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Nash Sauers, Ekalaka, Mont., graduated from Bismarck State College with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Process Plant Technology during the college's 80th commencement ceremony on May 15, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the BSC 2020 Commencement ceremony was held virtually to confer over 970 degrees. The BSC 2020 Commencement speaker was Miss America 2018 Cara Mund, a native of Bismarck, N.D. The virtual ceremony is available to view on the BSC website. BSC...
CCHS Volleyball lost a match to the Baker Spartans in Baker last Saturday. The Bulldogs lost the first set 15-25, the second 8-25, and the fourth 18-25. They were able to win a tightly contested third set 26-24. Ella Owen had 5 aces in the contest. Kenzie Tooke led the team in kills (7 of 24) and blocks (3 of 3). Kari Kittelmann chipped in with 19 of 57 digs and Heidi LaBree had all 13 of the Bulldogs' assists. This Thursday the girls will play JV and varsity matches at home...
As of Tuesday, October 6, Montana reports a cumulative total of 15,347 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 504 new cases since yesterday, 4,983 active cases, and 10,172 patients considered recovered. State officials also report that 773 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 216 patients currently hospitalized. There have been 192 Montana deaths attributed to the disease. On Tuesday, the Carter County COVID-19 Task Force reported a total of seven active cases of...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) recently announced a proposal to resurface about 9.5 miles of Highway 323, southeast of Ekalaka. The public is invited to comment. The project begins approximately one mile south of the Prairiedale Road intersection, at reference post 8.2 and extends southeast for 9.5 miles ending near the Boxelder Creek Bridge at reference post 17.7. Proposed work includes pulverization, grading and paving the roadway, and finishing with a seal...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, the wind! Is it forever the Wind? It’s hard to have an excess of praise as the windy air crisps the skin and cracks the lips. It’s not quite that bad right now, but one day it surely felt like the foehn wind that came right out of the book, “Wolf Willow’ by Wallace Stegner, which we quote: “The wind that hundreds of miles to the west started up the mountains warm and wet had dropped its moisture on the heights and then came down on our side, totally wrung dry….dry and gaining tempe...
October, 2020 - I have been inspired to write a piece on Mary the mother of Jesus Christ the Son of God. It is one topic Protestants don’t like to talk about. But Catholics love to talk about it. When Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth, she cried out inspired by the Holy Spirit, “From henceforth all generations will call me blessed, for He who is Mighty has done great things for me and holy is His name.'' This is scripture. Luke I The Catholic Church has done so from the time of the apostle, down through the ages and to the...
This year, Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association is hosting drive-thru flu vaccination clinics. To date, four clinics have already taken place. Three more are still available, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Monday, October 12, October 19 and October 26. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the influenza vaccine yearly for everyone six months and older. The vaccine protects those who receive it as well as their loved ones. The cost for the vaccine is $25 and can be...
Ekalaka Public Schools will be hosting a developmental screening for children aged 0-5 years on Tuesday, October 20, from 12:30 to 4 p.m. in the grade school gym. This screening will help parents gain information about their child’s development and how to support the child’s progress. Children aged 3-5 years will be screened in the following areas: Concepts/Thinking Skills, Motor Skills, Speech/Language Development and Hearing. Children under 3 years will be screened by DEAP (Developmental Educational Assistance Program) eit...
October’s Carter County Chamber of Commerce meeting will take place on Thursday, October 8, beginning at 5:50 p.m. inside Wagon Wheel Café. The meeting will start with a business news round table. Afterwards, an update on the 2021 chamber sponsored calendars will be given. The chamber’s role with the Montana Mainstreet Project will also be up for discussion at the meeting, and plans for the chamber’s annual Festifall celebration will be reviewed....
Make it With Wool district contests around the state of Montana will be taking place in October and November this year. The District 6/7 contest will start at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 1 at the Sleep Inn & Suites in Miles City. Entries for the contest are due by October 15. Forms for entry are available through the local extension office. For more information on the district contest, call Christine Keltner at 406-486-5690. The statewide contest will take place December 4-5 in Billings. Statewide information can be found...
Big Mac's Pumpkin Patch, located about twenty-three miles north of Ekalaka and 5 miles west of Willard, is open for fun and adventure for the 2020 season and the pumpkins are growing! In its second year of existence, the pumpkin patch is much more than pumpkins. The biggest addition is a giant bale maze, complete with misdirections, twists, turns and spooky decor. Co-sponsors of the community event, making this possible and helping with things needed to hold this kind of...
courtesy of Fallon County Times The 17th annual Stan Wagner Memorial Game Feed will be held Nov. 14 in the Livestock Barn at the Fallon County Fairgrounds in Baker. The game feed recently got approval from the Fallon County Health Department, as long as masking and social distancing is maintained, according to organizer Wendy Wagner. “We are still moving forward. We are just taking extra precautions,” she said. “You have to wear a mask when you come in. There will be hand sanitizers all over. When you come in, you will have...
With the antelope rifle season a couple weeks away, many folks are gearing up to go afield. There is a new harvest opportunity starting this year: hunters who drew the Region 7 either-sex (007-20) or doe/fawn (007-30) license are eligible to purchase the new 799-30 second doe/fawn license. Unlike the region-wide licenses, however, the 799-30 license is ONLY valid in hunting districts 704 and 705. Antelope numbers are currently robust in the southern portions of hunting...
I really am not a Tweeter. In fact, I do not have a Twitter account, but I do love to write fake Tweets. In fact, there is a special holiday coming up that positively screams for fake Tweets. Columbus Day is my favorite holiday of the year. It is the perfect holiday because you don’t have to buy cards or gifts for it, decorate for it, cook for the celebration, or even gather all of the family together for it. It is just a day off for some of us. There are no Columbus Day traditions that must be observed. It is a truly s...
Camp Crook | Lowell P. Cordell, 74, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020 in Camp Crook. Visitation will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, October 9, at Camp Crook Area Community Center. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery in Camp Crook followed by a gathering of friends and family at the CCACC. Friends and family may sign his online guestbook and leave written condolences for the family at blackhillsfuneralhome.com...
Miriam (Grandma Gus) Ruth (Scoles) Capra passed away at the age of 90, at the Powder River Manor surrounded by her family on September 26, 2020. She was born on July 2, 1930 in Baker, MT to Alvy Merle (A.M) and Leona Elizabeth (Brownson) Scoles. She and her 7 siblings grew up on the family farm near Baker, MT. Miriam attended Baker High School and boarded with her Uncle Aaron & Aunt Myrtle Brownson during those years. After graduation, she attended and graduated from Nursing S...
Are you having trouble with winter heating bills? Southeast Electric Cooperative offers energy assistance in conjunction with the Action for Eastern Montana LIEAP program. Assistance is for the cost of your heating, which may be propane or electricity. If you qualify through the LIEAP Program you will also receive additional assistance on your electric bill. If you received assistance last year, you will be sent the application form directly from Action for Eastern Montana. Applications are available online at AEMT.org or...
