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The Carter County Chamber of Commerce is once again sponsoring an Independence Day celebration on Main Street in Ekalaka on the evening of Wednesday, July 4. At dusk there will be a fireworks display for all to enjoy. The bash on main will include an array of games and activities that are fun for the entire family. Some of these activities may include a cake walk, darts, kids’ fishing booth, egg toss, bean bags, horseshoes, cotton candy or snow cones, races, face painting and tug-of-war, just to name a few. All chamber m...
Denver - Tanner McInerney has won the Wyoming State High School Rodeo All-Around Title. The win qualifies him for the National High School Finals Rodeo held in Rock Springs, Wyoming, July 15-21. The Hulett High School senior, and Carter County resident, will compete in Steer Wrestling and Team Roping. Featuring more than 1,650 contestants from 43 states, five Canadian Provinces, Australia and Mexico, the NHSFR is the world's largest rodeo. In addition to competing for more tha...
Hello, I think maybe the rain we had over the weekend was one for the books. It’s not many times in your life when we get a June rain like this. Most reports are from one to three inches. And it came straight down! Here, in the Dakotas, rain and snow don’t often come straight down. I know I’ve told you of wet roundups before, but dang, it’s hard not think of them when you get a rain like this. Once the roundup had started you went every day. Kind of like the postman. “Neither rain nor sleet nor hail,” you know. Only lack o...
Two dozen basketballs and over 50 pairs of feet drummed a stampede in Carter County High School's gymnasium Monday afternoon during Summit Basketball Camp. Coach Kayla Olsen froze the chaos of neon shirts, bouncing balls and shifting sneakers with one blast from her whistle: Time to get to work. Baker coach Sheila O'Connor led the older kids in a series of warm up drills: wrapping the ball around their heads, their waists and between their legs. Balls started rolling away as...
A short while ago, I sent a letter to our Mayor, Mrs. Fix, stating my concerns about the Town of Ekalaka’s proposal to remove pavement from Mormon Avenue and replace it with gravel. To date, I have received no response from her. At the same time, I submitted that same letter to the Ekalaka Eagle as a letter to the editor. From that editorial, I have gotten an overwhelming response in favor of repairing the pavement from people all over town and from some county residents also. Mormon Avenue is a major street in this town t...
Years ago, when I lived in Billings, I’d walk to the bus stop downtown and get on the bus headed to Rimrock Mall. I just had to be careful not to buy more than I could carry. Not many people were on the bus; just mentally and physically handicapped youngsters headed for their jobs at the handicapped workshop. There was plenty of room for me. Later I’d catch the bus headed back downtown, making sure not to miss the last bus. We had a friend who didn’t own a car. A divorced mother of four with an ex-husband who only spora...
Dark skies, wind and rain didn't stop Shaun-tey Kerr from being first in Emswiler Pool this year. Saturday's opening weather wasn't optimal, but Shaun-tey said she'd been waiting her whole life for this moment; a little rain wasn't going to stop her. Shaun-tey told her mother to come back at 5 before putting on her goggles and going under. Second year lifeguard Claire Callahan patrolled the sides of the pool, testing chlorine levels and scooping debris. Today was a slow...
Alissa Wolenetz, Class of 2014 Carter County High School, has graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature. Wolenetz earned departmental honors, with distinction. Wolenetz will help on her grandmother Judi Knapp’s ranch this summer before moving to Bozeman in the fall. While at Stanford, she studied in Kyoto, Japan and plans on applying for a fellowship to teach English as a Second Language in the country. Dickinson State University has released their spring semester Dean’s List. To...
Mountains towered up on either side... One in the distance was like a church with gable and steeple... - 1865 diary of Lyman G. Bennett, civilian engineering officer Sherry Farwell remembers his grandfather, George H. Farwell Sr., telling him of an old calvary camp he'd come across while riding his horse along Box Elder Creek in 1895. Farwell brushed the story off, content with being a child playing on his family's ranch. Now, he says, he should have listened better, asked...
Local American Legion Post 60 will host a fish fry July 4 as a fundraiser for the post’s community projects. The event will be held at the Wagon Wheel Cafe in Ekalaka from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. A free will donation will be asked for the meal which, in addition to the fish, will include baked beans and coleslaw. There will also be a 50/50 raffle for those feeling lucky on Independence Day. Proceeds from the event will be used to support post projects which include sending local students to Montana Boys State, maintaining area h...
Carter County Museum employees visited a friend last Friday when they dug into a plesiosaur buried in the southern part of the county. Even with GPS coordinates, they had difficulty finding the fossil in the tall grass. I know it's here, said Stew Cook, "I can feel it in my bones." The search exhibited just how difficult it is finding a known fossil, let alone discovering a new one, in the 40,000 square miles of Southeastern Montana. Erosion, ice melts and heavy rain can expos...
