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Articles from the September 27, 2024 edition


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  • Marjorie Mary Seymour

    Updated Sep 30, 2024

    Marjorie Mary Seymour passed away on September 16, 2024, at Aspen Creek Assisted Living facility in Soldotna, Ak. She fought a hard battle with cancer the past 5.5 months. A funeral mass is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church, 225 S Spruce St., Kenai, Ak 99611 with a reception to follow at the church hall. Marjorie was born December 27, 1937, on the Snow Creek Ranch near Ekalaka, Montana to parents Leonard and Mary...

  • Homecoming royalty

    Updated Sep 30, 2024

    8 CCHS Homecoming royalty upon the conclusion of coronation inside the school's Tuggle room on Monday night in Ekalaka....

  • Big Mac's Pumpkin Patch opening this weekend

    Updated Sep 30, 2024

    submitted by Laurie MacKay Are you ready for Big Mac's Patch 2024? The bale maze is back and bigger than ever. Have fun weaving your way through the 305 bale challenge! If you have not heard of the patch before, this will be the sixth year that the traditional pumpkin patch has been open with lot's of fun outdoor activities, delicious fall goodies, a large straw castle, hayrides, bouncing horse races, prairie golf, a 100 foot zip line and more. Paint ball maze wars have also...

  • State lawmakers zero in on education funding, OPI spending

    Alex Sakariassen, montanafreepress.org|Updated Sep 30, 2024

    Montana lawmakers this month have trained a critical eye on funding for public schools, proposing new enhancements to the state's education funding formula and raising concerns about the handling of federal school funds by Montana's statewide education agency. The latter initially arose last week when state auditors in Helena presented legislators with a scathing report questioning the Montana Office of Public Instruction's handling of $67.5 million in federal money for...

  • Varsity netters defeat Plevna, NCTS

    Updated Sep 30, 2024

    The varsity Lady Bulldogs played volleyball matches versus Plevna and at Northern Cheyenne last week, winning both in three straight sets. Versus Plevna, CCHS won 25-17, 25-20 and 25-10. As a team, the Lady 'Dogs had 15 aces, 21 kills, 5 blocks, 11 digs and 18 assists. Danica Shepherd led in aces with 5 and assists with 17, Nasya O'Connor led in kills (7) and blocks (5) and Tracy Wilson led in digs (3). In Northern Cheyenne, Lady Blue won 25-6, 25-14, and 25-13. Kamryn Miller...

  • Bulldogs fall to Wildcats

    Updated Sep 30, 2024

    The Bulldog football team suffered a conference loss to the Circle Wildcats on September 21st in Circle. The Bulldogs had the first possession of the game and started at their own 15 yard-line. They were able to manage two first downs on the ground but eventually turned the ball over on downs at their own 37-yard line. Circle then capped of a six play drive with a 21-yard touchdown run to take the early lead. They never looked back. Over the next three quarters the Wildcats...

  • Montana PBS to host live U.S. Senate debate on Sept. 30

    Updated Sep 30, 2024

    Montana PBS will host a debate with Montana U.S. Senate candidates Jon Tester and Tim Sheehy at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30. The one-hour debate will take place live in the Montana PBS studio on the Montana State University campus in Bozeman. It will feature incumbent U.S. Sen. Tester, a Democrat, and Sheehy, the Republican challenger, debating issues and answering questions from Montana PBS journalists John Twiggs and Anna Rau. There will not be a live audience in the studio during the debate. The format will allow Tester and...

  • Cooking in the West

    Susan Metcalf|Updated Sep 30, 2024

    As a mother of both a son and daughter who loved sports, I can honestly say I don't think there is anything that tests the bonds of motherhood more than high school football! It has been beautiful weather for the boys of fall this year, but there is one game that many Big Timber Herder fans will never forget. It was a game that tested my mental and physical endurance as a mother, and it took place when our son Bret was a junior in high school. While looking through his...

  • CAPITOLETTER

    Karen Odell|Updated Sep 30, 2024

    September 23, 2024 Tie Creek got about a half inch of rain this week. That is a good amount in a drought summer like this. Capitol got less in this storm, but they had regularly gotten more during previous rains, so it somewhat evened out. Alvin and Marlee Cordell were glad to get a half-inch of rain, on Tuesday. They had bow hunters, this week, from Pennsylvania. They got two antelope, two deer and a cow elk, before going home. On Thursday, Marlee went to the cross country meet at Custer to see Rhys Pearson run. Alvin...

  • Conversations with God

    Updated Sep 30, 2024

    Hello God, it's me, Mara: You know, Lord, a friend shared something 'sweet', like chocolate. Emmy stopped over the other day, saying that she'd been craving something sweet; then remembered the delicious handmade chocolate bar several of her coworkers had given her for her birthday, last week. She'd only eaten part of it, went to retrieve if from the kitchen table where she'd last seen it. Oh! It wasn't there! She began to look everywhere for it – the refrigerator, c...

  • Extended care news

    Cindy Enos|Updated Sep 30, 2024

    August, 2024 The first day of August found Virginia was working on the bulletin board, Lois came out to the day room and wondered if a cup of coffee was available and maybe someone to play a game or two of cards. Lois’s daughter Trish happened to stop by about that time, so the two of them played “Kings on the Corner”. After dinner shortly before 1:00 the serious card players gather to play “Oh Shoot” or “Wild 10.” Virginia was able to take a week off and travel to Glacier National Park with family. While she was away Vern...

  • Senior exercise classes

    Updated Sep 30, 2024

    Join a group of local fitness enthusiasts beginning Thursday, October 3rd for senior exercise classes inside the physical therapy room at Dahl Memorial. Classes will be held from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. each Monday and Thursday. Betty Cline will be leading the exercises. Exercises can be done from the sitting or standing position and will include cardio, strength training, balance and stretching. All are welcome to attend these classes which are free to the public....

  • Large crowd attends annual association meeting

    Updated Sep 30, 2024

    A large crowd of members were in attendance for Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association's annual meeting on September 19th at Carter County Events Center. Board Chair Georgia Bruski opened the meeting by providing a brief history of the association. Afterwards, Dahl CEO Darrell Messersmith spoke briefly on the association's financials and how Critical Access Hospital operate and are funded. Messersmith then recognized employees for reaching milestones in service to the...