Articles from the March 8, 2019 edition
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Geological Society Founder's Day, March 14
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...
Rotarians give dictionaries to third graders
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 E...
After prom donations
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 7...
Cold temps not quite record breaking
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....
Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame seeks nominations for class of 2019
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...
Mid-Rivers offers $46,000 in scholarships
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...
By Bright Ideas
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...
Hat Tips
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...
Memories
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 goo...
Conversations with God
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...
Montana Tales and Trails
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 th...
