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Articles from the April 13, 2018 edition


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  • Third Quarter Honor Roll

    Updated Apr 12, 2018

    A HONOR ROLL (3.5 GPA or higher) Claire Callahan Caleb Fix Seth Kennedy Kari Kittelmann Whitney Kittelmann Wyatt Kittelmann Hannah LaBree Heather LaBree Heidi LaBree Tylee Loehding Mick O’Connor Tyra O’Connor Jaden Pardee Jared Pardee Rose Rychner Ryan Rychner Darin Schallenberger Ashley Schmid Kennedy Tooke Kenzie Tooke Tori Tooke Turner Tooke Cameron Wolenetz Sean Wolenetz B HONOR ROLL (3.0 - 3.49 GPA) Brennen Bonsell Kyleigh Bonsell Lauryn DeFrance Katy Ivy Cardell Laughery Joseph McHenry Emily O’Connell Adrian Rios Amaya...

  • Hat Tips

    Dean Meyer|Updated Apr 12, 2018

    Hello, I’m not too much into vehicles. I mean I drive them a lot. But I’m not the kind of guy that lines up at the car wash when I get a little dust on a vehicle. I think I inherited that trait from my Grandpa. I don’t think he ever washed a vehicle. If the windshield on the pickup got too dirty, he would turn the wipers on and throw a bucket of water on it. That would do. I’m not saying how I treat a vehicle is right, but it’s just the way I roll. A couple of years ago, my kids gave me a “detailing” for my pickup at an...

  • Bright Ideas

    Lois Lambert|Updated Apr 12, 2018

    That’s right, it happened again; snow, wind and hazardous driving conditions postponed the medical appointment to deal with my trygeminal nerve pain in the lower right jaw. That happened in January, February, but we mistakenly thought April would be safe. We should have remembered the year Katie tried to come home from Billings on spring break; we followed her all the way from Miles City to be sure she made it safely. Driving conditions were questionable in Ekalaka, on April 5, but got worse the farther west you went. We w...

  • Goldie Sparks

    Updated Apr 12, 2018

    A funeral service for Goldie Sparks, 95, of Baker, was held April 12, 2018 at Baker Community Church with Pastor Sherwood McKay officiating. Burial took place in Lame Jones Cemetery. Goldie passed away Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Superior Care Villa in Baker, MT. Goldie Edna Collie Sparks was born April 27, 1922 on her mother's homestead on O'Fallon Creek, 20 miles south of Ismay, Montana. She was the fifth of six children born to Edna Marshall Collie and David G Collie....

  • David Hall

    Updated Apr 12, 2018

    A Liturgy of the Word Service for David Hall, 66, of Baker, MT, was held April 7, 2018 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Baker, with Father Philip Chinnappan celebrating. Burial will take place at a later date. Visitation was held April 6 at Stevenson Funeral Home and continued on April 7 at the funeral home. Dave passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Fallon Medical Complex in Baker. David John Hall was born March 11, 1952 in Baker, MT, the son of Rushmore and Eulita (Ehrmantraut)...

  • Extension sheep production workshop

    Sheep producers in the area will have the opportunity to brush up on the economics of sheep production, risk and drought management tools, and parasite management at a sheep production program, according to Powder River Extension Agent Mary Rumph. The program is scheduled for Wednesday, April 18th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Broadus VFW. A supper will be served, and will include lamb donated by Broadus Meats. This workshop is supported by grant funds from the USDA Risk Management Agency, Wyoming Extension, and MSU Powder...

  • SKYWARN training in Baker next Thursday

    The National Weather Service Office in Billings, MT, in cooperation with Fallon County Disaster and Emergency Services in Baker will be conducting a SKYWARN Spotter training session on Thursday, April 19 in Baker. The free training will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Senior Citizen Center. Anyone interested in severe weather training or becoming a trained severe storm spotter is invited to attend. Volunteers currently registered for the program are also encouraged to attend as a refresher and to stay updated...

  • Local FFA chapter travels to state convention

    Jaelee Strangford, CCHS FFA reporter|Updated Apr 12, 2018

    The FFA season is winding down for the year as the 88th Annual State FFA Convention was held in Billings from April 4 through April 7. Eleven CCHS FFA members attended, competing in five different Career Development Events (CDEs), including Agronomy, Farm Business Management, Livestock, Mechanics, and Parliamentary Procedure. In the Agronomy CDE: Kyleigh Bonsell placed 21st; Cameron Wolenetz - 92nd; Caleb Fix - 142nd, and the team finished 18th overall. In the FBM CDE: Hannah...

  • Check out the new Carter Charter!

    Updated Apr 12, 2018

    Grant money from the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and a twenty percent county match recently allowed Carter County to purchase a new Carter Charter. Harold Burch, left, drove to Billings on April 5 and met with MDT to pick up the 2018 Toyota Sienna LE van. The van comfortably seats six passengers. At right is another Carter Charter driver, Sam Castleberry....

  • Hair and Beauty

    Updated Apr 12, 2018

    People wandering Main Street in Ekalaka may have recently noticed that a new storefront has opened. Back Road Salon & Boutique and Hair By Becky is located between Outlaw Leathers and Ekalaka Public Library. "I have been doing Grace's hair for about 10 years," Becky Erickson, who operates Hair By Becky, stated. "It sort of just worked out for us to pair up." Erickson, a 2004 CCHS alumna and Ekalaka native, graduated from Black Hills Beauty College in 2005. She spent the last...

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