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Articles from the June 11, 2021 edition


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  • Long, hot summer

    Updated Jun 10, 2021

    Emswiler Pool sits empty and unused on Wednesday. Originally scheduled to open on June 7th, the swimming pool will not be opening this year. The lack of a pool this summer marks yet another seasonal activity, in addition to baseball and softball, that area youngsters won't be able to enjoy in 2021....

  • Conversations with God

    Updated Jun 10, 2021

    Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, a friend mentioned some interesting dates throughout the WHOLE calendar, but she really liked those in June; the one that gave her a chuckle was the 9th, Donald Duck Day, his first appearance was in 1934. She also loves Iced Tea and there was a DAY for that also – the 10th! She thought National Loving Day, the 12th, was really special, too as well as it was also Peanut Butter Cookie Day. Flag Day is the 14th, National Fudge Day is the 16th, her Daddy really likes the 17th as it is...

  • School honor rolls

    Updated Jun 10, 2021

    FOURTH QUARTER HONOR ROLL A HONOR ROLL (3.5 GPA or higher) Carly Aho Greta Barrett Ryker Carroll Amaya Coleman Natalie Foxley Bella Jensen Seth Kennedy Kari Kittelmann Kendall Kittelmann Heidi LaBree Corlan Laughery Brynn Loehding Chace Loehding Tylee Loehding Codi Melton Wyatt Melton Nicole O’Connell Nasya O’Connor Tyra O’Connor Jace Pardee Jaden Pardee Jared Pardee Ella Rucker Ryan Rychner Darin Schallenberger Travis Schallenberger Kendra Tooke Kenzie Tooke Turner Tooke Tegan Williams Tracy Wilson Adlen Yates B HONOR ROLL...

  • Days of '85 Pet Parade

    Susan Tooke|Updated Jun 10, 2021

    You’ve probably already heard, the theme for the Carter County Fair this year is “Hometown Heroes’”. At first glance I thought it was going to be a tough one to work around. But, no! Think about all the people it takes to make a community flourish…volunteer firemen, linemen, law officers, beauticians, farmers, ranchers, cowboys, local businessmen, lawyers, doctors, veterinarians, teachers, nurses and veterans to name just a few. For a number of years the Marshall Ranch has sponsored the Pet Parade at the fair with some very...

  • Local scholarship winners

    Updated Jun 10, 2021

    Scholarship Recipient Joe Dingfelder Memorial, $150.....Tylee Loehding Fruit Service and Repair, $500.......Tylee Loehding Frye Family Memorial, $500.........Tylee Loehding Farmer’s Union, $500....................Tylee Loehding American Legion #35, $750...........Tylee Loehding ............................................................Jared Pardee Ekalaka Bump-N-Run, $250.........Kari Kittelmann .......................................................Heather LaBree Rowley Turbiville Mem., $1,000........Jared Pardee Ralph E...

  • Letter to the editor

    Updated Jun 10, 2021

    On April 23, 2021, I wrote a letter to the editor regarding the Town Benches. Since then I received phone calls from two ladies who are willing to help me paint benches. I also received a phone call from a lady who wishes to pay for the cost of the supplies going forward. She fondly remembers sitting on Main St. benches with her grandparents. She no longer lives in Carter Co., but wants to help with efforts in keeping benches on Main St of Ekalaka. I also received numerous words of thanks for the work done the past ten years...

  • Deadline to file for town election nears

    Updated Jun 10, 2021

    At the beginning of the week, three individuals had filed for two, 2-year terms for election to the Ekalaka Town Council. There is also an opening for one, 4-year term on the council and one, 4-year term for mayor. The deadline to file for the upcoming town election is Monday, June 21 at 5 p.m. Interested individuals can find more information at the Carter County Clerk and Recorder’s office....

  • Headstone dedication ceremony honors local matriarch

    Updated Jun 10, 2021

    Sophia Ann Folsom Padden (December 17, 1846 – February 14, 1935), matriarch of the Montana Padden families, was remembered with a new headstone dedication on Saturday, June 5. Sophia Ann homesteaded in the Tie Creek area of Montana in 1886 with her husband Thomas Jimmison Padden and their children: Willard Bernard, Nellie Charlotte and Electa Ann. Sophia Ann had a garden, milked cows, made butter and 15-pound blocks of cheese, fed the Padden Sawmill crews, and rode side s...

  • Mayor's Notes

    Vicki Fix, Mayor|Updated Jun 10, 2021

    Happy Spring to all! It has been some beautiful weather, but would be nice to see some more moisture. Just thought it was time to share some notes from the Mayor and a few reminders. It is spring and moving into summer. Please show your pride in the community and keep your lawns mowed and trimmed. Keep sidewalks clean. If you have an elderly neighbor, or a vacant property next to you, think about paying it forward and pitch in. Ekalaka has good people, so I have no doubt you...

  • Students receive awards and letters

    Updated Jun 10, 2021

    Awards and letters given this year to students from Ekalaka Public Schools included: Heroic 7 Award - Jared Pardee National Choral Award - Amaya Coleman John Philip Sousa Award - Tyra O’Connor New inductees into the William C. Rowley Chapter of National Honor Society - Kenzie Tooke, Darin Schallenberger, Tyra O’Connor and Jaden Pardee. Academic letters and bars are awarded to students who have been on the honor roll for three consecutive quarters during the school year. This year’s recipients were: Seventh grade certificates...

  • Skunk tests positive for rabies in Powder River County

    Updated Jun 9, 2021

    On Thursday, June 3, the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) received confirmation of a second terrestrial (non-bat) rabies case in the state in 2021. A rabies-infected skunk was captured in Powder River County. One dog was exposed to the rabid skunk and is being managed for exposure to rabies. In response to the rabies diagnosis, MDOL has issued a 60-day county quarantine for dogs, cats and ferrets in Powder River County that are not currently vaccinated for rabies (MCA Title 81, Chapters 2 and 20). The quarantine is in...

  • Cooking in the West

    Susan Metcalf|Updated Jun 9, 2021

    "Have you lost your mind?" Millie Woolley asked. "Yes, I thought you were smarter than that!" added Shelly Carroccia, as we stood outside the papered over storefront windows of the boutique my daughter Brooke and I are starting on McLeod Street in Big Timber. Of course, these women whom I greatly respect and admire, know what they are talking about regarding running a business and working really hard past retirement age, so I decided to completely disregard their warnings. Afterall, what could go wrong with our business plan...

  • Curtis Vernon Wilson

    Updated Jun 9, 2021

    A funeral service for Curtis Vernon Wilson, 91, will be 2 p.m. Friday, June 18, 2021 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Pastor Tom Stieg officiating. Burial will follow at Beaverlodge Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1 – 2 p.m at Stevenson Funeral Home. Curtis Vernon Wilson passed away December 16, 2020 in Rock Hill, SC after a brief illness. He was surrounded by his family and received care from Piedmont Medical Center. Born in Westbrook,...

  • Josephine Roadifer

    Updated Jun 9, 2021

    Graveside service for Josephine Lilly Roadifer, 88, of Camp Crook, SD was held June 8 at Fairview Cemetery in Camp Crook, SD. Josephine passed away June 1, 2021 in Gillette, Wyoming. Josephine "Josie" Lilly Roadifer was born March 25, 1933, the daughter of William and Lilly (Christiansen) Berry. She grew up on the Berry Family Ranch, spending her first grade year with her maternal grandmother in the Bell Tower area. She went on to attend high school in Ekalaka, MT, graduating...