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Ridge resident Dan Dinstel remembers his introduction to the Snowy River project, a proposal to inject 150 million tons of carbon dioxide thousands of feet below southeastern Montana's sagebrush steppe. It came in the form of an announcement in the Eagle, that the Bureau of Land Management would be hosting a public meeting to discuss a pitch to combat climate change by "safely injecting carbon dioxide - the most common greenhouse gas - deep underground, permanently preventing...
The Carter County Extension Office (formerly Fallon/Carter Extension) is up and running. Extension agent Amanda Williams, who served as the agent for the combined agency, has set up her office in the Carter County Courthouse and is ready to serve the producers and residents of Carter County on a full-time basis. To contact Carter County Extension, call (406) 775-6305, email [email protected] or mail PO Box 371, Ekalaka, MT 59324. Follow the new Facebook page, MSU...
submitted by Amanda Williams, Carter County Extension Agent The Carter County Extension Office and the Carter County Conservation District will be hosting a gardening program on April 29th at the Event Center. The program will run from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Topics covered will include garden soil basics, planting basics, season extensions/modified planting, rain barrels and water quality, growing and harvesting tips and tricks, and a demonstration on tree planting and fabric laying from the Conservation District. Please come...
2-29-2024 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, February 29, 2024, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman was absent. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Rod Tauck at 9 a.m. The commission scheduled a call with Larry Brence, Montana State University Extension Regional Manager, for 11 a.m. today. The...
A new Montana State University Extension office will open in Carter County on March 18. Fallon and Carter Counties are currently served by one Extension office located in Baker. The new office will result in an additional Extension agent serving the region, according to Larry Brence, MSU Extension eastern region department head. Brence said the new Carter County office will be in Ekalaka. "We are excited to expand the reach of MSU Extension in southeast Montana," Brence said....
2-25-2024 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, February 15, 2024, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman, and Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman, were present. Pamela Castleberry, member was absent. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Rod Tauck at 9 a.m. Road and Bridge Supervisor Carl Knapp joined the meeting with measurements for the hospital employee parking area. DES...
1-31-2024 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman, and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman was absent. The meeting was called to order by chairman Rod Tauck. Justice of The Peace Kathy Rosencranz and Deputy Justice of the Peace Reta Melnovesky joined the meeting for Reta’s 6-month probation review...
submitted by Fallon/Carter Extension Office The Carter County Shooting Stars hosted their 10th annual Invitational Shoot on February 3, 2024 at the Fallon County Indoor Shooting Range. There were forty-nine 4-H youth and five adults from Bighorn, Bowman, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, and Rosebud/Treasure that participated. The shoot offered archery and air rifle. There were 36 youth that participated in archery and 13 youth in air rifle, and 5 adults participated in...
Join the Fallon/Carter Extension office and the Carter County Weed District on February 21st from 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. for this fun, educational program. Topics covered will include mice and the control of them, houndstongue and other common rangeland weeds and control methods, and finally pollinators. Speakers for the event will be Stephan Vantassel, the MDA vertebrate pest specialist, Jarrod Hossfeld with Envu Range Management, and Amanda Williams, Fallon/Carter Extension Agent. This event will be at the Event Center in...
1-16-2024 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, 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 were present. The meeting was called to order by chairman Rod Tauck. Bob Jacobs, County Maintenance stepped into the meeting to let the commission know that Precision Mechanical will be here next week to repair the heater...
Carter County Spray Day will be held February 8th, 2024 at the Carter County Event Center. Join the weed department from 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. for noxious weed related topics and lunch sponsored by Carter County Conservation District. Private applicator points will be available! Please RSVP to the Fallon/Carter Extension office (406-778-7110) by February 1st. For more information, please reach out to the Carter County Weed District at 406-775-6278....
submitted by Fallon/Carter Extension Fallon/Carter Extension Service invites area residents to attend the annual Winter Ag Series. This year the meetings will take place on Tuesday, January 23 in Ekalaka and Wednesday, January 24 in Baker. On January 23 the educational event will be at Carter County Event Center at the fairgrounds in Ekalaka from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. A meal will be sponsored by Carter County Conservation District. The meal will be prepared by Carter County Weed District. On January 24 the series will be at...
2-30-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, November 30, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. Rod Tauck, Chairman was absent. County Maintenance Bob Jacobs joined the meeting to discuss the Utilities at the Stenseth house. The Commission agreed to keep the service on for the time being, as the boiler heat system will requi...
2-06-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, November 06, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. Rod Tauck, Chairman; was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Vice-Chairman. Commissioner Watkins made the motion to request that Amanda Williams the Fallon / Carter Extension Agent work in the Carter County...
The Fallon-Carter County Extension Office is taking orders for Montana certified seed potatoes. The three main varieties that will be ordered are Yukon Gem, a yellow fleshed all purpose potato; Norland Dark Red, a medium sized potato great for boiling, frying and salads; and Huckleberry Gold, has purple skin with yellow flesh. Huckleberry Gold is resistant to growth cracks and hollow heart. Please visit holbrookseedpotatoes.com to see a description of the disease free Montana...
1-31-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on October 31, 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 were present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Chairman Rod Tauck. Tricia Lovec, Senior Coordinator has received Kylee Kennedy’s resignation from the senior custodial position at the senior center. Tricia stated that J...
1-10-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on October 10, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman and Pamela Castleberry, member were present. Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Chairman Rod Tauck. Clerk and Recorder Judy Wright joined the meeting during public comment to update the commission on the new ambulance purchase from Apgar...
7-27-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, July, 27, 2023 in the Carter County Commission Board meeting room of Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman; Mike Watkins, Vice-Chair; Pamela J. Castleberry, Member, was present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. Road and Bridge Supervisor Carl Knapp joined the meeting to review probation period for employee Justin Kerr. Commissioner Watkins made the motion...
The Gumbo Gophers 4-H Club held their June meeting on the 11th at the Alzada Hall. Market sheep and goat weigh-ins were held before the meeting. Members set the date for lake day on July 21st at Orman Dam. They also set the date for the Fireman’s BBQ on August 2 at 6 p.m. at the Alzada Hall. Natalie gave an illustrated talk on DNA Fingerprinting and Alivia gave one on Biome Presentation Tropical Pacific Ocean. Amanda from the extension office held a knot tying workshop after the meeting. The July meeting was held on the 2...
The Fallon/Carter Extension Office recently announced upcoming dates for the Ekalaka Range Tour, July 19th, and the Tri-County Weed Tour, July 20th. This year, the Ekalaka Range Tour will be at the Carroll Ranch (Gabe and Stephanie), 2261 Hwy 323, about 23 miles south of Ekalaka on Hwy 323. The tour will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will be provided by the Carter County Conservation District. Topics of discussion will include grass identification, water quality for livestock and people, portable water systems and e...
6-12-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met on Monday June 12, 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 were present. Clerk and Recorder Judy Wright stepped into the meeting with Budget Documents. Commissioner Tauck was present last Friday for the new hospital generator walk through with Don Hotter of Don’s Electric. Tracey Walker Superintendent o...
Submitted by Sharon Higgins and Jolinda Allerdings The Fallon-Carter Homemakers spring council meeting was attended by about thirty-two members and guests. Baker Homecraft Club planned the day around their theme "Return to Our Heritage." The meeting was May 31 at the Baker Senior Center. Clubs represented at the meeting included the two Fallon County clubs: Baker Homecraft and Willard Homemakers. Three of the four Carter County clubs were represented: Albion 400, Diligent...
3-20-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, March 20, 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 were present. Chairman Rod Tauck called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. Guests include Weed Board members Lee LaBree and J.O. Tooke. Clerk and Recorder/ HR. Officer Judy Wright and Weed Supervisor Jessie Scott. Judy stated that...
Learn to hunt from the pros! Six youth will be selected to participate in a guided turkey hunt. The National Wild Turkey Federation will provide a guide for each youth. Hunters will meet in the evening, Friday, May 5, 2023 in Camp Crook, SD to meet the guides, get safety reminders, and scout. The hunt will take place in several South Dakota and Montana county locations, Saturday, May 6, 2023 and Sunday, May 7, 2023 in the early morning hours. There is no age limit, but youth must be comfortable and confident in shooting a...
2-13-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, February 13, 2023, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Rod Tauck, Chairman; and Pamela Castleberry, member was present. Mike Watkins, Vice Chairman was absent. The meeting was called to order by Rod Tauck at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. Senior Transportation, Tricia Lovec joined the meeting with information on replacing the Senior Transport Toyota v...
