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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin applying for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup starting February 27 through April 7, 2023. CRP is a cornerstone voluntary conservation program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and a key tool in the Biden-Harris administration’s effort to address climate change and help agricultural communities invest in the long-term well-being of their land and natural resources. “The Con...
Last year, the Lady Bulldogs defeated the Jordan Lady Mustangs twice during the regular season, lost to them at the District 4C Tournament by two points in overtime, and then won a challenge game against them in the Southern C Divisional to advance to state. CCHS also faced Jordan at the Southern C Divisional in 2021 and lost by seven points in overtime. Fast forward to this year. CCHS beat Jordan both times during the regular season on their way to a district title. In...
The CCHS Bulldogs' season ended at the District 4C tournament in Miles City over the weekend. The 'Dogs didn't go down without a fight, losing two games to Terry and Wibaux by the same score, 46-56. Recaps and scoring from both games will be shared in next week's Eagle....
Join Carter County Museum March 2 at 7 p.m. for a special presentation on the results of the Measurement of Museum Social Impact Study. In 2021, Carter County Museum, along with thirty-seven other museums and zoos, signed onto the MOMSI study, which is part of a national effort to address the critical need of establishing best practices for measuring social impact within the museum field. The study took place between October 2021 to August 2022 and involved participants at...
by Keely Larson | KHN-UM Legislative News Service Bella Nyman has struggled with her mental health since age 7, when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and anxiety. Nyman said she was afraid to tell her parents she had thoughts of suicide. Looking back, a mental health screening might have helped her to stop hiding her struggles from adults and peers, she said. "Hard things don't get better if we don't talk about them," Nyman said. Today, Nyman works with the Rural...
Many years ago I met this woman, I had drove off the road from Ekalaka Park, Ted and her drove us out to get my yellow pickup back on the road, It was an embarrassing way to meet, but Darlene was a woman of humor, and all was good, we laughed, her’s was such a memorable laugh, Throughout the years she showed genuine care for many, the Alzada Grade School comes to mind, a school teacher like my mother, Those times in Alzada took me back to my childhood, it drenched me with familiarity, it cemented my appreciation for D...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, one can certainly be caught off guard if someone asks us, “What has God done for you today?” Our minds freeze, that’s almost like a pop-quiz teachers like to give, right? That question keeps one thinking about You all day, Lord. We notice Your fingerprints, Your goodness and faithfulness or more specific things like a glorious sunrise, lovely colorful sunsets, finding a penny in a parking lot or a favored item on sale at the grocery store, or even a hug from a child. Old or young,...
This year for the first time in 41 years, I will not be a participant in inducing trauma in children. Since I have retired as an educator, I will not be involved in the spelling bee. All across the country, kids are being traumatized not by cyber bullying or the Pythagorean theorem, but for another reason--they are good spellers. Yes, in preparation for the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. in June, almost every county in every state is hosting a chamber of horrors for their best and brightest. Most adults have a tale...
2-17-23 This week saw appropriations section c wrap up business for this legislative session. We approved the budgets of our respective departments. The next step in the process will be for me as Chair to present these recommendations to the appropriations committee as a whole. At that point the recommendations can be accepted or amended and entered into House Bill 2, the big budget, for presentation to the entire House later in the session. As part of the Department of...
On February 5th, eleven adults and 23 kids gathered at the Carter County Event Center for a Puptown Wrangler 4-H meeting. The Puptown Wranglers reviewed the 4-H constitution. The club did a project goal setting activity. They were also informed that all bags for the foster home were delivered. The 2023 Carter County Fair theme is “Wheat Stands and Cattle Brands.” Lily Schallenberger and Matthew Claeys brought snacks. The group also made valentine airplanes....
My last article was on the J.G. (June) Olson and Harry Roberts families and stated how Harry loved baseball as did his son Gary. Gary has contacted me and triggered memories of another homestead family. That family was Charles F. “Chuck” and Maude O. Welch. Lucile (Welch) Venhaus is the author of the article on the family in “Shifting Scenes, Vol II,” page 919. The article shares a very interesting history of them and their children. “Both my parents, Charles (Chuck) and Maude O. Wilson Welch were born in Iowa, grew up i...