5 YEARS AGO (2021)

The District 6 American Legion Spring meeting convened in Malad City on Saturday, March 20. During the meeting, two Malad Veterans, Rick Madsen and Roy Johnson, were elected in district offices.

Mary Lyn Brangham was honored as the Oneida School District “Employee of the Month” at the School Board meeting on March 16. Mary Lyn has worked for the District as a custodian for several years and is so diligent that she did not want to take time off from her work to be recognized at the meeting. Mary Lyn received a gift card and a copy of the “Starfish” poem. Her plaque will hang in the District Office for the next month.

Malad High School had three seniors compete in the annual 5th District All-Star game. The game was held on Monday, March 15, at Pocatello High School.

Traven Ward and Tom Simpson were on the visiting team for the boys’ game. Shannen Hudnell was also competing at the All-Star game. She was part of the Girls’ All-Star game which was played before the boys game.

10 YEARS AGO (2016)

The Fifth Annual Evening of the Arts, sponsored by the Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital Foundation, will be held on Thursday night, April 14, at the Malad High School Commons.

Six visual artists will be featured this year – the late Jeanne Jenkins John, Scott Doying, David Edwards, Annie Gamble Wangsgard, Sid Lewis and the late Jimmy Adamson. In addition, elementary and high school students will display their original artwork, with the third grade displaying geometric cat drawings and the fourth grade displaying water colors and 3-D button trees. The fifth grade will exhibit string art states. Malad High School art students will be showing various media.

Three students of the Malad Elementary School fifth grade class were awarded first, second and third place in the 2016 Patriotism Essay Contest sponsored by the Malad Lions Club. The students wrote on “Who is your favorite American Patriot and why?” Winners received a nice cash prize from the Lions Club along with a certificate.

First place was awarded to Sheridan Brown the daughter of Chad and Jennifer Brown. Raegan Smith, the daughter of Dustin and Christine Smith was named as second place winner and Breanna Dawson, daughter of Emily Dawson, won third place.

Malad’s Hayden Green had the opportunity to suit up one more time in a Malad High School boys’ basketball uniform as a member of the white team in the Fifth District All-Star game. This game was played on Monday, March 14, at Pocatello High School.

Green joined other District Five players from 5A – 1A schools. He was coached by Malad native Tyler Jones, Preston High School’s boys’ basketball Coach.

15 YEARS AGO (2011)

Elections will be held for trustees of the Oneida School District and for the Oneida County Library. Those fling petitions to represent Zone 3 for the Oneida County School Board is Arne Jones, Scott Danielson and Debbie Horsley. Zone 4 petitions were received from Karla Moss and Larry Etherington. Ann Alger is the only person who has turned in a petition for Trustee of the Oneida county Library.

Family and Friends gathered together on the evening of March 15 at Faye Caldwell’s home to celebrate her 99th birthday.

Meeting at the Malad LDS Stake Building, Ward Zone leaders, who have volunteered to take an active part in the Oneida County Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Network, met to get more familiar with the radios that they will be using in case of an emergency and to learn more about the importance of coordinating community stations.

The Malad High School Dragonettes placed every routine they competed with at the 2A Idaho State Dance and Drill Competition, held at the Idaho Center in Nampa.

Julie Green was selected as the Idaho Coaches of Dance and Cheer Coach of the Year 2010 – 2011. The award was announced at the 2011 Idaho State Dance and Drill Competition, held in the Idaho Center in Nampa.

20 YEARS AGO (2006)

20 YEARS AGO (2006) Competing this year for Malad High School on the knowledge Bowl Team were (front, left to right) Luke Christiansen, Luke Beck. Chelsey Jenkins, Colton Beck, Jason Thomas. (Back) Kody McKinley, Tyler Richards, Janeice Stomberg, Jonathan Jensen and Coach Martin Pope.

 Over one hundred people filled the Malad High School Commons last Thursday evening to learn more about a 4-day week proposal currently on the table for the Oneida School District. The school superintendent and School Board have been studying the issue since last fall as one way of helping with the money crunch currently facing the District.

At Utah State University, Henry Coakley, 2002 graduate of Malad High School and son of Stephen and Janet Coakley, was honored at the 2006 College of Engineering Awards Banquet. He was awarded not only the Outstanding Senior of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department but also the Outstanding Student of the College of Engineering.

Competing this year for Malad High School on the Knowledge Bowl Team were Luke Christiansen, Luke Beck, Chelsey Jenkins, Colton Beck, Jason Thomas, Kody McKinley, Tyler Richards, Janeice Stromberg, and Jonathan Jensen. Their coach is Martin Pope.

Peter Thomas recently received the 2006 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the College of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Utah State University. The award is given annually to an individual who graduated from Utah State University and has distinguished himself in his academic or professional career.

Nathan (Nate) Yearsley, former Malad resident and High School graduate, was inducted into the BYU-Idaho/Ricks College Alumni Association Hall of Fame. Yearsley was the Athletic trainer from 1972 until 2002.

30 YEARS AGO (1996)

Frustrations that the judicial system might not be doing enough to curb what appears to be an increase in drugs here surfaced at the Oneida County courthouse when approximately one hundred residents sought answers from a panel of local officials and two district judges. For two hours the group discussed parent responsibility, breakdown in families, the need for more drug and alcohol education, and what exactly to do to address this community’s growing problems. With the air cleared, everyone was sent home to think about some positive solutions. 

At their meeting, the Malad City Council threw full support behind establishment of a Neighborhood Watch program, appointing Rick Erskine the organizational chairman.

Malad’s Lee Hogan, PA-C, was one of 27 members of the 419th Medical Squadron recently returned from a dramatically successful deployment to Honduras combining a training mission with a historical humanitarian effort.

The Class of 1997 will be hosting the Junior Prom in the Malad High School gymnasium. This year’s theme is “Forever Tonight” and will be set to a color scheme of midnight blue, silver and white. This year’s prom chairpersons are Wendy Forbush, Jessica Jones and Jared Robbins. D.J. music will be furnished by Q99.5 F.M. Radio from Salt Lake City.

40 YEARS AGO (1986)

Mrs. Mae Parry, a full-blooded Shoshone Indian and a former Washakie resident, has been selected Utah Honorary Mother of the Year for 1986 by the Utah Chapter of the Association of Honorary Mothers, a national organization with chapters in all 50 states and many cities. Mae Parry was born 66 years ago in Washakie, Utah, a tiny Indian town just south of the Utah-Idaho state line, to the late Moroni Timbimboo and his wife, Amy. She married Grant Parry and they are the parents of two sons and two daughters. 

40 YEARS AGO (1986) Malad High School’s Joe Davis – a teacher everyone remembers. Joe Davis has endeared himself to students at Malad High School for almost thirty years now. He’s a teacher that none ever forget.

Talk to almost anyone who has attended Malad High School within the last thirty years, and the name of Joe Davis will nearly always be mentioned. He is a teacher who seems to be on everybody’s “Favorite” teacher list. “The most rewarding experience I’ve had as a teacher, he stated, “is to see students of promise achieve their goals. That thrills me beyond words…You know, we’ve had some good students go through Malad High School…My hope is that maybe I might have had just a little bit of influence on their lives…” “Yes Mr. Davis, you did!” and THANK YOU.”

Kevin Archibald, who helped Malad to second-place in the A-3 State Tournament and averaged 19 points a contest, has been named to the All-State A-3 First Team. Teammate Steve Gunnell was named honorable mention. He averaged 19 points and seven rebounds a game.

50 YEARS AGO (1976)

Brett Rich, manager of Industrial Sales and Marketing Corporation, has been selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration as an outstanding businessman who will be among those featured in a series of radio announcements by the SBA.

A farewell testimonial for Kirby Lynn Jones, will e held at the St. John Ward Chapel. Elder Jones will serve in the Dusseldorf Germany Mission. He will enroll April 1 in the Language Training Mission at Provo.

Mel and Pauline Atkinson have received a special mission call to Nauvoo, Illinois, where they will help restore the first LDS newspaper, “Times and Seasons.” Mr. Atkinson is a retired printer.

When Oneida racing days roll around August 1977 gambling fans may get a full weekend to test their luck – if county residents approve Sunday horse racing this November. County Commissioners were presented a petition last week by the Fair board requesting that voters here be allowed to determine whether pari-mutual racing can be extended to include Sunday.

Six Malad High School students returned from the Idaho Regional Declamation Festival held in Sugar City with superior ratings, which qualifies them for State competition. Those receiving superior ratings were Julie Jensen, Delaine Illum, Brad Bowen, Wendy Thomas, Leslie Willie, and Darrald Pearce. Coming home with an excellent rating was Linda Jaussi.

60 YEARS AGO (1966)

Marine First Lieutenant Tim Woozley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Woozley has been awarded an Air medal while serving as a pilot with Marin Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, a unit of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at the Marine Expeditionary Airfield in Chu Lai, Vietnam. He received the nation’s ninth highest decoration “for meritorious achievement in aerial flight.”

Michael Jones, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Evan G. Jones, Malad, has been elected student body president of the Trades and Industry School on the Idaho State University campus at Pocatello.

Competing during the “Barberama” conducted for intermountain barbers in Pocatello Sunday, Varsel Christophersen, Malad, was one of three who was awarded a “Premium Hair Cutting” trophy.

A life of service to his community has gained Dr. O.H. Mabey, Sr., the enduring respect and affection of Oneida residents. A native of Utah, he came to Malad in 1924 with his wife, the former Marie Ford, and three children, Joe, Jean and Orson Jr. A fourth son Garn, was born here. The sons have followed in their father’s chosen profession; Jean’s husband is a career U.S. Air Force officer. Dr. Mabey has 13 grandchildren. He was the first mayor of Malad after it became a city; he was head of the village government when the transition was made. He served on the city council, was president of the Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce, as well as serving on the Red Cross board for many years. He worked diligently to get Malad’s first hospital organized in 1925 and helped with the later construction of the present facility. He was a bishop in the LDS Church for many years and a member of the High Council. In 1963, he retired as government doctor at Washakie Indian Reservation. 

70 YEARS AGO (1956)

Three girls to represent Malad at the annual American Legion Auxiliary Girls’ State at Caldwell, Idaho, will be selected at the Legion birthday banquet. A judging committee will select the three from the following nine candidates: Erma Jean Dorius, Carolyn Call, Verlaine Smith, LuJean Peterson, Diane Gribble, Judy Jones, Kathleen Smith, Kathleen Brodie and Marilyn Griffiths. The candidates are members of the Malad High School junior class, and were chosen by the American Legion Auxiliary committee for the following qualifications: honesty, scholarship and cooperativeness.

Richard Goddard, U. S. Navy Air Force, has finished an eight weeks’ air fundamental school at Norman, Oklahoma. He is now stationed at Jacksonville, Florida where he will attend a naval air electrician school for twenty-two weeks. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Goddard.

Wesley Crowther has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant at Mather Air Force Base in California. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Crowther.

A farewell testimonial was held Sunday evening at the Second Ward for Elder Dee Grover who is leaving New York April 7 to fulfill an LDS Mission to France.

At the Third Ward chapel Sunday evening, Welton Ward was honored at a farewell testimonial before leaving for the East Central Mission.

80 YEARS AGO (1946)

The spirit of the “old” barn dance has again been revived by the American Legion Auxiliary, and the good old parade like the ones in past years that caused much fun and laughter, will be staged this year on Wednesday afternoon, March 27, with costumes befitting the occasion. Aprons, overalls, hayseeds, hobos, farmers and the like will be in evidence with the hall decorated cleverly with all that goes to make a barn-like affair. There will be concessions, confetti, caps, special prizes, prizes for the best waltz and jitterbug, and door prizes and even nylons will be raffled off.

Ren Ray Bowen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bowen, has been advanced to a F 1-c and assigned to a L.F.P. ship. He is stationed at Pearl Harbor.

Pfc. Cecil Harrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ren Harrison and husband of the former Nola Howell, received his discharge from the Marine Corps. at San Diego, California on March 7, 1946. He entered the service June 19, 1944 in Boise. He has the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, one star for the campaign at Okinawa, the American Theater Ribbon, Victory Ribbon and Presidential Unit Citation.