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Approximately thirty-five community members attended an informational meeting hosted by Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department (EVFD) on Monday night. The meeting, held at Carter County Events Center, was about the department's need for a new fire hall. Members of the department started the meeting by speaking about Insurance Service Office (ISO) fire ratings. ISO is a for profit organization that provides statistical information on risk. According to EVFD, Ekalaka currently has...
CCHS Track & Field athletes traveled to Sidney on April 22 to participate in the Sidney Invitational. Following is a listing of each athlete's results (time or distance, placing). Claire Callahan qualified for the state meet in high jump in Sidney and Tanner Fix qualified in the 300m Hurdles. Caleb Fix 100 Meters, 12.41, 23 200 Meters, 25.08 , 16 Shot Put 12lb, 31' 10, 35 Javelin 800g, 121' 5, 21 Wyatt Kittelmann 100 Meters, 13.31, 52 800 Meters, 2:25.56, 20 Discus 1.6kg, ND...
Bob Renshaw reported that during the winter of 1911 he broke his axe handle and replaced it with a right-size sapling from an ash tree that was growing along Ramme Creek. His tools consisted of an axe, saw, pocket knife, and a piece of broken glass. Think of all the tools you have today in comparison. The spring of 1911 ushered in a dry year so Renshaw hired out again to General Sweeney to work and ranch on the place he had south of the home ranch. He stated that he lived in a small frame house (probably better than his log...
I don’t know what kings ate, but if they were smart, they would have dined on the sumptuous spears of asparagus to be found, wild, on stream or river edges. That’s where they grew in Columbus, Montana, although I had never eaten asparagus yet, so didn’t know the royal, wild vegetable I was missing. As a child, only my father ate asparagus, and my mother cooked it for him—probably overcooked it, the way Grandma prepared it. The result would have been a mushy, Army green vegetable. To this day I refuse to eat anything that colo...
Every farmer can attest to the benefits of crop rotation. Interestingly, the idea of crop rotation quickly followed the birth of agrarian societies. The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the original cultures to practice crop rotation nearly 4000 years ago and benefited from their ingenuity (Worthington, 2016). The Indus flourished along Pakistan and northwest India and assisted civilization in the development of modern agriculture. Although the Indus civilization has...
The use of porcupine quills in embroidery is one of the oldest decorative traditions among American Indian tribes. The practice predates European contact by hundreds of years and was replaced gradually by glass beads brought by white traders. In the museum, we have an example of quillwork from the Sioux tribe as adornment on a pair of moccasins. Once harvested from the porcupine, quills were washed and sorted by size. Quills that are between two to three inches long are ideal...
Sunny Gaughen, granddaughter of Noralla Thomas of Alzada, has accepted a summer internship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City. She will be working primarily with costume dyes. Gaughen is a junior at Vassar College majoring in International Relations and Russian. She has worked for the Vassar Theater Department's costume department since she began college. The costume department builds costumes for all productions ensuring specifications that...
Codra "Cody" Celice Antall, 61 of Trinidad, CO died January 18, 2017 at her home in Trinidad. She was born February 1, 1955 in Belle Fourche, SD to Charles Livingston and the late Agnes Livingston. Cody loved many things in life from flower arranging to house painting, but most of all she loved her children and grandchildren and family. Cody will live on in the hearts and memories of those who loved her. She is survived by her father, Charles Livingston; son, Cory (Rachelle)...
On Tuesday night, Ekalaka Public Schools honored all local athletes from grades 5-12 for their 2016-2017 sports seasons at a program held in the CCHS Tuggle room. CCHS Volleyball had nine returning letterwomen this year. They were Kimberlee Elmore, Kylee Kennedy, Jordan, King, Kennedy Tooke, Kyleigh Bonsell, Claire Callahan, Annette Lovec, Raeleigh Montgomery, and Tori Tooke. New letterwomen included Lauryn DeFrance, Whitney Kittelmann, Heather LaBree, Hannah LaBree, Rose Rych...
Baseball season has finally arrived, and pending weather conditions the local tee-ball program will begin on Wednesday, May 3rd this year. The age group for tee-ball will be 4-8. Children must turn 4 by May 1, 2017 in order to participate. Forms will be available at the grade school and the Eagle office. Interested parents and children are asked to fill out the form and return it to the Eagle office, or bring it with them to the first day of practice at the old grade school on Wednesday. Practices and games will be held...
Dahl Memorial staff will hold their health fair review on May 3rd at Carter County Events Center. Health fair results will be available for pick up from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. A food booth, hosted by CCHS Close Up in order to raise funds for their trip to Washington D.C., will be on location. Vendor booths including Holy Rosary Healthcare, Fallon/Carter Extension Office, Action for Eastern Montana, Public Health, and more will be open from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Dale Diede, PA-C, will speak at 6:00 and Raquel Williams, RN, will...
Local photographers have been very faithful in answering pleas for horizontal winter pictures for the 2018 Chamber of Commerce calendar, but the season has changed and now the need arises for spring pictures. This year the chamber is trying to combine rural pictures of landscape with animals. Because spring is the season of rebirth, little calves, lambs, or foals would be perfect subjects to show. I know lambs and calves are in plentiful supply. Even pictures showing children with the young animals would work. Does anyone...
Those who volunteer for 4-H are more than advisors; they are role models, educators, life coaches and friends to the 4-H youth in their communities. Every 4-H project and program involves youth collaborating with caring adult volunteers. The youngsters are encouraged to explore their interests and receive constructive, positive support. For many of America's youth, 4-H volunteers are so much more than tutors or program leaders; they are hope, they are comfort, they are family....
Hello, I’m sure most of you have seen the Chevy Chase movies about their family vacations. We were talking about rodeo trips the other night and I recalled our “vacation” with the kids in the mid seventies. Our nephew, Tom, was in the National High School Rodeo Finals in Helena, Montana. That is a long way northwest of here. He was a calf-roping finalist. This is before he became heavy. A lot of you won’t remember this skinny young kid. Anyway, we went with Shirley’s sister and her husband Lynn. I’ve told you about him b...
A few days ago, I was telling my daughter, Brenda, about some of the things that happened when I was in the band at CCHS. She said to me, “You are always decrying the fact that you weren't good in sports when you went to school, but it sounds to me like you were good in other things, including music.” She was right, of course, and I am going to try to tell you about my experiences in music in Ekalaka schools. Music first started for me in the second grade. We had a time of singing songs when kids who knew that song were ask...
(MILES CITY) - Spring turkey season is under way, and hunters in southeastern Montana have had to contend with a wet, chilly and windy spring in the first two weeks of the season. Wildlife biologists in Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 7 report a mixed bag of opportunities around the region. Bird numbers are recovering, but hunters may have to put in some time for a successful season. According to Biologist Steve Atwood, numbers are starting to improve in the Colstrip and Sarpy Creek area, but they are still nowhere near what...
