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1-18-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, January 18, 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. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment Carter/Fallon County Extension Agent Amanda Williams joined the meeting. She requested keys to the Event Center for the County Extension, 4-H...
The ambulance service in Ekalaka has very few EMTs. They range in age from age twenty-four to 70+, and most have other full time jobs. Counting illness and medical leave, there are currently only four people who can take calls. An average month has 1,440 hours which need to be covered by a two-person crew for the ambulance. There are times when there are no names on the call sheet. When this happens any EMT that can respond does - whether it's the middle of the day or night....
1-13-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, January 13, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member; were present. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment Commissioner Watkins made the motion to approve the January 10, 2022 meeting minutes with corrections. Commissioner Tauck...
Montana State University recently announced its undergraduate honor rolls for fall semester 2021. There are two MSU honor roll lists: the President’s List and the Dean’s List. To be eligible for the lists, students must be enrolled in at least 12 college-level credits. Brandon Arpan, Alzada, was listed on the President’s List with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Gracie Tooke, Ekalaka, was listed on the Dean’s List for earning a grade point average above 3.5 for the semester....
On January 13, the period for filing for state and county offices opened. The filing period remains open through March 14 at 5 p.m. As of Monday, six individuals, four of whom are incumbents, have filed for a county office. County positions up for election in 2022 include Carter County Commissioner from District #2 (six-year term), County Attorney (4-year term), County Clerk and Recorder/Public Administrator/Surveyor (4-year term), County Treasurer (4-year term) and Justice of the Peace (4-year term). Incumbent Steve...
Ekalaka Elementary students took the court in front of a full house during halftime of recent CCHS varsity basketball contests. Left, Kaden Loudermilk looks to make a pass. Below, Corrik Laughery prepares to make a move on defender Tiernan O'Connor....
1-10-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, January 10, 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. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment The board discussed the old hospital building’s mechanical and structural issues. These include issues with the boiler system. Water lines a...
Tragedy struck on January 12 north of Ekalaka when a young female died in a rollover crash on Highway 7. The 23-year-old was driving north, near mile marker 12, when she lost control of the car she was driving and struck a bridge railing. The vehicle went off the right side of the road and overturned. She was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. There was no indication as to what caused her to lose control of the vehicle. On Monday night a semi hauling hay went off the road and tipped over, less than a mile from the...
submitted by Dahl Memorial Healthcare staff All people entering the Carter County Healthcare Facility in Ekalaka will be screened at the front desk for COVID-19 symptoms and recent COVID-19 exposure and must wear a face mask while in the building. This includes, but is not limited to, those persons going to Dahl Memorial Clinic appointments, visiting family members in Dahl Memorial Hospital, picking up prescriptions from the Dahl Memorial Healthcare Community Pharmacy or going...
Lennet Coons Cantwell presided over her first meeting as mayor of Ekalaka on January 5th. Cantwell ran unopposed for the position and took the reins from Vicki Fix who did not seek reelection in November. When asked why she decided to run for mayor, Cantwell told the Eagle on Tuesday that, simply stated, she was "talked into it." "There was some arm twisting and some thought that my background working on highways would be an added plus," she said. Cantwell was referring to...
1-03-2021 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, January 3, 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. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment The Commission received correspondence from Dahl Memorial CEO Ryan Tooke with a report from the commissioning agent for the new hospital heating...
At the end of each regular semester, Dickinson State University recognizes those students named to the President’s and Dean’s Lists. Eligible students must be enrolled full-time and have a minimum semester grade-point average (GPA) of 3.9 or higher to make the President’s List, and a 3.5 GPA or higher to be eligible for the Dean’s List. Hannah LaBree and Heather LaBree were named to the President’s List for the 2021 fall semester, and Brandy Hansen of Ekalaka was named to the Dean’s List. The University's mission is to provi...
Montana native, Jake Eshelman, recently took the role as brand inspector for the southeastern Montana counties of Carter, Fallon and Wibaux. As a brand inspector he will be handling grazing permits, supervising deputy and local brand inspectors, doing horse inspections and acting as law enforcement personnel for the Department of Livestock. Eshelman grew up on the western side of the state in Lincoln. He grew up around agriculture with his dad helping several of the local ranchers. He took a strong interest in it. “I was real...
On Monday, The Montana Department of Commerce announced more than $1 million in grant funding was awarded through its Tourism Grant Program to strengthen local economies in twenty-one communities. "These grants will serve 22 tourism and recreation projects across Montana, including unincorporated small towns, rural communities, and areas of known attractions to non-resident visitors," Commerce Director Scott Osterman said. "Not only will these funds help boost tourism...
3-20-2021 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, December 20, 2021, 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. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. Commission proceedings for December 9th and 13th were approved with corrections with a motion by Commissioner Tauck and seconded by commission...
Readers of the Eagle may have recently noticed an ad in the paper seeking local ranchers who are willing to donate beef to Ekalaka Public Schools for the lunch program. On December 20th, the first beef donation was dropped off at the school by Abbey Bruski of Beaver Creek Homegrown. Bruski started the program locally with the help of a processing company that does the same thing for several other area schools. She says she did it because she wanted the students in Ekalaka to...
Employees at Dahl Memorial Healthcare recently rolled up their sleeves, grabbed some icing and gumdrops and competed in a gingerbread house decorating contest. The houses are currently on display at the front desk of the hospital and ready for voting. Community members can stop in and vote between now and December 31st. Contest winners will be receiving a gift card to Stompin' Grounds coffee shop in Ekalaka....
Kindergarten Dear Santa, My name is Cody and I am 100 years old. I am so excited for Christmas this year! This year I have been nice. A few things I have done that were nice are: wearing glasses and jumping. This year for Christmas I would like: a siren light and a tractor. I can't wait for you to visit me this year! I will leave out a snack for you and the reindeer! Love, Cody Brown Dear Santa, My name is Bane and I am 5 years old. I am so excited for Christmas this year!...
Around fifty members of the community enjoyed a free holiday meal and some Christmas entertainment at Wagon Wheel Café on Tuesday evening. The café provided the main course with all the fixings while several who attended brought in dessert for all to enjoy. A group of local, female musicians including members of the DeFord and Strangford families provided Christmas themed musical selections throughout dinner. The free holiday meal is now a Wagon Wheel tradition, having t...
3-09-2021 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, December 9, 2021, 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. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. Carter County Maintenance Bob Jacobs joined the meeting with questions about changing the locks on The Event Center doors. The Commission...
Dahl Memorial will close at noon on December 24th and will be closed all of December 25th for Christmas. Please call 406-775-8730 to wish your loved ones a Merry Christmas....
Sagebrush Service Club members announced the winners of their annual Christmas lighting contest this week. Last Thursday, 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, Mike and Alice Archer took second and Mark and Judy Wright took third. TSO Cantina won first place for best decorated business....
This month, Dawg House Pub owners Chris and Grace Jardee did something a little bit different for Christmas. In the spirit of giving, the pub has held different giving events over the course of the last four weeks. The goal was to encourage others around the community to donate items, treats, or money in order to help those in need. Everyone who donated was entered into a drawing for one of several prizes from the pub. In the first week of December, patrons donated cash and...
Earlier this year, VFW Auxiliary set up Beaver Lodge Cemetery with Wreaths Across America for fallen veterans. There are 250 veterans buried at the cemetery. Because of a time crunch the auxiliary wasn’t able to do a fundraiser for the wreaths, which cost $15 each. Twelve of them were sent, along with an American flag and several U.S. military service flags. Les Poland, Keith Beach and Doug Beach recently helped hang the wreaths around the fence at Veterans Park. On December 18th, a small group turned out at Veterans Park f...
Ekalaka Elementary first graders perform during Ekalaka Public Schools' Christmas Concert. Music students in grades K-12, under the direction of music teacher Whitney Hamblin, performed a number of holiday favorites at the concert held December 16th inside the CCHS gym....
