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Last weekend, Carter County High School basketball teams traveled to Lavina to play in a tournament. In their first game of the tournament—and the season—the Bulldog men took on a more experienced Westby-Grenora team. Although CCHS had six turnovers in the first quarter, compared to only one for the Thunder, they were down only one point at the end of the period. In the second quarter, Blue made only two field goals and the team was held to only six points. The Thunder put up 19, 12 of which came from beyond the thr...
The Carter County High School basketball season has begun. To ensure the safety and enjoyment of spectators attending games at CCHS, Ekalaka Elementary students were recently reminded of appropriate game attendance behavior. Students are expected to be in the gymnasium watching the games. They are not to be playing or running in other parts of the school unsupervised. Students who are not in the gym will be asked to return to their parents or whoever is supervising them. Students were also reminded to throw away their trash...
Throughout the month of November, area EMTs Wayne and Deb Yost taught Carter County High School ninth and tenth graders basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). EMTs Jim Pardee and Judy Wright helped the students with the skills test in CPR upon completion of the course. Students who took the class are now certified by the American Heart Association in basic first aid as well as adult, child, and infant CPR. The month-long course was well received by the...
Funeral services for Michael "Mike" Lovec, 68, of Baker were held December 6, 2017 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka, MT. Visitation for Mike took place one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mike passed away Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Fallon Medical Complex. Michael George Lovec was born December 2, 1948 to Emil and Eula (Cunningham) Lovec in Baker, MT. He grew up in Mill Iron and attended country school before graduating from Carter County High School. He th...
V. E. Figg and crew built our present house at its location of 521 North Central Ave in the summer of 1956. We added an addition in 1984-85. The agreement was that Phyl., and I would finish all the sheet rock and paint the house inside and stain the siding outside. The house was small but had several small rooms which made for lots of per-fa-taping and “mud” work. Material and tools were a little different at the time – a powder mixed with water for “mud” and a product called Dramax used for texture finish. Sorry no textur...
Droves of people in the holiday spirit turned out for Saturday's activities in Ekalaka. Shoppers frequented Sagebrush Service Club's annual Holiday Bazaar at Carter County High School gymnasium, and Summit National Bank's appreciation day drew around 275 visitors. Other local area businesses also took part in the festivities, giving away door prizes as well as proving to customers that there are great gifts which can be purchased locally for the holidays....
Carter County Public Health and Dahl Memorial Clinic will be hosting an influenza vaccine clinic on Saturday, November 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Carter County High School during the annual holiday bazaar. Payment of $20 per vaccine is due at time of service (cash or check only). No appointment is necessary! For any questions, please call Dahl Memorial Clinic at 775-8738....
On Tuesday, Scott Shupe of Farmington, Kentucky was at Carter County High School for around forty minutes delivering excitement, entertainment, and education for local students. Shupe is an award winning naturalist who began his professional career in 1971. Early on he worked at multiple locations in Florida and at Reptile Gardens in Rapid City, SD. Since 1978 he has provided wildlife and conservation education programming throughout the country. Ekalaka Public Schools...
Last Wednesday, October 11, was National Fossil Day, and the Carter County Museum celebrated by inviting classes from Carter County High School. Students from the math, science, and agriculture classes spent time at the museum learning about fossil collections – following a lab plan set up by Chioko Hammel, Sharon Carroll, and Seth Whitney. This collaboration helps highlight the comprehensive nature of the collections here – not only do we have dinosaurs, but we also have an...
Growing up in Ekalaka and Carter County, I always had a lot of chores to do. I first milked a cow and retained the milk, at the age of 4 and that was pretty much my job from then on. We always had a milk cow and sometimes more than one. One time my Dad brought home some goats and I had to milk them. That didn't last long because they were hard to milk and none of us liked the milk. We even had a cow at our first house, in Ekalaka. we kept her in Chapman's pasture. Often, I had to pump water for her from a very hard to pump...
The Board of Public Education has re-elected Sharon Carroll to serve as the Chair of the Board of Public Education. Carroll, appointed to the Board of Public Education in 2007 and again in 2012 is in her 22nd year of teaching math at Carter County High School. She has enjoyed a long-time affiliation with the school's science department. This past year’s collaboration also included the Carter County Museum and the Museum of the Rockies and resulted in a mobile math/science lab that is available for use throughout Montana. T...
The General Election for the Town of Ekalaka will take place on November 7th. Late registrants are able to go to the Carter County Clerk and Recorder's Office, register to vote, and vote until 8:00 p.m. Electors may also drop off their ballots at the Clerk and Recorder's Office up to 8:00 p.m. Following is some information about candidates for mayor and their thoughts on certain topics regarding Ekalaka. VICKI FIX Hi, my name is Vicki Fix. I am a DECLARED WRITE-IN CANDIDATE...
Editor's note: Mr. Jordan O'Donnell is another new face at CCHS this year. His information will be shared in a future article. School is in session once again at Carter County High and with the new year there are bound to be some new faces among the old. In this case, there have been some sparkling new additions to the high school staff and they have graciously agreed to let the community get to know them: What is your full name? Marvin Vanderpool What do you teach here in Eka...
Olga Marie Loken Freed, 99, died peacefully at home on Sunday, September 17, 2017 after a long and productive life. She was born on December 18, 1917 on a sheep ranch in Southeastern Montana-Carter County; seven years after her father had immigrated to America from Norway. She graduated from Carter County High School in Ekalaka, MT in 1935. She then attended and graduated from Holy Rosary nursing school in Miles City, MT receiving a Registered Nurse degree in 1938. She was...
Nearly 90 members attended the Dahl Memorial Healthcare Annual Member Meeting last Thursday at Carter County Events Center. Only forty-five members attended last year. At the start of the meeting CEO Nadine Elmore took a few minutes to explain to members that she has accepted another position and will be stepping down as CEO at Dahl Memorial. Elmore held the CEO position at Dahl longer than anyone else in the facility's history. She then went on to discuss several of the...
The Carter County High School Bulldogs traveled to Bainville for a six-man football game last Saturday. Blue jumped out to an early lead and made a few good stops on defense. Caleb Fix scored three times in the first quarter on runs of 8, 43, and 34 yards. Bainville, though, was able to score two times themselves, and the score at the end of the first quarter was CCHS 20, Bainville 14. In the second quarter, the heat started to take its toll on the Bulldogs. Junior back Caleb Fix had to come out of the game. He missed most...
Where did August go? I’m sorry, August got away from me, and I didn’t get an article in the paper. However, now you will be fortunate enough to read two articles from me this month! The kids are back in school, and with the start of school comes school sports! I’m so excited, because my daughter is in the 5th grade this year, and starts volleyball. So, I’ve got my car fueled up and my running shoes on to keep up with her! However, along with school sports, inevitably also come concussions. You may have heard in the past th...
A funeral service for Celia Yates, 89, of Ekalaka, MT, was held September 5, 2017 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka. Burial took place in Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Celia passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at Billings Clinic in Billings, MT. Celia Elizabeth Owen was born to John and Mary Owen June 2, 1928 in Deadwood, South Dakota. She was one of four children and grew up on the family ranch in the Ridgeway, Montana area. She asked Jesus Christ to be her savior at the age of...
The 2017 Positive Choices Youth Conference will be held September 19th and 20th, 2017. This year’s speaker is Kevin Honeycutt. Honeycutt is a Technology Integration Specialist in central Kansas, where he researches and designs programs and trainings with a strong passion for helping students and teachers become successful with educational uses of technology. He has worldwide reach presenting to over 100,000 students and educators each year. Honeycutt has an entertaining and positive message to empower today’s youth to tak...
Wednesday, September 13, Carter County High School juniors and seniors will attend the college fair at Dawson Community College in Glendive, MT. This is an opportunity for students to visit with recruiters to learn more about the colleges, universities, and military opportunities in Montana and bordering states. To create more excitement about college choices, school counselor Cathy Frye invites community members to wear college gear throughout the entire week, September 11 – 15. It could be your alumni college or university,...
Sagebrush Service Club will once again be sponsoring a Holiday Bazaar in Ekalaka. The annual event is slated for November 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Carter County High School. Free babysitting will be provided throughout the day, and lunch, coffee, and pie will be available. Door prizes will be drawn every 30 minutes. Interested vendors may rent a 8’x6’ space for $20, or a 5’x6’ space for $10.00. Vendors will be able to set up at 8:00 a.m. on the morning of the bazaar. To rent a space, or for questions, interes...
Last week, Governor Steve Bullock welcomed Montana students across the state back to school and highlighted growing innovation in Montana schools. "As Lisa and I send our kids back to school this week, I hope every Montana student is equally as excited as they are to return to learning, friends, sports and activities," Governor Bullock said last week. "I want to thank all of the teachers, administrators and staff who work tirelessly to prepare their classrooms and lesson...
The Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association Annual Membership Meeting will be held on September 14, 2017, 6:00 p.m., at Carter County Events Center. In addition to the annual report of facility activities, elections will be held for the two board positions currently held by Bud Powell and Brittani Brence. Below are responses of the nominees to an interview conducted with each. Dean Bruce 1. Please provide a brief biography so people who don't know you can get to know you a...
Several Carter County High School classes held reunions over the Days of '85 weekend in Ekalaka. Below are photographs from four of those reunions, including the class of 1967 who celebrated a milestone, having graduated from CCHS 50 years ago....
