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What began as stomach cramps and a suspected case of appendicitis turned into every parent's nightmare for Saco’s Chris and Heidi Pippin on October 22nd. By the end of their son, Chayten’s, appointment in Glasgow, they were on their way for testing at the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver. He was admitted upon arrival and was placed on the pediatric oncology floor soon thereafter. Chayten was diagnosed as having a Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, a very rare cancer that begins w...
Yes, there will be a 2020 Christmas Festival! An alternative approach to the Phillips County Historical Society’s Festival of Trees has inspired the theme “Christmas on the Air” and will begin on November 9th. While the Historical Society’s only major fundraiser will still happen, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the celebration will conclude in newfangled fashion . . . stay tuned!...
The Montana Department of Commerce’s Office of Tourism and Business Development has launched the “Montana Aware” campaign to promote safe and responsible activities among those who are traveling in the state. The public health initiative aims to educate residents and visitors on safe travel best practices to slow the spread of COVID-19. “Our top priority is to keep those who live, work and travel in Montana safe,” said Commerce Director Tara Rice. “It’s important that we put safety first and adventure second because we all have a shared respon...
As of Monday, November 2, 2020, The PC Health Department reports 37 active cases of Covid-19 in Phillips County, with 156 total individuals considered to be recovered, and 194 total cases overall. Currently, there are two active hospitalizations. 13 patients have had to be hospitalized since the beginning of the pandemic. Sadly, one county resident has died from the disease. Statewide, 757 new cases were reported on Monday, bringing the total number of active cases to 12,370. There have been 34,252 total confirmed cases in Montana, with 386 res...
Ernest Miramon Jr. appeared before Judge Yvonne Laird on Tuesday, October 27th via closed-circuit television and entered a plea of not guilty to two (2) counts of Sexual Assault, a Felony, Inflicts Bodily Injury or Victim is Less than 16, offender, is 3 Years Older. Judge Laird explained that each charge carries a punishment of between 4 years and life in prison, to run consecutively. The defendant may also be held responsible for restitution to victims, including but not limited to any therapy and court costs incurred. Judge Laird read...
Senator Steve Daines came to Malta to meet with elected officials and Health Nurse Jenny Tollefson to discuss things that were needed for Covid 19. Some of the things discussed were money for schools and school infrastructure and St. Mary’s, Tollefson pointed out what a strain this has been on her office with all of the contact tracing for COVID-19 , and infrastructure needs In Phillips County. Sen. Daines said he made sure that Montana had the needed supplies that we needed for Covid 19 and asked about how long it was taking to get the t...
Stories abound at the Phillips County Museum. The following is a true story. In 1907 Fred Heeck decided to go to Montana to stake a land claim. Journeying by train he arrived in Dodson Montana and rented a room in a small hotel. Knowing that information was always available at a local saloon Fred quickly found what looked to be a busy establishment. While having a drink of whiskey Fred met a man named Phil Doucette. In the next few days, Phil helped Fred stake a land claim and introduced him to his parents, who were farmers. The Doucette...
1-28. Sympathy to David Lightfoot and family on the loss of his sister who resided at the Hi-Line Retirement Center. David lived at the Whitewater Youth ranch and now he is driving the Whitewater Stagecoach from here to Malta. His number is 647-5446 if you need a ride. Last Friday I met my daughter Gale at the Sleeping Buffalo and we sat in the hot tub. We then went to Malta to shop before heading home. It was a nice day. It is weaning and shipping time in Whitewater and most of the county....
Dear Editor, This has come up time and time again that this would take away their right to restrict gun sales to undesirables, If you can call them that. All of the points mentioned in the front page article by Alex Miller in last week's paper, are fundamentally wrong. I have listed the things, in the federal government law, that prohibits these people from owning firearms. Montana law cannot supersede or undermine it. The Gun Control Act (GCA), codified at 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), makes it unlawful for certain categories of persons to ship,...
I have heard the grumblings about the PCN office being closed to the public (for the most part) and about the “No Mask, No Entry” signs I have posted on the front door. I am sorry if you are upset. I am not sorry for the decision. A popular opinion around town and on social media is “don’t live in fear.” I am not afraid of Covid-19, but I am afraid of people who don’t take it seriously. It doesn’t matter if you believe the conspiracy theories about this deadly disease. Equating COVID-19 to “people die in car accidents, so we should we stop...
It seems only yesterday I was diving off the dock to cool off in the lake. It was just last month. Now I’m digging through my drawers looking for long underwear, regretting not putting the snowblower on the tractor, and trying to find the water hoses under the snow. Winter arrived abruptly last week. It wasn’t the usual fall equinox storm. That one usually hits in September and gives us a preview of what’s to come. This year, however, September was warm and dry from beginning to end. Octob...
Lydia Jane "Toots" Thompson passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, with her husband Tom by her side. She was born in Malta, Mont., on November 10, 1941; the fourth child to Gladys and Lochiel "Shingles" Edwards. Following graduation from Malta High School in 1959, she attended Montana State College (then) in Bozeman and earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. It was there that she met the love of her life, Tommie Thompson, and they were married on February 1 of 1964. Establishing their first home in Manhattan, Kan., she nursed...
Harry A. Carpenter, Jr. died peacefully at Hi-Line Retirement Center in Malta on Saturday, October 24th, 2020 of natural causes. Memorial service will be Friday, November 6th at 11 a.m. at Wilderness Funeral Home in Malta. He was born on May 6th, 1939 to Marie (Crawford) and Harry A. Carpenter, Sr. in Peekskill, N,Y. Harry graduated from Peekskill High School in 1959. He worked various jobs in New York and California. In 1962 he volunteered to be drafted early and enlisted in the US Army. After completing basic training, he was stationed in...
Sherry Ann Johnson, 82, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020, surrounded by loved ones at her home in Wasilla, Alaska. Per her request, no services will be performed. Sherry was born December 1, 1937, in Malta, Mont., to Clarence Nitz and Irene Doucette. After graduating high school, she worked at First National Bank in Kalispell, started a family, and worked at a local doctor’s office. In 1983, Sherry moved to Wasilla, Alaska, with her husband, Jerry, and remained there for the rest of her days, working in the engineering department at M...
1-26. With all the snow and cold temperatures, I keep thinking it's November instead of October! My apologies for November! But I did see that the forecast for this upcoming week is close to 60! Yes, it will be! Somewhere! The sharp tail grouse are coming into the trees at my house more now that it is cold! The trees offer shelter, sustenance, and togetherness. Not concerned with social distancing! Carol Lumsden and Etta Blunt visited with Debbie Dyrdahl one day this week! Debbie certainly...
VFW Auxiliary meeting 11-4. The Malta VFW Auxiliary November 11th meeting has been changed to November 4th at 6 p.m. The change is so the auxiliary can make plans for the annual Veteran's Day dinner. All members please attend. Malta Lutheran Church Bizarre 11-7. On Saturday, November 7, the Malta Lutheran Church will host their Bazaar which will include pie and coffee, baked goods, and lefse from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Festival Entry Deadline 11-9. The deadline for the Christmas Festival entries is Monday, November 9, 2020, 4:00 p.m. at the Phillips...
Concealed Weapon Permits: New and renewal applications for Concealed Weapon Permits may be picked up at the Sheriff’s Office anytime. Once approved, you will be contacted to come in on Wednesday between 9 AM and noon for fingerprints and photographs. FINGERPRINTS can be done at the Sheriff’s Office on WEDNESDAYs only, from 9am-noon, unless other arrangements have been made with the Sheriff’s Office. October 16, 2020 9:31 p.m. 911 received reporting a domestic situation at a Dodson residence; victim possibly needed medical attention; Deput...
Daylight savings time ended on Sunday November 1st so hope everyone remembered to set their clocks back one hour . Confusing sometimes. The weather has remained strange with a combination of cold (very cold) nights but some sunshine in the afternoons to melt all of our snow off for now. Maybe we can have enough warmer weather yet to finish some of the fall chores. Some trees have not shed their leaves yet. They too were caught unawares. Between the colder weather and the Covid 19 things have...
BLM’s Lewistown Field Office and Malta Field Office are planning the Petroleum County Roads pile burn and Camp Creek pile burn to reduce hazardous fuels by removing hand piles comprised of conifer trees, allowing an overall improvement of forest health. The 183-acre Petroleum County Roads pile burn consists of juniper and ponderosa pine slash produced from projects implemented in the summer of 2019. The piles are located on both the 79 Trail Road and Dunn Ridge Road, approximately 23 miles NE of Winnet, MT. This burn project protects s...
Duplicate Bridge On Monday, October 19, Bob Maxie and Bonnie Millar took first placed and were followed by Margo Rush and Billie Rae Maxie who took second. Whist On October 20, Clair Waters captured first with 6,810, second went to Al Kroll and the traveling prize was awarded to both Clair and Al. Pinochle On October 20, Jerry Depute took first with a 6,060 tally, second was earned by Kevin Stevens who scored 6,020 and the traveling prize was awarded to Clair Waters. On October 29, there was no one listed for first place, but Jerry Depute took...
PUBLIC NOTICE MALTA IRRIGATION DISTRICT GRAZING / AGRICULTURE PERMITS THE MALTA IRRIGATION DISTRICT WILL BE ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS UNTIL TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020, AT 5:00 P.M. A COMBINATION OF LIMITED (ADJACENT LANDOWNERS ONLY) AND OPEN BID LEASES ARE AVAILABLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A GRAZING / AGRICULTURE PERMIT BID PACKAGE, CALL OR EMAIL: Russell Brookie, General Manager Office: (406) 654-1440 Cell: (406) 654-7380 Email: [email protected] (Published by Phillips County News 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, & 11/25/20) MNAXLP...
HELP WANTED Malta School District Job Announcement Position: Custodian Contact: Matt Genger [email protected] Telephone: (406) 654-1871 Deadline: Until Filled Effective: Immediately Wage: DOE plus Benefits Hours: 40 hours per week Apply by: Classified Application can be found at www.malta.k12.mt.us Current employees apply by letter of interest ------------------------------ Searching for Ranch to Lease Montana ranching couple searching for a ranch to lease and to run approx. 300 hd of Mother cows. Spring calvers. Need facilities. Will...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Havre hunter check station was active over the weekend of general deer and elk opener (Oct. 24-25), with the number of hunters checked a little below average. This was the third weekend that the check station has been open, as the station began collecting data Oct. 10-11, for the opening weekend of pheasant and general antelope. “Hunter numbers were down slightly this weekend, likely due to the cold and snowy weather, and because of the youth deer hunt being a week earlier,” said Havre-area biologist Scott Hemme...
Forty-eight 4-H members participated in the 4-H Livestock and forty-two members participating in the Miscellaneous Judging on October 18th at the Milk River Pavilion in Malta. The purpose of the event was to provide youth with the opportunity to develop skills in critical thinking, decision making, and the ability to verbalize reasonings to a judge. Youth judged livestock classes of market steers and breeding beef (provided by Tanner and Caitlin Anderson), swine (Marcus and Kendra Green), ewes (Barb Wiebe), goats (Kathy Gianes), and feed ration...
The North Country Mavericks Volleyball team is moving on to the 2020 Eastern Divisional tournament in Sidney this week after taking home third place in the District 1C Tourney on Saturday, October 31, in Whitewater. The Lady Mavericks will play the Jordan Mustangs who were the 2C District's runner up last weekend. Jordan lost the 2C Championship to the Broadus Hawks on Saturday, October 31. The score was 3-0. During Jordan's semi-final win, Lindsay Lawrence and Ava Kreider each had ten kills...
