Articles from the July 28, 2017 edition
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Yahoo yodeler to play free concert during fair
Carter County Fair is sponsoring a free concert on Friday, August 11 at 7:30 p.m. The concert featuring Wylie & the Wild West will take place at Ekalaka Grade School gymnasium. Wylie Gustafson, ba...
Ijkalaka's history told by quilt
Ekalaka was named after a Sioux girl, Ijkalaka Russell, the wife of David Harrison Russell, the first white settler in the area. When Ijkalaka met Russell, a scout and frontiersman, she was 16. The da...
Wranglers make fairground improvements
Fair is just around the corner and those partaking in the many events may need to sit and take a rest. Puptown Wranglers 4-H Club has made that easier by building two benches and two tables for the...
Congressman stops by Wagon Wheel Café
Republican Congressman Greg Gianforte was in southeast Montana last weekend, and met with county officials and members of the public at Wagon Wheel Café in Ekalaka on Saturday morning. Together, the...
Drought, lightning lead to several area fires
Last weekend Alzada Fire Department, Carter County Rural Fire, and Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department handled three fires in Carter County. Late Monday night and early Tuesday morning a thunderstorm producing a great deal of lightning and little rain...
Class registration for Ekalaka Schools
Students of Ekalaka Public Schools, grades 7-12, will register for classes on Tuesday, August 8, and Wednesday, August 9, from 8 am to 4 pm in counselor Cathy Frye’s office at Carter County High School. If students are unable to register at this...
School sports physicals by appointment
If your child missed the scheduled days for sports physicals, don’t worry. Call Dahl Memorial Clinic at 775-8738 to schedule an appointment. Until school starts in Ekalaka, Dahl Memorial Clinic will be providing sports physicals for a cost of $30....
Last week's blood drive a success
The blood drive held last Tuesday in Ekalaka was one of the more successful ones held in recent years. Twenty eight people were at the drive, but only 23 were able to give blood. Seven double units were given as the drive yielded 30 total units....
Shindig, Medicine Rocks State Park 60th Anniversary this weekend
Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) will host a celebration marking the 60th Anniversary of Medicine Rocks State Park on Sunday, July 30th from 10am to 2pm at the park. All are invited to celebrate this special anniversary where they will enjoy...
Dorothy Stieg
A funeral service for Dorothy Stieg, 77, will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka, MT with Tom Stieg officiating. Burial will take place in Fairview Cemetery in...
Drought relief discount announced by SweetPro & Agri-Best Feeds
SweetPro and Agri-Best Feeds have instituted a Drought Relief Discount of $80/ton on qualifying SweetPro orders delivered to ranches affected by the D2-D4 drought according to the U.S Drought Monitor – www.droughtmonitor.unl.edu. The Drought...
2017 pet parade rarin' to go
Heads up pet paraders, the twenty-three year old Carter County Pet Parade is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on Friday, August 11, at the bleacher area of the fairgrounds. Sign-up will take place from 11am until noon. Sponsors of this year’s parade are...
Q's Health News
One thing I hear frequently as a nurse when visiting with patients is, “I’m going to talk to my doctor about getting off of some of these medications!” Well… okay, but (1) Why do you want to stop medications if they are controlling your...
Hat Tips
Hello, You know just when you thought there was nothing left in the world to write about, up jumps an idea. It happened to me while watching the Olympics. I know, I know. I’ve written about the Olympics before. Remember when Shirley and I did the...
Homestead Act launches a new era in Montana
The future seemed especially promising – so much so, in fact, that most Montana homesteaders readily heeded the calls by government officials and bankers to "do their patriotic duty" and reinvest...
Governor Bullock declares fire emergency for state of Montana
Citing active wildfires and extreme fire danger across the state, Governor Steve Bullock has issued an executive order declaring a fire emergency in Montana. Prior to signing the executive order, the governor was briefed by the Department of Natural...
Penn celebrates 88th
Areatha Penn enjoyed celebrating her 88th birthday on July 15 with family and friends in Ekalaka....