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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...
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 [email protected]. 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...
A four hour driver safety course will be held at the Carter County Senior Citizens Center on Monday, November 18. The course will be taught by Carole Carey. Those who participate will receive a workbook, watch videos and have a discussion on driver safety. The course is geared for drivers at least 55 years of age. Everyone is welcome to attend and will benefit from this great review course on driver safety. Participants will receive a certificate at the end of the course that they can give to their insurance company which...
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....
Sagebrush Service Club’s Annual Holiday Bazaar is quickly approaching. The event will take place on Saturday, November 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Carter County High School. Free babysitting for preschool age children will be provided throughout the day, and lunch, coffee and pie will be available. Door prizes will be drawn every 30 minutes. Interested vendors can still rent spaces from the club. An 8’ x 6’ space costs only $20, and a 5’ x 6’ space is only $10. Vendors can start setting up at 8 a.m. on the morning of the ba...
Each year, thousands of people rely on receiving donated blood and blood products to stay alive. Certain injuries and illnesses can quickly cause a person's blood levels to drop. Without enough blood, they will not receive enough oxygen in their body, resulting in death. Many hospitals and medical centers utilize donated blood to save the lives of their patients. While donated blood is beneficial for people in need, some medical professionals maintain that donating blood also benefits the donor. It reduces iron levels, a...
The parking lot of St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church in Ekalaka will be a great stop for young trick-or-treaters when Halloween arrives this year. The annual ‘Trick or Trunk’ event will feature vehicles decorated for the occasion by rural hosts, allowing children to do a great deal of trick-or-treating in a single location. The event will run from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 31. Everyone is invited to stop by and enjoy the decorations and treats. For more information, contact Kim Tooke at 406-775-6580....
Sagebrush Service Club will once again be sponsoring a holiday bazaar in Ekalaka. The annual event will take place on Saturday, November 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Carter County High School. Free babysitting for preschool age children will be provided throughout the day, and lunch, coffee and pie will be available. Door prizes will be drawn every 30 minutes. Interested vendors may rent a 8’ x 6’ space for $20, or a 5’ x 6’ space for $10.00. Vendors may begin setting up at 8 a.m. on the morning of the bazaar and must pr...
Carter County Museum and Medicine Rocks State Park will host Montana Conversations program "Writing the Parks" with Dave Caserio on September 7 in Ekalaka. The program will take place at the museum from 5 to 7 p.m. Individuals can reserve space in the workshop by calling the museum at 406-775-6886. The presentation is free and open to the public. Funding for Montana Conversations is provided by Humanities Montana through grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities,...
Makoshika State Park will host a Star Party at Medicine Rocks State Park on Thursday, August 29, at 9 p.m. Montana State Parks and Carter County Museum are teaming together to bring Star Party, an astronomy viewing event, presented by Steve Hobe, Adler Planetarium facilitator. Attendees will enjoy a night full of activities and opportunities to observe and learn about the stars, the moon and the planets. Star Party Schedule: • 9 p.m. – Making Craters! Explore how meteorites affect the planet and have shaped lunar geo...
The Redding family from rural Northwood, North Dakota will be featured at this year's Days of '85 Gospel Sing on the First Baptist Church lawn. Paul and Amy Redding and their seven children love to sing everything from old-time gospel favorites to contemporary originals. Singing with her mother, sister and aunts, Amy Redding learned the intricacies of three and four part harmony. She passes that tradition now to her own children with original songs and standard hymns and...
The 2019 pet parade is scheduled for noon on Friday, August 9 at the bleacher area of Carter County Fairgrounds. Sign-up for entries will take place from 11 a.m. until noon. The two decorating categories this year are: 1. Animals from nursery rhymes, songs, books, etc. (take your choice and go from there). 2. Chores I love (or hate) around the house or outdoors. Examples include: milking the cow, saddling the horse, slopping the hogs, scooping manure from corral or barn/outdoors, mowing the lawn, weeding the garden,...
Betty Vail, a representative for Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) will be in Ekalaka on Wednesday, August 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vail will be assisting senior citizens with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application procedure. Citizens who receive SNAP can still go to the local food bank and participate in other food programs. Residents who are working may also still be eligible. For appointments or more information, please call Patricia Lovec at the Carter County Council on Aging Office at...
The 7th Annual Dino Shindig is set to take place this weekend in Ekalaka. Visitors will be in town from all over the world to hear lectures from leading paleontologists, partake in kids activities, and dance the night away. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, kid's can check out an array of activities on the museum lawn. Some of these activities include a fossil dig pit, face painting, arts and crafts, dino mini-golf, a photo booth, a bat booth and even a live animal booth. At...
The 25th Annual Carter County Fair Pet Parade is scheduled for Friday, August 9. The event begins at noon at the bleacher area of Carter County Fairgrounds. Registration for contestants will be from 11 a.m. until noon. Sponsoring the event are the Carter County Fair Board and Marshall Ranch. Sponsors invite all participants from 0-100 years old to participate and compete for a few bucks to get through the Days of ‘85. There is no pre-registration, no entry fee and no age limits or restrictions on pet species (it might be w...
This year, Beaver Creek Rendezvous organizers will be holding their first ever fun shoot. The inaugural Beaver Creek Rendezvous Charity Shoot will take place at the Livingston Ranch just north of Ekalaka, the same location where hunters meet every year, on Saturday, July 20. Anyone twelve or older is invited to participate in the competition and will have the chance to win several various prizes. Entry fees from the competition will be used to help purchase hunting licenses for hunters who want to attend rendezvous hunts in...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare employees who would like to see the new facility include a walking path around the block of the facility have taken matters into their own hands. The safe, four-foot-wide sidewalk dubbed by employees as the "Health Walk" would ideally include benches for resting, four dog waste clean-up stations and a tiny library to trade and donate books. It would be able to accommodate wheelchairs and strollers. The Health Walk is not included in the current...
