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HELENA - Montana's 66th Legislature adjourned Thursday, three days early and after a jam-packed final several days. Lawmakers introduced a total of 1,309 bills this session, ranging from "cleanup bills" that remove unnecessary language in Montana code to bills that deal with issues like infrastructure funding, which will touch every corner of the state and cost tens of millions of dollars. Of those introduced, 426 bills cleared both the House and Senate and were sent to...
Mid-Rivers Communications is proud to announce the recipients of 26 Scholarships to students from the Cooperative’s service area. Six $1,500 scholarships were awarded to students planning to attend either Dawson Community College or Miles Community College, and 20 $1,000 scholarships were awarded to students planning to attend a four-year college or university, community college or tech school in the fall of 2019. A $1,500 Dawson Community College/Miles Community College Scholarship has been awarded to the following r...
The recent announcement by Greg Gianforte that he is seriously considering another run for Governor is problematic. He barely won against a gun grabbing liberal entirely out of touch with Montana values. Now Greg wants to run for Governor? Tim Fox is an excellent candidate for Governor, and Rep. Gianforte should be thinking about maintaining his seat in the House of Representatives. Gianforte should stay in the House of Representatives instead of crowding the Republican field of candidates and detracting from candidates with...
Dear Eric, I am writing to correct a mistake I made in one of my stories. I told about an airplane crash that took the lives of two local men. I correctly identified one as Bud Hansen but incorrectly identified the other as Clyde Sandon. It was actually Ella Voise’s father, Stephen, I guess, Williams. Ella let me know and I apologized to her on Facebook. She was very gracious and said, no apology necessary. Anyway thanks to Ella Voise and apologies to you readers for my mistake. I do want to be accurate, but my eighty year o...
Montana's rivers are running high, wide and muddy right now and things typically won't improve much for maybe two months. That all depends on rainfall and snowmelt. A cool, wet spring will prolong runoff into mid-June; a hot, dry period will clear up rivers and streams faster but not bode well for fisheries later in the summer. So, what's an angler to do to catch fish? Better yet, what's a fish to do to find food? We might give up dry flies and switch to worms. Fish will...
When the Corps of Discovery returned to St. Louis in September 1806, fur trappers already were on their way to the new country. In North Dakota, after meeting a group of trappers heading upriver, the Corps' John Colter left the expedition and returned to the country he fondly recalled. In 1808, Colter and John Potts were trapping at the three forks when they encountered Blackfeet hunters and warriors. Potts was killed, and Colter was given a chance to escape. The Blackfeet too...
Hello, Do you ever think about boards? There are a lot of boards. Oh, not the 2x4 or 2x6 boards. But like the barber board, the hairdresser board, the board of animal health…the list can go on forever. I didn’t realize how many boards there are until I was in the legislature. I remember Claude getting mad at me about the barber board. Claude was our hometown barber in Watford City. The barbershop was, and still is in many communities, the center of the world. You could argue politics or the best breed of cattle. You cou...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, it’s a glorious bright sunny morning that dawned a few hours ago. We just heard about a ‘test’ so let’s see how the Sunshine Test works? It probably ‘works’ best after a bit of rain for then the whole scene from the window looks scrubbed and clean, it’s lovely out there as the evergreens trees almost sparkle; why, even the few clouds that are sailing above look fluffy and white and freshly washed. The sun shines brightly through the windows, but – oops! Those windows just bare...
The forest behind our second house in Ekalaka was a source of great enjoyment to me. I spent a lot of time in it either alone or with others. We called this forest the short pine hills and the forest further south and east we called the long pine hills. I knew every inch of the short pine hills up to about seven miles back. We used to live in what we called the Opeechee Park place and it was seven miles from Ekalaka. Since then, Jesse LaBree called it the Kinsey place. I loved that place, I lived there when I was four. In tha...
As I continue my articles about the Mumedy family, I will add a little more information about Andrew and Margaret written by Leona, their daughter. “The Mumedy family came to Carter County from Dodge, Nebraska in the early 1900. They homesteaded two miles north of Ekalaka and lived in a sod house during the early years.” This information came from Shifting Scenes Vol. II. In Vol. III she shares more:. “My father was a fine musician and played the trombone in the Dodge Cornet band. He came to America as a young man to live...
I’ve been thinking about this article for weeks, watching the grass green up everywhere I looked. Brice reported seeing the beginning of buds on our old apple tree. I hope it doesn’t bloom too early, only to have blossoms frozen leaving us with no apples yet another year. We only have one unopened jar of applesauce, made in 2015. Brice and our neighbor mowed lawns last week, wanting to get ahead of any precipitation. Some of the grass was very thick and long, requiring slow mowing and frequent stops to clean out the acc...
Russell Rowland has published four novels, three of which are based in Carter County, as well as the non-fiction book Fifty-Six Counties: A Montana Journey, which is his account of his travels to every county in Montana. Rowland is also soon to be hosting an interview program on NPR, also called Fifty-Six Counties, where he interviews Montanans about how this state has shaped them, and what they are doing to shape Montana. Rowland's mother, Lorene, grew up in Carter County,...
Carter County residents are reminded to support the local community by purchasing and spending Carter County Chamber of Commerce chamber bucks. Chamber bucks are a great way to support buying locally and supporting local businesses here in Ekalaka and Carter County. Each dollar spent stays in the local community. Chamber Bucks are purchased in $10 increments and can be used at any participating Carter County Chamber of Commerce business (participating businesses are located...
Shakespeare in the Parks is returning to Ekalaka again this summer! An evening performance of "Henry IV Part I" 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,...
Last week, Ekalaka Public Schools honored all local athletes from grades 5-12 for the 2018-2019 sports seasons at a program held in the CCHS Tuggle room. Junior high volleyball participants this year were Nasya O'Connor, Adlen Larson-Byrne, Corlan Laughery, Ella Strangford, Bella Jensen, Kendra Tooke, Tegan Diede, Shaun-tey Kerr, Nicol O'Connell, Brynn Loehding, Kendall Kittelmann, Jennie Schmid, Heidi LaBree, Tyra O'Connor, Codi Melton and Katie Tooke. The team was coached...
