Events

Monday, September 18 Super Hero Day 7:00 p.m. Coronation Tuesday, September 19 Partner in Crime Day (Twin Day) Wednesday, September 20 Woke up Like This Day (Pajama Day) Thursday, September 21 America’s Heroes Day 7:00 p.m. Powderpuff Football Friday, September 22 Hometown Hero Day (Wear Your Blue & White) 1:00 p.m. Pep Rally 2:00 p.m. Parade 5:00 p.m. Tailgate Party 7:00 p.m. CCHS Football vs. MonDak Saturday, September 23 1:30 p.m. Mens Volleyball 7:00 p.m. CCHS Volleyball vs. Jordan Activities are sponsored by CCHS S...

Area EMTs will be conducting a class this fall in Ekalaka. Classes will start in late October. More EMTs are currently needed to meet the needs of the community. Anyone interested in joining the class is asked to please contact Judy Wright at 406-853-4698 or Deb Yost at 406-861-0544....

An upcoming blood drive for the Ekalaka community has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Carter County Events Center in Ekalaka. Donors can make and appointment for the drive by calling Darlene Carter Rose at 775-6431, or by going online at www.bloodhero.com and using sponsor code: Ekalaka. Walk-ins are also welcome at the drive, which is scheduled to run from 1:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m....

The 2017 Positive Choices Youth Conference will be held September 19th and 20th, 2017. This year’s speaker is Kevin Honeycutt. Honeycutt is a Technology Integration Specialist in central Kansas, where he researches and designs programs and trainings with a strong passion for helping students and teachers become successful with educational uses of technology. He has worldwide reach presenting to over 100,000 students and educators each year. Honeycutt has an entertaining and positive message to empower today’s youth to tak...

American Legion Post 60 will hold its annual pancake supper on Sunday, September 24. The post’s fundraiser will be held at the Wagon Wheel Café in Ekalaka from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. The supper will feature pancakes and sausage prepared by post members along with coffee and orange juice for drinks. A free will donation will be asked, and 50-50 tickets will be offered for those wanting to participate. New this year will be the drawing for the Post’s rifle raffle, which will be held following the supper. Tickets are $10 each for...

Sagebrush Service Club will once again be sponsoring a Holiday Bazaar in Ekalaka. The annual event is slated for November 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Carter County High School. Free babysitting 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’x6’ space for $20, or a 5’x6’ space for $10.00. Vendors will be able to set up at 8:00 a.m. on the morning of the bazaar. To rent a space, or for questions, interes...

The September Carter County Chamber of Commerce meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 21 at 6:00 p.m. As usual, the meeting will be held at Wagon Wheel Café. Interested residents and business people are invited. There’s always room for one more at the table. Actually, there’s room for several; only three showed up for the August meeting. Future plans will be discussed, visitors will be welcomed, and progress will be reported. Those who plan on eating are asked to arrive early....

The annual membership meeting for Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association will be held Thursday, September 14 at 6:00 p.m. at the Carter County Events Center. Association members are encouraged to attend and hear a report of activities from the last year as well as recognize employees for their valuable service to the community. Additionally, there will be discussion about progress on the building project, the new facility strategic plan, and tele-medicine services available at the facility. Nominations of Dean Bruce, Dane...

Area EMTs will be conducting an EMT class this fall in Ekalaka. Classes will start in late October. More EMTs are desperately needed to meet the needs of the community. Anyone who may be interested in joining the class is asked to please contact Judy Wright at 406-853-4698 or Deb Yost at 406-861-0544....

The 2017 pet parade is scheduled for 12 noon on Friday, August 11th at Carter COunty Fairgrounds. Sign-up for parade entries starts at 11:00 a.m. As mentioned in last week’s issue, the two decorating categories this year are: Famine or Feast (keeping with the Days of ‘85 theme, “Pioneer Days to Modern Ways”), and Wacky, Tacky, Crazy—Odds and Ends (to give pet paraders lots of room to be creative). Gather up your favorite pet, whether it be a canine, feline, bovine, equine, porcine, carpine, avian, or exotic, and make your...

Back in February, the Ekalaka Eagle reported that Belle Wendelburg was recognized by Senator Steve Daines as Montanan of the Week for her continued work in serving her community. Wendelburg retired from Dahl Memorial in July of 2016 after working there for more than 20 years. In his statement of recognition in the official Congressional Record, Daines wrote, “Throughout the past 20 years, Belle has remained faithful in her love for her home and the eastern Montana prairie. I want to express my deep gratitude to Mrs. Belle W...

Heads up pet paraders, the twenty-three year old Carter County Pet Parade is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on Friday, August 11, at the bleacher area of the fairgrounds. Sign-up will take place from 11am until noon. Sponsors of this year’s parade are Carter County Fair Board and Marshall Ranch. This fun event includes participants from the ages of 0 to 80+. Those who participate can even win a few bucks which they may want to use during the Days of ‘85. There is no age limit or entry fee required—all one has to do is come with...

Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) will host a celebration marking the 60th Anniversary of Medicine Rocks State Park on Sunday, July 30th from 10am to 2pm at the park. All are invited to celebrate this special anniversary where they will enjoy interpretive presentations highlighting the history of the park including “The Geology of Medicine Rocks” by Thomas Holtz, Arch Ellwein as Teddy Roosevelt, and “Petroglyphs of Medicine Rocks” with Tim Urbaniak. The day will conclude with a performance by The Pryor Mountain Boys, C...

The next Ekalaka Community Blood Drive is scheduled for Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Carter County Events Center in Ekalaka. The drive will take place from 1:45 to 5:30 p.m. Persons may contact Darlene Carter Rose at (406) 775-6431 for an appointment. Appointments can also be made online by going to www.bloodhero.com and using sponsor code Ekalaka. As always, walk-ins are also welcome. Donors who plan on attending are asked to bring a photo ID as well as their donor card with them. Free cholesterol testing is available with...

Fallon/Carter Extension, Carter County Weed Department, and Carter County Conservation District invite everyone to attend the Carter County Range Tour on Tuesday, July 18. The tour will start at Camp Needmore at 2:00 p.m. and a meal will be served at the conclusion of the program by the Puptown Pioneers Homemakers. There will be three pesticide applicator recertification credits offered. What can drone technology do for you? Brady Woodard, Moore Engineering, Inc. There is a handful of benefits we can provide via drone...

Dahl Memorial will conduct a walk-through open house on Tuesday, June 20th, at 5pm. The purpose of the walk-through is to give Carter County residents the opportunity to see and understand some of the existing space constraints of providing care in the healthcare facility. Public meetings conducted by the county to discuss the future of the facility have included conversation revolving around the difficulty of moving patients around, dining, and providing overall care. Hospital officials hope that the walk-through will help...

The Carter County Chamber of Commerce is once again sponsoring a Fourth of July bash on Main Street in Ekalaka on Tuesday, July 4 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. At dusk, there will be a fireworks display for all to enjoy. The bash on main will include an array of games and activities that are fun for the entire family. Some of these activities may include a cake walk, darts, kids’ fishing booth, egg toss, bean bags, horseshoes, cotton candy or snow cones, races, face painting, and tug-of-war, just to name a few. After the bash c...

An Ekalaka Bump-N-Run is scheduled for next Saturday, June 24 at the Ekalaka Airport. This year’s races will offer a full concession stand and beer garden. Admittance prices are $7.00 for adults, $5.00 for kids, and free for youngsters under the age of 5. Races will start at 1:00 p.m. No coolers are allowed. Ekalaka Bump-N-Run awarded three scholarships this year. Kylee Kennedy who graduated in May from CCHS, Tiana Fix, a former CCHS student continuing her education, and Dustin Ross, a Baker senior, were the three r...

Heavenly Harp out of Phoenix, Arizona will present a beautiful concert to encourage everyone in these tenuous times. Attendees will enjoy a combination of music featuring harp, piano with flute, and vocals on popular and Christian pieces like “What a Wonderful World,” “My Country Tis of Thee,” “How Great Thou Art,” “God Bless America,” and “Just a Closer Walk with Thee.” Everyone will be invited to participate in singing some of these songs as well. Karin Gunderson, author of “Encounters with Heaven - Stories of God’s Surp...

Carter County Senior Citizens will sponsor a driver safety class called Smart Driver on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. This class is the updated version of the old “55 Alive” class developed by AARP. The driver safety class is designed as a review for senior citizens. There is a work book and a video to go along with it, and open discussion on different segments of the class. Area residents 55 or older can take the class for $15.00 if they are an AARP Member, or $20.00 if they are not. The class is four hours and there is no tes...

Southeast Electric Cooperative Inc. will be hosting their 66th Annual Membership Meeting on Friday, June 2, 2017, at Carter County High School in Ekalaka. Registration begins at 4:00 p.m. A free roast beef supper and entertainment by Chalk Buttes Band will start at 5:00, and at 6:00 the business meeting will begin. Free babysitting and a movie will be offered for the kids. Two grand prizes of $500.00 cash will be awarded. Board members will be elected to represent Districts 5 and 9. Please join a fun evening and learn more...

May 23, 2017, Bozeman, MT - Museum of the Rockies seeks public input at two forums to be held in early June where updates on collaborative efforts between natural history museums in Montana and Kumamoto, Japan will be shared. Funded by the Japan Center for Global Partnership, the Kumamoto Montana Natural Science Museum Association engages in collaborative discourse to develop unique and important educational materials in paleontology, geology, and astronomy for the benefit of the public. Museum of the Rockies will host the...

Another local is battling cancer. Kodi Tarno, daughter of Doug and Tracy Hendrickson of Alzada, was diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer this year. Tarno is 26 years old, went to school in Alzada, and graduated from high school in Hulett, WY. Growing up she filled her summer days helping neighbors during docking and anything else that kept her busy and allowed her to enjoy the outdoors. You might have met her when she worked at B&J’s Convenience Store. She is now employed in Sundance, WY. Tarno’s treatments take her to Rapid C...