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The regular Christmas issue of the Ekalaka Eagle will be published on December 21. Letters to Santa and greetings from businesses and individuals will be included. The issue dated December 28 will correspond with the usual date after Christmas that the Ekalaka Eagle is not published. The Eagle Office will be closed December 21 - December 30. Normal office hours and deadlines will resume on December 31. Happy Holidays....
It seems to take a while after sunrise now for birds to gather at the bird feeder by the kitchen window. On winter mornings like those recently, when the temperature struggled to rise much above zero, the chickadees, house finches and English house sparrows didn't show up until half an hour after sunrise. I don't blame them; winter mornings are meant for sleeping in. All animals that spend at least part of their lives in Montana, inside those man-made boundaries we call state...
I haven’t written a story for the Eagle recently and I thought some of you might want to know what I have been up to. My daughter Brenda, recently got a job in Sacramento in the field that she was in before she came up here to help me with her mother’s health. After Joanne’s death, Brenda and I threw our lots in together and we will live together, probably for the rest of my life. She was trying hard, but her online business, dyeing and selling yarn, was not doing as well as it used to so she went back to work. It is hard...
I have a crazy idea, I am a crazy idea sort of guy. Anyway, you know how we used to have several news columns from various parts of the county. Now we are down to Capitol News. How about having a news column about people who used to live in Ekalaka, but live somewhere else now, like me. I talked to Eric about it and he was willing to try it, but is skeptical whether we would get enough news to make it worthwhile. So am I. I would write it unless someone else wanted to do it. Obviously, people would have to give permission...
When we lived on the farm, my dad would always cut our tree from a forested hillside. The sizes varied with the years. Our old farmhouse had 10 ft. ceilings, and one year the tree he harvested touched the ceiling. Mom and dad started stringing the lights; they ended up using the larger, outdoor lights closer to the bottom. It took every ornament we had. We only put up the tree on Christmas Eve, and it stayed up well into the new year. By waiting until Christmas Eve, the kids had something to do while their Christmas...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, here’s an interesting Bible Verse for this season from Psalm 62:5: “My soul waits silently for God alone, for my expectations are from Him.” As we practice Your Presence, Lord, we can expect. A story is told of a mother who expects: she expects it’s going to be a bright day; she expects to hear from a family member; she expects her lima beans are sprouting and that it will be an early spring; she expects her children to be good. This mother expects the best. June Masters Bacher wrote:...
Hello, I’m too young to remember the good old days. I guess they were in the early 1900s. When you didn’t have snow plows and four-wheel drive tractors. You didn’t have snow blowers and insulated underwear. You didn’t have front-end loaders and sanded highways to drive on. If you wanted to get to your neighbors on a morning when it is –27, you harnessed a team up, threw a scoop shovel on the sled in case the team played out in a drift, wrapped a towel around your face and headed out. Those were the good old days! I am old en...
Here is part two of my four-part series of articles dedicated to providing you, the community, with information regarding basic estate planning documents, forms, and what to do with the information. In this article I talk about Living Trusts and the ways they can benefit you. WHAT IS A LIVING TRUST? A Living Trust is a legal document by which you can transfer your assets to yourself or another person as "trustee," to manage your assets for your benefit, or for the benefit of any person you direct. In most cases, you will...
On Friday, the Lady Bulldogs opened their basketball season in Lavina against Reed Point-Rapelje. The girls controlled the majority of the contest, outscoring their opponent 17-1 in the second quarter, and winning by 33 points. Blue showed early season shooting troubles, shooting 36 percent on two-pointers, 17 percent on threes, and 24 percent from the free-throw line. However, they made up for it on defense, forcing 34 turnovers while only committing 18. They also out-rebounded Reed Point-Rapelje, 34-14. Eight players made...
The Ekalaka Junior High Pups girls basketball team finished in second place at their end of the year tournament on November 17. The girls handily defeated Melstone in their first game. In the next game the girls squeaked out a tight victory against Sacred Heart, a team they again played in the final game of the tourney. In the second go-round, Sacred Heart beat Ekalaka by two points. Throughout the tournament, the girls shot only 30 percent from the free-throw line. In their first game against Sacred Heart, eighth grader...
Last weekend the Bulldog men took the court in a start-of-season tournament at Lavina. Blue went 1-1 to start their season, defeating Reed Point-Rapelje and losing to Winnett-Grass Range. The Dogs took a one point lead at the half in their game against Reed Point-Rapelje, overcoming a three point first quarter deficit. They outscored the opponent 12-11 in each of the final two quarters, securing a three point victory. Blue did most of their scoring inside, led by junior Mick O'Connor who had 25 points, despite shooting only...
Bulldog Senior Caleb Fix earned All-State recognition for Montana 6-Man football this season. Due to 6-Man East Conference playoff success this year, Cole Murnion from Jordan, Jared Fisher from Wibaux and Fix received All-State honors, despite being left off of the All-Conference team....
An open house will be held for James E. Courtney on December 31 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Carter County Courthouse. Courtney has served as the District #3 County Commissioner since 2001 and chose not to seek another term in November. Everyone is invited to attend the celebration of public service and wish the outgoing commissioner farewell....
As another year comes to a close, it is time to have the Annual Beaver Lodge Cemetery Association Meeting. The meeting will take place at the Johnny and Sue Breding residence on Jan. 10, 2019 at 7 p.m. All lot owners are voting members of the association. It would be great to receive input from more members at this year's meeting. There is a need for interest on the board. Nominations are currently being accepted for one trustee to serve a five year term. Nominations should...
Join Fallon/Carter County Extension and Southeast Montana Area Revitalization Team on Dec. 20 for a free hands-on training with QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online for all industries. Learn how to record bank and credit card transactions, reconcile bank accounts, create customer invoices, pay bills, create and analyze financial statements and more. QuickBooks and bookkeeping questions will be answered. Computers and resources will be provided. The training will take place in Alzada from 9 to 11 a.m. at the community...
