5 YEARS AGO (2020)

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Proclamation of a Community Day of Prayer and Fasting

Friday, April 10, 2020

By Malad City Mayor

WHEREAS, the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization: and

WHEREAS, the President of the United States has declared a state of emergency in response to the national threat of COVID-19, and has further called for a National Day of Prayer; and

WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Idaho has declared a state of emergency for the State of Idaho in response to the state threat of COVID-19; and

WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Oneida County, Idaho has declared a state of emergency for Oneida County, Idaho in response to the threat of COVID-19; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of Malad City have declared a state of emergency for Malad City, Idaho in response to the threat of COVID-19, and have further declared that all efforts shall be made to protect the citizens of the city of Malad; and

WHEREAS, various faith leaders have invited citizens of all faiths to join in fasting and prayer for relief from COVID-19;

NOW THEREFORE, I, JOAN HAWKINS, Mayor of Malad City, Idaho, do hereby proclaim Friday, April 10, 2020, as Community Day of Prayer and Fasting. I urge all citizens of all faiths and religious traditions and backgrounds to join in prayer and fasting on Friday, April 10, 2020, to pray of God’s healing hand upon our world, that the present COVID-19 pandemic may be controlled, that caregivers be protected, the economy strengthened, life normalized, and our community be protected and blessed as we seek relief from the threat of COVID-19 pandemic.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of April, 2020.

CITY OF MALAD, IDAHO

By: /s/ Joan Hawkins

JOAN HAWKINS,Mayor

MALAD CITY, IDAHO

15 YEARS AGO (2010)

The Malad Middle School received a $300 grant from the Idaho Community Foundation. The grant was submitted based on the needs of students whose native language is Spanish. The grant helped to purchase needed reference materials and reading books to aid students in translating Spanish to English.

FFA members taking part in the BYU-I Rendezvous earlier in the month were Elsie Thomas, Carrie Ann Christensen, Shaunie Daniels, Karissa Barnes, Kyle Daniels, Quinn Eliason, Braxton Eliason, Nathan Eliason, Paige Daniels, Jeremy Jensen, Tyler Ogden, Zach Cutler and Matthew Williams. 

Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise is Aiden Cowden, showing his grandmother, Janice Wakley, his animals display he created for his first grade class on Grandparents Day. Also, pictured is Trevor Howe as he shows his grandmother, Carol Howe, some of the many dinosaur projects created by the second grade as she visited Trevor during grandparents’ Day at Malad Elementary.

20 YEARS AGO (2005)

Wendy Thomas and Emily Stevens are Northern Title Company’s newest “Good Deeds Done Daily” recipients for the month of April. These ladies were nominated by Sharon Hess.

Tammy Williams has been named the Malad High School Faculty member of the week, earning the honor in March.

Williams just recently changed positions at Malad High School. She worked as the registrar for 10 years. She is now in the front office, working as the Malad High School Secretary.

Janiece Stromberg, Luke Christiansen and Kim Origer competed for Malad’s FCCLA chapter in the regional STAR events.

In Chapter Service, Christiansen and Origer created a display of the group’s work this year.  They earned a gold on their display and qualified for state.

Stromberg competed in the Job Interview competition. She earned silver and also qualified for state.

Samaria has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to its community forest. It is the eighth year Samaria has received this national recognition.

30 YEARS AGO (1995)

Malad City officials were notified of Malad’s selection to receive a $193,207 Community Grant to upgrade the city’s Main Street.

Roy Jensen of the Cloud Seeding Board said that the program has resulted in at least a 10% increase in moisture over the winter.

Brett Evanson and J. D. Tovey have been selected as American Legion Boys State delegates. Alternate delegates are David Crowther and Bryson Nalder.

Joslyn Keller and Tara Williams, juniors at Malad High School, were selected to attend Utah State University’s Engineering State.

Pictured in the Idaho Enterprise are Youth Bowling champions, Matt J. Jacobsen, Jed Shaw, Chris Hall, Blake Hess, Destin Deschamps and Robert Hamilton.  Not in the picture is Nate Nehus, also a champion.

Alan Layne Atkinson, son of Spencer and Sharon Atkinson, Samaria has been accepted to Washington State Pullman Veterinary School.

40 YEARS AGO (1985)

Boys State tryouts for the Ernest W. Jones Post #65, American Legion, were held last week at the Legion Hall.

Curtis Hendricks and Scott Smith were chosen as the 1985 delegates, with David Jensen as the alternate. They will attend a mock legislature at Boise State University June 9-15.

The pumice being used to repair the earth slide on Interstate 15, 8 1/2 miles north of Malad, comes from the Hess Pumice mine, our local industry that is the nation’s largest in its field.

Ranstrom Construction Co., Meridian, has the $667,610 road restoration contract. The work is scheduled for completion late this summer.

The Malad Chapter of the Lions Club completed a service project Monday, April 8, which involved cleaning the entrance and exit to the Interstate. Those Lions Club members taking part in the service project were: Tom Parry, president, Ren Dives, Veryl Henrie, Norman Naugler, Dick Spahr, Jack Allred, Phil Gillies and Charles Buehler.

Brad Anderson, son of Colleen Anderson, Malad, and Arthur Anderson of Salt Lake City, Utah, has been promoted to Senior Airman (E-4). Brad is stationed at Yohata Air Force Base
in Japan.

Superintendent Howard A. May recently traveled to Dallas, Texas, where he was presented an award as outstanding superintendent from the State of Idaho for excellence in Arts in Education. The presentation was made by a representative from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

50 YEARS AGO (1975)

Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise are Maladians that are active on the Utah State University campus. Getting together at a recent USU event were Steve Edwards, wide receiver on the Aggie varsity footballs team; Ken Ward, forward on the Aggies’ frosh basketball squad; LaDell Andersen, USU athletic director and Nancy Smith, student body song leader.

Two eighth grade students, Todd Esplin and Leslie Willie, and a seventh grader, Lisa Parry, have earned all “A” grades during the past nine weeks, according to George Bush, Malad Junior High School principal.

Succeeding Mrs. Lou Williams, Mrs. Pearl Jones has been named chairman of the Oneida Farm Bureau Women’s committee. Mrs. BelvaLene Baker, Holbrook, is vice chairman; Mrs. Glenna Illum, treasurer; Mrs. Marie Gleed, Mrs. Andrea Parry, Mrs. Shelba Dredge, Mrs. Maisie Williams, board members.

Arne Jones has signed a letter of intent with Idaho State University, Pocatello, to attend that school and play football there next fall.

60 YEARS AGO (1965)

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse R. Dredge were notified this week that their daughter, Marilee, missionary for the LDS Church in England has been called to serve as personal secretary to President Rolland L. Jaussi of the North British Mission. Marilee replaced Miss Loraine Rowley who has been transferred to the New British South Mission.

Lance Wuthrich, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wuthrich, Malad, has been honored for outstanding achievement on rotary calculator at a special awards assembly at Stevens Henager College, Ogden.

Dennis “J. D.” Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bland Williams, was selected senior class assemblyman during class elections at Brigham Young University and will represent the seniors on the 22-seat student legislative assembly.

After weeks of diligent practice and rehearsals, the Malad High School Band and Chorus will participate in the District Music Festival at Highland High at Pocatello, Friday and Saturday, April 9 and 10. With the help of Mr. Leon Castleton, 29 band and chorus students will take special instrumental and vocal numbers. They are Rolene Jones, Cheryle Hess, Annette Elcock, Karaleen Kay, Kristie Champneys, Eileen Sweeten, Wynn Price, Mark Grover, Tom Perkins, Rosalind Jones, Helen Castleton, Lonny Gleed, Barry Crowther, Lynda Peden, Jan Crowther, Jean Thomas, Lorene Ward, Tim Willie, Danny John, T. D. Jones, Anne Byrd, Linda John, Steve Sorensen, Curt Elcock, Elsie Hubbard, Craig Allen, Dianne Williams, and Brenda Ipsen.

Dr. William E. Morgan, president of Colorado State University at Fort Collins, Colorado, has announced the appointment of veteran basketball coach Jim Williams, as the University’s new athletic director.

Mr. Williams, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John O. Williams, of Malad, has just completed his 11th season at CSU and has gained regional and national honors as he has guided the Colags to 157 victories as compared to only 113 losses while competing against the country’s finest teams.

70 YEARS AGO (1955)

Three juniors of the Malad high school have been selected to represent the local chapter at the annual Girls’ State sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Named during the Auxiliary fashion show Thursday evening are Sue Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl H. Jones; Deanna Price, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kleal J. Price and Barbara Parry daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Parry.

Also at the Auxiliary Fashion Show, the Auxiliary “Little Sweetheart” selected during the evening was Linda Sue Evans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan J. Evans; Sandra Price, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kleal J. Price, was named “Junior Sweetheart” and winner of the “Tiny Tot” contest was Carla Dawn Goddard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Goddard. The three were crowned by Margaret Jones and Lois Vaughan 1954 Girls’ Staters, and Judy Jones, president of the Junior Auxiliary. J. C. Penney Co., Lucile Shop, Hazel’s Dress Shop and Evans Co-op Co. were the four firms that had their clothes modeled.

Larry D. Howell, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Howell, was awarded the State Farmer Degree at the annual F.F.A. state convention held at Nampa, March 31 – April 2. The degree is held in high esteem by all members as only two per cent of the membership is eligible for this honor.

Pvt. Royal Jay Swenson who has been stationed at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas since January was transferred to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey March 28 and left there Tuesday for Europe.

Matter of whether a kindergarten is to be conducted in Malad during the next two years will be decided by vote at the regular meeting of the Oneida Parent-Teachers’ Association.

Mrs. Dorothy Evans, PTA president, states that parents of children beginning school in 1955 or 1956 should attend as it will be their children who are affected by the PTA decision.

80 YEARS AGO (1945)

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sorenson are in receipt of a letter dated March 25 from their son Sgt. Sorenson, which they received Wednesday morning.

He stated that their plane went down in Russia territory in Poland in February, 1945, and that they were with the Russian people for forty-two days and were treated very good by them. He stated that the plane was very badly damaged but that none of the crew was injured. He said that after a lot of hard work and sweat they repaired the plane and flew back to their base. They will go on flying and finish where they left off.

He said he could write a volume on his experience but it would have to wait until he got home. He also said “I thank God I am American and that my folks are all away from the hell of war.”

Sgt. Sorenson was reported missing over Germany in February.

The following men will leave Monday, April 16 for Fort Douglas, Salt Lake for induction into the armed forces: Thomas Merlin Robbins, Clyde Thorpe, Sherman Pierce, Steven L. Jones, Ivan W. Schwartz, Eldon R. Bailey, Cecil John, Ervin L. Allen, Carl J. Isaacson, Rex E. Reynolds, Dan T. Williams, Joseph D. Morgan, Eph. G. Hawkins, and Roland B. Jones who is a transfer from the Sale Lake board.