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An important portion of The Corps of Discovery's journey occurred in southwest Montana. On July 19, 1805, Lewis and his men were struggling up the Missouri between present-day Upper and Lower Holter lakes. "from the singular appearance of this place I called it the gates of the rocky mountains." The next day, searching for "the three forks of the Missouri," they entered the first of southwest Montana's big valleys – Helena's Prickly Pear Valley. Arriving at the meeting of t...
Last Friday night at home the CCHS Bulldogs overcame an eight point deficit at the end of the third quarter to force overtime and wound up with a four point victory over the Jordan Mustangs. The Dogs' defense was paramount in the win, as was their key rebounding late in the contest. Shayne Enos played huge for CCHS. The junior seemed to out-jump everybody in the gym in the fourth quarter and overtime, corralling several offense rebounds and getting putbacks. Five of his...
Funeral services for Mary Lee Dietz, 82, of Baker, will be 11 a.m., Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Stevenson Funeral Home with Pastor Jim Biswell officiating. Burial will follow in the Bonnievale cemetery. Family will be receiving friends from 4 to 6 p.m., Friday, January 10th at the funeral home. Mary Lee passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Fallon Medical Complex....
Since our son Bret bought into our ranching operation when he came back to the ranch after college, I am no longer the right hand man in this operation. I have been demoted back to assistant nobody, which is a great title. I love my life of part-time cowgirl and part-time County Superintendent of Schools. However, occasionally I come to the conclusion that I need to get a full-time job. The problem with a part-time job is that the ranch manager/CEO/husband person feels that since my hours are somewhat flexible that I can be...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, mending day happens to all of us; there are sock, shirts, jeans, you name it and it probably needs mending. Besides clothing, there is upholstery, fences, railings, relationships, and even broken hearts to mend. Mending clothing isn’t all that difficult but on mending day, aren’t we ever so thankful that You did not give us a ‘dozen children’. We’re thankful and grateful for the three special girls (or are there five girls now?) who always called us substitute parents even though they...
New federal law raises the minimum age of sale of tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age. On December 20th, 2019, the President signed legislation raising the federal minimum age of sale of tobacco products from 18 to 21 years of age. According to the Food and Drug Administration, tobacco (nicotine-containing products) is considered any product made or derived from tobacco and intended for human consumption and used in any tobacco-containing device including “hookah, e-cigarettes (vapes), dissolvables, smokeless t...
Some of the hardest questions to answer start with why. Why will fish bite one day and not the next, or even stop biting when they were having a feeding frenzy a minute ago? Why did prehistoric people use a particular cliff face to draw a petroglyph? Why can't I win the lottery? Okay, scratch that. Just the other day, an acquaintance asked why magpies are black and white. First, magpies are not just black and white. Their colors include shades of gray, green and blue. In the...
I am a rancher, registered nurse, past Republican Chair of the Montana Legislature’s Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee and a Senior Citizen. A fundamental conservative principle is to care for our children, our elderly and vulnerable citizens. The Montana State Health and Human Services Department must have adequate State funding to pull down the 2 to 3 times Federal matching dollars or critical healthcare services across Montana will disappear. Critical services to children, elderly, mentally ill and d...
Do you know the difference between a coyote, a red fox and a swift fox? If you are hunting predators in Southeastern Montana, you need to know, because the swift fox is a species of concern and cannot be shot or trapped in this region. Swift foxes are much smaller than coyotes or red foxes and much less common, but there are some similarities that can be misleading if people don't know what to look for. Swift foxes are about the size of a house cat, smaller than red foxes and...
The Lady Bulldogs JV squad suffered a thirty point loss to Jordan at home last Friday. The team is young, and inexperience showed as they finished with twice as many turnovers (31) as points (15). Kendall Kittelmann led the way offensively with five points. CCHS 4 4 10 15 Jordan 9 18 26 45 CCHS: Kendall Kittelmann 5, Tyra O'Connor 4, Brynn Loehding 2, Zoie Rost 2, Rose Rychner 2 The varsity girls were down three seniors against Jordan; sisters Hannah and Heather LaBree were ou...
On Saturday January 18th, the public is invited to a Wild Game Feast that will be held at Carter County Events Center in Ekalaka. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for registration and the meal will start being served at 6 p.m. The supper will consist of roast pork, prepared by Doug Bonsell, and several wild game dishes along with beans, rolls and salads. After supper, a presentation will be given by Dr. R Larry Moyer of EvanTell, Inc. Moyer is the founder and CEO of EvanTell and an accomplished hunter who has hunted all over the...
The 2020 election season officially kicked off with the opening of candidate filling at 8 a.m. on January 9th. Locally, two county positions are up for election. These positions are the county commissioner for District #2 and the clerk of court/superintendent of schools. Declaration of Nomination forms and supporting information for these county positions are available at the Carter County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 214 Park Street at Ekalaka, Montana. All candidates for statewide or state district offices (including...
The Bulldog Fitness Center, located inside Ekalaka Elementary, is offering yoga classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The classes will begin at 6 p.m. and the first class has been scheduled for Tuesday, January 14. These classes will be offered free of charge through adult education....
Influenza has not made its way to Carter County yet, but don’t wait until it’s too late! The flu vaccine is still available at Dahl Memorial clinic any time during regular business hours (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) Raquel Williams will be staying until 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 9th and Friday, January 10th to give flu shots. There have already been over 780 cases of influenza reported in Montana alone this season. Influenza symptoms usually come on suddenly and consist of severe body or muscle aches, extreme fatigue, cough, sore thr...
Secretary of State Corey Stapleton announces that the candidate filing period for the 2020 election cycle will begin at 8 a.m. on January 9th and will continue until 5 p.m. March 9th this year. Stapleton commented, “The excitement starts tomorrow, and I expect many candidates in all of our legislative, statewide and federal races. The public will be able to watch the filing activity on our website.” The Secretary of State’s Office typically sees people lined up in their hallway well before 8 a.m. to kick off their candi...
Funeral services for Arthur "Art" DeGrand, 64, of Baker, will be 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 9th, 2020 at Longfellow School Gymnasium, Baker, MT. Burial will follow in St. John Cemetery. Visitation for Art took place on January 8th at Stevenson Funeral Home and will continue at the funeral home on Thursday, January 9th from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Art passed away January 2nd, 2020 at Fallon Medical Complex in Baker, MT. Arthur James DeGrand was born August 18th 1955 in Baker MT,...
Randy Allen Stubblefield, age 62, of Miles City passed away in a tragic fatal vehicle accident in the early morning hours of December 27th, 2019 on his return trip from delivering the Gazette to Glendive, Montana. Randy was born on June 29th, 1957 to William "Stub" "Buck" Stubblefield and Nona Rose (Richards) Stubblefield at Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Randy's early years from 1957-1966 were spent on the Cabin Creek Ranch at Ridgway, Montana. In 1966 the ranch was sold and...
