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The general municipal election for the Town of Ekalaka, slated for November 7th, will be a mail ballot election this year. A municipal primary election that would have taken place in September was canceled due to a lack of candidates. Four Town of Ekalaka positions are up for election in 2023. The positions are an unexpired term for Mayor; two, 2-year council member positions; and one, 4-year council member position. Current Ekalaka Mayor Buck Kratzer has filed for the unexpir...
submitted by Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation recently announced the Eastern Montana Rural Childcare Roundtable to be held in Baker on October 12th. The roundtable will be held at The Coffeeshop on Lawlers at 21 Main Street, Baker. The workshop will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EPEDC is asking community members, community leaders and childcare providers to come and participate in this discussion. The discussion will...
CCHS volleyball played Forsyth at home on October 5th. The JV girls lost in four sets, 15-25, 23-25, 15-13, 8-15. Varsity lost in three straight sets, 12-25, 8-25, 18-25. Nasya O'Connor had 6 of the team's 17 kills and their only block. Keli Melton led with 5 of 16 digs and Danica Shepherd had 11 of 13 assists. On Tuesday, CCHS played matches against Buffalo, South Dakota. Stats were not available for the JV game. CCHS lost the varsity contest in three sets, 18-25, 19-25,...
Special Meeting Town Office: Thursday, July 20, 2023 @1:00pm A. Call Meeting to Order @5:03pm a. Roll Call Council: Libby Barth, Andy Wright, Rex McCord b. Employees Present c. Appointed Officials Present: Buck Kratzer, Kamely Harkins B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Public Comment D. Unfinished Business a. 5-pm Larson property management i. Shay has submitted a bid for $3,000 to remove homes and take to old city dump to burn. Buck will assist. ii. Libby moved to accept Shay Beyer’s bid of $3,000 for this removal project, Andy s...
9-11-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on September 11, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM by Chairman Rod Tauck. There was no public comment Bid opening for Kerr Pit and Loken Pit gravel crushing. Guest include Road and Bridge Supervisor Carl Knapp and Rick Fike...
Erma Albert saved some of her outside plants from freezing, this week. Her petunias were out, but the cold nights just made them more beautiful. On Tuesday, Erma went to physical therapy in Buffalo. She and Dick went to eye appointments in the Hills on Thursday. Luckily, their eyes had not changed much, and they could keep their old glasses. They went to the Senior Citizen Dinner on Friday, and Erma stayed in the afternoon to play cards. Catholic Mass was on Saturday night, this week, and Dick and Erma stayed home to watch...
submitted by Carter County Public Health FLU Season | Montana has already begun seeing laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza and DPHHS has reported the first influenza death in Montana for the 2023-2024 season. If you would like a FLU shot and missed out on our recent Clinic Event, we can still help. We have the following days and locations set for Walk-In or By Appointment FLU shots. If you would like to make an appointment call our office 775-6332 and please leave a message if we miss your call. ALZADA: October 18th,...
As I come to the realization that I am playing in the fourth quarter, my perspective on life has become more retrospective. I am rather baffled by the speed at which I arrived in the fourth quarter, and I am determined not to sit it out on the bench. In fact, as a person who spent many years in the adventure vacation business, I loved the movie, The Bucket List. It was an inspiration to many of our older guests to get out of the recliner, climb mountains, ride horses, shoot elk, or go trout fishing, and we were happy that...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know Lord, it seems like it’s best to do A GOOD DEED, right? Three gals were busy gabbing as they cleaned up a kitchen and dining room. ‘Gayle’ was busy chatting when several kids from the other room popped in. “We heard you talking about doing good deeds,” Jenny said. “We remember last year when Mrs. K. was our Sunday School teacher. If some of us were fussing, she’d say – ‘SHH. Do you not – ‘know that you are fearfully and wonderfully made’? Maybe made to do a good deed? That’s from Psalm 1...
Ekalaka Elementary School Behavioral BARK award winners for the month of September are shown above. BARK is an acronym for Be Respectable, Act Responsible, Remember Safety and Kindness Matters....
Local Madlon Brence celebrated her 95th birthday on October 7th. A gathering of friends and family joined her for the occasion at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka. Left, the young lady (center) stands with children (from left) Terri Sullivan, Dave Brence, Jeri Thieme, Larry Brence, Charlie Brence, Kathy Keneally, Paul Brence, Lori Turnbough....
Linda Leibly (née Sandy), born on May 14, 1941, in Ekalaka, Montana, passed away on July 6, 2023, in Olympia, Washington, after battling lung cancer. She was 82 years old. Daughter of Royal and Viola Sandy (née Cox) and sister to the late Sandra, Linda was deeply rooted in her Montana upbringing. Ekalaka was always home. Her sister and many Cox cousins were particularly dear to her, forming bonds that lasted a lifetime. After completing her nursing degree at Montana State U...
Ekalaka Public Schools Board of Trustees has moved to run a bond election for staff housing. As part of the strategic plan made by the board, staff and community over the last year, one main goal is to offer staff housing for recruitment and retention of staff members of the district. Nearby towns such as Baker, Plevna and Broadus offer housing to their staffs therefore the district feels this is essential to draw employees to our community. The bond election will run in both...
The Sioux Ranger District is planning a prescribed burn in the Ekalaka Hills Land Unit around the MacNab Pond Campground the week of October 16th. Prescribed burn efforts will happen as weather and fuel conditions, as well as resource availability, allow. “Prescribed fire will be a follow-up treatment following the Russell Timber Sale from 2009,” said Sioux District Ranger Kurt Hansen. “We hope to maintain a more open pine understory in the area given the proximity of homes, the campground, county roads and HWY 323 in this pa...
