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The countdown to Christmas is on, and I am even more panicked than usual because of added Covid holiday stress. This year, like every other year, I had grandiose plans of creating a Christmas that would make Martha Stewart drool. The reality is that the 2020 Christmas I will create would make Martha laugh until she drooled. We did get the tree up early, which just means that it is already shedding like it is late in evergreen molting season. I think Remi found the biggest fattest tree in the forest. It takes up an entire corn...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: A long time ago when we were kids ‘training’ for Christmas shows, we almost didn’t have ‘nuf kids’ to make the ‘show’ a go! The Church was small, ‘bout ‘leven kids, they all wanted a part. Teacher, Ms. Kay, assigned the roles; she had a caring heart. One gal, Mary, had her robe ‘stuffed’; ‘actors’ were all ‘pre-teens’! Joseph would lead ‘stick-horse’ donkey – now that was quite a scene! Came to an INN, asked for a room, Innkeeper said, “Not HERE!” But pointed back behind the Inn, “The stable...
Dear Friends, Neighbors & Clients, I do a very poor job of sending cards, so will pen this letter in summary of the past year. We at Mills Auction Service set out on a new venue in January to do four shows and then follow up with an auction for each. January saw the Western Show in Broadus, followed by the Indian Artifact show in February. The Military and April quilt shows were cancelled because of Covid19. The Spring (April) Community and Feldman Ranch Auction were victims as well. In May the Western Memorabilia &...
Ember Marie Erfman, daughter of proud parents Sam and Misty Erfman of Ekalaka, was born on December 2, 2020. The little one was born at 8:58 p.m. at Spearfish Monument Health weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces and was 18 inches tall....
As of Tuesday, December 15, Montana reports a cumulative total of 74,040 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 803 new cases since yesterday, 8,916 active cases, and 64,298 people considered recovered. State officials also report that 3,119 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 338 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 826 Montana deaths attributed to the disease, including 4 in Carter County. Carter County reported 10 active cases of coronavirus on...
Funeral Service for Hilda Sieler, 96, of Baker, will be 11 a.m. Friday, December 18, 2020 at Assembly of God Church, Baker, MT, with Pastor Rod Kilsdonk officiating. Burial will follow at Community Union Cemetery in Plevna, Montana. Visitation for Hilda will be 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Baker, MT with a time of sharing at 6:30 p.m. To view Hilda's service live please visit the Baker Assembly of God facebook page or copy and p...
submitted by Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation What is "placemaking?" Placemaking can be confusing and a little bit intimidating for most. Placemaking as an economic development strategy, also called place-based economic development, is the practice of using a community's public amenities to make economic progress. This approach focuses on the unique features of particular places, building on existing assets, and using them to attract new investment and...
Dahl Memorial Hospital has received generous donations of $62,917.15 from Zoe Waldren, $5,000 from an anonymous family, $2,000 from Luther and Marlene Waterland, $500 from an anonymous donor, and $400 from the class of 2002 in memory of Lois Lambert and Shelly Grimes. To date the Dahl Memorial Endowment fund has reached over $184,000 with an additional $20,000 pledged over the next four years. Zoe Waldren was born in Baker, on May 20, 1926, to Arthur E. “Big Kid” and Gladys Speelmon Dague. She attended school in Ekalaka and g...
An angel tree for Dahl memorial residents is currently set up at the entrance to Carter County Courthouse. The tree was put up by staff members to help make Dahl residents' holiday a little bit brighter. Community members are invited to read through and find an angel of their choosing. Each angel has a list containing a few items that residents want or need. Wrapped gifts can then be returned to Vicky Knapp, Activities Director, or dropped off at Dahl. Gifts should be...
