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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...
With so many things being canceled this year organizers are excited to announce that The Days of '85 Gospel Sing is still on in 2020. The entertainment this year hails from the Absarokee/Columbus area, with one member of the group being an old hand from Ekalaka in another life. Brook Anderson is the newest member of the Lyle Strobel Family Band. Both Lyle and Irene Strobel grew up in a world of music. Lyle started out playing for dances throughout southeastern Montana, and lat...
The 2020 Carter County Fair Pet Parade is scheduled for 12 noon on Friday, August 7 at the bleacher area of the fairgrounds. Then the fun starts! Registration is from 11 a.m. until noon with the parade beginning at 12 noon sharp! Sponsors of the annual event are the Carter County Fair Board and Marshall Ranch. Sponsors invite all participants from 0-80+ years to participate and compete for a few bucks to get contestants through the Days of ‘85 celebration. There is no pre-registration, no entry fee, age limit or species of p...
Prior to the Days of '85 parade on Sunday, August 9, kids from the ages of one to 100 are invited to parade their bikes down Main Street. This bicycle pre-parade will take place right before the main parade, which is scheduled for 11 a.m. Children can decorate their bikes if they choose and should meet at the yield sign on the north end of Main Street between 10:15 and 10:30 a.m. An adult will be there to help organize the kids. They will ride down Main Street right before...
Continuing the Carter County Museum's summer programming series will be a combination of yoga and star party at Medicine Rocks State Park on Thursday, July 23rd. Yoga, led by Melissa Schwede, will begin at 8 p.m. and the star party will follow at 9 pm. The evening's events will end by 10:30 p.m. The yoga portion will be a moon salutation led by Melissa Schwede. You can register in advance on the CCM website shop for $8 at: https://cartercountymuseum.org/product-category/yoga/...
Carter County Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday, July 9 at 5:50 p.m. inside Community 1st Federal Credit Union. The meeting will start with a business news round table. Afterwards, updates on the Days of ‘85 will be given, their will be a report on the Independence Day fireworks show and a discussion on the Mainstreet Project will. A selection committee for 2021 chamber calendar photos will also be assigned. Chamber President Eva Grimes has also permanently added a business development corner to the meeting agenda. T...
Continuing the Carter County Museum's summer programming series, there will be a combination of a geology hike and a star party at Capitol Rock on Friday, July 3. The hike, led by CCM paleontology intern Elliott Armour Smith, will begin at 8 p.m. and the star party, led by CCM Museum Educator Steve Hobe, will follow at 9 p.m. The evening's events will end by 10:30 p.m. The entire event is free and open to the public. The hike portion will be an interpretive tour of the rock fo...
FREE COVID-19 testing for people with no symptoms will be held on July 7 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church parking lot in Ekalaka. Carter County Public Health, in coordination with Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association, will be hosting this drive-through COVID-19 Community snapshot testing. While testing of individuals without symptoms offers only a brief snapshot in time and an individual and business remain susceptible to COVID-19 exposure at any point following a test, more frequent testing at the c...
The 6th Annual Miles City Cowboy Poetry Gathering will be hosted by the Range Riders Museum on Sunday March 1st. Entertainment will kick off at 11:30 am with local talent Gail Shaw from Miles City, performing old classic country songs. A roast beef dinner will be served at noon. The featured performers Paul Larson, Karen Stockett, and Chuck Larsen are scheduled to perform during the Main Show at 1 pm. The event will finish out with an Open Mic session about 3 pm with a limit of one poem/song per individual and conclude at 4...
Saturday, February 8 will be the Fight with Bulldog Power Cancer Awareness Event, as Bulldog basketball teams host the Wibaux Longhorns. Games start at 1 p.m. This year, CCHS will again be honoring all cancer survivors. Fans are asked to pack the CCHS gym in a rainbow of colors by wearing whichever color of cancer ribbon they choose. Lavender ribbons represent the support of all colors. The figure below shows varying colors of cancer ribbons....
The Seventh Annual Cap Keith Memorial Coyote Hunt is scheduled to take place next weekend in Ekalaka. Last year, organizers elected to lengthen the hunt from one to two days, and due to positive feedback, the contest will again span two days. Sign-up will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on January 10 at Dawg House Pub. A rules meeting and calcutta will follow sign-up. Check-in-time will be at 6 p.m. on January 12. After weigh-ins, prizes will be awarded and a raffle will take...
On Saturday January 18th, the public is invited to a Wild Game Feast that will be held at Carter County Events Center in Ekalaka. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for registration and the meal will start being served at 6 p.m. The supper will consist of roast pork, prepared by Doug Bonsell, and several wild game dishes along with beans, rolls and salads. After supper, a presentation will be given by Dr. R Larry Moyer of EvanTell, Inc. Moyer is the founder and CEO of EvanTell and an accomplished hunter who has hunted all over the...
Dahl Memorial Clinic and Carter County Public Health will be co-hosting a flu vaccine clinic on Tuesday, December 17 at Carter County High School. The clinic will be inside Mrs. Walker’s room from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The influenza vaccine costs $20. Payment is due at the time of service (check or cash). No appointment is necessary. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends an annual influenza vaccine for all people age 6 months and higher. Please call, Raquel Williams, RN, at Carter County Public Health (...
Carter County Geological Society will be holding a meeting this Thursday, December 5th, at 7 p.m. at the Carter County Museum. Free Stompin’ Grounds local favorite pizza, the Hell Creek and Back, will be served along with breadsticks. There will also be a special viewing of “The Planets: Ice Worlds” by PBS. The film shows dazzling rings, supersonic winds and dozens of moons of Uranus and Neptune as well as an up-close views of Pluto. This Sunday, December 8, the museum will serve as host for a ginergerbread decorating party...
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...
The CCHS drama class has once again written their own play. This year’s production, “A Murder of Crows: a Very Fowl Play,” will be performed on Thursday, December 12 at 6 p.m. in the CCHS gym. The play is the story of a mismatched group of misfits, trying to figure out who killed the king. Dinner, consisting of chicken cordon bleu and twice-baked potatoes, will be served during intermission. Tickets for dinner and the show are $15 per person and can be purchased either in advance or at the door; however, dinner is limit...
The Carter County Republican Central Committee is calling a meeting to elect officers and other elected positions. The meeting will be held on Thursday, December 5, 6 p.m. at the Wagon Wheel. Anyone interested is welcome....
St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church will be hosting its annual Advent Tea on Saturday, December 7, beginning at noon. Local Libby Barth will be providing special music selections. All are invited to attend and celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season....
Carter County Public Health and Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association will be hosting flu vaccine clinics on Sunday, November 10 and Monday, November 11. Sunday’s clinic will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the community hall in Alzada. The Monday, November 11 clinic will take place from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at Dahl Memorial Clinic in Ekalaka. The regular influenza vaccine costs $20 per vaccine. Pneumococcal vaccine will also be available. Residents who would like the cost of the vaccine billed to insurance must bring their i...
The Fallon/Carter County Extension Office has scheduled sausage making workshops for Monday, November 18 and Tuesday, November 19. The workshop scheduled for November 18 will be held at the Fallon County Exhibit Hall in Baker at 5:30 p.m. The workshop scheduled for November 19 will be at Carter County Events Center at 5:30 p.m. Those planning on attending should RSVP by November 12 to the extension office by calling 406-778-7110 or emailing falloncarter1@montana.edu. The office will also need to know what kind of meat (deer,...
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...
