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Some of you know me as the pastor of the Bible Church, some of you know me as the guy with curly blonde hair that you see at ball games and around town, some of you may know me for my two very outgoing children who love to stop and talk to everyone they meet. It has been my family's privilege to call Ekalaka our home for the last 4 and a half years. We have enjoyed getting to know many of you and have enjoyed many opportunity to serve the people of Ekalaka and Carter County. This November I ask that you would entrust to me...
My name is Linda (Van Ransler) Robustelli. I was born and raised in Ekalaka, graduating from Carter County High School in 1967. I would like to thank Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson, N.D., along with Pastor Jim Biswell for helping me arrange a Memorial Service for my mother. Betty (Kalstrom) Van Ransler on August 20, 2021. The flowers were beautiful! It was a very much needed rainy day, which made it difficult for Pastor Jim to conduct a service at the gravesite. He did a very nice, meaningful service. I would also like...
The fourth Saturday in September marks a national day of recognition for two things Montanans already value every day: National Public Lands Day and National Hunting and Fishing Day. As Montanans, hunting, fishing and access to public lands is part of who we are. It is the lifeblood of our economy, and public lands are where many of us create the memories we cherish with our families. As your Congressman and Secretary of the Interior, I led the charge against the sale or...
As a past board member of the Dahl Memorial Healthcare I would like to say how pleased I am to hear the current Dahl Memorial Board has hired CAH Consultants. I believe the guidance from the consulting firm and understanding they bring to the table on Rural Healthcare will have a positive impact on the future of Dahl Memorial Healthcare. The current Board of Directors have reached out to CAH Consultants to assist in building a plan that will regain a positive and professional working relationship with the County Commission...
Hello: My name is Gary Roberts, and I graduated from CCHS in 1952. The purpose of this notice is to pay tribute to the fine teachers I had at the high school in the late forties and early fifties. These teachers were: Miss Driscoll, Miss Schied, Mrs. Buck, Coach Ed Short, Mr. Lambert, and the principal, Mr. Rowley. There were other good teachers, but these, in my opinion, were the best. They gave me the background and the discipline to go on to college, get some degrees, and...
Thank you to the organizers of the Carter County Fair parade on August 14, 2021. It was a great parade and theme. I was honored to ride with the four hometown heroes on the float. I worked with them and they always made bad situations turn out the best way they could. Peb Cline was also a patriot who served the United States as well as a hometown hero. Louise Dague was always cool and calm and used common sense with ambulance calls. Also, Louise and EMTs were always there to help with other emergencies from fires to law...
by Ryan Zinke, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior (2017-2019) and Montana’s Congressman (2015-2017) As I write this article, wildfires have once again covered much of Montana in a thick layer of unhealthy smoke. There are 25 active fires burning 250,000 acres from Hardin to Troy. Even if you don’t see the flames, the smoke and poor visibility is hard to ignore. Yet, ignoring the issue and letting politics get in the way of action is exactly the problem in Washington, DC. Last year, fires across the west burned a rec...
On Monday, Governor Greg Gianforte urged Secretary Tom Vilsack of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to resolve anticipated delays in the approval of export certificates for Montana livestock. “In the face of severe drought affecting the northwestern United States, our producers are experiencing a shortage of forage leading to significant early marketing of cows and calves,” Gov. Gianforte wrote in a letter to Sec. Vilsack. “Unfortunately, sellers are now anticipating a three-to-four-day processing time for expor...
In the Fall of 2020, The Ekalaka Bible Church was approved to become a sponsoring organization for Carter County High School's “School-to-Work Program.” For many years now the Carter County High School has offered a School-to-Work program for eligible juniors and seniors. The participating students are released from school to work at one of several of the participating businesses around town. This provides students with an opportunity to gain job experience by doing supervised work as well as an opportunity to receive on-...
On April 23, 2021, I wrote a letter to the editor regarding the Town Benches. Since then I received phone calls from two ladies who are willing to help me paint benches. I also received a phone call from a lady who wishes to pay for the cost of the supplies going forward. She fondly remembers sitting on Main St. benches with her grandparents. She no longer lives in Carter Co., but wants to help with efforts in keeping benches on Main St of Ekalaka. I also received numerous words of thanks for the work done the past ten years...
Dear Residents and Families: At DMHA, the health and safety of our residents is of utmost importance. Following up to date recommendations, we are changing our visitation policy, to allow for family visits, however, please do not visit if you are ill or if you have had close contact with someone with SARS-CoV-2 infection in the prior 14 days as this creates a risk for our entire staff and residents. INDOOR VISITATION: • There will be 2 time slots a day that a visit can be scheduled each day of the week. Please call 4...
“Sine Die!”, declared Representative Brad Tschida, with that the 67th session of the Montana Legislature ended at about five P.M. Thursday, April 29th. Lots of hugs, handshakes and goodbyes ensued. In an informal presentation, I was awarded 2nd place for the most authoritative gaveling as chair of the day! Representatives Sheldon Galloway and Zolnikov, took it upon themselves to establish this prestigious award. The 67th Session is one that Montanans that wanted to change the...
This past week didn’t start until Tuesday, caused by the controversies noted in last week's report, ie. Virus, judges, etc.. Nonetheless, it turned out to be a productive week, with the Governor signing some important legislation into law: HB 163 expanding the Fish and Game Commission to seven members will allow better representation across the state. Additionally, I believe, we will send a bill to the Governor that stipulates that three of the seven members will be a...
HELENA, Montana — The Montana Public Service Commission has long recognized that access to a high-speed, reliable broadband network is crucial to Montana’s societal and economic health. The experience of the Covid-19 pandemic has echoed this sentiment. A robust, modern broadband network will enable the state to offer new job opportunities, improve options for healthcare and education, and generally connect Montana with the rest of the world. The Commission supports the initiative put forth by the legislature to direct fun...
We started off the week by rejecting a Senate amendment by Dan Salomon, that would have neutered HB112, banning guys from competing against girls in scholastic sports. This bill is headed for conference committee now and hopefully will come out in good form, be passed, and signed by the Governor. For the first time in over 20 years, the Legislature overrode a governor's veto. This bill reasserts legislative authority to enforce legislative intent on State agencies. The...
I almost wrote this letter last year, but thought I would be patient. Today is not a patient-type of day, I guess. Everybody should know that Luther & I have taken care of the Main St. benches for about 10 years now. We have paid for most of the supplies, paint, varathane & wood. The Town of Ekalaka has also donated money if I present them with a bill for supplies. We have provided nearly all of the labor. In 2015, four ladies from Ekalaka came to help me paint them because I could not get to it. At this time of year I am...
Dear Editor, I wanted to take a minute and explain why I have decided to run for another term on the Ekalaka Public Schools School Board. Let me start by saying how thankful I am for the support and votes for the last nine years while I have been serving on the school board. To say it has been a learning and educational experience is a true understatement. The three terms I have served have brought about many changes and challenges: • Building the new elementary school building • Learning school finances and how monies are al...
The legislature ended Easter week on Thursday afternoon, so we scurried home for a quick and appreciated couple of days at home. I got to enjoy a little wheat and pea planting, Easter Sunday services and catch a few fish at the lake before being Helena bound on Monday. My thanks to Son Brett and Haley for keeping the lights on while we’re in Helena. I can’t say enough about the support structure of family and friends, across the state, that pitch in and help to support our...
Monday, March 22nd House Bill 2, the main budget bill for the coming biennium, was presented out of Appropriations on the Floor for the body as-a-whole to consider. The chairs of the five appropriations subcommittees took turns presenting their portion of the budget. Representative Ken Holmlund did a fine job presenting for Section C, Natural Resources and Transportation. This is the subcommittee that I had the opportunity to serve on. This process took most of the day Monday...
When did it begin? No one knows but from early spring, summer, and fall of 2020 I had this “hacky cough,” light chills, and tired, worn out feeling. After pleading, during this time, from my wife Phyllis and daughter Arlene and feeling worse I entered the emergency room at Dahl Memorial Hospital on Saturday the twenty first. X-rays of the chest and stomach were taken which showed pneumonia and infection of the lungs. A few days later a trip by ambulance to the Fallon County Hospital for a Cat Scan verified the findings. Aft...
Fifty- five legislative days of the 67th Montana Legislature are now in the history books. As a result of unprecedented amounts of Federal $ and Executive orders, this Legislature and Governor, is faced with decisions that will have momentous implications for generations to come. I would be remiss if I didn’t include Attorney General Austin Knudsen in this discussion as well. His office has already stepped up to push back on the Federal assault on State rights, most notably th...
This is a bit of a catch- up issue since I was loafing during the transmittal break. We were in session March 1 & 2, before a 5-day break. I enjoyed getting home and was also able to meet with a good group in Jordan, as well as Circle, while there. The over- riding concern among citizens, whether in these meetings or other modes of communications, is Federal overreach and what can we do to protect ourselves from an aggressive Fed. An example, North of Sand Springs, the BLM,...
submitted by EPEDC Ekalaka is a welcoming community that is the gateway into Montana. What attractions does Ekalaka have to lure visitors to its rural community? In Ekalaka Montana lies a unique Dinosaur Museum, the Carter County Museum (CCM). This museum was the first county museum, as well as the first dinosaur museum in Montana. CCM is on the Montana Dinosaur Trail, where fourteen museums have a passport-style tour of Montana’s dinosaur museums. The museum hosts the Annual Dino Shindig which attracts dino lovers to the a...
Working day 45 is fast approaching and the pace is picking up. It appears likely transmittal break will begin after session on Tuesday the 2nd. We will have the opportunity to dash home for a short break and be back in session March 8th. This past week we saw some good bills pass the House and unfortunately, some, not get across the finish line. HB 415 is an example of a good bill that died, on a 50 – 50 tie vote, largely I believe, because of some misinformation on The F...
Monday of week 7 got rolling on the Floor with approval of a bill to eliminate restrictions on nuclear energy facility development. There are some very promising new technologies developing that could make nuclear a safe, dependable way to supply base load electricity. The recent failures in our system point out some of our power supply vulnerabilities. Survival, especially in places like the central and northern plains, depends on dependability! We also passed a resolution...
