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I grew up on a sheep operation with around 1200 head of ewes. After leaving the area and going to school I started to learn more about the problems that livestock operations have with predation of their livestock. I found that my fellow students in the Animal Science and Wildlife Biology programs, who had a similar experience to me and had seen an established pack of livestock guardian dogs at work, saw far fewer problems with predation of their livestock than those that had seen ineffective guardian dogs or that had not...
To my Ekalaka friends: Since leaving Ekalaka last February, so much has happened, I hardly know where to start. First, I would like to give thanks to all who helped my family make this move go as smoothly as it did. Whether it was helping clear out the shed, or preparing and running the sale, opening the house to show to interested people and keeping the yard mowed. The house has sold and I am living in an assisted living facility, the Tender Nest. My daughters helped me leave the Billings Clinic after a short stay in late...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, as a child, I can imagine that any one of us just loved it when our Mom would read to us. We would sit on Mama’s lap and listen to every word. As she read, we would examine the details of every picture and wait eagerly to hear what was on the next page. Did any of us ever think about the idea that our lives also tell a story? In every situation – good, bad, or indifferent – people around us are watching and listening to the story we are telling. Our story is communicated not only th...
Twenty-four-year-old Broc Patterson is the newest employee at Dahl Memorial. He worked his first shift at the hospital on January 5. Patterson grew up twenty minutes north of Salt Lake City in Layton, Utah. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Southern Utah University in December of 2019. Since graduation, Patterson has spent time working as an RN at the University of Utah Hospital. Most recently, he was the assistant director of nursing at an assisted...
Chadron State College recently announced the names of 332 students who qualified for the institution’s Fall 2020 Dean's List with at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. To qualify, students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first bachelor’s degree, and have no incomplete grades during the semester. Tanner McInerney of Alzada was listed to the Fall 2020 Dean’s List at Chadron State College. Chadron State College, which was founded in 1911, is the only four-year, regio...
Individuals are invited to join “MontGuide Mondays,” a virtual discussion group, similar to a book club, during January and February 2021. The sessions’ hosts are Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics specialist, in addition to several other extension agents. Attendees read a MontGuide and take part in a virtual discussion from 10 to 11 a.m. via Webex. Participants can ask Goetting and the co-host county agents questions about the MontGuide or just listen and learn. Registration is required for MontGuide Monda...
What are your New Year’s Resolutions? Vitalant and Darlene Carter-Rose encourage you to help meet the urgent need for blood and platelets by resolving to give blood this year starting in January, which is National Blood Donor Month. The next blood drive in Ekalaka is scheduled for Wednesday, January 20 at Carter County Events Center. The drive will take place from 1:45 to 5:30 p.m. Appointments can be made online by going to http://www.bloodhero.com and using sponsor code: Ekalaka. In addition, walk-ins are welcome. Donors a...
The Lady Bulldogs got off to a bad start against a tough conference opponent in the Melstone Lady Broncs last Thursday at home. Blue went down 3-22 at the end of the first quarter and eventually lost by 20. A large part of the early deficit was due to the majority of their 16 turnovers coming early. The girls shot 8 of 10 (80 percent) from the free throw line. Heidi LaBree had 10 points for CCHS. Draya Wacker had a game-high 28 points for Melstone. CCHS 3 11 25 33 Melstone 22...
The CCHS Bulldogs had a big weekend at home, playing three games in three days against conference opponents. Blue got down early against Melstone on Thursday and never could complete a comeback. They were down 6-22 at the end of the first and eventually lost 42-56 after narrowing the Bronc lead to eight points several times in the second half. Senior Jared Pardee led the way for CCHS with 13 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Turner Tooke added 12 points. CCHS 6 19 31 42...
Sue Ann Gundlach, age 88, passed away peacefully on Dec. 18, 2020, at 4:28 p.m. She was surrounded by her family in Mesa, Arizona, where she resided the last three years with her daughter and son-in-law, Joni and Michael Lege. Sue aka Pitkanen, Jackelini and Joy was born in Butte, MT, on Dec. 24, 1931, to Zora Hill and was adopted by Gertrude Pitkanen. Sue moved to Helena, MT, at a young age and lived at the House of the Good Shepherd until she dedicated her life to the...
A recent drop in county-wide COVID-19 positivity rate has led Dahl Memorial to change their visitation policy. The policy now allows family and friends who are over the age of 10 to visit at one of two different time slots. A letter from Dahl Memorial CEO explaining the policy follows: “At DMHA, the health and safety of our residents is of utmost importance. With the current drop in our county COVID-19 positivity rate, we are changing our visitation policy, to allow for family visitation, and expanding the visitation to frien...
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month. Cervical cancer was once the leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. Now, thanks to preventative screenings and the HPV vaccination, it is the most preventable of all female cancers. Dahl Memorial is now working with the Montana Cancer Control Program (MCCP) which offers free cervical and breast cancer screenings and diagnostic procedures for eligible women living in Montana who are uninsured or underinsured. Even when a patient has insurance, there are...
The Carter County Board of Health recently informed residents of the current situation of the county’s public health department. Due to the vacancy of a public health nurse and county health director, the services made available through Carter County Public Health are temporarily closed. Dahl Memorial Healthcare previously worked with the Carter County Board of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic by administering COVID-19 testing, but withdrew from administering testing effective December 31, 2020. Carter County Board of Heal...
