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Votes were tallied Tuesday night for the recent school election. Unofficial results show that Lynn Williams and Tye B. Williams have been elected to fill three-year terms as trustees for Ekalaka Elementary District #15 and High School District #3. Lynn Williams received 266 votes and Tye B. Williams received 186 votes. Both defeated incumbents Micheal Ashbrook and Cassidy Jesperson who received 184 votes and 121 votes, respectively. Voter turnout was at 63 percent as 405...
On April 29th, Ekalaka Elementary students celebrated Arbor Day with an afternoon full of presentations and programs. The day's events were put together by fourth grade teacher Johanna Tooke. Students spent time at seven different stations celebrating the holiday, and many of those stations were headed by local volunteers. Phil Cook, Wayne Yost, Lynn Williams, Jenn Hall, Zeb Wright and the Carter County Conservation District all spent time with the students. After the...
Migration of young adults out of rural communities for college or jobs in larger communities is shown in the U.S. Census data. In contrast, the Census also reflects a trend of in-migration of people aged 30-49 to rural counties. A new survey launching in late April by Montana State University and MSU Extension will gather data about who is moving into Montana communities, where they are coming from and why they are moving. New community residents in their 30’s and 40’s have been called the “Brain Gain” by Ben Winches...
Votes for the Alzada School District 56 trustee mail ballot election were counted on Tuesday evening at Carter County Courthouse. Unofficial results show that Miranda Hendrickson has been elected to fill a three-year term as trustee, defeating Ashlee Thomas and Lane R. Pilster. Hendrickson received 33 votes while Thomas had 23 and Pilster had 15. In total, 74 ballots were returned by active voters in the district. Three of those ballots were returned as undeliverable....
Public Health Nurse Trish Loughlin will be available for COVID-19 vaccination shot appointments on Wednesday, May 12 and Wednesday, May 19. To schedule an appointment or for more information call 406-775-6332. Offices are currently located in the basement of Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka....
My father’s family is traced back to West Virginia, which was still Virginia when my great-great and great-grandfather lived there before moving west. There are Curry/Currey family reunions in West Virginia to this day. I was told by a cousin there that all people with our name in WV are related. ‘Currey’ and ‘Curry’ were used interchangeably, there at that time. I researched this part of the family the last few years using Ancestry.com and other sources. It is postulated that the family may have come from Northeast...
Sign-up forms for Carter County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Community Wide Garage Sale are now available at the town office. This year it will take place on Saturday, June 5. Locals interested in participating in the yard sale have until May 26 to sign up. The sheets have a place to write name, street address, items for sale and phone number. The form can also be filled out online at: https://form.jotform.com/211024259071142, or by clicking on the link posted on the chamber’s facebook page. A $10 fee to sign up, payable to...
Ekalaka Elementary District #15 recently made an offer, which has been accepted, to buy a private property located at 228 Senator Street in Ekalaka. The property consists of Lots 4 & 5, Block 2 of the Cady Addition, next to Rowley Field. The school has not yet taken possession of the property. Discussion over the property began at school board meetings last fall, shortly after the school had a home moved onto land it already owned next to the property at 228 Senator Street....
Funeral Service for Alice May Bazil, 96, of Ekalaka, Montana will be April 27, 2021, 1 p.m. at Stevenson Funeral Home of Ekalaka. A prayer service will take place on April 26, 6 p.m. at Stevenson Funeral Home of Ekalaka. Visitation will be April 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Stevenson Funeral Home of Ekalaka. Alice May Bazil Carlisle of Ekalaka, Mt passed away April 17, 2021, just a few short weeks before turning 97 years old. Alice May Bazil was born on May 3, 1924 in Alliance,...
The Carter County Clerk of District Court will be unavailable to process marriage applications or passports between May 10th and May 14th. The office will be open, however these services will not be available. The office apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause....
Dear Editor, I wanted to take a minute and explain why I have decided to run for another term on the Ekalaka Public Schools School Board. Let me start by saying how thankful I am for the support and votes for the last nine years while I have been serving on the school board. To say it has been a learning and educational experience is a true understatement. The three terms I have served have brought about many changes and challenges: • Building the new elementary school building • Learning school finances and how monies are al...
The junior class will be hosting Carter County High School prom this Saturday, April 17. The public is invited to attend grand march at 8 p.m. inside the gymnasium. Please bring canned goods to be donated to the food bank for admission. Royalty will be crowned immediately following grand march and prom will continue for high school students and their guests until midnight....
Carter and Fallon Counties are holding a private applicator training on May 5th in Baker at the Fallon County Exhibit Hall. The class will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This class will cover topics on the private applicator exam. Those attending will be able to take the test upon conclusion of the class. The extension agent from Wibaux County will be proctoring as there is currently no extension agent for Carter or Fallon County. The class will cost $15 to attend and will include materials and lunch. An additional cost of $12...
Ballots will be mailed Thursday for school elections throughout Carter County. On the high school ballot that will be mailed to voters throughout the county is a building reserve fund levy proposition in the amount of $150,000 per year for three years, totaling $450,000. Most recently, building reserve funds were used to replace the boiler system in the high school. The funds are for the purpose of proper maintenance or repair on the aging building. Voters in Elementary District #15/High School District #3 will also be...
Candidate filing for the Town of Ekalaka Municipal Election opens April 22 and closes June 21. Interested individuals may file a Declaration for Nomination for one of the open positions at the Carter County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, 214 Park Street in Ekalaka. Only active registered voters who reside within the Town of Ekalaka are eligible to file. Three council seats are up for election in the upcoming election. Open will be one, 4-year term and two, 2-year terms. Also open will be the 4-year term for mayor. Anyone i...
Trish Loughlin, Carter County Public Health Nurse will be in the Carter County Public Health Office on Friday, April 16, Tuesday, April 20, and Thursday, April 29, 2021. Folks interested in scheduling an appointment may do so by calling the Public Health Department at (406) 775-6332. Moderna COVID-19 vaccination shots are still available, call in to make an appointment....
In February of last year, Ekalaka Elementary District #15 was selected for a $750,000 grant. The money, awarded by the Montana Department of Commerce Community Development Division, was granted "for the construction of a connecting wing between the elementary and high school buildings to secure the entrance and playground security," according to a letter from the governor's office that notified the school. The project to connect the two schools officially began last Friday....
This is the end of my project. I rounded off the twenty eight students up two more. There were others I went to school with in those eight years in Ekalaka. A boy with the last name Black who was the doctor’s son for example. But my memory of Mitzi and Blaine are still strong so I’ve included them, with all us others. Thank you Eric Lovec for allowing me to express myself to a town, and kids from long ago, who I still have a large place in my heart for. The Finale — Herding Cats — Two Added to Twenty Eight I’ve come to t...
The first sod was turned for construction of the new healthcare facility in Ekalaka back in September of 2019. The project is now nearing the finish line, with substantial completion expected by April 30. The goal for Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association to move into the new building, Carter County Healthcare Facility, is sometime in June. The move in date is fluid, Dahl CEO Ryan Tooke explained, because they do not know exactly when all of the new equipment will be moved in,...
submitted by CCM The Carter County Geological Society has received a grant of $6,740 from the Montana History Foundation to establish the Carter County Heritage Orchard at the Carter County Museum with the help of local ranchers, scientists, and volunteers. Funds will go towards grafting rootstock, fencing, compost, signage, and other components for the creation of the heritage orchard, the first one of its kind in eastern Montana. In 1930, two of the largest and best known...
The Board of Carter County Commissioners in regular session and in consultation with Sheriff Neil Kittelmann recently determined to enter into stage 1 fire restrictions, effective at 12:01 p.m. on Friday, April 9. Stage 1 fire restrictions help land management agencies reduce fire risk and prevent wildfires during periods of high to extreme danger. Conditions in the county and surrounding areas indicate there is a necessity in implementing these precautions. PROHIBITIONS: 1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire,...
I wrote some of the following from a building at the University of Montana where I go to write sometimes. The sight of the studious young people are an inspiration. And I did attend one quarter here in 1974, although I graduated from MSU, so I am a cross between a bobcat and a grizzly. The following are five more students I went to school with in the old high school at Ekalaka. The Leaves — Not Of Grass, But Of Our Vine I sit on the campus of U of M, Students about me boosts a man of age, To do justice to all leaves on the s...
Perso Park, the 2,250 square foot lot owned by the Town that is located at the corner of Speelmon Street East and Main Street in Ekalaka, will soon undergo an exciting change with the addition of Ekalaka Veteran's Park. 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. The Town of Ekalaka, Carter County Chamber of Commerce, Carter County Community Foundation and...
After falling victim to coronavirus last year, Carter County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Community Wide Garage Sale is back on for 2021. The event will take place on the first Saturday in June, which will be June 5th. The event will be discussed at the Chamber’s regular monthly meeting on Thursday, April 8, 6 p.m., at Southeast Electric Cooperative. Additionally, a new secretary and treasurer will be elected on April 8 since long-time director Alicia Knapp informed members that she would be stepping down during the Mar...
Regular voter registration for the Carter County High School, School District #1, #15 and #56 Elections to be held on May 4, 2021, will close at 5 p.m. on April 5. Persons who wish to register and who are not presently registered may do so by requesting a registration form by mail or by appearing before the Carter County Election Administrator. Voters who have moved or changed their name should update their registration. Inactive electors may reactivate by appearing at the pol...
