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3-11-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, December 11, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman, Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. The meeting was called to order by chairman Rod Tauck. There was no public comment. Road and Bridge Supervisor Carl Knapp joined the meeting with a request to order new gravel haul trucks. Commissioner Watkins...
submitted by Fallon/Carter Extension Fallon/Carter Extension Service invites area residents to attend the annual Winter Ag Series. This year the meetings will take place on Tuesday, January 23 in Ekalaka and Wednesday, January 24 in Baker. On January 23 the educational event will be at Carter County Event Center at the fairgrounds in Ekalaka from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. A meal will be sponsored by Carter County Conservation District. The meal will be prepared by Carter County Weed District. On January 24 the series will be at...
Hawks Home December 11, 2023 Dear Santa Claus, How are you doing? How's Rudolph? How are the elves? How are the other reindeer? For Christmas, I want trucks. Thank you for all of the trucks. From, Declan Owen - Kindergarten 12/12/23 Dear Santa Claus, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I'm eight years old. How old are you? Are you real? My friends believe in St. Nicholas. I've been good this year. I fell downstairs this year, but I am fine. For Christmas, I would like a nice heavy -...
submitted by Mrs. Carol Spencer The past two months at Ekalaka Public Schools have been a whirlwind of activities as students delved deeply into lessons about citizenship and kindness courtesy of the school's counseling program. On December 4th, the students enthusiastically embarked on a food drive collection. In a spirited display of generosity, each class earned points by donating holiday essentials such as cookies, sugar, flour and chocolate chips. Mrs. Guyer's...
submitted by Miranda Hendrickson Students from the Alzada School have been doing some fundraising to raise money to purchase new playground equipment. The students got to vote on what they wanted to see added and it was decided that they would raise money to purchase a single piece of equipment called Overdrive. It is like a merry-go-round but instead of sitting/standing on it, the kids will hold onto the handles and hang from it. It can hold up to six kids at a time. The...
2-30-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, November 30, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. Rod Tauck, Chairman was absent. County Maintenance Bob Jacobs joined the meeting to discuss the Utilities at the Stenseth house. The Commission agreed to keep the service on for the time being, as the boiler heat system will requi...
Town Office, 103 N Main Street November 1st @ 5 p.m. a) Call Meeting to Order @ 5:03 p.m. a. Roll Call Council Present Libby, Melissa, Rex - Not present Andy b. Employees Present c. Appointed Officials Present Kamely & Buck Public: Rich Brown, Courtney Higgins b) Pledge of Allegiance c) Public Comment Courtney Higgins would like to put some more trailers with the potential of buying a property he would like to do what is best for Ekalaka and what would be best to make town more money, Buck said best would be to build a traile...
Dakota Community Bank & Trust recently announced Oakley Spring as the recipient of the Dakota Community Bank & Trust Foundation Female Program. This program was established to assist area youth in establishing their own cattle herd by providing an interest-free loan to purchase five bred heifers. Oakley Spring, the daughter of Kelly and Torey of Ekalaka, has been selected as the winner of this year's Bowman scholarship. Oakley is currently enrolled in 7th grade. Through the pr...
The Town of Ekalaka is proposing several rate changes to water, sewer and garbage services. If the council votes to pass the resolutions, the changes will be effective with billing of services for January of 2024. "It's been quite a while," said Town of Ekalaka Clerk/Treasurer Kamely Harkins when asked about the last time the town had raised rates. Water rates If passed, the base rate for water users will go up from $36.28 per month to $37.00 per month. Residents and...
2-06-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, November 06, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. Rod Tauck, Chairman; was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Vice-Chairman. Commissioner Watkins made the motion to request that Amanda Williams the Fallon / Carter Extension Agent work in the Carter County...
The Fallon-Carter County Extension Office is taking orders for Montana certified seed potatoes. The three main varieties that will be ordered are Yukon Gem, a yellow fleshed all purpose potato; Norland Dark Red, a medium sized potato great for boiling, frying and salads; and Huckleberry Gold, has purple skin with yellow flesh. Huckleberry Gold is resistant to growth cracks and hollow heart. Please visit holbrookseedpotatoes.com to see a description of the disease free Montana...
The following was dropped off at the Eagle years ago. It had been long forgotten until a recent, chance conversation in Billings. It was given to the Eagle by Ms. Mariellen Neudeck, eldest daughter of Marie and Alexander MacDonald. The text contains a chapter from an unpublished autobiography, "Montana Woman," written by Marie Peterson MacDonald. MacDonald was born on February 24, 1913 to Swedish immigrants who homesteaded near Great Falls. She attended the University of...
On October 22nd, the Puptown Wranglers held their first meeting for the new 4-H year at the Carter County Event Center. During the roll call, members were asked about their favorite type of pizza. The group also voted on service activities for the year and elected officers after volunteering for the positions. On November 12th, the Puptown Wranglers held their monthly meeting at the Carter County Event Center. Before the meeting, the members played the game Four Corners. During the roll call, everyone shared the name of...
Several members of Carter County High School Class of 1987 gathered at the Dawg House Pub on Friday, November 24, for an impromptu class reunion. Those who were able to meet, share stories and reminisce were, from left to right, Calvin Dean, Cathy (Castleberry) Frye, Lance Ziettlow, Mark Bruski, Delbert Jardee, Justin Johnstone, and J.O. Tooke. They were also joined by J.O.'s wife Kim, Delbert's friend Leslie Hannesson, and schoolmate Barry Blair (CCHS class of '86). It was a...
Both defendants in an assault case in Fallon County have now pleaded guilty to the charges against them, with the sentencing for both individuals being moved to January. Tucker Tooke and Turner Tooke were both charged with assault with a weapon, a felony, following an incident that occurred outside of Baker last year. Tucker pleaded guilty to the charges against him on Sept. 26 while Turner changed his plea to guilty on Nov. 7. Tucker was originally scheduled to be sentenced...
Ekalaka Public School has experienced a whirlwind of activities this November. The month kicked off with an exciting "Monster Mashup Math Night" on November 9, where kindergarten through sixth grade students immersed themselves in a world of numbers and shapes. The event offered a plethora of activities, including the construction of 3-D shapes, engaging in mathematical ladder challenges, and playing games that combined fun with addition and strategy. The highlight of the...
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposal to permanently store carbon dioxide in underground rock formations on public land in Carter County. The Denbury Carbon Solutions, LLC project would store carbon dioxide in more than 100,000 acres of subsurface pore space. The project would include construction and maintenance of roads, well pads, pipelines, pump stations, an electric powerline, and operation of underground injection control Class 6 wells...
submitted by Carter County FFA Seven members from Plevna FFA, Mrs. Menees and 7 members from Carter County FFA took a long bus ride to Indianapolis. We left here on October 30th and returned on the 5th of November. While on our journey and once we got there we were able to explore some amazing places. Our first tour was the Mammoth site in Hot Springs, South Dakota. It was interesting because we got to find out how it started and go look at where they started to find the...
submitted by Sagebrush Service Club Sagebrush Service Club will again be sponsoring a Christmas lights decorating contest for residences and businesses. The judging will start at 5:30 p.m. on December 19th. The club will give three prizes for residential and one for business. The first year that the club sponsored the contest for businesses, there were several beautiful light displays in windows and outside. Downtown looked so festive. Let’s light up the town again this year! The club appreciate everyone’s participation. The...
On the heels of former Ekalaka Public Schools Principal Brian Purnell's recent resignation, Superintendent Charles Cook formally announced his resignation at the unified board's regular meeting on Tuesday night. Cook will be staying with the school through the end of the fall semester, he said. His last day in office will be on December 21st. Cook also spoke briefly, after announcing his own resignation, about what he said were untrue rumors surrounding the recent resignation...
Carter County Weed District is reinstating the county wide cost share for the 2024 spray season. Here’s what you need to know: • You must have a current, approved weed management plan of file with the Weed District before purchasing chemical through the cost share program. • Only Carter County residents and landowners are eligible. • Only chemical purchased through Carter County Weed District is eligible for cost share. • You cannot bring in payment receipts from other chemical dealers and receive reimbursement. • Cost sh...
The CCHS drama class is currently in rehearsals for the upcoming dinner theater “Inn Trouble” on December 7th at 6 p.m. The murder mystery takes place in a rundown hotel in New York City, where several vloggers are staying for a weekend. From the fake French desk clerk to the conspiracy-theorist head chef, the staff is almost as self-absorbed as the vloggers who have come to stay. The results of their interactions could be murder. This year’s cast includes Zander Ashbrook, Kasyn Buckley, Jenna Elmore, Jolyn Elmore, Maggi...
Ekalaka Public Schools Principal Brian Purnell recently resigned from his position. Purnell’s last day in office was Thursday, November 2nd. The school-owned housing that Purnell lived in with his family is already vacant and the K-12 principal position was posted on the Montana Office of Public Instruction website by Tuesday morning. In the interim, Ekalaka Public Schools Superintendent Charles Cook will either fulfill or delegate principal duties. Purnell had served as principal at Ekalaka Public Schools for only a short t...
The majority of local voters said no to a pair of school bonds totaling $1.5 million in Tuesday’s mail ballot election. Ekalaka Public Schools would have used the money to design, construct and equip staff housing on property the school already owns. The Carter County High School district bond election for $750,000 failed with 370 votes against and only 119 for. The Elementary School District #15 bond election failed with 287 votes against and 94 votes in favor. Original plans when preparing for the bond election included b...
Voter turn-out was low in the mail ballot election for the Town of Ekalaka on Tuesday. Unofficial results of the election show that incumbent Andrew Wright defeated challenger Ross Phelps for a four-year term as a council member for the Town of Ekalaka. Wright received 89 votes; Phelps received 59....
