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Just how religious is Montana? Given the highly personal nature of faith, there may be few concepts harder to quantify. However, the U.S. Religion Census makes an effort once a decade regardless, tallying the number of congregations associated with different denominations and their self-reported membership county-by-county across the nation. Notwithstanding the "God's County" nickname regularly applied to Montana's landscape by faithful and secular-minded residents alike, the...
Each year the Knights of Columbus sponsors a free throw contest for girls and boys ages 9 through 14. The contest proceeds in several steps. The first step is the council competition in which contestant shoots 15 free throws in a row. Depending on their age and sex, each contestant shoots with a girl's or boy's ball from either 12 or 15 feet. The next step is a district contest where the council winners compete against shooters from other councils in the immediate area. This...
On the night of June 12, 2022, a storm system began dumping rain on the Beartooth Range of northern Wyoming and southern Montana. Over the next 24 hours, about four inches fell on the still snow-covered peaks of the northern Rockies. The rain-on-snow effect drove a rapid loss of mountain snowpack. Because of this, streams and rivers quickly swelled out of their banks, and quiet mountain towns were slammed with flash floodwaters. Bridges, roads and homes in and around...
Stay connected by visiting our Facebook page at Carter County Public Health. You can also give us a call anytime Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at (406) 775-6332. The Smiles Across Montana (SAM) team visited us in May and provided preventative dental care to kids from across the county area. SAM services include exams, cleanings, sealants, fluoride treatments, and x-rays necessary and prescribed by a dentist. These services are meant to support a relationship you may already have with a dentist. However, if you do...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, innumerable words have been, and still could be written about June. Here’s an excerpt from “God’s Calendar”, By William A. Quayle: “June is the rose month, but God’s calendar is not made by things men grow but by things God grows Himself. Wild roses, gentle of perfume, flushed like the cheeks of a happy girl, petal dainty as cut by some skilled lapidist from sardonyx freighted with wonder. Wild roses are not double. Some flowers do not improve by doubling up. The rose does not. Sim...
Parts of south-central Montana were pounded this past weekend by heavy rains, which have caused flooding that is painfully reminiscent of last year’s severe flooding. I just watched one tough cowgirl, Jonnie Jonckowski, weeping on the nightly news over the damage to her Angel Horse Rescue facility near Billings. My heart, prayers, and what I can donate go out to all affected by the flooding, and I know that helps a little because I have been there on a smaller scale in May 2011. I wrote this “Diary of a Flood” during that...
Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. members gathered at the Richland County Event Center in Sidney, Montana, on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, for the Mid-Rivers Annual Meeting. Items of business included electing three Cooperative Trustees, informing members of the cooperative's financial performance and future plans, and awarding scholarships to area students. Kali Godfrey, Executive Director of the Sidney Chamber of Commerce, gave the welcome speech and thanked Mid-Rivers for...
MSIP recently announced that their 51st summer tour productions open in Bozeman, Montana, with performances of William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, June 14-17, and Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers, June 21-24. Performances are held at 8 p.m. at the Montana State University Grove on campus. This is the company's first time performing Measure for Measure since the year 2000. Categorized by scholars as one of Shakespeare's "problem plays," neither neat comedy nor...
Robert J. "Jim" Wilson, age 78, of Alzada, MT, passed away on May 26, 2023, at Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, in Rapid City, SD. Cowboy. Rancher. Pickup Man. Pilot. Sheepman. Neighbor. Friend. It doesn't matter how you describe Jim Wilson, but most people who knew him will say that he is a true example of the Western way of life. He always said that starting at about six years old, he knew he wanted to be a cowboy, and he wanted to be the best cowboy. Robert J. Wilson...
5-15-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, May 15 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. Rod Tauck, Chairman was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Chairman Mike Watkins. Guests include Tricia Lovec Carter County Senior Citizens Coordinator, Linda Boggs and Myrna Tooke. Senior Citizens program bids:...
Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department and Ekalaka area EMTs are hosting a free will pancake supper in support of longtime fire chief and community supporter Mark Wright. The supper, along with a silent auction, will be taking place at Wagon Wheel Café in Ekalaka from 4 to 7:30 p.m. this Sunday, June 11. In April, Mark was diagnosed with a myelodysplastic syndrome, a group of cancers in which immature blood cells in the bone marrow do not mature or become healthy blood cells. In addition to the pancake supper, donations can be...
The Puptown Wranglers had their monthly 4-H meeting on May 22, 2023 at the Senior Center. Thirty-two people were present. Emily did a demonstration on how to make homemade ice-cream. Corrik did a demonstration on how to saddle a horse. Cortland, Tiernan and Roger also did a demonstration on how to do basketball passes. Nasya did a demonstration on how to make the perfect sandwich. They all did an amazing job! Thank you Les Dorris for the generous donation it is greatly appreciated. The club members cleaned the road ditches...
