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My last article told of the Donald family building two houses to accommodate the growing family which now amounted to twelve children. The second house had four rooms built in an "L" shape, built out of hewed logs. Jessie May (daughter) gives information and "highlights" of the Donald life on the homestead in the Ridge community which i would like to share. "My dad enjoyed farming and working with horses. He planted feed crops, oats, and corn. He would tell of the first time...
CCHS played in cool, wet conditions against the Panthers in Park City on Friday night. The Bulldogs received the opening kickoff and scored on their third play from scrimmage. The score came on a 40 yard play action pass from Turner Tooke to Mick O'Connor. O'Connor was wide open a few yards past all of the Panther defenders. Blue added the two-point conversion on a run. Park City wasted no time on their first score either. After an out-of-bounds Bulldog kickoff, Garrett...
Bulldog netters traveled to Terry last Friday and defeated the Terriers in four sets, 25-12, 25-17, 22-25 and 25-12. As a team they had 24 aces, 39 kills, 2 blocks, 45 digs and 37 assists. Ella Owen led the way in aces with 6. Hannah LaBree led in assists with 21 and had one of the Dogs' blocks. Heather LaBree led in kills with 9 and Whitney Kittelmann led in digs with 12. Kenzie Tooke had the other Bulldog block. On Saturday in Broadus, the dogs again won a four-set match,...
JOSEPH H. "PROC" PROCTOR (1856 – 1938) YEAR OF INDUCTION: 2019 DISTRICT OF INDUCTION: 3 Rosebud County area had a notable number of cowboys in earlier days, but one of the most remembered is Joseph H. 'Joe' Proctor, better known later, as "Proc." Joe was born into slavery in Texas and spent his first 15 years on a cotton plantation. Uncertain of the year of his birth, he did remember that when he was about age six, he was put to work chopping weeds out of a cottonfield, but t...
The Carter County Conservation District hosted Ladies Day on the Range on September 20. At this year's annual event, there were around twenty-five women in attendance. The day started out at the Yost residence in Ekalaka where Wayne Yost gave a presentation on tree pruning and care. The group then headed to the Bonsell Ranch where Ronda Bonsell talked about rotational grazing and pollinators. Next, Lauren Meccage and Jalyn Klauzer put on a plant identification presentation at...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, a little blurb told how a Grandpa developed a delicious jelly using a powdered grape drink. He even won some blue ribbons at the country fair. He sat at the table spreading a half-inch thick serving of jelly on his toast when his wife asked him if he didn’t think that was a little much, to which he replied, “I made it. I guess I can have as much as I want.” Hummmm, we thought, what about those little crabapples out there on that tree, just begging to be made into ‘someth...
Funeral Service for Clarice Curry, 90, of Ekalaka, MT, was held September 28, 2019 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka, MT. Burial followed in Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Clarice Mary Overn was born August 30, 1929 on the family ranch near Capitol, Montana, the daughter of Clara and Ted Overn. She was the youngest of seven children, with three older sisters: Inez, Carrie, and Lollie, and three older brothers: Jim, Maurice, and Chet. She grew up on the Overn ranch, helping with...
Ronald Leroy Talcott was born on November 4th, 1936 in Trinidad, Colorado, the oldest of three sons born to Margie & Louie Talcott. They moved to Montana in 1947 where he and his brothers attended school at Hammond & Boyes. Ron was able to attend high school in Broadus by boarding in town where he participated in sports & other school activities. Twila Jo Chiesa & Ron Talcott married in 1956 & treasured nearly 64 years of loving companionship. They made their home in Broadus...
Carter County hosted the District FFA fall contest on September 23 in Ekalaka. Nine FFA chapters from the eastern district: Baker, Broadus, Carter County, Forsyth, Glendive, Miles City, Plevna, Prairie and Wibaux attended the competition. In total, 135 students competed. Forty-eight members competed in the range competition that morning. The range contest consisted of plant identification, soils, plant anatomy and stocking rates. Carter County was well represented. Sean...
A group of Ford Model T enthusiasts spent three days in Ekalaka last week. Members of the group come from all over the country and get together every year to travel back roads in an area chosen by one of the members. This year John Steele chose Ekalaka. Steele lives in Manhattan, Montana but has traveled to the area for years to hunt. The group met in Miles City, unloaded their Model Ts and headed for Ekalaka via the Miles City Cutoff road. At speeds between 20 and 40 miles...
Governor Steve Bullock recently announced Montanans earning minimum wage will see the rate increase to $8.65 per hour beginning January 1, 2020. “This increase ensures Montanans earning the minimum wage don’t fall further behind, but we still have work to do to make a living wage a reality for all Montanans,” Governor Bullock said. “Montana has the sixth fastest wage growth in the nation over the past decade, and we must build on this trend by continuing to create good-paying jobs, supporting Montana businesses, standin...
Visitation for Kenneth “Kenny” Grenstiner, age 91 of Miles City, will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City followed by a Rosary at 5 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, October 4, 2019 at 10 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City. Rite of committal will follow in the Beaver Lodge Cemetery in Ekalaka, MT at 2:30 p.m....
Hello, Every once in awhile I run across something that makes me smile. Actually, I run across a lot of stuff that makes me smile. And smiling is good for one’s soul. A weasel walks into a bar. The bartender had never served a weasel before, and he says as much. “I’ve never served a weasel before,” the bartender says to the waiting weasel. “What would you like?” “Pop,” goes the weasel. Admit it. It made you smile. And there was this. But if you don’t live in an area where many Ukrainians settled, you may not get it. This...
The deadline to submit a grant application for 2019 Carter County Community Foundation grants is October 18. To qualify, applicants must either be a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit or a church, school, hospital or government unit located in Carter County, Montana. CCCF grants have been very helpful to the residents of Carter County. The local library, museum, food bank, volunteer fire department and senior citizens have all benefited from CCCF grants in the past. Grants range in size from $500 to $5,000. Call Marlene Waterland at...
Local emergency medical technicians are desperately short of help. A class to train more area EMTs has been planned and will start on October 28 at 6 p.m. The class will take place once per week for four hours. A few weekend classes will also be scheduled later. Final written and practical tests to become an EMT will be in early April, 2020. Expected local EMT duties include taking call on both weekdays and weekends. EMTs must also be willing to sit with the ambulance at various events and attend trainings to stay certified....
