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Would you like to end your year or start the new one by getting your FLU or COVID vaccine including Booster? We have appointments available Tuesday, December 28th. Please call us at 406-775-6332 to reserved your spot. This holiday season is unlike any other, to cap off a year unlike any other. Throughout the season, and as we move into a new year, we wish you moments of peace, connections with family and friends, and wonderful glimpses of joy. From All of Us in Public Health, Merry Christmas Carter County! Trish, Kirstie,...
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 in Ekalaka on January 4, 2022 at 7 p.m. All lot owners are voting members of the association. It would be beneficial to receive input from more members at this year's annual meeting. There is a need for interest on the board, and nominations are currently being accepted for one trustee. It is only with...
Readers of the Eagle may have recently noticed an ad in the paper seeking local ranchers who are willing to donate beef to Ekalaka Public Schools for the lunch program. On December 20th, the first beef donation was dropped off at the school by Abbey Bruski of Beaver Creek Homegrown. Bruski started the program locally with the help of a processing company that does the same thing for several other area schools. She says she did it because she wanted the students in Ekalaka to...
Last Friday CCHS traveled to Baker to take on the Spartans. The Bulldogs fought hard but fell to the Spartans by five points. As a team, they went 8-11 at the free throw line. Defensively they forced 19 Spartan turnovers. Jaden Pardee had five rebounds to go along with his team-high 15 points. CCHS 10 24 35 49 Baker 11 30 40 54 CCHS: Jaden Pardee 15 pts, 5 rbnds, 1 trns, 1 asst, 1 blk; Turner Tooke 12 pts, 4 rbnds, 5 trns, 2 assts, 3 stls, 1 blk; Tucker Tooke 8 pts, 1 rbnd, 5 trns, 2 assts, 5 stls; Sean Wolenetz 5 pts, 2...
Employees at Dahl Memorial Healthcare recently rolled up their sleeves, grabbed some icing and gumdrops and competed in a gingerbread house decorating contest. The houses are currently on display at the front desk of the hospital and ready for voting. Community members can stop in and vote between now and December 31st. Contest winners will be receiving a gift card to Stompin' Grounds coffee shop in Ekalaka....
Through the partnership between the Montana Secretary of State’s Office and county election administrators, the decision was made to not implement the new election management system at this time. The decision comes following a scheduled meeting between the Secretary of State Office’s Elections Division, a representative of the county election administrators, and the software vendor. “The decision to implement a new system was a data-driven decision since the project began in 2019. If the established criteria had been met,...
Kindergarten Dear Santa, My name is Cody and I am 100 years old. I am so excited for Christmas this year! This year I have been nice. A few things I have done that were nice are: wearing glasses and jumping. This year for Christmas I would like: a siren light and a tractor. I can't wait for you to visit me this year! I will leave out a snack for you and the reindeer! Love, Cody Brown Dear Santa, My name is Bane and I am 5 years old. I am so excited for Christmas this year!...
Around fifty members of the community enjoyed a free holiday meal and some Christmas entertainment at Wagon Wheel Café on Tuesday evening. The café provided the main course with all the fixings while several who attended brought in dessert for all to enjoy. A group of local, female musicians including members of the DeFord and Strangford families provided Christmas themed musical selections throughout dinner. The free holiday meal is now a Wagon Wheel tradition, having t...
3-09-2021 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, December 9, 2021, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member; were present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. Carter County Maintenance Bob Jacobs joined the meeting with questions about changing the locks on The Event Center doors. The Commission...
4 and 2021 have not been easy years for anyone, but especially not for Santa Claus. I wrote this poem to underscore that despite the state of our country and our world, we can still celebrate good and love and joy and remember that Jesus is the reason for the season! Merry Christmas, everyone! Santa’s Woe, Ho, Ho —by Susan Metcalf Christmas 2020 and 2021 have not been easy on the normally jolly Santa Claus. His world has been rocked by vaccination mandates and social distancing laws. Kids cannot come sit on Santa’s lap c...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: Lord, just sharing: author and date, unknown. “Our Inn was at the edge of town – we heard the noisy throng move down, and as they came, I saw Pa frown. We heard a tired ‘Hello!’ call; a woman on a donkey small, the man adjusted her wool shawl. ‘We’ve traveled many miles this day; do you have a room for us to stay? All Inns are full on this Tax Day.’ “My Papa looked so sad at him. ‘We have no room and day grows dim.’’ The man turned away with a look so grim. The woman – not a girl! – did sigh, it so...
Dahl Memorial will close at noon on December 24th and will be closed all of December 25th for Christmas. Please call 406-775-8730 to wish your loved ones a Merry Christmas....
Sagebrush Service Club members announced the winners of their annual Christmas lighting contest this week. Last Thursday, judges checked every house and business in town before selecting winners. Prizes were awarded to the top three residences and top business. Gary and Nita Schallenberger took first place, Mike and Alice Archer took second and Mark and Judy Wright took third. TSO Cantina won first place for best decorated business....
This month, Dawg House Pub owners Chris and Grace Jardee did something a little bit different for Christmas. In the spirit of giving, the pub has held different giving events over the course of the last four weeks. The goal was to encourage others around the community to donate items, treats, or money in order to help those in need. Everyone who donated was entered into a drawing for one of several prizes from the pub. In the first week of December, patrons donated cash and...
Earlier this year, VFW Auxiliary set up Beaver Lodge Cemetery with Wreaths Across America for fallen veterans. There are 250 veterans buried at the cemetery. Because of a time crunch the auxiliary wasn’t able to do a fundraiser for the wreaths, which cost $15 each. Twelve of them were sent, along with an American flag and several U.S. military service flags. Les Poland, Keith Beach and Doug Beach recently helped hang the wreaths around the fence at Veterans Park. On December 18th, a small group turned out at Veterans Park f...
Four years ago in January, I embarked on the journey of a lifetime. Being mayor of Ekalaka taught me a few things. Of course, the number one thing is that you cannot do a job like that without the amazing support of your clerk, employees and council. Let’s face it, they are the glue. They were hired to do a job. They are elected because people in the community have faith that they will act on their behalf and do what is best for the Town of Ekalaka. I trust them. I learned t...
Ekalaka Elementary first graders perform during Ekalaka Public Schools' Christmas Concert. Music students in grades K-12, under the direction of music teacher Whitney Hamblin, performed a number of holiday favorites at the concert held December 16th inside the CCHS gym....
Following the passage of his bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, U.S. Senator Jon Tester recently announced he secured $28,610,817 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Fiscal Year 2022 funding for 69 Montana airports as part of the law. “Montana’s airports are essential to keeping our state connected and our economy strong,” said Tester. “This funding from my bipartisan infrastructure package will ensure that our airports can make urgently needed repairs, continue to grow and support Montana travel,...
HELENA, Mont. – After wrapping up his 12 Days of Giving campaign, Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced state employees donated over 3,000 pounds of food to the Montana Food Bank Network in his inaugural interagency food drive competition. “Thanks to the generosity of our state employees, we will help feed and nourish Montanans facing food insecurity during this holiday season,” Gov. Gianforte said. “While all agencies rose to the occasion for the competition, there can be only one champion. Congratulations to employe...
The CCHS Lady Bulldogs lost in a nail-biter on December 17th in Baker. Blue had a 10-point lead at halftime but turnovers in the second half let the Spartans back into the game. By the end of the third, the lead was down to four. In the final minute of the game, a turnover led to an easy transition bucket for the Lady Spartans. CCHS went on to lose by three points after a last-second heave wouldn’t fall. Codi Melton had 12 points to lead CCHS. Heidi LaBree had 9 of Blue’s 29 rebounds. CCHS 10 25 35 42 Baker 8 15 31 45 CCHS: C...
