Articles from the June 16, 2017 edition
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See Shakespeare in the Parks July 2
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) will be performing George Bernard Shaw's "You Never Can Tell" outside Dahl Memorial Healthcare in Ekalaka. The performance is scheduled to start at 6:30 pm on...
Carter County 4-H All Events Day
Carter County 4-H youth showcased their talents at the 2017 All Events Day, held May 31 at Carter County Events Center. The day began at 10:00 am with Market Sheep weigh-in. There were six lambs...
Walk-through scheduled at Dahl
Dahl Memorial will conduct a walk-through open house on Tuesday, June 20th, at 5pm. The purpose of the walk-through is to give Carter County residents the opportunity to see and understand some of the existing space constraints of providing care in...
Fourth of July bash
The Carter County Chamber of Commerce is once again sponsoring a Fourth of July bash on Main Street in Ekalaka on Tuesday, July 4 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. At dusk, there will be a fireworks display for all to enjoy. The bash on main will include an...
Bump-N-Run next Sat.
An Ekalaka Bump-N-Run is scheduled for next Saturday, June 24 at the Ekalaka Airport. This year’s races will offer a full concession stand and beer garden. Admittance prices are $7.00 for adults, $5.00 for kids, and free for youngsters under the a...
Dr. Orin Hansen
On May 26, 2017, the University of Washington School of Medicine held its Physician's Oath and Hooding Ceremony. Receiving his Doctorate in Family Medicine was Orin Michael Hansen, a 2008 CCHS...
Hospital options discussed at meetings this week
Two public meetings were held this week to discuss the future of the Dahl Memorial Healthcare facility. The June 2 issue of the Eagle showed three different options that Slate Architecture, which has been leading the design team for the project, has...
Selma Taylor Johns
A celebration of life was held on April 15, 2017 for Selma Johns in Omaha, Nebraska. Internment was hel April 17 at the Omaha National Cemetery beside her husband Warren Johns. Selma passed away on...
Thomas Heggen, Jr.
After a full 94 years of life, Tom Heggen died peacefully in his sleep June 7, 2017. He was a Montana cowboy who adored his wife, loved his kids and grandkids, and enjoyed dancing, visiting, and a lit...
Bright Ideas
In the 19th century, the Pony Express carried the mail 1860-1861. It was very expensive with a one-page letter costing the equivalent of $19.00. That was too expensive for the general population. The telegraph went into service then, and the Pony...
Science Biweekly
BETHESDA, MD - Savory wine and sapid beer all vary in the taste from bottle to bottle. The variety of flavor is attributed to the sensor cells found in taste buds spread throughout your tongue, which recognize 5 basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty,...
Fun and games on the farm
We never actually lived on a farm or ranch during my stay in Ekalaka and Carter County but I spent a lot of time on my grandparents farm. In a sense, we lived on a farm also because even on the 4 acres at our first house in Ekalaka or the 152 acres...
Area scholars receive high marks
Alzada Drane was recently named to the spring 2017 President’s List at Chadron State College. Drane earned the honor by earning a 4.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours of coursework d...
BLM oil and gas lease auction brings in over $720,000
(BILLINGS, Mont.) – Bids on oil and gas leases in northern and southeastern Montana brought in $720,843 in an online auction held June 13, by the Bureau of Land Management. The sale included 156 p...
Hat Tips
Hello, I mean Good Morning. Or whatever. Oh, well, whatever will be, will be. Or something like that. Sorry I missed some of the papers last week. Not sorry for you, but for me. Cause if I don’t write, they don’t pay me. And if they don’t pay me, I...
Mid-Rivers hold annual meeting
Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. members gathered in the Eastern Plains Event Center in Glendive on Thursday, June 1, 2017, for the 2017 Meeting of the Members. Items of business included...
Health care improvements thwarted by politics
Too often, real policy improvements get drowned out by political talking points. That is the case right now as nearly all of the health care discussion in Montana is about one flawed health care bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. In...