Week of October 11, 2024
Northern Plains Resource Council and the Carter County group "Save the Range" were recently informed that BLM approval for the Snowy River Project has been paused. The Bureau of Land Management is delaying any decisions regarding this project until the Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan is issued. The State of Montana designated the area as core sage grouse habitat. This spring the Bureau of Land Management conducted a comment period that occurred in connection...
Ekalaka Airport will host the fourth annual 97M fly-in on Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October 6th this year. Area pilots and all community members are invited to attend. Join for dinner and a hangar dance featuring live music by the Wilder Butte Band Saturday evening. The free will donation barbecue dinner served by members of Ekalaka Masonic Lodge #120 will begin at 5 p.m. Camping overnight is encouraged. The new pilot's lounge has a restroom and shower. A Sunday...
On a Wednesday September evening in Whitefish, two men sat next to each other recording a live podcast in a crowded bar. On the left was Ryan Busse, the 54-year-old former firearms executive and Democratic candidate for governor of Montana, in a baseball cap and jeans. On the right sat Brian Schweitzer, the two-term Democratic governor of Montana from 2004 to 2012. While the men have similarities ― both in dress and ideology ― the political environments surrounding their...
Ask Bozeman attorney Ben Alke what prompted him to launch his long-shot campaign to unseat Attorney General Austin Knudsen and he is quick to rattle off stories of what he sees as partisan overreaching by Knudsen. Back in 2021, for example, Knudsen sent Montana Highway Patrol officers to question hospital officials about their unwillingness to prescribe Ivermectin to a Covid patient. The hospital later complained it amounted to harassment, but the Department of Justice said...
Montana's Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte is running for his second term against a political first-timer, Democrat Ryan Busse, in an election that some think is already decided thanks to the state of Montana politics. Gianforte's campaign has adopted an aura of inevitability. According to recent polling from AARP, Gianforte has a 16-point lead over Busse. Gianforte is spending roughly half of what Busse is on his campaign. He isn't organizing big rallies or seeking out the...
The Montana Newspaper Association surveyed candidates for the state legislature, Public Service Commission and statewide offices about their positions on government accountability, transparency and the right to know. Of 281 candidates receiving survey, 111 responded, or about 40%. Among respondents -including Republicans, Democrats, and Independents, from Butte to Wibaux-there is a consensus that the right to know is imperative for our state's democracy. While the low return...
The wheels of justice continue to turn slowly for Isaac Carrier's family as a set trial date for Sterling Brown, the second suspect charged in connection to the murder of the Fallon resident nearly two years ago, is still pending. In December of 2023, a trial for Brown was postponed for the second time after his representing attorney, Lance Jasper out of Missoula, filed a motion to delay the trial. Carrier was found deceased in his Fallon apartment following a fire on Jan.... Full story
Montana's major party candidates for U.S. Senate exchanged parting shots Monday in a final debate before in-person voting begins Oct 8. Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester characterized Republican Sheehy as a rich out-of-stater who would privatize health care while limiting abortion access. Sheehy said he wasn't lucky enough to be born in Montana because he "couldn't control where my mother's womb was when I crawled out of it." He repeatedly portrayed Tester as someone who has...
The Bulldogs pulled away from their rival Longhorns in the fourth quarter to come away with a 48-34 victory in Wibaux on October 5th. CCHS only had 11 men suited up for the game. Neither team could stop the other on defense. In the end, it was the conditioning of the Bulldogs, along with three turnovers on special teams, that secured a victory for CCHS. Most of the Bulldog offense came on the ground, as it usually does. Different than normal, though, in Wibaux was the 'Dogs...
Carter County High School volleyball teams have remained busy as teams traveled to three different schools between October 1st and 4th. On Oct. 1st, the girls played C squad and JV games at Baker. The C squad girls lost in four sets; 16-25, 16-25, 17-15, 4-15. The JV girls lost in three sets; 13-25, 11-25, 19-25. In Broadus two nights later, CCHS played JV and varsity contests. The JV girls lost in four sets; 15-25, 25-23, 7-15, 3-15. The varsity squad also lost in three...
The CCHS Bulldogs held the ball for a large part of the first quarter in their game against the Culbertson Cowboys for homecoming on September 27th at Rowley Field. Blue started the game with a couple of offensive penalties that quickly put them behind the chains. They were forced to punt but Culbertson's return man fumbled the kick and Blue recovered. After that, they chewed up yards on the ground, using 15 plays before punching the ball into the end zone on a Zander...
One of the most exciting junior varsity volleyball games in recent memory ended with a Lady Bulldog victory on September 26th at Ekalaka Elementary. The JV girls from Ekalaka dropped the first two sets of the match to the JV Lady Mustangs from Jordan 21-25 and 20-25. In JV action, the final sets of the match are usually played to 15. Ekalaka won the next two sets 15-8 and 15-10. Back and forth action ensued in the fifth and final set of the match, as neither team could get up...
After reading Jon Tester’s FULL PAGE ads each week for the last month in our local Baker and Ekalaka papers (and I am sure every other Montana newspaper) I feel it important to point out where Jon Tester’s campaign money is coming from. Jon Tester is the highest recipient of money from lobbyists in the ENTIRE United States Congress and has been consistently in this position for years. This man who wants you to think he is just a good ole boy dirt farmer gets a lot of his money from interests not connected to Montana....
We have a very important election coming up shortly between Kamala Harris, Democrat and Donald Trump, Republican. Let’s do some comparing. Harris voted to defund the police. Trump wants more police with higher wages. Harris wants abortion until the day of delivery and decide to save it or kill the baby. Trumps is satisfied with the states setting the time of abortion. Harris wants transgender surgery for illegal immigrants or prisoners to have the surgery with government paying for it. We the taxpayers paying Trump says...
A thank you from the Lucey Family: Abby, Lily, Colt, and I would like to thank the Ekalaka community for all it has done for us. From our arrival, the community has opened their arms and accepted us. This is a special community with people who take care of each other. There are not many places like it. I think Abby sums it up best when she says that we have lived in multiple areas in the country and Ekalaka is where we have made the most friends, felt most of a part of the community, and this was the first place that has...
The October board meeting was a colorful reflection of the season, and a testament to the vibrant spirit of our school community. As we gathered to discuss the school's progress and upcoming events, the crisp autumn air seemed to infuse the proceedings with a sense of anticipation. This month marked a significant milestone for our board: we live-streamed the meeting. The overwhelming response, with over 100 views by the end of the evening, highlighted the community's growing...
Hurricane Helene, which has killed at least 227 people, has been declared the deadliest hurricane since Katrina. FEMA has fallen under extreme criticism for their lukewarm response to the thousands of victims. Time alone will tell whether the victims will receive more aid than the $750.00 Serious Needs Assistance that has been available so far. While allegations of misappropriation of FEMA funding abound, the victims have lost everything. We have firsthand knowledge of...
October 7, 2024 Curt, Caden and Carsen Zolnoski and Erik Berglund came to Ronda Cordell’s from Rapid City, last week, to help work on a siding project on the trailer house. The guys stayed with Clint and Denise Zolnoski. They came to “Git-R-Done,” as Larry the Cable guy would say. When they left Sunday afternoon, only a portion of the east side was unfinished. They came back again this weekend to finish the siding, skirting framework and insulation. Erik’s son, Blaz, came along with them, this weekend. When those...
Hello God, it's me, Mara: You know, Lord, an empty bench in the Park, so – had to try it out. Beautiful day, kids played nearby, then a lady a young lad walked by, took the next bench, busy chatting, enjoying the pleasant weather and their 'time together'. The lad said, "Grandma, you'd have loved our lesson last Sunday. Our teacher posted several Bible verses. She said that the Lord had told her to help us kids to Make Him Known; it was fun, as most of us already knew John...
September 30, 2024 Well, October comes in two days, but the people on Tie Creek and at Capitol had a temperature above one-hundred degrees, today. Tomorrow’s high is predicted to be forty degrees cooler. We can hope that another big wind is not part of the coming cold front. Dick and Erma Albert had a very normal week. On Tuesday, when they were shopping in the Hills, they picked up some supplies for Bobbie to use for the Senior Citizen dinners. Erma had a chiropractor appointment on Wednesday. They both went to the...
Hello God, it's me, Mara: You know, Lord, just read a bit of praise by an unknown author, stating that we are all important, because we are God's creations and Christ loved us enough to die for us. It reminds readers that You, Lord, know our names and that You hold us fast in Your love. It also stated that when we appreciate the people God make us to be, we don't need the hollow honor the world offers. Oh, Father, thank You for Your unconditional love. It is much more...
Susan Metcalf Columnist I really am not a Tweeter. In fact, I did not have a Twitter account nor do I have an X account, since it has been rebranded by Elon Musk. However, I do love to write fake Tweets. In fact, with the explosion of Artificial Intelligence, it is pretty much impossible to know what is real and what is fake. We have one long month to go before the 2024 elections, and I think everyone who isn't off the grid is sick of political ads, texts, surveys, and robo...
