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This morning we woke up to several inches of snow and below zero temperatures. As I drank my coffee, I perused the posts of my Facebook friends who live in Arizona. A couple of them invited me to come down to stay with them, but I doubt if they mean from Thanksgiving till Easter. As is customary on the first day of nasty weather every year, I announced that I was going to do some quick research on becoming an instant Snowbird. My husband who was struggling into his Carhartts at the time said, "Well, just do a better job...
On Monday, The Montana Department of Commerce announced more than $1 million in grant funding was awarded through its Tourism Grant Program to strengthen local economies in twenty-one communities. "These grants will serve 22 tourism and recreation projects across Montana, including unincorporated small towns, rural communities, and areas of known attractions to non-resident visitors," Commerce Director Scott Osterman said. "Not only will these funds help boost tourism...
CCHS basketball teams traveled to Wibaux on December 21st to take on the Longhorns. The JV boys won by three points in an overtime thriller as nine Bulldogs scored in the contest. Two players, Jace Pardee and Chace Loehding, finished the game with double-digit points. Blue went 9 of 19 at the free throw line. The game was knotted at 47 at the end of regulation before the Bulldogs outscored the Longhorns 5-2 in overtime. All of the overtime points for both teams came at the...
The Lady Bulldogs picked up a pair of conference wins before going on Christmas break. On December 21 in Wibaux, the Lady 'Dogs downed the Lady Longhorns, 56-33. As a team, CCHS shot 32 percent on two-point field goals and 29 percent from deep. They went 6 of 10 from the free throw line. Wibaux, meanwhile, went 6 of 21 from the line. CCHS had 16 assists and 11 steals, compared to only 11 total team turnovers. They also out-rebounded the Lady Longhorns, 28-25. CCHS 16 31 47 56...
Governor Greg Gianforte recently provided guidance to Montana employers and employees impacted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule mandating vaccines for employers with 100 or more employees nationwide. “Montana law is unequivocal: employers are prohibited from discriminating based on vaccination status,” Gov. Gianforte wrote in guidance to Montanans. “While employers may encourage employees to vaccinate, they may not tie or modify any terms of employment based on vaccination status.” On Novembe...
The local FFA chapter will be hosting a community supper on January 21st at Carter County Events Center. A freewill pancake supper will be served at 6 p.m. There will also be a dessert auction and dance with live music to follow the supper....
A community blood drive has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 12 from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at Carter County Events Center in Ekalaka. To make an appointment, call Jennifer at 406-775-6655. Walk-ins are also welcome....
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, New Years can be like a fresh start! Our Mom delighted in opening up a new Diary/Journal which she faithfully kept until You called her home. We were also delighted in looking at the bright new calendars, checking photos and artwork; checking days to see which day of the week anniversaries and birthdays of family and friends fall on. All too soon the neatly arranged rows of squares are filled with various appointments, or as one gal said, ‘filled with the living of our days.’ The whol...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, a New Year has dawned; we’ve already flicked the calendar to the New Year, so now we come face to face with the fact that our days on earth are numbered. As we turn to this clean, fresh, new page on the calendar we’ve become aware that we have a new day, a new year, in our lives. It is up to us to fill in those pages. Please help us to choose wisely, Lord, let us forget about the past and begin to look forward to what You have in store for us. Your Word is full of promises for us, a...
3-20-2021 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, December 20, 2021, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member; were present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. Commission proceedings for December 9th and 13th were approved with corrections with a motion by Commissioner Tauck and seconded by commission...
