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On July 20, Ekalaka Track and Arena held their annual youth rodeo and ranch rodeo. In addition to the event winners in the youth rodeo, all-around winners for each age group received buckles. Buckles were donated by Dale Diede, Troy and Mikel Fruit, C&T Rodeo, Colby Diede and Dalene Finstad, Barry Blair, Brian Elmore, Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association, Greg Brence and Puptown Cattle Company. The winners of this year's ranch rodeo will advance to the Big Sky Ranch Rodeo...
A memorial service to commemorate Judy Farwell's life was held July 31 at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Ekalaka. With those big brown eyes that said her love for us would forever be, on July 26, 2019, Judy Ann (Lovec) Farwell was forced by nature to turn herself free. Judy was born on July 28, 1945 to Emil and Eula Lovec and her childhood years were spent on the family farm near Mill Iron. As the oldest of 7 siblings (Mary, Mike, Patricia, Carla, Emily, Steve and Sandy),...
A graveside service for Virginia “Tiny” Korene (Gundlach) Brown will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 10 a.m. at Beaver Lodge Cemetery in Ekalaka. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge of the arrangements....
Hannah and Heather LaBree were recently named 2019 SaWUSA (Student Athlete World USA) co-Student-Athletes of the Year. Hannah and Heather are rising seniors at CCHS. They competed on SaWUSA's Under 19 Women's Basketball team that took home the silver medal at the United World Games in Austria earlier this summer. Their team consisted of seven girls and a coach from all over the United States. Both girls are actively involved in sports and extracurriculars. They credit growing...
Carter County Museum's Annual Dino Shindig was again a Argentinosaurus-sized success this year. In its seventh year, the event has become one of the more anticipated summer events in Ekalaka, and each year, an expanded slate of activities has helped it to grow. At least four hundred and sixty-four attended talks and family activities on Saturday, similar to last year's totals. However, museum director Sabre Moore told the Eagle that the talks held at St. Elizabeth Lutheran...
The Redding family from rural Northwood, North Dakota will be featured at this year's Days of '85 Gospel Sing on the First Baptist Church lawn. Paul and Amy Redding and their seven children love to sing everything from old-time gospel favorites to contemporary originals. Singing with her mother, sister and aunts, Amy Redding learned the intricacies of three and four part harmony. She passes that tradition now to her own children with original songs and standard hymns and...
Weather cooperated during the inaugural Beaver Creek Rendezvous Charity Shoot on July 20. Shooters competed in a standing 100 yard scoped target shoot and a standing silhouette target shoot with a scoped .22 rim-fire rifle. There was also a competition for participants between the ages of 12 and 17 as well as a game shoot. Doug Bonsell won the long range shoot. Buck Kratzer took second and Aidan Wyrwas finished third. Buck Kratzer won the adult silhouette shoot, Jerry Wyrwas...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, if we’re not getting our share of happiness and success out of life, maybe we ought to try these on for size: [source unknown – just sharing]. FIRST: Realize that we’re put on earth for a purpose. We’re not just born, we can find our purpose, Faith in Self, and work toward the mastery of it; then we’ll find happiness and success. We need to learn the purpose for our life as early as we possibly can. SECOND: Adopt a positive attitude in our daily living, always believing that the be...
Stephen Christopher Tauck was born July 5, 2019 at 11:41 p.m., weighing 6 lbs. 10 oz. and measuring 19.5 inches long. His parents are Shaun and Lisa Tauck of Hammond. Proud grandparents are Rod and Teresa Tauck, Hammond, and Dave and Charlene Rowzer, Indianapolis, Indiana. Great-grandmothers are Faye Kennedy, Ekalaka, and Vera Tauck, Glendive....
The 2019 pet parade is scheduled for noon on Friday, August 9 at the bleacher area of Carter County Fairgrounds. Sign-up for entries will take place from 11 a.m. until noon. The two decorating categories this year are: 1. Animals from nursery rhymes, songs, books, etc. (take your choice and go from there). 2. Chores I love (or hate) around the house or outdoors. Examples include: milking the cow, saddling the horse, slopping the hogs, scooping manure from corral or barn/outdoors, mowing the lawn, weeding the garden,...
Hello, Well, after the fiasco at the airport we did make it to Alaska. Flew into Juneau, then on a floatplane to the fishing lodge. Missed most of the days fishing, but dang sure caught enough fish to get us excited about the next four days! Now, you know I don’t care to travel much. Medora is thirty miles and I hate to venture that far. Reva is 105 miles and that really tests me. I used to be a hotshot driver you know. But the trip to Alaska was a once in a lifetime, at least at my age, trip with my son, three grandsons, a...
Fulton and Betty Jo Castleberry both grew up in Carter County and graduated from Carter County High School. Fulton grew up in Ekalaka and Betty Jo (LaBree) Castleberry grew up on O'Fallon Creek 17 miles northwest of Ekalaka. They were married in 1957 while Fulton was serving in the army and returned to Ekalaka in 1966 when they purchased the ranch his grandfather had started in 1895. The Days of '85 have special meaning to them as Fulton's grandfather, Frank Castleberry,...
The Dahl Memorial clinic, business office and lab will be closed on August 9 for the Days of ‘85 Fair. Regular business hours will resume on Monday, August 12....
Betty Vail, a representative for Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) will be in Ekalaka on Wednesday, August 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vail will be assisting senior citizens with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) application procedure. Citizens who receive SNAP can still go to the local food bank and participate in other food programs. Residents who are working may also still be eligible. For appointments or more information, please call Patricia Lovec at the Carter County Council on Aging Office at...
