5 YEARS AGO (2018)

The Oneida County Search and Rescue held their annual banquet and meeting on Wednesday evening, January 24 at the Dude Ranch Café. Special guests included Commissioner Max Firth, Mayor Joan Hawkins, Frank and Donna Gale Madsen and Sheriff Arne Jones.

The following new officers for 2018 were sworn in by Sheriff Jones: commander Steve Coakley, First Commander Robert Ellis and Secretary Jan Coakley. Second Vice Commander Carlos Ramos and Treasurer/Quartermaster Clint Bastian were not in attendance at the banquet.

Membership pins were presented to the following members: 5 year pins will be presented to Jeff Bingham, Tim Swope, Arnold Jorgensen, Mike Richardson and Brayden Eliason was presented with his; 10 year pins were presented to Steve Stayner, Robert Ellis with pins to be given to Kirk Willie and Clint Bastian; a 20 year pin will be presented to Carlos Ramos; 25 year pins will be presented to Shane Howard and Lynn Price and a 30 year pin was presented to Garry Hess, who also was recognized as Search and Rescue Member of the Year by the Oneida County Deputies Association.

The newest Employee of the Month, Sarah Robbins, was honored at the January 23 meeting of the Oneida County School Board. Dr. Rich Moore, Superintendent, read the letter of commendation: "It is my honor and privilege to present to you Sarah Robbins as the Oneida School District Employee of the Month."

"Sarah is a dedicated employee who loves and serves the students of our district. I commend her for the marvelous support she has given to our students over the years. We are fortunate to have Sarah as one of our many wonderful employees."

A plaque honoring Sarah will hang in the School District Office throughout the month. In addition, Sarah received a gift card and a pin with the "Starfish" poem on it. Several members of the Robbins family were present at the meeting.

Kelsey Owens, a senior at Malad High School, has been named Student of the Week for the week of January 29. Kelsey, daughter of Ryon and Wendy Owens, has always lived in Malad.

A favorite class at Malad High School for Kelsey is government. She plans to attend either Idaho State University or Dixie State College to further her education in dental hygiene.

Something Kelsey would like to cross off her bucket list is to visit Australia.

Everyone knows that Kelsey loves to dance – her favorite extracurricular activity is dancing! What she loves most about Malad High School is the faculty, and her best advice to other students in school is, "All four years matter!"

Not everyone knows this, but now they will – Kelsey is super OCD. Her closet is color coordinated!

Congratulations Kelsey and to all outstanding students at Malad High School.

In what is becoming a tradition for Troop #456 of the Boy Scouts of America, several Scouts and leader attended the Soda Springs Fishing Derby again this year. they camped out is Soda Springs on Friday night and then were up before 5:00 a.m. to get ready for the fishing derby.

Scouts attending the outing were Devin Sands, Ryan Thomas, Kyler Horsley, Braxton Harris, Spence Harris, Sawyer McClain, Aydan McClain,, Lars Pedersen and Makiah Knutter.

10 YEARS AGO (2013)

Oneida County residents woke up to a veritable winter wonderland on Tuesday morning. Approximately nine inches of snow had blanketed the valley overnight. This is in addition to a similar amount received Sunday, which netted about .9 inches of precipitation at the Oxford Mountain Snotel Site. A decision was made to close all schools in the Oneida School District for the day.

At the annual Search and Rescue banquet new officers were sworn in: Steve Stayner, commander, Jeff Francom, first vice commander, Garrett Hess, second vice commander and Jed Ward as quartermaster/treasurer. Two new members, Tim Swoop and Jeff Bingham took the oath and received their badges. Receiving their 5-year pins were Steve Stayner and Bob Ellis and Lynn Price and Shane Howard received their 20-year pins. Sharon Hess was presented a plaque by Sheriff Semrad in recognition of 16-years of service to the unit.

Medalists from the Sugar-Salem Wrestling team for the Dragons were Chris Hill, Wesley Peterson, Quinn Eliason, Eric Eliason and Derek Checketts.

Chris Hill surpassed the 100-win milestone very few wrestlers reach in their high school careers. Hill finished the John Berry Invitational Wrestling Tournament, held at Sugar-Salem High School in third place with 102 wins for his career.

15 YEARS AGO (2008)

Happy homeowners of four new homes welcomed the public at an open house. The homes, located at 750 South Hill Crest Loop within the Field of Dreams Subdivision in Malad, were part of the SEICAA’S Mutual Self-Help Housing program. Four families worked together to build their own homes: Tim and Wendy Pope, Jeremy and Laura deJong, Garrett and Brianna Hess, and Jed and Krischelle Hanks.

J. Curtis Broadbent, representing Nucor Steel’s Plymouth Division, was at the Malad Middle School to present the 2007 Education Project awards to 12 Malad Educators totaling $4,130. Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise are Shawna Daniels, Marla Dredge, Marsha Jones, Cinniman Schwartz, Anne Crowther, Natalie Ogden, Patricia Showell, Paula Hannah, Marilyn Jones, Wendy Alder, Jason Dahlke, representing Oneida High School, Superintendent Lynn Schow representing Stone elementary and J. Curtis Broadbent.

Last Friday’s discussion between Oneida County Commissioners and representatives of Rocky Mountain Power was a lot like David meeting Goliath, but unlike the story in the Bible, this time Goliath seems to be prevailing.

Gloria Evans and Eva Lou Nielsen, of Me ‘N’ Lou’s Restaurant, were recently notified that their restaurant was highlighted in a National Restaurant Association booklet for outstanding community service. 

The Dragons finished in third place in the Sugar-Salem Tournament. Claiming medals at the tournament were Blake Harrison, Devin Skidmore, Zach Starr, Justin Campbell, Mike Evans, Jonny Blaisdell, Owen Tapp and R. J. Cudney.

25 YEARS AGO (1998)

Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise are five new members at the induction ceremony into the Oneida Education Foundation’s Heritage Club during a banquet in their honor. Membership in the Heritage Club means donors contributes $1,000 either all at once or over a five-year period. Pictured is Richard Cornia, a Heritage Club representative, Faun, Max and Shaila Tavoian and Judy and Jim Jones.

Malad High School’s INEEL Scholarship Tournament team, more commonly know as the Knowledge Bowl team, participated in a meet at North Gem High School. Out of the three rounds they competed in, the Malad team took first place two out of three times. Members on the Malad team are Kenny Blaisdell, Randy Evans, Brandon Evanson, Emily Hansen, Errol King, Matthew Moss, Paul Oja, Bob Ray and Amanda Skeen. The advisor is Dan Marteeney.

The Lady Dragons will be heading into the District Tournament next week at Aberdeen. Pictured in the Idaho Enterprise are Heather Rindlisbacher, Marilyn Bott, Brekell Vaughan, Liz Crowther, Chelsea Olsen, Jessica Jones, Janita Showell, Emily Blaisdell, Morgan Jones, Trisha Williams and Coach Ron Piper.

35 YEARS AGO (1988)

Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held in front of Wayne’s Fine Foods to welcome Wayne Jones and his wife, Marilyn, as a new business in Malad. On hand for the occasion are Larry Thomas, Deon Jones, Foster Ipsen, Sue Thomas, Bob Christophersen and Marie Neal.

A new business in town has opened their doors. Brent Mills and Troy Rowan will be serving customers at the newly renamed Central Service located on the corner of 1st West and Bannock. The station was formerly owned and operated by Del Leavitt.

Elder Bryan W. Nielsen has been called to serve an LDS Mission in the Brazil Recefe Mission. He will enter the Mission Training Center at Provo on February 10. He is a 1987 graduate of Malad High school and a four-year LDS Seminary graduate. He is the son of David and Eva Nielsen and the late Marjorie Ward Nielsen.

Jon Ward, an instructor of English and German at Malad High School has been named a recipient of an Idaho Council for the Humanities Scholarship. This scholarship will help finance expenses for Ward to attend “Teaching the Middle Ages,” as workshop for teachers which, will be held at Utah State University in Logan.

45 YEARS AGO (1978)

“Beware of YOUR dog, or your mail service may be suspended,” warn Tom Parry, Malad Postmaster. He points out that while letter carriers will make every reasonable effort to continue service, they are not required to deliver mail where dogs or other animals interfere. Postal employees keep themselves informed on the locations of vicious dogs and communicate such data in an effort to avoid being attacked.

Garth Sweeten was sustained as Bishop of the Malad Third Ward at sacrament services last Sunday. Assisting him with his duties will be Bill Thorpe, first counselor and Tom Parry as second counselor. 

Two students from Malad High School have been chosen to represent Malad at the sixteenth Intermountain Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, co-sponsored by the U.S. Army and the University of Utah. Mark Jensen, a MHS senior and Todd Esplin, a junior, will leave Malad by chartered bus on March 1 to attend the conference. They will stay at the Temple Square Hotel and attend classes and workshops on campus.

New directors of the Senior Citizens Center have been named. Serving as Chairman of Directors is Charles Nielsen and Soren Christensen as vice chairman. New directors besides Mr. Nielsen and Mr. Christensen are Leah Evans, and holdover directors, Hazel Lusk, Elsie Thomas, Henrie Pingel and Millie Lamb who serves a secretary. 

55 YEARS AGO (1968)

Airman First Class Joseph J. Kent, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dawn Kent is on duty at Phu Cat AB Vietnam. Airman Kent, a special vehicle repairman is a member of the Pacific Air Forces. 

Two Malad High students, Larry Elcock and Kim Hartvigsen, have been selected by a national foundation as “Outstanding Teenagers of America” for 1967 on the basis of ability and achievement as students. They are the sons of Mrs. and Mrs. Lynn Elcock and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hartvigsen.

Honored for outstanding performance of duties and high scholastic achievement, Cadet T. D. Jones, Jr. of Malad has been appointed Group Sergeant with the rank of Cadet Senior Master Sergeant. A son of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Jones, Cadet Jones has been named to the honor lists of the Academy superintendent, Commandant and Dean for Academic Excellence.

Mrs. Mary Alice Telford was named to the fall quarter scholastic honor roll at Utah State University, Logan. A senior, she is the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Varsel Christophersen.

Southeast Idaho Police Officers Association presented a life membership in the organization to William E. Thomas, retired Malad City Chief of Police. The presentation was made at the January dinner meeting attended by Mr. Thomas and John A. Evans, retired Oneida county Sheriff. 

60 YEARS AGO (1963)

DelMar Williams, son of Leo D. Williams, returned to Malad after spending the past two years serving an LDS mission in the Eastern States Mission with headquarters at New York City.

Elder Spencer Henry Atkinson has received his call to fulfill an LDS mission to the Eastern Atlantic States and reports to the Mission Home in Salt Lake City on March 4th. 

Thomas Café at Snowville was burglarized Thursday night and about $120 and several cartons of cigarettes being taken. Thief or thieves gained entrance by breaking the window of a rest room.

The F.F.A members are going to have a public speaking contest. Owen Ward, Steven Barker, Kenneth Smith and Don Buehler are the F.F.A members who are participating in the contest. The winner of the contest will represent the Malad Chapter in the District public speaking contest. Some of the F.F.A. members are working for their State Farmer Degrees. 

70 YEARS AGO (1953)

The sixth annual dance revue of Pat and Ray Wiggins is to be presented at the Malad Elementary School Auditorium on January 31. Participating in the revue will be Tommy Davis, Cindy Peterson, Linda Evans, Marilyn Moss, Janice Blaisdell, Vickie John, Don and Ilene Reynolds, Keenan and Ruth Bingham, Ken and Rodger Goddard, Alice Jenson, Myrna Cottam, Cub Halliday, Kathy Jones, Camille Talbot, Tamara Thomas, Sharon Blaisdell, Pat Roderick, Keren Jones, Linda John, Carol Draper, Dixie Lee Anderson, Rosemary Hill, Gail Blaisdell, Pamela Evans, Kay John and Suzan Wiggins.

One hundred and twenty-one women volunteers of Oneida County will take part in the Mother’s March on polio Thursday night January 29, it was announced by Mrs. Eunice Willie and Mrs. Gladys Clark, co-chairmen of the march. They will be ready for the signal to march at 6:30 tonight. This signal will be the switching on of porch lights in most of the homes of the county. A light burning on the porch or in the window of any home will be an invitation to the marching mothers to knock and receive a contribution to the March of Dimes.

The Cherry Creek Ward held its annual Gold and Green Ball Thursday evening with the theme, “Moonlight and Roses” being carried out. Bardee Jones, debutante, was escorted by Terry Williams, and while they made their appearance a group of girls consisting of Marilyn Jones, Joyce Jones, Connie Moon, Dalene Moon, Ann Ward, Anna Clark, Vonna Mae John and Margery Jones, sang two numbers. These girls, the debutante and her escort and the following boys, Curtis Hoskins, Darl Williams, Brent Littlejohn, Morgan D. Harris and Larry Howell, presented the floorshow.

75 YEARS AGO (1948)

Six Malad youths were enlisted into the Regular Army Monday at the Fort Douglas, Utah Central Examining Station. They are Evan E. and Stephen E. Jones, brothers; Boyd and DeWayne Madsen, brothers; Sherman Facer and Robert D. Swenson. All six chose enlistment in the Air Force. They are leaving Fort Douglas this week for San Antonio, Texas, their first assignment being at the indoctrination division, Lackland Air Base.

Utah State Agricultural College, according to the grapevine, has come up with a “find” on their frosh basketball squad. Virtually unknown in comparison to the Minsons, Durrants, Sandbergs and Jeffries, the lad is due to make a name for himself when he gets a varsity berth next year. The name is LaDell Anderson and he walked into the Farmer bailiwick unsolicited and unheralded from Malad, all of which should be an object lesson to the pressure boys.