Articles from the April 6, 2018 edition
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Hanging it up
Two longtime Dahl Memorial employees said goodbye recently. Phil Cook had been the maintenance man at the hospital since 1997. Roberta Huether had been working as a patient accounts specialist since...
Spring grazing plans for the upcoming season
Spring weather is right around the corner which means now is the time to start thinking about grazing plans for the upcoming growing season. A grazing plan can help improve species composition and...
Blood drive numbers down again
The Ekalaka community blood drive held last week was slow. The goal for units produced has not been met the last few times a drive has been held in Ekalaka. In total, seventeen units of blood were produced by 15 donors who attended. There was one...
Congressional candidate here this weekend
Congressional candidate Kathleen Williams will be in Ekalaka on Sunday, April 8th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Wagon Wheel Cafe. Residents are invited to join Williams for breakfast where she’ll discuss her vision for Montana and her policy p...
Health fair review slated for April 18
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association's Annual Health Fair Review will be held on Wednesday, April 18 at Carter County Events Center. Lab results will be available for pick up at 4:00 p.m. Dale Diede,...
Gianforte staff member here next week
Montana Congressman Greg Gianforte announced that a member of his staff will conduct mobile office hours in Carter County on Monday, April 9. Tayla Snapp from Gianforte’s staff will be at Carter County Courthouse, inside the court room, beginning a...
Myrna (Loken) Metz
Myrna Ellen Metz (Loken) passed away on March 29, 2018 of natural causes in Seattle, WA (where she had moved from Billings, MT in 2015). She was born in Belle Fourche, South Dakota on November 22nd, 1928 to Mary Lee Richardson and Lorenz Anderson....
Baby Meyer
Scott James Meyer was born to proud parents Andrew and Jess Meyer at 3:37 a.m. on February 10, 2018. Scott weighed in at 8 lbs. 11 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long. Scott calls Newtown, PA home. Local...
Bright Ideas
I was mentally prepared to compose a series of articles about the weather starting with the day fog settled over Ekalaka most of the day. Then came WIND! That’s right, all caps; the wind deserved them. At 4:00 am, Brice got up to unplug the c...
Salesmen and others
Every once in a while, after I tell my daughter, Brenda, a story about Ekalaka, she tells me; “You should write a story about that!” This is what happened with this story. I was telling her about this salesman, Lee Bair. Later I realized that he was...
Memories
I am going to throw several different memories of individuals, tourney games, and records during those tourney years into my article this week. My last article had information about Carsten Loken....
Bowhunter Education instructors needed in FWP's Region 7
As Montanans of all ages continue to take an interest in learning archery, more Bowhunter Education instructors are needed to accommodate that interest in coming years. Currently, Fish, Wildlife & Par...
Hat Tips
Hello, I’m not going to write about the horrible calving weather last week. And I won’t mention the forecast for this week. As I write this early Monday morning, this week looks like more of the same. So you can read last week’s column and find...
BLM Artifact Roadshows mark Montana Archaeology Month
(MILES CITY, Mont.) – Bring your favorite fossil, rock, artifact or relic to any of the upcoming Artifact Roadshows in Miles City or Ekalaka and see if a professional can help answer your questions. April is “Montana Archaeology Month” and the Burea...
Ernest "Ernie" Tooke
A funeral service for Ernest "Ernie" Tooke, 81, of Ekalaka, MT, will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka with Jesse LaBree officiating. Burial will take place in...