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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – Combat Raider, a military exercise involving various aircraft, is scheduled to begin Sept. 10 in parts of the Powder River Training Complex (PRTC), and will conclude Sept. 12, 2019. Combat Raider provides joint and coalition training under realistic scenarios that support full spectrum operations against modern threats and replicate today’s combat operations. There is also potential for increased noise levels from areas around Ellsworth Air Force Base and throughout the PRTC. A map of the air...
Fort Benton rests along the mighty Missouri River. Founded in 1846, it's the oldest town in Montana. During its first century, Fort Benton would become a springboard for trade as goods would be offloaded at the navigable end of the Missouri River and transported west by wagon. Flood control and other initiatives in the 1940s rendered Sioux City the new head of navigation on the Missouri, as the Great Northern railroad would become the primary means of transportation to the...
Editor's note: The following is the second of a multi-part column written by Thomas J. Elpel, the founder of Green University® LLC in Pony, Montana and the author of seven books. His video "Dugout Canoe Carving: The Story of Belladonna Beaver" has had more than one million views on YouTube. Go to www.Elpel.info to learn more about the expedition and the fundraising effort for the Jefferson River Canoe Trail. June 5, 2019 - "This little fleet altho' not quite so...
In 2019, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will continue chronic wasting disease surveillance in high-priority areas in parts of northern, western and southern Montana, primarily from hunter-harvested animals. Hunters who harvest a deer, elk or moose in these areas should stop at a local CWD-sampling check station to have the animal sampled. FWP staff will collect samples and submit them for testing. There will be Special CWD Hunts occurring during the general hunting season...
Twenty headers and twenty heelers battled at Ekalaka Track & Arena on Sunday in this year's Puptown Invitational Round Robin Roping. Shane Peabody won first place header and Ches Meyer won first place heeler. From left: 5th place header Brandon Kudlock, 4th place header Lane McGill, 3rd place header Kevin Rahn, 2nd place header Ty Larson, 1st place header Shane Peabody, 1st place heeler Ches Meyer, 2nd place heeler Reed Marmon, 3rd place heeler Jake Poppe, 4th place heeler...
CCHS Volleyball quickly defeated the Jordan Mustangs at home last weekend. Blue won the match in three sets, 25-23, 25-15 and 25-15. The team totaled 9 aces, 30 kills, 2 blocks, 37 digs and 26 assists in the match. Heather LaBree led the team in aces with 5. Ella Owen and Kenzie Tooke tied for a team-high 7 kills. Owen also led the team in blocks with 12. Whitney Kittelmann had 18 of the team's 26 assists. Jordan's Grace McDonald had 29 of the Mustangs' 74 digs. As a team,...
MILES CITY – Montana Attorney General Tim Fox presented the 2019 Matt Dale Outstanding Advocate of the Year Award at a ceremony in Miles City today. The recipient, a family law attorney in private practice, was honored at a celebration held at the Miles City Courthouse. Colleagues nominated Rennie Wittman for her advocacy on behalf of parents and children who are victims of domestic abuse, child abuse, and neglect. In addition to her private practice, Ms. Wittman assists Dawson County Domestic Violence and Eastern Montana C...
The CCHS Bulldogs improved their record to 2-0 on the season with a win over Plentywood last Friday night at Rowley Field. The game was homecoming for the Bulldogs, and they did not disappoint their hometown fans. Early in the first quarter, the Bulldogs drove the ball down the field with a consistent run game. The drive was capped on six yard touchdown run by sophomore quarterback Turner Tooke. Tooke fumbled the snap but quickly picked the ball off the turf and scampered...
Harold reports on some of the winter and spring snowstorms that sheep ranching and other activities can experience. They are remembered forever. I will share a couple of them. “On May 1, 1967 we had a terrible storm. There were 32 inches of snow on the level, I had ewes and lambs scattered all over. Some made it to the shed and some were covered up. A horse couldn’t travel at all. I finally fixed up a pair of skis and wrapped them with baler twine and that way I could get around some. I saved a lot of them and a lot of the...
The first sod was turned for construction of the new Dahl Memorial Healthcare facility last Friday. Carter County Commissioner Steve Rosencranz, Dahl CEO Ryan Tooke and Dahl provider Dale Diede spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony. A $15.1 million dollar bond to build the new facility on the old Ekalaka Elementary School site passed during the General Election last November. The new hospital will include long-term care, patient rooms, a main nurses' station, a laboratory,...
Hello, Do you remember when that elderly lady from Grand Forks that became an international star because she wrote columns about restaurants? She was a wonderful writer and a delight to listen to. I’ve always enjoyed eating. You know that. And to me, there is no meal that is complete without meat. Usually beef. But sometimes I’ll eat a pig or a chicken. Drummies are good at happy hour. Bacon is for breakfast. But most of the time, it’s beef. In southwest North Dakota, there are not a lot of steakhouses. You can visit the C...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, it seems like just about everyone knows that this month and the next three months all end with a ‘brr’ and our friend shivered when she mentioned it. We all know that our weather will soon be getting colder as the days/weeks slip away. It’s great to know that our ‘time’ of days, nights, weeks, months and years are Your invention, Lord, and that the seventh day is for rest. Oh - and the moon - one advent and exit and we could call it the silvery moon circuit. Full moon is coming up a...
In April, the Montana Department of Justice’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) was formally notified that Montana is in full compliance with the REAL ID Act and regulation. With this notification, federal agencies and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will continue to accept all valid Montana driver licenses and ID cards to board domestic commercial flights and access secure federal facilities until October 1, 2020. Beginning October 2020, only Montana licenses and ID cards that are REAL ID compliant will be a...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is offering a reward of as much as $1,000 for information leading to the conviction of people who have shot and killed pelicans – possibly dozens of them – along the Bighorn River below Yellowtail Dam. It is illegal to shoot pelicans – which also are a federally protected migratory bird – in Montana. FWP game wardens have seen or retrieved nearly a dozen dead pelicans in the world-class blue-ribbon trout water between the dam and Two Leggins Fishing Access Site. They believe dozens more ma...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will host a public meeting in Hysham on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Treasure County Community Center to discuss a proposed conservation easement. FWP has prepared for review a Draft Environmental Assessment for a proposal to purchase a conservation easement totaling 9,706 acres in Treasure County. The proposed easement will be referred to as the “Antelope Coulee Conservation Easement.” The land is located north of Hysham along the Yellowstone River and is in FWP’s Administrative Region 7, Deer/...
The 57th Annual Western 4-H Family and Consumer Science Show will be held October 11th and 12th at the Central States Fairgrounds in Rapid City, South Dakota. While this is called a show, it consists of various contests for developing life skills that 4-Hers, youth and adults may participate in. The event kicks off with an 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Burger Bust sponsored by the Rapid City Ag Chamber. The contests begin on Friday, October 12 at 9 a.m. with bread baking and other contests running from noon to 6 p.m. Some contests will...
The 30th Annual Alzada Cowboy Poetry, Music and Art Show will be held on Sunday, October 6th at the Alzada Community Hall in Alzada, MT. It will be a double celebration as the Alzada Community Hall is 90 years old, having been built in 1929. Because of extra time for recalling the history of the hall and the beginning of the annual event, this year's show will not have featured performers or artists but rather recognize all those who have helped over many years. Alzada Community Club members appreciate the continued support...
Michael Millward officially started work as the new Fallon and Carter County Extension agent on September 3. Millward grew up in the small town of Bicknell in south central Utah. Growing up he was involved in 4-H and showed sheep and cattle at the county fair. “When I was young, Suffolk sheep were the thing to have,” he told the Eagle on Monday. Millward said that he learned many lessons while working in the mountains with cows and sheep, or working in the fields down in the valley growing hay that was needed to feed thr...
State Senator Al Olszewski of Kalispell stopped in Ekalaka and met with a few members of the community at Dawg House Pub on Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Olszewski, an orthopedic surgeon and Air Force Veteran, is one of three GOP candidates running for governor in the 2020 election. U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte and Attorney General Tim Fox are also running. Three other Republican candidates who filed to run for governor — Peter Ziehli, Gary Perry, and Secretary of State Corey Stapleton — have withdrawn from the race. The two fro...
