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1-09-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday January 09, 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 Watkins, Vice Chairman; and Pamela Castleberry, member was present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. Treasurer Jesi Pierson presented the Treasurers report; cash reports and Journal Vouchers from report Ll00 dated 10/22/2022- 12/22/22. Jesi has also received...
Fallon Carter/Extension invites area residents to join the annual Winter Ag Series. This year it will take place on January 17th in Ekalaka and January 18th in Baker. On the 17th, it will be at Carter County Event Center in Ekalaka from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A meal will be provided, prepared by the Stompin’ Grounds, and sponsored by the Carter County Conservation District. On the 18th, it will be at the Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall in Baker from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A meal will be provided, prepared by the Willard Homemakers, a...
8-25-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday 25, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member; were present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 and there was no public comment. Carl Knapp Road and Bridge Supervisor joined the meeting to discuss updating the lease for the Brence Gravel Pit. Commissioner Watkins made the...
7-29-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Friday, July 29, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member; were present. Chairman Steve Rosencranz called the meeting to order at 9:00 am. Carter County Maintenance Bob Jacobs joined the meeting. He corrected issues with the elevator. He has started using the newer John Deere mower as the...
5-16-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on, May 16, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Present were Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member. There was no public comment. Road and Bridge Supervisor Carl Knapp stepped into the meeting to let the commission know about the trip to purchase the 6x6 plow truck from Atlanta, Georgia. County Attorney Corbit Harrington...
3-31-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, March 31, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Vice Chair and Mike Watkins, Member; were present. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Vice-Chair Rod Tauck . There was no public comment Kathy Rosencranz joined the meeting where she requested the option to purchase the old Public Health...
2-24-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, February 24, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair; were present. Mike Watkins; member was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am. Deputy Clerk and Recorder Judy Wright stepped into the meeting to request the commission review the procurement policy. She believes there is a need to...
2-10-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, February 10, 2022, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Rod Tauck, Vice Chair; were present. Mike Watkins; member was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. Commissioner Tauck made a motion to approve the meeting minutes from January 27 and 31, 2022 with corrections. Commissioner Rosencra...
The Carter County 4-H Shooting Stars hosted their eighth annual invitational shoot on February 4th and 5th at the Fallon County Indoor Shooting Range and Fallon County Exhibit Hall. There were seventy-eight 4-H youth from Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud/Treasure, Musselshell, Sweetgrass, and Chouteau counties that participated. Numerous individuals from Carter and Fallon County offered their support to the youth involved in the shooting sports program....
Planes in the Air: When asked the first of June what I thought the chances were of the APHIS grasshopper treatment program happening, my response was "10%." On Tuesday, June 22nd, I heard the first plane flying west of Biddle. The next day, I saw a plane returning to the airport at Broadus which I followed in to take a closer look. In speaking with Taelor Anderson and Hannah Lewis, our local Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine (APHIS)...
There is a new extension agent in town. Amanda Williams comes to the area with a familiarity for the region she is now serving. Williams grew up in Miles City and spent a lot of time on the family ranch near Ekalaka. The graduate of Montana State University-Bozeman, started work as the new extension agent for Fallon and Carter counties on June 21 after working for the past six years at the US Department of Agriculture Fort Keogh facility in Miles City. Fort Keogh is a 55,000...
Carter County's Spray Day will be held on Wednesday, February 24. The annual program is a collaboration of efforts between the Extension office and county weed department. Organizers have put together another great list of speakers this year and hope all interested individuals will join. Spray Day will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Carter County Events Center. Lunch will be provided. To get an approximate head count for the meal, attendees are asked to RSVP by calling the...
The Montana Community Foundation, Inc. (MCF) is awarding over $31,000 in “ReImagine What is Possible” grants to local community foundations and organizations that participated in the second installment of ReImagining Rural (RR2), a partnership with the First Interstate Bank Foundation, the Governor’s Office of Montana, the Burton K. Wheeler Center, and Montana State University Extension. This year, RR2 was offered through a virtual platform, welcoming over 200 people from communities throughout Montana. Throughout three separ...
Every year, National 4-H Week sees millions of youth, parents, volunteers, and alumni come together to celebrate the many positive youth development opportunities offered by 4-H. The theme for this year's National 4-H Week, Opportunity4All, is a campaign that was created by National 4-H Council to rally support for Cooperative Extension's 4-H program and identify solutions to eliminate the opportunity gap that affects 55 million kids across America. With so many children...
The Reimagining Rural Initiative is a partnership between MSU Extension, Montana Community Foundation and the Montana Governor’s Office of Economic Development. A Reimagining Rural Virtual Community Gathering was scheduled earlier this year but later canceled due to the pandemic. This virtual statewide gathering of twenty communities across Montana has been rescheduled and will be shown in the upcoming weeks at Carter County Events Center as Carter County is one of the twenty communities participating. Ben Winchester from t...
As the coronavirus spreads throughout the world and country, the threat of the virus has made significant local impacts. Last Thursday, Montana Governor Steve Bullock declared a state of emergency. On Friday night the Montana High School Association (MHSA) announced that the remainder of all state basketball tournaments would be canceled, ending the Carter County High School Lady Bulldogs' season after a semi-final loss at the Class C Tournament in Missoula where several fans...
The Carter County 4-H Shooting Stars hosted their seventh Annual Invitational Shoot on February 1st at the Fallon County Indoor Shooting Range and Fallon County Exhibit Hall. There were ninety-four 4-H youth from Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud/Treasure, Stillwater and Wibaux Counties that participated. Numerous individuals and businesses in Carter, Custer, Fallon and Yellowstone County offered their support to the youth involved in the shooting sports program....
Carter County 4-H Ambassadors recently worked to encourage students to be safe during the Halloween season. Ambassadors plan and put on a safety program annually, prior to Halloween. The group contacts the school and plans activities for the program. The 2019-2020 4-H Ambassador team includes: Hannah LaBree, Heather LaBree, Heidi LaBree, Jaden Pardee, Darin Schallenberger, and Gracie Tooke. This year the group spoke to Ekalaka students on October 28, covering safety tips with...
The Fallon/Carter County Extension Office has scheduled sausage making workshops for Monday, November 18 and Tuesday, November 19. The workshop scheduled for November 18 will be held at the Fallon County Exhibit Hall in Baker at 5:30 p.m. The workshop scheduled for November 19 will be at Carter County Events Center at 5:30 p.m. Those planning on attending should RSVP by November 12 to the extension office by calling 406-778-7110 or emailing [email protected]. The office will also need to know what kind of meat (deer,...
Carter County 4-H members took some time to share their 4-H projects with Dahl Memorial residents on October 13 in Ekalaka. The experience was great for all that attended. The day was a part of "Live The Pledge" activities that Carter County 4-H Council members and the MSU Extension Fallon-Carter Counties office planned to help promote 4-H and encourage 4-H members to share their experiences with the organization. 4-H members that attended were: Quinton Kalstrom, Hannah...
Kylan Klauzer, a Carter County native who attended school in Baker, will speak at this year's Positive Choices Youth Conference on October 29th and 30th. Klauzer was born and raised in southeastern Montana. He graduated from Baker High School in 2002 and went on to attend Dickinson State University where he received his Bachelor's Degree and eventually a Master's Degree in Public Administrations. Klauzer has been employed as a law enforcement officer for fourteen years. Curren...
4-H youth around the country are celebrating National 4-H Week from October 6-12 this year. Every year, National 4-H Week showcases the learn-by doing experiences that 4-H offers young people and highlights the remarkable 4-H youth in the local community who work each day to make a positive impact on those around them. This year's theme, Superheroes in Training, is a campaign that will give kids more opportunities to do, empowering them with the skills they need to succeed in...
Michael Millward officially started work as the new Fallon and Carter County Extension agent on September 3. Millward grew up in the small town of Bicknell in south central Utah. Growing up he was involved in 4-H and showed sheep and cattle at the county fair. “When I was young, Suffolk sheep were the thing to have,” he told the Eagle on Monday. Millward said that he learned many lessons while working in the mountains with cows and sheep, or working in the fields down in the valley growing hay that was needed to feed thr...
Executive Director of Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation, Beth Epley, attended Governor Steve Bullock's signing of House Bill 52, an economic development priority piece of legislation which reauthorizes a set of tools that support business growth and entrepreneurship. Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation (EPEDC) serves Carter, Dawson, Fallon, Prairie and Wibaux County by providing local economic development and business assistance in the eastern...
The Hazel Padden/Sara Kerr/Minneclair Hoff Memorial Scholarship is available for students who are continuing their education. It will be awarded to one Fallon County recipient and one Carter County recipient. The scholarship application can be found on the Fallon/Carter County Extension website at http://www.msuextension.org/falloncarter/homemakers.html. Scholarship applications need to be turned into the Extension Office by May 1, 2019. For further information please contact the Fallon/Carter Extension Office at...
