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5 CCHS Homecoming King Turner Tooke and Queen Zoie Rost were crowned at coronation on Monday night inside the school's Tuggle Room....
The Puptown Invitational Roping took place on Sunday in Ekalaka....
Big Mac's Pumpkin Patch is ready to open for the 2021 season. The drought, heat and grasshoppers didn't stop the pumpkins from growing, but go early to ensure finding the perfect pumpkin. Due to hay shortage there will not be a bale maze this year, but other new activities have been added. This year marks the third opening of the traditional pumpkin patch with several fun outdoor activities, a garden of pumpkins to pick from, delicious fall goodies, a large straw castle and...
Carter County is seeking public input regarding the County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan Update. The current plan was developed in 2013 and has expired the usual five-year life span. As part of the plan update, the county re-evaluates the hazards that directly affect Carter County and its residents, and lists corresponding mitigation actions. Hazard mitigation aims to reduce or eliminate the loss of life, injury or property damage, and mitigation actions are the specific projects that help to achieve those goals. A quick,...
Abbey Bruski was selling products to locals and friends for about 10 years. Then the pandemic hit and she changed her business for the better. In the summer of 2020 when meat was being rationed in grocery stores or being sold for extremely high prices, Bruski started Beaver Creek Homegrown, LLC. "I was disappointed we couldn't buy meat or it was outrageously priced," she said. With the help of her husband, Ryan, and their daughters Bekka and Harper, they sell a variety of...
Concrete is being poured this week outside the new connecting wing at Ekalaka Public Schools. The project is now in its final stages. Aside from the exterior concrete, the new building still needs glass for one interior window as well as two exterior doors. School officials are hopeful that they can begin moving into the new offices that are a part of the connecting wing sometime in the next few weeks, pending the completion of the last items on the project's checklist. The...
The Carter County Public Health Department has appointments available for the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday September 3rd. Residents can call 406-775-6332 to schedule a time. The department would also like to know who may want to receive a third dose of the vaccine as outlined by the CDC. This will help with planning and logistics efforts. Anyone interested is asked to call the office. Public Health also wants to wish everyone a wonderful and blessed Labor Day weekend. We hope you take time to celebrate the fruits of your...
At their meeting on Monday, Carter County commissioners voted to suspend the request for proposals (RFP) for an operator and lessee of the new Carter County Healthcare Facility for the period commencing January 1, 2022. The decision came "because of new information presented to the County," according to a notice provided by the county. The RFP has been discussed heavily since the original notice was first published on July 23. On August 9th, approximately sixty concerned...
Carter County has been selected to participate in the 2021 Reimagining Rural Virtual Gathering that is designed to bring some fresh ideas about how to create a vibrant future for rural communities across Montana. It has been a challenging year and organizers hope to help local volunteers and leaders reset and reimagine a bright future for their community by bringing them together to hear some positive research and success stories about rural communities. Reimagining Rural...
Adam Miller spent a few grades during his elementary school years living in a small town of around 100 people, so he's experienced small town living before. When asked about his experience in Ekalaka so far, the new social studies teacher at Ekalaka Public Schools said that he "really likes the small-town feel of it." Aside from those few years in a small town, Miller spent most of his youth in Canton, South Dakota, a town of around 3,400 people close to the Iowa border....
Whitney Hamblin was attending Southeast Electric Cooperative's 75th Annual Meeting earlier this summer when a chance conversation with an old friend and current Ekalaka Public Schools teacher, Amy Walker, led to her eventually applying for the open music teacher position. Hamblin was living in Bloomington, Indiana and traveled to Ekalaka to attend the meeting since it was her father's last meeting as the coop's manager. In fact, her entire family attended and provided the...
On August 20, Mid-Rivers Communications released its largest payment of capital credits in the Cooperative’s history to members and patrons, with a capital credit retirement totaling nearly $4 million. The higher retirement amount was made possible by the gains from the 2020 sale of the Cooperative’s wireless operations. 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 dis...
Most Blue Ribbons Ind.: Special - Heidi LaBree Ag Education: Grand Champion - Heidi LaBree Arts/Fine Arts: Reserve Champion - Ella Wright Auction Cake: Grand Champion - Natalie Foxley; Reserve Champion - Oakley Spring Beef Project: Grand Champion - Lily Schallenberger; Reserve Champion - Colyn Higgins Buck Rabbit: Grand Champion - Selah Johnston; Reserve Champion - Clay Rost Cake decorating: Grand Champion - Natalie Foxley; Reserve Champion - Elizabeth Hall Cat Over 1 year: Gr...
Multiple Carter County High School classes held reunions over the Days of '85 weekend in Ekalaka....
The Ekalaka Bump-N-Run Association had its race on Saturday, August 14th. There were 10 stock and 7 modified drivers with a total of two heat races for both classes and an 'A' main. All in all, the day went well. It was a little warm but the track was in good shape considering the dry conditions this year. The Bump-N-Run Association and organizers were thankful to all of the people that donated, the volunteers, racers and the spectators. See you all in 2022. Heat 1 Super...
A team from Baker won Dawg House Pub's Days of '85 beach volleyball tournament at the town park on August 13th. From left: Jessica Boggs, Sheila O'Connor, Mandi Varner, Marisa Packineau, Shye Coulter....
CATEGORY Organization 1) Ekalaka Track & Arena 2) Carter County Museum 3) Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department Business/Farm/Ranch 1) Southeast Electric 2) A&A Stieg Wholesale 3) Klauzer/Hayden Ranches Church 1) Ekalaka Bible Church Youth Organization 1) Puptown Wranglers 4-H Club 2) Gumbo Gophers 4-H Club 3) Carter County FFA Vintage/Classic Car 1) 1955 Crown Victoria - Alvin & Becky Croy 2) 1973 Corvette - Steph & Gabe Carroll 3) 1924 Model T Ford - Rex McCord Antique Tractor...
The schoolhouse in Alzada is one of only a few one-room schoolhouses left in the country. Montana has more one-room schoolhouses than any other state in the U.S. During the 2013-2014 academic year, there were 200 operating throughout the country; 67 of those were in Montana. By comparison, there were about 212,000 across the country in 1913. The school was built in 1921 with the first classes being held in January of 1922. Originally there were two large classrooms. Sometime d...
Kitty Schmid, Clerk-Treasurer for the Town of Ekalaka, was recently appointed to the Montana League of Cities and Towns by the association's president, Rick Norby of Sidney. The Montana League of Cities and Towns is an incorporated, nonpartisan, nonprofit association of 127 Montana municipalities. Organized under a constitution originally adopted in 1931, the League has as its sole purpose the cooperative improvement of municipal government in Montana. It acts as a...
After spending nine months at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, local Dennis Bishop returned home last Thursday. Bishop, pictured above with his wife Trish, developed Guillain-Barré syndrome after contracting COVID-19 last October. He had been in Minneapolis since November 5th. Guillain-Barré syndrome is a serious autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks healthy nerve cells in the peripheral nervous system. Guillain-Barré is extremely rare, affecting only about...
A record crowd was entertained during the 2021 Carter County Fair Pet Parade last Friday. Seventeen entries consisted of a variety of pets. The animals included a duck, a goat, a Highlander, horses, a llama, a pony, sheep and dogs of all shapes and sizes. Hometown Heroes, being the theme, brought up many hilarious, clever and heartfelt entries. Ranchers, farmers, firefighters, EMS, law officers, teachers, Dahl Memorial healthcare providers and linemen were some of the heroes...
Titus Finnion Rogers was born at 10 p.m. on July 20, 2021 in Miles City to parents Branson and Joy Rogers of Ekalaka. He weighed in at 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 19 inches long. Paternal grandparents are Wes and Patty Rogers of Ekalaka. Maternal grandparents are Joel and Judy Pattengale of Livingston....
Carter County Public Health would like to remind residents who are on life support systems such as oxygen support to have an emergency plan for times such as a power outage. Individuals on an oxygen support system that would like to have their name added to the list in the event of power outage are asked to call Southeast Electric Cooperative at 406-775-8762 or Carter County Public Health 406-775-6332. Information is kept confidential and only used for the purposes of emergency or health and safety. Carter County is...
As summer is waning and school is starting, First Baptist Church is happy to announce the return of AWANA clubs. Beginning September 8th, clubs will meet every Wednesday for the duration of the school year. All clubs will meet at the First Baptist Church; Cubbies (ages 3-4) at 1:30-3 p.m., SPARKS (K-2nd grade) and T&T (3rd-6th grade) immediately after school from 3:45-5:30 p.m. For those in 7th-12th grades, youth group will be meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday evenings....
