Events

Memorial Day services will begin at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 31, at Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Veterans performing the services should arrive at 10:30 a.m. During the service, members of VFW Auxiliary will honor fallen soldiers by placing a white cross and a red, poppy covered wreath in the center of the cemetery. There will be a picnic and social at the Events Center following the cemetery services. The picnic is being sponsored by the VFW Auxiliary, which asks that locals who plan to attend the event bring a salad or dessert....

Music students in grades K-12 at Ekalaka Public Schools will be hosting a spring concert on Thursday, May 6th at 6:30 p.m inside the CCHS gym. The students will perform selections showcasing their musical skills under the direction of Ekalaka Public Schools Music Teacher Joshua Spiegelblatt. All are welcome to attend....

The junior class will be hosting Carter County High School prom this Saturday, April 17. The public is invited to attend grand march at 8 p.m. inside the gymnasium. Please bring canned goods to be donated to the food bank for admission. Royalty will be crowned immediately following grand march and prom will continue for high school students and their guests until midnight....

Carter and Fallon Counties are holding a private applicator training on May 5th in Baker at the Fallon County Exhibit Hall. The class will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This class will cover topics on the private applicator exam. Those attending will be able to take the test upon conclusion of the class. The extension agent from Wibaux County will be proctoring as there is currently no extension agent for Carter or Fallon County. The class will cost $15 to attend and will include materials and lunch. An additional cost of $12...

Ekalaka Public Schools will be holding a kindergarten screening on April 8 separate from the developmental screening that is taking place on Tuesday, April 6. The screening for children who will be entering kindergarten next year will be on Thursday, April 8, between 12:30 and 1 p.m. in the gym. Children entering kindergarten next year do not need to attend the screening on April 6, but are welcome to be a guest at the school that morning. Those who do will get to check out the campus, spend time in the classroom with Mrs....

After falling victim to coronavirus last year, Carter County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Community Wide Garage Sale is back on for 2021. The event will take place on the first Saturday in June, which will be June 5th. The event will be discussed at the Chamber’s regular monthly meeting on Thursday, April 8, 6 p.m., at Southeast Electric Cooperative. Additionally, a new secretary and treasurer will be elected on April 8 since long-time director Alicia Knapp informed members that she would be stepping down during the Mar...

Ekalaka Public Schools will be hosting a developmental screening for children aged 0-5 years on Tuesday, April 6, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. in the elementary school gym. This screening will help parents gain information about their child’s development and how to support the child’s progress. Children aged 3-5 years will be screened in the following areas: Concepts/Thinking Skills, Motor Skills, Speech/Language Development and Hearing. Children under 3 years will be screened by DEAP (Developmental Educational Assistance Pro...

Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation and the Miles City Small Business Development Center are hosting a free online training on January 27th from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. This training is designed for individuals looking to start a business. The Start-up 101 Business Training will help you take your idea and make it into a business. Tracy Baker, Miles City Small Business Development Center Director, will walk through evaluating a business idea, business tax structure and types, and basics of business planning and...

What are your New Year’s Resolutions? Vitalant and Darlene Carter-Rose encourage you to help meet the urgent need for blood and platelets by resolving to give blood this year starting in January, which is National Blood Donor Month. The next blood drive in Ekalaka is scheduled for Wednesday, January 20 at Carter County Events Center. The drive will take place from 1:45 to 5:30 p.m. Appointments can be made online by going to http://www.bloodhero.com and using sponsor code: Ekalaka. In addition, walk-ins are welcome. Donors a...

Carter County Chamber of Commerce will be meeting at 5:50 p.m. on Thursday, January 14 at Southeast Electric Cooperative. Masks will be required at the meeting. A virtual/phone-in option is also available at the meeting and will be provided to members through email. At the meeting, an update on 2021 calendar sales will be given. This year, the chamber produced two different calendars, one featuring local historic photographs provided by Carter County Museum, and another featuring photos of scenic Carter County views taken by...

Montana State Senator Kenneth Bogner will be traveling around Senate District 19 to listen to legislative ideas and concerns from local citizens before leaving for the 2021 Montana Legislative Session. Bogner will be in Ekalaka at Wagon Wheel Café at noon on Tuesday, December 29. That evening around 7 p.m., he will be at Baker High School. Bogner stopped in Broadus on Wednesday and will also be meeting citizens in Circle, Terry, Miles City and Jordan before the end of the year. The Legislature will meet in regular session...

Carter County Chamber of Commerce will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 10. The meeting will be held virtually. Annual chamber calendars will be discussed at the meeting as will the Mainstreet Project. A report on Reimainging Rural Montana will be given and group goals for 2021 will be made. Members can find the meeting dial in and ID number in an email sent by the chamber....

courtesy Fallon County Times The 17th annual Stan Wagner Memorial Game Feed has been postponed. It was originally scheduled to be held Nov. 14 in the Livestock Barn at the Fallon County Fairgrounds, but the recent spike in COVID-19 cases prompted the decision to reschedule to a future date, according to organizer Wendy Wagner. The game feed had recently gotten approval from the Fallon County Health Department, as long as masking and social distancing was maintained, but the increase in the number of cases in the county prompt...

Next Monday Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association will hold one more drive-thru flu vaccination clinic. The clinic will take place outside of the hospital from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The cost for the vaccine is $25 and can be paid by cash or check only. Anyone who would prefer to bill insurance must bring their insurance card and driver license with them. To avoid a long wait time, patients can fill out consent and screening forms ahead of time. The forms can be found on the Dahl Memorial Healthcare Assoc., Inc. Facebook page....

Ekalaka Public Schools will be hosting a developmental screening for children aged 0-5 years on Tuesday, October 20, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. in the grade school gym. This screening will help parents gain information about their child’s development and how to support the child’s progress. Children aged 3-5 years will be screened in the following areas: Concepts/Thinking Skills, Motor Skills, Speech/Language Development and Hearing. Children under 3 years will be screened by DEAP (Developmental Educational Assistance Program) eit...

October’s Carter County Chamber of Commerce meeting will take place on Thursday, October 8, beginning at 5:50 p.m. inside Wagon Wheel Café. The meeting will start with a business news round table. Afterwards, an update on the 2021 chamber sponsored calendars will be given. The chamber’s role with the Montana Mainstreet Project will also be up for discussion at the meeting, and plans for the chamber’s annual Festifall celebration will be reviewed....

4 CCHS Homecoming will look a little bit different this year in order for the school to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines. At 1:30 p.m. on Friday, a pep rally will take place outside at Rowley Field. Coronation of royalty will follow the pep rally. The homecoming parade is set for 2:45 p.m. A junior high football game will take place after the parade, at 4:30 p.m. During the junior high game there will be a 5 p.m. tailgate party at the football field. The school will be serving pulled pork sandwiches on a first-come,...

On Friday, September 18 at 5:30 p.m. there will be a special meeting for Southeast Electric Cooperative, Inc. at the cooperative’s truck shop. The meeting will be held to conduct director elections. Therefore, there will be no attendance gifts or door prizes given. Registration and a meal will start at 5 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. The cooperative looks forward to seeing members in attendance!...

Carter County Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, September 10 at 5:50 p.m. inside the Southeast Electric Cooperative board room. The meeting will start with a business news round table. Afterwards, members will give a report on Days of ‘85 events as well as the Mainstreet Project. Plans will be discussed regarding the chamber’s annual Festifall celebration. The potential of a fall community-wide garage sale will also be considered since COVID-19 concerns canceled the annual sale earlier this year. In addition, a sel...

The Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association annual meeting will start at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 17 at Carter County Events Center. The meeting will be very informative and will give updates with everything going on at the hospital. Updates will include discussion and progress on the new hospital, progress of the new computer system, a summary of grants and donations DMHA has received for equipment, new services that will be available in the new hospital and the formation of an endowment fund for the benefit of DMHA....

Mark your calendar to attend Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association’s Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held September 17, starting at 6 p.m. at Carter County Events Center. This is an opportunity to get a current update on the progress of the new hospital and learn about changes happening at Dahl Memorial. All of the positive changes happening at Dahl promise to continue to offer the community and surrounding area the best in rural healthcare. The nomination committee is currently seeking interested individuals from the c...

Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association will be hosting its annual meeting on September 17, starting at 6 p.m. at Carter County Events Center. There is much to report at the annual meeting this year with all that has been happening including the new building project, the new hospital foundation, a new computer system, new pharmacy and so much more. The hospital board also has two board positions to fill. It is time for individuals who are interested in rural healthcare and the growth of Dahl Memorial to step forward. Anyone who...

The Reimagining Rural Initiative is a partnership between MSU Extension, Montana Community Foundation and the Montana Governor’s Office of Economic Development. A Reimagining Rural Virtual Community Gathering was scheduled earlier this year but later canceled due to the pandemic. This virtual statewide gathering of twenty communities across Montana has been rescheduled and will be shown in the upcoming weeks at Carter County Events Center as Carter County is one of the twenty communities participating. Ben Winchester from t...