKS (Must be willing to work flexible hours)...