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Helena, Mont. – Producers in Montana affected by drought and fire are now eligible to participate in the first ever hay lottery. Ag Community Relief, is organizing a large-scale hay donation convoy to North Dakota to aid producers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana. The first convoy of hay will be delivered in mid-August but more deliveries could arrive as the group continues to fundraise and seek donations and volunteers. The donated hay will be delivered to North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo, N.D. Any o...
Hello, This is a column that is kind of like the Seinfeld show. A column about nothing. Or it could be considered a column about everything. This has been a tough year because of the drought. Hay was hard to find. I stooped to cutting kochia weeds in the old city lagoon. Now kochia is a big, bushy green weed that thrives in adverse conditions. It is the kind of week that helped livestock survive the thirties. But one of the problems is it can be high in nitrates. And that can be fatal to cattle. I was telling a friend about...
The Lodgepole Fire Complex has burned nearly 300,000 acres, making it the largest wildfire in the country. There are several ways people can help. Currently cash donations can be given to The Garfield County Fire Foundation Relief Fund, a subsidiary of the Central Montana Foundation. It has been created to help victims of the 2017 Lodgepole Complex fire. All donations are 100% tax-deductible. Checks can be made to: Garfield County Fire Foundation c/o Garfield County Bank, PO Box 6, Jordan, MT 59337, (406-557-2201) or to...
After fencing, putting a pickup load of sterilized beef manure on the garden, marking new rows, tilling, and eventually planting, we waited for green plants to shoot up. We waited, and waited. Volunteer lettuce was first up and first garden crop we harvested. The green and yellow beans came up; they have big leaves and looked impressive. The corn came up. It’s short and already has ears; we just hope they fill out. We didn’t have anything to put in our salads then, so we started using sliced water chestnuts. When we had radis...
“Freedom Watch” is the quilt pattern displayed on the front of the 2017 VFW Aux. queen-sized, raffle quilt. The quilt face is made entirely of recycled wool, in blue, black, white, off-white, yellow and red. The blue squares with black appliqués show the warrior or hunter returning from battle. He slumps on his horse at the top of the circle of animals in southeastern Mont. before white men. Those were bison, bears, wolves, elk and deer. The top and bottom display bald eagles, with white heads, yellow beaks, and black feat...
Area military veterans are invited to ride on the veterans float in the Days of ‘85 parade, Sunday, August 13. Those wanting to ride on the float are asked to gather at the Carter County Museum at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Once all are aboard, the float will travel to its assigned spot on Highway 323 in preparation for the parade....
The 2017-2018 CCHS officer team is gearing up for another exciting year. On August 1, 2017, six members of the team traveled with Mr. Whitney for their annual officer retreat in Rapid City, SD. The officers spent the day planning the chapter’s fundraisers for the coming year, watching a movie in the Rushmore Theater, and then spent the rest of the afternoon at the Wheels and Flags indoor amusement park playing laser-tag and racing go-karts. After eating dinner at Texas Roadhouse (and of course having a little mealtime fun a...
This Saturday everyone who is in town to enjoy Days of '85 activities will have the chance to preview the official film trailer for Feek's Vision, a documentary by Ken Howie. Feek's Vision is the story of Feek Tooke and the Tooke bucking horses; horses with champion-producing bloodlines that have impacted the history of rodeo and still play a strong role today. During the movie, viewers will hear stories told by rodeo greats such as Larry Mahan, Ty Murray, Deb Copenhaver, Harr...
A Bozeman man was fishing the Powder River in the early summer of 2016 when he stumbled upon what he believed to be a mammoth. That man, who wishes to remain anonymous, knew about Carter County Museum (CCM)-in part because of its sister relationship with Museum of The Rockies-and made a call. Nathan Carroll, CCM curator, was pretty excited about that call. After contacting landowner Lee Randall, Carroll had to wait until the river was low enough, around Mid-August, to get a...
