Articles from the October 13, 2023 edition
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Upcoming general municipal election for the Town of Ekalaka
The general municipal election for the Town of Ekalaka, slated for November 7th, will be a mail ballot election this year. A municipal primary election that would have taken place in September was can...
EPEDC to host rural childcare roundtable Oct. 12th
submitted by Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation recently announced the Eastern Montana Rural Childcare Roundtable to be held in Baker on...
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Superintendent's Corner
Ekalaka Public Schools Board of Trustees has moved to run a bond election for staff housing. As part of the strategic plan made by the board, staff and community over the last year, one main goal is...
Prescribed burn around MacNab Campground Mid-Oct.
The Sioux Ranger District is planning a prescribed burn in the Ekalaka Hills Land Unit around the MacNab Pond Campground the week of October 16th. Prescribed burn efforts will happen as weather and fuel conditions, as well as resource availability, a...
Celebrating 95
Local Madlon Brence celebrated her 95th birthday on October 7th. A gathering of friends and family joined her for the occasion at Dahl Memorial in Ekalaka. Left, the young lady (center) stands with...
Linda Sandy Leibly
Linda Leibly (née Sandy), born on May 14, 1941, in Ekalaka, Montana, passed away on July 6, 2023, in Olympia, Washington, after battling lung cancer. She was 82 years old. Daughter of Royal and...
BARK Awards
Ekalaka Elementary School Behavioral BARK award winners for the month of September are shown above. BARK is an acronym for Be Respectable, Act Responsible, Remember Safety and Kindness...
Conversations with God
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know Lord, it seems like it’s best to do A GOOD DEED, right? Three gals were busy gabbing as they cleaned up a kitchen and dining room. ‘Gayle’ was busy chatting when several kids from the other room popped in....
Cooking in the West
As I come to the realization that I am playing in the fourth quarter, my perspective on life has become more retrospective. I am rather baffled by the speed at which I arrived in the fourth quarter, and I am determined not to sit it out on the...
Carter County Public Health Corner
submitted by Carter County Public Health FLU Season | Montana has already begun seeing laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza and DPHHS has reported the first influenza death in Montana for the 2023-2024 season. If you would like a FLU shot and...
CAPITOLETTER
Erma Albert saved some of her outside plants from freezing, this week. Her petunias were out, but the cold nights just made them more beautiful. On Tuesday, Erma went to physical therapy in Buffalo. She and Dick went to eye appointments in the Hills...
CARTER COUNTY COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS
09-11-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on September 11, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman Mike...
EKALAKA TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES
Special Meeting Town Office: Thursday, July 20, 2023 @1:00pm A. Call Meeting to Order @5:03pm a. Roll Call Council: Libby Barth, Andy Wright, Rex McCord b. Employees Present c. Appointed Officials Present: Buck Kratzer, Kamely Harkins B. Pledge of...
Lady Bulldogs lose two matches
CCHS volleyball played Forsyth at home on October 5th. The JV girls lost in four sets, 15-25, 23-25, 15-13, 8-15. Varsity lost in three straight sets, 12-25, 8-25, 18-25. Nasya O'Connor had 6 of the...
