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6-13-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on June 13, 2022 in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Present were Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; and Rod Tauck, Vice Chair. Mike Watkins, Member was absent. There was no public comment. Guests included Road and Bridge employee Joe Schmid, Road Supervisor Carl Knapp and Attorney Corbit Harrington. Joe has been employed with the County 6 months and has met the...
Mark those calendars. Sports physicals for those entering fifth through twelfth grades in Carter County will be held July 11th through July 15th, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. A $25 fee is due at time of service and can be payed with cash, a check or a credit card. Both girls’ and boys’ sports physicals will be taking place at the same time this year. MHSA Pre-Participation Physical Forms are available online at http://www.ekalaka.net (Athletics/Athletic Forms/ Pre-Physical Exam Form) or in the front entrance at Dahl Mem...
5-31-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on, May 31, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Present were Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; and Rod Tauck, Vice Chair. Mike Watkins, Member was absent. There was no public comment. The commission approved payroll in the amount of $237,266.46 and claims in the amount of $246,790.00. Clerk and Recorder Pam Castleberry joined the meeting where she updated the...
Countywide voter turnout for the primary election on Tuesday was nearly sixty-three percent, down from 73 percent in 2020. In total, 579 ballots were cast from the county's 922 registered voters. Precinct 14 (Rural Ekalaka) had the best voter turnout at 67 percent, Precinct 3 (Hammond) had a 66 percent turnout, Precinct 13 (Ekalaka) had a 59 percent turnout and Precinct 1 (Alzada) had the lowest turnout at 55 percent. Carter County residents voted in favor of the Dahl...
Funeral Service for Bettie Erickson, 91, of Ekalaka will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 11 with Pastor Jon Champlin officiating at Stevenson Funeral Home Ekalaka. Visitation will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 11 at Stevenson Funeral Home Ekalaka. Burial will follow at Beaver Lodge Cemetery in Ekalaka. Bettie Erickson passed away on June 5 at Dahl Memorial. Bettie McClaran was born in Weinert, Texas on November 21, 1931 to John Duke (J.D.) McClaran and Ann...
5-16-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on, May 16, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Present were Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member. There was no public comment. Road and Bridge Supervisor Carl Knapp stepped into the meeting to let the commission know about the trip to purchase the 6x6 plow truck from Atlanta, Georgia. County Attorney Corbit Harrington...
5-09-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, May 09, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Present were Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; and Mike Watkins, Member. Rod Tauck, Vice Chair joined by video conference. The meeting was called to order at 9:01 a.m. There was no public comment. Carl Knapp Road and Bridge Supervisor and Brian Ballou County Road and Bridge employee, joined the meeting for...
Funeral services for Larry Tauck, 64, of Ekalaka, will be 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 19 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka. Burial will follow at Beaver Lodge Cemetery. There will also be a gathering afterwards at Carter County Event Center. Family received friends on May 18 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka. Larry passed away May 13, 2022 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings. Larry Samuel Tauck was born on September 3, 1957 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Lyle and...
The following departments at Dahl Memorial Healthcare will be closed Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day: • Clinic • Pharmacy • Business Office • Medical Records • Lab • Radiology • HR Call 406-775-8730 with any questions....
4-29-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, April 29, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Present were Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; and Mike Watkins, Member. Rod Tauck, Vice Chair was absent. County attorney Corbit Harrington joined the meeting. The commission approved claims in the amount of $183,144.02 and payroll in the amount of $223,180.07 The commission approved the updated MOU of...
4-19-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Present were Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; and Mike Watkins, Member. Rod Tauck, Vice Chair was absent. OAC meeting: Dahl Memorial CEO Ryan Tooke, Clerk and Recorder Pam Castleberry and Deputy Clerk and Recorder Judy Wright and County attorney Corbit Harrington. Calling in to the meeting included Cody Tagga...
4-04-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, April 04, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Present were Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member. County Maintenance Bob Jacobs joined the meeting to discuss the utilities for the old hospital building. Dahl Memorial is currently paying the electric, water and propane bills. The water and electrical services...
On Good Friday, Dahl Memorial Healthcare residents were treated to a handbell choir concert performed by some of the peers. The choir performed several songs under the direction of Virginia Rychner....
Snow is deep — the days long, maybe do an article for you readers. In going through the Shifting Scenes Vol. III, I found two families I had been thinking about for some time. Those two were Chris and Gerda Bentz and Damian (Curly) Culver. “Christian and Gerda Bentz By William Kevin Armstrong Christian C. Bentz, was born December 20, 1891, at Artas, Campbell County, South Dakota, the son of Jacob and Margaret Bentz, of German extraction, one of four sons and three daughters. He attended Northern State College in Abe...
Funeral Service for Anabel E. Yates, 97, of Ekalaka, will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Pastor Steve DeFord officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior to service. Burial will follow at Alzada Cemetery. Anabel Yates passed away at Dahl Memorial Healthcare in Ekalaka on April 7, 2022. Anabel was born October 30, 1924 in Belle Fourche, SD to Austin and Stella Westland Whitney. Joining the family later were siblings...
3-21-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, March 21, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member; were present. There was no public comment. OAC meeting Phone In: Scott Cromwell, Slate Architect, Stewart NorPac, Cody Taggart, Scull Construction. EMT director Judy Wright • Adjusted the damper for the kitchen hood. • Issues wit...
3-07-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on March 07, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Present were Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Chairman Rosencranz. There was no public comment. Sheriff Neil Kittlemann joined the meeting to discuss the purchase of a 4-wheeler from Montana Surplus Property. Bob Jacobs...
2-24-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, February 24, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair; were present. Mike Watkins; member was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am. Deputy Clerk and Recorder Judy Wright stepped into the meeting to request the commission review the procurement policy. She believes there is a need to...
One teenager died and another was injured in a crash on Highway 7 early Saturday morning, March 19. The Montana Highway Patrol said the two people were headed south near mile marker 9 at about 2:30 a.m. when the car went off the road and rolled several times into a pasture. The driver of the car, a nineteen-year old male from Ekalaka, was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. A 17-year old male passenger, also from Ekalaka, sustained minor injuries and was taken to Dahl Memorial Healthcare. According to Montana...
2-14-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, February 14, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Vice Chair; was present. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Mike Watkins; member were absent. There was not a quorum until 1 p.m. for the public Health Board meeting. There were discussions with Commissioner Tauck until such time as the other commissioners called in to the meeting. Road and bridge...
COVID Vaccine | Following are dates available to make appointments if you are interested in getting an up to date COVID vaccine. We have dates available for adult, adolescent and pediatric individuals. Please call us to schedule an appointment if interested. • Adult Vaccine Moderna and Jannsen (Johnson and Johnson) available Tuesday, March 8th. • Adolescent Vaccine Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Ages 12yr to 18yr old available Thursday, March 10th. • Pediatric Vaccine Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Ages 5yr to 11yr old available Thurs...
Local Carl Knapp had already planned to donate time and materials to build a covered walking bridge between the employee parking lot on the south side of the new Carter County Healthcare Facility and the back entrance to the building before this winter. Then winter came, and brought with it multiple reports of Dahl Memorial employees slipping and falling on their walk to and from work, exemplifying the need for such a structure. Knapp said that he milled the lumber a while...
2-10-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, February 10, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair; were present. Mike Watkins; member was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. Commissioner Tauck made a motion to approve the meeting minutes from January 27 and 31, 2022 with corrections. Commissioner Rosencra...
The ambulance service in Ekalaka has very few EMTs. They range in age from age twenty-four to 70+, and most have other full time jobs. Counting illness and medical leave, there are currently only four people who can take calls. An average month has 1,440 hours which need to be covered by a two-person crew for the ambulance. There are times when there are no names on the call sheet. When this happens any EMT that can respond does - whether it's the middle of the day or night....
1-10-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, January 10, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member; were present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment The board discussed the old hospital building’s mechanical and structural issues. These include issues with the boiler system. Water lines a...
