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Articles from the October 27, 2023 edition


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  • Superintendent's Corner

    Charles Cook, Superintendent|Updated Oct 25, 2023

    The core purpose of Ekalaka Public Schools is to develop the full potential of each student so they possess the knowledge and skills to thrive in a competitive world. Our core values are communication, leadership, respect, pride, passion, a safe and positive environment, excellence, accountability and achievement. We are excited to build on these values as we develop an effective staff of highly qualified individuals. Being able to offer staff housing allows us to be competiti...

  • Respect access while utilizing Block Management Areas

    Updated Oct 25, 2023

    Although most hunters respect the land, property and wildlife they are hunting, a minority do not. Yet these few bad actors lead to frustration from private landowners and hunters looking to do things right. This year remember: It's up to us. Respect access. Protect the hunt. Every hunting season, there are reports of vandalism to Block Management Area (BMA) boxes, hunters driving off road, illegal trespassing, hunters being shot over, littering, and livestock being shot....

  • Junior high girls basketball working on positionless offense

    Jitt Schneider|Updated Oct 25, 2023

    We have been working on positionless offense so that every girl has the option to dribble, shoot or pass. These girls are quick to pick up the new drills we are giving them. We are setting goals during practice and for games, whether it is getting a certain amount of defensive and offensive rebounds or less than 10 turnovers or 30 baskets. These girls are working hard to accomplish their goals as a team, and we also have encouraged them to set personal goals. Coach Olsen has stopped at the gym to assist with some drills and...

  • Southeast Electric donates to local food banks

    Updated Oct 25, 2023

    submitted by Southeast Electric Cooperative Southeast Electric Cooperative (SECO) continually looks for ways to give back to the community. In July, Southeast Electric board members voted to donate over 1,500 pounds of fresh beef and pork to area food banks. Each year Southeast purchases a market animal to help support local 4-H youth. This year, they decided to take that one step further by purchasing two market steers and a market pig. The cooperative then split the meat...

  • Junior high boys basketball rebounding well

    Christina Shepherd|Updated Oct 25, 2023

    Rebound! The JH boys’ basketball teams were aggressive on the boards against Plevna and Wibaux. Boys B team top rebounders with three each were Cortland O’Connor, Grady Stieg, and Landry Shepherd. Boys B team has 13 players (Trey Tauck, Bentley Jardee, Cortland O’Connor, Kaden Loudermilk, Joby Owen, Zavier Allison, Grady Stieg, Ben Enos, de Jesus Rosales Ramirez, Will Mulder, Jenry Walker, Judd Walker, Landry Shepherd). They are all improving every game, work together as a team, and are undefeated! Boys A top rebou...

  • Talking actual property tax numbers

    Updated Oct 25, 2023

    Montana collects $2.1 billion in property tax, with allocations as follows: 56% to schools, 28% to counties, 11% to cities/towns, and 5% to special districts. The 6 statewide university mills stay at the state, while the 95 statewide school mills are redistributed to local community schools, accounting for 35-40% of the $1.1 billion annual state school funding distribution. According to the latest Department of Revenue (DOR) appraisal, Montana properties have a total market value of $259 billion, spread across 18 tax and...

  • Baby Bruski

    Updated Oct 25, 2023

    Luke Daniel Bruski was born September 18th in Dickinson, North Dakota to proud parents Ryan and Abbey Bruski of Ekalaka. Luke joins two excited sisters, Bekka and Harper. The family thanks everyone for kind words, calls and gifts for Luke and says they are very blessed to have him be a part of this community....

  • CAPITOLETTER

    Karen Odell|Updated Oct 25, 2023

    Indian Summer descended upon Tie Creek and Capitol, this week. There was a day or two of breezy weather, but the days were mostly mild and sunny. Erma Albert had her last physical therapy appointment on Tuesday. She is now on her own. Keep up your exercises. On Thursday, Dick and Erma went to Spearfish for shopping. They stopped at Subway, and brought home supper that lasted a couple of days. They had meatballs, with mashed potatoes and gravy at the Senior Citizen dinner, on Friday. It was Norm Westers’s birthday, so there w...

  • Conversations with God

    Updated Oct 25, 2023

    Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know Lord, when company visits, the kids love looking out the West window; amazed to see a Sunset, especially since they live ‘downtown’ and don’t often SEE Sunrise OR Sunset! They hollered, “Come QUICK – a golden hour up here is about to happen, ‘cause the Sun is about to set! Come; SEE the Sun, quick; it’s almost resting on the horizon! Come look!” There is a moment when the Sunlight shines on housetops in the neighborhood across the valley from us, and onto the hills to the West, like a ‘gol...

  • Cooking in the West

    Susan Metcalf|Updated Oct 25, 2023

    Since my faithful mare, Tinkerbelle, died, I have been looking for the perfect old lady’s horse. Actually I found him in Ekalaka, Montana, but I can’t wrap my head around the asking price. I have come to realize that the perfect bomb proof Grandma’s horse is going to cost me about a trailer load of calves, but I am struggling with writing a check that size for something that could die the next day. Several years ago, I realized that I no longer had any desire to hit the ground coming off a horse. After the cows were all w...

  • Carter County Public Health Corner

    Updated Oct 25, 2023

    submitted by Carter County Public Health LIFTT coming to Ekalaka | LIFTT is coming to Ekalaka to host an event at Carter County Event Center from noon to 3 p.m. on November 1st. LIFTT will be providing Covid Vaccine. Please call LIFTT with any questions you may have 1 406-259-5181. Flu shots available | Flu Shots are available at the health department; both regular and high dose. Please call 406-775-6332 to schedule. Last Mammo Bus event | It is hard to believe, but November 3rd is the Last Mammo Bus event for 2023! Be sure...

  • Homemakers hold fall council meeting

    Jolinda Allerdings|Updated Oct 25, 2023

    The Fallon-Carter Homemakers clubs learned about several cooking methods during the recent fall council meeting. The Diligent Doers Club hosted the meeting Oct. 4 at Camp Crook Community Center. Guest speakers followed the day’s theme “Prairie Cooking: Past and Present.” First, Tawni Cordell gave a presentation on Cast Iron Cooking. She had a few ladies help her mix the ingredients for apple crisp, peach cobbler and cherry cobbler. Cordell showed the group how to place the iron skillets by the hot coals. Next, Denise Zolno...

  • Fallon homicide defendant sentenced

    Hunter Herbaugh, Glendive Ranger-Review|Updated Oct 25, 2023

    Jake Burghduff, the first defendant to be tried in the homicide case of Fallon resident Isaac Carrier, was sentenced on Tuesday, receiving a punishment that was far less than recommended by the prosecution. Burghduff received a 15-year sentence to the Department of Corrections with 10 years suspended. He was given credit for 253 days already served, as of Oct. 17. He was also ordered to pay approximately $19,000 in reparations, was ordered by the court to seek assistance for...

  • Annual bazaar nears

    Sagebrush Service Club’s Annual Holiday Bazaar is quickly approaching. The event will take place on Saturday, November 18th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Carter County High School gym. This year lunch, pie and coffee will be available. Free babysitting will also be offered throughout the day for preschool age children, and door prizes will be drawn every 30 minutes. Interested vendors can still rent spaces at the bazaar from the club. To rent a space, contact Anne Fix on messenger, email [email protected] or call 4...

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