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Christmas Haiku Make three round snowballs Get a carrot, hat, and eyes Stack them high and tall Sneak down the chimney Presents go under the tree Try not to wake me The tree will be tall We will decorate it all Hope it will not fall By Roger Beach Christmas Time It is Christmas time It is time for joy and fun It is time for love We put up the lights We have a Merry Christmas We put up the tree We take down the tree It is almost the new year Christmas is over By Rylan Carroll Winter Winter is fun filled Snowflakes dancing in...
Dear Santa, Thank you. I need a fan for my room. I want a fox car. Thank You, Cooper Livingston Dear Santa, I would liik a huvr bord...and a skat bord. And a lite savr Masa Hammel Dear Santa, Ples can i go to the north pole? Can i ples get a bunny Thank You, Kimber Ross Dear Santa, I love you Santa. May I have 11 barbes. And Choklit please. Can I please have 8 lol dolls? Thank you, Leilynni Bennet Dear Santa, How many reindeer do you have? I wot a horse toy? Thank you, Rose Rost Dear Santa, I want a room with a Broko. How is...
Ember Marie Erfman, daughter of proud parents Sam and Misty Erfman of Ekalaka, was born on December 2, 2020. The little one was born at 8:58 p.m. at Spearfish Monument Health weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces and was 18 inches tall....
Dahl Memorial Hospital has received generous donations of $62,917.15 from Zoe Waldren, $5,000 from an anonymous family, $2,000 from Luther and Marlene Waterland, $500 from an anonymous donor, and $400 from the class of 2002 in memory of Lois Lambert and Shelly Grimes. To date the Dahl Memorial Endowment fund has reached over $184,000 with an additional $20,000 pledged over the next four years. Zoe Waldren was born in Baker, on May 20, 1926, to Arthur E. “Big Kid” and Gladys Speelmon Dague. She attended school in Ekalaka and g...
An angel tree for Dahl memorial residents is currently set up at the entrance to Carter County Courthouse. The tree was put up by staff members to help make Dahl residents' holiday a little bit brighter. Community members are invited to read through and find an angel of their choosing. Each angel has a list containing a few items that residents want or need. Wrapped gifts can then be returned to Vicky Knapp, Activities Director, or dropped off at Dahl. Gifts should be...
The Montana Community Foundation, Inc. (MCF) is awarding over $31,000 in “ReImagine What is Possible” grants to local community foundations and organizations that participated in the second installment of ReImagining Rural (RR2), a partnership with the First Interstate Bank Foundation, the Governor’s Office of Montana, the Burton K. Wheeler Center, and Montana State University Extension. This year, RR2 was offered through a virtual platform, welcoming over 200 people from communities throughout Montana. Throughout three separ...
"I didn't know what I wanted it to be, but I didn't want it to be torn down," Sarina O'Connor told the Eagle on Tuesday. O'Connor was referring to the old stone building located at 102 Short Street in Ekalaka. On March 24, 1925 construction began on that stone building in Ekalaka. By July 8th of that same year, the first issue of The Ekalaka Eagle had emerged from it. The stone structure was built from local sandstone blocks by stone mason Nick Folak, with other materials...
The Eagle will publish the regular Christmas issue on December 25. Letters to Santa and greetings from businesses and individuals will be included in the December 25 issue. The issue dated January 1 will correspond with the usual date after Christmas that the Ekalaka Eagle is not published. The issue dated January 8 will be the first paper of the new year. All ads and correspondence for that issue need to be in by noon on Tuesday, January 5. The Eagle Office will be closed from December 25 through January 1. Merry Christmas...
In recent years Dahl Memorial staff have set up an angel tree near the hospital entrance for residents. Since the hospital is currently closed to visitors due to COVID-19, the angel tree will be set up at the entryway to Carter County Courthouse this year. Every Dahl resident has listed a few items they need/want on paper angels that are hanging on the tree. Those that wish can remove an 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...
A group of community members has put in the legwork to put on a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Ekalaka. The lighting will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 11 at the vacant triangle lot on Main Street. The tree, shown above, was sourced locally and put up over the weekend. Live holiday music will be played that evening. Hot cocoa, baked goods and goodie bags for kids will also be available. The Eagle has it on good authority that Mr. and Mrs. Claus will be...
Carter County U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Samantha Wright reminds livestock producers who suffered grazing losses that occurred throughout 2020 due to drought to apply for the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) by Feb. 1, 2021. LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who suffered grazing losses for covered livestock due to drought on privately-owned or leased land or fire on federally-managed land....
Last Thursday the unified school board for Ekalaka Public Schools approved distance learning during the entire week of Thanksgiving. In total, the school is closed for two and a half days this week; Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning. School was already scheduled to be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday from Wednesday afternoon through the rest of the week. According to school officials, “the school buildings will be closed for sanitizing and to keep our students and staff as healthy as possible.” In-class ins...
Carter County Museum recently announced that a "Shifting Scenes Vol. V" is in the works. Museum staff are asking residents and "everyone who has set foot in Carter County and been a part of its history" to send in updated family history and anything pertaining to Carter County. Things considered for publication in the fifth installment of written history for the county could also include stories, photos or poems. Families and individuals who were not in previous volumes of...
J&J Guide Service owners Rich and Sue Schneider are currently finishing up their ninth season in Ekalaka with a second hunting camp in Martinsdale....
Deciding I was as well concealed as possible for the moment, I lay there thinking of the past and speculating as to my chances for a future. The area was soon swarming with curious civilians and German troops. I could hear their shouts above the exploding ammunition in the burning plane. It would be dark in a short time. My chances of escaping would be much better then. The Germans realized this too, and were combing the countryside. Next thing I knew, a trooper came crashing through the underbrush and stepped right on me....
Sagebrush Service Club was unable to host an annual holiday bazaar this year, and the club is not having their Christmas party either, but plans to sponsor the annual Christmas lighting contest for homes and businesses is a go. Homes and businesses will be judged separately. Judging will take place on Monday, December 14th at 6 p.m. “This has been a very crazy year so let’s go all out and make our little town sparkle with beautiful lights and decorations. We all need some JOY,” the club announced in a state...
The schedule for the clinic, business office and pharmacy at Dahl Memorial during the holiday season follows. Thanksgiving: Closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27. Christmas: Closed at noon on Thursday, December 24 and all day on Friday, December 25. New Year: Open as usual on New Year’s Eve, Thursday December, 31 and closed on Friday, January 1....
While reading through Shifting Scenes Vol. IV, I discovered an article by Lawrence Johnston whose family lived at Ridgway. He was in the Air Force during World War II and relates his experience. The article is quite long and will have to be shared in two printings. I felt that this story is fitting as this is the week of Veteran’s Day. Loyd Townsend TELEGRAM Washington, D.C., October 21, 1944 John H. Johnston, Ridgway, Montana The Secretary of War desires me to express his deepest regret that your son Second Lieutenant L...
Two members of the Montana Army National Guard are currently working alongside staff at Dahl Memorial Healthcare. Private Drake and Staff Sergeant Thomson arrived in Ekalaka earlier this week. Thomson said that they are currently scheduled to assist at the hospital until November 23rd, although it could end up being longer. With coronavirus numbers high in the community, numbers are also high for staff and residents at Dahl. With several staff members missing work due to the...
Veteran's Day, which is celebrated annually on November 11, commemorates the hardworking men and women who sacrifice their time and put themselves in harm's way to defend the country's core values of freedom and opportunity. While Veteran's Day certainly is a chance to honor those who have donned the uniform during wars and military installments, it also can be a chance to recognize the unsung heroes of wartime - those who step into roles so that soldiers and strategists can...
As of Tuesday, November 3, Montana reports a cumulative total of 35,159 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 909 new cases since yesterday, 12,770 active cases, and 21,990 people considered recovered. State officials also report that 1,384 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 389 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 399 Montana deaths attributed to the disease, including 3 deaths in Carter County. Carter County reported a total of twenty-nine active...
Earlier this year, Carter County Museum called on community members to send in quilt block designs that would be used to create a community quilt. In September, Denise Elmore of Forty 5 Degrees North and Museum Director Sabre Moore quilted the top. Now, the quilt is finished and will become a part of the museum's collection. Quilter quotes "I think UNITY illustrates our museum community. Citizens of our county donating money, time and energy towards preserving our past and...
A whopping ninety-four percent of the 926 registered voters in Carter County cast ballots in the 2020 Federal General Election. That number is up substantially from a 78 percent voter turnout in 2018 and 84 percent in 2016. Precinct 3, which includes Hammond and Boyes, had the best percentage at 97.6. Even with a high voter turnout, election officials were able to have full, unofficial results prior to 10 p.m. on election night. Ballots were counted quickly as the county used...
