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4-28-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Friday, April 28, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman. Pamela Castleberry, was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Chairman Rod Tauck. There was no public comment. The commission approved claims in the amount of $130,898.14 and payroll in the amount of $238,886.14. Tricia Lovec Senior Transport...
A few weeks ago the Ekalaka Eagle was informed that the newspaper press located inside the Miles City Star would be shutting down at the end of April. Back in October, it was announced that Adams Publishing Group, owner of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, was buying not only the paper in Miles City, but also 12 other small-town Montana newspapers of the Yellowstone Newspapers chain. The papers purchased by Adams in a deal that was finalized last November were the Livingston Enterp...
Funeral Services for JoAn Carey Marshall, 89, of Ekalaka will be 10 a.m. July 3, 2023 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka. JoAn passed away April 3, 2023 at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka. JoAn Marshall was born February 22, 1934 JoAn Margaret Carey on the Carey Ranch on Chalk Buttes Road in Ekalaka Montana in 1934 and was delivered by Dr. Sandy. The Carey Ranch was homesteaded by her uncle John Carey in 1909 and taken over by her father Joseph Carey when John Carey died. JoAn had...
Candidate filing for the Town of Ekalaka Municipal Election opens April 20, 2023 and closes June 19, 2023. Interested individuals may file a Declaration for Nomination for one of the open positions at the Carter County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, 214 Park Street in Ekalaka. Only active, registered voters who reside within the Town of Ekalaka are eligible to file. Interested candidates who are not currently registered to vote may register at the Clerk and Recorder’s Office prior to filing a Declaration for Nomination. The...
Area residents are encouraged to attend a second public meeting for the Ekalaka Community Plan on April 5th, beginning at 5 p.m. The meeting, hosted by High Plains Architects of Billings, will take place at Carter County Event Center as part of an Ekalaka town council meeting. An initial draft of the Ekalaka Community Plan was shared with the community in January at the museum. Around forty members of the community attended the first meeting where Randy Hafer, High Plains...
Funeral service for Donna Fae Lewis, 83, of Ekalaka, will be 1 p.m. Monday, March 20, 2023 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Tom Stieg officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior to service. Burial will follow at Beaver Lodge Cemetery in Ekalaka. Mom, 83, cast off the shackles of this world on March 10, 2023, to join God and her soulmate, Lee Lewis, of 55 years. Mom was born February 4, 1940, the second child to Raymond and Aggie Collins in Ekalaka. Mom...
There are, to date, six main reasons why Troy and Mikel Fruit have decided to sell the business they have built together for nearly forty years. In October, 1984 Fruits first started their business in Ekalaka with the purchase of the T & R Standard Station on Main Street. Troy was 20 years old; Mikel was 21. They purchased the business from Tom Carroll and Randy Smith. The couple ran the business by themselves until 1992 when they hired their first employee, Lance Barrere....
I have a love affair with Ekalaka and Carter County. Compared with my entire life I didn’t spend much time there but it is embedded way down deep in my soul. Every time that I go there it is brought back to the forefront of my mind again. What is it about the area that affects me that way? I think that first of all, it is the area itself. We lived in several places near Ekalaka and I really liked all of them. I think that my favorite was what we called the Opechee Park place. Jesse LaBree referred to it once as the Kinsey p...
Funeral service for Darlene M. Carter Rose, 86, of Ekalaka, will be 10 a.m., Friday, February 17, 2023 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with pastor Llane Carroll officiating. Burial will follow in Capitol Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m., Thursday, February 16 at the funeral home with prayer service beginning at 7 p.m. Darlene passed away February 11, 2023 in Billings, Montana. Darlene was born to Jim and Charlotte (Gray) Davis of Camp Crook, South Dakota on May...
Ekalaka Town Council Regular Meeting Town Office: January 4, 2023 at 5 p.m. A. Call Meeting to Order at 5:01 p.m. a. Roll Call Council: MELISSA LOVEC, ANDY WRIGHT, REX MCCORD, LIBBY BARTH (ZOOM) b. Employees Present: COLBY DIEDE, LANCE BARRERE c. Appointed Officials Present: MAYOR BUCK KRATZER, CLERK TERI JUMP B. Pledge of Allegiance C. Public Comment-NONE D. Presentation of Petitions and Communications: Zoning and Permits: NONE E. Minutes from last meeting(s): read, correct (if needed) and approve. a. Council Member Lovec...
Dog licenses for the 2023 calendar year are currently available at Ekalaka Town Office. Per town ordinance, all dogs within the town of Ekalaka are required to be licensed every year. Throughout the year, newly acquired dogs or new dogs in town shall be licensed withing 30 days of arrival and puppies shall be licensed within 5 months of their birth. Current rabies certifications are required for licensure. To assist with the process, Long Pines Veterinary will be hosting a rabies shot clinic on Wednesday, February 8th from 3...
1-09-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday January 09, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman; Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman; and Pamela Castleberry, member was present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. Treasurer Jesi Pierson presented the Treasurers report; cash reports and Journal Vouchers from report Ll00 dated 10/22/2022- 12/22/22. Jesi has also received...
A historical sign on the edge of town states Ekalaka was established in 1885 by a bison hunter who set out to erect an "edifice for the eradication of ennui." His wagon became stuck in the snow, and that's the point where he started the underpinnings of a community. His explanation was "Hell, any place in Montana is a good place for a saloon." He unloaded the lumber he had in the wagon and commenced construction on the spot. However, the town wasn't named after this initial...
Two representatives from High Plains Architects of Billings were at Carter County Museum in Ekalaka on Tuesday to discuss a community plan with over forty members of the public in attendance. A Montana Main Street Project grant of $40,000 that was awarded last calendar year is providing the largest percentage of the funding for the plan. Randy Hafer, High Plains Architects president, and John Sanford, project designer, showed a slideshow including preliminary ideas of what...
Catherine Rose Kennedy Whitney, 97, slipped from this life January 8, 2023. Our family lost an amazing lady. She was the last of her generation. Catherine was born on her grandmother's ranch in Carter County Montana to Wilfred and Roselthy Winchell Kennedy on July 16, 1925. She grew up in and around Ekalaka Montana and graduated from Carter County High School. After high school she went to Portland Maine to live with her grandmother while working in the shipyard during World...
High Plains Architects, an award-winning architecture and planning firm located in Billings, is currently working on a comprehensive community master plan for the Town of Ekalaka. A public meeting for community feedback will be held at The Carter County Museum on Tuesday, January 17th at 5:30 p.m. Community members and all interested parties are encouraged to attend. Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Public participation in the planning process is crucial in i...
3-30-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Friday, December 30, 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 Chairman; and Mike Watkins, member was present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. Bob Jacobs joined the meeting for an update on Old Hospital boiler room water shut off. There was a space heater in place during the cold...
According to the National Weather Service, the total snowfall accumulation in Ekalaka from Tuesday through Friday of last week was 25 inches. An additional 1.4 inches was recorded throughout the remainder of the weekend. Total snowfall for the month as of December 20th was 32 inches, and the current snow depth in town was measured at 21 inches. December of 2022 has already seen more snowfall than at least any other December this century, according to the NWS. The next highest...
It’s been a long time since I have written an article for the Eagle, but a short time ago I was going through the “Shifting Scenes” books and came upon a very interesting family. It starts in Volume II on page 746. The names were William and Ruby Rowley. There are three or four pages about them. One of my first thoughts was that every student used the name “Mister Rowley” — he may have been called Bill at Lions Club meetings but never by any student. In my opinion, he was the greatest teacher Carter County High School has...
Donna Rae (Griffith) Crow, 75, formerly of Baker, Montana, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2022, at Louisburg Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Louisburg, KS. Burial will take place in the Tuttle Cemetery in Rhame, ND following a celebration of life in June 2023. Final plans will be announced at a later date. Entering this life on December 31, 1946, in Baker, Donna was the fourth of six children born to Ralph and Margaret (Beadle) Griffith. Her mother often teased Donna that...
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK Plenty of space, minimal human activity and protected lands ensure thriving wildlife and waterfowl population. Together, Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge, tucked in Montana's northeast corner and Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge out of Malta make a home for more than 200,000 ducks and geese, as well as lake pelicans. Other havens, such as Half-Breed National Wildlife Refuge at Rapelje, Freezeout Lake near Choteau and War Horse Lake National...
The town of Ekalaka was a busy place on Saturday as a large number of people attended open houses at both Summit National Bank and A & A Stieg Wholesale before signing up for door prizes at Ijkalaka Grocery or heading to Carter County High School for Sagebrush Service Club's annual Holiday Bazaar....
Sagebrush Service Club is again sponsoring an annual Christmas light decorating contest. This year’s judges will be out and about the town on Tuesday, December 20th. Participants who wish to be a part of the contest should have their lights on and decorations up by 5:30 p.m. The top three residences will each receive a prize as will the best overall decorated business! Get those ladders out, untangle all those lights and help make Ekalaka festive this holiday season!...
1-27-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, October 27, 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 Chairman; and Mike Watkins, member was present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. County Maintenance Bob Jacobs joined the meeting to discuss water shut off at the Old Hospital building. The Town of Ekalaka maintenance...
1-13-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, October 13, 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 Chairman; and Mike Watkins, member was present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. County Maintenance Bob Jacobs stepped into the meeting to inform the Commissioners that the Town of Ekalaka has the order for the water to be shut off at the Old...
