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Grasshoppers in March and April? Fallon/Carter County Extension Agent Elin Kittelmann says she has heard of several people seeing grasshoppers in the area right now, but good news is they are probably not causing enough damage for concern. There are two to 3 species of grasshoppers that overwinter in eastern Montana. They go in to winter as juveniles and become active as soon as it warms up in the spring. These species hatch in later summer and complete their lifecycle and...
A funeral service for Roy Ferrel, 79, of Baker, MT will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 14, 2017 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Baker with J.K. Kinsey officiating. Burial will take place in the Askin Family Cemetery. Visitation for Roy will be from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, April 13 at the funeral home with family receiving friends from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Roy passed away peacefully at the Fallon Medical Complex on Saturday, April 8, 2017, with his family diligently by his...
On July 19th, 1920 Letitia (Macrery) Strain gave birth to Clare Eunice Strain on her homestead about 12 miles South of Ekalaka, Montana. The homestead community of Plains Dale is prairie farmland today. On April 1st, 2017 Clare passed away at the Providence Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. The 96 years in between these events were well lived and shared. She was always willing to help others even while handling her own challenges that life deals all of us. Clare's parents,...
Rose Marie Blake, 62, of Camp Crook, South Dakota passed away April 8, 2017 at her Aunt, Sharon Garza's home in Belle Fourche following a battle with cancer. Rose Wise was born August 14, 1954 in Winona, Minnesota to Richard and Dorothy (Humann) Wise. As an infant, she moved with her mother, Dorothy to Belle Fourche. Rose attended Belle Fourche High School and later received her GED. Her first job at age 16 she started working at Watt's Café in Belle Fourche and through the...
Todd Ziettlow, a 1990 graduate of Carter County High School, will run in the Boston Marathon for a third time this year. Ziettlow first ran in 2012, finishing the grueling 26.2 miles with an official time of 3:26:32. In 2014, Ziettlow improved on his time and finished in 3:01:36, placing 2,620th overall among 35,671 competitors. This year’s marathon will take place on Monday, April 17. Ziettlow will be wearing red bib number 5463, and will start with the first wave of runners at 10:00 am. More information about the Boston M...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association’s Annual Health Fair is scheduled for April 18th, 19th, and 20th from 6:30 am to 10:00 am at the Carter County Events Center. Cost for the basic blood draw panel is $35. This panel includes a Complete Blood Count, Cholesterol Profile, Liver Function Test, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, Chemistry Panel, Uric Acid, and more; all at a fraction of the cost if done elsewhere. Men may also elect to have a Prostate Specific Antigen for an additional $25. Two new tests will be available this year a...
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 1st, 2017. For further information please contact the Fallon/Carter Extension Office at...
The American dream has remained a tangible goal since James Truslow Adams popularized the idea in the 20th century. His ideal that “America is rich with opportunity for every person regardless of class and each person can fulfill their potential in accordance with their ability and work ethic” is alive and well. The United States of America has always been a home to innovative engineers and scientists. The resources available to the average American exceeds most of the world and preserves the river of innovation that flo...
Hello, If you get tired of reading about my problems during calving, this would be a good time to go to the sports page of the paper. Because once again I have to share my problems with you. You will often hear a rancher refer to a dark night as “being darker than the inside of a cow”. And only a rancher who has tried to straighten out a calf that is coming the wrong way knows how dark this is. Yesterday we had a heifer having problems. With Shirley’s help, I got her in and reached in her. No feet. No nose. And a calf is su...
By now all of you should know, I love baseball. I started watching pre-season Major League Baseball back in March, but the real games started on April 2, and I was right there to begin a season of watching. There aren’t many familiar names who stay with one team. The Cubs—Chicago Cubs—are my favorite, but Yadier Molino has stayed with the St. Louis Cardinals long enough for me to remember him. He’s their catcher and a talented hitter. When I got serious about following the Cubs, they had one player who stood out—Sam...
April is Montana Archaeology Month, and to celebrate, the Carter County Museum will be bringing you a series of articles about topics in the field. Pottery is a relatively rare artifact to find and is often preserved in pieces called "sherds" in archaeological parlance. The museum has a small collection of a variety of sherds that have been traced back to the Mandan/Hidatsa and Crow Tribes. By examining pottery and other ceramics, archaeologists can discover information about...
As the Town of Ekalaka prepares to seek proposals for a new swimming pool and bath house, research into the construction of a new pool is underway. It has been discovered that construction of swimming pools has changed since 1961! Now, the sides of swimming pools are routinely made from stainless steel; not concrete. A pool specialist explained that stainless steel sides are extremely durable. Where cement cracks with shifting and settling ground and freeze/thaw cycles, stainless steel will flex and not be damaged. In additio...
Danielle Kittelmann, a 2015 graduate of Carter County High School, has recently been accepted to Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, England where she will attend her junior year of college. Kittelmann is currently enrolled at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, MT and is majoring in psychology and business. She has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her time at Rocky and was named to the 2016 fall semester Dean’s List for academic achievement. Danielle is the daughter of Scott and Kathy Kittelmann....
A cold rain on Sunday forced the annual Easter egg hunt, sponsored by CCHS FCCLA, to be held inside the high school. Local youth didn't seemed to mind, scooping up all of the eggs in a matter of minutes. After the egg hunt, families traveled through the rain to Carter County Events Center to enjoy a family carnival that was put on by Puptown Pioneers Homemakers Club....
