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Articles from the October 12, 2018 edition


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  • JV volleyball in Buffalo

    Updated Oct 11, 2018

    On Monday, CCHS JV Volleyball played in Buffalo and lost in two sets, 18-25 and 21-25. Kenzie Tooke and Ella Rucker tied for the lead in aces with two each, Jaelee Strangford had 2 of 6 team kills, Tylee Loehding had 6 of 18 digs and Tooke and Strangford each had 2 blocks. Tooke also had 4 of 5 digs for the team....

  • Dawgs take on Longhorns

    Updated Oct 11, 2018

    Last Friday, CCHS took on number one ranked Wibaux in a 6-man football game at Rowley Field. An emphasis for the Bulldog defense was to keep Tel Lunde, Wibaux's junior quarterback, from scrambling outside the pocket. They were able to hold him to only one rushing touchdown. Blue's defense was solid in the early going. Part way through the second quarter, senior fullback Mason Lovec capped off a long Bulldog drive with a 3 yard touchdown run which brought them within one...

  • Local clubs participate in National 4-H Week

    Updated Oct 11, 2018

    4-H'ers around the area recently participated in a hay bale decorating contest put on by Fallon/Carter Extension. The contest took place over National 4-H Week. First place went to Fertile Prairie 4-H Club, second went to Puptown Wranglers 4-H Club and Country Pals 4-H Club took third. Other clubs that participated were Country Cousins, Red Butte Ramblers and Tumbling Tumbleweeds....

  • Hat Tips

    Dean Meyer|Updated Oct 11, 2018

    Hello, I am writing this at 4 in the morning. On Monday. A snowy Monday. It’s not that I like to get up and write at 4 in the morning. It’s just that I can’t sleep. Maybe that is because I went to bed at 7:30. Shirley says that is why I can’t sleep in the morning. I always tell her that you should go to bed when you are tired, not at a certain time. Anyway, after going to bed early the past few nights, I now find myself getting up around three. By the time it is light enough to work, I’m ready for a nap. Or maybe it is the...

  • Make America. . .compassionate again?

    Mary Zeiss Stange, Ekalaka, Montana Democratic Candidate for SD 19|Updated Oct 11, 2018

    What does compassion have to do with civic engagement? This is not an idle question, but—seeing as I am a political candidate for the first time in my life—it is one that came home to me with particular force recently. The scene was a cocktail party, the kind of affair where one spends most of one’s time shooting the breeze with total strangers about relatively inconsequential things like sports and the weather—and of course, at this time of this midterm election year, politics. My conversation partner was a middle-...

  • Shirley Hedrick

    Updated Oct 11, 2018

    Shirley was born near Ekalaka, Montana to Thorvald and Juanita Butler Senrud. She attended school in Ekalaka, as did her two older brothers, two older sisters and two younger sisters. She married Richard Menuey in Ekalaka in 1950, and they soon made their home in Powell, Wyoming. To this union, six children were born. Shirley and Richard were married 30 beautiful, fun filled years with many adventures raising their children and loving life to its fullest. Years passed, and...

  • Due to illness

    Updated Oct 11, 2018

    Due to illness, the long-term care facility at Dahl Memorial Healthcare in Ekalaka is closed to visitors until further notice. Thank you for your cooperation in protecting our patients and your loved ones. Contact the nurses station or clinic next week for visiting status. Carla Dowdy, PA-C Dale Diede, PA-C staff at DMHA...

  • Preschool screening set for October 23

    Ekalaka Public Schools will be hosting a preschool developmental screening on Tuesday, October 23, from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the grade school gym. The screening will be for children aged 0 - 5 who are not currently in kindergarten. Children whose parents have concerns about their development, as well as children who completed the screening last year and were flagged for re-screening should attend. Children with an IEP, and children who were screened last year and were not flagged for re-screening, do not need to attend....

  • PRTC exercise to begin next week

    Updated Oct 11, 2018

    Combat Raider, a military exercise involving various aircraft, is scheduled to begin October 16 in parts of the Powder River Training Complex and new Temporary Rushmore Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace, and will conclude October 18. Combat Raider provides joint and coalition training under realistic scenarios that support full spectrum operations against modern threats and replicate today’s combat operations. During this period, people living under the following PRTC military operations areas can expect to see multiple t...

  • Moore appointed to national leadership post

    Updated Oct 11, 2018

    Senator Eric Moore (R-Miles City) who has represented southeastern Montana in the Montana Senate since 2011, was recently appointed to serve as vice chair for the National Conference of State Legislatures' Health and Human Services Committee. NCSL is a national, bipartisan organization that provides research and policy analysis for state legislators throughout the nation. The Health and Human Services Committee sets NCSL policy on issues such as Medicaid, Medicare, child welfare, and a host of other federal programs...

  • Berry inducted to MCHF & WHC

    Updated Oct 11, 2018

    Wade Wayne Berry was born in Farmingdale, South Dakota, March 12, 1957 to Buster and Mary Lou Berry, the oldest boy of six children. He was raised on a ranch where he learned to rope, ride, calve and brand at a very young age. Wade broke his first colt while in the second grade and knew he was hooked. He attended elementary, middle, and high school in Wall, South Dakota, where he excelled in basketball, football, and rodeo. Wade was the South Dakota High School All Around...

  • Pick a peck of pumpkins, cook a crock of chili

    Updated Oct 11, 2018

    Carter County Chamber of Commerce's FestiFall seemingly went off without a hitch on Saturday. Somewhere around 70 pumpkins were picked from Mainstreet Market's pumpkin patch, and almost 90 people enjoyed bottomless bowls of chili. Children enjoyed face painting and games provided by the museum, as well as rides on the famous RodeoRigs.com barrel train. After much deliberation, a distinguished panel of judges chose Chris Klarich's beer cheese chili as the first place winner of...

  • Tournament champions

    Updated Oct 11, 2018

    On Saturday, Carter County High School hosted the Willa Nies Memorial Volleyball Tournament. Northern Cheyenne, Jordan, Custer/Hysham, Terry, Broadus, CCHS Varsity and CCHS JV all participated. CCHS JV played their first game against Broadus at 9 a.m. and lost in two sets, 4-25 and 15-25. In their second game, they defeated Northern Cheyenne in two sets, 25-17 and 25-20. They lost a close third set to Custer/Hysham, 12-15, in their final match. The varsity Bulldogs played...