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Articles from the December 22, 2017 edition


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  • Santa's mailbox

    Updated Dec 21, 2017

    Pre-K Dear Santa, I have been very good this year! I have done these nice things: Picked up my room, clean up the living room, played with Tye. My Christmas wishes are: A real snowboard, a remote control cat, a remote control dog. I hope you enjoy the cookies and milk! Love, Tig Kalstrom - 5 Dear Santa, I have been very good this year! I have done these nice things: Played with my sister without fighting, I used manners, helped mommy and daddy. My Christmas wishes are: Hatchim...

  • Ekalaka Public Schools Christmas Concert

    Updated Dec 21, 2017

    Kindergarten through third grade students sang a variety of Christmas songs at CCHS on Tuesday night. Also performing throughout the evening were fourth grade students with recorders, fifth grade band, sixth grade band, the CCHS choir, and CCHS concert band....

  • Girls drop weekend contests

    Updated Dec 21, 2017

    The Lady Bulldogs played two games last weekend. On Friday at home, the girls played a close contest against the Class B Baker Spartans. CCHS was outscored by two in the first quarter and five in the second. They kept within striking distance, but never could quite close the gap, eventually losing 37-44. The Bulldogs did go 81% from the free throw line (13-16). They also shot better from inside the arc (12-31), then Baker (11-38). The turnover battle was even as CCHS had 20 and Baker had 19.Claire Callahan led the way for...

  • Guyer, Oyler engagement announced

    Updated Dec 21, 2017
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    Emma Guyer and Henry Oyler, together with their parents, Rusty and Mardee Guyer of Ekalaka, MT and Mark and Tana Oyler of Malta, MT announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Emma is a second grade teacher at Shepherd Elementary School, and graduated from MSU-Billings with a Bachelor of Science with a double major in Elementary Education and Reading. Guyer is currently enrolled in Western Governor's University earning her Masters in Instructional Learning and...

  • Hat Tips

    Dean Meyer|Updated Dec 21, 2017

    Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! I hope yours went as well as mine. Well, I’m writing this the week before Christmas, so I’m just figuring that mine went well. Over the years, Christmas has gotten easier. I think that year I bought Shirley the “Buttmaster” was the low point of our marriage! Suzanne Sommers made it sound like it would be the perfect gift. I guess maybe Suzanne wasn’t married to an Irish woman. Oh, if I could just write well enough to describe the look on her face as she tore the wrapping open on that last...

  • Bright Ideas

    Lois Lambert|Updated Dec 21, 2017

    I know my husband worked until he was 69; I am only 67 but I have health issues. Bright Ideas will disappear for a while or forever. I’m not sure which. I have medical issues I haven’t mentioned. Are they the result of MS or just bad luck? I’ll have two appointments in January with Doctors in Billings to end jaw pain, and in Miles City to slow the progression of MS. If Bright Ideas disappears forever, I will miss all of you. If this is just a medical leave, I’ll be back. Even I don’t know if this is good bye, I hope you...

  • Mid-Rivers annual holiday donation

    Updated Dec 21, 2017

    Mid-Rivers Communications is proud to announce its annual holiday donation to Action for Eastern Montana. The funds are distributed to needy families in the Mid-Rivers and Action for Eastern Montana service areas. This year's $2,500 donation from Mid-Rivers was again matched by CoBank, a nationwide cooperative bank, through their Sharing Success Grant Program. Action for Eastern Montana will distribute these funds to disadvantaged families as a gift certificate so that they...

  • Q's Health News

    Raquel S. Williams|Updated Dec 21, 2017

    Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house was such a loud racket; dad was snoring with his mouth open wide, and I just couldn’t hack it… Snoring can be funny or really annoying, but it can also be a symptom of an underlying health condition: Sleep Apnea. Sleep apnea is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep. The pauses may only last a couple of seconds, but can be frequent. When your breathing pauses or becomes shallow, most often you move fro...

  • And to all a good night

    Updated Dec 21, 2017

    Ho ho ho! Sagebrush Service Club recently announced the winners of their annual Christmas lighting contest in Ekalaka. On December 14th, Mr. and Mrs. Claus roamed the streets of town, noting that there were several great displays. The seasoned couple was grateful to all who made it a bit more merry and bright. They had a difficult time choosing the winners. After judging, they gave the results to a member of the club and headed back to the north pole to finish their second...