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Christmas tree permits are available online now through Recreation.gov. Permits for the 2021 Holiday season are free again, (usually a $5.00/tree per permit, limit 3). A small transaction fee is associated with the online platform. Fourth graders, through Every Kid Outdoors, can also obtain a free permit through Recreation.gov. This fast and easy online option is strongly recommended, as it was created to provide convenience for the public, in addition to reducing the risk of...
Funeral services for Kathy "Kate" Frye, 68, of Ekalaka, will be 1 p.m. Friday, December 3, 2021 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka with Tom Stieg officiating. Burial will follow at Beaverlodge Cemetery. Family will receive friends for Kate from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Stevenson Funeral Home with a time of sharing taking place at 6 p.m. Kate passed away November 21, 2021 in Spearfish, SD with her family by her side. Kathy Faye Talkington Frye was born May 1...
With Thanksgiving in the rear view mirror, I have theorized that apparently the clothes dryer has been shrinking my jeans. It could not be my penchant for eggnog and Christmas cookies, so it must be the dryer. The realization that my diet should include more salad than fudge somehow got me thinking about poor Santa and his obligation to eat all of those Christmas cookies. I wrote this little Christmas rhyme about Santa trying to fight the bulge with the Keto Diet. Special Bulletin From Santa —by Susan Metcalf 'Twas the m...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, it’s been a long time ago, but way back when, ‘we’ viewed a beautiful painting done by William Hollman Hunt titled “The Light of the World.” It pictures Jesus standing outside a cottage door, which is overgrown with dead weeds. The door has no latch. In one hand Jesus holds a lantern, bright with light. The other hand is knocking on the door. The painting clearly shows that we must answer the knock and open the door before we can know the abundance of God’s love. When we were kids...
The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) wrapped up the 2021 Annual Convention & Trade Show on Wednesday, Nov 17 after a week filled with educational seminars, policy sessions, and networking events. Highlights from the week included industry leaders presenting during Stockgrowers Colleges, a beef supply chain panel, and multiple MSGA members winning prizes from generous partners from a handcrafted saddle to a lease for a Massey Ferguson tractor. Montana’s Lieutenant Governor, Kristen Juras, kicked off the week at the O...
Sagebrush Service Club is once again sponsoring a Christmas lighting contest. Judges will be out and about on Thursday, December 16 this year and would like townsfolk to have their lights on by 5:30 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for the top three residences as well as the top business. This will be the third straight year the club has added a business portion to the contest. All businesses are challenged to decorate windows or the outside of buildings to bring some additional...
The children of Rodney and Tracey Walker (CCHS Class of 1980) pulled off a surprise joint birthday party for their parents on Saturday at Carter County Events Center in Ekalaka. The couple spent the day in Belle Fourche, where they had attended a funeral earlier, with their son Travis Walker. Travis was tasked with keeping the Walkers in Belle Fourche for the day while the rest of their children and children's spouses prepared the center for the party. Travis said he did all...
On November 17th, students in Mrs. Carol Spencer's fifth grade class at Ekalaka Public Schools hosted a Native American Artifacts Museum in the gym. Each student had created an artifact for each of the seven Native American regions of North America, shown in the map at the center of the picture. The students showcased knowledge about each of the regions with each, individual artifact....
Duane Ewalt, age 75 of Alzada, Montana, died Monday, November 22, 2021 at the Monument Health Rapid City Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 3, 2021 at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, December 2 at the funeral home. Interment will be held at Black Hills National Cemetery, in Sturgis, with Military Honors provided by the Belle Fourche Veterans Honor Guard. Duane's...
A funeral service for Kent "Pops" Ehret was held November 30 at Stevenson Funeral Home Baker with Pastor Mike Davis Officiating. Burial was at Plevna Community Cemetery with military honors by the American Legion Post #35. Kent Ehret, 63, of Baker passed away on November 18, 2021 at Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, MT. Kent was born in Miles City, MT the son of William and Bertha (Hoffman) Ehret on March 4, 1958. He grew up and attended school in Plevna, MT. Along...
Funeral services for Gerald "Jerry" Schell, 69, of Baker, were held November 26 at First Baptist Church in Baker with Pastor James Parks officiating. Burial followed at Bonnievale Cemetery. Jerry passed away November 20, 2021 at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Sheridan, WY. Jerry was born October 11, 1952 to Vernard and LaVerne (Stoltenberg) Schell. He grew up learning about the farming/ranching life and was educated in Westmore for two years, then completed his education in...
Bureau of Land Management Miles City Field Office range managers are concerned about the ongoing drought conditions which worsened through the 2021 growing season resulting in varying degrees of impact. Public lands across the entire portion of Montana managed by Miles City Field Office are currently in severe to exceptional drought. According to data from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, some areas of the field office received only 40 to 60 percent of the normal average precipitation for 2021. “T...
