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Unofficial results of the Ekalaka general election show that Vicki Fix, a declared write-in, has been elected as mayor. Fix received 71% of the vote (130). Patrick W. Strickland received 49 votes and Jed Larson had 5. Cynthia Quade and Clayton J. Stieg were elected as town council members, defeating Jimmy W. Mackay. Both will serve four-year terms. Stieg received the most votes with 129. Quade received 127, while Mackay had 65. Raquel S. Williams won the race for a two-year...
On September 26th, the local FFA chapter attended Fall Districts in Forsyth, Montana. Five members attended: Kyleigh Bonsell, Heather & Hannah LaBree, Jaelee Strangford, and Jasmine Erickson. The five girls had a busy day filled with range and livestock competitions, and, in the case of the LaBree twins and Strangford, both! The range team consisted of Hannah, Heather, Jaelee, and Kyleigh. Kyleigh placed 5th in the range competition, while Heather LaBree placed 22nd, Hannah...
Hello, In the fall I attend several livestock auctions. Sometimes I am selling. Sometimes I am buying. Usually I am just watching. This helps when I have to do my year end balance sheet for my bankers. Note the term. Bankers. I have more than one. But by attending the sales, you can kind of get an idea what your net worth is. And how much you will be lying as you fill that sheet out. Much of the time, I take one of my grandsons along. It’s been that way since I had grandkids around. At first, they think it is a neat deal. T...
Junior high boys October, 20. Ekalaka (B) @ Jordan (B); Q1: 0, Q2: 0, Q3: 2, Final Score: 2-24. Ryker Carroll: 2. Ekalaka (A) @ Jordan (A); Q1: 6, Q2: 13, Q3: 16, Q4: 4, Final Score: 19-30. Sean Wolenetz: 6, Tucker Tooke: 7, J.W. Elmore: 5, Jaden Pardee: 1. October, 21. Ekalaka (B) v. Broadus (B); Q1: 1, Q2: 2, Q3: 0, Q4: 2, Final Score: 5-19. Caiden Chavarria: 1, Brayden B., 2, Christian Ashbrook, 2. Ekalaka (A) v. Broadus (A); Q1: 16, Q2: 9, Q3: 7, Q4: 14, Final Score: 46-50. Sean Wolenetz: 14, Tucker Tooke: 8, Ethan Frye:...
Feed costs account for the largest input cost in a ranching operation. Are you feeding your livestock the most efficient way possible? Join us for our cattle nutrition seminar on November 14th in Ekalaka or November 15th in Baker. The program in Ekalaka will be held at the Parish Hall, in conjunction with the Annual Carter County Sheep and Cattle Growers Meeting. The Meeting with start at 1:00 with the nutrition program beginning around 4:00. There will be a meal, silent auction and door prizes. On Wednesday, November 15th...
I tend to think of myself as I was at 27 or 30, full-voiced, opinionated, the sort of person you either liked or didn’t. I never was big, but I tried to stand tall. I was a Democrat, but there were a few other Democrats in this mostly Republican county. Certain established Republican women had a hard time enduring me, but I brought a local boy home after a 17 year absence. My husband didn’t choose to attend Chamber of Commerce meetings; he took care of kids. I became a member of the organization. When a former president of...
Travis Albert Carlson, age 39, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017 in Ekalaka, Montana. A memorial service will be held at Belltower Hall on Saturday, November 4, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Travis was born on May 24, 1978 in Sioux Falls, SD to Terry & Vicki (Dobbe) Carlson. He grew up in the Canton area, graduating from Canton High School in 1996. He attended and played football at Worthington Community College. He then enjoyed farming with his family, neighbors, and friends...
Funeral services for Drury Phebus, 94, of Baker, were held October 27, 2017 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Baker, MT. Burial followed in Bonnievale Cemetery. Drury passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017 at RiverStone Health in Billings, MT. Drury Gregor Phebus was born in Baker on March 23, 1923 in Baker, Montana sharing his birth date with Steer Montana, "the world's largest steer". Drury said, "Two bum steers were born on the same day". He graduated from Baker High School in 1941...
Eric Ryan "Owie" Carlson, age 39 passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017 in Ekalaka, Montana. A memorial service will be held at Belltower Hall on Saturday, November 4, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eric was born on May 24, 1978 in Sioux Falls, SD to Terry & Vicki (Dobbe) Carlson. He grew up in the Canton area, graduating from Canton High School in 1996. After graduation, he enlisted in the US Marine Corp. After discharge, he farmed with his family before moving to Montana/Wyoming to...
An Ekalaka community blood drive will be held at the Carter County Events Center Meeting Room on Tuesday, November, 14, from 2:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Anyone who would like to donate is asked to contact organizer Darlene Carter Rose at 775-6431, or go online and register at www.bloodhero.com by using sponsor code: Ekalaka. Walk-ins are also welcome. Any donations are immensely appreciated!...
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and soon the holiday season will be in full swing. The area food bank is busier around the holidays each year. Following is a list of ideas for those who would like to graciously donate at this time, but are unsure of what is needed: hams, sugar or flower in five pound bags or smaller, sweetened condensed and evaporated milk, butter or margarine, canned pumpkin, canned pineapple, yams, pies, bread, rolls, relishes, pickles, olives, hot cocoa mix, coffee, tea. Some non-perishable items...
When Fish, Wildlife & Parks put out the word on October 12 about a bull elk being poached south of Hysham, the public was furious. A Region 7 Facebook post about the case reached 279,611 people, the vast majority of whom were very vocal about wanting to see justice in this case. Now, thanks to a tip from the public, the person suspected of cutting the bull’s head off and wasting the meat has been identified. “We identified the individual who allegedly poached that elk, as well as several other unlawful animals from this sea...
Sixty pounds of the Carter County calendars arrived in Ekalaka last week. "Over the Moon" is the title on this 2018, Carter County Chamber of Commerce Calendar. Two hundred fifteen of these calendars were ordered and will be for sale at Main Street Market, Carter County Museum, and for mail order from Chamber Secretary Alicia Knapp at PO Box 108, Ekalaka, MT 59324. Cost if ordering by mail is $15 per calendar to cover mail and materials. Picking up a copy in town costs $12....
Former Ekalaka Town Clerk/Treasurer Lisa Jourdan recently received a phone call from ONEOK, a pipeline company which has lines in Carter County. During the call, she learned that the company will be fulfilling her submitted grant request for a new pool by providing $10,000 upfront which will be presented to the town shortly. Furthermore, ONEOK will provide an additional $15,000, paid on a matching funds basis. When the town raises $15,000 beyond the funding that was listed on the original grant application, these matching...
Young children traveled area businesses to do some trick-or-treating on Halloween. It was certainly difficult to get them to sit still long enough to get a group picture, possible due to the amount of candy all had consumed. Above, the trick-or-treaters are shown at Summit National Bank in Ekalaka, where bank employees had decorated the premise to look like the set of The Price is Right. There was also a game where customers of the bank could guess the amount of candy that...
