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America is in the midst of an energy revolution and Montana is well positioned to be a major player. That was the overwhelming consensus among Montana’s and the country’s energy thought leaders at my second Energy Summit in Billings this past week. Unlike the previous Administration, the Trump Administration has pursued policies that support Western values and have shown they want to work with Montanans instead of put us out of work. Since President Obama left the White Hou...
Hello, Let’s make a deal! Let’s make a deal! We all have that friend, or maybe relative, that is always looking for a deal. Maybe you are the friend or relative that is looking for “the deal.” You know what I mean. The person that will spend a day going to rummage sales, looking for that painting they can take to Antique Roadshow and sell for $1.3 million dollars, after they bought it for 50 cents along Highway 21. Or they sleep in the street when it is 15 below so they can be first in line when Walmart opens and can buy an...
The Ekalaka Bump-N-Run is scheduled for Sunday, June 10 at Ekalaka Airport. This year’s races will offer a full concession stand and beer garden. Admission prices are $7 for adults, $5 for kids, and free for youngsters under the age of 5. Races will start at noon. No coolers are allowed. Ekalaka Bump-N-Run awarded three scholarships this year. Kennedy Tooke, who graduated in May from CCHS, Kimberlee Elmore, a former CCHS student continuing her education, and Maryssa Rusley, a Baker senior, were the recipients of $250 s...
All my life I have seen people rooting for their team or players and have done so myself. My earliest memories are going to the high school football and basketball games as a grade schooler in Ekalaka. That would have been in the 1940s and the early 1950s. We had some good teams and players back in those days; we still hear from Loyd Townsend, one of the premier athletes back then. Loyd played for many years on the town teams, including basketball, as well as refereed. Two others I remember are Ross Caton and Billy Jo...
Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative Inc. members gathered at the Community Center in Roundup on Thursday, May 31, for the 66th Meeting of the Members. Items of business included electing three members to the cooperative’s board of trustees, informing members of the cooperative’s financial performance and future plans and awarding 12 scholarships to area students. Elected to three-year terms on the Mid-Rivers Board of Trustees were Barb Wacker (District 2) and incumbents Nick Schultz (District 1) and Dennis Green (District 3). Mi...
The Southeast Electric Cooperative’s 67th annual meeting will take place Friday, June 8 at Carter County High School in Ekalaka. Registration will begin at 4 p.m., a free roast beef dinner and entertainment will be offered at 5 p.m. and the business meeting will start at 6 p.m. Members will be updated on cooperative activities and have an opportunity to ask questions. An election will be held for Directors from Districts 3 and 6. Free babysitting will be available and door prizes, along with two $500 cash prizes, will be g...
When Hank Leffingwell woke up Saturday morning, he didn't think he would be up against a swarm. "They hit us like a bunch of piranhas," he said. The Community Wide Garage Sale was a quick success for the Leffingwells, who say they were able to sell their big ticket items right away. Most sellers were pleased with the turnout and a couple of the more rural sellers were surprised at the amount of people they'd had. A couple sellers were disappointed in the foot traffic,...
The town of Ekalaka has decided to ask the legal system to determine whether it or the Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department Corporation has ownership and control of the town's fire service and whether the fire department is part of the municipality, as the town claims, or is a separate corporation. A complaint for declaratory judgement was filed in district court against EVFD Inc. May 10. According to the complaint, the town is requesting a judge declare it has "all legal right...
Anyone who didn't cast a ballot missed their chance to make a difference. Mike Watkins became the unofficial District 3 Republican nominee for Carter County Commissioner this November after defeating Bill Walker by one vote in Tuesday's primary election. The unofficial vote count was Watkins 238, Walker 237. Fifty-five percent of Carter County's registered voters cast ballots. Watkins told the Eagle the victory is still soaking in, but that he is waiting for the official...
