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Memories for Wednesday, December 22, 2021

10 years ago-

Wednesday,

December 21, 2011

Snowball Royalty

Candidates for the annual Snowball which will be held Thursday, Dec. 29, are as follows:

Queen Candidates- Kori Kindle, Tayor Pankratz, Jessie Cole, Lauren Buechler, Heather Mavencamp, and Niclole Arnold.

King Candidates- Brett Amestoy and Landon Costin.

The ball will be held in the cafeteria from 9 p.m. until midnight. The Grand March will be at 8 p.m.

M-ettes cruise to fifth win

The Malta M-ette varsity cruised to their fifth win of the young season Tuesday night running over a young Harlem squad, 61-13.

The Lady Wildcats had only one senior and one junior on the squad.

It was business as usual again for the M-ettes who were led by Kori Kindle with 15, Jessica Cole and Jayla Graham with 11 each, and Courtney Henry with 9.

Taylor Pankratz came off the bench for 3 and reserves Darby Schye and Brenna King had 4 points each. Mercedes Stiles and Danielle Lett added 2.

Saturday night on the road the M-ettes trounced Poplar 77-19 in conference action led by King with 15, Henry 14, Cole 11, and Kindle 12. Pankratz added 8 and Schye 9. Lett had 5 and Graham 2.

Malta out-scored Poplar 28-2 in the second quarter.

Showing at the Villa

Arthur Christmas starring James McAvoy and Jim Broadbent

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25 years ago-

Wednesday,

December 18, 1996

Burglar strikes for $3,000 heist at bar

Over $3,000 in Canadian money and some US money were stolen early Friday, Dec. 13, during a break-in at Kid Curry’s Lounge and Westside Restaurant in Malta.

The burglar broke open the casino machines and also broke into a safe which was kept in the office. A door on the north side of the business was forced open to gain entry at approximately 3:30 a.m.

Sheriff Gene Peigneux said the burglary may be the work of the same thief or thieves who hit five area bars, including Kid Curry’s earlier this year, breaking into poker machines, and getting away with over $10,000.

Those break-ins, which were done with quick precision, were part of a string of burglaries committed along the Hi-Line.

Whitewater junior high team tops state

Whitewater Junior High School (grades7-9) have finished first in Montana and in the top 22 percent in the nation in the under-two hundred student category in a computerized academic competition known as the Knowledgemaster Open.

The local area junior high has finished first in Montana in the last four contests it has entered, noted Mike Beyer, advisor to the team.

The high school team finished second in the state behind Corvallis, but in the top 14 percent in the nation in the under-two hundred student category. The high school had finished first in the last two contests that it entered.

Member of the junior high team are Kate Beyer, Tamika Haag, Kevin Reichelt, Alex Miller, Addam Hellie, Dan Hrubes, Jon Haag, Stefani Knudsen, Dusty LaRoche, and Kirk Reichelt.

Members of the high school team are Jon Haag, Kirk Reichelt, Billie Sky Haynes, Ashley Hammond, Haley Hammond, Cody Math, Andy Gertge, Mike Murieen, Leslie Nelson, Aimee Hammond, and Brant Beyer.

Showing at the Villa Theatre

Romeo and Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes

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50 years ago-

Thursday,

December 30, 1971

District Five VFW Speech Contest Sunday

Nine of the 11 posts in VFW District 5 have conducted Voice of Democracy essay contests and submitted the winning speeches on tape to the district committee for judging, Leslie Eskildsen, chairman, said today.

The oral essays on the subject, “My Responsibility to Freedom,” will be aired over the Glasgow radio station on Sunday, Jan. 2, at 2 p.m. Judges living in Hinsdale, Malta, and Saco will listen to the broadcast in their homes, and judge the speeches. Eskildsen will call each judge immediately after the program so that the name of the winning student and VFW post can be announced immediately.

The tape which wins the district contest will be sent to the Department of Montana to compete against winning tapes from the other six districts in January. The Department winner will be entered in the national contest.

The national first prize is a $10,000 scholarship. District 5 will award a $25 defense bond to the winner here in next Sunday’s judging.

Bars Warned About Under-Age Customers

Because of numerous instances of minors frequenting and drinking in Phillips County bars, County Attorney Willis McKeon Tuesday sent this letter to all the bars in the county:

For the past several weeks, I have received complaints about persons under 19 years of age frequenting the bars in Phillips County. Many of the complaints directly concern minors frequenting the bars to play the pool tables or other amusement devices located therein. Some of the complaining parties further state that they see underage high school students drinking at the bar and in the booths at different bar establishments.

The law provides that persons under 19 years of age are not to be permitted inside your bar establishment. This means that minors are not allowed in your bar to play the pool tables or other amusement devices, even though they do not intend to drink while in your bar.

I am instructing all law enforcement personnel within the county to make an effort to enforce this provision of the law. I ask your cooperation in this regard and request that you make every effort possible to determine the age of your patrons, and that you order anyone found to be under 19 years of age to leave your premises at once.

Showing at the NEW Villa

A Christmas Carol starring Albert Finney as Scrooge

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75 years ago-

Thursday,

December 26, 1946

Santa Claus Makes Surprise Appearance

The Moose Lodge members and their families were very pleasantly surprised at their Christmas party at the Legion Hall on Saturday evening by an unexpected visit from Santa Claus.

The children and parents were in the midst of a Christmas song when the door flew open and in popped Santa with a huge pack of toys and goodies for the kiddies. Santa stayed only a few minutes and left as soon as his reindeer had been fed, explaining that he had a long way to go and must hurry.

After the program, the members had a little dance and a good time was had by all.

Vets to Play the Collegiates Here Sunday

The Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsored basketball team has been challenged to a contest by a group of college boys now spending their Christmas vacation in Malta, according to Eddie Humphreys of the Vets. The game will be held next Sunday in the City Hall at 2:30 p.m.

The VFW lineup will include L. Anderson, L. Trottier, Pewanka, Harden, Raymond, E. Humphreys, Harwood, B. Simanton, Edwards, and Stearns.

Men expected to see action on the Bozeman collegiate (also known as the vacation troopers) include Jerry Hould, Merwin Head, Stanley Hould, Doug Bishop, Dwain Meyer, K. Humphreys, Joe Judge, Max Sklower, and Boon Ochitani.

Railroad Station Will be Rebuilt along Modern Lines

Great Northern Announces Plans to Remodel Local Depot Completely

Plans for complete modernization of the Malta depot were announced this week by officials of the Great Northern Railway Company through C.E. Magner, local agent.

The building will be virtually rebuilt, at a cost of between $15,000 and $20,000 Magner said.

Showing at the Palace

Jesse James starring Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda

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100 Years Ago - 1921

- The news is extremely bobtailed. Due to some mischance, the only portion of the paper bound into the file was a second section devoted to the publication of the delinquent tax notice.

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118 Years Ago – 1903

- Page One of the Enterprise said the dissonances of a brass band killed a mule at Jackson, Mississippi. Malta also had a brand new cornet band, but there were no casualties that far along.

- The grand opening of the Great Northern Hotel took place, with the public invited to a free dance and supper.

- The knights of Pythias dance at Trafton Hall was the scintillating holiday affair. There was music by Thompson, Backues, and Partridge. Byron Hurley and Lulu Tressler won the honors in the prize waltz contest. Eighty couples ate supper at Harry Otterman’s restaurant and, renewed in strength, went back and danced until dawn.

 

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