5 YEARS AGO (2019)

 The 7th annual Malad women's bowling tournament was held March 20, 2019 with five local teams participating. Mountain States Insurance was the winning team with a 2307 series. Bowling on this team were Kristi Richardson, Shannon Barnes, Teresa Daniels and Vicki Larkin.

Thursday, March 21, ushered in the annual Malad Elementary spring vacation with a special day – Grandparents' Day! On this day, grandparents come to the school and spend the morning with their grandchildren, visit their classrooms to see the special projects their grandchildren have been working on and meet their grandchild's teacher and friends.

The Malad High School Academic Bowl team competed in the INL Science Bowl.

Malad competed against Ririe, Wendell, Oakley, and Mackay, losing only to Mackay, the 1st place team in that division.

Pictured in the Idaho Enterprise with coach Jennie McClain are Academic Bowl  students, Elyzabeth Teeples, Jaxom Whipple, Edsom Whipple, Samuel Pickett, Britta Sperry, Gentry Hooste and Garren Huckaby.

10 YEARS AGO (2014)

After a recent reorganization of the Malad Area Chamber of Commerce, and the resignation of Rhonda Neal as Chamber president, Eric Crowther was named as the new president, effective March 13.

Grandparents filled the halls, the classrooms, and the auditorium at Malad Elementary School on Grandparent' Day on Thursday, March 20.

Grandparents visited their grandchildren's classrooms, had pictured taken with their grandchildren, and visited the Book Fair sponsored by the Malad Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO).

The Malad High School Cheerleading team placed with both of their routines at the 2A Idaho State Cheer Competitions, held Friday, March 21, in the Idaho Center in Nampa.

The Malad High School Cheerleaders brought home two trophies in the 2A Idaho State Dance Competition in Nampa. This year's team included Bailey Hill, Bryce Gibbs, Cassidy Stewart, Sami Williams, Taber Paskett, Kassy Love, Tanner Lewis, Ilan Anderson, K.C. Snyder, Derek Checketts, Naomi Corbridge, Saige Smith, Kaclen Hill and Coach Jennifer Hill.

The stunt group finished in second place in the co-ed 2A division. This team included Tanner Lewis, Bryce Gibbs, K.C. Snyder, Bailey Hill and Dereck Checketts. 

The Malad High School Dragonettes fought their way to a fourth place finish at the 2A/3A Idaho State Dance Competitions held Friday, March 22, at the Idaho Center in Nampa.

This year's team Charlotte Allen, Aime Marshall, Ashlee Davis, Randi Garamendi, Brittany Thomas, BreAnna Higley, Rachel Green, Paige Robbins, Aubree Davis, Kylee Price and Hope Blaisdell.

50 YEARS AGO (1974)

"Domestic Engineer" is a title worn well by Mrs. Ervin R. (Iris) Jones. Anyone who knows Iris is well aware of her dynamic attributes as a homemaker.

Mrs. Jones was born and raised in Portage and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ora H. John. When she and Erv married they moved to Cherry Creek and it has been home for most of their married life.

Lynn Nalder, Blackfoot and a former resident of Holbrook, was promoted to community program specialist with Farmers Home Administration. Before the promotion he was a rural housing specialist. His work involved main community loans in the five southeast Idaho counties.

The Malad Volunteer Fire Department responded to an alarm when wind fanned a trash fire at the Wm. G. Jenkins home. The fire was brought under control before the firemen arrived. There was no damage.

Malad Junior High School students published Issue 1, Volume 1 of the “Junior High Times”, a mimeographed paper carrying various items of school news and features about junior high students. Jayson Esplin was the editor and Tom Thorpe was the faculty advisor.

American Legion Ernest W. Jones Post 65 achieved an all-time record membership for any post in the Department of Idaho and has been the number one post in Idaho for its activities and membership the past few years. The post had 305 members at the time.

50 YEARS AGO (1964)

Idaho and Texas sheep and cattle growers appealed to the Senate Finance Committee for speedy action to curb meat imports.

Sponsored by the Malad Jaycees, a teenage dance club was opened here for young people aged 14 to 21 years of age, and featured music by a local string quartet.

The second annual banquet and program to raise funds for the Malad swimming pool fund netted over $2,000 which helped retire the existing $6,000 indebtedness on the pool.

50 YEARS AGO (1954)

Mayor and Mrs. D. LeRoy Thomas were pictured buying tickets from Joan Lusk at the grand opening of the New Star Theatre.

Oneida Rod and Gun Club reported more than 1,000 magpies killed since January 1. E. L. Keppener, Idaho Fish and Game Conservation Officer, estimated 500 of the birds were left in the county.

Mr. and Mrs. William Rutter noted their 30th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Peabody announced the marriage of their daughter, Marlene, to Joe Lindsey. Mrs. Janet Thorpe was honored on her birthday.

Mrs. Hannah Daniels and Mrs. Hannah May Jones attended the pink and blue shower in Ogden for Mrs. DeVon Daniels at the home of Mrs. Ern Spencer.

Leading roles in Malad Stake MIA drama presentation were taken by Stewart England, Rex Daniels, Charlene Corbridge, Betty Wells and Judy Jones.       

50 YEARS AGO (1944)

Jolliest dance of the season was the Legion Auxiliary bard dance with Mrs. Sara Tapper and Mrs. Laura Jones, co-chairmen, in charge.

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Alf Atkinson honored their father on his 73rd birthday.

Queen of the Pep Club dance was Dorothy Richards and her attendants, Mary Sue Tovey and Lola Daniels. Presbyterian Ladies Aid served the banquet before the dance.

Five U.S. Senators, who were among many senators who agreed to live on army rations for one day, found the food “adequate but not appetizing”.

Appraised value of a quarter section of state land to be sold at auction was listed at $1,920.

A new women’s club, the Belletrist, was organized. Officers included Anna Whitworth, president; Cleopha Probst, Edna Drake, Helen Ossman, Pauline Atkinson, Helen Thomas, Mary Jensen, Ida Lewis and June Ward.

Carol Griffiths, who had been employed at the UP Depot at Dayton, was transferred to Rigby.

50 YEARS AGO (1934)

Applications for loans on 55 homes in Oneida County “in danger of foreclosure” had been made to the Home Loan Corporation.

Bonded indebtedness of Malad School District was $80,000, balance on the high school building.

Most dangerous section of highway in Idaho was the Park Highway, north of Idaho Falls, where 29 fatalities were recorded the past year. Only four were recorded in other areas of eastern Idaho.

Mr. and Mrs. Jedd Jones, Sr. were honored on their 51st wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. John Hill were honored by his mother, Mary Hill, at a dinner.

The largest class in the history of Malad High School was to be graduated in June. Some had not yet completed their work, so the exact number was not known.

100 YEARS AGO (1924)

State Highway Commissioner W. J. Hall recommended $30,000 be spent on the Malad-Weston highway.

Daniel K. Evans of the local planing mill and cabinet works completed and delivered to Jas. A. Nielsen, near Portage, a handsome kitchen cabinet that was “exceptionally complete and efficient with built-in features not found on the market.”

The Malad Lions Club met with representatives from Garland and Tremonton regarding abandonment of a section of highway through Plymouth. Travel misses towns on the Plymouth road. It was urged the road go “straight south along the Malad River.”

The Malad Milling Co. secured a contract to supply 9,000 barrels of flour to the California market by July 15.

Farmers were turning out in great numbers with teams to help the county in graveling roads. They furnished half the work to gravel roads in the St. John and Pleasantview areas.

Malad High School notes reported the “boys were welcomed back from Moscow.” They lost to Moscow 23 - 11 and to Rupert 24 - 22, but the student body was “very proud.”

105 YEARS AGO (1914)

Members of the brass band at Daniels were Henry Berg, A. J. Clark, Clifford Headstrom, Fred Gilgen, Thos. C. Jones, Walter Thomas, George X. Jones, Thomas H. Lloyd and some others.

Houses were being built on their homesteads in Daniels by Nephi Andrews, Clifford Headstrom and Charles Pearson, while Henry Buehler was building an addition on his home.

The building boom also struck St. John where Matthew Hill, Jr. was erecting a handsome new home, George L. Jones, a new pool hall, and John Peterson and Leff Larsen had completed additions to their homes.

“Some capitalists” visiting local communities were pushing for for a dam to be constructed in the head of Malad, which would irrigate “thousands of acres” of farm land.