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On July 20, Ekalaka Track and Arena held their annual youth rodeo and ranch rodeo. In addition to the event winners in the youth rodeo, all-around winners for each age group received buckles. Buckles were donated by Dale Diede, Troy and Mikel Fruit, C&T Rodeo, Colby Diede and Dalene Finstad, Barry Blair, Brian Elmore, Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association, Greg Brence and Puptown Cattle Company. The winners of this year's ranch rodeo will advance to the Big Sky Ranch Rodeo...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association is thrilled to announce the addition of another healthcare provider! Alex Loudermilk, a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), will be starting on August 2 and will be working in the clinic on Mondays and Fridays. Loudermilk was born and raised on a ranch near Mill Iron and graduated from Carter County High School in 2003. She then moved to Billings and graduated from Montana State University with her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing in 2007. Louderm...
A Memorial service for William "Bill" Crago, 90, of Ekalaka, will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Ekalaka with Pastor Steve DeFord officiating. Burial will take place in Beaverlodge Cemetery. Visitation for Bill was held July 17, 2019 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka. Bill passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at Dahl Memorial, Ekalaka. William Clark "Bill" Crago was born to William Frederick and Sarah Catherine (Cain) in Hopwood, Greene...
Over seventy people attended Montana Shakespeare in the Parks' performance of "Henry IV, Part 1" on Monday evening in Ekalaka. The performance was sponsored by Sagebrush Service Club and enjoyed on the Dahl Memorial Healthcare lawn. The theatre company has traveled to rural areas around the state putting on performances that have been a cherished community event for forty-seven years. Sagebrush Service Club has been sponsoring the event in Ekalaka since 2015. Prior to that it...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare employees who would like to see the new facility include a walking path around the block of the facility have taken matters into their own hands. The safe, four-foot-wide sidewalk dubbed by employees as the "Health Walk" would ideally include benches for resting, four dog waste clean-up stations and a tiny library to trade and donate books. It would be able to accommodate wheelchairs and strollers. The Health Walk is not included in the current...
A make-up day for sports physicals for all local athletes in grades 5-12 will be held on Wednesday, July 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dahl Memorial Clinic. Physicals cost only $25 and payment is due at the time of service. MHSA pre-participation physical forms are available online at www.ekalaka.net by clicking Athletics/Athletic Forms/Pre-Physical Exam Form, or can be found in the front entrance at Dahl Memorial. Be sure to have the form filled out and signed by a parent/guardian prior to bringing it to the clinic. An exam wi...
Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton spent June 26 in Ekalaka learning from local officials and the business community about ways his office can better promote democracy, help commerce thrive and record history for future generations. He said Ekalaka was the thirty-fifth county seat he has visited since taking office and has plans to visit all 56 as part of his Things That Matter Outreach Tour before the end of his term. "These visits have had a profound impact on our...
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks beckons thee to the Dahl Memorial Healthcare lawn in Ekalaka on Monday, July 1. The theatre company will be performing “Henry IV, Part 1”, directed by Kevin Asselin, at 6:30 p.m. The free play is sponsored by Sagebrush Service Club. Donations are appreciated for future shows. CCHS Close Up will be serving a free will donation meal beginning at 4:30 p.m., prior to the performance. The meal includes hot dogs, chips, drinks and dessert. Attendees should bring what they may need to be com...
As of Friday, June 22, the Dahl Memorial Healthcare business office will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. These hours coincide with the new pharmacy hours and will better serve patients as they pick up and make payments for prescriptions....
Pharmacist Michelle Mehling plans to open Dahl Memorial Healthcare Community Pharmacy on July 1. "It has been a two-year process," she told the Eagle on Tuesday. Ekalaka hasn't had a pharmacy since 2003. At that time, it was located in the basement below the clinic. The new pharmacy is right down the hall from the nurses station at Dahl. A window was recently installed there, between what used to be an office and what used to be known as the quiet room. That room will now...
Mark those calendars. Sports physicals for those entering fifth through twelfth grades will be held on June 19 and 26 for only $25. The fee is due at time of service and can be payed with cash, a check or a credit card. Girls’ sports physicals are scheduled for June 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and boys’ sports physicals are on June 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MHSA Pre-Participation Physical Forms are available online at www.ekalaka.net (Athletics/Athletic Forms/ Pre-Physical Exam Form) or in the front entrance at Dahl Memorial. Be...
Scholarship, Recipient Joe Dingfelder Memorial, $150, Tori Tooke Fruit Service and Repair, $500, Tori Tooke Frye Family Memorial, $500, Claire Callahan Dahl Memorial, $1000, Annette Lovec, Kimberlee Elmore Farmer’s Union, $500, Caleb Fix American Legion Post #35, $750, Caleb Fix, Tori Tooke Ekalaka Bump-N-Run, $250, Claire Callahan, Emily Peabody William C. Rowley, $50, Tori Tooke Ralph Ehret, $200, Tori Tooke, Glen Frye Rev. I. N. Stanley, $50, Annette Lovec Frank and Clara Nies, $100, Claire Callahan Duane P. Woolworth, $...
Funeral services for Areatha Penn, 89, of Ekalaka, were held May 15 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Pastor Scott Kiehn officiating. Burial followed at Beaverlodge Cemetery. Visitation for Areatha took place prior to services at the funeral home. Areatha went to be with her Lord on May 10, 2019, at Dahl Memorial Healthcare after a long illness. She came into this world on July 15, 1929 in Ekalaka, the 3rd child of six born to Herbert and Sylvia McCamish. Areatha went...
On Tuesday, Carter County High School seniors and their parents attended a banquet at the school. The annual event, hosted by Sagebrush Service Club, was catered by CCHS FCCLA. After a chicken dinner, club member Susan Tooke had parents and students play a short game. Then, Dahl Memorial CEO Ryan Tooke, a 1991 CCHS graduate, spoke to the students. This year's banquet was themed "The Wizard of Oz," as apparent by the characters on the left side in the above...
Shakespeare in the Parks is returning to Ekalaka again this summer! An evening performance of "Henry IV Part I" has been planned for July 1. Members of the community are encouraged to attend and enjoy this highly anticipated performance. Sagebrush Service Club is once again sponsoring the performance. The club is only able to do so with generous support from the community and is seeking donations and volunteers to help make the evening possible. Along with monetary donations,...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare held their annual blood draw last week at Carter County Events Center. Results of the draw will be available at the health fair review from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, also at the Events Center. The CCHS FCCLA chapter will be serving a dinner and vendors will be in attendance. Carla Dowdy and Michelle Mehling are scheduled to present....
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association’s Annual Health Fair blood draw is scheduled for April 16, 17 and 18, from 6 to 10 a.m. at the Carter County Events Center. The cost for the basic blood draw panel is $35. Men can have a PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) checked for an additional $25. Hemoglobin A1C (diabetes) tests will be available again this year for $20. Vitamin D3 tests area available for an additional $30. As always, payment is due at the time of service. Please take morning medications and drink at least eight ounces...
Dahl Memorial Clinic recently announced that there is a new face at the registration desk. Diane Fraser is retiring and Hunter Costin is taking over for her. Patients may recognize Costin from the business office downstairs as she has been working there for the past year. Not only is there a new face greeting patients when they arrive for an appointment, the clinic is also implementing new strategies to improve the insurance billing process and to accommodate as many patients...
I missed the deadline for last week’s paper, and I apologize to people who read my articles. I have a medical excuse, but not the normal one. This time I had pneumonia, but not a bad case. I was having trouble driving my wheelchair in the house. I was lethargic, and when Brice checked, I had a slight fever. That was unusual; my temperature usually runs a little below normal. My husband called the clinic and they sent the phlebotomist to our house to draw blood. When that showed infection, I took the Carter Charter one b...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association's Annual Health Fair blood draw is scheduled for April 16, 17 and 18 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Carter County Events Center. The cost for the basic blood draw panel is $35. If men choose to have a PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) checked it will cost an additional $25. A Hemoglobin A1C (diabetes) test will be available again this year for $20. Vitamin D3 testing is available for an additional $30. As always, payment is due at the time of...
Lois Theresa (Hall) Mitchell, 88, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2019 at RiverStone Health Home Care and Hospice Services in Billings, MT surrounded by family and caregivers. Lois was born July 17, 1930 to Frederick "Fred" and Florence Hall in a small farm house north of Miller, SD. She was the youngest of 3 siblings. Her childhood was spent riding horses and helping her dad work the farm. She attended high school in Miller, SD and following her graduation worked in Sioux...
Kristi Molina, 66, of Ekalaka, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Dahl Memorial, Ekalaka, MT. In accordance with Kristi's wishes, cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date. Kristi Marlene Hoffman was born September, 25, 1952 to Adrian "Eddie" and Darlene (Stigen) Hoffman in Washington. She attended high school in Monroe, WA. Kristi moved several times throughout her lifetime including Chicago, Hawaii, Washington, and Ekalaka. She married James...
The local VFW Auxiliary will serve as host when Faithful K9 Rehab comes to town next Tuesday, February 12. Faithful K9 Rehab Center, based out of Willard, specializes in service dog raising and training. Service dogs are a special category of working dogs that show immense courage and skill on a daily basis. The center's dogs are specially trained to assist people with all kinds of disabilities, providing vital and often lifesaving support to those who need it most. People...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association will be hosting a heart health awareness event at the Carter County High School Basketball games versus Custer/Hysham on Saturday, February 9. All who wear red to the games that day will be entered into a drawing for prizes. DMHA will also be accepting donations for the American Heart Association. Donating helps fund innovative research for new treatments, provides programs and services for survivors and their families and helps more of our loved ones lower their risk....
The old jail building in Ekalaka that sat behind the courthouse and next to Dahl Memorial was torn down a few weeks ago. After the west wall was removed, the steel jail inside was pulled out and taken to one of Carter County Museum's warehouses. It is unclear when the jail was built; a fire at the manufacturer destroyed older records. Many believe that the steel cells were originally used on a boat. The picture from 1919 below shows the jail building. It is the white...
