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I would like to share one comment as I begin; Bill Lavell and Madlon Brence mentioned one individual, Lee Bair, recently in their articles and it brought back my memories of this man. As I remember, he had lost a leg and became a salesman. As Madlon reports, Lee sold for Minnesota Woolen. Around 1950 or 1951, he came to our apartment where he measured and sold me a pair of dress trousers from Minnesota Woolen, which were delivered later with a perfect fit. I will now reflect on some past neighbors, Frank and Clara Nies, who...
The junior class will be hosting Carter County High School prom this Saturday, April 28. The public is invited to attend grand march at 8:00 p.m. The king and queen will be crowned following grand march and prom will continue for high school students and their guests until midnight....
I don’t remember when I first met Ernest Tooke. I don’t believe that he went to grade school in Ekalaka, but I might be wrong. So when I arrived at CCHS, as a freshman, he was a junior in the same grade as my sister, Bertha. I’m sure that I knew him before that. Of course, everyone knew the Tookes, Feek and Faye and all the others along with their families. Ernie, as we called him then, was definitely one of the boys and a very popular one at that. All of the guys liked him immensely and he was very much a ladies man as we...
With my article about the Ekalaka Independent Basketball Tournaments giving information about scores, players, referees, businesses, etc., I never presented who placed in the top four during those nine years. I will include it at the bottom of this article and, as you will see, there were some close games and high scores. In the list of individual high scoring games published previously, I overlooked Dan Marinkovich who scored thirty five in a game in 1956 and was an all tourney player that year. Marinkovich was a teacher...
A HONOR ROLL (3.5 GPA or higher) Claire Callahan Caleb Fix Seth Kennedy Kari Kittelmann Whitney Kittelmann Wyatt Kittelmann Hannah LaBree Heather LaBree Heidi LaBree Tylee Loehding Mick O’Connor Tyra O’Connor Jaden Pardee Jared Pardee Rose Rychner Ryan Rychner Darin Schallenberger Ashley Schmid Kennedy Tooke Kenzie Tooke Tori Tooke Turner Tooke Cameron Wolenetz Sean Wolenetz B HONOR ROLL (3.0 - 3.49 GPA) Brennen Bonsell Kyleigh Bonsell Lauryn DeFrance Katy Ivy Cardell Laughery Joseph McHenry Emily O’Connell Adrian Rios Amaya...
That’s right, it happened again; snow, wind and hazardous driving conditions postponed the medical appointment to deal with my trygeminal nerve pain in the lower right jaw. That happened in January, February, but we mistakenly thought April would be safe. We should have remembered the year Katie tried to come home from Billings on spring break; we followed her all the way from Miles City to be sure she made it safely. Driving conditions were questionable in Ekalaka, on April 5, but got worse the farther west you went. We w...
A funeral service for Ernest "Ernie" Tooke, 81, of Ekalaka, MT, will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka with Jesse LaBree officiating. Burial will take place in Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Visitation for Ernie will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 6 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka. Ernie passed away Tuesday, April 3, 3018 at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka, MT. Ernest Earl Tooke was born December 18, 1936 to Chandler (Feek) and...
I am going to throw several different memories of individuals, tourney games, and records during those tourney years into my article this week. My last article had information about Carsten Loken. Many of you may not remember, but he was known more as "Dutch" Loken. I also want to state that girls high school basketball had not started when I was a referee. When I was in grade school, we played the high school girls-the game was different then. There were six players, three...
Myrna Ellen Metz (Loken) passed away on March 29, 2018 of natural causes in Seattle, WA (where she had moved from Billings, MT in 2015). She was born in Belle Fourche, South Dakota on November 22nd, 1928 to Mary Lee Richardson and Lorenz Anderson. Myrna was the oldest of five siblings including Wilbur Anderson, Wayne Anderson, Lorene Rowland, and Lee Arbuckle. Myrna spent her early years on a small ranch and attending school in Colony, Wyoming. Her father Lorenz passed away when she was nine years old. In 1942, her mother...
Our mom and grandma, Linda Blanc, entered this world on February 6, 1946. She passed on to a better place on Friday March 16, 2018 in Kalispell Montana. Linda was born to Lowell and Ruth Bergstrom in Portland, Oregon. She was soon joined by a brother, John. The family moved to Willard, Montana when Linda was young, eventually purchasing a ranch southeast of Ekalaka in the Tie Creek area. This was a place that Mom loved dearly. She attended a one room country school, and...
A funeral service for Sandra Sterns, 71, of Ekalaka, was held on March 26, 2018 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Tom Stieg officiating. Visitation took place one hour prior to the service. Sandra passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Dahl Memorial Hospital in Ekalaka. Sandra Pauline (Goff) Sterns was born on December 17, 1946 to Stanley and Kathleen (Butler) Goff in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Sandy was the oldest of four girls. Growing up, she enjoyed attending school...
A funeral service for Vernon Emery, 80, of Ekalaka, MT, will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 30, 2018 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka, with Pastor Jon Champlin officiating. Burial will take place in Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 29, 2018 at the funeral home. Vernon passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Fallon Medical Complex in Baker, MT from a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Vernon Leon was born on...
As I continued to referee for several years, I was included in the top rating as an official. I was chosen for tournaments — the first being a Class C District A Tournament in Sidney, MT. Almost every referee looks forward to working a tournament. I believe the year was 1961 and the teams were Froid, Culbertson, Bainville, Brockton, Savage, Richey, Frazer, and Lambert. Some of these schools have now combined because of enrollment. A memory from this tourney was that Mr. Kenneth K. Kins was the coach of the Brockton I...
As time moved on, I decided I would like to work games other than just at Ekalaka. Individuals who worked sports activities belong to an organization called Montana Officials Association (MOA) and had groups in Miles City and Glendive. I decided to take the basketball test and become a member of the organization. I didn’t pass. After much study with the rule book and a book called the “Case” book, I passed. The “Case” book was a wonderful book that had every kind of situation and problem that could come about as a referee w...
While the federal primary election calendar has been opened, so have local school elections. Trustee candidates are being allowed to file for election in the respective school districts for which they reside. Last week Joy Price was incorrectly listed as the clerk for School District #1. Megan Stephens is the clerk and can be reached by calling (406) 767-5674. The position open for School District #1 is currently held by Heather Brownfield and will be a three-year term. Lane Pilster’s term will be up in School District #56. I...
School elections are slated for May, 2018. Individuals interested in serving on the school board may file for positions that are up for election. Petitions for Election for Carter County High School or School District #15 positions can be obtained by contacting Lora Tauck at 406-775-8765. Positions are also open for School District #1. To file, contact Joy Price at 406-427-5404. Alicia Olson can be reached for positions open in School District #56. Alicia’s number is 406-828-4554....
Twin Falls, Idaho-Dorothy Remillard, our loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, and Friend passed away into God's Heavenly Garden on January 23, 2018. Dorothy Dune Ward Remillard was born in Carter County, Ekalaka, Montana on September 25, 1932 on the family homestead to Leonard Ward and Mary Wheat Ward. She was the seventh of nine children! Being raised on the homestead, Dorothy developed her strengths and appreciation for family and the simple things in...
Rosary vigil for Harriet Speelmon will be held February 12, 2018 at 7 PM at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Ekalaka. Funeral services will be February 13, 2018, at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church at 11 AM with lunch to follow at the Parish Hall. Interment will be at a later date. Harriet Speelmon departed this earth on January 14, 2018 at her home in Ekalaka, MT with her daughters Dolly and Sally at her side. On June 20, 1929, Frank and Clara (Berg) Nies welcomed Harriet Ru...
Carter County High School gymnasium was alive with color on Saturday, February 3, as Bulldog fans dressed to show their support for cancer research. The William C. Rowley Chapter of National Honor Society sponsored their annual “Fight with Bulldog Power” event that afternoon during the basketball games between Wibaux and Carter County. Fans were encouraged to wear bright colors representing the colors of awareness ribbons for various cancers. Breast cancer’s pink ribbon is well recognized, but each type of cancer is repre...
I wish to take this opportunity to do two things. First, I would like to announce that I have filed for the republican nomination for the office of Carter County Commissioner, District 3. Along with this, I wanted to take this opportunity, for those who do not know me, to get to know me a little better. I will of course be visiting with many of you during the course of the campaign, and look forward to doing so, but for those who do not know me I will attempt to make this brief and look forward to visiting with all about...
Funeral Mass for T. Boyne Gundlach, 87, of Ekalaka, will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka, MT with Father Phillip Chinnappan celebrating. Burial will follow in Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. with a time of sharing starting at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, January 26th at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka. Boyne passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the Hospice unit in Miles City, MT. Theodore...
I would like to continue with my memories of our early and special neighbors, but first I want to share about the reminiscing section from the Eagle dated December 15, 2017. In that section, there was an article from 70 years ago headlined "BAKER MEETS BULLDOGS IN OPENER HERE TONITE." It listed the names of the basketball players, all a part of my high school years, and very special friends of mine over the years. Yes, I have a couple pictures of that team, and yes it was a...
December, 2017 - December 1st fell on a Friday and the morning activity was group exercise lead by Virginia Rychner. Group exercises are scheduled three times a week with very good participation. Later that afternoon, a going away party was held for Debbie Reynolds. Debbie made the decision to move away from our little town and seek new employment. Wishing you the very best Debbie! Monday afternoon, a "Paint and Sip" party took place in the dining room. The supplies; canvas,...
Montana State University Bozeman recently announced its undergraduate honor rolls for the fall semester of 2017. There are two MSU honor roll lists: the President’s and the Dean’s Honor Roll. Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours to be on either list. Students with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher are included on the Dean’s Honor Roll. The Dean’s Honor Roll includes 3,416 students and of those listed, three were former Carter County High School students. The individuals that were listed on the Dean’s...
Funeral services for Florine Cleveland Schell were held January 17, 2018 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka, MT. Burial followed in Beaverlodge Cemetery. Florine passed away on the morning of January 11, 2018. Florine Gail Richards was born on September 7, 1933 to Clarence and Gussie (Burch) Richards in a log house on Cabin Creek, Carter County Montana. She was delivered by her father as the mid-wife did not arrive in time. She was born just in time for the "horse roundup on C...
