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As of Tuesday, November 3, Montana reports a cumulative total of 35,159 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 909 new cases since yesterday, 12,770 active cases, and 21,990 people considered recovered. State officials also report that 1,384 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 389 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 399 Montana deaths attributed to the disease, including 3 deaths in Carter County. Carter County reported a total of twenty-nine active...
The Carter County Bulldogs ended their football season in the first round of the playoffs at Park City last Saturday. Bulldog miscues on offense cost them in the first half. Twice receivers ran in the Panthers' secondary open but passes didn't connect. They also had a false start inside the ten yard line that effectively ended what was perhaps their best drive of the game. The Bulldogs ended the half with possession of the football, failing to score from a goal-to-go...
My last article tells of Mrs. Quam, and of the letters she and Ruth received while the four boys were in the service. Now I would like to give you readers more history and information on this family and as stated, seven children were born-- six boys and one girl. Ruth the daughter, wrote the Shifting Scenes article and has an article in the April 8, 1960 Ekalaka Eagle. I am going to use information from both. "Arthur, oldest son, was born in Deadwood and came to Montana as a...
Earlier this year, Carter County Museum called on community members to send in quilt block designs that would be used to create a community quilt. In September, Denise Elmore of Forty 5 Degrees North and Museum Director Sabre Moore quilted the top. Now, the quilt is finished and will become a part of the museum's collection. Quilter quotes "I think UNITY illustrates our museum community. Citizens of our county donating money, time and energy towards preserving our past and...
As of Tuesday, October 27, Montana reports a cumulative total of 29,346 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 855 new cases since yesterday, 10,060 active cases, and 18,981 patients considered recovered. State officials also report that 1,245 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 350 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 305 Montana deaths attributed to the disease. Carter County reported a total of thirty-six active cases of COVID-19 in the county on...
Their daughter Ruth has some memories and descriptions of her mother I would like to share. “Mrs. Quam spoke of the times on the ranch when they didn’t know where their next sack of flour was coming from, but they managed to get by. She often told how she would mend clothes and then re-mend them, as there was no money for new things at the time.” Ruth also comments that Mrs. Quam was essentially a home loving person, a fine character with strong devotion to her family. Another memory of the area: Mr. Quam and some of his n...
As of Tuesday, October 20, Montana reports a cumulative total of 24,093 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 706 new cases since yesterday, 8,999 active cases, and 14,842 patients considered recovered. State officials also report that 1,055 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 360 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 252 Montana deaths attributed to the disease. Carter County reported a total of twenty-three active cases of COVID-19 in the county on...
Carter County High School defeated the Wildcats in Circle last Thursday to secure their spot in the Montana 8-Man football playoffs. The Bulldogs went fifty-two yards on 9 plays in the game’s opening drive for their first score. The score came on a short quarterback keeper up the middle by Turner Tooke. The ensuing conversion try failed. After a defensive stand, the Bulldogs had a holding call on their second possession that pinned them deep in their own territory, forcing them to punt the ball for the first time this s...
Carter County Sheriff Neil Kittelmann, with the approval of the Carter County Commission, announced on Monday, October 19 that the 2020 burn ban has been lifted. Residents of Carter County must call in to the sheriff’s office at (406) 775-8743 with any planned burns and are reminded to use extreme caution while burning....
Don’t wait any longer to get your ballot in the mail, local Election Administrator Pamela Castleberry is recommending. At the very least, mail your ballot at least two weeks before Election Day, to ensure it has plenty of time to arrive. Mail ballots need to arrive by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3 to be counted. Guidance from the U.S. Postal Service gives voters more time to return their ballot. The Postal Service advises voters to mail their ballot at least a week before Election Day. Castleberry, though, encourage voters t...
As of Tuesday, October 13, Montana reports a cumulative total of 19,611 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 530 new cases since yesterday, 7,774 active cases, and 11,620 patients considered recovered. State officials also report that 911 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 294 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 217 Montana deaths attributed to the disease. The Carter County COVID-19 Task Force reported a total of fifteen active cases of COVID-19...
The Carter County junior high football team ended a successful year on October 6 with one final practice in which they ran from the school parking lot to the top of "C Hill" to celebrate their enjoyable season and new coaching staff. Head coach Carson Hilliard and assistant Rusty Spencer led the team as they headed for the hill. Coach Ches Meyer was unable to attend, but was recognized as well by the group. Eighth grade players made their mark on the hill and all the boys...
A fire that started on Monday approximately sixteen miles south of Ekalaka on Highway 323 burned 3,177 acres. The fire was aided by high winds and jumped the highway, making it to Box Elder Creek. Four different producers had land burned. The fire was about six miles long and one mile wide. Units from Carter County Rural Fire, Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department, BLM, Baker, Plevna, Harding County, the forest service and Alzada Fire Department were on scene. DNRC also sent two...
On October 7, Carter County reported three confirmed active cases of COVID-19 and was no longer under the governor’s mask mandate. By October 10, the county reported four active cases and went back under the directive requiring masks. The next day, three individuals were reported as recovered and the county went back to one active case, meaning no masks were required. Then, on Tuesday Carter County reached a new high for confirmed active cases with 15, again falling under Governor Bullock’s mask mandate....
As of Tuesday, October 6, Montana reports a cumulative total of 15,347 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 504 new cases since yesterday, 4,983 active cases, and 10,172 patients considered recovered. State officials also report that 773 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 216 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 192 Montana deaths attributed to the disease. On Tuesday, the Carter County COVID-19 Task Force reported a total of seven active cases of...
October’s Carter County Chamber of Commerce meeting will take place on Thursday, October 8, beginning at 5:50 p.m. inside Wagon Wheel Café. The meeting will start with a business news round table. Afterwards, an update on the 2021 chamber sponsored calendars will be given. The chamber’s role with the Montana Mainstreet Project will also be up for discussion at the meeting, and plans for the chamber’s annual Festifall celebration will be reviewed....
Are you having trouble with winter heating bills? Southeast Electric Cooperative offers energy assistance in conjunction with the Action for Eastern Montana LIEAP program. Assistance is for the cost of your heating, which may be propane or electricity. If you qualify through the LIEAP Program you will also receive additional assistance on your electric bill. If you received assistance last year, you will be sent the application form directly from Action for Eastern Montana. Applications are available online at AEMT.org or...
Earlier this year, local teen Katie Tooke was battling health problems. She spent almost an entire month seriously ill before finally being diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder. That was about the same time everything got shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Ekalaka Public Schools went to online instruction from March 16 through the end of the 2020-2021 school year. Tooke was at home, isolated from friends and activities like the rest of her classmates. After a rough th...
After reporting one case of COVID-19 in Carter County early last week, the Carter County COVID-19 Task Force reported a total of three active cases last Wednesday. At an emergency meeting that evening, school board members voted to close Ekalaka Public Schools until 4 p.m. on Friday. All high school and junior high activities, including volleyball games scheduled for Thursday in Jordan, were canceled. After the school reopened, Friday night’s varsity football game versus Forsyth and Saturday’s volleyball games versus Cir...
The Montana Learning Center and Carter County Museum partnered this summer to provide students in eighth through 12th grade an unforgettable learning experience as working paleontologists. At Camp Clades & Spades, campers and staff from the Learning Center and the Carter County Museum spent two and a half days at an active dig site in the Pierre Shale Formation in Eastern Montana, excavating the tail end of a mosasaur -- a 75 million-year-old predatory marine reptile of the...
The Carter County Bulldogs marched the ball effectively on offense all night against the Forsyth Dogies at home on Rowley Field last Friday night. But, what was even more impressive was their defense as they held the Dogies scoreless and forced a number of turnovers. The Dogs first offensive drive ended in a fifteen yard Turner Tooke scamper at the 3:59 mark in the first quarter. Freshman tailback Ethan Frye, who was called to duty to replace injured senior Jared Pardee, ran...
Every year, National 4-H Week sees millions of youth, parents, volunteers, and alumni come together to celebrate the many positive youth development opportunities offered by 4-H. The theme for this year's National 4-H Week, Opportunity4All, is a campaign that was created by National 4-H Council to rally support for Cooperative Extension's 4-H program and identify solutions to eliminate the opportunity gap that affects 55 million kids across America. With so many children...
Ballots for the 2020 general election will be mailed to all active Carter County voters on October 9, 2020. Ballots can be returned by mail (P.O. Box 315) or delivered to the Carter County Clerk and Recorder's Office, located inside the courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka. Active voters may also elect to vote in person by bringing the ballot that was mailed to them, along with all envelopes, to the clerk and recorder's office. Their, they can fill out their ballot, place...
The Carter County Senior Center will open its doors to the public on October 5th. There will be several measures taken to fulfill the requirements of Phase 2 of Governor Bullock’s reopening plan. Everyone will have their temperature taken with a contact-less thermometer before being permitted to enter the facility. Patrons will be signed in and asked to use sanitizer. No more than twenty-two individuals will be allowed inside the center at a time. Congregate meals will be set up for no more than 20 individuals at a time. T...
On Wednesday morning, the Carter County COVID-19 Task Force announced that the county has its first positive case of COVID-19. The case is described as “secondary to a COVID-19 outbreak in Powder River County. Powder River County is now above the four-active-case threshold for the mask mandate enacted July 15. Powder River County High School will begin remote online instruction beginning on Thursday, September 24th through Friday, October 2nd. They have also canceled all school activities and sports through October 3. P...
