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Articles from the August 30, 2024 edition


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  • Dahl announces hiring of new physical therapists

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Press release submitted by Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association recently introduced a new duo to their physical therapy team — Caitlyn Harper, PT, DPT, and Matthew Hambright, PTA. Both Harper and Hambright are now settled in and ready to serve the community, bringing their unique expertise and passion for helping patients achieve their rehabilitation goals. Caitlyn Harper, PT, DPT Harper graduated with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT...

  • Museum of the Rockies excavates hadrosaur fossil from Makoshika trail

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    MILES CITY – The good news is that a very popular dinosaur fossil that was a fixture alongside one of Makoshika State Park's hiking trails has not been stolen, vandalized or damaged; rather, it has been excavated by Museum of the Rockies. It's a bit of a shock to visitors who have become accustomed to seeing the hadrosaur, or duck-billed dinosaur, vertebrae along the Diane Gabriel Trail. But its connection to the park will live on. The plan is for Museum of the Rockies to t...

  • Montana Stockgrowers Foundation now accepting donations for the Remington Fire in southeastern Montana

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    The Montana Stockgrowers Foundation (MSF) is now accepting donations for its Wildfire Relief Fund which benefits Montana livestock producers affected by fires. Currently donations are focused on the Remington Fire in southeastern Montana, which as of Tuesday morning has grown to over 196,000 acres. In addition to financial support, which is the most immediate need, the Wildfire Relief Fund page also offers a form that can be filled out for in-kind donations like hay, feed, pasture, fencing supplies, etc. In-kind donation...

  • Cooking in the West

    Susan Metcalf|Updated Aug 29, 2024

    A fear that almost every ranch mother has felt is when she discovers her child is "missing." Tami Jo Arvik Blake was a former editor of the Western Ag Reporter who recently had that harrowing experience that turned out to have a happy ending. Her story reminded me of when my grandson Alex was four and being "watched" by his grandfather and his uncle. They left him napping after lunch while they went out to quickly tag a few calves. No one is sure how long that took, but when...

  • CAPITOLETTER

    Karen Odell|Updated Aug 29, 2024

    August 26, 2024 We returned to the hotter days at the end of this week, at Capitol and on Tie Creek, but no rain was in sight. Pete Anderson has been busy working out at the ranch. On Friday, Pete went to the Little Missouri Church to mow around the church and cemetery. On Saturday, there was a memorial service for Edward Bonefield at the Little Missouri Cemetery at the church. Edward had not lived here for many years, but he was the son of Richard Bonefield. Bruce Gustafson has been doing mostly regular work, this week....

  • Updates needed for community calendar

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    It is now time to get updates for the community birthday calendar. Carter County 4-H Council is once again currently busy putting together the calendar for 2025. Those who would like a community calendar this year and/or need to add family birthdays and anniversaries to it are asked to please contact a 4-H leader in the area. The community calendar is a nice reminder of friends and family birthdays and anniversaries. Please contact Sharon Higgins or another 4-H leader today. Also, please share any updates of births,...

  • Mid-Rivers pays out more than $1 million in capital credits

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc., recently released a payment of capital credits to the cooperative’s members and patrons, with a capital credit retirement totaling $1,134,545.95. The 2024 retirement includes a portion of the 1996 patronage allocation and portion of the 2023 patronage allocation. Retirement and payment of capital credits is made only if the financial condition of the cooperative permits, as determined by the board of trustees. For the first time, Mid-Rivers was able to apply the retirement amounts as c...

  • $100,000 gift propels Carter County Museum expansion campaign

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    The Carter County Museum is thrilled to announce a generous $100,000 gift from Rhonda Kreitel Michalek to support the museum's ongoing expansion campaign. This significant contribution will play a vital role in nearly tripling the size of the museum, allowing more of the community and visitors to experience the rich history and culture of Carter County. In recognition of this remarkable donation, the museum's children's areas and the highly anticipated "Ekalaktic Dome"...

  • Carol Kalbach

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Carol Rae (Gaines) Kalbach was born February 26, 1947 in Baltimore, MD. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at her daughter's home in Baker, MT, due to complications from heart trouble. She was the first born daughter of Christine and Kenneth Gaines. In the next few years she was joined by two sisters and the year she graduated from high school one little brother was born who was always very special to her. Her parents were never church going people, but every Sunday they...

  • Conversations with God

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Hello God, it's me, Mara: You know, Lord, several of us girls were together, enjoying our time when 'Alyson' spoke: "My grandmother emigrated from England in the early 1900's with her husband and two little girls. Their home was a simple bungalow. Water came from a cistern, the toilet was at the end of the garden, and the heat was a wood stove." We 'perked' up our ears: Alyson sighed and continued: "The family had little by today's standards. They lived on my grandfather's...

  • Roy Raymond Obermeier

    Updated Aug 29, 2024

    Roy Raymond Obermeier was born in St. Helens, Oregon on February 17, 1947 passed away July 10, 2024, at his residence in Vale, Oregon. Roy spent the first 10 years of his life in the little community of Yankton, Oregon, a few miles outside of St. Helens. His family moved to Boardman, Oregon, where he finished grade school and was an excellent high school student. He enjoyed playing basketball and running track, holding a track record for a time. During these years he worked...

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