One Nation, Under God
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A recent spike in Covid-19 cases brings community awareness back to the forefront. Just two short months ago, on Monday, August 16, the Phillips County Health Department was reporting zero active cases. On Monday, September 13, that number was 11, and now, as of Thursday, October 7, it's at 42 active cases. In those two months, Phillips County has had 119 new cases, 10 hospitalizations, and 3 additional deaths. These numbers are not huge when you compare them to some of the higher populated...
Williston State Head Women's Basketball Coach, Bill Triplett, has announced that the Tetons have added Laramie Schwenke as an assistant coach. Schwenke, a Malta, Montana native, brings nearly ten years of experience in coaching and athletic administration to the Tetons. As a high school player, Schwenke was a 4-year starter and two-time All-State selection at Malta High School. Her teams qualified for the state tournament in each of her four seasons, capped with a State Class B title in 2007. Sh...
Sunday, September 26th was National Gold Star Recognition Day, and locally it was observed by the VFW Auxiliary at Buster Deo Post 4067. Two Gold Star Mothers were honored and their loss was acknowledged; mothers who lose a son or daughter in combat are Gold Mothers. Annually, the last Sunday in September is designated as this day. Mae Walsh was honored in a quick ceremony, due to Covid restrictions, at the Hi-Line Retirement Center, where she resides. Auxiliary President Kari Hould pinned a...
On Friday, October 1, 2021, a joint drug interdiction operation was conducted involving members of the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office, Montana Motor Carrier Services, Montana Highway Patrol, and a K-9 unit with the US Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks. A traffic stop resulted in the use of the K-9 dog and the seizure of the vehicle pending a search warrant to search for illicit drugs. The vehicle was stopped by Montana Highway Patrol Troopers on highway US 191 South, while on the Charles M. Russell Wildlife Refuge. The investigation is o...
Venus was in conjunction with the moon earlier this week. I had several people ask me which planet was so close to the crescent moon in the west! It was Venus, traveling behind the moon and appearing on the other side the next evening. It’s the brightest object in the night sky other than the moon. Somewhere I caught COVID-19. I must say it’s not fun, but luckily it’s a fairly mild case. For me it’s like a head cold, sore throat, cough, stuffy sinuses, and low energy. I pray that you don’t g...
Fall is sure moving up fast----the leaves are falling like snowflakes ---have hauled two loads to the dumps already. It is fun to watch the trees---some shed their leaves so fast while others lose a few and then sit before sending any more down. The temps are getting a little cooler every night too. Bill Henry stopped at his mom's on Friday, moving home from jobs over East. Terri Cole returned home after medical treatment in Billings and visits with some of the kids. Polly Solberg returned home...
Sympathy to the birds affected by the gas leak from the pipeline. That is sad. It is October! Happy Birthday and Anniversary to all who are celebrating. Upcoming events include Flu shots at Whitewater School on Oct. 4th, 2021. This is not the shot for the Covid-19 virus. Following church service at the Whitewater Lutheran Church, on Sunday October 17, 2021, there will be a Harvest Dinner. All are welcome to dinner about 12:30. Whitewater Baptist Church had two guest pastors from New York. Very...
Dear Readers, I don't know if any of you are feeling like myself, but I feel like we're on a cliff and they're pushing us over the edge. Our country doesn't look or act like the country we grew up in. I'm tired of it and I think it is time for us to stand up and stop taking it. We need to know what they are teaching in our schools, what our government is passing, taking away, mandating. Our gov't just tried to pass a 3.5 trillion dollar bill, and it's not even that much money that is ludicrous, it's the fine print. They are dismantling our...
Every hunting season is different. This one exceptionally so. Drought, heat, and an infestation of grasshoppers guaranteed it. Since the upland bird season opened in September, I’ve been out more days than not. A lack of birds in my favorite haunts hasn’t kept me home. There’s still plenty to see. I was looking at pictures on my phone yesterday and a shot taken Sept. 1 popped up. Typically the pictures I take on the day of the opener are of my dogs and a dead grouse or two. This was a pictu...
Clifford Laverne Johnson went home to be with the Lord Jesus on Sunday, October 3, 2021, just a few days after celebrating his 94th Birthday. Cliff was born on September 29th, 1927, in Rolla, ND to Andrew and Signe Johnson. Clifford married his first love Vivian Synek in 1956 and raised two children Connie and Kenneth on the family farm south of Poplar, MT. In 1998, he married Belva Itcaina and moved to Malta where he made a new home and life. In 2008, he married Pat Engen and they shared many loving years together. He served his country in...
Charlene Kaye Nelson Lamb Raymond passed away peacefully in Helena, MT on September 27, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. It was a beautiful sunny Monday afternoon when she was welcomed into the waiting arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at the age of 67. She was beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother/Oma, sister and friend. She will be truly missed. Charlene was born in Glasgow, MT on September 2, 1954 to Eldon Charles and Leona Veronica (Vande Wiele) Nelson. She grew up in Hinsdale, MT where her dad owned the Texaco gas station. She...
Janice J. Erickson, 78, left us on October 1st, 2021, from complications of dementia in Malta, Montana and is now at peace with her husband and family. Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Mausoleum in Great Falls, Montana on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 1:00 PM. Janice was born April 17, 1943 in Great Falls, Montana to Francis A. "Frenchy" and Hazel Boule. She grew up in Great Falls and had one older brother Duane Boule. She met her future husband, Russell O. Erickson, as a child and...
Surrounded by her children, Alice Faye Anderson, age 78, passed away peacefully in Billings on October 9, 2021 after a brief battle with cancer. Alice was born to Earl and Pauline Crowder on November 17, 1942 in Sun Prairie, MT. She was raised with ten brothers and two sisters on the homestead south of Malta. She graduated from Malta High School in 1960. Alice met her husband, Ronnie Anderson, while attending a dance at Sun Prairie and they were married on February 4, 1961. They moved around Montana during the early years of their marriage,...
1 years ago- Wednesday, October 12, 2011 He’s back, 23 years later, walking for hospice Twenty-three years ago, Colin Skinner remembers it was cold and snowing hard when he walked into Malta sometime during November in 1988. “The weather’s slightly better now,” he said last Thursday, as he made a return visit to Malta. Twenty-three years ago, someone let him sleep overnight at the Phillips County News. Last Wednesday night, he spent the evening in the Malta Lutheran Church. Skinner, whose home is in the community of Deal, located near the fam...
The Northeastern Arts Network is BACK and pleased to present the 2021 - 22 Big Sky Concert Series to our community. Each musical act will be held in the Malta High School Auditorium. This year's series features a kaleidoscope of musical entertainment as part of this art organization's ongoing commitment to provide quality entertainment to the community with a variety of shows that will appeal to every Interest! Join us on Monday, October 25, at 7 p.m. for Men of Worth. Men of Worth are an intern...
Incoming! Huge game ahead! The Malta Mustangs Football Team (6-0) is one of only three Class B Teams with a perfect record, but this Friday, October 15, the top team in the Northern B, will be challenged by the rival Glasgow Scotties in Glasgow. The Glasgow Scotties have only one blemish on their record, which came in the first week of the season. The Scotties fell 28-14 to the Shepherd Mustangs, but since have been on a six-game win streak. The Scotties' last win was a 30-8 victory over the...
The Marian Hills Golf Course was the place to be on Saturday, October 9, for many area high school cross country teams, as Malta played host for the Malta Invitational. A total of 85 runners from 14 teams took to the course for one of their final tune-ups before the state meet on Saturday, October 23. Many of the coaches commented that the Malta course is always a challenging one. "I love the Malta course," said Whitewater Coach Carly Hammond. "It has all the components of a challenging and fun...
The Malta M-ettes volleyball team racked up a few wins last week as they defeated the Harlem Wildcats, Cut Bank Wolves, and the Wolf Point Wolves. Though Malta has won their last four games, the M-ettes are not focusing on the past. "By the numbers, we're having a great run but our focus at games remains consistent, we fight for each point, of each set, of each game," Malta Head Coach Tasha Hines said. "We know our focus needs to be on the next point, not the end result, and these young ladies g...
The North Country Mavericks picked up a few wins last weekend, winning every set that they played, despite being tasked with a double-header. The Mavs defeated the Frazer Bearcubs 3-0 on Friday, October 8, the Savage Warriors 3-0 on Saturday, October 9, and then the Fairview Warriors on Saturday night. “This trip saved on our travel and prepared us for a tournament-style day where you might have to play two matches in one day,” Mavericks Head Coach Charlene Wasson said. “We left early in the mor...
WANTED Looking for a good used Upright and/or Chest Freezer. Please call Maynard LaFond 406-390-0762 --------------------- OKTOBERFEST CONTESTS Malta Chamber/Merchants Scarecrow Decorating Contest will be October 28th during Oktoberfest at the Stockman Terrace @ 5:00 PM. Prizes for 1st - $50 and 2nd - $25 will be awarded. Open to all! Call Alisha at 654-2340 for info. Soup Cookoff Contest will be October 28th during Oktoberfest at the Stockman Terrace @ 5:00 PM. Prizes for 1st -$200 and 2nd - $100 will be awarded. Open to all! Call Katie at...
LEGALS DISPOSITION OF OBSOLETE AND UNDESIRABLE PROPERTY Notice is hereby given as required by Section 20-6-604, MCA, the Board of Trustees of Malta School District 14A adopted a resolution at a special trustee meeting on September 20, 2021 to dispose of abandoned, obsolete, unsuitable and undesirable property of minimal value, specifically a 1999 Bluebird Activity Bus. The sale will be held by sealed bid with a minimum bid of $2,500. Bids must be received no later than 3:00 PM on October 20, 2021. Bids should be turned in to the Malta Public...
Livestock operators are faced with tough feeding decisions from low quality to low volume of forages as we enter the winter-feeding period. Recognizing the volume of low-quality forages that may need to be fed this winter, Dr. Megan Van Emon will be in the library basement October 26 at 2 pm to discuss feeding options and the impact on livestock production and maintain pregnancy. If you have forage test on these feeds, please bring them to the meeting. Call the Extension Office at 406-654-2543 for more information....
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte appointed two additional members to the Fish and Wildlife Commission this week. The new members are William Lane of Ismay and Jana Waller of Florence. Lane is the current owner and operator of Crescent Cross Ranch and has experience working in the private sector and serving on various boards managing assets, streamlining operations, analyzing investment risk, conducting community outreach, and implementing policy. Lane’s term will run through Jan. 1, 2025. Waller is a freelance outdoor writer for numerous websites a...
