5 YEARS AGO (2020)

At the monthly meeting of the Oneida School Board held on. March 17, the kindergarten teachers from Malad Elementary School were honored as the “Employees of the Month.” Naci Ball and Jennifer Brown were recognized for their efforts in teaching the youngest students in the District. Plaques honoring Naci and Jennifer will hang for the next month in the School District Office. They received gift cards and copies of the “Starfish” poem because they make a difference to each student.

It has been announced that Troy Allen was nominated and will receive the Silver Beaver, the council-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. This will be the last award from the Malad district, since the district is now obsolete. Malad has been combined with several other units to create the south District.

The Malad High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) made a meaningful donation to the Ronald McDonald House in Salt Lake City. Several members of the NHS FCCLA have family who have benefited from the services provided by the Primary Children’s Hospital and have taken advantage of the hospitality the Ronald McDonald Family Room has available for family members. The group was thrilled to travel to Salt Lake City and participate in the “Adopt a Meal” project.

Bayla Tripp, a senior at Malad High School, signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her volleyball career past high school. Tripp signed to play at Western Wyoming Community College starting in the 2020 season.

10 YEARS AGO (2015)

On Saturday, March 28, a coalition of the Oneida County Interfaith Council and the Boy Scouts collected the following items from the local community: personal products, baby products, all purpose cleaners and paper products.

Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise, Drayden Hess, Kyle Mills, Caleb Mills and River Mills are the first Boy Scouts to return with the donations and are placing them on a flat bed trailer.

The halls of the Malad Elementary School was packed on Thursday morning, March 26, with grandparents and great-grandparents who were attending school with their grandchildren for Grandparents’ Day.

Stone Elementary celebrated Grandparents’ Day on Tuesday, March 24. The students all prepared a report and a diorama to display for their grandparents.

The Dragonettes recently competed in the Idaho State Dance and Drill Competitions with their kick routine. Members of the team are Hailee Schwartz, Hope Blaisdell, Samantha Daniels, Justice Servoss, Rachel Green, Kylee Price, Kori Peterson, Kelsey Owens, and Sami Williams.

The Malad Chapter of Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) recently conducted a No Kid Hungry food drive for the Southeastern Idaho Community Action Agency (SEICAA) and encouraged families to eat a meal together AT THE TABLE as part of their National FCCLA Week celebration.

KJ’s Super Store won the Women’s Business Bowling Tournament. Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise are Lana Tripp, Emily Cudney, Tanya Hess and Raquel Buttars.

15 YEARS AGO (2010)

Junior Prom 2010 was held at Malad High School. The gym, commons, and foyer were transformed to fit the theme “In the Moment.”

The Junior Class selected three songs to depict their theme, “Hanging by a Moment,” by Lighthouse; “Before Its too Late,” by Goo Goo Dolls; and “Counting Stars,” by Sugar Colt.

Sgt. Tyler Reel returned from a two-year duty station in Okinawa in time to run the Annual Marine Corp Marathon in Washington, D.C. He is currently stationed in Twentynine Palms, California where he is an Instructor with Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School (MCCES) Company C.

Cpl. Kamas Reel returned from his second tour of Iraq. He recently re-enlisted in the USMC and is also stationed at Twentynine Palms, California. He is with the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat center, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, Delta Co. 3rd Pit. They are the sons of David and Mary Ann Reel.

April Fool’s day is alive and well in Malad. Neon colored signs are duct taped in town and along Highway 38. The signs read, “Holstein Sale, $1. Buy one; get one free. Contact Brent Howard.” Larry John from the Malad Motor Mart and those at Ward Feed were pleased to chip in by displaying the signs in their stores. 

20 YEARS AGO (2005)

Brady Robbins and Trevor Price have been selected as the Co-Valedictorians for Malad High School’s Class of 2005. Selected as Co-Salutatorians are Steven Atkinson and Anneleise Dredge.

The top 10 percent has been selected for the Malad High School Class of 2005. The students earning this honor are Melanie Jacobson, Anneleise Dredge, Brady Robbins, Steve Atkinson, Trevor Price, Mekelle Christophersen and Ashlee Alder.

The top 25 percent academically of the Class of 2005 will be Sheryl Tubbs, Whitnee Wakley, Ashley Bingham, Stefanie Wittman, David Boel, Matt Thomas, Brett Panting, Kaylie Neal and Trevor Ward.

Elder Clair Semrad has accepted a call to serve as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He will serve in the Virginia Richmond Mission.

Elder Semrad is the son of Jeff and Laurine Semrad, and a grandson of Clarence and Virginia Kent and the late Carole and Paul Semrad.

Elder Trevor Jones has recently returned from serving a two-year mission in the Sofia, Bulgaria Mission.

Trevor is the son of Terry and Marsha Jones, and the grandson of Ajay and Betty Jones and Con and Roma Gene Alder.

Ron and Elda Mae Price will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on April 1, 2005. Ron and Elda Mae were married on April 1, 1955 in the Logan Temple.

30 YEARS AGO (1995)

The American Legion Auxiliary announced Girls’ State delegates for 1995. They include Lindsay Mustos, Tara Williams, Emily John and Kim Wittman. Alternate delegates are Shenell Madsen and Christa Evans.

Pink Ladies’ President Donna Vanderwood presented donation checks to Oneida Hospital Administrator Robert Kent, and to Long Term Care Center activity directors, Jessie Hubbard and Euarda Daniels.

Lou Ann Thomas is honored by West One Bank as their “Loan Officer of the Year.”

Delton Ward is pictured in The Idaho Enterprise receiving his prize money from Master Gardener Alvin Davis for winning one of the big tree awards in the Big Tree Contest sponsored by the Oneida County Extension Garden School. Delton’s Cottonwood Poplar measured 20 feet 4 inches around at 4.5 feet from the ground. Billy Christiansen was winner of the tallest tree award. The Black Poplar reached 98 feet in the air.

40 YEARS AGO (1985)

Plans to utilize the old high school building as a middle school were abandoned by the Oneida School Board at their monthly meeting on March 18. A report from L. H. Ballif Associates, Inc., consulting engineers, gave structural and electrical inspection results.

According to Superintendent Howard May there was a recommended $47,000 worth of electrical corrections that could be made but he felt not all of this estimate was necessary and that there was “really no problem” that couldn’t be remedied.

The structural report was a bit more significant. The building, built in 1921, has a few large cracks in the walls, probably caused by or was enhanced by the earthquake in 1975. The structure has no steel reinforcing in the concrete work, nor is there steel within the brick walls. The one-inch thick web members in the trussed rafters are bowing. The roof is “floating” type roof, which means it is not attached to the walls. According to the report, “It is my (L. H. Ballif) opinion that this building is in reasonably sound condition to resist vertical loads.” However, with the aforementioned deficiencies and the age of the building, “as most other buildings of this vintage, would perform poorly in a strong earthquake.”

The Cherry Creek Ward is kicking-off its planned Centennial Celebration. The Celebration boasts a very special statistic, the Cherry Creek Ward Chapel is the oldest chapel in weekly use in the whole church’s currently used chapels. According to Monica Price, it is hoped that there will be new coverage by the Church News.

Brad Reid, son of Rita Reid and Frank Reid, received word Tuesday, March 26, that his balloon (released along with every other Malad Elementary students’ on March 20) has been found in Minnesota, more than 1,000 miles away.

Jon Ward, Malad High German teacher, announced the names of those students who placed high in various levels at the Foreign Language Fair in Pocatello.

First place German poster-David Broadhead; third place German Skit-Paul Atkinson, David Broadhead, Jason Rich, Jason Jones, Tricia Hill, Karen Jones, Chuck Moon, Curtis Morrison, Chris Parry, Jared Cowlishaw, Heather Davis and Steven Lloyd; first year, second place, Stella Jaussi, and third place, Chris Parry; fourth year, second place, Chuck Moon; third place, Steven Lloyd; and third place, Curtis Morrision.

50 YEARS AGO (1975)

Jill Ward, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jon C. Ward, Sr., was crowned Miss Malad of 1976. Jill received her crown from Miss Malad of 1975, Lorie Jenson, at the 25th Miss Malad Pageant Saturday night. Malad Lions Club sponsors the event.

Oneida County residents were severely shaken by an earthquake Thursday at 8:31 p.m. but there were no serious injuries and damages were comparatively light for a quake registering between 6.0 and 6.4 on the Richter Scale.

Epicenter of the Thursday quake has been determined to be in the lower end of Pocatello Valley where damage is most apparent.

Grocery stores appeared like “disaster areas” as stacked cans toppled from shelves and displays.

Several large plate glass windows were broken in business places on Main and Bannock Streets, and two windows were reported broken at the Presbyterian Church.

An Idaho State building inspector has checked school buildings here, according to Jerry Esplin, Malad High School principal. The chimney was damaged above the roof line and taken down to that point; a few radiators were ripped from walls, and some cracks appeared or were made more prominent, but no structural damage occurred, Mr. Esplin said. In the auditorium, a panel was popped from the wall, slightly injuring Kena Lee Kent, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hess, as she watched the Miss Malad Pageant practice.

60 YEARS AGO (1965)

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Vaughan were notified this week that their son, Elder Mark D. Vaughan, missionary for the LDS Church in Germany, has been called to serve as mission secretary for the Bavarian Mission with headquarters in Munich, West Germany.

Sherman Facer, son of the late Willard Facer, will leave next week to serve in Italy with the U.S. Air Force. His family will join him there later.

The Malad Stake MIA presented the musical, “Alice In Wonderland”, at the Stake Building Saturday night.

Cast members and parts portrayed were as follows: Alice, Rozie Jones; White Rabbit, Lonnie Gleed; Silk Worm, Jeff Jones; Tweedle Dum, Karaleen Kay; Tweedle Dee, Molly Illum; Mad Hatter, Tom Perkins; March Hare, Mark Grover; Queen of Hearts, Shaundel Taylor; The Cheshire Cat was made by Curt Elcock, operated by Lynn Hadfield and the voice was by Lonnie Gleed.

Six Malad shooters competing in the annual Utah State Round Robin Trapshoot being held at Ogden are E. Lyle Thomas, David Thomas, Tamara Thomas, Earl Hess, Lloyd Hubbard and Dave Willie.

Dancing to the surf beat of the Malad Combo, consisting of Lynn Hadfield, Darrel Price, Jim Jones and Gary Peck, the F.H.A girls and their dates enjoyed a fun filled evening on March 25. The “Spirit of Easter” was portrayed by David Williams who dressed as an Easter Bunny and handed out Easter eggs at the door.

70 YEARS AGO (1955)

Mrs. Hannah S. Harris, after serving 16 years as president of the Malad Stake Relief Society, has been extended a release together with her counselors, Mrs. Viola P. Thomas and Mrs. Vera G. Hall, and all of her board members.

Shown in a picture in The Idaho Enterprise is the Champneys bowling team, which won first place in the city tournament held last week. They are Eleanor Williams, June Leavitt, Eva Nicholas, Mary Peden, Udell Champneys, team sponsor and Iola Jones.