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Winter will end. Trust me. But what will we see when all that white stuff disappears? A landscape green from melting snow littered with dead deer? Probably not. Yes, February was brutal for much of the state, but let's not lose our perspective. This is winter. This is Montana – a northern latitude state. And for the memory deprived last year was worse or at least longer. This year, few ranchers so far have complained of deer in their haystacks. Nothing like last year. That's p...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, going through an old ‘salted away’ pile of papers, it sometimes is fascinating to see what had been stashed. Up popped a poem by Phil Perkins – date unknown. Let’s see what he has to say. Ready? “My daily wish is that we may see good in those who pass our way. Find in each a worthy trait that we shall gladly cultivate. See in each one who’s passing by, the better things that beautify. A gently word spoken with cheer, a kindly face, a smile sincere. I pray each day that we may view t...
If I remember correctly, 1935-36, the year Camp Needmore was being built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, (CCC), February was a cold and very snowy month. In fact it was the coldest February on record, a miserable month where their bulldozer was kept running 24 hours a day, to avoid its freezing up. In September of 1935, a snow storm closed highways across the state. The whole year of 1936 was colder and snowier than usual. Records were set. We haven’t set any records this year, but that doesn’t warm anything. We’ve been...
Hello, February was not nice. After a mild start to winter, this past month the proverbial “stuff” hit the fan. Coldest on record. Wind blows every day. This past weekend we had wind chills to minus 60! Minus 60! Hay piles that looked like you could never feed it all are dwindling down. You can pick those old cows out that you decided to keep “one more year.” And to me, March is the cruelest month. One bright spot is Shirley. She is home this winter and is always happy to help with chores. When you are sitting in the cab of a...
In this article, I will continue writing about the Chuck and Maude Welch family with a thought by their daughter Lucile: “I don’t believe my parents ever regretted coming to Montana although I am sure they did endure many hardships. I guess the good times off-set the bad!” Maude passed away in 1961 and Chuck in 1970. After reading many articles in Shifting Scenes of the Homestead Days I have to agree. What made these “good times?” It had to be then, and today, because of caring, wonderful neighbors and people who were read...
Mid-Rivers Communications is excited to announce the availability of $46,000 in scholarship funds for Eastern & Central Montana students. Through the Mid-Rivers Fund for Education, which is funded by unclaimed capital credits and donations of capital credits from members, the cooperative will award 28 competitive scholarships and 12 drawing scholarships in 2019. Scholarship categories reflect the mission and values of the cooperative and its members. This year's scholarship...
Early this week the official cold temperature recorded for Ekalaka was twenty-six degrees below zero. The coldest March day on record occurred in March of 1960 when the temperature reached -32. Sunday was, in fact, the seventh coldest March day ever recorded in Ekalaka. The coldest day on record occurred in January of 1954, -44 degrees Fahrenheit. In terms of average temperature, February of this year is the third coldest on record at 6.4 degrees. In February of 1899 the...
The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) is seeking nominations for the 2019 Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame induction round. Every year, the MCHF & WHC honors living and historical figures that have made notable contributions to Montana’s western heritage. “We invite people from across Montana to identify those in their communities who are most deserving of inclusion in the hall of fame,” said Bill Galt, MCHF & WHC board president. “Nominations are open and welcome from the public at large....
A Montana Rotary goal is to place a dictionary in the hand of every third grade student in Montana. Recently, they got closer to accomplishing that goal by giving one to each third grader at Ekalaka Elementary. This is the ninth consecutive year that District 5390 has sponsored this project. The members of the Rotary Clubs of Glendive, Malta and Miles City are participating again this year in the distribution of dictionaries, by giving a dictionary to every third grade student...
The CCHS After Prom committee is currently preparing to put on this year’s party upon conclusion of prom at midnight on March 16. Anyone who is interested in donating items to the after prom party can call Dallas Kennedy at 775-6512, Cam LaBree at 775-6600 or Kim Tooke at 775-6580 to have them picked up. Monetary donations can be sent to Jana Fix at P.O. Box 097, Ekalaka, MT 59324. Checks should be made out to CCHS After Prom....
On March 14, 2019, the Carter County Geological Society will host its annual Founder's Day Celebration at Carter County Events Center. Members of the CCGS are invited to bring a potluck dish of either a salad or dessert. Marlene Waterland will provide the main dish of dinner rolls and twice-baked barbecue chicken. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. with a program to follow. In 2018, the Carter County Museum had a record of 5,144 visitors to the museum, including 42% from out-of-state...
