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Do you need help diagnosing a horticulture related issue or question? Are you trying to figure out what is wrong with your trees? Need help planning a garden or coming up with a landscape plan for your yard? Do you think that you have a plant disease or insect affecting your yard plants and trees? MSU Extension Horticulture Specialist Toby Day will be conducting site visits on March 30 around Fallon and Carter counties, providing an opportunity to get expert opinions that will help get the growing season off to a good start....
Betty Vail will be in Ekalaka on March 13 to sign individuals up for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP is a federal nutrition program that helps individuals stretch their food budget and buy healthy food. SNAP benefits are given each month on a plastic, electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card. The EBT card works like a debit card. An individual’s income, medical bills, and utility bills are some of the things that are taken into consideration to see if they qualify to receive a prepaid card for f...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association’s Annual Health Fair Blood Draw is scheduled for April 3, 4, and 5, from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at Carter County Events Center. Cost for the basic blood draw panel is $35, and if men want to have a PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) checked, it will cost an additional $25. Hemoglobin A1C (diabetes test) will be available again this year for $15. There is also a new lab available this year, Vitamin D3, for an additional $30. As always, payment is due at time of service. Please take morning m...
On March 15 at 6 p.m. the Carter County Geological Society will host Ken Howie Studios for the annual Founder's Day Event. Dinner will be provided and the event is free and open to the public. Theresa Howie, Producer of the film, will provide updates on the Feek's Vision documentary project, including a new extended trailer of the film which will feature an interview with Director, Ken Howie. Ken will discuss the importance of the project, while sharing some items of interest...
Fallon and Carter County’s Annual Spray Days will be held March 14-15, 2018. The program is a collaboration of efforts between Fallon/Carter Extension and weed departments of both counties. This year’s event boasts a great set of speakers! The program will be held in Ekalaka on March 14 at Carter County Events Center, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided by the Carter County Weed Board. Then, on March 15 the program will be held in Baker at the Fallon County Exhibit Hall, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Lunc...
Soon residents will be seeing new beginnings; green grass, daffodils, tulips, baby calves and lambs. Spring is just around the corner. Ekalaka Bible Church will be having a spring banquet on Thursday, March 15, 6:00 p.m., at the church. Members of the congregation are extending an invitation for all to join in a delicious meal and fellowship, with a few games thrown in. The nursery will be available but babysitting will not be provided. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things passed away; b...
There will be a hunter safety course for area residents on March 3-4 at Carter County Events Center in Ekalaka. Students must attend both days of the course in order to receive a certificate. Registration must be done online at fwp.mt.gov in order to participate. The deadline to register is February 25. Those who need help registering, may contact MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 7 office in Miles City at 234-0910. Materials for the class will need to be picked up prior to class at Wagon Wheel Cafe. The class is limited to...
The Carter County Spelling Bee has been set for Monday, February 19. It will begin at 1:30 p.m. inside the Ekalaka Elementary gymnasium. Parents and members of the public are welcome to attend. Traditionally, Carter County students in grades 5-8 participate in the oral contest....
SDSU Extension is partnering with NDSU Extension Service and Montana State University Extension to provide an educational program focusing on beef cattle nutrition. The program will be held on February 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Harding County Rec Center in Buffalo, SD. The day will be a progression of topics, starting with some of the basics on what makes the ruminant animal so unique, moving through body condition score and feed analysis to finally developing rations and analyzing why something may not be working as...
Saturday, February 3, will be the Fight with Bulldog Power Cancer Awareness Event, as the Bulldog basketball teams host the Wibaux Longhorns. Games start at 2:00 p.m. This year, the William C. Rowley Chapter of National Honor Society will be honoring all cancer survivors, not just breast cancer survivors. Cancer survivors in the audience will be recognized between the varsity games. At halftime of the boys’ varsity game, there will be a “Minute to Give It” where buckets will be passed through the audience to gather as much...
Everyone is invited to attend a Valentine banquet at Ekalaka Bible Church on Thursday, February 8th at 6:00 pm. A meal will be served, there will be a few games to play, and door prizes will be given away. The nursery room will be available for those with small children, but no babysitting will be provided. Grab your sweetheart, mom and dad, grandma and grandpa, or whomever you would like to share this fun-filled evening with!...
The next Ekalaka Community Blood Drive will be held on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Carter County Events Center Meeting Room. Donors may contact Darlene Carter Rose at 775-6431 to make an appointment, or go online at www.bloodhero.com and use sponsor code: Ekalaka....
On January 8, 2018 at 4:00 p.m., the annual C & B State Cooperative Grazing District meeting will be held in the meeting room of the Wagon Wheel Café in Ekalaka. Updates will be received from BLM, Jay Bodner, the Executive Secretary of the Montana Association of State Grazing Districts, the Montana Public Lands Council, and Executive Vice President Sandra Brown of the Montana Grass Conservation Commission. Other meeting items will include the election of one director and the proposed adoption of a bylaw amendment, Article...
CCHS Close Up members are very close to reaching their funding goal that will send twelve high school students to Washington D.C this coming summer. In an effort to raise final funds, members will be holding a dinner before the Ekalaka Public Schools Christmas concert on Tuesday, December 19th. Parents, grandparents, friends, and family members are invited to attend. The supper, including roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, a vegetable, and cookies, will start at 5:00 pm and will be served until 6:30 pm. At will donations...
On Saturday, December 9 the local community choir will be performing at Dahl Memorial, beginning at 2 pm. The following day the choir will also be performing at the Lutheran Church at 2 pm. The choir currently has twenty-three participating voices. There will be several pieces sang along with a few specials to follow. The performances will be directed by Andrew Del Raso and accompanied by Rena Tauck. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the music and refreshments that will follow the performances!...
The Carter County FFA Chapter will be holding their annual Indian Taco Feed on Thursday, November 30th, 2017 in the CCHS Tuggle Room. Dinner will start at 6:00 p.m., and the alumni pie auction will begin at 7:30. This year, the chapter has decided to put on a community dance, which will start shortly after the pie auction ends. Cost for the dinner is $6.00 per plate. Please come out and support the local FFA chapter!...
Vendor spaces have been filled for Sagebursh Service Club’s Annual Holiday Bazaar, scheduled for Saturday, November 18 at the CCHS gymnasium. Each year, the event provides a great opportunity for community members to purchase or win Christmas gifts. In addition, clubs and organizations will be selling raffle tickets, calendars, and other items to raise funds. Several area businesses will also hold open houses on November 18, including Summit National Bank, where Santa Claus will be visiting from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p...
Carter County Public Health and Dahl Memorial Clinic will be hosting an influenza vaccine clinic on Saturday, November 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Carter County High School during the annual holiday bazaar. Payment of $20 per vaccine is due at time of service (cash or check only). No appointment is necessary! For any questions, please call Dahl Memorial Clinic at 775-8738....
Feed costs account for the largest input cost in a ranching operation. Are you feeding your livestock the most efficient way possible? Join us for our cattle nutrition seminar on November 14th in Ekalaka or November 15th in Baker. The program in Ekalaka will be held at the Parish Hall, in conjunction with the Annual Carter County Sheep and Cattle Growers Meeting. The Meeting with start at 1:00 with the nutrition program beginning around 4:00. There will be a meal, silent auction and door prizes. On Wednesday, November 15th...
An Ekalaka community blood drive will be held at the Carter County Events Center Meeting Room on Tuesday, November, 14, from 2:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Anyone who would like to donate is asked to contact organizer Darlene Carter Rose at 775-6431, or go online and register at www.bloodhero.com by using sponsor code: Ekalaka. Walk-ins are also welcome. Any donations are immensely appreciated!...
On Saturday, October 28, Puptown Pioneers will be hosting the Fallon/Carter County Fall homemaker council meeting. The meeting is set to begin at 9:30 a.m., with registration at Carter County Events Center. Throughout the day those who attend will take part in the business meeting, hear club reports, play trivia, eat lunch, and hear an educational program. Additionally, attendees will be able to purchase raffle tickets for gift baskets and partake in other fun activities. Some items in the gift baskets include: kitchen...
The Carter County Sheep & Cattle Growers Association Annual Meeting will be held on November 14, 2017. All members and individuals who might be interested in joining the organization are invited to attend the meeting. Anyone who has industry issues, or would like to submit a resolution for the meeting, is asked to contact Vice Chairman Shaun Tauck at (406)-599-3417 by November 13, 2017. The meeting will take place at St. Joan of Arc Parish Hall in Ekalaka. It will be held in conjunction with a cattle nutrition seminar...
Beaver Creek Rendezvous will open up this weekend to a group of physically challenged hunters for deer season. Hunters will begin sighting in their rifles Friday in anticipation of the season opening on Saturday. Sunday, October 22 there will be a post-hunt dinner and auction at the rendezvous where hunters and companions can share their experiences with guides, landowners, and volunteers that have come together to support the annual program. The dinner will begin Sunday evening at the LA Ranch just north of Ekalaka. All...
Dahl Memorial will be holding a special bylaw election meeting for all Dahl Memorial members, October 24, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at Carter County Events Center. Attending members will gather to vote on multiple bylaw changes. The first item on the ballot is a proposed addition to bylaws that would allow the association to conduct absentee type voting for members who wish to vote but cannot be present at the meeting. Currently, anyone who is not present at the...
A free will donation supper with a silent auction will be held at the Parish Hall, November 3, from 5-7 p.m. All the proceeds will benefit the family of Quentin LaFollette, infant son of Leah and Scott LaFollette of Ekalaka, MT. Quentin has gone through two surgeries in his first three months of life and will require one more when he is two years of age. Anyone who would like to donate items to the silent auction is asked to contact Vicki Knapp at 853-4990....
