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Ekalaka Public Library has received several new books recently. Some of these are: "The Cornwalls Are Gone" by James Patterson, "That Churchill Woman" by Stephanie Barron, "The Forest Lover" by Susan Vreeland, "House of Thieves" by Charles Belfoure, and "The 18th Abduction" by James Patterson. The library is receiving lots of books from community members and Mr. Ed Solace. Solace lives near Kalispell. Last week he brought the library several boxes of books. Along with the new...
Scholarship, Recipient Joe Dingfelder Memorial, $150, Tori Tooke Fruit Service and Repair, $500, Tori Tooke Frye Family Memorial, $500, Claire Callahan Dahl Memorial, $1000, Annette Lovec, Kimberlee Elmore Farmer’s Union, $500, Caleb Fix American Legion Post #35, $750, Caleb Fix, Tori Tooke Ekalaka Bump-N-Run, $250, Claire Callahan, Emily Peabody William C. Rowley, $50, Tori Tooke Ralph Ehret, $200, Tori Tooke, Glen Frye Rev. I. N. Stanley, $50, Annette Lovec Frank and Clara Nies, $100, Claire Callahan Duane P. Woolworth, $...
Heidi LaBree recently won the 14 year old girls division of the Montana Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest. After winning free throw contests in her school and council, LaBree made 21 of 25 free throws at the district shoot. LaBree's score was sent on to the Montana State KC Council for comparison with shooters across the state. Her score will now be sent to the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council for international consideration. The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic...
Awards and letters given this year to students from Ekalaka Public Schools included: Heroic 7 Award - Tori Tooke National Choral Award - Mason Lovec New inductees into the William C. Rowley Chapter of National Honor Society - Grace Tooke, Seth Kennedy, Kari Kittelmann, Tylee Loehding, Jared Pardee Academic letters and bars are awarded to students who have been on the honor roll for three consecutive quarters during the current school year. This year’s recipients are: Seventh grade certificates - Ryker Carroll, Kendall K...
We have waited for weeks for our garden to dry enough to till, only to have more rainfall. Lawns were mowed quickly between showers. Yes, it is nice to have the moisture, but when can we plant? Our forecast for the week was warmer and drier. On a Monday, Brice planned to till the garden; he cleaned the tiller, getting it ready to go to work. He pulled the rope to start the engine and it remained silent. Additional pulls did nothing. After nearly thirty years of reliable service, it deserved retirement. Brice purchased a repla...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, here’s an interesting thought: what we are is more important that what we do! No matter what, there is always going to be someone in our ‘class/group’, with as much “smarts” and education as we have, doing what we want to do – only they are doing it better. That’s life. That part isn’t the important thing, though. One’s life is not a cold resume of facts. One must build character, a life, learning that we are NOT the center of the universe. Our job is to show up, to really listen, t...
Third and fourth quarter Positive Upstanding Polite Students (PUPS) awards were given to deserving students on Tuesday at Ekalaka Elementary. In addition to PUPS awards, students received honors for reading, music, physical education and perfect attendance. Kindergartners and sixth graders were also honored at the ceremony....
Local masons Jeff Venhaus and Pat Strickland gave Kindles to deserving Ekalaka Public Schools students who like to read on Tuesday. The Kindles for Kids program, sponsored by the Montana Masonic Foundation, is in its third year at the local level....
Commencement exercises for the Carter County High School Class of 2019 were held on Saturday. A large crowd of family and friends gathered to wish the one-hundredth CCHS graduating class well. Though a small class with only six students, they were still double the size of the first graduating class of 1919. In addition to being a milestone year, the graduation will be memorable as over five inches of wet, heavy snow covered the ground for much of the day. Former...
The Carter County FFA Chapter completed their adopt a highway program on May 20. Eighteen FFA members and their advisor, Mr. Seth Whitney, set out after school to clean the road ditches from mile marker six to marker 8 on Highway 7. After finishing the road ditches in record time the group ate ice cream despite cold and dreary weather conditions....
(Helena, MT) – Campers at Montana State Parks will experience more flexibility when making campsite reservations at some parks this summer. Reservations at Beavertail Hill, Black Sandy, Lewis & Clark Caverns, Placid Lake, Salmon Lake, Tongue River Reservoir, and Whitefish Lake State Parks will now be available as little as one day before arrival. In past seasons, all campsite reservations had to be made at least two days before campers arrived. “The change will let our visitors to be more spontaneous when planning their campi...
The funeral for Norman Hudson Chapman, 92, of Shady Cove, Oregon, who died May 17, 2019, will be held at 11 a.m., May 29, 2019, at the Eagle Point, Oregon, National Cemetery. Memory Gardens Mortuary in Medford, Oregon, is coordinating his services. He was born in Ekalaka, Montana on June 3, 1926 into a ranching family shortly before The Great Depression in 1926, learning that hard work was a necessity in life. The son of Harry James Chapman and Dora Ann Terry, Norman had 6...
To continue the Mumedy family history, I will move on to Leona as she was well qualified as clerk for the different attorneys in Carter County and went on to Missoula, Montana to work for an attorney and also for the CCCs. She reported that in 1941 she was transferred to San Bernardino, California to be secretary to the Commanding General of the Mira Loma Quartermaster Depot. Remember, World War II was in progress and this base supplied all the merchandise for the Los Angeles port serving China, Burma, India, and other...
(Glendive, MT) –The Summer Youth Program at Makoshika State Park returns May 30 through August 1, 2019. These weekly programs are held every Thursday from 9:30-11:30am and keep children engaged and learning during the summer school break. They will provide educational learning opportunities in a variety of fun activities and settings. The series kicks off with the program “Oh, Deer”. All animals need food, water, shelter and space, but the amounts needed to survive vary by species. In this program, students will explo...
Hello, A lot of ranchers have gone to May calving. Calf your cows out on green grass. Like the deer and the antelope do. It will be fun they said. You won’t have to fight through the mud and the snow. It will be fun they said. Your calves won’t get scours. You won’t have wet, cold calves in the house. It will be fun they said. Last week on Tuesday it was 82 above. It was hot and windy. On Saturday it was in the low thirties and a blizzard. You couldn’t see a quarter of a mile. Cows and baby calves were bunched up along t...
Hughie Rose joined the Ekalaka Masonic Lodge as a master mason in February of 1969. In his fifty years of dedicated service to the lodge, Rose has held all of the different offices. In 1999, he held the office of worshipful master. He now holds the office of senior deacon and is also the lodge instructor responsible for making sure it runs according to proper masonic order....
Take pride in the community and help clean it up. The town is organizing a spring cleanup day for Saturday, June 1. Gather trash, tame the brush and make paths more walkable. Bring a team! Ask friends, co-workers, family members, clubs and athletic teams to help. Transfer site fees will be reduced throughout the day. Up to four tires can be taken for free (not including implement tires) and they cost only half price up to 10. Furniture and mattresses can be taken to the dump for free and the first load of construction...
Memorial Day services will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 27, at Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Veterans performing the services should arrive at 10:30 a.m. During the service, members of VFW Auxiliary will honor fallen soldiers by placing a white cross and a red, poppy covered wreath in the center of the cemetery. Members of the VFW Auxiliary will provide Buddy poppies and receive donations, with all the money going to help veterans. Displays downtown will also offer Buddy poppies and provide containers to receive donations....
