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Michelle Wash might have just started her first year teaching at Ekalaka Public Schools, but the new fifth grade teacher brings valuable experience to the district. Wash is in her thirty-seventh year in education. She has taught all grades and subjects during her career, and said she's had almost every school district job there is with the exception of superintendent and CEO. She's served as principal and has spent time at school district's of varying sizes, including a stint...
8-15-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, August 15, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; and Mike Watkins, Member; were present. Rod Tauck, Vice Chair called into the meeting. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. Attorney Harrington joined the meeting. The Commission called Sheriff Neil Kittelmann regarding a County wide burn ban....
Two representatives from the Town of Ekalaka and two from the Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department signed a temporary contract for fire protection services earlier this summer. The six-month contract dated June 20th is an agreement for EVFD, Inc. to provide fire protection, suppression, rescue and emergency services to the residents and property owners of the town and surrounding community. In addition, the contract states that EVFD, a nonprofit corporation, will continue its...
Carter County High School C-Club is inviting community members to dress up for all varsity home games this fall sports season. By dressing up not only will community members show their school spirit, they will also be eligible to enter a prize drawing at a reduced price. All who dress up will be eligible to enter a drawing to win $15 to the Bulldog store (or $15 cash for out of town winners) at the reduced price of $1. Individuals who are not dressed up may enter for $5. C-Club hopes to see several people dressed up and...
SATURDAY Saddle Bronc 1) Caden McCarthy, 68 pts 2) Kaden Wood, 65 pts Bareback N/A Ranch Bronc 1) Sage Kvien, 75 pts 2) Connor McCalmont, 69 pts 3) Cole Rehm, 68 pts 4) George Cassios 67 pts Bull Riding N/A Goat Tying 1) Kailyn Groves, 8.48 2) Molly Rotenberger, 8.70 3) Karli Verhulst, 8.79 4) Saylor Wilson, 9.79 5) Bailey Verhulst, 9.88 Men's Senior Breakaway 1) Neil Kittelmann, 3.38 2) Shane Peabody, 3.46 3) Jeff Elmore 3.67 Calf Roping 1) Trey Knight, 10.91 2) Cole Dunagan,...
On August 19, 2022, Mid-Rivers Communications released a payment of capital credits to the Cooperative’s members and patrons, with a capital credit retirement totaling approximately $1,074,000. The 2022 retirement is comprised of the remaining balance of the 1995 allocation and a portion of the 2021 patronage allocation. Cooperative businesses are owned and democratically controlled by their members. Receiving capital credit checks is one of the many benefits of utilizing the services of a cooperative. Any profit is d...
Tickets to see a sporting event at Ekalaka Public Schools tis year will cost $10 for adults, $8 for students and $6 for senior citizens. Activity passes are $200 for a family, $60 for one student, $85 for any other individual and $45 for senior citizens....
6 Days of '85 Parade results CATEGORY Organization 1) Carter County Museum 2) Descendants of Ijkalaka and David Russell 3) Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department Business/Farm/Ranch 1) Dahl Memorial Healthcare 2) Training In Truth/Strangford Team 3) Waterland Ranch Church 1) Medicine Rocks Church 2) Ekalaka Bible Church Youth Organization 1) Gumbo Gophers 4-H Club 2) Carter County FFA 3) Puptown Wranglers 4-H Club Vintage/Classic Car 1) 1948 Ford - Carl Knapp 2) 1955 Crown...
This team won Dawg House Pub's Days of '85 beach volleyball tournament at the town park on August 12th....
There were sixteen total entries in this year's Days of '85 Pet Parade. First place went to Sameen Linch who was dressed as a pioneer woman and accompanied by a covered wagon and her pitbull, Trey, as the milk cow complete with udder and horns. Second place went to Susanna Kalbach who was dressed as a pioneer lady with her wagon pulled by her two goats, Buddy and Night. Third place was Charlee Jo Lindell dressed as a chicken rancher and her grasshopper control expert Billy...
Multiple Carter County High School classes held reunions over the Days of '85 weekend in Ekalaka....
The Ekalaka Bump-N-Run was hosted on Saturday during the Days of '85. Racers came from all over Montana as well as North Dakota. It was the biggest car count the association has seen in years with ten modified cars and 16 super stock cars competing. There were three heats for the super stock; the top three went to the 'A' main and the rest to the 'B' main. The top two in the 'B' main then had the opportunity to jump up to the 'A' main to compete. There were two heats of...
7-29-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Friday, July 29, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member; were present. Chairman Steve Rosencranz called the meeting to order at 9:00 am. Carter County Maintenance Bob Jacobs joined the meeting. He corrected issues with the elevator. He has started using the newer John Deere mower as the...
submitted by Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation with the Montana Community Foundation and the Red Ants Pants Foundation are thrilled to announce a grant competition for creative placemaking projects. Groups, organization and individuals in Carter, Dawson, Fallon, Prairie and Wibaux Counties are encourage to develop and submit their ideas for how they can transform a public space in their community into a beautiful, lively and welcoming place. The Eastern Plains...
2 Most Blue Ribbons Indoor: Special - Heidi LaBree Ag Education: Grand Champion - Heidi LaBree Arts/Fine Arts: Grand Champion - Jenna Elmore; Reserve Champion - Suri Johnston Auction Cake: Grand Champion - Lily Schallenberger; Reserve Champion - Oakley Spring Beef Project: Grand Champion - Oakley Spring; Reserve Champion - Colyn Higgins Buck Rabbit: Grand Champion - Selah Johnston; Reserve Champion - Clay Rost Cake Decorating: Grand Champion - Natalie Foxley; Reserve Champion...
Regular Public Meeting Town Office: Wednesday June 15th, 2022, at 5 p.m. 1. Call Meeting to Order 1.1. Roll Call Council Mayor: Buck Kratzer; Council Member: Melissa Lovec; Council Member: Andrew (Andy) Wright; Council Member: Jim MacKay 1.2. Employees Present Clerk/Treasurer: Mariah Schneider; Public Works Director: Colby Diede 1.3. Appointed Officials Town Attorney: Jennifer Williams 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Sheriff’s Dialog - N/A 4.0 Public Comment Wizard Nemerson approached the council with complaints about the roads a...
Carter County High School fall sports start this Friday, August 12th. The first football practice will be at 7 a.m. on Friday morning. Players should bring shorts and running shoes to the school and be prepared to run. Tenadore Kittelmann is again head coach this year and Eric Lovec is assistant. The first football game is scheduled for Friday, August 26th versus Broadus. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Rowley Field. The first volleyball practice will be at 8 a.m. on Friday. Glen Frye, a...
While Ekalaka resident Sue Schneider was recently out of town visiting grandchildren, she noticed little wooden and metal boxes with books in them on many streets. All, she says, were very creative. Some looked like bird houses, others like doll houses. Inside were books that had been lovingly read and were now being made available to anyone; books for children, adolescents and adults. Schneider's grandchildren enjoyed picking out a book at home that they had read and taking...
Following the recent resignation of former Superintendent Stephen Ely, the Ekalaka Elementary #15 and Carter County High School Unified Board of Trustees interviewed three individuals for administrative positions on July 11. At the board's regular meeting the following day, a split vote with one trustee abstaining as she was not present during the interviews left the matter of hiring a school administrator unresolved. The board decided to then conduct second interviews with...
'Tis the season, election season that is. The federal general election will be held Tuesday, November 8 and will be conducted as a poll election in Carter County. While the timing of the election seems so far away, it will be here in no time. Following are some upcoming deadlines: • August 15th: Deadline for candidates to withdraw general election candidacy • August 18th: Deadline for Commissioner of Political Practices to notify Secretary of Sate and Election Adm...
The entertainment for the Days of '85 Gospel Sing this year has local roots. Next Journey Quartet was begun in 2001 by four men with a love for Southern Gospel music and the desire to share the message of the Gospel through music. Through the years, they have experienced many changes in their membership. Cam Larson and Michael Jewell are original members of the group, Aaron Roberts has been with them for 16 years, and Curt McCamish is the newest member. McCamish was born and...
The Alzada Community Club held a meeting on July 25th at the Alzada Community Hall. Several community members participated in the meeting. With no previous meeting minutes to be read the group jumped into current agenda items. A financial update was given by Miranda Hendrickson, secretary-treasurer, that included current funds available as well as a summary of withdrawals and deposits made so far this year. It was decided that the hall rental fee will be raised from $30 to...
The Waddington Brothers will be performing a free concert during this year's Days of '85 Fair and Rodeo. From south western North Dakota, The Waddington Brothers have been performing together since 2004. They have performed with such notable artists as The Kruger Brothers, Ron Block and Bobby Hicks. The Waddington Brothers spent many years touring the United States and Canada with their family (nine of them in all) as the Waddington Family, performing Gospel music. Music has...
7-14-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, July 14, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member; were present. Jennifer Waterland joined the meeting to request permission to use the Bump and Run Track at the Airport. Commission Watkins made the motion to allow the Ekalaka Bump and Run Club to use the track at the airport...
Numbers from one of the biggest yearly events in Ekalaka have started to come in. The 10th Annual Dino Shindig once again did not disappoint dino enthusiasts in attendance and provided a boost for local businesses prior to the upcoming Days of '85 Fair and Rodeo. On Thursday, twenty people attended the museum's Dark Sky Event at Medicine Rocks State Park. Friday saw 21 people attend the Dinosaur Ice Cream and Pathologies event and 75 at Camp Needmore for the Paleo Meet and...
