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Earlier this year, local teen Katie Tooke was battling health problems. She spent almost an entire month seriously ill before finally being diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder. That was about the same time everything got shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ekalaka Public Schools went to online instruction from March 16 through the end of the 2020-2021 school year. Tooke was at home, isolated from friends and activities like the rest of her classmates. After a rough th...
After reporting one case of COVID-19 in Carter County early last week, the Carter County COVID-19 Task Force reported a total of three active cases last Wednesday. At an emergency meeting that evening, school board members voted to close Ekalaka Public Schools until 4 p.m. on Friday. All high school and junior high activities, including volleyball games scheduled for Thursday in Jordan, were canceled. After the school reopened, Friday night’s varsity football game versus Forsyth and Saturday’s volleyball games versus Cir...
As of Tuesday, September 29, Montana reports a cumulative total of 12,724 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 321 new cases since yesterday, 3,454 active cases, and 9,093 patients considered recovered. State officials also report that 709 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 166 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 177 Montana deaths attributed to the disease....
The Montana Learning Center and Carter County Museum partnered this summer to provide students in eighth through 12th grade an unforgettable learning experience as working paleontologists. At Camp Clades & Spades, campers and staff from the Learning Center and the Carter County Museum spent two and a half days at an active dig site in the Pierre Shale Formation in Eastern Montana, excavating the tail end of a mosasaur -- a 75 million-year-old predatory marine reptile of the...
The Carter County Bulldogs marched the ball effectively on offense all night against the Forsyth Dogies at home on Rowley Field last Friday night. But, what was even more impressive was their defense as they held the Dogies scoreless and forced a number of turnovers. The Dogs first offensive drive ended in a fifteen yard Turner Tooke scamper at the 3:59 mark in the first quarter. Freshman tailback Ethan Frye, who was called to duty to replace injured senior Jared Pardee, ran...
I realized the other day that I had a drug problem when I was growing up. I saw a meme regarding this topic on Facebook, and I realized I indeed had a drug problem. We were drug to church, family functions, and community socials. We were drug by our ears and maybe drug to the woodshed if we disobeyed or disrespected anyone. We were drug to the sink for a mouthwash if we used profanity. We were drug out of bed to do our chores seven days of the week. We were drug to the homes of family, friends, the elderly, or the less...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, ‘Twas exciting to discover, after reading various excerpts from GOD’S CALENDAR, written by William A Quayle, some very interesting opinions and viewpoints about the month October – so fascinating, just had to share, therefore, here we go! “The month of October is called the Aster month, Indian Summer month, wan/pale month of dimmed sky and drooping eyelids and leaf-a-flutter, falling but loath to fall – chaste/faithful October, with thy starry aster fields in tryst with Thee. “Aste...
Every year, National 4-H Week sees millions of youth, parents, volunteers, and alumni come together to celebrate the many positive youth development opportunities offered by 4-H. The theme for this year's National 4-H Week, Opportunity4All, is a campaign that was created by National 4-H Council to rally support for Cooperative Extension's 4-H program and identify solutions to eliminate the opportunity gap that affects 55 million kids across America. With so many children...
Ballots for the 2020 general election will be mailed to all active Carter County voters on October 9, 2020. Ballots can be returned by mail (P.O. Box 315) or delivered to the Carter County Clerk and Recorder's Office, located inside the courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka. Active voters may also elect to vote in person by bringing the ballot that was mailed to them, along with all envelopes, to the clerk and recorder's office. Their, they can fill out their ballot, place...
CCHS Volleyball lost a match to Circle in three sets on Saturday at home (17-25, 12-25, 16-25). Codi Melton had two of the team's four aces and 1 block. Kenzie Tooke led in kills with 5 of 15 and had one block. Ella Owen and Kari Kittelmann each had 10 of the team's 42 digs and Heidi LaBree had all 13 assists. Earlier in the day, CCHS JV lost to Circle JV in three sets (18-25, 17-25, 9-15). Zoie Rost had 4 of 20 digs and Kendall Kittelmann had 4 of 8 assists. Codi Melton had...
Verle Pierce, 84, of Belle Fourche died September 27, 2020 at the Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. Verle was born December 20, 1935 in Belle Fourche to Alfred "Swede" and Edith (Johnstone) Pierce. He attended 1st grade at the Five Mile School, 2nd through 6th grade in Alzada and then Belle Fourche high school. Following his sophomore year, he was injured in a tractor accident which prevented him from completing high school, subsequently he became a ranch hand for Kent Hale....
The Carter County Senior Center will open its doors to the public on October 5th. There will be several measures taken to fulfill the requirements of Phase 2 of Governor Bullock’s reopening plan. Everyone will have their temperature taken with a contact-less thermometer before being permitted to enter the facility. Patrons will be signed in and asked to use sanitizer. No more than twenty-two individuals will be allowed inside the center at a time. Congregate meals will be set up for no more than 20 individuals at a time. T...
