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CCHS volleyball opened their 2017 season by taking third place in a tournament at Fairview last Saturday. Ekalaka dropped the first match to Wibaux, losing the first 22-25, and the second, 21-25. The next match CCHS played was against Richey/Lambert. Blue came back strong, winning the first set 25-17, and the next 25-19. In the first set, Hannah LaBree served an nine consecutive points. The girls handily won their next match against Westby/Grenora. Though the first set was...
CCHS football got off to a rough start last Friday night when they played their first game of the season against the Richey/Lambert Fusion in Lambert. The Fusion took and early lead and scored often. The only bright spot of the game for CCHS was when junior back Caleb Fix scored on a 54 yard run, breaking multiple tackles. The run came late in the first quarter and would be the only score of the game for the Bulldogs. The final score was Richey/Lambert 68, CCHS 6. This Friday night, 7:00 p.m. at Rowley Field, CCHS will take...
Carter County Museum will host the Montana Conversations program "Meagher of the Sword" with Neal Lewing on Thursday, September 7 at 7 p.m. The program will be at the museum during the Carter County Geological Society Meeting. The presentation is free and open to the public. Funding for the Montana Conversations program is provided by Humanities Montana through grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Montana's Cultural Trust, and private donations. Thomas...
Hello, When I served in the legislature, I had a friend that used idioms to often explain things. Now for those of you who don’t know what an idiom is, don’t feel bad. I had to ask Shirley. He would often say things like, “I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer” or “I’m not the brightest bulb in the closet”. Sometimes he would get a little mixed up as many legislators do. He may have said, “I’m not the sharpest knife in the closet”. But we always knew what he meant. What brought this thought on this morning is something...
August 21, 2017, showed the sky get darker, and the sun falling behind the shadow of the moon in partial or total darkness. Viewers were wearing special glasses, or looking through a pin-hole camera that shows the image of the shadow of the moon over the sun. Carter County saw it in 90% totality. In February of 1979, I witnessed the same thing in Billings. It was my first day at the Vo-Tech, studying drafting. We left the classroom and witnessed the solar eclipse on the sidewalk. My father-in-law journeyed north to take...
Rosalie Anna LaBree Askin, age 91, passed away on August 22, 2017 in St. George, UT. Rosalie was born July 23, 1926, the oldest of 4 children of Frank & Charlotte (Lottie) LaBree of Ismay, MT. She married Lawrence Lyle (Tuffy) Askin on November 9, 1946 and spent her honeymoon in a sheep wagon since Tuffy was working at a sheep ranch at the time. Rosalie excelled in academics and was advanced a grade, allowing her to graduate high school when only 16. She then took a...
A funeral service for Argaylon Carl King, 88, of Ekalaka, MT will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka, MT with Tom Stieg and John Champlin officiating. Burial will take place in Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Family received friends on August 30, 2017 at the funeral home. Argaylon passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka, MT. Argaylon Carl King was born February 7, 1929 in Belle Fourche, SD, the son of Carl E. and Agnes...
The September Carter County Chamber of Commerce meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 21 at 6:00 p.m. As usual, the meeting will be held at Wagon Wheel Café. Interested residents and business people are invited. There’s always room for one more at the table. Actually, there’s room for several; only three showed up for the August meeting. Future plans will be discussed, visitors will be welcomed, and progress will be reported. Those who plan on eating are asked to arrive early....
Current funds available for construction of a new pool in Ekalaka are: $49,419.58/town’s restricted cash new pool account (last August they were at $28,406.12); $108,531.43/pool committee funds; $11,945.20/Lions Club; and $12,003.06/Meadowlark Club. This adds up to a total of $181,899.27. When that is combined with the $150,000 Fish, Wildlife and Parks Grant that was approved, there is $331,899.27 available for the construction of a new pool. A Go Fund Me page has also been set up for the new pool project. Interested d...
A hundred years ago, the nation was at war. The Montana Historical Society invites everyone to reflect on how World War I impacted life under the Big Sky at the 44th annual Montana History Conference. Titled Montana, 1917: Time of Trouble, Time of Change, the conference will be held in Helena on September 21–23, 2017. Registration closes September 15. The conference features special workshops for educators and genealogists, sessions on a wide range of topics, and keynote p...
The annual membership meeting for Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association will be held Thursday, September 14 at 6:00 p.m. at the Carter County Events Center. Association members are encouraged to attend and hear a report of activities from the last year as well as recognize employees for their valuable service to the community. Additionally, there will be discussion about progress on the building project, the new facility strategic plan, and tele-medicine services available at the facility. Nominations of Dean Bruce, Dane...
Area EMTs will be conducting an EMT class this fall in Ekalaka. Classes will start in late October. More EMTs are desperately needed to meet the needs of the community. Anyone who may be interested in joining the class is asked to please contact Judy Wright at 406-853-4698 or Deb Yost at 406-861-0544....
Finding quality, local legal representation in rural communities can be difficult. Jennifer Williams is hoping to ease that burden for many in Ekalaka. Williams is an associate attorney for MacMillan, Wallace, & Athanases, PLLC in New Hope, MN. Her and her husband, Tye (son of Greg and Rita Williams of Ekalaka), moved to the Twin Cities area in the summer of 2013 when she started attending law school at William Mitchell College of Law. Now, Williams will also be offering...
