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Julia Rae (Julie) Dullum, age 89, peacefully left this world early Friday morning, July 28, 2017, after complications from a broken hip. Julie was born in Ekalaka, Montana on October 28, 1927. She was the only child of Martha Loehding Strain and Ray Strain. She had 3 older half-brothers and a half-sister. She graduated from Carter County High School and moved to Helena after passing the Merit system test and getting a job at Ft. Harrison. She met her future husband, Fritz...
The first scheduled Carter County High School football practice will begin at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 10th....
A funeral service for Dorothy Stieg, 77, will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka, MT with Tom Stieg officiating. Burial will take place in Fairview Cemetery in Camp Crook, SD. Dorothy Irene (Carter) Stieg passed away at the Valley Healthcare Center in Billings on July 5, 2017. Dorothy was born on April 2, 1940, in Belle Fourche, SD. She lived with her parents, Ethan and Mary Carter, and her sister, Jane, at her parents' ranch in the Long...
Students of Ekalaka Public Schools, grades 7-12, will register for classes on Tuesday, August 8, and Wednesday, August 9, from 8 am to 4 pm in counselor Cathy Frye’s office at Carter County High School. If students are unable to register at this time, they can contact Mrs. Frye at 406-775-8614 or cathyf@ekalaka.k12.mt.us to make other arrangements. The class schedule for 2017-2018 is available on the school website, ekalaka.net....
On Thursday, August 11, people who are in town for the 2017 Days of ‘85 Fair and Rodeo can kick off their busy weekend with ladies’ night karaoke at Dawg House Pub, beginning at 9:00 p.m. The pub is also sponsoring mud volleyball at the fairgrounds on Friday morning, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Then, at 3:00 p.m., pig wrestling will take place at the fairgrounds in the same mud hole used for volleyball. Organizers are still seeking individuals interested in both of these events. To sign-up for volleyball, contact Grace Jar...
Warren O. White, 83, of Roseville, Ohio, formerly of Ekalaka, passed away, March 4, 2017 at Fairhope Hospice & Palliative Care - The Pickering House in Lancaster, Ohio following a lingering illness. Warren, the son of Everett O. and Marion C. (Bendure) White, was born 16 June 1933, in Zanesville, Ohio. He graduated Zanesville High School in 1951, attended Colorado A. & M. until 1953, when he was drafted into the US Army where he served active duty with the Military Police until 1956, when he transferred to the US Army Reserve...
I will have at least one more article on Bob and Grace Renshaw. I last wrote about how Bob had left the homestead, been elected Clerk and Recorder, rented the Lane property, and eventually moved to their permanent home in Ekalaka in 1931. Like most of us, he reports that they paid “monthly installments.” I remember, especially as a grade schooler, what a beautiful yard and home they had. There was always lots of work for the new clerk and recorder and he named the following people who helped him in his office: Eddie Syk...
David "Dave" Bruce Silvis passed away at his home in Ekalaka, Montana on January 28, 2017 at the age of 73. Dave is predeceased by his parents Vernon and Dorothy (Snow) Silvis; brother Frank Silvis; nephew Randy Anderson; and ever faithful sidekick "Beau" dog. Dave is lovingly remembered by his daughter, Michelle Bucholz (Josh) of Rozet, WY; grandsons Brayden and Braxton Bucholz of Rozet, WY; sisters Delores Anderson (Fred) of Billings, Montana; and Susan Carter (Wayne) of Sie...
Franklin Lee Arbuckle, known as Lee, was born April 30, 1943, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, to Frank and Mary Lee (Richardson) Arbuckle. Mary Lee was widowed with four small children when she married Frank, and Lee was their only child, but Frank treated Mary Lee's other four children as his own. Frank's family owned the Arbuckle Ranch in Carter County, near Alzada, Montana. Frank showed an insatiable curiosity about the rest of the world, a quality he handed down to his...
In this article I will share some Renshaw family history along with weather, crops, individuals, schools, and business information. Renshaw reports that their son, Morris, somehow had a broken hip. Guess who was there to take care of it? That’s right, Dr. B. B. Sandy who lived only about four miles northeast. It was a bad break and Dr. Sandy said there was a one in one hundred chance that Morris wouldn’t be a cripple. The first bone setting did not work and Dr. Sandy was called back to reset the hip. He made a splint, a san...
A funeral service for Owen Stieg, 83, of Ekalaka, MT was held June 19, 2017 at American Lutheran Church, Baker, with Pastors Bruce and Reba Kolasch officiating. Family received friends on June 18 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Baker. Owen passed away unexpectedly walking on the place he loved, his ranch, near Ekalaka, Montana, where he lived most of his life. Owen Murray Stieg was born September 6, 1933, during the Great Depression, to Robert H. and Isabel (Murray) Stieg at the...
A funeral service for Charlie Davis was held June 19, 2017 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Pastor Tom Herzog officiating; interment followed at 3:30 p.m. at Capital Cemetery in Capital, MT. A visitation took place two hours prior to service at Gillette Memorial Chapel. Charles Oliver Davis was born April 2, 1938, in Buffalo, SD, to James and Charlotte (Grey) Davis. Charles grew up on the Davis family ranch south of Camp Crook, SD, and attended the Dryfield Grade School in...
Funeral Services for David J. Gross, 86, of Gillette, WY, formerly of Ekalaka, MT, will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka, MT. Burial will follow at the Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday, June 23, 2017 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka, MT. David passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at his home in Gillette. David J. Gross was born on September 24, 1930 to Mike and Etta (Wickham) Gross on...
A celebration of life was held on April 15, 2017 for Selma Johns in Omaha, Nebraska. Internment was hel April 17 at the Omaha National Cemetery beside her husband Warren Johns. Selma passed away on February 6, 2017 in Omaha, at age 85. Selma was the daughter of Ernie and Leta (Curry) Taylor. She was born on April 15, 1931 at the ranch in the Elgin Community, south of Ekalaka (which later became the Belltower community). She attended the Belltower grade school and Carter...
Fourth Quarter Honor Roll A HONOR ROLL (3.5 GPA or higher) Tanner Fix Glen Frye Kylee Kennedy Jordan King Whitney Kittelmann Wyatt Kittelmann Hannah LaBree Heather LaBree Mick O’Connor Rose Rychner Ashley Schmid Tori Tooke Jasmine Erickson Kari Kittelmann Tylee Loehding Jared Pardee Ryan Rychner Darin Schallenberger Kenzie Tooke Turner Tooke B HONOR ROLL (3.0 - 3.49 GPA) Grafton Bonsell Lauryn DeFrance Luke Diede Kimberlee Elmore Caleb Fix Joe McHenry Shannon McHenry Jaelee Strangford Kennedy Tooke Brennen Bonsell Katy Ivy Se...
Southeast Electric Cooperative held an annual meeting last Friday at Carter County High School. Attending members ate a free roast beef dinner and received a rain gauge for attending. Several who attended were also lucky enough to win one of several door prizes. Two lucky winners even received $500 cash grand prizes. Dave Hayden gave the president’s report. Karen Kreitel gave the treasurer’s report, and Jack Hamblin gave the manager’s report. As of December 31, 2016, the cooperative had $15,092,821 in assets and $15,0...
Southeast Electric Cooperative Inc. will be hosting their 66th Annual Membership Meeting on Friday, June 2, 2017, at Carter County High School in Ekalaka. Registration begins at 4:00 p.m. A free roast beef supper and entertainment by Chalk Buttes Band will start at 5:00, and at 6:00 the business meeting will begin. Free babysitting and a movie will be offered for the kids. Two grand prizes of $500.00 cash will be awarded. Board members will be elected to represent Districts 5 and 9. Please join a fun evening and learn more...
Anyone who has picked up a newspaper recently has likely observed that recent Carter County High School graduate Tanner Fix is fast. Last weekend he proved that by hurdling his way into the record books during the MHSA Class C State Track & Field Championship in Laurel. Fix made it to the state meet in three events, the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles, and the 400m. Last year he placed 6th in the 100m hurdles and 7th in the 300m hurdles. He hadn't even ran the 400m in his high...
Chris Powell and Libby Hoover were married April 29th in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a product manager and she is a physical therapist. After the wedding, the couple honeymooned in Ireland and Scotland. They will reside in the Atlanta area. Powell is a 1996 graduate of Carter County High School....
Over the past two months, we have had several class groups in to tour the museum. Some have traveled as far as Camp Crook and others include Baker and several grades from our own Ekalaka Elementary and high schools. For Archaeology Month, we featured our atlatl teaching collection, where students were able to use the spear thrower to hunt a mammoth and a saber-toothed cat. This month, we had the fourth grade in from Ekalaka to tour the Lambert Room and handle the Maiasaura...
Today is May 20, 2017, Graduation Day at Carter County High School in Ekalaka. We didn’t even know all the graduates. One is a relative, others we recognize, but don’t always remember their names. We’ve been out of the “loop” that long. We started following graduations in 1986; that was 31 years ago, long before these graduates were born. Brice always covered graduations for the newspaper; I had the pleasure of photographing graduates once, when Gary Tuggle loaned me his wheeled office chair to move around during the proce...
In this article I need to describe how Bob and Grace got together in Carter County as she had been teaching in Oklahoma and he was on his homestead in Montana. Grace arrived in Ekalaka on April 30, 1912. She came from Baker in an “open car” on a cloudy, windy day. Johnny Johnson, the driver, gave her his fur coat to wear. Late April of 2017 may be similar to April of 1912, but we don’t ride in an “open car.” Times have changed and we should be thankful for outfits with electric windows and heated seats. Read as Bob tells of...
The following students participated in the Southeast Regional MCTM math contest in Plevna in March of this year and/or received an invitation to participate in the American Mathematics Competition: Glen Frye, Tanner Fix, Ashley Schmid , Kennedy Tooke, Joe McHenry, Heather LaBree, Hannah LaBree, Mick O’Connor, Wyatt Kittelmann, Caleb Fix, Tori Tooke, Jared Pardee, Ryan Rychner, Tylee Loehding, Turner Tooke, Kenzie Tooke. MCTM Math Contest Ekalaka’s junior/senior math team placed first at the regional math contest held in Ple...
Commencement exercises for the Carter County High School Class of 2017 were held Saturday, May 20. A large crowd of family and friends gathered to wish the graduates well....
Carter County High School track and field athletes performed very well at the District 4-C Meet last Thursday in Baker. In fact, the girls' team placed second with only four team members and the boys' team placed third with only four. Following is a listing of each athlete's results (time or distance, placing). Caleb Fix 100 Meters, 12.43, 3 200 Meters, 24.97, 3 Shot Put, ND Discus, 91' 9, 12 Javelin, 118' 5, 6 Mick O'Connor 100 Meters, 14.78, 10 Shot Put 12lb Finals, 30' 6.25...
