Memories for Wednesday, April 13, 2022

10 years ago-

Wednesday,

April 11, 2012

484th Military Police Company to deploy

Public departure ceremony for friends, family Monday, 4 p.m. in Billings

The Montana Army National Guard’s 484th Military Police Company is scheduled to leave Montana next week, en route to its mobilization station at Fort Bliss.

The unit is deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The 484th MP Co. is a subordinate unit of the 190th Combat Service Support Battalion, headquartered in Billings.

The unit is having a public departure ceremony for friends and family on Monday, April 16, at 4 p.m. at the Billings Armed Forces Reserve Center.

The unit is scheduled to leave the state the next day, April 17, at 6:15 a.m. from the Edwards Air Terminal at the Billings International Airport.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend both events.

The approximately 150 Soldiers of the unit will be heading to Fort Bliss for approximately eight weeks to complete their final train-up before departure.

The unit is scheduled to be mobilized for one year, assisting in the training of the Afghan National Police.

This is the first deployment for the unit.

Mustangs, M-ettes grab eight firsts at Glasgow

The Malta Mustang and M-ette track squads are off to a track meet at Havre this Saturday.

In their most recent action, a track meet at Glasgow last Thursday, Brenna King led the M-ettes with wins in the discus and the shot put.

Courtney Henry took first in the javelin and Laramie Scheffelmear won the 800-meter run.

On the boys’ side, Tucker Schye ran to a win in the 100-meter race.

Kyle Boos placed first in the 110 hurdles and Sam Peterson won the long jump event.

No team scores were kept for the meet..

Showing at the Villa

No Movie Shown This Week

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25 years ago-

Wednesday,

April 9, 1997

Malta students claim top three spots in math contest

Malta’s Lacy Lodmell placed first out of the 14 math students who participated from Malta High School in the American High School Mathematics Examination Test.

Lodmell will receive a medal for his accomplishment and his name will be added to a permanent plaque to be displayed at the high school. Heather Bruckner placed second and Barb Waters place third in the competition.

This competition is a 30 question, multiple-choice test, given to thousands of U.S. students around the world each year. Students have 90 minutes to complete it.

Only the best math students in Malta are chosen to participate each year. This test is the first level of a series of tests that results in scholarship awards and the selection of the U.S. Math Olympiad Team. Lodmell missed moving to the next level by just five points.

Crews busy repairing damaged bridge

The Phillips County area has had quite a lot of attention from the Montana Department of Transportation lately, with projects going on all over the county.

According to Mick Johnson, regional director, a Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) representative, and two DOT representatives met at the Cottonwood Creek Bridge on Hwy 191 north (formerly Hwy 242) Tuesday to determine whether the project is eligible for federal money and for how much.

Ice jams broke off a couple of piers on the upstream part of the bridge during the spring break-up, and as a result, the bridge has been closed except for one-lane traffic on the downstream side. Because of the increased stress, it has been closed to truck traffic.

Johnson said the fact that Governor Racicot has declared Montana a disaster area because of flooding, and county commissioners have also passed an emergency declaration, should make it eligible.

Showing at the Villa Theatre

Star Wars - The Special Edition

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50 years ago-

Thursday,

April 27, 1972

Bank Directors, Officers Elected At Meeting

All of the acting officers and directors were re-elected at the first stockholders meeting of the First Security Bank held last Thursday afternoon. Directors elected were Leslie Eskildsen, Paul Kropp, Willis McKeon, Dan Nicholson, Ross Robinson, Roger Simonson, Keith Stine, and Jack Kelly.

At the director’s meeting that followed, McKeon was named chairman of the board, Robinson is secretary, Kropp is vice-president, and Kelly is president.

There was a tour of the bank and dinner for the stockholders who attended the meeting.

Prize winners during the bank’s grand opening on Saturday were Adair Hotchkiss, serving table; Mrs. Bert LaBrie, card table; Esther Snider, bicycle; Agusta Severson, clock; Christine Marshall, luggage; Todd Simanton, blender; Debbie Yeska, boots; and Lila Licht, aluminum cookware.

Dress Shop Grand Opening Is Saturday

The grand opening of Adeline’s World, Malta’s new ladies’ apparel shop, will be held this Saturday, April 29.

Mrs. Bud Yates, the owner of the store, has invited everyone to come in that day for cookies and coffee from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

There will be gifts for ladies who attend the event and drawings will be conducted for merchandise gift certificates.

The new dress shop is located north of Roger’s Motor Inn in the building formerly occupied by Gordon’s Home Furnishings.

Showing at the NEW Villa

The Last Run starring George C. Scott

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75 years ago-

Thursday,

April 17, 1947

Malta Students Rate High At State Band Contest

Two Malta band students, Joan Arnold and Bill Veseth took their respective instruments, a clarinet, and a baritone sax, to the All-State solo and ensemble contest at Missoula last Saturday, and came out with a Division II rating, a very creditable rating, according to A.K. Ventur, Malta High School music director.

It was the first time that any music student from Malta ever participated in a state solo and ensemble contest. Some 400 students from all parts of Montana competed against one another – all in the same class, regardless of experience. The Malta band students competed in the reed instrument group and 29 entries were registered in this group. Out of this total, only two soloists merited a Division I rating. Ratings at the contest were from a Division I to a Division IV. Both Malta students received valuable criticisms from the judge, Mr. Gray, the University band director.

On Friday night, the 400 students and their parents were privileged to hear the Missoula band, orchestra, and A Cappella Choir, and on Saturday night they heard the fine University band, orchestra, and A Cappella choir. The contest was excellently managed and ran on schedule.

Band Concert Planned For April 25

Next week, Friday, April 25, at the high school auditorium, the newly organized high school band will present its first public concert. Along with the beginners’ band, the junior band will also play several selections.

After each group has played its part in the program, the two groups will be combined and play an overture, several marches, a novelty number, a waltz, a serenade, and a tone poem. Three twirlers will also perform with the band, as well as the seventh and eighth-grade chorus.

Showing at the Palace

Dangerous Partners starring James Craig and Signe Hasso

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100 Years Ago - 1922

-- Excitement over oil discovery prospects waned as the Ohio test south of the mountains ran into a strong flow of Sulphur water and was abandoned. The rig was moved elsewhere out of the county and the boom subsided for a time. This try encountered hard luck from the start. One rig caught fire and was destroyed and the test had to be moved to a new location.

- Veterans of three wars gathered in Malta for a banquet and social get-together. T.F. Rucker as commander of the Spanish War Veterans acted as toastmaster. Greetings were presented by Adjutant H.L. Wolfe of the Spanish Vets and the response was by Milton Porter, commander of the Legion post. The Civil War contingent was represented by J. R. Sammons, a North Country veteran of the Confederacy, and George T. Chambers, a one-time member of the Union army who enlisted at age 15. Other speakers were Herb Kibler, H.L. Lantz, and Seth Dibble.

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118 Years Ago - 1904

-- Miss Sara Phillips was in town staging a successful recovery from a severe attack of pneumonia.

- B.D. Phillips, Sr., had come up from California to visit his relatives here.

- Dr. George W. Clay had tendered his resignation as milk and meat inspector for Valley County.

- Mrs. Harry Cosner was given a birthday party by the members of her whist club and received a beautiful silver tray as a memento of the occasion.