5 YEARS AGO (2020)

The 2020 Oneida County Market Animal Sale was dedicated to Jan and Tim Edwards held Saturday morning at the Fairgrounds.

A new award presented by the Oneida County Fair Board is the “Above and Beyond” award. The first four volunteers being honored by the Fair Board are, Rauhn Panting, Josh Paskett, RonDell Skidmore and Sharon Harris.

Purchasing the 2020 Grand Champion Beef owned by Paislee Davis was Allen Williams and his daughter Kamryn, representing Crump Reese and Dusty Roche.

The Grand Champion swine owned by Holden Tubbs was purchased by Hess Lumber, represented by Jared and Ronda Crowther.

The Grand Champion sheep owned by Dylan Waldron was purchased by Ken Tooke of Northwestern Mutual.

Jerry Thomas of Thomas Market purchased the Reserve Champion swine owned by Hunter Wray. Jerry also purchased the Reserve Champion lamb owned by Sheridan Brown.

Named as the 2020 Oneida County Homemaker of the Year is Lesli Wray. Lesli had entries in five categories at the fair and was a Grand Champion winner in Handwork.

10 YEARS AGO (2015)

The annual 4-H Dog Show kicked off the 2015 Oneida County Fair at the fairgrounds. Many dogs competed this year.

The Grand Champion for Obedience was Emily Allen and her dog Scruffy. The Reserve Champion for Obedience was Sheridan Brown with Daisy.

Bailey Timothy and her dog Ruger were the Grand Champion in Showmanship. the Reserve Grand Champion was Emily Allen and Scruff.

One of the enjoyable activities for members of the 4-H sewing clubs is to be able to model and show off the clothing they have made for their individual projects. Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise, participating in the Style Revue are McKenzie Hardy, Meg  Sorensen,Talon Douglas, Shannon Hudnell, Marion Smith, Hailey Jones, Amy Smith and Whitney Palmer. Not pictured are Hannah Brown, Raegen Smith and Hallee Horsley.

Bonnie, Heber and Byron Bott are being honored for having a beautiful yard! The Bott yard received Yard of the Month form Malad City for the month of July.

At the annual Curlew Valley Amateur Rodeo, Trasen Jones was named the Rough Stock All Around Cowboy, winning the Stock Saddle Bronc and Bull Riding.

15 YEARS AGO (2010)

Oneida County residents got their Fair Books in the mail last week and no doubt noticed the clever motto and artwork on the cover. MaTese Davis is the artist responsible for the Fair Book cover. As winner of the annual contest, she will receive a $50 cash prize.

The first weekend of Oneida County’s Pari-Mutual Horse Racing garnered a big crowd with a two-day handle of $38,285, a $6,000 jump over last year. Saturday’s eight-race-handle was $17,451, while the same number of races Sunday amassed a handle of $20,834. Sunday’s handle in particular was up dramatically from a year ago.

Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise was Robyn Morley after being notified that her anti-meth window display at Allen Drug won first place for Oneida County in the “Paint the State” campaign. Also pictured are happy runner-up winners of the contest in Oneida County, Riley Schow, second place, and Meaghan Brown and Danielle Briggs, the third place team.

On early Friday evening, August 6, Don and Donna Gibbs were returning to their home at 37 W. Highway 38, after leaving their home vacant for only ten minutes. They observed that while they were gone, a strong wind that blew through the valley had broken a limb off a tree in their backyard, which had come down on an old pickup truck, had broken through the windshield and also dented the body of their truck. All of a sudden, without any warning, the large tree that had lost the limb came crashing down on the roof. 

Doyle Williams presented Gage Cherry and Dylan Thorpe with the Ben Williams Award, at the conclusion of the Malad All-Star baseball season.

20 YEARS AGO (2005)

The Animal Friends Club, lead by Mary Gilgen, will be entering plaster replicas of their pocket pets in the Oneida County Fair next week. The children don’t actually take their pets to the Fair because it puts too much stress on them, but they’ve had fun this summer learning how to care for them. Club member pictured in The Idaho Enterprise was Jason Gilgen with he pet guinea pig named “Fione.” Next to him was Blue Mills holding a replica of Jason’s guinea pig. Derek Peterson had his live leopard gecko in a box alongside its replica. The lizard’s name was “Geiko.” Carrie Christiansen was holding a pet turtle.

The Malad District Cub Scouts Bicycle Rodeo was held on July 16. Kathie Tubbs was the chairman of the event and was assisted by Beth Bastian. Those participating were Jacob Tubbs, Trevor Delaney, Johnathan Delaney, Houston Thomas, Derek Peterson, Alexx Madsen, K.D. Snyder, Kalob Ihler, William Thomas, Jaxon Christiansen, Parker Archibald, Tanner Lewis, Logan Atkinson, Garrett Larsen, Cody Andersen, Danny Jacaway, Joshua Lenaghen, Darin Evans, Ilan Anderson, Nels Anderson and Isaiah Barnes.

Junior Rodeo participants qualifying for state competition are Hazen Smith, Saige Smith, Shancee Smith, Lindsay Davis, Riker Carter and Trasen Jones.

There will be several new faces ready to greet students at Malad Elementary this year. The faculty of the school will be adding three teachers.

Elaine Gunter, will teach the fifth grade, Jayme Jones will be teaching in the fourth grade and Tiffany Richins will be joining the first grade staff.

25 YEARS AGO (2000)

A fire that erupted in the Station Canyon area, northwest of Devil Creek Reservoir, on August 2 is suspected of being human caused. A cigarette or match was the suspected cause of ignition. 

After two years of efforts, the Malad Skate Park is finally going to be a reality. City Councilwoman Ruth Zivkovic, who has spearheaded the project, announces the skate ramps are built and will be placed by August 14. On that date there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the facility for the community.

Janita Showell, daughter of David and Patty Showell of Stone, has accepted membership in The National Society of Collegiate Scholars and will be honored during a campus ceremony this fall at Utah State University.

Elder Adam Holman Alder has accepted a call to serve in the West Virginia Charleston Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 

Four students excelling in math and science at Malad High School were among the 260 attending Utah State University’s Eleventh Annual Engineering State Program in Logan. Delegates from Malad included Trent Buehler, Jeffrey Crump, Camilla Hogan and Lezlie Stokes.

Philip Lee Bott, recently received notification that his poem “Natural Beauty,” was chosen from those submitted to be eligible for a presentation at the Sixth Annual Poetry Society.

Peter Jones, son of Barry and Betsy Jones, was recently notified that he is a recipient of a Folz Scholarship from the University of Idaho in Moscow.

40 YEARS AGO (1985)

Bob Crowther and his employees were busily engaged last week in moving their place of business, Hendricks Dept. Store, across the street to the “BET Building” formerly the First Bank and Trust. Bob emphasized that the new department store will be somewhat different in that their main line will be fabrics, notions, and children’s clothing. They will continue to carry McCall’s patterns. Men’s and women’s clothing will be available, but on a smaller scale than in the past.

On August 15, 1985, Varcel Christophersen will have been barbering in Malad for 50 years. “Today we give only about 20 percent of the regular barber-style haircuts that we once gave. Most of the younger generation goes to hair stylists or beauty operators, and many in the older generation have their wives cut it…and then there are those who don’t get haircuts at all…” He has enjoyed the years that he has spent in the barber business in Malad. On the mirror in his shop he has a sign that reads: “Cows may come and cows may go, but the bull in this place goes on forever.”

The Better Beef Bargainers 4-H Club under the direction of Cheri Blaisdell implemented their community service project at the fair grounds. Since there has been no flagpole on which to fly the American flag, the members of the club went to work to remedy the situation. All together sixteen young people participated in this project. Susan Bush was responsible for getting the pipe and pole put together. The welding of the pipe was donated by Scott Service. Kimberly Blaisdell, Kathy Davis, Tara Treasure and Heidi Bastian were in charge of cleaning off the pipe. Amy Hawkins, Heather Blaisdell, Shannon Daniels, and Marla Nielsen painted the pipe. Chris Blaisdell and Kirk Nielsen took care of getting the cement. Del Timothy initiated the help of Utah Power and Light in getting the hole dug and erecting the pole. UP&L donated their services. Kirk Nielsen, Chris Blaisdell, Del Timothy, Jake Couch and Clint Bastian mixed and poured the cement. Bonnie Ann Davis and Sue Lynn Davis made arrangements for an American flag to fly over the fair from this newly erected flagpole.

50 YEARS AGO (1975)

Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise are the Oneida County Commissioners. Chairman Farrell Daniels signs a “Pledge of Rededication” to the precepts of the Founding Fathers. Looking on, are Commissioners George Neal, and Gene Edwards. Colen Sweeten, county clerk, will deliver the scroll on horseback to the Bicentennial Wagon Train that will pass through the area on August 22.

Malad experienced another very successful Sidewalk Sale this year as hundreds of residents shopped the many bargains around town. One unbeatable bargain was the free beef sandwich give-away. Served at the Senior Citizens’ Center and assembled by the Trails’ End Cowbelles, the beef was donated by the two local banks, J. N. Ireland and First Bank and Trust of Idaho.

If you are an eligible veteran, and single, a new law enacted in December 1974 gives you $270 a month for going to college or university full-time. You will receive $338 if married with two children. Each additional child increases your payments $22. You also have 10 years from your date of discharge to finish your government-aided schooling, instead of eight years as before. If your eligibility expired on June 1, 1974, you have a grace period until June 1, 1976.

60 YEARS AGO (1965)

Joe R. Williams, who earlier last week stated that a lot of people had told him he ought to run for governor on the Democratic ticket, said Saturday he would not enter the gubernatorial race next year. Williams is nearing the end of his second four-year term as auditor.

Mr. and Mrs. Kleal Price have purchased a self-service laundry and dry cleaning plant from Vernon Jones, Malad, and will begin operation of the firm next weekend. Equipment added to the coin-operated facilities by the new owners includes sizing material for dry-cleaned clothes and a large washer in which 9’ x 12’ rugs, sleeping bags and other extra large items may be washed.

Tom Williams, 20-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Williams, survived a fall into an irrigation stream and being carried through a culvert near his home. The youngster and his brother, Tim, who will be three, were returning from the corrals behinds their home near where their father was working. They attempted to reach an apple floating in the garden stream and the tot fell in. Tim attempted to hold him but couldn’t because of the pull of the water and then ran for his father. Mr. Williams began searching along the ditch and calling for help.

Mrs. C. O. Simpson, who was in her garden, saw the little boy and reached him at the same time as his father. Another neighbor, Mrs. Darrel Swartz, began giving the child mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and regular artificial respiration. By the time Dr. Orson Mabey arrived at the scene Tom was revived enough to begin gurgling, his mother said. He was taken to Oneida Hospital for further treatment and released Tuesday morning.

70 YEARS AGO (1955)

Army Pvt. Leon J. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Jones, recently graduated from the Military Police Training Center at Camp Gordon, Georgia. Private Jones, who attended the school after an assignment at Fort Devens, Mass., was taught unarmed defense, traffic control, and other law enforcement.

Monday night the Oneida County Farm Bureau Talent Find was held for the Second Ward with Mrs. Mae Morris in charge. Winners were selected in the various divisions and they are as follows: 6 to 12 – Rhythm band, Terrel South 1st, Lamont Housner 2nd; 12 to 18 – Janece Taylor 1st, Paula Thorpe 2nd, David Grover 1st, Barbara Parry and Gloria Harris 2nd, Keren Jones 1st; 18 to 28 – Louis Yearsley 1st, Dee Grover 1st, Shirley South 2nd.

Malad City Council has passed a resolution of intention to create a local improvement district to provide resurfacing, construction of curb, gutter sidewalks and tree removal, where necessary, on approximately five miles of streets with the City limits.

Richard A. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith, Jr., and an Air Force ROTC Cadet at Brigham Young University, is attending four-weeks of summer training at Hamilton Air Force Base as part of his reserve officer training at College.

80 YEARS AGO (1945)

Pfc. Charles H. McElyea has received a citation for meritorious service in combat on April 15, 1945, near Coreglia, Italy. The citation states:

When the machine gun squad of which he was a member had exhausted its supply of ammunition in action against the enemy, Private First Class McElyea, carrying three boxes of ammunition, crawled through dense underbrush and vegetation, and had advanced to within thirty five yards of the machine gun crew when an enemy shell landed very near, dazing him from the concussion. Wobbling and unsteady, he courageously picked himself up and gathering up his ammunition moved on to the gun, which immediately went into action again. At the gun emplacement Private First Class McElyea suddenly became very ill and lost consciousness and was later removed to a hospital for medical treatment. His diligent determination and faithful devotion to duty merit high praise for his heroic efforts.”

Pfc. McElyea has also been awarded the Purple Heart and the Good Conduct Medal.