Phillips County News - One Nation, Under God

We received some rain on Sunday so it should spruce it up again for a while. It also cooled it down from the terrible heat we were having and soon we will be wishing for it again. Polly Solberg made...

I saw the two sides of Montana last week, one still green and lush, bustling with commerce and traffic, the other already dry, the landscape turning to khaki, with sparse traffic and few people. The i...

The conclusion of my family’s trip to Sweden. I have been on an airplane several times in my life, including a flight to Montana 11 years ago. During my flights years prior to our trip to Sweden, I...

Here in the Whitewater area, farmers and ranchers are swathing and baling hay. Soon they will prepare for harvest. So much farming depends on the weather. Most of the area and county attended the PC...

The weather was perfect this week. Moderate temperatures, and a couple of evening showers, but the wind was vicious for a few days. Harvest is well underway! I think the amount of grain is up there!...

We have been having some more hot weather with little rain. We did have a quick shower that gave us a good dunking for just a little while. All this week is expected to be hot with Thursday’s high...

While running the boat down the lake last week I spotted what looked like a bird of some sort on the water. Expecting it to fly as we passed, I was surprised when it didn’t. I slowed the boat, and...

This week marks my tenth Phillips County Fair. Prior to moving to Malta, I hadn’t experienced a county fair. I love this time of year because it is the highlight for so many in our community. Fair t...

Sympathy to the families and victims who were shot in Billings, Montana. Pat Donich (Sally Austin’s sister) was visiting here in Whitewater. She lives in a resort area in Seeley Lake. Bruce and Lyn...

It sounds like the Phillips County Fair was a roaring success again this year! 108 years in a row, now that has to be something to be proud of! I did not feel well so I opted to stay home. Lu Besel ca...

The Fair has been in full swing, and I have even enjoyed some of the concerts sitting on my back porch. Congratulations to all the ribbons and awards the kids received. They work long and hard with...

I always seem to be a step behind. Call me Johnny-come-lately. When everyone else was wearing Gore-Tex, I was still in leather and wool. When all my friends were listening to cassettes, I was...

Beware of all scams. Many are fraudulent. Whitewater news for the week: Happy Birthday to Pat Murdock. There was a nice party for her at their homestead up North. Also, Happy Birthday to Lilliana on...

For two nights the thunderstorms have been amazing! The lightning was really bright, but the thunder wasn’t very loud. We even got a little rain both nights! It didn’t get measured in my new rain...

We experienced a short-lived weather disturbance on Sunday with lots of thunder, lightning, and wind but not much rain. We were hoping it would go ahead and rain, the ground top dries out so fast and...

You might have driven by it. Perhaps you noticed it. Two sets of eyes don't always see things the same way, either. This vision caught my eye Tuesday at the post office. It immediately spoke to me....

I saw a picture online last week of a friend posing with a handsome brown trout he’d caught. “It’s hopper season!” read the caption. I hadn’t thought about “that” hopper season in...

After landing and renting a car in our vacation to Sweden, the first thing we did was eat at a Swedish Fast Food place named Max. Seems fitting given the stereotypes that we as Americans have earned...

Enclosed is a letter from Denmark. These people were visiting their son who lives in Whitewater and his family. We were all glad to meet and visit with them. Visitors at Marjorie Olson’s home were...

The heat is almost as bad as the cold was back in January! I think 100 degrees is drying it up here. My son’s family visited for a couple of days this past week. They came to help me go through box...

Greetings from The Home of the Whitewater Penguins/Mavericks. We have beautiful singers and musicians and the hardest workers and best cooks in the county! Yes, I still live here in Whitewater and...

At senior meals, Carolyn Brainard and her daughter, Maggie, son-in-law, and grandsons visited with us. She is Margie Olsen’s daughter. It was great to see them and renew friendships. The...