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DISTRICT 4C MEET Thursday, May 10 - Baker High School Track Mens 100 Meters 5) Caleb Fix, 12.69 7) Max Larson, 12.81 200 Meters 4) Caleb Fix, 25.05 6) Max Larson, 25.65 8) David Ashbrook, 27.44 400 Meters 2) Caleb Fix, 56.07 1600 Meters 4) David Ashbrook, 5:36.53 110m Hurdles 2) Wyatt Kittelmann, 18.60 300m Hurdles 3) Wyatt Kittelmann, 47.41 4x400 Relay 1) Caleb Fix, Mick O’Connor, Max Larson, Wyatt Kittelmann; 4:02.63 Shot Put 9) Mick O’Connor, 31-07 Discus 5) Mick O’Connor, 110-00 12) Wyatt Kittelmann, 69-01 Javelin 3) Mi...
Have you noticed the carpets of a little mustard-like yellow flower this year? The patches seem to be everywhere from road ditches to hay fields to pastures. You are likely seeing either desert or yellow alyssum, members of the Mustard family. Both species grow at low to mid-elevations in disturbed soils of grasslands, steppe, streambanks, or roadsides, as well as rocky areas. Yellow alyssum can invade undisturbed areas and grow with established perennial bunchgrasses. Desert...
Hello, Do you know the song “Muleskinner Blues”? It’s an old classic. I’m not going to sing it for you. It’s a hard one to hit the high notes on. I’ve got the muleskinner blues. They actually started last fall. I’ve a friend in South Dakota who raises miniature ponies and donkeys., And when you have a miniature jackass and miniature ponies, you often get miniature mules. I stopped and looked at them last fall, but couldn’t get a deal done. All winter long I thought of those ponies. I couldn’t get them off my mind. It was l...
Water is the most important nutrient for livestock. A quality and safe water supply is essential to the production of healthy livestock. If water is not suitable for consumption, it can adversely affect the growth, reproduction, and productivity of livestock. What makes water unsatisfactory for livestock in eastern Montana? It is often due to excessive salinity-too high concentration of dissolved salts, more specifically sulfates. Salinity, or total dissolved solids (TDS), is...
The Carter County FFA Chapter held their annual banquet last week. A dinner was served and special guest Amanda Williams spoke to the chapter. An election of new officers was also held following the annual hired-hand auction....
To Whom It May Concern: I, along with many of you, learned last week of the horrible events in Casper, WY when officer Jacob Carlson was shot five times in the line of duty. Did you know that he has thus far received over 100 units of blood and blood products to save his life? United Blood Services is a nonprofit community blood center, providing blood and blood products for local area hospitals and patients like officer Carlson. They exist to make a difference in people’s lives, by producing a safe and ample blood supply, a...
In my last article about Frank and Clara Nies, readers learned of Clara’s early life, her education, and moving to Montana. The article also gave information about her teaching experiences in Calumet, Jordan, and the Mackenzie school, which at the time was near the Fulton Ranch. In the fall of 1917 Clara came to teach the Spring Valley school and boarded at the Charles Nies home where she met Frank, her future husband. At the end of the school year she returned to Superior, Wisconsin and while there, Frank’s mother who was...
Maurice was born in Ekalaka, Mont., on March 2, 1925. He entered into rest and into the arms of our loving Heavenly Father on April 16, 2018. He was the fourth of seven children, and at the age of 11, moved with his family to Superior and then to Dixon where Maurice attended high school. He worked as a ranch hand and then for the railroad in the Dixon and Eddy Flat areas. During WWII, he entered the U.S. Army as an 82nd Airborne paratrooper serving all over in the European...
Alzada's best kept secret might just be the impressive trophy room displayed at the home of Mike and Esther Watkins. According to Let 'er Buck 4-H Club leader Shanna Howell, the room rivals that of any Cabela's store. The Watkins home also serves as a hunting lodge for Trophies Plus Outfitters, owned by the couple. Recently, the Let 'er Buck 4-H club based out of Belle Fourche, SD ventured to Alzada to visit the trophy room. Mike and Esther Watkins graciously hosted and...
Imaginative Ink, owned by Jordan Reynolds, is selling tee-shirts in an effort to raise money for Matt and Ami Nies to help with any incurred expenses at this time. Tee-shirts are $12 each and are available in toddler, youth, and adult sizes. Profit from shirt sales will be given to the Nies family. By purchasing a shirt, individuals are also becoming part of a team of people full of love and support for the family. To purchase a Team Nies shirt, please contact Jordan Reynolds at (406) 975-6004 or (406) 775-6003. Thanks to...
The Products of the Prairie committee is seeking input on 2018 summer markets in Ekalaka. The committee would like to organize markets in Ekalaka this summer, and is currently planning for them to take place in August and September. Tuesdays evenings, alternating weeks from the markets in Baker on July 31, August 28, and September 18, have been tentatively planned. What would you like to see at the market? What type of vendors would you like to see? What time frame would work best? Are there any local events that would be...
The Carter County Chamber of Commerce has big plans this summer, as was discussed at the monthly chamber meeting in May. The first chamber sponsored event on tap this summer is the annual community wide yard sale, scheduled for the first Saturday in June. A sign-up sheet has been posted at Ekalaka Town Office. For a small fee of $10, anyone in the community may sign up to have their yard sale location printed on a map. The map will be printed prior to the June 2 event, and will be readily available at area businesses. This...
Before receiving a ballot at the polls, all electors are required to state their name and present a current photo identification showing the elector’s name. If the elector does not present a photo identification, including but not limited to a valid driver’s license, a school district or postsecondary education photo identification, or a tribal photo identification, the elector shall present a vehicle registration, current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, notice of the confirmation of voter registration, gov...
Four hundred ninety-four ballots were counted following the regular school election on May 8 in Carter County. That’s roughly 57% of the registered voters in the county. Of those 494, 305 were in favor of the general fund increase, while 189 were against it. The levy authorizes the school board to impose an increase in local taxes to support the high school’s general fund. This increase of $8480.90, approximately .16 mills, will increase the taxes on a home with a market value of $100,000 by about twenty-one cents, and wil...
MSU Extension staff and 4-H leaders from Carter and Fallon Counties recently joined third through sixth grade students at Ekalaka Public Schools for an afternoon of learning and fun. The afternoon was focused on learning about different 4-H projects that students can enroll in. There were six stations that the students rotated through including: dairy, robotics, leathercraft, cake decorating, Neuroscience, and horse. The 4-H slogan "Learn By Doing" was very well represented...
Members of Southeast Electric are encouraged to attend the 67th Annual Southeast Electric Cooperative Meeting. The meeting will be held on Friday, June 8, 2018 at Carter County High School in Ekalaka. Registration will begin at 4:00 pm. A free roast beef dinner and entertainment will be offered at 5:00 pm. The business meeting will begin at 6:00 pm. Manager Jack Hamblin will update members on cooperative activities. Board Chairman Albert Paul will call for any questions that the membership may have. Directors from Districts...
