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'Tis spring, the time when a young males fancy turns to, well, not football. Humans are such an odd lot. Animals – underwater, on the ground or in air – simply are driven by the survival of their species. We fret about home loans, school choice or health insurance. Wild creatures do not. Of course, those critters don't rush to the hospital when sick, play music when sad or have barbeques on the Fourth of July. Animal behavior is largely driven by daylight length. And rig...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, it’s April - a New Season has arrived! There were new baby animals all over our prairie farm/ranch when we were kids back home. The birds were back. The trees were budding. Tulip, and daffodils and some lovely prairie flowers were up and in bloom; if no tulips at our house, they were at Aunties house in town. Spring plowing/seeding had begun. April is a new lease on life! The countryman will tell you he’s turning the soil to prepare the seedbed so he will be ready to plant oats or cor...
Paul and Nancy Brence put a post of the flooded spring creek at their place last week, and it brought back memories when I was nine years old. The winter of ‘51-’52 was deep snow, and by March 15th it has started to thaw. Dad (Odis) decided him and I would leave early with two pack horses loaded with cotton seed cake for the MAX place, about 9 miles west where Dad had a guy staying in that camp wintering a bunch of cows. We unloaded and turned around and headed back. By the time we got to Spring Creek water was running, we...
I would like to end my articles about my Grandad and Grandma Townsend with a few of my memories of them and the homestead place near Tie Creek. During my third, fourth and fifth grade school summers, I would go to their place and spend quite some time with them. Even from my time there at that young age, I can still see some of those buildings. This includes the house that had one large room downstairs which included the kitchen, dining room and living room. There was also a...
Hello, I have one of the smartest dumb dogs in the West. Tyke. I’ve told you about him. He will chase cows. In fact he will chase them for miles, even if you don’t want him to. It’s hard to sneak up on a calving cow because Tyke runs alongside you and barks constantly. But he is faithful to me. Always happy to see me, even after a severe scolding for doing something wrong. And he never misses a ride to town in the pickup. He, like a good rope horse, is bar broke. He can sit in that pickup for hours and be plumb happy. But t...
Monte Guy Mallett, age 57, of Powderville, Montana passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at his home. Monte was born September 17, 1961 in Miles City, Montana to James and Mary (Keil) Mallett. He was their only son. Monte started his education at Hunt School, taught by his favorite teacher Mrs. Orestad. He went to Custer County High School, graduating in 1979, while in school he stayed with his grandparents Allen & Marge Mallett. Monte worked at the Miles City Livestock...
Summer hours at the Ekalaka transfer site will begin on Tuesday, April 16, from 5 to 8 p.m. The site will then be open on Tuesdays throughout the summer. Regular Saturday hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. will continue as usual. Transfer site users are asked to please secure garbage so that it doesn’t blow out on the trip to the dumpster....
Last week’s blood drive in Ekalaka netted 29 units from 8 appointments and 20 walk-ins. Two new donors attended the drive. Organizer Darlene Carter-Rose said that she once again reached her quota. Colin Buck won a gift card donated by Branson Grocery as a door prize for attending....
The National Weather Service out of Billings will be instructing a Spotter Training Class in Alzada and Ekalaka. The National Weather Service relies on trained volunteers to supplement Doppler radar information on severe storms and severe weather. Their valuable cooperation is important in the warning process. Weather reports from trained spotters are used along with Doppler data to issue warnings of tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and flash floods. Spotter Training Classes will cover topics discussing severe thunderstorms...
Dahl Memorial Clinic recently announced that there is a new face at the registration desk. Diane Fraser is retiring and Hunter Costin is taking over for her. Patients may recognize Costin from the business office downstairs as she has been working there for the past year. Not only is there a new face greeting patients when they arrive for an appointment, the clinic is also implementing new strategies to improve the insurance billing process and to accommodate as many patients...
The Hazel Padden/Sara Kerr/Minneclair Hoff Memorial Scholarship is available for students who are continuing their education. It will be awarded to one Fallon County recipient and one Carter County recipient. The scholarship application can be found on the Fallon/Carter County Extension website at http://www.msuextension.org/falloncarter/homemakers.html. Scholarship applications need to be turned into the Extension Office by May 1, 2019. For further information please contact the Fallon/Carter Extension Office at...
Carter County Museum Director Sabre Moore had a busy week bringing a portable planetarium, StarLab, to Ekalaka students. On Tuesday, Moore set the StarLab up for CCHS students. High school math, science and FCS students spent time learning about magnitude, math in space and measuring distances. On Wednesday, Moore spent time with grade school students in the StarLab. They learned about constellations, the phases of the moon, what planets are made of and astronomy and Native...
March 16 to May 14: 2019 Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Spring Managed Grazing Period (prior approval required) April 1: Final availability date for Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments for 2018 Barley, Canola, Crambe, Flaxseed, Honey, Oats, Rapeseed, Wheat and Sesame Seed April 15: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) producers with 2019 Perennial Forage intended for mechanical harvest or grazing are required to report their crop acreage 15 calendar days before the onset of harvest or grazing of the specific c...
