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Robert "Bob" Rolph, passed away October 4, 2020 at his home in Spearfish, SD. He was born in Camp Crook, SD October 14, 1944 to Earl and Mary Jane (VanDewerker) Rolph. The family moved to Belle Fourche in 1948 where he attended school until he enlisted in the Navy. He married Bonnie Terrill on November 12, 1966 in Nisland, SD. He worked in many places before reinlisting in the Navy in 1974. Eventually he returned to the Black Hills living in Black Hawk, Belle Fourche and Spear...
The Montana High School Association board voted on Tuesday to delay the start of winter sports in hopes of flattening the curve during the continued COVID-19 pandemic. The MHSA executive board approved the motion of winter sports practices in basketball, swimming and wrestling to begin on December 7, with competitions delayed until the first week of January, 2021. Basketball practices were originally scheduled to begin on November 19. MHSA will re-evaluate its guidelines and restrictions during its annual November meeting...
As of Tuesday, October 13, Montana reports a cumulative total of 19,611 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 530 new cases since yesterday, 7,774 active cases, and 11,620 patients considered recovered. State officials also report that 911 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 294 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 217 Montana deaths attributed to the disease. The Carter County COVID-19 Task Force reported a total of fifteen active cases of COVID-19...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, Fall is certainly in the air - just enough to make our blood strum; so, we know that it is time to tidy up for the coming winter. Town or country, cabin or mansion, postage-stamp garden or farm year. Reading from Eccl 3: 1-11a, we discover that: 1. There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2. a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3. a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to b...
Paragraph #1 After reading the second lengthy letter to the Eagle by Friar Tobin, I thought I should submit a brief reply. While i appreciate his thorough writing about Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, I would like to share a different perspective of his general emphasis and some of his key interpretations. Paragraph #2 Mary first said “He has regarded the low estate of His handmaid.” Luke 1:45 The (Roman) Catholic Church did not exist for the first 300 years after the birth of Jesus. Catholic is a word mea...
The Carter County junior high football team ended a successful year on October 6 with one final practice in which they ran from the school parking lot to the top of "C Hill" to celebrate their enjoyable season and new coaching staff. Head coach Carson Hilliard and assistant Rusty Spencer led the team as they headed for the hill. Coach Ches Meyer was unable to attend, but was recognized as well by the group. Eighth grade players made their mark on the hill and all the boys...
A fire that started on Monday approximately sixteen miles south of Ekalaka on Highway 323 burned 3,177 acres. The fire was aided by high winds and jumped the highway, making it to Box Elder Creek. Four different producers had land burned. The fire was about six miles long and one mile wide. Units from Carter County Rural Fire, Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department, BLM, Baker, Plevna, Harding County, the forest service and Alzada Fire Department were on scene. DNRC also sent two...
Editor, As I was walking out of the senate chambers one day in my first session the Governor was walking by. As he shook my hand his comment to me was “Steve—that is a good name.” That might be one of the few times I agreed with him in the last four years. He told me he would sign all the good bills. That comment had me shaking my head after both sessions ended and I am really shaking my head as he campaigns for the US Senate. For instance, in both sessions we had several pro-gun bills that we passed out of the legis...
We don’t have to look very hard to know how the Cooney administration would work. For the past 16 years, Democrats have controlled the Governor’s office, and what do we have to show for it? As a small business owner, and a member of the Montana Legislature, I can tell you it’s been veto after veto, and an increase in job killing regulations. Montanans deserve better. Greg Gianforte will bring a fresh perspective to the Governor’s office, unlike Cooney who has been a Helena Bureaucrat for over 40 years. Cooney would continu...
This week the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) announced the 13th class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. The inductees were chosen from a field of candidates nominated by the general public. Inductees are honored for their notable contributions to the history and culture of Montana. “The Hall of Fame exists to honor those who have made an impact in their part of the state and represent Montana’s authentic heritage for future generations,” said Bill Galt, MCHF & WHC Presi...
The photo to the left was taken by Joe Peters at the old Hockett Basin school site on Powder River. The teamster is Gene Brown, a local rancher who was headed to the precinct to vote when he lost one of the horses on his team. Brown must have thought that casting his vote was important enough to go to the bother of hitching up his milk cow to get him there. One can only wonder what the horse was thinking. According to Ingrid Brown of Powderville, the picture was taken around...
It took a while for the Bulldogs (4-2) to get going last Friday night in Plentywood (2-4), but when they did they were once again tough to stop, eventually pulling away for a 58-20 victory. Senior Jared Pardee, currently out with a broken arm, mentioned from the sideline during the game that it was the first time all season the Dogs hadn’t scored on their first possession. Plentywood continually blitzed inside gaps, creating havoc in the Bulldog backfield and confusing offensive linemen. It took most of the first half for t...
On October 8, CCHS dropped a volleyball match to Broadus in four sets, 18-25, 25-22, 17-25, 17-25. Both teams had an equal number of assists with 25. The Dogs had 7 aces compared to 15 for the Hawks, and 25 kills while the Hawks had 30. Heidi LaBree led the team with 24 of 25 assists. Kari Kittelmann had 19 of 61 digs and 3 of 7 aces. Codi Melton had 2 of Blue’s 3 blocks and Tylee Loehding had 7 of 25 kills. Saturday in Jordan, the girls took a match to five sets before falling to the Mustangs (21-25, 26-24, 25-21, 12-25, 1...
The general season for elk and deer is starting. This means that many hunters are contemplating robbing a bank or at least a convenience store to make ends meet AND stay within the hunting budget their wife has given them. You see, phonier than any hunting or fishing story you have ever heard is the myth that hunting saves money. At our house, the hunters definitely boost the local economy and the economy of several brick and mortar sporting goods stores and a couple online sites. I figure that every meal of wild game we...
Lowell Cordell, 76, passed away peacefully at his home in Camp Crook, SD on October 4, 2020. Lowell was born June 2, 1944 in Buffalo, SD to Robert "Bob" and Bessie (Davis) Cordell. He and his older sister, Beverly, spent their early years growing up on his parents' ranch on Tie Creek. The family moved to Grandpa Ed Cordell's original place near the Little Missouri River in the late 1940's. Lowell attended grade school in Camp Crook through fourth grade. The remaining grade...
On October 7, Carter County reported three confirmed active cases of COVID-19 and was no longer under the governor’s mask mandate. By October 10, the county reported four active cases and went back under the directive requiring masks. The next day, three individuals were reported as recovered and the county went back to one active case, meaning no masks were required. Then, on Tuesday Carter County reached a new high for confirmed active cases with 15, again falling under Governor Bullock’s mask mandate....
Due to COVID-19 concerns, Ekalaka Public Schools has canceled the developmental screening for children aged 0-5 years that was scheduled for Tuesday, October 20. The screening has been rescheduled for April 6, 2021. For more information, call the school at 406-630-1523....
Main Street in Ekalaka will be a great stop for young trick-or-treaters when Halloween arrives this year. The annual ‘Trick or Trunk’ event has moved from the parking lot of St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church to Main Street. It will feature vehicles decorated for the occasion by rural hosts, allowing children to do a great deal of trick-or-treating in a single location. Businesses are also invited to decorate. The event will run from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 31. Everyone is invited to stop by and enjoy the decorations and...
