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submitted by Travis Schallenberger Carter County FFA This past week, the CCHS Agriculture Leadership class presented to a few of the elementary classes. Each member of the class had to create a presentation for one of the three grades they chose to work with. The class presented to them about different types of food and discussed with them where these foods come from on farms and ranches. This was a way for ag leadership kids to practice their public speaking skills, along...
March 18, 2024 It was another mild week at Capitol and on Tie Creek. There was a day of drizzle and warm rain, and by Sunday, the wind had become brisk, but the sunshine felt warm. Dick and Erma Albert made a trip to Belle Fourche for dentist appointments, on Tuesday. They discovered that all services have become exceedingly expensive. Erma had a chiropractor appointment on Wednesday, but that was in Buffalo, and she didn’t have far to travel. Thursday was ‘Pie Day’ in Buffalo, and there were pies provided for people who v...
It’s my FIRST Spring in the ranching life, We FINALLY started calving. Gathered the heifers to the lot, I’m giddy and almost laughing. We were also building a new barn To help us with this task. In fact, the welders had to stop, So we could pull a calf. As we got ready for bed that night, My feller lets me pick. “Which heifer checks would you prefer, 12 & 4, or 2 & 6? What? Wait…We get up in the night? Don’t think I read that part! I guess I’ll take the 12 & 4, And THAT was just the start. I like it best when The Boss is hom...
This past few months I have been having heart rhythm problems. Long story short, I have to have a second ablation procedure at the Missoula Heart Institute on the very day that calving starts. Now, calving doesn’t really start on the first date that the gestation calendar says it would be biologically possible. Calving usually starts days or even a couple weeks early, so often by the “first day of calving season” there are quite a few calves on the ground--especially if a storm blows in. However, we say we start calvi...
Jessie "Georgetta" McCamish, 87, passed away on March 13, 2024 at St. Vincent Hospital after a short illness surrounded by her loving family. She was born to George and Jessie (Brewer) Townsend on February 26, 1937 in Ekalaka, MT. She had three siblings, Robert, Loyd and Gary. She attended Ekalaka Public Schools and graduated in 1955. Georgetta married her high school sweetheart, Herbert J. McCamish, on June 22, 1955 at Ekalaka. From this marriage came two daughters, Linda and...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, Palm Sunday, years ago was a bit different then it is today. Several of us were together, ‘Susie’ smiled and shared: “When I was just a little kid, I remember one Palm Sunday when the Pastor mentioned there were some palms ‘twigs’ by the back door; that each one of us should each go get one. As we did, someone pushed the piano toward the backwall and a door opened. ‘Helen’ kept playing lovely music. One young guy took the lead of us with palms, we followed out the front door, acr...
Ekalaka Public Schools recently received a grant in the amount of $898 from the Montana Masonic Foundation for new iPads at the school library. Freemasons Pat Strickland, Doug Bonsell, and Marty Reierson were at the school on Tuesday to present a check to the district. All three are members of Ekalaka Lodge #120; the latter is also a member of the lodge in Forsyth as well as the grand marshal with the grand lodge of Montana. Strickland says that one of the basic precepts of...
Carter County Public Health is proud to open a new local WIC office in Ekalaka. The Special Supplement Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, known as WIC, has proudly supported Montana families since 1974. WIC helps families learn about nutrition and healthy food, provides breastfeeding education and prenatal care referrals, and connects parents and caregivers to other support they may need. In Montana, nearly 14,000 infants, children, and women are enrolled in W...
Earlier this month, the Montana Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) announced the winners of the Montana Youth Agriculture Literacy program drawing contest. "Montana Ag in Color" was developed in recognition of National Ag Week, March 17-23, as a creative competition for elementary school children. Each grade was given a different agricultural theme ranging from "Grains of Montana" and "Cattle in Montana" to noxious weeds, farm safety and ag-related careers. One winner was selected...
The Ekalaka Public Schools Unified Board of Trustees will soon be hosting public meetings about the upcoming school election and levies for both Carter County High School and Ekalaka Elementary District #15 that will be on the ballot. The first of these meetings will be held Tuesday, March 26th, beginning at 6 p.m. inside the CCHS Tuggle Room. Additional meetings will tentatively take place on April 2nd, both at Hawks Home School and Alzada School. The meeting at the Alzada School is tentatively scheduled for 4 p.m., with...
The Bureau of Land Management has extended the public comment period on the environmental assessment for the Denbury Carbon Solutions, LLC proposal to construct and operate a CO2 sequestration project in southeastern Montana. The 30-day comment period extension ends April 17, 2024. The EA, applicable documents, and a venue for submitting comments are available on the BLM e-Planning page dedicated to this project athttps://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2026556/510....
