Articles from the July 19, 2019 edition
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To Europe and back again
This June, local student athletes and twin sisters Hannah and Heather LaBree were given the opportunity to travel to Europe for basketball. The girls traveled to Germany, Italy and Austria as part of...
Class of '55 meets
The CCHS Class of 1955 gathered at Peggy Tooke’s on the afternoon of July 11 to visit. Betty Jo Schallenberger Smith from Havre was the honored guest. Classmates attending were Betty Jo Castleberry, Gloria Parks, Tom and Mary McCamish, Allen E...
Father Tobin named priest of the year
Last year, the Montana Knights of Columbus Council instituted a Knights of Columbus Priest of the Year award to be given to a Priest who is a supporter of the KCs, is a leader in the church, and is a...
William "Bill" Crago
A Memorial service for William "Bill" Crago, 90, of Ekalaka, will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Ekalaka with Pastor Steve DeFord officiating. Burial will take...
Albert Lasater
Albert R. Lasater 95 of Ryegate Mt passed away Friday, June 28th, 2019 of natural causes at his home with his family by his side. He was born in the Tie Creek area of Montana near Ekalaka on October 2...
Conversations with God
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, while ‘riffling’ [or thumbing] through some papers, up popped a prayer for vacations. There should be a prayer for everything; absolutely everything should be bathed in prayers, so with that in mind, here...
Mid-Rivers now blocking robocalls free of charge
Mid-Rivers Communications has added Robocall Blocking, a feature available with its landline telephone service, to all customers’ local service lines free of charge. The announcement follows a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote on June 6 t...
By Rattlesnakes
Rattlesnakes were a definite fact of life in and around Ekalaka. At that time we killed every rattlesnake we encountered immediately. I am not so sure that I would do that now, in fact, if they were not in a position to harm me or mine I would go abo...
Montana Department of Livestock assisting with wolf mitigation donations
Helena, Mont. – The Montana Department of Livestock is working in conjunction with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks in administering the voluntary fund for wolf mitigation, which was created through the passage of HB 291 in the 2019 legislative s...
O'Connor wins scholarship at Leaders, Legends, and Legacies Football Camp
Carter County Bulldog Mick O'Connor was the 2019 John Wayne True Grit MVP $1000 scholarship award winner at the 2019 Leaders, Legends, and Legacies Football Camp held in Belgrade, Montana this June....
BBs & Bows in the Badlands: Youths spend exciting day outdoors
On June 22, forty-five guests spent a fun-filled day outdoors at Springhill Ranch near Wibaux at the inaugural BBs & Bows in the Badlands event for youths and their families. The kids shot BB guns...
Hat Tips
Hello, I’ve got a friend that’s a heck of a good cowboy. He can pick up a rodeo, calve a bunch of heifers, get his hay put up, and put a good handle on a broncy colt. When he was younger he followed the big rodeo and also rode bucking bulls. He rai...
Letter to the editor
What is the US Climate Alliance? It is a domestic group formed specifically to undermine President Trump’s excellent decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Now, by executive order, Part-time Governor Steve Bullock has undermined all of...
