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Pre-K Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 3 years old. This year, I have been nice. My Christmas wishes are for a transformer. Merry Christmas, Santa! I'll be waiting for you on Christmas Eve with cookies & milk! Love, Corb O'Donnell Dear Santa, This Christmas, I am 4 years old. This year, I have been nice and also naughty. Kind of mean. But i have been nice at my house kinda. My Christmas wishes are a new train track. Merry Christmas, Santa! I'll be waiting for you on Christmas...
Jon Bennion, a republican running for Montana Attorney General, stopped in Ekalaka and Alzada last Thursday. Bennion is currently Montana Attorney General Tim Fox's chief deputy and has worked at the Montana Department of Justice since 2013. He announced that he was running for Fox's seat in next year's election back in February. Originally from Billings, Bennion graduated from the University of Montana School of Law in 2005. He now resides in the small town of Clancy, just...
Due to rising costs, Eagle subscription prices will increase on January 1. The cost for a one year in-county subscription will be $38 and the cost for a one year out-of-county subscription will be $42. The cost for an over-the-counter copy will remain at $1. Subscribers who wish to save money by purchasing a three year subscription will still have the opportunity to do so. A three year in-county subscription will cost $105 and a three year out-of-county subscription will cost $115. Any paid subscription postmarked and dated,...
Sagebrush Service Club members announced the winners of their annual Christmas lighting contest this week. On Monday, judges checked every house and business in town before selecting winners. Prizes were awarded to the top three residences and top business. Gary and Nita Schallenberger took first place, Jack and Celinda Hamblin took second and Mark and Judy Wright took third. A & A Stieg Wholesale won first place for best decorated business. The store will be given a...
Around forty local fathers and daughters attended a daddy-daughter dance last Saturday at Carter County Events Center. The dance was put on by the Puptown Pioneers Homemaker Club, a volunteer organization that works to improve the quality of life for families and communities through leadership development, volunteer service and education. Those who attended the special evening enjoyed two hours of dancing, snacks and refreshments. Girls were also able to decorate tiaras for...
The Gumbo Gophers 4-H club met on December 7th at the Alzada Community Hall. President Natile Foxley called the meeting to order. Breanna Ulmer led the pledges. Treasurer Keenan McInerney gave the treasurer's report. Song leader Alivia Foxley led us in singing Silent Night. After the business meeting, the Gophers played a Christmas bag exchange game. Twenty goody bags were filled with sausage, cheese, fruit, bread, cookies, popcorn balls, fudge, crackers, Chex mix and candy. These sacks go to the elderly in several...
On Monday, Heather VanGelder from ONEOK presented an $80,000 check to Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association. The funds from the grant will be used to purchase twenty-five new Stryker hospital beds for the new facility that is currently under construction. Twenty-one of the beds will be used for long-term care while the other 4 will become acute care beds. "They are going to be a major upgrade from what we have now," said Jordan Walker of Dahl Memorial. "They're brand new. We...
Nate Louisignau, music teacher at Ekalaka Public Schools, is holding an interest meeting on Tuesday, December 17 at 2:15 p.m. for parents and students who would be interested in going on a Chicago band tour in 2021. The tour, he says, would be a huge endeavor for the band program. The band would be performing at famous locations such as: The Field Museum, VanderCook College of Music, Daley Plaza and the Museum of Science and Industry. The students would have the opportunity to stay downtown and see a Broadway show, a Chicago...
A truck carrying forty-two thousand pounds of beer was on its way to Sidney when it wrecked just a few miles north of Ekalaka last Thursday. Plains Towing and Recovery out of Belle Fourche was on scene with a semi, skid-steer, two wreckers, a flatbed trailer and a recovery trailer to cleanup the wreckage. Even though the company had multiple employees on scene, several locals also assisted. The wreck involved only the semi, which came to rest after taking out a fence on the...
The Eagle will publish the regular Christmas issue on December 20. Letters to Santa and greetings from businesses and individuals will be included in the December 20 issue. The issue of December 27 will correspond with the usual date after Christmas that the Ekalaka Eagle is not published. The issue dated January 3 will be mailed on Friday, January 3 instead of Thursday, January 2. All ads and correspondence for that issue need to be in by noon on Tuesday, December 31. The Eagle Office will be closed December 20 through...
In choosing Gettysburg College and taking advantage of the many hands-on learning opportunities available to him, Jaeger Held is able to continue pursuing his passion for Civil War history and growing even closer to his roots. During his first semester, he has already joined the Civil War Club and the Pennsylvania College Guard reenactment group, as well as volunteering his time at the Civil War Institute. Through the Civil War Institute's Brian C. Pohanka Program, Held has...
Because of a love for the residents at Dahl Memorial, staff members have created an Angel Tree this year to make their holiday a little brighter. Each resident has listed a few items they need/want on paper angels. These angels are hanging on a Christmas tree just inside the door at Dahl Memorial Healthcare. Those that wish can remove any angel from the tree and purchase the gift(s) listed on it. Gifts can be wrapped or taken to Vicky Knapp, Activities Director, to wrap and...
Sagebrush Service Club is once again sponsoring a Christmas lights contest. Judges will be out and about on December 16 this year and would like people to have their lights on by 5:30 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for the top three places in this year’s contest. This year the club is also challenging each business to decorate windows or outside of their building to bring some additional Christmas spirit to the streets of Ekalaka. A traveling trophy will be awarded to the first place business each year and may be displayed a...
Last week, the Eagle reported that Mid-Rivers Communications recently announced that the cooperative awarded fourteen educational technology grants to educational facilities and non-profit entities around the Mid-Rivers service area. Ekalaka Public Schools first, fourth and fifth grade students will benefit from $4,000 in grant money. First grade teacher Mrs. Kristy Frye and fourth and fifth grade teacher Charlotte Kalstrom will use the funds for Lego Robotics Kits and iPads...
Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department members held the drawing for their annual gun raffle fundraiser this week. Stephanie Carroll of Ekalaka was the lucky grand prize winner this year. Carroll won a Howa 7mm-08 rifle. Local Karen Hammel won Leupold binoculars as the second place prize. The third place prize this year, a wildlife print, was won by Lester Phillippi of Hammond. Fire department members were very pleased with the number of tickets sold this year and are looking forward to next year. They were especially thankful to...
More door prize winners from open houses held by area business on November 23 have recently been announced. Winners at the Avon Store, each winning a $10.00 gift certificate, were: Darin Schallenberger, Margie Burch, Peggy Tooke, Jim Pardee, Caleb Nathan, Sarah Enos and Kyle Carlisle....
On Sunday November 17, nominated members of the CCHS music department made their way to Ashland for 2019 District Honor Band and Choir. This year was the first time St. Labre has hosted the event. Schools represented were CCHS, Hardin, St. Labre, Broadus, Plevna, Hysham, Colstrip and Forsyth. The students practiced hard for two days and put on a fantastic concert last Tuesday evening for the public to enjoy. The next performance by the CCHS music department will be a...
Last Saturday’s holiday bazaar sponsored by Sagebrush Service Club, Summit National Bank’s Appreciation Day, and drawings by area businesses that were holding open houses produced a large number of lucky winners throughout the day. Prizes around town included gift certificates, bill credit, cash, goody baskets, scooters, headphones and more. A listing of winners from around town is posted below. SUMMIT NATIONAL BANK Adult Cash Drawings Jerry Kalstrom, Terry Stieg, Jaci Horner, Clayton Stieg, Kyla Bauer, Martha Elmore, Maxine...
The Carter County Community Foundation (CCCF) recently announced this year's grant recipients. The ambulance fund at Dahl Memorial Healthcare received $3,800 to help purchase a basket stretcher for rough country rescues. The grant will also partially fund a power load for aiding EMTs getting patients into and out of the ambulances. Carter County Geological Society received $2,900 for summer youth programming. The 2020 Junior Scientists Program will focus on earth sciences,...
During this year’s American Education Week—November 18-22, 2019—millions of educators, parents, students, and community leaders are joining the National Education Association (NEA) in raising awareness about the critical need to provide every child with a quality public education. In Ekalaka, all school employees are being given small tokens of appreciation each day to remind them of the vital role they all play in the lives of our students, both in and out of the classroom. This will help reinforce American Education Week...
Madeline Rose Hoffman was born to proud parents Jordan and Maryella Hoffman of Plevna on October 25, 8:34 p.m., at Glendive Medical Center. She weighed in at 8.8 pounds and measured 20.75 inches. Madeline joins a 2-year-old brother, James. Her grandparents are Randy and Mary Smith, Mill Iron, and Jeffrey and Donna Hoffman, Plevna....
Ryan and Abbey Bruski, Ekalaka, recently added another little girl to the family. Harper Ryan Bruski was born October 21 at 6:36 a.m., weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces and measuring 19 inches long. She joins very proud big sister, Bekka! The family thanks everyone for all of the gifts, calls, food and well wishes and said that they are very lucky to live in a wonderful community....
Frank Klauzer, a 97-year-old Montana native now living in Kansas, just returned from a three day trip to Washington DC as a member of the 79th Kansas Honor Flight. Klauzer is a retired Air Force Major and was the only WWII veteran on the trip, also having served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Jim Klauzer, Frank's son, attended with him. They arrived in Washington DC and visited Fort McHenry as well as the many amazing military and national monuments. Upon return to the...
Vanessa Kudlock of Belle Fourche, South Dakota recently completed her Master of Science in Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner from Walden University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kudlock is currently employed as an advanced practice provider at Regional Health Urgent Care in Spearfish, South Dakota. Kudlock has worked for Regional Health in Spearfish since 2008 as a Certified Nurse Assistant, LPN and an RN. She lives with her husband Brandon and their three children on the family...
A Veterans Day program was held at Carter County High School recognizing local veterans on Monday. A light social hour kicked off the day's activities at around 2 p.m. Carter County FCCLA provided snacks for veterans and their families. The program kicked off with opening remarks from Ekalaka Public Schools Superintendent Kathryn Wright. Awards were then given to students who participated in a coloring contest. Jerry Wright, the superintendent's father and a veteran of the...
