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BY Dylan Huisken, 2019 Montana Teacher of the Year, Bonner, Montana & Linda Rost, 2020 Montana Teacher of the Year, Baker, Montana COVID-19 has upended lives across Montana, making many of us rethink the future of our world. One uncharted territory is education. Montana has closed schools to families physically while maintaining education and nutrition services. Many are tackling distance learning. Some Montana students do not have internet access, and at the same time, many...
Agriculture, and the protection of our food supply, has been declared critical infrastructure by the Department of Homeland Security during the COVID-19 response. This declaration means that we have a responsibility to maintain continuity within our agricultural industry. The State of Montana and the Department of Livestock recognize the importance of business continuity for farmers and ranchers. We also understand that ranching activities such as branding, pregnancy checking, and shearing may require involvement of multiple...
Governor Bullock recently issued a directive extending the renewal deadline by 90 days for driver licenses expiring in March, April, and May 2020. These credentials will be reported as valid in government systems during this grace period even though the physical card and paper show expired. In order to implement social distancing, effective March 18, all Class D (non-commercial) driving tests will be suspended for 30 days. Because driving tests require people to share a confined space for an extended period, they increase...
The Growth Through Agriculture (GTA) Mini Grant Program is currently accepting applications. The Mini Grant program is used to strengthen and diversify Montana’s agricultural industry. Through these small grants, the program assists with the development of innovative agricultural products and processes to add value to the industry, create new jobs and expand small business opportunities. All projects will need to demonstrate how they expand Montana’s agriculture. Due to the current public health situation with COVID-19, spe...
My memories article this time will be a little different as I will write about several individuals who I knew, played sports with, or who brought back memories of years ago. The past articles in the Eagle about "Carter County Greats" was great, informative and I agree. Those people triggered names of individuals that I would like to share with you, including the Eagle article about George Yelloweyes. I remember when I was a basketball referee and he came with the Miles City...
Hunters in Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 7 will have ample opportunities and many choices for where to hunt turkeys this spring, with 50 Block Management Areas allowing public access for turkey hunting. Spring turkey season opens April 11 and runs through May 17. For a complete list of landowners participating in the Block Management Program and opening parcels for turkey hunting in Region 7, visit fwp.mt.gov. Click on the "Hunting" tab, under "Hunter Access" select...
No one alive now will ever forget the Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020 when we all stayed home to fight an invisible enemy. As I write this, we are not sure whether we are effectively flattening the curve, but most people seem to be trying to follow the CDC guidelines. As an educator of 39 years, I find myself struggling with the part of sheltering I am supposedly professionally prepared for, which is homeschooling. There is a reason for public school, and it is that home schooling is too hard. I am tasked with homeschooling my...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: On a hillside near the city, a grove of olives grew, Gethsemane means ‘oil press’ – its nuance Jesus knew. This Garden Grove, a place of prayer – a happening there one night, near the press for oil – the press of sin, OUR sins on Christ, not light. So – what happened in that garden – where heavy weights press oil? Affliction and anxiety, to us they are a foil. The first man, Adam, by his choice disjoined[1] God by his sin. The second Adam, Jesus Christ, forgives us from within. He knew He was the...
Dear fellow Montanans, I am Jerry Schillinger, Republican candidate for House District 37. My Great Granddad moved his family from Northern Iowa to McCone County in 1910 to help his large family pursue their dreams of owning their own farms. We have been blessed over the years to have hard work, persistence and innovation rewarded. My wife Carol and I raised our sons here in McCone County where they attended school. We are thankful our oldest son Brett and his wife Haley are...
In just a matter of weeks it seems the world has been flipped upside down. There are very few in this country and in this community who have not been effected either by the novel virus or by the measures enacted to slow its spread. It seems overnight fear has filled our great land. There is fear over the virus, fear over the economy, even political fears. And then add to the fear: isolation, “social distancing,” and labels of being “non-essential” and an overwhelming sense of insecurity and uncertainty, and add to that, t...
PREVIOUSLY OF ABSAROKEE MT – Rosie Bickerdyke, 83, died April 2, 2020, of natural causes after suffering years from dementia. Cremation has taken place with services at a later date. Rosie was born Sept. 15, 1936, in Fort Benton, MT, to Freda Newmiller and Marvin R. Hatleberg. Rosie married Paul Louis Bickerdyke on Dec. 20, 1955, and resided at Paul's military post in Canada. After her husband's discharge they resided at the Bickerdyke ranch near Capitol, Montana. Together t...
In light of a disheartening Op Ed article that has been shared numerous times over social media, I wanted to share some positivity out into my community. My fiancé, son and I moved to Ekalaka in September 2018 and every day spent here in this community has shown more blessings than I could ever count. This has been a dream for us. We have ALL been uprooted from our normal routines in the time of this pandemic. Stores and businesses have found inventive ways to continue to work. Community members are sharing groceries and...
Last Friday morning, Ekalaka reached -8 degrees, the lowest ever temperature for the date and the second lowest ever temperature for the entire month of April. The record low for an April day in Ekalaka of -11 degrees was recorded on April 1 of 1899, over 120 years ago. April temperatures in Ekalaka have only ever dropped below zero a handful of times. The last time it happened, prior to April 3 of this year, was on April 3 of 2002 when it reached -5 degrees. Four times the mercury has read -6 degrees in April, and in April...
It was a case of going.... going...gone. Wells Fargo closed the branch in Baker months ago. The bank's Automated Teller Machine (ATM) near the Main Street door was left behind. Until last week when Wells Fargo decided to remove it. Then both the exterior signs and the ATM were removed by contractors last Tuesday, according to the new owner of the building. According to Jade Boggs, the new owner of the building, he will soon be moving his Insurance Store from across the street...
On Tuesday, Governor Steve Bullock extended through April 24 Directives he issued to protect Montanans from COVID-19 by slowing the spread of the virus in Montana. The Directives were set to expire on April 10. “We know that staying home will help to flatten the curve. For every person we take out of the chain of transmission of this virus, the more likely our health care facilities can handle the capacity to respond, and the more likely we can beat back this virus sooner rather than later,” Governor Bullock said. “We stay...
As of Tuesday morning, there were ZERO reported COVID-19 cases in Carter County. In fact, there is only one case east of Billings at this time, which is in Roosevelt County. However, to keep COVID-19 out of Carter County, we need to continue to be disciplined and not get complacent. Please continue to promote and sustain the recommendations and restrictions of the local, state and federal public health departments. Public health asks all citizens to continue to follow social...
