Articles from the May 28, 2021 edition
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Memorial Day service to be held at Beaver Lodge Cemetery
Area veteran organizations will be holding a Memorial Day service Monday, May 31 at Beaver Lodge Cemetery in Ekalaka. The traditional ceremony was not held last year in deference to COVID-19 restrictions. The service starts at 11 a.m. There will be...
CCHS Class of 2021
Commencement exercises for the Carter County High School Class of 2021 were held on Saturday. A large crowd of family and friends gathered inside the gymnasium to wish the graduating class well....
Exhibit on Dr. Hilleman and vaccines opens at Carter County Museum
The Carter County Museum is excited to announce the debut of "Shots Felt 'Round the World: Maurice Hilleman and the Montana Origins of the Fight Against Pandemics" exhibition in the Central...
New managers at local motel
"It was a lot of prayer," said Darren Moore on what led him and his wife, Royce, to move to Ekalaka and manage the Midway Motel. The couple says that they were looking for a new adventure and that...
Dahl closed for Memorial Day
The following departments at Dahl Memorial Healthcare will be closed Monday, May 31st in observance of Memorial Day: • Clinic • Pharmacy • Business Office • Medical Records • Lab • Radiology • HR Call 406-775-8730 with any...
William "Bill" Randash
Funeral Services for William "Bill" Randash, 89, of Baker were held May 24, 2021 at the American Lutheran Church with Pastor Scott Kiehn officiating. Burial followed in the Bonnievale Cemetery with Mi...
Rosalie Mary Tegen
Rosalie "Rosie or Rody" Tegen passed away surrounded by her family on May 18, 2021. Rosie was a well-loved citizen of Stayton, Oregon. She was born in Ekalaka, Montana on January 11, 1944 to Lora and...
Cooking in the West
by Susan Metcalf With Memorial Day coming up on Monday, I feel it is important to remember that Memorial Day is about much more than barbecues and a day off. It is a time to remember and honor loved ones and fallen heroes, and it is also important...
Conversations with God
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, without hope there seems to be nothing to fight for. Without hope we forget: “God is great. With HIM nothing is impossible.” Hope, like seeds, can’t grow unless they’re planted. Often when we lose...
Sioux Ranger District, Custer Gallatin NF, fire restrictions rescinded
The Sioux Ranger District, Custer Gallatin National Forest, located in the far southeastern corner of Montana and northwestern South Dakota is rescinding early season fire restrictions. The local area received significant moisture over the weekend...
Montana's unemployment rate continues decline in April
Montana’s unemployment rate declined from 3.8% in March to 3.7% in April. The unemployment rate for the U.S. was 6.1% for the month. “Montana’s economic recovery depends on getting Montanans back to work into good-paying jobs, allowing our...
Local FFA Chapter Banquet
Twenty chapter members and eighty guests attended the Annual CCHS FFA Banquet May 18th in the school's Tuggle Room. After a meal served by CCHS FCCLA, attendees listened to keynote speaker Dave...
Southeast Electric and Ekalaka Public Schools bring Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to area
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books, free of charge, to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local...
Field Day
Ekalaka Elementary students competed in various track and field events at the school on Tuesday....
Youth to represent CCHS at state track
One sophomore and two freshman will represent CCHS at the MHSA Class AA-C State Track & Field Meet in Missoula this weekend. On the men's side, freshman Ethan Frye will compete in the 110 meter an...