5 YEARS AGO (2020)

On March 11, 2020, Varsel and Pat Christophersen swept each of their business floors for the last time!

Pat ends her career as a beautician, completing more than fifty years in operating her own business. Varsel E. Christophersen ends his career as a barber, completing mor the 55 years of barbering. The Christophersen Barber Shop represents a business that has been part of the Malad business scene for more than 150 years!

Pat’s Beauty Nook, adjacent to the barbershop, dressed in lace curtains and red leather beauty chairs offered coiffures, cuts and a listening ear to lots of ladies form the community.

Together, Pat and Varsel have been an active part of Main Street of Malad businesses, and the barber pole attached to the front of the barbershop has been a point of reference for haircuts, shaves or a good chance to catch up on the local weather and news.

After a 40-year career with the U.S. Postal Service, Dave Williams is retiring on Friday, April 3. Dave started with the Postal Service in 1980. He commuted to work from Malad for seven years and then was transferred to the Malad office in 1987 when Jim Jones took the. postmaster position in Arimo.

Dave worked under several postmasters beginning with Larry Vander Meer and retiring under Glenn Clark. He has worked with many wonderful people and has made many lifelong friends through the years - not only his co-workers but also with the great people he has met and to when he has delivered mail.

10 YEARS AGO (2015)

Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) welcomes Taia Tubbs Murray, Registered Nurse, to the Clinical Services staff.  Taia recently received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Idaho State University’s Nursing Program. Prior to attending nursing school, Taia was and elementary school teacher between the years of 2001-2011.

Despite the cold weather, a crowd of excited children of all ages came to the Malad City Park for the annual Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt.

Malad Girl Scout Brownies helped clean up Malad City Park! Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise are Audrey Warrren, Whitnee Waldron, Riley Taylor, Tragen Duggar, Mallory Edwards, Raylie Warren, Mathilde Dickerson and leader Laura Dickerson.

Pictured in The Idaho Enterprise are MHS FCCLA students competing at district. Those students are Moriah Sands, Mikell Daniels, Mackenzie Walton, Breanna Murphy, Lindsay Sorensen, Paige Robbins and Braxton Allen.

A chilly but exhilarating worship service was held at the Malad City Cemetery at 8 a.m. on Easter Sunday morning. The service, which was sponsored by the Malad Ecumenical Council, was held at the podium in the cemetery.

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 Jenson 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.