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Too often, real policy improvements get drowned out by political talking points. That is the case right now as nearly all of the health care discussion in Montana is about one flawed health care bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. In the 2017 legislative session, we saw unprecedented bipartisan action to improve health care. Representative Rob Cook (R-Conrad) carried an important bill to allow my team at the State Auditor’s office to pursue a waiver from the federal government and create a reinsurance system t...
Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. members gathered in the Eastern Plains Event Center in Glendive on Thursday, June 1, 2017, for the 2017 Meeting of the Members. Items of business included electing three members to the cooperative's board of trustees, informing members of the cooperative's financial performance and future plans, and awarding 10 scholarships to area students. Trustees Robert Reukauf (District 7), Dane Castleberry (District 8) and Alan Sevier (District 9)...
(BILLINGS, Mont.) – Bids on oil and gas leases in northern and southeastern Montana brought in $720,843 in an online auction held June 13, by the Bureau of Land Management. The sale included 156 parcels encompassing approximately 69,000 acres of federal minerals in Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Garfield, Powder River and Rosebud Counties were offered at auction. Bids were received on 49 parcels totaling nearly 15,611 acres. Caribou Land & Livestock Montana, L.L.C., of B...
Hello, I mean Good Morning. Or whatever. Oh, well, whatever will be, will be. Or something like that. Sorry I missed some of the papers last week. Not sorry for you, but for me. Cause if I don’t write, they don’t pay me. And if they don’t pay me, I can’t buy pretty things for my wife and necessities for myself. Like…. You know what I like. Some things really disgust me. Eating moldy bread. Two headed dogs. Cows that won’t take their calf. People who pick boogers out of their nose and eat them. Don’t you just hate that? I...
Alzada Drane was recently named to the spring 2017 President’s List at Chadron State College. Drane earned the honor by earning a 4.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours of coursework during the semester to qualify. Students at the University of Montana received $5 million in scholarships during the 2016-17 academic year. Cory Lovec, a 2010 CCHS graduate, was among the recipients of more than 2,000 scholarships awarded. Lovec recently won a $1,000 Lyle and Shirl...
BETHESDA, MD - Savory wine and sapid beer all vary in the taste from bottle to bottle. The variety of flavor is attributed to the sensor cells found in taste buds spread throughout your tongue, which recognize 5 basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter and savory. The flavors that our brains recognize are a combination of taste, smell, temperature, and texture. This combination generates our perception of how a hamburger tastes and evolved with our survival instinct to avoid potentially poisonous foods. To understand how...
We never actually lived on a farm or ranch during my stay in Ekalaka and Carter County but I spent a lot of time on my grandparents farm. In a sense, we lived on a farm also because even on the 4 acres at our first house in Ekalaka or the 152 acres on the second, we always had a milk cow and horses plus sheep, goats, pigs and of course, chickens. In recent years, I have heard kids complain bitterly about being bored. To the best of my recollection, I was never bored on our small farms or on my grandparents larger one. All of...
After a full 94 years of life, Tom Heggen died peacefully in his sleep June 7, 2017. He was a Montana cowboy who adored his wife, loved his kids and grandkids, and enjoyed dancing, visiting, and a little Canadian whiskey. Thomas Heggen, Jr. was born to Josephine and Thomas Heggen, Sr. in Santa Barbara, California on April 17, 1923. His grandparents homesteaded near Ekalaka, Montana in 1880 and the family returned there to ranch. Tom and his parents stayed on the ranch for most...
In the 19th century, the Pony Express carried the mail 1860-1861. It was very expensive with a one-page letter costing the equivalent of $19.00. That was too expensive for the general population. The telegraph went into service then, and the Pony Express became a romantic memory. For all it’s flaws, the U.S. Postal Service does its best to serve the general public. When the Postal Service wanted to establish a Post Office here, they thought it was a good idea to name it after a Sioux girl, Ijkalaka, the wife of David H...
A celebration of life was held on April 15, 2017 for Selma Johns in Omaha, Nebraska. Internment was hel April 17 at the Omaha National Cemetery beside her husband Warren Johns. Selma passed away on February 6, 2017 in Omaha, at age 85. Selma was the daughter of Ernie and Leta (Curry) Taylor. She was born on April 15, 1931 at the ranch in the Elgin Community, south of Ekalaka (which later became the Belltower community). She attended the Belltower grade school and Carter...
Two public meetings were held this week to discuss the future of the Dahl Memorial Healthcare facility. The June 2 issue of the Eagle showed three different options that Slate Architecture, which has been leading the design team for the project, has presented to the county. The goal of the meetings was to get public input on four options that were presented. None of the options have finalized plans. Instead, the design team and county commissioners will take input from the meetings and use it to decide which of the four...
On May 26, 2017, the University of Washington School of Medicine held its Physician's Oath and Hooding Ceremony. Receiving his Doctorate in Family Medicine was Orin Michael Hansen, a 2008 CCHS graduate. The day was filled with ceremonies and celebrations. The morning began with the 24th Annual Blanket Ceremony. The ceremony honored seven graduates being Indian Health Pathway Certified with a blanket individually selected for them based on the tribes where they spent their...
Dahl Memorial will conduct a walk-through open house on Tuesday, June 20th, at 5pm. The purpose of the walk-through is to give Carter County residents the opportunity to see and understand some of the existing space constraints of providing care in the healthcare facility. Public meetings conducted by the county to discuss the future of the facility have included conversation revolving around the difficulty of moving patients around, dining, and providing overall care. Hospital officials hope that the walk-through will help...
The Carter County Chamber of Commerce is once again sponsoring a Fourth of July bash on Main Street in Ekalaka on Tuesday, July 4 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. At dusk, there will be a fireworks display for all to enjoy. The bash on main will include an array of games and activities that are fun for the entire family. Some of these activities may include a cake walk, darts, kids’ fishing booth, egg toss, bean bags, horseshoes, cotton candy or snow cones, races, face painting, and tug-of-war, just to name a few. After the bash c...
An Ekalaka Bump-N-Run is scheduled for next Saturday, June 24 at the Ekalaka Airport. This year’s races will offer a full concession stand and beer garden. Admittance prices are $7.00 for adults, $5.00 for kids, and free for youngsters under the age of 5. Races will start at 1:00 p.m. No coolers are allowed. Ekalaka Bump-N-Run awarded three scholarships this year. Kylee Kennedy who graduated in May from CCHS, Tiana Fix, a former CCHS student continuing her education, and Dustin Ross, a Baker senior, were the three r...
Carter County 4-H youth showcased their talents at the 2017 All Events Day, held May 31 at Carter County Events Center. The day began at 10:00 am with Market Sheep weigh-in. There were six lambs weighed and tagged in Ekalaka. Ten sheep and one goat were weighed-in at Alzada the following day. While the sheep were being weighed, 4-H Members began setting up and preparing for the 4-H Foods Festival. A wonderful display of food and decorated table settings were presented to...
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) will be performing George Bernard Shaw's "You Never Can Tell" outside Dahl Memorial Healthcare in Ekalaka. The performance is scheduled to start at 6:30 pm on Sunday, July 2nd. Sagebrush Service Club is once again sponsoring the performance and organizers are looking forward to seeing many members of the community enjoying it. The New York Times has said of MSIP, "It is live theater–done Montana style. Not in the round but on top of t...
