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Note: This article is the third in a series about the founders of the Carter County Geological Society and museum. The museum will host a meeting at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month through April, featuring a founder, their story and items they have donated. The Founders Day celebration of the CCGS slipped quietly into being shortly after the death of Walter Peck. At the January meeting Mrs. Jessica Hunt read a tribute to Peck, Cady and Hall, the three men credited...
Carter County Museum is seeking information on the photo shown at left. The ball players are believed to be Carter County residents, but nothing else is known at this time. Any information on the year or individuals in the image can be sent to [email protected], or to Carter County Museum, PO Box 445, Ekalaka, MT 59324....
Carter County Museum (CCM) was recently awarded a $38,000 grant from the Montana Department of Commerce through the Eastern Montana Tourism Initiative Grant Program. The funding will be used to construct a planetarium dome on museum grounds in hopes of attracting more visitors. In the spring and summer of 2019, the Carter County Museum brought a portable planetarium to eleven communities and over 2,500 students throughout the state of Montana. Part of the StarLab Rural Outreach Program by Carter County Museum and Museum of...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 7 honored its dedicated corps of volunteer instructors during its annual Spring Hunter/Bowhunter Education Workshop in Miles City on Feb. 22. About 50 instructors and FWP staff gathered at Miles Community College for a day of program updates, socializing and service awards. There are about 100 instructors in communities throughout Region 7, and roughly half of the instructors attended the workshop. These volunteers donate many hours of...
Note: This article is the second in a series about the founders of the Carter County Geological Society and museum. The museum will host a meeting at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month through April, featuring a founder, their story and items they have donated. In the fall of 1954, photographer Ross Madden traveled to Ekalaka to illustrate the Life Magazine story "The Town That Hunts Bones." All his black and white pictures were striking, but the photo of 73 year old...
On February 24, Senator Steve Daines met with Montana's 2020 Teacher of the Year, Linda Rost. Rost, a fourth generation Baker native, teaches several different science classes at Baker High School. Previously, she spent seven years teaching at CCHS and is now in her sixth at Baker. Rost earned a master's degree in science education from Montana State University in 2018 and is currently working towards her Ph.D through Texas Tech. Daines, who earned his degree in chemical...
Carter County Chamber of Commerce members will elect officers at their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, March 12. The meeting will take place at the Ekalaka Public Schools board room at 6 p.m. A change in bylaws last year moved the elections to March of each year so that current members had a chance to pay dues before elections took place. Up for election at the meeting are two trustee positions, one for a two-year term and the other for a three-year term. The chamber will also be electing a president, vice president and...
The Carter County High School National Honor Society chapter is hosting a cornhole tournament on Tuesday, March 24 at the school. Check-in time for the fundraiser is 5:15 p.m. The tournament will begin at 5:30 p.m. Sign-up sheets will be posted around town at Stompin’ Grounds, Dawg House Pub, Fruit Service, Branson Grocery, Community 1st Credit Union, Summit National Bank, the post office and the high school. Buy in is $20 per team, payable at check-in. Four games will be played at a time during the tournament and brackets w...
School officials learned last week that Ekalaka Elementary District #15 was selected for a $750,000 grant. The money, awarded by the Montana Department of Commerce Community Development Division, is to be granted “for the construction of a connecting wing between the elementary and high school buildings to secure the entrance and playground security,” according to a letter from the governor’s office notifying the school. In the grant application, Ekalaka Public Schools Business Manager Lora Tauck explained that the origi...
Candidates have until March 26 to file for election to the school board this year. A mail ballot election will take place on Tuesday, May 5. The Unified Board of Trustees for Carter County High School and Ekalaka Elementary has four positions up for election this year. The trustee positions opening include: a three-year term for Elementary District #15/High School District #3; a three-year term for High School District #2; a three-year term for School District #1; and a three year-term for School District #56. Any person who...
The Montana Department of Commerce recently announced that twenty-nine Montana communities will share more than $900,000 of federal grant funding through the Community Development Block Grant Program. These grants will support the planning of critical infrastructure and community development projects in Montana. “Planning is at the foundation of building healthy and vibrant communities,” Commerce Director Tara Rice said. “These planning grants will help Montana communities develop and preserve affordable homes, plan for c...
The Gumbo Gophers 4-H club held their 5th meeting on February 14th at the Alzada Hall. Members present were: Keenan McInerney, Zander Oliver, Colin and Clancy Higgins, Grady and Lily Tauck, Breanna Ulmer, Joby and Rayna Owens, Grace and Elizabeth Hall and Tylinn Thomas. Leaders present were: Terri Raye McInerney, Crystal Higgins, Julie Ridinger and Thebea Thomas. Guests present were: Mckinzi Oliver; Andrew, Staci, and Daniel Hall; Tessa and Jess Tauck; John Ridinger, Noralla Thomas, Amanda Owens and Rona Butikofer. The...
Miles Community College recently announced that two Ekalaka residents have been named to the President’s Honor List for the Fall 2019 semester. Those students are Jesi Pierson and Willow Beach. Students who are taking 12 or more credits and maintain a term grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher are eligible for this scholastic recognition....
The Gumbo Gophers 4-H club met on January 10th, at the home of Lisa Borchgrevink. Special guests were Michael Millward, county agent and Kodie Olsen, 4-H assistant. Other guests were Rhett Borchgrevink; Ashley, Atreyu, and Wyllow Tauck; Staci, Grace, and Elizabeth Hall; Amanda, Joby and Rayna Owens; and Tessa, Grady, and Lily Ann Tauck. Members present were Colin and Clancy Higgins, Natalie and Alivia Foxley and Tylinn Thomas. Leaders present were Terri Raye McInerney, Lisa Borchgrevink, Crystal Higgins and Thebea Thomas. Kod...
Rhett Halvard Lesh was born to proud parents Riley Lesh and Karli Jo Northrop on December 7, 2019. Rhett was born weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches long. Rhett joins excited big sister, Ella....
Matt McCabe was elected as NPGA Secretary by the Northern Pulse Growers Association board of directors January 28, 2020. McCabe graduated from MSU with a crop science degree and has been farming and involved in the industry since 2013. McCabe is also the Chairman of the Carter County Weed Board. He farms with his family outside of Ekalaka. In addition to the election of secretary, Chris Westergard, Dagmar, MT was elected as president and Sam Arson, Williston, ND was elected as treasurer. Additional members of the NPGA board...
This spring, Carter County Museum will host a series of Earth and space activities for local children. First, a story hour at Ekalaka Public Library featuring age appropriate activities for kids will take place on two different Thursdays between March and May. The museum will also have board game based activities during International Dark Sky Week, April 20-24, during regular hours and a full lineup of pop up experiments during the Junior Scientist Summer Program (dates...
SECOND QUARTER HONOR ROLL A HONOR ROLL (3.5 GPA or higher) Kari Kittelmann Whitney Kittelmann Wyatt Kittelmann Hannah LaBree Heather LaBree Heidi LaBree Tylee Loehding Codi Melton Emily O’Connell Mick O’Connor Tyra O’Connor Jaden Pardee Jared Pardee Rose Rychner Ryan Rychner Darin Schallenberger Jaelee Strangford Katie Tooke Gracie Tooke Kenzie Tooke Ryker Carroll Tegan Diede Kendall Kittelmann Brynn Loehding Jennifer Schmid Kendra Tooke B HONOR ROLL (3.0 - 3.49 GPA) Brennan Bonsell Grafton Bonsell Caiden Chavarria Amaya...
Ty and Sarina O'Connor and crew are proud to announce the birth of Cashus Tyree O'Connor who was born on January 15, 2020 at 7:42 p.m. Cashus was born weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces and measuring 20 inches long....
First and second quarter Positive Upstanding Polite Students (PUPS) awards were given to deserving Ekalaka Elementary students last week. In addition to PUPS awards, students received honors for reading, music, physical education and attendance....
Three former CCHS students were recently named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges for the fall 2019 semester. To qualify for the dean’s list distinction, a student must maintain a current semester GPA of 3.5 or above and have earned a minimum of 12 semester hours. 2019 CCHS graduate Claire Callahan was named to the dean’s list at Middle Tennessee State University. 2019 CCHS graduate Caleb Fix made the dean’s list at Montana State University, as did 2016 CCHS graduate Stewart Cook....
Cecile Smith-Kuehn opened Broken Arrow Boutique, offering casual, casual business and athletic wear to women of all ages in a quaint setting on Main Street in Ekalaka back in October of 2018. The 2007 CCHS graduate said that one main reason she opened the boutique was to help breath some life back into Main Street. "It's sad to see the empty buildings," she said. "I want this to be good for the community." Though her shop might be small, it has made a positive impact in its...
Employees at Dahl Memorial Healthcare are currently upgrading the facility’s computer systems. Following is a statement from Dahl Memorial staff members regarding some of the changes that will occur as a result: “February will bring big changes to the hospital staff. We will strive to make the process change seamless for our valued patients, but we do ask that you bring in your photo ID and current insurance card so we can scan them into our new system. During this transfer we may be a bit slower in registering you, so if...
The Montana Department of Commerce recently allocated $1.3 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money split between Dahl Memorial Hospital and Silver Bow County's historic Hotel Finlen in Butte. The goal of the funding is to generate new jobs, and keep current jobs in the Montana communities. Butte-Silver Bow County was given $700,000 of the share to cover the cost of Hotel Finlen's restoration, and is expected to generate thirty-five new jobs. The hotel accommo...
This year's annual Young Ag Couples Conference (YACC) took place January 15th through 18th in Helena. Local couples Dave and Alex Loudermilk, Chris and Lauren Meccage and Greg and Brittani Brence attended. YACC is a great opportunity for young farm and ranch couples to learn and network with their peers. The conference focuses on leadership skills, estate planning and strategies for a successful ranch business. The annual event is sponsored by the Montana Department of Agricul...
