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Funeral Services for Betty Ann Hanson, 84, of Texas, formerly of Ekalaka, MT will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 22, 2017 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka with Pastor Bob Anderson officiating. Burial will take place in Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Visitation for Betty will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 21 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka. Betty passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Angel Bright Hospice in Corpus Christi, Texas. Betty was born on April 20, 1...
Funeral Mass for JoAnn Sterns, 70, of Ekalaka was held Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka. A Rosary was recited prior to Mass. Burial followed in Beaver Lodge Cemetery, Ekalaka, MT. JoAnn passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, MT. JoAnn Theresa was born December 24, 1946 in Ekalaka, the daughter of Louis and Violet (Johnson) Sterns. As a young girl, she attended country school and later public schools in...
Samantha Marie Harris How long have you lived here? 6 years, 8 months. I have a significant other, Andy Wright, and two children Ella, age 6, and Cora, age 3. Why are you running for school board? If elected, what will be your top priorities? I am running for school board because I want to better the education that we provide our students. I have a lot of priorities. My top priority is ensuring that all students are receiving the best education possible. Is there a particular...
Later this month, I will use the museum's teaching collection to conduct an atlatl training at Carter County High and Elementary schools. We sponsored a similar event last year as part of the Days of '85 celebration. However, the inspiration for including atlatls, or spear throwers, in our museum programming goes back to the excavation of Mill Iron Site. It was the late 1980s in Carter County, Montana. Archaeologists had been working for days to excavate what would become the...
Kiplee Cecelia Warden, daughter of Monica Smith of Redmond Oregon and Gary Warden of Kennewick, Washington, and Conner Jay Castleberry, son of Dane and Pam Castleberry of Ekalaka, are proud to announce their engagement. Warden is a 2008 graduate of Evergreen High School, Vancouver Washington and a 2012 Graduate of Northwest College in Clackamas Oregon. She has taken a position with Wells Fargo in Baker, Montana. Castleberry is a 2009 graduate of Carter County High school and...
In March of 2016, Doug and Ronda Bonsell generously donated money to Ekalaka Public Library in memory of the late Neva Bonsell. Some of the money donated was used to purchase a desk and chair for the librarian. The rest was used to purchase books for the library....
On the Saturday prior to Memorial Day, May 27, Stompin' Grounds coffee shop in Ekalaka will be putting on a formal gala at Carter County Events Center. The gala, named Diamonds & Dog Tags, will start at 6:00 p.m. and is for adults over the age of 21. Those who purchase a $40 ticket to the event will enjoy a prime rib dinner, a silent auction, a dance, and will receive one free drink (a full bar will be available throughout the night). Additionally, poker players will be...
Mail ballots for the current school election were sent out earlier this week. In order for votes to be counted, those ballots must be sent or delivered to Ekalaka Elementary and received before 8:00 p.m. on May 2, 2017. This year there is one position up for election on the board of trustees. That trustee will fill a three year term for Ekalaka Elementary District #15/ High School District #3. Shay Beyer and Samantha Harris have both filed for the position. Also on the ballot this year are two levies. One levy proposition is...
I would like to start this week by fixing a mistake on my last article. The wages for Bob were $40.00 per month while he was working for General Sweeney, not $4.00 per month. Forty is small enough! Bob wrote that a highlight of that year was when Mr. Sweeney asked him to ride along on a wild-horse roundup along with other area ranchers and cowboys. “Real excitement for a Honyocker who had been raised on an Oklahoma farm,” he stated. September ended his time working for Mr. Sweeney. He then returned to his homestead. But wha...
Hello, I hope you enjoyed Easter weekend. Our Grandkids love Easter, what with the Easter Bunny and such. So for years, I have tried to persuade them that there really is no Easter Bunny. It is, in fact, an Easter Pig. Evan was pretty disgusted with this. He was quite confident that it was a bunny. When I questioned how he knew that, when no one had ever seen the Easter Bunny, that it wasn’t a pig. He informed me that he had seen the bunny. Once. In a movie! So I guess it must be. Gracy, our oldest and wisest grandchild l...
CCHS track and field athletes have traveled to three meets so far this year. The teams traveled to a Baker Quad meet on March 31, the Baker Invitational meet on April 8, and the Wibaux Invitational meet held in Glendive last Thursday. Following is a listing of each athletes placing, followed by their time or distance for each event, and the event location. *NT denotes no time, *ND denotes no distance BOYS Caleb Fix 100 Meters 10, 12.67, Baker Quad 23, 12.70, Baker Invitational 9, 12.72, Wibaux Invitational 200 Meters 5,...
The first sign of Spring was the shining, tiny red face of the little crocus lining the brick perimeter of the southwest herb garden. I selected a red crocus years ago from the seed and bulb catalog. Most of them have survived. Then came the daffodils, then jonquils and a few flags, and finally a bi-color tulip: red and yellow. We formerly had many more flags, but thinning too vigorously and deer eating the tubers left us few. Our fence has begun — the fence around the garden that is tall enough to stop “Urban Deer” from...
I recently attended a continuing education class via tele-medicine on “Three things you can do right now for your own wellness.” The class was great! Usually, continuing education is a bit on the dry side, but this presenter was outstanding. Not only did he have a great personality, but he provided a great message! The three things he listed were basically what everyone else lists for improving health and wellness: manage stress, eat well, and move more! During this continuing education, the presenter gave an example of man...
Last Monday, April 10th my grandchildren’s dog broke his lead and came in to town from where they live on Chalk Buttes Road. He was headed back home when his broken tie down was caught in the wood pile of Lance Barrere. Mr Barrere, hearing a commotion, went outside and he told me that the dog was whining and running in circles, probably trying to get loose, so he proceeded to shoot it with what he called rat shot. He said it is non lethal but that the dog started whining louder and running in circles, probably because now n...
George Boggs was Carter County’s first sheriff. He had served six years previously as deputy sheriff under Sheriff W.E. Savage in Custer County. During those years he was responsible for the law enforcement of all the county east of Powder River to the Montana Dakota line. When Carter County was created in 1917, George Boggs was named in the bill as the first sheriff. Geo Boggs was well equipped for this position, he was well known, and respected in the area. The commission minutes reflect Boggs’ influence and presence in...
CCHS Close Up, in an effort to raise funds for their upcoming trip, will be hosting a talent show on Friday, May 12 at the high school. The event will start with a free will donation dinner at 5:30 p.m., and will be followed by the show at approximately 7:30 p.m. Persons interested in taking part in the show should contact a local Close Up member for more information or to sign-up. The mission of Close Up is to inform, inspire, and empower young people to exercise the rights and accept the responsibilities of citizens in a...
Karen O’Dell, Senior Companion Director at Action for Eastern Montana, will be at the Senior Center in Ekalaka on April 27 from 11:30 to 1:00 giving “Grab and Go” bags to seniors. These bags are funded through a grant from the governor’s office of community and service. Each bag contains a blanket, flashlight & batteries, radio & batteries, and a first aid kit. They will be given for free to seniors who are at the center. Action for Eastern Montana has been handing out these bags in various locations over the last three y...
