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  • 56th Saco Fun Days Parade, Stars & Stripes Talent Show

    Mark Hebert, Publisher|Sep 4, 2019

    Of the may activities held over the 3-day, 56th Annual Saco Faun Days last weekend, Royce Strobbe found herself front and center for at least two. As the nearly 20 floats lined up on Highway 243 in Saco for the Fun Day Parade - a procession which started at the Saco Post Office and stretched down past Maple Street - Strobbe and Billie Sky Ozark sat on a bench, preparing for Strobbe to sing the National Anthem ahead of the parade's start. "I have sung it at least four or five times this week," St...

  • Group looks to bring rodeo back to Malta arena

    Mark Hebert, Publisher|Sep 4, 2019

    At the final Malta City Council Meeting for August, Malta's Jerey McEwen approached the Council about forming a new Rodeo Committee that would take over the rodeo arena at Malta's Trafton Park. At the first Malta City Council Meeting of August, Malta John Mayor Demarais said that he hoped someone would step up and take over the rodeo arena at Trafton as it was in "terrible shape," "hadn't been used for many years" and had cost the City of Malta close to $11,000 in weed spray and labor in the last year. During the public comment portion of last...

  • APR purchases 14,122-acre Blue Ridge Ranch

    Sep 4, 2019

    The American Prairie Reserve announced last Thursday that the organization had purchased the Blue Ridge Ranch located in Southern Phillips County which is a “14,122-acre property" which "is comprised of 9,695 deeded acres and 4,427 leased acres, and brings American Prairie Reserve’s total deeded and leased property to more than 419,000 acres.” The announcement was sent to news organizations across the state of Montana and reads that the "Blue Ridge property is nestled in the Larb Hills and shares a five-mile border with the Reserve’s Burnt L...

  • Historical Walk this Sunday at H.G. Robinson House

    Mark Hebert, Publisher|Sep 4, 2019

    The 2019 Phillips County Historic Walk gets underway this Sunday, September 8, at the H.G. Robinson House in Malta and will feature four adults portraying some of the area’s historic figures and another seven area youths who will reprieve the roles they played last year at the Wax Museum put on by Malta Middle School students. The event starts at 1 p.m. on Sunday and ticket sales begin at 12:15 p.m. and are $10 each (or can be pre-purchased at the Phillips County Museum ahead of the event.) T...

  • 50th Annual MRWT reaches Malta

    Mark Hebert, Publisher|Sep 4, 2019

    The 50th Annual Milk River Wagon Train pulled into Malta on Labor Day Morning, September 2, 2019, with approximately 210 riders after a six-day trek which started in Zortman on August 28. See a recap of this year's Wagon Train in a future edition of the Phillips County News. Photo by Mark Hebert....

  • Dodson News for September 4, 2019

    Eldora Henry, PCN Correspondent|Sep 4, 2019

    A full weekend and a half of school has been in session, keeping kids busy again. We had rain again and the night temperatures are getting lower. We pray it doesn't frost too soon. Dolores Shettel had the services at the Lutheran Church on Sunday. Orvin Solberg did the sermon. Dolores and Jim and daughter and husband went to the Fort Peck Theater on Sunday afternoon. Dora Henry had her second eye surgery and spent Thursday and Friday in Havre being checked on. Bill and Marilyn Henry brought her...

  • Card News for September 4, 2019

    Sep 4, 2019

    Whist On August 20, Jeanette Heinle scored 58 to take first, Leonard Leader scored 55 to take second and the traveling prize was awarded to Al Kroll. On August 27, Jerry Depute scored 43 for a first place finish, and Sherman Doucette took second place with 40 and the traveling prize was awarded to Sherman. Pinochle On August 22, Al Kroll took first with 7,670, Nina Jones notched second with a 6,660 tally and the traveling prize was awarded to both Ken Ruzicka and Leonard Leader. August 29 saw Clarence Jacobson take first with 7,350, Harvey...

  • Death Notice: Daniel E. Kluck

    Sep 4, 2019

    MALTA — Daniel E. Kluck, 74, a rancher, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019, at the Phillips County Hospital. The family will receive friends on Thursday, September 5 at 7 p.m. at the Kirkwood Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Friday, September 6, at the Malta Lutheran Church. Interment will be in the Malta Cemetery....

  • Loring News for September 4, 2019

    Dixie Stordahl, PCN Correspondent|Sep 4, 2019

    And just like that, August is gone and September is here! The buck deer are starting to lose their velvet, the kingbirds have migrated and the grass has gone to seed! Wednesday, as I was waiting for dinner with the paleontologist crew, I visited with Davy Dunbar and Dixie Moore. Dixie was on the way to the wagon train to drive Scotty's little buggy on the trip. Davy was going to support her as an outrider! It would be an emotional but exciting trip! Also visited with Shorty Seel and his lovely...

  • Philips County Museum News for September 4, 2019

    Lori Taylor, P.C. Museum Curator|Sep 4, 2019

    Dobson offers $100 for First Baby. History was made on December 14, 1951, at 6:21 a.m. in Malta. The first child was born in the Malta hospital which began operation on December 10th. As promised Pete Dobson presented the mother with a $100 prize which he had promised to the first child born in the new building. Dr. Setzer delivered the baby and then said, “it was a significant occasion as 20 years before that he had been the physician in attendance at the birth of the mother!" Stop in at the PC Museum Monday-Saturday 10-5. Oh and if y...

  • Birth Announcement: Calvin Lane Remmich

    Sep 4, 2019

    Calvin Lane Remmich was born on Friday, August 23, 2019, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He weighed 9 pounds and 2 ounces and was 20 inches long on the day of his birth. Calvin is the son of Jamie and Nate Remmich of Hinsdale, Mont., and joins big brother Rory at home. Calvin’s maternal grandparents are Bernard and Patty Ries of Conrad, Mont., and his paternal grandparents are Chad and Chris Remmich of Hinsdale....

  • Yesterday's Phillips County News Memories for September 4, 2019

    Mark Hebert, Publisher|Sep 4, 2019

    1 years ago September 5, 1919 The much discussed and fought over battle for the selection of a court house site was decided by a two to one victory for the R.M. Trafton block in the western part of Malta. "It was the hardest fought election ever held in the county. The election at the time of the county divisions fades into insignificance alongside this contest. ♠♠♠ Five Phillips County boys and girls who had won community Farm Bureau prizes for agriculture products and displays were chosen to attend the Montana State Fair. They were Verno...

  • Ann Irene (Heiken) Holman

    Sep 4, 2019

    Ann Irene (Heiken) Holman went to be with the Lord, Thursday, August 22, 2019, after a long and courageous battle with rheumatoid arthritis. Ann was the firstborn child of Carl and Irene (Jordan) Heiken on June 7, 1953 in Billings, MT. Ann grew up on the Buffalo Trail Ranch south of Broadview, MT. She attended school in Broadview, where she graduated in 1971. Ann continued her education at Eastern Montana College (MSU Billings), graduating in 1975 with a BS degree in Early Childhood Education.... Full story

  • Malta construction updates for Sept. 4

    David Veseth, PCN Construction Reporter|Sep 4, 2019

    This week I saw the Davis Glass Shop put in new doors and windows at the MOI entry way. Also, last week, I watched them get rid of a door that was old, unused and had been boarded up with wood and replaced it with a new, usable door. When I was working at MOI, I got to tour the building where the Phillips County News and Malta Heating and Plumbing used to be located. Carmen Norville and her family are currently doing construction in that building as she prepares to open her business at that...

  • 2019 P.C. 4-H Carcass Winners

    Sarah Townsend, 4-H Program Assistant|Sep 4, 2019

    The carcass results from the 2019 4-H and FFA livestock show at the Phillips County Fair are complete. Carcass results are eligible to be submitted to the Steer of Merit program, sponsored by the Montana Stockgrowers; Symbol of Excellence program, sponsored by the Montana Pork Producers Council; and Montana Certified Lamb program, sponsored by the Montana Wool Growers. For meeting individual carcass requirements, youth winners and the breeders of their animals receive a certificate from the sponsoring livestock organizations, and 4-H trophies...

  • Briefly for September 4, 2019

    Sep 4, 2019

    Malta Senior Meals Thurs September 5th Cordon Bleu Fri September 6th Fish n chips Tues September 10th Salisbury steak 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. Olympian Youth Program 9-4. The Olympian Youth Program at Grace Fellowship starts on Wednesday, September 4 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. A bus will be at the school to transport the kids to Olympians. Call 654-5282 Pastor Joe for any...

  • New gurneys

    Sep 4, 2019

    The Phillips County Health Care Foundation recently donated two gurneys to the Phillips County Hospital. The gurneys have the ability to weigh people and to be utilized in X-rays, thus decreasing uncomfortable transfers. Pictured are Amelia Schaaf, Assistant DON, Janice Reichelt, Health Care Foundation member, and Megan Crossland, RN....

  • PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG for September 4, 2019

    Phillips County Sheriffs Office|Sep 4, 2019

    August 14, 2019 11:19 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Malta area. August 15, 2019 8:56 a.m. Male reported a one vehicle accident on Bowdoin Road, east of Malta; no one was around the area; Deputy responded to the call; case file started. 4:45 p.m. Male reported a road hazard on Hwy 191 south of Malta; dip in the roadway causes vehicles to be thrown off; Deputy responded to the call; information passed onto MT Dept of Transportation employee. 8:44 p.m. Deputy performed building security checks in the Loring and Whitewater...

  • Classified Ads for September 4, 2019

    Sep 4, 2019

    REAL ESTATE 191 acres, mostly irrigated with a modest home, barn and corrals. Bordering public land on two sides. $374,500. Located South West of Malta, ten minutes approximately. Contact Dan Reddick- BHHS for questions at (406) 580-0653. HELP WANTED Part-time Early Childhood Screening Paraprofessional Part-time Early Childhood Screening Paraprofessional to assist in screenings throughout the school year. Requirements include high school diploma/equivalent, self-starter who enjoys working with preschool age children, attendance at all training...

  • Legal Ads for September 4, 2019

    Sep 4, 2019

    PUBLIC NOTICE TO PHILLIPS COUNTY TAXPAYERS FY 2020 Budget and Certified Mill Levy Public Hearing NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, September 16, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the County Commissioner’s Office, Phillips County Courthouse, 314 South 2nd Avenue West, Malta, Montana, a public hearing will be held at which time any taxpayer or resident of Phillips County may appear and be heard for or against any part of the proposed budget. Final Budget approval and setting of official Certified Mills is scheduled for Monday, September 16, 2019 at 2...

  • 2019 Malta Mustangs Football

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Sep 4, 2019

    With the departure of former Mustangs Head Coach Jim Benn, the 2019 Malta Mustangs Football team welcomes back a familiar face in newly rehired Head Coach Nick Oxarart, who was hired a little over a month ago. Though Oxarart has been with the Mustangs as an assistant coach in 2018, he has coached the Mustangs to the playoffs in 2016 and 2015 as a head coach before stepping down in 2017. In all Oxarart has been a Mustang football coach for 13 of the last 14 seasons. "It's a big job to take on...

  • 2019 Mavericks Volleyball

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Sep 4, 2019

    A few years ago Saco, Whitewater, and Hinsdale aligned to become a co-operative named the North Country Mavericks, this year the Mavericks and the other 3C teams have merged with the 1C District. This year's 1C group will consist of Bainville, Brockton, Culbertson, Froid-Medicine Lake, Lustre Christian, Lambert-Richey, Mon-Dak (Westby and Grenora), Nashua-Opheim, North Country (Hinsdale, Saco, Whitewater), Plentywood, Savage, and Scobey. Given that there are only 16 regular-season games...

  • Dodson Cross Country 2019

    Sep 4, 2019

    The 2019 Track & Field season marks the end of the Dodson-Whitewater Harriers Co-operative. The Dodson Coyotes will feature four runners this season and one returning runner. Corbin LoneBear is the team's lone returner from the 2018 season, though Melony Fetter had run with the team in 2017 and with the Harlem Wildcats in 2018. The team also welcomes freshmen Lindsey Fetter and Emma Cole. The team will be without Natacha Doney, who had been assistant coach for the Harriers over the last few...

  • 2019 M-ette Volleyball

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Sep 4, 2019

    The Malta M-ettes Volleyball Team will have a new look in 2019 after graduating five seniors, who each saw time in the starting lineup. The M-ettes consist of 26 athletes and four managers this season. The team has also added 13 freshman and height to this year's varsity team. "They (the freshmen) are super athletic, so they challenge our older girls and overall it is going to make our program better," Coach Kalli Rummel told the PCN. "Girls are willing to play positions that they haven't played...

  • Malta Cross Country 2019

    Pierre Bibbs, Sports Editor|Sep 4, 2019

    The numbers are down for the Malta M-ette Cross Country team as they graduated five seniors last season and welcomed two new runners to the team. In all, Malta has seven runners, three less than last year's total of 10. "Sometimes a smaller group is kind of nice and intimate," Malta M-ette Head Coach Thea Solberg said. "You can really focus on each runner to help them out if they have a goal of wanting to run faster, you can push them harder." She went on to say that in larger groups sometimes...

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