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Ekalaka was named after a Sioux girl, Ijkalaka Russell, the wife of David Harrison Russell, the first white settler in the area. When Ijkalaka met Russell, a scout and frontiersman, she was 16. The daughter of Wombalee We-Chosh (Eagle Man) Ijkalaka (Restless or Moving About) was born in 1858, living on Powder River. She lived with a cousin, Hi Kelly, on a ranch on Chugwater Creek, near present day Laramie, Wyoming. Her name is featured in the center of the VFW Aux. raffle quil...
Areatha Penn enjoyed celebrating her 88th birthday on July 15 with family and friends in Ekalaka....
The future seemed especially promising – so much so, in fact, that most Montana homesteaders readily heeded the calls by government officials and bankers to "do their patriotic duty" and reinvest their profits in more land and machinery. "Food will Win the War!" the era's propaganda posters proclaimed, and with readily available credit, Montana's homesteaders mortgaged virtually everything in hopes of cashing in on the soaring economy. By Armistice Day in 1918, the state's p...
Citing active wildfires and extreme fire danger across the state, Governor Steve Bullock has issued an executive order declaring a fire emergency in Montana. Prior to signing the executive order, the governor was briefed by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and Disaster and Emergency Services at the Department of Military Affairs. He also spoke with Rick Connell, the Incident Commander at the Lodgepole Complex area, which is currently the state’s largest fire. “Montana is facing extreme fire con...
Hello, You know just when you thought there was nothing left in the world to write about, up jumps an idea. It happened to me while watching the Olympics. I know, I know. I’ve written about the Olympics before. Remember when Shirley and I did the ice skating routine to “Achy Breaky Heart”? In our overshoes and Carharts on the stock dam. Shirley never did fully recover from that. But that was the Winter Olympics. This was summer! Swimming. Maybe Shirley and I could do the synchronized swimming. She insisted I start out alone...
Heads up pet paraders, the twenty-three year old Carter County Pet Parade is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on Friday, August 11, at the bleacher area of the fairgrounds. Sign-up will take place from 11am until noon. Sponsors of this year’s parade are Carter County Fair Board and Marshall Ranch. This fun event includes participants from the ages of 0 to 80+. Those who participate can even win a few bucks which they may want to use during the Days of ‘85. There is no age limit or entry fee required—all one has to do is come with...
One thing I hear frequently as a nurse when visiting with patients is, “I’m going to talk to my doctor about getting off of some of these medications!” Well… okay, but (1) Why do you want to stop medications if they are controlling your chronic health condition? And (2) What lifestyle changes have you made in order to convince your Primary Healthcare Provider (PCP) to discontinue or stop a medication? This really starts with you! No PCP is just going to say, “Okay, yeah, let’s just stop that medication which is controlling...
A funeral service for Dorothy Stieg, 77, will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka, MT with Tom Stieg officiating. Burial will take place in Fairview Cemetery in Camp Crook, SD. Dorothy Irene (Carter) Stieg passed away at the Valley Healthcare Center in Billings on July 5, 2017. Dorothy was born on April 2, 1940, in Belle Fourche, SD. She lived with her parents, Ethan and Mary Carter, and her sister, Jane, at her parents' ranch in the Long...
SweetPro and Agri-Best Feeds have instituted a Drought Relief Discount of $80/ton on qualifying SweetPro orders delivered to ranches affected by the D2-D4 drought according to the U.S Drought Monitor – www.droughtmonitor.unl.edu. The Drought Relief Discount is effective immediately and will continue on qualifying orders through the month of August. SweetPro is a complete supplement that not only fills in the gaps where the grass is lacking; it also helps cattle break their forage down better, resulting in cattle performing b...
Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) will host a celebration marking the 60th Anniversary of Medicine Rocks State Park on Sunday, July 30th from 10am to 2pm at the park. All are invited to celebrate this special anniversary where they will enjoy interpretive presentations highlighting the history of the park including “The Geology of Medicine Rocks” by Thomas Holtz, Arch Ellwein as Teddy Roosevelt, and “Petroglyphs of Medicine Rocks” with Tim Urbaniak. The day will conclude with a performance by The Pryor Mountain Boys, C...
Students of Ekalaka Public Schools, grades 7-12, will register for classes on Tuesday, August 8, and Wednesday, August 9, from 8 am to 4 pm in counselor Cathy Frye’s office at Carter County High School. If students are unable to register at this time, they can contact Mrs. Frye at 406-775-8614 or cathyf@ekalaka.k12.mt.us to make other arrangements. The class schedule for 2017-2018 is available on the school website, ekalaka.net....
If your child missed the scheduled days for sports physicals, don’t worry. Call Dahl Memorial Clinic at 775-8738 to schedule an appointment. Until school starts in Ekalaka, Dahl Memorial Clinic will be providing sports physicals for a cost of $30. Forms are available online at www.ekalaka.net or in the front entrance at Dahl Memorial. Be sure to have the form filled out and signed by a parent/guardian prior to bringing it to the clinic. The form must be signed by a parent/guardian before a physical can be performed. Call D...
The blood drive held last Tuesday in Ekalaka was one of the more successful ones held in recent years. Twenty eight people were at the drive, but only 23 were able to give blood. Seven double units were given as the drive yielded 30 total units. There was also one short and one deferral. Jeff Venhaus won a $25 cash door prize. Two youngsters also received tee-shirts at the drive for good behavior while their parents gave blood. The next drive will be held September 12, 2017 from 1:45 PM to 5:30 PM at Carter County Events...
Republican Congressman Greg Gianforte was in southeast Montana last weekend, and met with county officials and members of the public at Wagon Wheel Café in Ekalaka on Saturday morning. Together, the group discussed a wide range of topics affecting Carter County-from public lands to law enforcement to natural resources. Gianforte spoke at an electric co-op barbecue in Broadus later that afternoon....
Last weekend Alzada Fire Department, Carter County Rural Fire, and Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department handled three fires in Carter County. Late Monday night and early Tuesday morning a thunderstorm producing a great deal of lightning and little rain started several more fires. The largest of these fires, the Coffee Pot Fire, is estimated to have burned nearly 2,000 acres near the Powder River breaks. Units came from Custer County, Fallon County, Plevna and Camp Crook to assist in suppression efforts by BLM, Forest Service,...
Fair is just around the corner and those partaking in the many events may need to sit and take a rest. Puptown Wranglers 4-H Club has made that easier by building two benches and two tables for the fairgrounds. The 4-H club recently applied and received a rural community development grant from the Montana Department of Agriculture and received generous donations from Homemaker Heritage, Fallon/Carter Homemaker Council, Puptown Pioneer Homemakers, Bruski Fencing, and Rodeo...
Carter County Fair is sponsoring a free concert on Friday, August 11 at 7:30 p.m. The concert featuring Wylie & the Wild West will take place at Ekalaka Grade School gymnasium. Wylie Gustafson, band frontman from a ranch near Conrad, MT, is a gifted singer, songwriter, horseman, and yodeler. He has over twenty albums to his credit and has stated that his goal, whether playing for a crowd of five or 5,000, is "to win a crowd and not be boring!" Since 1989, Wylie & the Wild...
