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New Pool Finances as of January 11, 2018: New Pool Committee Funds $107,872.43 Town of Ekalaka New Pool Funds $64,244.44 Lions Club has obligated $11,945.20 Meadowlark Club has obligated $12,003.06 TOTAL CASH AVAILABLE $196,065.10 Fish/Wildlife/Parks Grant $150,000.00 OneOk Grant $10,000.00 OneOk Match (as of 11/16/2017) $15,000.00 $175,000.00 Total $371,065.10 Less Bid Cost of New Pool ($690,050.00) Estimated Amount Still Needed $318,984.90 Funds are still gaining with an...
It is that time of year again for our Annual MSU Extension Winter Ag Series. The Extension Winter Series program is a cooperative effort between the region’s County Extension offices. Each year a series of lectures are presented in each of the Southeast Montana counties providing timely information of interest to our rural population. The Winter Ag Series will be held in ten locations January 22nd through the 26th. The program will be in Jordan and Circle on Jan. 22, Broadus and Ekalaka on Jan. 23, Baker and Wibaux on Jan. 2...
Several copies of the 2018 Chamber of Commerce Calendar are still available. This is a 13 month calendar, so people who bought one last year know that they still can get one in January and be covered. That is, unless they’ve sold out. Check with Main Street Market, Wagon Wheel Cafe, Ekalaka Town Office, Carter County Museum, or Alicia Knapp at P.O. Box 108, Ekalaka, MT 59324. These calendars cost $12 each if purchased in Ekalaka, or $15 each if being mailed....
Pre-K Dear Santa, I have been very good this year! I have done these nice things: Picked up my room, clean up the living room, played with Tye. My Christmas wishes are: A real snowboard, a remote control cat, a remote control dog. I hope you enjoy the cookies and milk! Love, Tig Kalstrom - 5 Dear Santa, I have been very good this year! I have done these nice things: Played with my sister without fighting, I used manners, helped mommy and daddy. My Christmas wishes are: Hatchim...
Ho ho ho! Sagebrush Service Club recently announced the winners of their annual Christmas lighting contest in Ekalaka. On December 14th, Mr. and Mrs. Claus roamed the streets of town, noting that there were several great displays. The seasoned couple was grateful to all who made it a bit more merry and bright. They had a difficult time choosing the winners. After judging, they gave the results to a member of the club and headed back to the north pole to finish their second...
Locals who plan on reigning in the new year in Ekalaka will have the benefit of a large fireworks display again this year. The December 31 show will take place just outside of town by an area resident who wants to help everyone celebrate 2018 in style. It should be visible from anywhere near Ekalaka and will begin at about 8:00 p.m....
Unofficial results of the Ekalaka general election show that Vicki Fix, a declared write-in, has been elected as mayor. Fix received 71% of the vote (130). Patrick W. Strickland received 49 votes and Jed Larson had 5. Cynthia Quade and Clayton J. Stieg were elected as town council members, defeating Jimmy W. Mackay. Both will serve four-year terms. Stieg received the most votes with 129. Quade received 127, while Mackay had 65. Raquel S. Williams won the race for a two-year...
Sixty pounds of the Carter County calendars arrived in Ekalaka last week. "Over the Moon" is the title on this 2018, Carter County Chamber of Commerce Calendar. Two hundred fifteen of these calendars were ordered and will be for sale at Main Street Market, Carter County Museum, and for mail order from Chamber Secretary Alicia Knapp at PO Box 108, Ekalaka, MT 59324. Cost if ordering by mail is $15 per calendar to cover mail and materials. Picking up a copy in town costs $12....
Former Ekalaka Town Clerk/Treasurer Lisa Jourdan recently received a phone call from ONEOK, a pipeline company which has lines in Carter County. During the call, she learned that the company will be fulfilling her submitted grant request for a new pool by providing $10,000 upfront which will be presented to the town shortly. Furthermore, ONEOK will provide an additional $15,000, paid on a matching funds basis. When the town raises $15,000 beyond the funding that was listed on the original grant application, these matching...
I would like to finish my articles about Bob Renshaw and his family. He has such a detailed account of their homestead days and activities of people during those years. Renshaw even tells of his years in the court house as the clerk and recorder. In 1942 he was not elected and made the following statement: “I felt lost and hopeless, wondering at age fifty-four what possible road to take.” He made contact with the Banker Life Company of Des Moines, Iowa to sell life insurance. After a training course and test he was given a li...
This year’s General Municipal Election for the Town of Ekalaka will be a mail ballot election. On Thursday, October 19, 2017 the Carter County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will be mailing ballots to all registered active voters who reside within the boundaries of Ekalaka, Montana. Active electors will be able to vote in the privacy of their own homes. Each registered elector in the Town of Ekalaka will receive an individual ballot packet. The packet will contain an official ballot with candidates of the mayoral race, two cou...
Growing up in Ekalaka and Carter County, I always had a lot of chores to do. I first milked a cow and retained the milk, at the age of 4 and that was pretty much my job from then on. We always had a milk cow and sometimes more than one. One time my Dad brought home some goats and I had to milk them. That didn't last long because they were hard to milk and none of us liked the milk. We even had a cow at our first house, in Ekalaka. we kept her in Chapman's pasture. Often, I had to pump water for her from a very hard to pump...
The General Election for the Town of Ekalaka will take place on November 7th. Late registrants are able to go to the Carter County Clerk and Recorder's Office, register to vote, and vote until 8:00 p.m. Electors may also drop off their ballots at the Clerk and Recorder's Office up to 8:00 p.m. Following is some information about candidates for mayor and their thoughts on certain topics regarding Ekalaka. VICKI FIX Hi, my name is Vicki Fix. I am a DECLARED WRITE-IN CANDIDATE...
Dear Editor, “And now,” as Paul Harvey said, “for the rest of the story. . .” In response to the thumbs down to the Ekalaka Public Library regarding the homecoming window, we need to be aware of certain facts (which were not included in the letter) before we jump to erroneous conclusions. Students did not have school on Friday the 15th, and the library was open from noon to 6 P.M. on that day. Their homecoming window could have been put in place during regular library hours, while students were out of school, so as not to pla...
September brought the Town of Ekalaka's restricted cash account for the swimming pool to $50,013.60! These funds plus the others of $108,531.43 in pool committee funds, $11,945.20 from the Lions Club, and $12,003.06 from Meadowlark Club bring the total to $182,493.29. When that is added to the $150,000 grant from Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, there is a total of $332,493.29 available to build a new pool in Ekalaka. Also, many community members and property owners have recently...
Editor's note: Mr. Jordan O'Donnell is another new face at CCHS this year. His information will be shared in a future article. School is in session once again at Carter County High and with the new year there are bound to be some new faces among the old. In this case, there have been some sparkling new additions to the high school staff and they have graciously agreed to let the community get to know them: What is your full name? Marvin Vanderpool What do you teach here in Eka...
Current funds available for construction of a new pool in Ekalaka are: $49,419.58/town’s restricted cash new pool account (last August they were at $28,406.12); $108,531.43/pool committee funds; $11,945.20/Lions Club; and $12,003.06/Meadowlark Club. This adds up to a total of $181,899.27. When that is combined with the $150,000 Fish, Wildlife and Parks Grant that was approved, there is $331,899.27 available for the construction of a new pool. A Go Fund Me page has also been set up for the new pool project. Interested d...
Finding quality, local legal representation in rural communities can be difficult. Jennifer Williams is hoping to ease that burden for many in Ekalaka. Williams is an associate attorney for MacMillan, Wallace, & Athanases, PLLC in New Hope, MN. Her and her husband, Tye (son of Greg and Rita Williams of Ekalaka), moved to the Twin Cities area in the summer of 2013 when she started attending law school at William Mitchell College of Law. Now, Williams will also be offering...
Like so many others around the U.S., Ekalaka Elementary students and their teachers took some time on Monday to view the solar eclipse. Locally, the eclipse started at about 10:26 a.m. and ended at about 1:09 p.m. The maximum eclipse was at 11:46 a.m., when the moon blocked around ninety percent of the sun. To see the total eclipse, Ekalaka residents would have had to travel about 230 miles as the crow flies, or drive 300 or more miles to a town like Casper, WY. All the...
Ekalaka Town Council members recently notified the Carter County Election Administrator that they do not wish to have a primary for the upcoming mayor/council election. Thus, municipal office elections will be held with the general election on Tuesday, November 7. The deadline for write-in candidates to file a declaration of intent with the County Election Administrator (Clerk & Recorder) for the general election is set to be 65 days before the municipal general election. However, the state made allowance for Labor Day and...
I had to do a lot of chores when I was a kid and teenager in Ekalaka. Despite that, my favorite thing to do was to explore the hills and forest behind and around our home. Sometimes I went with other boys from town and sometimes I even went alone. It was believed then, that at the age of ten a boy could have a .22 rifle, usually a single shot, and I had one at that age. I saved up my money until we could send away for it in the catalog, Sears, I guess. It was a Stevens as I recall. I usually took it with me. Gun safety was in...
Newly appointed county officials were dealt quite a hand 100 years ago when Carter County was organized as a county by the February 22, 1917 Legislative action. O’Fallon Flashbacks history indicates that prior to Carter County breaking from Fallon County, both sides realized the distance from Baker to the Wyoming line was too far for the proper functions expected of a county administration. The details of the county division are not recorded in official county records. However, the 1911 Legislature passed measures whereby a...
Back in March, Carter County Museum (CCM) was recognized at the Montana Governor's Conference and the Dino Shindig was named Event of the Year by Montana's Office of Tourism and Event Development. Last week, the museum won big again. Red Ants Pants, a Montana company that makes workwear clothing for women, was founded by Sarah Calhoun in 2006. In 2011, Calhoun started the Red Ants Pants Foundation which supports women's leadership, working family farms and ranches, and rural...
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...
The Town of Ekalaka recently sent out pool bids/proposal requests and is anxiously awaiting responses. After this process is completed the town may then select a pool contractor. Once the contractor is selected, additional details will come on the design of the pool. It is anticipated that the pool will still be an outdoor pool located in the same area as the current pool. Current funds available for construction are: $48,354.58, town’s restricted cash new pool account; $108,531.43, pool committee funds; $11,945.20, Lions C...
