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The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission met April 19 and made the following decisions: • The Commission adopted the department’s Fiscal Year 2020/21 budget p priorities to work toward for the 2019 legislative session. For more information, contact Dustin Temple. • The Commission approved the Missouri River Broadwater Bay no-wake zone. • The Commission approved a mandatory kill and reporting for Kootenai River brown trout below Libby Dam in an effort to limit or eliminate non-native brown trout in that reach of the river in a...
Throughout the month of April, CCHS offered an adult education class dubbed "Girl's Can't Rope." The class, set up by Sarah Reynolds and Dalene Finstad, offered women the chance to learn the fundamentals of heading and healing on the ground, inside the grade school gym. Throughout the class, several community members came in to instruct, donating their time and sharing their skills. The instructors included: Les Kreitel, Karen Kreitel, Don Selle, Mikel Fruit, Colby Diede, and...
Although spring has barely sprung, CCHS tracksters have been able to compete in four meets so far this season. On Tuesday, April 10, they competed in a quad meet in Baker. Monday, April 16 they participated in the Wibaux Invitational, last Saturday, they competed at the Sidney Invitational, and on Tuesday, they traveled to Baker again for the Baker Invitational. The boys team consists of five students this year: Mick O’Connor, Caleb Fix, Wyatt Kittelmann, Max Larson, and David Ashbrook. The girls team has one sole member, K...
Robins returned before I thought the ground was thawed. Were there any worms near the surface for which robins could peck? What else do robins eat? Brice is seeing more cottontails when he looks through the windows. We used to have a cottontail nursery under our front ramp; close enough to watch through our front window when youngsters tentatively ventured outside. A cat may have discovered the den, or some other predator who dragged the dead babies out to the street. No more life has emerged from under the ramp. I had never...
Hello, Lena is leaving. No, not that Lena. My saddle horse. I bought Lena, I suppose, three years ago. We were trailing cattle north of Killdeer and Russ was riding her. He had saved her from going to the kill pen. A guy had dropped her at his house and Russ was to haul her to the horse buyer a couple days later. She was destined to be a steak sandwich in France. Russ is a hand and he made her look good as we moved those cattle. And by the end of the day, Lena, who is of Norwegian Fjord heritage, was in my trailer. For the...
by Elin Kittelmann, County Agent; Kodie Olsen, 4-H Program Assistant National Volunteer Appreciation Week has come and gone, but success of local 4-H programs is a result of the dedication of leaders throughout the year. Over the last month, employees at the extension office have taken time to reflect on how valuable local 4-H leaders are. They have built successful 4-H programs in both Carter and Fallon Counties. They have had a positive impact on area youth and have helped...
The junior class will be hosting Carter County High School prom this Saturday, April 28. The public is invited to attend grand march at 8:00 p.m. The king and queen will be crowned following grand march and prom will continue for high school students and their guests until midnight....
Children who will be kindergarten students at Ekalaka Elementary next year are invited to attend a half day of school on Monday, May 7. This preview day will help the children become familiar with the school environment. Children are to be dropped off at 8:00 a.m. and picked up after lunch, at 12:45 p.m. Parents interested in having their child attend are asked to contact the grade school office at 775-8765....
It’s that time of year again, Shakespeare in the Parks is returning to Ekalaka! An evening performance of “Love’s Labour’s Lost” has been planned for July 1. Members of the community are encouraged to attend and enjoy this highly anticipated performance. Sagebrush Service Club is once again sponsoring the performance. The club is only able to do so with generous support from the community and is seeking donations and volunteers to help make the evening possible. Along with monetary donations, the group is also responsib...
A gathering to celebrate the longtime service of two Ekalaka Area EMTs was held prior to the health fair review at Carter County Events Center last Wednesday. Linda Ziettlow, left, retired from service after spending 24 years as an EMT. Tom Carroll, right, logged an impressive 25. Both will be missed by Dahl Memorial staff, their fellow EMTs, and the entire community....
Last weekend, CCHS band and choir students participated at district music festival. The band received superior ratings (I) for performance and instrumental sight-reading. They performed “Air for Band,” composed by Frank Erickson, and “Black Tower Overture,” composed by Kevin Kaisershot. The choir received a superior rating for their performance and an excellent (II) rating for sight-singing. All individual and duet performances received superior ratings and will be performing at state music festival, May 4-5 in Billing...
One Montana Rotary goal is to place a dictionary in the hand of every third grade student in Montana. This was the ninth consecutive year that District 5390 sponsored that very project. Members of the Rotary Clubs of Glendive, Malta and Miles City participated in the distribution of dictionaries, by giving a dictionary to every third grade student throughout the counties of eastern Montana. "A Student's Dictionary" is a dictionary and partial encyclopedia including the...
Last Thursday, CCHS Close Up held a community talent show, the last fund-raiser needed for their upcoming trip to Washington D.C. this summer. A free-will donation soup and sandwich dinner featuring Tricia Lovec's famous cheesy potato soup was served. After dinner, attendees enjoyed a talent show with around ten acts. The acts included magic tricks, singing, dancing, ukulele playing, and three, short drama productions. Local judges Deb Yost, Dennis Bishop, and Amanda Coleman...
