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This last summer I walked the streets where once, I drove a maroon colored Mercury, Up and down Main, it was so endlessly, Good to kids back then, an accepted stunt. Learning to drive on icy street, no fuss, It was as fun as fun might always be, Turning by the “Cop Shop” so carefully, It, as American, as one can trust. Memories bubble, ones not to discuss, Of those nights with the eight-track tape playing, And we’d talk of teenage life gleefully, It’ll always stay in me, a total plus. There are memories one might which t...
A petition penned to the department of transportation, Governor Gianforte and the legislature regarding immediate necessary repair of Highway 7 in Carter County is currently posted at various local businesses and the Carter County Clerk and Recorder’s Office for signatures. The deadline for residents to sign the petition is March 15. The petition requests that the aforementioned parties immediately engage in remedial repair and improvement of Highway 7. The highway is the primary route in emergency situations and for a...
The seventh seeded CCHS Bulldogs opened their District 4C tournament play last Wednesday night against the Melstone Broncs. The 'Dogs lost, 15-62. Jaden Pardee had 6 rebounds and 2 assists for Ekalaka in the loss. CCHS had 27 turnovers compared to 12 for Melstone. CCHS 5 8 10 15 Melstone 24 46 54 62 CCHS: Jaden Pardee 3 pts, 6 rbnds, 1 trn, 2 asts; Ryker Carroll 3 pts, 1 rbnd, 1 stl; Tucker Tooke 3 pts, 2 rbnds, 7 trns, 1 ast, 1 stl; J. W. Elmore 2 pts, 2 trns, 1 ast; Wyatt Me...
One of Big Timber, Montana's most renowned residents, Gwen Petersen, closed the gate just 5 days before her 94th birthday last week. I am so thankful that my "Ode to Coveralls" poem that referenced her ran before she passed, and her beloved friend, Elaine Allestad, took it to her bedside so her sidekick in poetry and life, Sandy Sallee, could read it to her. Gwen was a great writer of the western lifestyle and a truly one of a kind character who will be sorely missed, but she will live on through her rhymes and rhetoric. The...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know Lord, when looking out at the starry sky, a song comes to mind: “My Lord! What a Morning!”[1] (From Rev. 6:12-13: … when the stars begin to fall). A glimpse of falling stars is the Perseid Meteor shower, in early August {HEY! – it’s still Feb.!}. When we were kids out on the ranch, we’d locate the North Star with the help of the Big Dipper, among the host of twinkling stars. We just missed seeing the Southern Cross flying home from Australia one year. Both the North Star and the Southern...
Local Carl Knapp had already planned to donate time and materials to build a covered walking bridge between the employee parking lot on the south side of the new Carter County Healthcare Facility and the back entrance to the building before this winter. Then winter came, and brought with it multiple reports of Dahl Memorial employees slipping and falling on their walk to and from work, exemplifying the need for such a structure. Knapp said that he milled the lumber a while...
2-10-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, February 10, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair; were present. Mike Watkins; member was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. Commissioner Tauck made a motion to approve the meeting minutes from January 27 and 31, 2022 with corrections. Commissioner Rosencra...
Funeral Service for Erlend Laird, 83 of Ekalaka will be 1 p.m. Friday, February 25 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Pastor Larry Phalen officiating. Visitation will take place from 12:30-1 p.m. at Stevenson Funeral Home Ekalaka. Burial will be in the family lot of Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Erlend passed away February 21, 2022 in Billings at St. Vincents Hospital....
The Lady Bulldogs went into the District 4C tournament in second place, behind only Melstone. In their first game on Thursday, they defeated Plevna, 63-25. Three Lady Bulldogs finished the game with double-digit points, led by Tyra O'Connor with 16. Kendra Tooke had a team-high 10 rebounds. The girls shot 10 of 49 from the field (20 percent) and 5 of 15 on free throws. They had 10 turnovers; Plevna had 19. CCHS 14 32 49 63 Plevna 6 16 20 25 CCHS: Tyra O'Connor 16 pts, 4...
U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester recently introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park. Daines serves as the top Republican on the Senate’s National Parks Subcommittee. “150 years ago, Yellowstone became our very first national park, and ever since, it has been inspiring folks from across the world to come see the great outdoors and what Montana and the West have to offer,” Daines said. “Our parks set us apart from the rest of the world, and they are an e...
The deadline for filing for county office is already fast approaching. Individuals have until March 14th at 5 p.m. to file. As of Wednesday morning, seven individuals, four of whom are incumbents, have filed for office. County positions up for election in 2022 include Carter County Commissioner from District #2 (six-year term), County Attorney (4-year term), County Clerk and Recorder/Public Administrator/Surveyor (4-year term), County Treasurer (4-year term) and Justice of the Peace (4-year term). Incumbent Steve Rosencranz,...