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Areas in the southern portion of the county received a lot of rainfall in a short amount of time on July 29. A strong thunderstorm parked itself in the area, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning for the county. NWS received reports of over 4 inches of rain in some areas, and 4.25 inches at Albion within a 1.5 hour span....
The Montana High School Association recently released its guidelines to return to fall activities, announcing the directives, requirements and considerations for schools to compete in activities this fall. Football and volleyball practice can begin Friday, August 14 and competitions can be held on Thursday, Aug. 27. The CCHS football boys will have their first game on September 4 at home versus Broadus. The volleyball team plays the same day in Terry. “Resumption of sports and other activities is crucial to the growth, d...
When author Howard Seaborne found out he had a big fan in Ekalaka he autographed each of his six books in the "Divisible Man" series and shipped them off to Deb Stieg. Seaborne added something special in them too, a chapter written with Deb and her husband Terry as characters in a story that occurs in Ekalaka. The special chapter is not the first time Ekalaka has been written about in the stories as Seaborne's sister, Sue Schneider, lives in Ekalaka. "Divisible Man" is an...
The Montana Department of Transportation recently announced a proposal to seal and cover about 53.7 miles of MT Highway 323, north of Alzada. The project begins at the Box Elder Creek Bridge at reference post 17.7 and extends south for 53.7 miles ending at the intersection with U.S. Highway 212 in Alzada, at reference post 71.0. The public is invited to comment on the project. Proposed work includes sealing existing cracks, installing edge drains at select locations to drain...
Carter County High School students finally had a chance to attend their 2020 prom after it was originally canceled due to COVID-19. The outdoor prom was held on August 1 at Rowley Field....
Ekalaka Public Schools students will be back in the classroom next Thursday for on-site instruction. Back to school packets were mailed to parents this week. The packets include copies of the schools’ “Reopening Plan.” The plan states that masks are not required, but that Ekalaka Public Schools recommends that students and staff wear them. “Our goal to resume instruction and operations at our schools relies on the following priorities: a healthy and safe setting for students, staff, and the community; helpful support of teac...
American Legion Post 60 recently selected 2020 CCHS graduate Hannah LaBree as the recipient of this year’s $500 scholarship....
Carter County Museum's Shindig had a different look and feel this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, staff found a way to pull it off, and they were even able to participate in it a little more than usual. All of Saturday's talks were live-streamed for the first time. One hundred fifty-seven participants signed up for "Shindig Island" to access all of the content. Twenty-one people sat in spaced out chairs at St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church to watch the virtual...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare received an additional donation to be added to the association's budding Endowment fund. Representing the Ekalaka Lions Club, Mike Quade presented Dahl Memorial Healthcare Foundation with a check in the amount of $5,000. This donation brings the current contributions and pledges for the endowment to $130,500. The Dahl Memorial Endowment Fund will provide a perpetual source of income to support the hospital's important work of "improving the lives and...
Doran and Sharon Higgins are longtime residents of the Ridgway community in Carter County. Doran grew up in Powder River County and moved to the community working on area ranches when he was fifteen years old. Sharon has lived on the ranch where they now live all of her life. The ranch has deep roots - part of it was homesteaded in 1905 by Hamilton Ewalt, her maternal great-grandfather, and part of it was homesteaded by Elmer Richards, her paternal grandfather. For 6...
Work is rapidly progressing on the inside of the new Dahl Memorial Healthcare facility in Ekalaka. Much of the electrical and plumbing has been ran to the twenty-one long-term care rooms on the eastern end of the building, and duct work is currently being prepped for installation. Workflow for the project is generally moving from east to west. At any given time, there are between 40 and 50 individuals on site as several of the project's subcontractors work towards completion....
Healthy, nearby residents are invited to bring their children to the museum's lawn on Saturday for 8th Annual Dino Shindig activities. The activities, including dino mini-golf, T. rex corn hole, Hungry Hungry Mosasaurs and more will take place from 9 a.m. until noon. Talks and presentations will mostly be taking place virtually this year in light of the pandemic, and will be shown at the St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church as well as the museum. Crowd size will be limited to 50...
No official plan has yet been finalized for getting Ekalaka Public Schools students back in the classroom amid COVID-19. A reopening schools committee met earlier this week to discuss options. The committee was formed at a special school board meeting on June 24 and consists of Superintendent Katy Wright, four teachers, a member of the public health department, board member Dennis Bishop and four other school employees. Progress from the committee will be shared at the next board meeting and a reopening plan could be unveiled...
Due to an equipment upgrade, changes have been made to phone numbers at Ekalaka Public Schools. The new phone number for the school is 406-630-1523. The business office number is 406-630-1521, the superintendent’s office number is now 406-630-1522 and the number to contact the technology/transportation office is 406-630-1511....
The 2020 Traveling Collection of Juried Art, a collection of juried art from Montana and around the USA, will be at Ekalaka Public Library from July 29 until August 14. The Waterworks Art Museum of Miles City is sharing this collection throughout Southeastern Montana. The gallery is free to the public and open from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. ,Tuesday through Friday, and again on Saturday, August 8 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. All ages are welcome....
The Annual Days of ‘85 Firemen’s Barbecue will be taking place at a different location this year. Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department members will be serving burgers and hot dogs will all the fixings in front of the fire hall. The barbecue will take place at the same time during the Days of ‘85 Fair and Rodeo, beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, August 7....
There are zero cases of COVID-19 in Carter County. However, last Friday Fallon County saw its first case and Tuesday, Wibaux County its. As of Tuesday, there were 1,952 cases of COVID-19 in Montana with 1,034 active cases. Some Carter County residents were close contacts of the Fallon County case. A close contact is defined as a person who has been less than six feet away from a person with COVID-19 for more than 15 minutes. A close contact is notified of this by their local...
Cemeteries hold a wealth of history. Each headstone is a slice of someone's past, a timeline connecting them to the present. Someone just needs to connect the dots. Thanks to the efforts of missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, those links are being made. Because COVID-19 has curtailed traditional work of sharing the message of Jesus Christ for many missionaries, including those serving in Carter County, Dakotas Mission President Scott L. Howell,...
Carter County Museum has put a significant amount of energy to adjusting the Shindig this year in light of COVID-19. In addition to practicing social distancing, wearing masks and sanitizing, museum staff have stressed to potential visitors the need to exercise extreme caution and good discretion before entering the town of Ekalaka. A statement from the museum in regard to this year's Shindig follows: "It is with heavy hearts that we have had to cancel or significantly alter...
For a fourth consecutive year, Lynn Wallace of Wisconsin taught a basket weaving class in Ekalaka. Wallace held the class at her sister-in-law, Sue Schneider's home. Schneider said that the baskets take the better part of a day to make, and that the class, along with laughs, friendship and food, was enjoyed by those in attendance. More pictures from the class can be found on page 4 of this issue....
Dahl Memorial Healthcare has received generous donations of $100,000, $25,000 paid over 5 years and $500 from anonymous donors to establish the Dahl Memorial Hospital Endowment Fund at the Montana Community Foundation (MCF) to benefit the Carter County community forever. The Dahl Memorial Endowment Fund will provide a perpetual source of income to support the hospital’s important work of “improving the lives and health of the Carter County community through comprehensive services provided in a professional and dedicated atm...
It’s been over two years since the Town of Ekalaka decided to ask the legal system to determine whether it or the Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department Corporation has ownership and control of the town’s fire service and whether the fire department is part of the municipality, as the town claims, or is a separate corporation. A complaint for declaratory judgement was originally filed in district court against EVFD Inc. way back on May 10, 2018. According to that complaint, the town requested a judge declare it has “all legal...
In their last regularly scheduled June meeting, Carter County Commissioners voted to increase their pay from 56 percent to 70 percent of the base wage for the clerk and recorder. According to Montana Code Annotated, each member of the board of county commissioners shall receive an annual salary equal to the annual salary established for the clerk and recorder, plus $2,000. The code also reads that each board may elect to serve on a part-time rather than a full-time basis and receive part-time annual salaries based on the...
This year’s Days of ‘85 parade is quickly approaching. With the fair only three weeks away, now is the time for businesses, ranches, churches, organizations and classes to start brainstorming float ideas. “Let the Good Times Roll” is this year’s fair and parade theme. The parade is scheduled for Sunday, August 9 at 11 a.m.. Entries for the parade are due by Friday, August 7. Late entries may be accepted, but will not be judged. Floats can start to line up at 9:30 a.m. at Fruit Service and Repair and should be in place by...
Plans for the Days of ‘85 are continuing as the event draws nearer. The annual fair and rodeo is slated for August 6 through August 9 this year. All events that traditionally happen at Carter County Fairgrounds are still a go, with only a few changes this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fairgrounds will likely not have a bounce house for children to play in this year. Also of note, a decision on entertainment, typically sponsored by the fair board, has not been made. The fairgrounds will still be busy with e...
