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Articles from the October 29, 2021 edition


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  • Courtney inducted into Hereford Hall of Fame

    Updated Oct 28, 2021

    Jim Courtney, Alzada; Lawrence Duncan, Wingate, Ind.; Bob Harrell, Baker City, Ore.; and Dale Micheli, Fort Bridger, Wyo., were inducted into the Hereford Hall of Fame Oct. 23 in Kansas City, Mo., during the American Hereford Association (AHA) Annual Meeting and Conference. The Hall of Fame honor annually recognizes breeders who have dynamically influenced the direction and advancement of the Hereford breed. "We congratulate these four men for the impact they have made on the...

  • District 2C Volleyball Tournament

    Updated Oct 28, 2021

    District Tournament First Day Circle (1) BYE CCHS (4) vs. Wibaux (5) - 8 a.m. Jordan (2) vs. Plevna (7) - 10 a.m. Broadus (3) vs. Terry (6) - 12 p.m. Circle (1) vs. (winner of CCHS vs. Wibaux) - 2 p.m. (winner of Jordan vs. Plevna) vs. (winner of Broadus vs. Terry) - 4 p.m....

  • Happy Halloween

    Updated Oct 28, 2021

    Young children traveled to area businesses to do some trick-or-treating for Halloween on Wednesday morning. Above, some of the youngsters who attend Gigglers and Wigglers Daycare and Preschool are shown at Summit National Bank in Ekalaka....

  • Tauck celebrates 90th

    Updated Oct 28, 2021

    Between eighty and 90 friends and family members gathered at Ekalaka Bible Church on October 23rd to celebrate local Jeanie Tauck's 90th birthday. Above, Mrs. Tauck and family members pose for a picture in front of her birthday cake. From left: Larry Tauck, Rosina Owen, Jeanie Tauck, Jeff Tauck and Lauri Keith....

  • Local 4th graders win big in Powder River/Carter County Farm Bureau Art and Photo Contest

    Updated Oct 28, 2021

    From left: Photo winners are Corrik Laughery (2nd place) and Cortland O'Connor (3rd place). Art winners are Caleb Phelps (2nd place) and Kaden Loudermilk (1st place)....

  • Cooking in the West

    Susan Metcalf|Updated Oct 28, 2021

    We have entertained a lot of international guests at our ranch over the years, and I am always amazed at how much they know about the United States--especially in comparison to what I know about their countries. We recently had guests from Toronto that found 47 of the 50 states’ license plates during their visit to Yellowstone Park. I still don’t know how that car from Hawaii ended up in the Old Faithful parking lot, but I saw it with my own eyes. What was an even more impressive feat was that those Canadians took a pie...

  • Success rate still good on wet antelope opener in Southeastern Montana

    Updated Oct 28, 2021

    Opening weekend for the antelope rifle season ushered in some wet conditions, which were welcome in the drought-stricken region but made hunting a bit more challenging. Below is a look at hunter numbers and harvest success rates at the three check stations operating in Southeastern Montana's Region 7. Hysham check station "The large amount of precipitation across the region made for tough conditions on opening day," said FWP Region 7 Wildlife Biologist Steve Atwood. Atwood...

  • The rest of the story

    Updated Oct 28, 2021

    This story is continued from last week. It was around this time that Dennis Bishop started experiencing severe hospital-acquired delirium. All of that time spent in the hospital bed, staring at the same tile on the ceiling, in excruciating pain, unable to communicate, it was all taking its toll. "I was in non-stop terror," Bishop recalled. "Lizards were coming out of the sprinkler systems. Everything was trying to kill me everyday. I mean it was real. They sent a psychiatrist...

  • Geological society to host 'Finding Montana'

    Updated Oct 28, 2021

    The Carter County Geological Society will host Montana Conversation "Finding Montana" with Ednor Therriault on November 4 at 7 p.m. The program is at Carter County Museum and also offered online. Register using the QR code at the bottom of this article for the virtual event. The presentation is free and open to the public. Funding for the Montana Conversations program is provided by Humanities Montana through grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Montana's...

  • James Powell Sr.

    Updated Oct 27, 2021

    Private Graveside Rites for James Henry Powell Sr., 80, of Ekalaka will be held at a later date in Beaver Lodge Cemetery in Ekalaka. Cremation has taken place with Stevenson Funeral Home of Ekalaka. James passed away at his home in Ekalaka on Thursday, October 21, 2021....

  • LaRay Collins

    Updated Oct 27, 2021

    LaRay Wical Collins was born in Miles City, MT on September 16, 1943 to Frank and Fern Wical. She left her earthly home on October 15, 2021, leaving behind the love of her life of 59 years, Jerome, her sons Tracy (Jami) and Darrin (Dana), and six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. LaRay was predeceased by her parents, and her sister Kerry Pat Wical Askin. Jerome and LaRay were married June 1, 1962 in Ekalaka, MT where they lived before moving to Billings in 1965....

  • Casey Duane Gross

    Updated Oct 27, 2021

    Casey Duane Gross, 60, of Gillette, WY passed away on October 19, 2021 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital after a struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). He was born on June 10, 1961 in Belle Fourche, SD to David and Vonnie Gross and grew up on a ranch south of Ekalaka, MT in the Belltower Community. As a child, you would often find him tending to his lambs and setting small game traps. He graduated from Carter County High School in 1979, excelling in athletics including f...

  • County board opening

    Updated Oct 27, 2021

    Carter County is currently searching for a resident to serve on the fair board. Anyone interested may submit in writing a letter of interest to the Clerk and Recorder’s Office, PO Box 315, Ekalaka, MT 59324, or contact one of the Carter County Fair Board Members....

  • Town election

    Updated Oct 27, 2021

    Mail Ballots for the Town of Ekalaka General Election must be returned to the Election Administrator’s Office (Clerk and Recorder’s Office), 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, no later than 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 in order to be counted. Electors are asked to make sure they have sealed their voted ballot within the green secrecy envelope prior to sealing it in the affirmation envelope. It is most important that the affirmation envelope is signed by the elector....