Articles from the October 19, 2018 edition
Sorted by date Results 1 - 13 of 13
Miss Montana encourages local students
Miss Montana 2018, Laura Haller, spoke to students in Plevna and Ekalaka on Tuesday, promoting "Own Your Movement" as part of her Crown to Classroom Tour. Laura Haller graduated from Boise State Unive...
Election 2018 – Initiative 185
Montana smokers could be on the hook for an additional $2 per pack if ballot initiative Initiative 185 passes. The tobacco industry is shelling out big bucks in hopes it won't happen. It's a big reaso...
Alzada show draws 125 despite weather
The 29th Annual Alzada Cowboy Poetry, Music and Art Show saw a smaller crowd of about 125 people attend, but the community spirit inside the old hall was as lively as ever. “Why we do this…,” this year’s theme, was very evident throughout...
A Magical Medora Christmas tour traveling across the region
On Tuesday, the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation announced the return of fan-favorite show, A Magical Medora Christmas. This year the show will travel to four states performing 30 shows in 24...
Trick or Trunk on Halloween
The parking lot of St. Elizabeth Lutheran Church in Ekalaka will be a great stop for young trick-or-treaters when Halloween arrives this year. The annual ‘Trick or Trunk’ event will feature vehicles decorated for the occasion by rural hosts,...
Memories
Sorry it has been a long time since I have written a “memories” article, but it has been a busy fall with lots of activities. A short “rabbit trail” before I get back to writing about those old time special neighbors. The Days of ‘85 have...
Letter to the editor
A vote for the continued support for 6-Mill Levy (LR-128, SB-85) would again help keep our most precious natural resources, our children, from looking for lower educational costs out of state. Some would like you to believe that 6-Mill is a new tax...
Evelyn Shuffield
Evelyn L. Shuffield passed to her home in heaven on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. Evelyn L. Foster was born on the ranch at Alzada, MT on June 30, 1922 to Merle and Alice (Morgan) Foster. She attended...
Hat Tips
Hello, They had a bucking horse contest in Watford a couple of days ago. I wasn’t there. I wish I had been. They bucked nearly a hundred young horses out. Putting a dummy on them. No, a real dummy. It’s a deal rigged up to come off a young horse...
A successful senior night
CCHS senior football players Caleb Fix and Mason Lovec will remember their final home game as a win after the Bulldogs trounced the Center-Stanton Wildcats 54-22 last Friday at Rowley Field. CCHS...
Bulldogs win 12 straight sets
The CCHS Bulldogs continued their hot play by winning 12 sets in a row dating back to October 8. The closest set was in Buffalo, SD when they won 25-21. The team has tallied at least 30 kills in each of those last 4 matches and has had an impressive...
Montana's greatest wonder: the Missouri River
When the Missouri River puts Cascade behind, it looks out toward the sunset and the distant Rocky Mountain Front, the range of mountains that gave Montana its label "Land of the Shining Mountains."...
Pups start season with wins
Last weekend the Ekalaka junior high basketball season started. On October 12, the Pups took on Sacred heart at home. In the B squad game the girls won a tight contest 25-24. Kendra Tooke scored a game high nine points and went 1-4 at the charity str...