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There continue to be low positive case numbers of COVID-19 in Montana and zero in Carter County. As of Tuesday, there has not been a new case of COVID-19 in Montana for six days! The total positive cases in Montana is 479. On May 20th, Governor Bullock issued the directive outlining Phase 2 of re-opening Montana. Phase 2 begins on June 1st. Even though the directive allows for people to gather in groups of fifty, social distancing is still recommended whenever possible, even...
Yvonne Adair Kortum, the fourth of nine children, was born February 24, 1945 to Bud and Edith Kortum. Her short but brave fight with cancer ended with her family and loyal dog, Spud, by her side in Melstone on May 22, 2020. Yvonne spent her childhood roaming the Chalk Buttes and graduated from Carter County High School in 1963. She married Homer Meade in September of 1963. In this marriage, Yvonne shared two sons, Buddy Flynn and Billy Ray. Yvonne, Homer, and the boys spent...
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic is a serious global threat, in reality, it comes down to communities to implement local mitigation strategies to slow the transmission of the virus. Mitigation is the action of reducing the severity or seriousness of something; in this case, mitigation is done to prevent or minimize catastrophic events caused by COVID-19. Since there are no vaccines or medications available to prevent or treat COVID-19, community mitigation is crucial right...
Humanities Montana has awarded over $100,000 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funds to support cultural institutions across the state. In the weeks ahead, they will continue to distribute nearly $400,000 in grants to the state’s museums, historic sites, and other humanities-focused nonprofits affected by the COVID-19 health crisis. The first round of Humanities Montana CARES Act Grants of up to $5,000 were awarded to primarily small and rural organizations, including Wild Rose Center on the Northern C...
To launch their summer programming series, the Carter County Museum blasts off with two virtual star parties. These virtual events will take place on Friday, May 22 and Saturday, May 23, both at 8 p.m. The star parties will be posted on the Carter County Museum Facebook page as live events. Museum Educator Steve Hobe will host the night, providing in depth presentations and narration for the evening. Each program will be roughly half an hour packed with a dive into each...
As of the afternoon of May 12th, there are zero cases of COVID-19 in Carter County and only 461 positive cases in Montana. Montana residents have done an excellent job of following the guidelines to slow the transmission. Also, public health departments in Montana have been phenomenal at slowing and stopping transmission by interviewing people found to be positive with COVID-19 and their contacts. Doing this ensures those folks are in isolation and quarantine, and that the...
COVID-19 is high on everyone’s radar, and there continues to be zero cases in Carter County. However, we have to remember there are other diseases out there which we must be aware of and protect ourselves, like tick-borne diseases. Because Spring is here, and so are ticks! I have already found five on my puppy... There are many species of ticks in Montana that are capable of transmitting a variety of viral, bacterial, and parasitic illnesses to humans and other mammals, like pet dogs. However, you can reduce your risk of b...
I have written about “Bud” Asbury, including some information on his parents (Elmo & Bessie), his education, graduation from Carter County High School in 1928 and a small amount on his love for ranching, riding bucking horses and bulldogging. The short article in “Shifting Scenes” about Bud mentions nothing about his marriage to Edna, but there is a lot of information on her family, where they lived, her education, teaching time, and yes, her marriage to Bud and some of their life on the Asbury Ranch. Let’s share her artic...
The Carter County FFA chapter will not be hosting an annual end-of-year banquet. Chapter officers have instead decided to proceed with the hired hand auction. Members of the organization will not be auctioned off like normal. Instead, CCHS FFA is doing an online sale. Students will be available to work for one, 8 hour day. Each student's work will be priced at $120. A list of available students will be posted on the schools Facebook page next week. The hired hands will be available on a first-come, first-served basis....
The Carter County Clerk and Recorder's Office has been busy preparing 2020 federal primary ballots for mailing on May 8. Due to the COVID-19 threat, an order from Governor Bullock gave counties in Montana the option to hold all-mail ballot elections for the primary. Ballots will be sent to all active voters in Carter County. An affirmation envelope with prepaid postage is included and all an elector has to do is mark his/her ballot, seal it in the green secrecy envelope,...
As of May 5th, Carter County has zero cases of COVID-19, and Montana has 456 cases; of those cases, 410 have already recovered! Since this is a new virus, information is frequently changing with new research and data. In the past week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated the list of possible symptoms associated with COVID-19. People with COVID-19 can have mild to severe symptoms, and symptoms may not appear for 14 days after exposure. People with...
The meaning and purpose of Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association expands beyond the medical care provided to our community and the people passing through our community. The economic impact of DMHA is also extremely important. The direct effect of DMHA’s impact on our local economy includes a payroll last year of $1.76 million dollars and provided 39 full time equivalent jobs. Indirectly, DMHA also produces an additional 14 non-hospital jobs. Individuals employed at Dahl Memorial Healthcare spend a portion of their salary on go...
I was looking at a memory on Facebook this morning where I had promised to write a story for the Eagle about people I had known in Carter County and those that I had met since then on Facebook. I have never written that story and really don't remember exactly what tack that I was going to take in it but I will try. Spending my whole twelve years of school in Ekalaka, of course I knew the kids that I went to school with. It would be boring to just go from one to another, saying something about them, so I will just hit a few...
Southeast Electric Cooperative encourages students and members to always be learning. Scholarship funds are always a good way to help with this goal. In the last 10 years Southeast has awarded over $50,000 in scholarships. The cooperative considers it an investment in its future. Four scholarships are offered each year. The Southeast Electric Essay Scholarship for $1,000, The Basin Electric Power Cooperative Scholarship for $1,000 and the Vern Emery Memorial Lineman...
Votes for the School District 56, Alzada, trustee mail ballot election were counted on Tuesday evening at Carter County Courthouse. Unofficial results show that John Courtney defeated Tara Lynn Thomas for election to the board. Courtney received 35 votes while Thomas had 19. In total, 98 ballots were mailed to active voters in the district. Four of those ballots were returned as undeliverable. Fifty-four ballots were counted for a 56 percent voter turnout....
Edward "Bub" Stuart passed away peacefully at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, SD on April 30, 2020. Ed or Bub (as he was sometimes referred to) was born at the home of Susan Kerr in Ekalaka, MT., to Walter and Alta Stuart. He graduated from Carter County High School and joined the Navy. After his time in the service Bub married Virginia Melum on May 23, 1954. To this union five children were born Jim, Rusty, Darla, Mary and Bill. Bub worked various jobs in his lifetime...
Carter County Election Administrator Pam Castleberry said this week that ballots for Montana's primary election will be mailed to Carter County voters on Friday, May 8. Locally, there are only two filings for the primaries. Republican incumbent Tracey D. Walker filed for Clerk of District Court/Superintendent of Schools and Republican incumbent Rod Tauck has filed for reelection to the county commission. Registered voters within the county will also be voting on the Dahl...
As of April 28th, Carter County had zero cases of COVID-19, and Montana had 451 cases; of those cases, 356 have recovered. On April 22nd, Governor Bullock held a press conference that laid out plans to reopen Montana. Carter County Board of Health held a meeting on April 24th and decided that Carter County will follow the Governor's directions for reopening. Phase one of reopening began on April 26th, with churches having services. Retail stores reopened on April 27th, and...
On April 22, Governor Bullock announced a phased program for gradually reopening the State of Montana allowing more normal routines that were enjoyed prior to the COVID-19 shutdown. A motion was made by Commissioner Rod Tauck and seconded by Commissioner Mike Watkins to reopen Carter County offices for regular business effective Monday, April 27, at 10 a.m. Carter County will continue to adhere to physical distancing protocols within the confined areas of the courthouse,...
Funeral services for Leroy "Whitey" Jardee, 73, of Ekalaka will be 2 p.m., Friday May 1, 2020 at Stevenson Funeral Home of Ekalaka. Due to COVID-19, social distancing guidelines will be in practice. For those unable to be seated in the main area, there are speakers outside. The service will be livestreamed on the Stevenson Funeral Home Facebook page on Friday. Burial will follow at the Beaverlodge Cemetery of Ekalaka. Family will be receiving friends on Thursday, April 30...
Leah Zoe Waldren, age 93, passed away January 8, 2020, at Dahl Memorial Nursing Home in Ekalaka. Zoe was born in Baker, on May 20, 1926, to Arthur E. "Big Kid" and Gladys Speelmon Dague. She attended school in Ekalaka and graduated from Carter County High School in 1943. She worked for Ray Nickerson in the Carter County Clerk and Recorder's office for a few months after graduation. She left Ekalaka with friends of her parents for San Francisco, CA, and worked as a secretary fo...
Delbert Lee Justice, 89, of Ekalaka died Friday, April 10, 2020, at his home. He was born February 16, 1931, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, to James Richard Justice and Hilja Adrianne Jeremiason-Justice. He graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1949. Delbert later attended the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, studying electrical engineering, and, as a member of the South Dakota National Guard, was called into service by the U.S. Army during...
Tamara Ann "Tammy" Meade, age 71, of Ekalaka passed away peacefully on Monday, April 13 at Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City. Tammy was born on August 16, 1948 in Baker, Montana the youngest of five children. She grew up in Ekalaka where she attended grade school and high school. Tammy loved playing baseball as a child and pitched better than most of the boys her age. She often said that if she could have played one sport, it would have been baseball. At the age of 10,...
As of Tuesday afternoon, there were no cases of COVD-19 in Carter County. Statewide, 437 people had tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. To prevent the spread and to keep people healthy, know how to protect yourself and others from being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Since there is not a vaccine available to prevent COVID-19, the best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus. This virus is thought to spread mainly...
Note: This article is the final in a series about the founders of the Carter County Geological Society and museum. Each story features a founder, their story and items they have donated. Without the vision, intellect and orderly mind of Walter H. Peck, The Geological Society might have just become caretakers of collections of unidentified fossils and artifacts. His curiosity and love of natural history compelled him to not only collect, but to understand the history behind...
