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Local health officials directed the closure of Ekalaka businesses last week as another aggressive step to curtail the spread of COVID-19. The move came prior to a state mandate from Gov. Steve Bullock last Friday that directed all bars and restaurants, gyms, theaters and casinos to close. "Both young and older Montanans, in urban and rural communities, have tested positive for coronavirus, making it even more clear that this virus impacts us all and that these actions are...
As the coronavirus spreads throughout the world and country, the threat of the virus has made significant local impacts. Last Thursday, Montana Governor Steve Bullock declared a state of emergency. On Friday night the Montana High School Association (MHSA) announced that the remainder of all state basketball tournaments would be canceled, ending the Carter County High School Lady Bulldogs' season after a semi-final loss at the Class C Tournament in Missoula where several fans...
Marilyn Kay (Tucker) Hutchinson, age 76, of Ekalaka passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at the Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City. Marilyn was born February 18, 1944 in Baker, Montana along with her twin brother Myron to Irene (Meisner) and Rolla Glenn Tucker. She grew up at Ekalaka where she attended schools, graduating from high school in 1962. After high school she attended college at Dickinson State University. While attending college she was set up on a blind date...
Carter County Chamber of Commerce members will elect officers at their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, March 12. The meeting will take place at the Ekalaka Public Schools board room at 6 p.m. A change in bylaws last year moved the elections to March of each year so that current members had a chance to pay dues before elections took place. Up for election at the meeting are two trustee positions, one for a two-year term and the other for a three-year term. The chamber will also be electing a president, vice president and...
School officials learned last week that Ekalaka Elementary District #15 was selected for a $750,000 grant. The money, awarded by the Montana Department of Commerce Community Development Division, is to be granted “for the construction of a connecting wing between the elementary and high school buildings to secure the entrance and playground security,” according to a letter from the governor’s office notifying the school. In the grant application, Ekalaka Public Schools Business Manager Lora Tauck explained that the origi...
The 2020 election season officially kicked off with the opening of candidate filling at 8 a.m. on January 9th. Locally, two county positions are up for election. These positions are the county commissioner for District #2 and the clerk of court/superintendent of schools. Declaration of Nomination forms and supporting information for these county positions are available at the Carter County Clerk and Recorder's Office, 214 Park Street at Ekalaka, Montana. All candidates for statewide or state district offices (including...
The holiday season can be extra stressful for adults and children with the change of routines and the extra demands of our time. We are running around trying to make sure we have the right presents for each family member and friend and our kids’ friends and teachers. Then there are the Christmas programs at school and church. Oh, wait, don’t forget about the Christmas parties at work and with friends. And, we have our regular activities to fit in there – work, cleaning the house, dishes, laundry, cooking, etc. Excess stres...
Nate Louisignau, music teacher at Ekalaka Public Schools, is holding an interest meeting on Tuesday, December 17 at 2:15 p.m. for parents and students who would be interested in going on a Chicago band tour in 2021. The tour, he says, would be a huge endeavor for the band program. The band would be performing at famous locations such as: The Field Museum, VanderCook College of Music, Daley Plaza and the Museum of Science and Industry. The students would have the opportunity to stay downtown and see a Broadway show, a Chicago...
Last week, the Eagle reported that Mid-Rivers Communications recently announced that the cooperative awarded fourteen educational technology grants to educational facilities and non-profit entities around the Mid-Rivers service area. Ekalaka Public Schools first, fourth and fifth grade students will benefit from $4,000 in grant money. First grade teacher Mrs. Kristy Frye and fourth and fifth grade teacher Charlotte Kalstrom will use the funds for Lego Robotics Kits and iPads...
Ekalaka Public Schools music department will host a Christmas concert on Monday, December 16. A chili dinner along with salad, breadsticks and dessert will be served at 4:30 p.m. The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. Ekalaka Elementary students will present a small, Christmas show called “The Lights of the Holidays” to begin the program. After the show will be a brief intermission. After intermission those who attend will enjoy selections from the fifth grade band, sixth grade band, CCHS choir and finally the CCHS wind ens...
Mid-Rivers Communications is proud announce the recipients of the 2019 Fund for Education Grants. These grants are awarded to accredited educational facilities and non-profit entities with an educational mission from the Mid-Rivers service area. Montana law requires that the cooperative’s Fund for Education be used for educational purposes. Grants were awarded to 14 applicants totaling $50,000: • $5,000 to the Miles Community College Adult Learn Center to purchase laptops with webcams for virtual tutoring and classroom lea...
The Carter County Community Foundation (CCCF) recently announced this year's grant recipients. The ambulance fund at Dahl Memorial Healthcare received $3,800 to help purchase a basket stretcher for rough country rescues. The grant will also partially fund a power load for aiding EMTs getting patients into and out of the ambulances. Carter County Geological Society received $2,900 for summer youth programming. The 2020 Junior Scientists Program will focus on earth sciences,...
During this year’s American Education Week—November 18-22, 2019—millions of educators, parents, students, and community leaders are joining the National Education Association (NEA) in raising awareness about the critical need to provide every child with a quality public education. In Ekalaka, all school employees are being given small tokens of appreciation each day to remind them of the vital role they all play in the lives of our students, both in and out of the classroom. This will help reinforce American Education Week...
A Veterans Day program was held at Carter County High School recognizing local veterans on Monday. A light social hour kicked off the day's activities at around 2 p.m. Carter County FCCLA provided snacks for veterans and their families. The program kicked off with opening remarks from Ekalaka Public Schools Superintendent Kathryn Wright. Awards were then given to students who participated in a coloring contest. Jerry Wright, the superintendent's father and a veteran of the...
Please stop by the lost and found pile to retrieve lost items! A donation of unclaimed goods will be made to The Salvation Army after November 1st. The lost and found is located inside Ekalaka Elementary, in front of the first set of doors by the gym....
Carter County High School will be the site of a Veterans Day Program on Monday, November 11. The program will start at 2 p.m. with a light social hour. Coffee, tea and snacks will be available for veterans and their families. At 2:30 p.m. a Veterans Day assembly including music from the K-5th grade choir, 6th grade band and 7-12th grade band and choir will begin. The assembly will conclude around 3:45 p.m. All veterans and acting service members from Carter County and the...
Ekalaka Community Choir members had their first scheduled practice last week. At the practice, the group discussed a possible date for their holiday performance. The performance has been tentatively scheduled for Sunday, December 15 at St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church. The choir, under the direction of Ekalaka Public Schools Music Teacher Nate Louisignau, is still seeking members. Practices take place at St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church on Tuesday evenings....
Ekalaka Public Schools will hold child find developmental screening on Tuesday, October 22nd from 12:30 to 4 p.m. in the Ekalaka Elementary gym. This free developmental screening is designed for children ages 0-5. Children aged 3-5 years will be screened in the following areas: Concepts/Thinking, Motor Skills, Speech/Language Development and Hearing. Children under 3 will be screened by Developmental Educational Assistance Program staff. Parents should call 406-775-8765 to schedule an appointment....
Ekalaka Community Choir members will begin practicing for upcoming performances on Tuesday, October 22 from 7 to 9 p.m. Practices will take place at St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church in Ekalaka. The choir, under the direction of Ekalaka Public Schools Music Teacher Nate Louisignau, is still seeking members. Members can be anyone from the community, including high school students....
First year social studies teacher Brett Nielsen loves history. He's also pretty fond of small town living. Nielsen is a Montana native of sorts. He graduated from Westby High School, about 243 miles north of Ekalaka, in 2012. There were four students in his graduating class. Nielsen's childhood home, however, is located just across the state border in North Dakota. His family farms in the area and has land in both Montana and North Dakota. Nielsen not only teaches social...
If area residents have attended a CCHS football or volleyball game this fall, they have likely already met new K-12 music teacher Nate Louisignau. Even if the pep band wasn't playing or he wasn't performing the National Anthem, Louisignau has been there - he's a sports fanatic. Louisignau grew up right outside of Detroit, Michigan in the "small" town of Redford. The youngest of five children by many years, he played several different sports growing up. Though he was home-schoo...
Grant money awarded in April will benefit science students at CCHS this fall. The $5,000 grant from ONEOK, Inc. was used to purchase seven microscopes. Former Ekalaka Public Schools Superintendent Daniel Schrock first told science teacher Chioko Hammel about the grant in February. Hammel knew that the science program was in need of new microscopes and sent back a description of what the microscopes would be used for and how they would benefit her students. In her description,...
Kathryn Wright officially assumed her superintendent duties at Ekalaka Public Schools on July 9. The Rapid, City South Dakota native first visited the area eleven years ago and “fell in love” with Ekalaka’s skies. Wright completed undergraduate studies in elementary education at Black Hills State University. She then attended the University of South Dakota and obtained a graduate degree in educational leadership to be a K-12 principal. After three years teaching sixth grade on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Wright spent four...
A memorial service to commemorate Judy Farwell's life was held July 31 at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Ekalaka. With those big brown eyes that said her love for us would forever be, on July 26, 2019, Judy Ann (Lovec) Farwell was forced by nature to turn herself free. Judy was born on July 28, 1945 to Emil and Eula Lovec and her childhood years were spent on the family farm near Mill Iron. As the oldest of 7 siblings (Mary, Mike, Patricia, Carla, Emily, Steve and Sandy),...
Newly hired Ekalaka Public Schools music teacher Nate Louisignau recently announced that he is forming a local concert band. Any southeastern Montana resident who is a high school freshman or older is invited to participate. The Carter County Concert Band will meet once per week in the evening to practice and will perform three concerts throughout the year. An informational meeting about the band will be held on Monday, July 29 at 7 p.m. inside CCHS. Interested persons can also call Nate Louisignau for details at...
