5 YEARS AGO (2019)

Roy Johnson, a longtime member of the Malad American Legion, Ernest W. Jones Post 65, was named by the Post as the Legionnaire of the Year at the annual banquet, held on Thursday, May 9.

In announcing the award, Post Commander Rick Madsen said that Johnson is always willing to donate his time to Legion activities. He is a past commander of the Malad Post, and even though he has health issues, he is always available to help with such activities as putting in footstones, going to Legion baseball games, attending funerals and helping in any way that he can.

During the American Legion Banquet, held Thursday night, May 9, Geneal White, Secretary/Treasurer of the American Legion Auxiliary announced that JaNae Daniels, daughter of Cory and Jill Daniels of Malad, and currently a junior at Malad High School, would be attending Girls State representing the Malad Auxiliary.

The Malad High School track team competed in a delayed 2A Fifth District Track meet on Thursday, May 9 and 10, at West Side High School. Malad had several competitors get personal and season records. Those who qualified to compete at state are Hunter Hubbard, Jenna Peterson, Bayla Tripp, Ella Ward, Kai Miler, and Davis Larsen. 

The Malad High School softball team hosted the 2A Fifth District Tournament on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, May 7 – 9, on Harding Field behind Malad Elementary. This team includes Bree Daniels, Britlyn Hubbard, Abby Goddard, Halli Hannah, Raychel Willie, Managers Gill Leckie and Abbie Price, Coach Christie Schow, Peyton Sweat, Coach Robert Hannah, Shaelie Ketchell, Coach Merrill Dorius, Madi Green, Kodie Phillips, Hallye Green, Sierra Hooste, Stephie Briggs, Jeni Alder, Rebekah Smith, Maggie Willie, Coach Troy Hubbard, Shaylee Broadus, Coaches Heidi Hubbard and Brie Adams.

Malad High School baseball team entered the 2A Fifth District Baseball Tournament as the top seeded team in the district, earning the right to host the tournament. They ended the two-day tournament as the District Champions, punching their ticket for a return trip to the 2A Idaho State Baseball Tournament, held Thursday through Saturday, May 16 – 18, in Orifino. 

Team members include Tyler Wilson, Brayden Deschamps, Traven Ward, Tom Simpson, Peyton Briggs, Trevor Howe, Coaches Evan Howe and Billy Peabody, Hunter Atkinson, Tanner Olsen, Grady Combs, John Evans, Stetson Clark, Dylan Hunt, Hayden Degn, Coach Tony Gibbs, Karson Thorpe, Jake Blaisdell, Coach Justin Howe and Connor Wright.

10 YEARS AGO (2014)

The Malad High School Class of 2014 has selected Jason Dahlke to be their Commencement speaker when the class holds their Commencement exercises Wednesday, May 21, at Malad High School. Along with Mr. Dahlke, Bryn Haycock and Jacob Tubbs will address their classmates, earning the ranking of Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the Class of 2014. Sixty-four graduates will be presented their diplomas that evening.

Hall of Fame inductees for 2014 are Dr. O.H. Mabey and Dr. Helen
Jeane Jones.

Malad Dragons earned their 11th consecutive 5th/6th District Baseball title last week to qualify for state. This year’s team included Chase Davis, Tucker Hess, Hayden Green, Derek Checketts, Zack Jeppsen, Brody Hubbard, Griffin Green, Josh Jensen, Nishon Neal, Gage Cherry, Braxton Clark, Dylan Thorpe, Garret Larsen, Jaxon Christiansen and David Ferguson Coaches are Bobbie Green and
Dennis Evans. 

The Lady Dragons won the District Championship for the third year in a row. Team members are Alex Ward, Terrie Valentine, Cina Blaisdell, Kyley Thorpe, Kori Peterson, Tru Peabody, Paige Robbins, Bailey Hill, Karsyn Willie, Taya Thorpe, Chayce Rohweder, Emma Sands, Aspen Hubbard, Cassidy Broadus, Breanna Murphy and Manager Nicole Tavoian. Coaches for the team are Scott Ray, Ginny Neal, Paula Thorpe, Matt Ward Robert Hannah and Dave Mills.

The Dragon Track team sent several athletes to state. Those athletes were Brett Hansen, Rachael Bullcreek, Brett Roedl, Taylar Williams, Ilan Anderson, Robert Wray and Michael Gallegos.

15 YEARS AGO (2009)

Former Idaho Governor, John V. Evans, will be keynote speaker during the Malad High School Class of 2009 Commencement Exercises.  

Also addressing the class will be Valedictorian Kathy Evans and Salutatorian Zach Hoyt. The night is under the direction of the Senior Class officers, with Student Body President Josh Wray as the Master of Ceremonies.

Fifty-three graduates will be presented their diplomas that evening.

Prior to Commencement, the Charter Class of the Oneida Hall of Fame, comprised of distinguished individuals originally from Oneida County, will be honored. Former Governor John V. Evans- Politics and Business, LaDell Anderson - Athletics, and the late Mabel Jones Gabbott - Humanities and Fine Arts, are the first inductees - the  “Class of 2009.”

Stone Elementary Teacher, Apral Ipsen, has been named the 2009 Idaho Teacher of the Year by the Idaho Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership
Committee.

The Lady Dragons claimed first place in the Fifth District 2A Softball Tournament. The team members are Meagen Lish, Madi Jones, Kayla Thomas, Melissa Winward, Mechelle Hill, Sadie Sweeten, Abbie Lewis, Laci Lavaka, Amy Hatch, Beth Blaisdell, Amber Neal, Katrina Martin, Emma Jenkins, Hilary Stayner, and Ashley Richards.  The Coaches for the team are Carol Rindlisbacher, Scott Ray, Don Young, Matt Ward and Justin Howe. 

The Malad High School Baseball team is headed for Boise to compete in the Idaho 2A State Baseball Tournament. Varsity Baseball Team members are, Chase Nieffenegger, Chris Hess, Tyrell Hubbard, Kaden Goddard, Trevor Thorpe, Jade Clark, Blake Harrison, Bubba Crump, Dylan Estep, Skyler Thorpe, Jeremy McClellan, Brayden Hill, Bracken Gibbs, Kelly Daniels and Jake Ihler.  Coaches for the team are Doyle Williams, T.C. Williams, Dennis Evans, Bobby Green and
Austin Williams.

20 YEARS AGO (2004)

Reporting in the monthly Hospital Board Meeting, administrator Todd Winder told Trustees that the hospital is back in the business of offering CT scans. A faster, more up-to-date unit has been installed in a small building constructed last winter north of the emergency entrance. The machine is as new as anything in the area, Winder said, and in fact is identical to the one the Bear River Valley
Hospital uses.

Both the Malad City Council and Oneida County Commission have given Ray Francom the go ahead to proceed with trying to organize a Welsh Festival in Malad. He plans to call the celebration a “Welsh Summer Fest.” Its purpose will be to promote the Malad Valley area and the heritage, talents and history of the people who live here.

Nedra Gleed will retire from the Oneida School District after 29 years of being a Kindergarten Aide at Malad Elementary School. 

Trevor Chad Jones was named Mr. MHS at the Mr. MHS Competition held at the Malad Elementary School.  First runner-up was Kyle Buttars and 2nd runner up was Patrick Bennett.

Wrestlers were honored for their work during the season.  Senior wrestlers honored were T. J. Reeder, Josh Davis, Cody Carter, Brady Price, Preston Kent, Will Wakley and Lex Firth.  Coaches were Kurt Davis and Cody Peacock.  

30 YEARS AGO (1994)

BYU students from Malad who graduated in ceremonies at the Marriott Center were the following: Brett Horsley, who graduated with a major in Portuguese and a minor in Zoology. Brett is the son of Spence and Debbie Horsley; Jocie Anderson, daughter of Dan and Cherril Anderson; graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Math Education; Lonny Ward graduated with a major in Animal Science and a minor in Molecular Biology. He is the son of Welton and Trudy Ward.

Allen J. Tovey, son of John D. and Myrna Tovey graduated from the University of Idaho College of Letters and Science, Moscow.  

Once again, with the community support, the Pink Ladies’ Spring sale enabled the organization to present a generous donation to the hospital and nursing home. This year $1,000.00 was given toward the purchase of a transcutaneous pacer.  According to director of nurses, Nancy Asay, a transcutaneous pacer is a lifesaving device for someone whose heart isn‘t firing on its own anymore. The Pink Ladies’ expect the new piece of equipment will cost about $8,000. Their future fund raising will be focused in this direction.

Malad High School teachers, Sherrill Burnett, Angie Coats and Janice Gunnell, have been selected to attend the 18th annual Idaho Business Week program on the campus of Boise State University. Malad High School students attending the program are Tara Williams, Megen Williams, Quinette Smith, Joslyn Keller, LaRane Jensen and Heidi Horsley.

Seventy-three Malad High School seniors were given cholesterol and blood pressure screenings in April by the Southeastern District Health Department. Along with their individual results, they received public health information to help them as they leave home and get out on their own.  This is the third year the District Health Dept. has provided this service in Malad.

40 YEARS AGO (1984)

A bolt of lighting left Malad Valley residents without electrical power for three hours, with a “direct hit” at Utah Power and Light Company’s Malad substation knocking out two fuses and burning out one transformer, jacks, bushings, wires and three cutouts.

Malad students from Idaho State University received their degrees and certificates during commencement exercises.  Jon Philip Williams, Malad, received a bachelor of science in General Engineering and Sherrill Dawn Greer Burnett, St. John, bachelor of arts in Secondary Education, Education English.

William Leslie Willie, Holbrook, was recently among some 1,600 students to receive degrees from the University of Idaho College of Letters and Science.

50 YEARS AGO (1974)

Captain Mark Howard, is resigning from the US Air Force to become assistant administrator at the LDS Church’s Utah Valley Hospital, Provo. Captain Howard is now stationed at Hill Air Force Base Hospital. Captain Howard is a graduate of Malad High School and received a bachelor degree from Brigham Young University, Provo.

Agreement of both parties on condemnation of land will allow the proposed straightening and improving of Pocatello Valley Road as soon as engineering can be completed and the land involved appraised, said George Neal, chairman of the Oneida County Commissioners.

Sixty Malad High School Seniors will receive their diplomas at commencement exercises in the Malad School Auditorium. Dr. John Eyre, Pocatello, chairman of the Department of Government, Idaho State University will be commencement speaker.  Dr. Eyre also serves in the Idaho legislature as representative from District 33. Co-valedictorians Sarah Carter, Linda Sorensen and Denece Gleed and salutatorian Melvin Spencer will be student speakers. Melvin will also act as master of ceremonies.

60 YEARS AGO (1964)

Members of the largest graduation class ever enrolled at the Malad Stake Seminary will receive diplomas in the Malad Stake Building, according to Jack Raymond, principal, Malad Stake Seminary. The 33 four-year certificate graduates and 63 three-year graduates will be awarded diplomas by Malad Stake President S. L. Smith.

The U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare has certified $6,537 for payment to the Oneida Class A School District as a federally-affected area. The local district qualifies for the payment as children of parents working in a plant related to national defense (Thiokol) attend school here.

One of four new teachers to be welcomed at the Idaho State School for the Deaf and Blind at Gooding next year is Leslie K. Willie, a former Malad resident and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Willie.

At Utah State University two seniors, Susan Sweeten and Mary Alice Christophersen, brought special recognition and pride to Malad High School during the Agathon Celebration. Susan won the High Citizen award accompanied by a scholarship, while Mary Alice accepted the certificate for the best demonstration speech, which was also accompanied by a scholarship. The other students participating in the U.S.U. activities were David Harris, Susan Sweeten, talent; Kathy Gilgen, Pete Thomas, typing; Susan Sorensen, Suzanne Bowen, modeling; Mary Alice Christophersen, High Queen; Peter Thomas, High Scholar.

70 YEARS AGO (1954)

Dancing pupils of Pat and Ray Wiggins who appeared on the Uncle Roscoe’s TV Show in Salt Lake City were Ann Hargrave, Ricky Fay, Jackie Price, Janice Noble, Boyd Brown, Terry Jones, Carlene Lawson, Kathleen Hawkins, Ranae Hill, Geri Hanson.

Karen Jones daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan O. Jones will dance on the Uncle Roscoe’s TV show on KSL-TV. Karen is the pupil of Pat and Ray Wiggins. She is the last of the Wiggins pupils to entertain in a series of performances on this program.