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6-30-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met on Friday June 30, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman; Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. Tricia Lovec, Senior Coordinator and Judy Wright, Clerk and Recorder joined the meeting. Tricia reported the meals on wheels driver will be on medical leave. Tricia will look into having one of the senior transport drivers deliver me...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, sometimes when we’re busy, it’s breathtaking to take a moment to look around, maybe pay attention to what’s around us. Only 3 items on the ‘to-do-list’, so off ‘we’ go. At one intersection, several kids waited to cross the Avenue, the car headed North stops, allowing them to cross to Avenue. So nice, especially since, once crossed, they turned and waved a ‘thank you’ to the driver, he smiled. Then mountains come into view! Depending on the time of year, sometimes even in early summe...
The writers in Hollywood are all afraid of losing their jobs to Artificial Intelligence, so I decided I better try to find out if my writing jobs would be in future jeopardy. I researched how to use ChatGPT 4.0 and decided to have AI write something for me. Like most writers, ideas ferment in our brain--sometimes for a long time. I was always going to write a poem about forcing our youngest child to wear his sister’s hand-me-down boots even though they were red or pink or turquoise until he finally got old enough to rebel. I...
submitted by Carter County Public Health COMING UP ~ REMEMBER TO SIGN UP School Aged Kiddo’s Immunization Event | August 1 in Alzada and August 2 in Ekalaka | Event sign up ends soon ~ deadline is July 28th. Carter County Public Health and Caring Foundation of Montana Care Van are hosting a two location event. Adolescent vaccines will be available for no out-of-pocket cost. Other vaccines for school aged kids may be available, sign up or contact the office for more information. While your kids are thinking about all the f...
USPS recently hiked the price of a stamp to sixty-six cents, a 32 percent increase since 2019. The change took effect July 9th, and was an increase of 4.8 percent from the previous cost of 63 cents. The move is the latest in a flurry of rate boosts that will result in the cost of a first-class stamp rising nearly one-third since 2019. Under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, the USPS has embarked on a 10-year plan to get on a path to profitability - with higher postage rates as...
Everyone is welcome to attend cribbage nights, beginning this week, on Thursday evenings at the Carter County Senior Citizen Center. Cribbage, a card game with two players, involves playing and grouping cards in order to gain points. All card players are welcome to attend cribbage nights at the center, including novices and experts. Games will begin at 6 p.m. Attendees can learn the game, take lessons, or just play with other cribbage enthusiasts....
The general municipal election for the Town of Ekalaka, slated for November 7th, will be a mail ballot election this year. The Carter County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will mail ballots to all registered active voters who reside within the boundaries of Ekalaka. Active electors will be able to vote in the privacy of their own homes. A municipal primary election that would have taken place in September was canceled due to a lack of candidates. Four Town of Ekalaka positions are up for election in 2023. The positions are an u...
submitted by Susan Tooke The Carter County Days of ‘85 Fair & Rodeo is just around the corner. And, that means so is the pet parade sponsored by the Carter County Fair Board, Alkali, Inc. & Dawg House Pub. This year’s theme is “Red, White & Blue.” Have a heart-to-heart talk with your pet and let them know you’re in it to win it! The parade is at noon on Friday August 11, 2023. Sign up will start at 11:30 a.m. behind the Event Center. Prize awards are 1st place - $50; 2nd place - $30 and 3rd place $20. Every entry that does...
The Annual Dino Shindig will kick off its eleventh season - bringing visitors into Ekalaka from all over the world - this weekend. Dino enthusiasts, many of whom arrive in Ekalaka earlier throughout the summer, will hear lectures from leading paleontologists, partake in kids activities, dance the night away, catch a film premiere, join a science and cultural history gathering at Medicine Rocks State Park, go on a nature hike and much more. Beginning at 9 a.m. this Saturday, fa...
submitted by Tracey Walker The Carter County Veterans Park is on its way up! This project started pre-covid. The Town of Ekalaka has allowed Perso Park to be the construction site of a tribute to local veterans, taking down the gazebo that once stood to make room. There have been meetings had, plans laid, donations made and bids sought. However, the price of materials skyrocketed post covid and best laid plans fell a little behind financially, putting the project in neutral. L...
