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Note: This article is the third in a series about the founders of the Carter County Geological Society and museum. The museum will host a meeting at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month through April, featuring a founder, their story and items they have donated. The Founders Day celebration of the CCGS slipped quietly into being shortly after the death of Walter Peck. At the January meeting Mrs. Jessica Hunt read a tribute to Peck, Cady and Hall, the three men credited...
4 Montana hunting and fishing licenses will go on sale starting Sunday, March 1 at 5 a.m., and this year people will see some changes to how they can buy general licenses and apply for special (limited draw) licenses and permits. This year, FWP will not accept paper applications. That means to apply for a special license/permit in 2020, hunters will need to apply online or at an FWP office. Additionally, all people applying for a special license/permit will need to have a...
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming that the final date to purchase or make changes to crop insurance on spring-planted crops is March 15. Farmers also need to notify their agent if they have planted winter wheat in a county with only spring wheat coverage by this date. Federal crop insurance is critical to the farm safety net. It helps producers and owners manage revenue risks and strengthens the rural economy. Producers may select from several coverage o...
It is time for another Memories article and this time I have chosen a couple and family who were very close and special to Phyl and I. That couple was Joseph (Joe) and Marjorie (Marj) Schallenberger. “Shifting Scenes Vol. II” has an article written by Joe about his family homestead days, early school days, hardships, good times and bad. I found it interesting and it brought to life the changes that have occurred from his childhood until the present time. Also, I have some more information that was given to me before their pas...
It is Dr. Seuss's birthday this week, and it is celebrated as a major holiday in elementary schools across the nation. Though there are those who accuse him of being racist and sexist and every other "ist" there is, he was an amazing writer whose books have taught simple lessons to at least four generations of children. His simple rhymes contained powerful messages, so I decided to honor this great children's author with a poem that I really hope carries a palatable message to consumers and those in the beef industry....
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, a book of devotions began each month with a three-line verse (author unknown) entitled Gifts of the Season. February’s gift was The Seed. [“Planted in winter’s dark womb, prayer seeds germinate, creating new growth.”] We were to trust You, Lord, working unseen, waiting quietly for answers to our prayers. The Wind is the Gift of the Season for March: (“Touch of Spirit’s breath offers lift to kites and prayers as March winds praise God.”). In March, we’re to pray that this month’s breez...
Funeral services for Sharon Schwartz, 66, of Baker were held February 29 at the American Lutheran Church, Baker, with Pastor Scott Kiehn officiating. Sharon passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Fallon Medical, Baker, MT. Sharon Schwartz was born January 18, 1954 in Roundup, MT, to Houston and Nellie (Adams) Lakey. The family eventually settled in Terry, MT where Sharon's parents operated the Texaco Station. Sharon attended school there, graduating from Terry High Schoo...
During the dry Depression years, my parents, Lee and Mildred Coons Lavell, traveled all over Montana, Idaho and Washington looking for work for my dad. The only thing predictable about our lives was another brown-eyed-baby born every two years. Finally, early in 1944, when I was 7, they bought a house at Ekalaka. It was the 34th move in their 11-year marriage. The house had three small rooms and was built into the side of a hill across from the cemetery. The day we moved in, we children burst in to explore, of course, and...
On February 24, Senator Steve Daines met with Montana's 2020 Teacher of the Year, Linda Rost. Rost, a fourth generation Baker native, teaches several different science classes at Baker High School. Previously, she spent seven years teaching at CCHS and is now in her sixth at Baker. Rost earned a master's degree in science education from Montana State University in 2018 and is currently working towards her Ph.D through Texas Tech. Daines, who earned his degree in chemical...
Carter County Chamber of Commerce members will elect officers at their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, March 12. The meeting will take place at the Ekalaka Public Schools board room at 6 p.m. A change in bylaws last year moved the elections to March of each year so that current members had a chance to pay dues before elections took place. Up for election at the meeting are two trustee positions, one for a two-year term and the other for a three-year term. The chamber will also be electing a president, vice president and...
The Carter County High School National Honor Society chapter is hosting a cornhole tournament on Tuesday, March 24 at the school. Check-in time for the fundraiser is 5:15 p.m. The tournament will begin at 5:30 p.m. Sign-up sheets will be posted around town at Stompin’ Grounds, Dawg House Pub, Fruit Service, Branson Grocery, Community 1st Credit Union, Summit National Bank, the post office and the high school. Buy in is $20 per team, payable at check-in. Four games will be played at a time during the tournament and brackets w...
Editor's note: Following is the third in a multi-part series about the top ten greatest Carter County athletes of all time, as voted on by our readers. 1) Robert "Bob" Lasater 2) B.J. Padden 3) Ivan Teigen 4) Karen (Markuson) Kreitel 5) TIE - John Ward 5) TIE - Pat Hansen 7) Jesse Barnes: If living in Ekalaka for four years is enough to make one count as a Carter County Great, than it's almost impossible to keep Barnes off this list. Enough of our readers agreed with the...
