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There's no better way to see the sights than on horseback or in a horse-drawn wagon. A nearby wagon and trail ride is taking place September 12-18. The South Dakota and Montana ride will start in the Camp Crook area along the Little Missouri. Some of the sights scheduled on the daily rides are Capitol Rock, the Short Pines area and the historic cabin hideout of outlaw Jack Kennedy. Breakfast and evening meals will be catered and evening entertainment is planned. It should be...
A couple from Gillette is trying to collect 25,000 used pairs of shoes by the end of August. Once that goal is met, Shoes With Heart, a Florida-based organization, will pick them up in exchange for $10,000 to go toward adopting the couple’s first child. Mikelle and Josh Schmit have tried just short of everything when it comes to fundraising for their upcoming adoption, which could cost in the neighborhood of $50,000. The Schmits’ garage has became a shoe warehouse in the process. So far, they have around 17,000 pairs of sho...
Carter County Museum's 9th Annual Dino Shindig was well attended this year as the event continues to be one of the more anticipated summer events in Ekalaka. This year, forty-three volunteers worked a total of 850 hours to make the Shindig possible. Attendance at the museum throughout the entire week of the Shindig was impressive as 563 people stopped in to check out everything CCM has to offer. Two hundred fifty-seven turned out for the talks on July 24. Of those, 83 were loc...
Note: This year's theme for the Days of '85 parade on Sunday, August 15 is 'Hometown Heroes.' Parade organizers chose individuals from five different categories to represent all of the hometown heroes in Ekalaka. The following articles were submitted by the individuals themselves, or their family members. EDUCATION Representative: Lynn Williams I am honored to have been chosen as Carter County's Hometown Hero for Education. My first formal education was at the Tarter School...
It’s too hot to be outdoors so why not stay inside, grab a cold drink, put your thinking caps on and create an idea for the pet parade! We always seem to have a great turn out in the audience so let’s give them the entertainment they deserve! Our judges are also looking forward to seeing what each entry has in store for them. Here is what you need to know: Carter County Fair Pet Parade Friday, August 13 Sponsored by: Alkali, Inc. Theme: Hometown Heroes (just one category and same as the parade theme) Prizes: 1st Place: $50...
Area military veterans are invited to ride on the veterans float in the Days of ‘85 parade, Sunday, August 15. Those wanting to ride on the float are asked to gather at Carter County Museum at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Once all are aboard, the float will travel to its assigned spot on Highway 323 in preparation for the parade....
Carter County Museum will be opening its warehouses to the public during the Days of ‘85. The warehouses, located just south of town on Hwy 323, will be open from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. on Saturday, August 14. Warehouse 1 includes over 80 percent of museum fossils and some historical artifacts that are not on display in the museum. Everything from detailed cleaning and stabilizing fossils to making custom protective cradles for the specimens occurs in this warehouse. One project currently underway is the preparation of a giant aqua...
In February, the Eagle reported that county commissioners had unanimously voted to change the name of the new healthcare facility in Ekalaka. The new facility is named "Carter County Healthcare Facility." That vote was made even though the bond issue that county residents voted on in the November 6, 2018 election was on the ballot as "GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FOR NEW Dahl Memorial HOSPITAL." On June 1, Carter County commissioners and County Attorney Corbit Harrington called...
Lyle Wallace Babb December 24, 1935 – July 2, 2021 A son, the first male child in the family for two generations, was born on December 24, 1935. He was named Lyle Wallace, born to Harry Babb and Elizabeth (Durm) Babb. Lyle was the only child born in the "house that Harry built" on the Tie Creek. Lyle was raised on the Durm/ Babb family farm/ranch. He attended elementary school on Tie Creek at Plainview, Montana and graduated from Carter County High School in Ekalaka, M...
Carol Louise Lambert, 79, left this earth to reunite with her beloved Norman, on July 5, 2021, their 63rd wedding anniversary. Born August 4, 1941, Carol was the third of five children born to Earl and Hazel (Camper) Drane. A ball of fire from birth, when she was a child she would tell people her name was Carolina Louisianna. She grew up and attended school in Broadus where she would later return after retiring from the family ranch. Norman and Carol were married July 5,...
The 9th Annual Dino Shindig is set to take place next weekend in Ekalaka. Visitors will be in town from all over the world to hear lectures from leading paleontologists, partake in kids activities and dance the night away. On Thursday, July 22 the museum is hosting yoga, beginning at 7 p.m. at Medicine Rocks State Park. Stargazing will follow at 8 p.m. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 24, kid's can check out an array of activities on the museum lawn. Admission is $5 for...
Plans for the Days of ‘85 are continuing as the event draws nearer. The annual fair and rodeo is slated for August 12th through August 15th this year. On Thursday, sheep dog trials will be taking place at Ekalaka Track and Arena. On Friday at noon the pet parade will begin at the fairgrounds. The Firemen’s Barbecue will take place at the fire hall from 4 to 7 p.m., and entertainment has been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. A kid’s dance and games will take place at the fairgrounds, beginning at 8:30 p.m. The Bump-N-Run is sched...
Planes in the Air: When asked the first of June what I thought the chances were of the APHIS grasshopper treatment program happening, my response was "10%." On Tuesday, June 22nd, I heard the first plane flying west of Biddle. The next day, I saw a plane returning to the airport at Broadus which I followed in to take a closer look. In speaking with Taelor Anderson and Hannah Lewis, our local Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine (APHIS)...
Funeral Mass for Janice Mae Markuson, 82, of Ekalaka will be Friday, July 9, 2021 at 11:00am Fr. Thomas Tobin will celebrate the mass with Rick Miske assisting at Stevenson Funeral Home Ekalaka. Family Receiving Friends will be Thursday, July 8, 2021 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka. Janice Mae Markuson, 82, passed away on July 5, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. She was born April 16, 1939 to Gus and Lima (Griffin) Malmquist, the youngest of seve...
The Town of Ekalaka plans to use over $1.6 million in combined funding to replace nearly one mile of aging water lines. Construction is scheduled to take place in the summer of 2022, according to a preliminary engineering report completed by Great West Engineering of Billings. An anticipated bid date is early next spring. The project focuses on replacing old cast iron pipe lines with PVC, starting with sections that are the highest priority. All of the water mains on Munro Avenue, Sandy Street and Senator Street will be...
There is a new extension agent in town. Amanda Williams comes to the area with a familiarity for the region she is now serving. Williams grew up in Miles City and spent a lot of time on the family ranch near Ekalaka. The graduate of Montana State University-Bozeman, started work as the new extension agent for Fallon and Carter counties on June 21 after working for the past six years at the US Department of Agriculture Fort Keogh facility in Miles City. Fort Keogh is a 55,000...
The 8-Man Bob Cleverley Class C All-Star football game took place on June 5 in Butte. One Carter County High School player, Jared Pardee, represented the Bulldogs in Butte alongside Head Coach Tenadore Kittelmann. Kittelmann and Pardee were on the winning side as the Red team defeated the Blue team, 34-28. Cousins Playing on the Blue team was Kittelmann's cousin, Tucker Johnstone (son of Justin and Kris Johnstone) from Park City. When asked about the chance to coach against...
The 13th Annual Leaders, Legends, and Legacies Football Camp took place last week in Ekalaka. There was an outstanding turnout at this year's camp with nearly 100 kids participating. Campers came from all over the state, North Dakota, South Dakota and even one player from Florida. Coaches shared knowledge and life lessons to the young athletes. This year's scholarship winners showed great talent on and off the field. The $1000 John Wayne True Grit Scholarship, donated by B & B...
It will be a short week after the July 4th holiday and temperatures will likely be heating up! We encourage everyone to be safe and take care during these hot summer days. Some quick reminders; inside temps of vehicles can very quickly reach 120 degrees so never leave children or pets inside, hydrate with water or non-caffeine drinks and keep an eye out for heat stroke symptoms which can sneak up on someone. A few of the symptoms include throbbing headache, dizziness and light-headedness, lack of sweating and muscle weakness...
Those of you who follow Facebook probably know that I made a trip to Ekalaka last week. Actually it wasn’t so much a trip to Ekalaka as a trip to Camp Needmore for a family reunion. I did get to Ekalaka and will tell you of my impressions. First the trip; I flew from Sacramento to Denver and then rode to Ekalaka with my sister Marti and her husband Roy Cornwell. I asked for wheelchair service for the trip since I have trouble walking. That was a real lifesaver, instead of being worn out, I was quite able to function n...
Doris Darlene (Burch) Turnbough, age 83, of Broadus, Montana passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021, at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana after a valiant health battle for many months. She was born on February 21, 1938, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to R.O. and Eunice P. Major Burch, who ranched on Box Elder Creek near Ridgeway, Montana. She joined a four-year-old sister, Charlotte, and her younger brother, Robert O., joined the family four years later. Doris attended...
The Carter County Community Foundation was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from ONEOK, Inc. for Ekalaka Veteran’s Park, a memorial at Perso Park on the corner of Speelmon Street East and Main Street. Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation (EPEDC) is providing grant writing services to help find funding for the project. This new construction will feature a beautiful stone wall with seals from all of the military branches, a masoned patio and benches for rest and reflection. Solar spotlights will be added to light u...
Carter County is again moving into Stage I fire restrictions, beginning at midnight on Friday, June 25, 2021. The announcement comes after continued high temperatures and drought conditions have plagued the area. Last week, the Eagle reported that record high temperatures were reached on six of the first 15 days in June. In addition to high temps, Ekalaka has received only 0.12 inches of rain in June, according to the National Weather Service. Average all-time precipitation...
In the Fall of 2020, The Ekalaka Bible Church was approved to become a sponsoring organization for Carter County High School's “School-to-Work Program.” For many years now the Carter County High School has offered a School-to-Work program for eligible juniors and seniors. The participating students are released from school to work at one of several of the participating businesses around town. This provides students with an opportunity to gain job experience by doing supervised work as well as an opportunity to receive on-...
Mid-Rivers Communications recently donated a total of $19,250 to twenty-one Emergency Medical Service (EMS)/ambulance service providers and 34 fire departments in the Mid-Rivers service area. These local protectors receive annual donations in recognition of the vital services they provide Mid-Rivers’ members, employees and facilities. Local providers in receipt of this donation include the Carter County Ambulance Service and Ekalaka Fire Department....
