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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...
One teenager died and another was injured in a crash on Highway 7 early Saturday morning, March 19. The Montana Highway Patrol said the two people were headed south near mile marker 9 at about 2:30 a.m. when the car went off the road and rolled several times into a pasture. The driver of the car, a nineteen-year old male from Ekalaka, was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. A 17-year old male passenger, also from Ekalaka, sustained minor injuries and was taken to Dahl Memorial Healthcare. According to Montana...
2-14-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, February 14, 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; was present. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; Mike Watkins; member were absent. There was not a quorum until 1 p.m. for the public Health Board meeting. There were discussions with Commissioner Tauck until such time as the other commissioners called in to the meeting. Road and bridge...
COVID Vaccine | Following are dates available to make appointments if you are interested in getting an up to date COVID vaccine. We have dates available for adult, adolescent and pediatric individuals. Please call us to schedule an appointment if interested. • Adult Vaccine Moderna and Jannsen (Johnson and Johnson) available Tuesday, March 8th. • Adolescent Vaccine Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Ages 12yr to 18yr old available Thursday, March 10th. • Pediatric Vaccine Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Ages 5yr to 11yr old available Thurs...
Local Carl Knapp had already planned to donate time and materials to build a covered walking bridge between the employee parking lot on the south side of the new Carter County Healthcare Facility and the back entrance to the building before this winter. Then winter came, and brought with it multiple reports of Dahl Memorial employees slipping and falling on their walk to and from work, exemplifying the need for such a structure. Knapp said that he milled the lumber a while...
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 ambulance service in Ekalaka has very few EMTs. They range in age from age twenty-four to 70+, and most have other full time jobs. Counting illness and medical leave, there are currently only four people who can take calls. An average month has 1,440 hours which need to be covered by a two-person crew for the ambulance. There are times when there are no names on the call sheet. When this happens any EMT that can respond does - whether it's the middle of the day or night....
1-10-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, January 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 and Mike Watkins, Member; were present. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment The board discussed the old hospital building’s mechanical and structural issues. These include issues with the boiler system. Water lines a...
submitted by Dahl Memorial Healthcare staff All people entering the Carter County Healthcare Facility in Ekalaka will be screened at the front desk for COVID-19 symptoms and recent COVID-19 exposure and must wear a face mask while in the building. This includes, but is not limited to, those persons going to Dahl Memorial Clinic appointments, visiting family members in Dahl Memorial Hospital, picking up prescriptions from the Dahl Memorial Healthcare Community Pharmacy or going...
1-03-2021 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, January 3, 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 a.m. There was no public comment The Commission received correspondence from Dahl Memorial CEO Ryan Tooke with a report from the commissioning agent for the new hospital heating...
3-20-2021 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, December 20, 2021, 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 a.m. There was no public comment. Commission proceedings for December 9th and 13th were approved with corrections with a motion by Commissioner Tauck and seconded by commission...
Employees at Dahl Memorial Healthcare recently rolled up their sleeves, grabbed some icing and gumdrops and competed in a gingerbread house decorating contest. The houses are currently on display at the front desk of the hospital and ready for voting. Community members can stop in and vote between now and December 31st. Contest winners will be receiving a gift card to Stompin' Grounds coffee shop in Ekalaka....
Dahl Memorial will close at noon on December 24th and will be closed all of December 25th for Christmas. Please call 406-775-8730 to wish your loved ones a Merry Christmas....
This month, Dawg House Pub owners Chris and Grace Jardee did something a little bit different for Christmas. In the spirit of giving, the pub has held different giving events over the course of the last four weeks. The goal was to encourage others around the community to donate items, treats, or money in order to help those in need. Everyone who donated was entered into a drawing for one of several prizes from the pub. In the first week of December, patrons donated cash and...
3-06-2021 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, December 6, 2021, 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. Commissioner Tauck attended a virtual meeting with MACo from 9 to 10 a.m. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. There was no public comment. County building maintenance Bob Jacobs stopped into the meeting to...
Mary Ann Moore, age 89, passed away on November 21, 2021 at Holy Rosary Extended Care following a short illness from throat cancer. Mary Ann was born on March 6, 1932 to George and Mabel (Kessler) Schettler in Baker, Montana. She was later joined by her younger sister Hazel. They grew up on the farm 20 miles south of Baker and attended country school and then high school in Baker. She excelled in school and graduated 2 years early at age 16. She then attended Colorado Women's...
The Carter County Museum recently announced the opening of "Shots Felt Round the World: Maurice Hilleman and the Montana Origins of the Fight Against Pandemics" at the new Carter County Healthcare Facility. This exhibit is the first of a collaborative partnership with Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association to bring local Montana history to hospital visitors. National Rural Health Day takes place on the third Thursday of November and provides an opportunity to "Celebrate the...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association officially moved into the new Carter County Healthcare Facility this week. Dahl employees had been moving what they could over the last several days before the bulk of the moving started on Tuesday at noon when the clinic, lab, radiology, pharmacy and emergency room services officially closed in the old facility. Employees worked tirelessly on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday to make the transition, as evidenced above. The hospital...
1-29-2021 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Friday, October 29, 2021, 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 Commission approved the claims in the amount of $359,011.85 and payroll in the amount of $216,961.03. There was a second warrant issued to correct an error in Fike Crushing in the amount of $4,000.00. The...
9-23-2021 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, September 23, 2021, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; and Mike Watkins, member was present; Rod Tauck, Vice Chairman was absent. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 am by Commissioner Steve Rosencranz. The Chairman called for public comment. The Commissioners discussed new hospital drainage. This included vertical drain...
A Private Funeral Service for Peggy Tooke 84, of Ekalaka will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka. Burial will be at Beaver Lodge Cemetery in Ekalaka. Family will receive friends on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka. Peggy passed away on Monday, October 18 at Dahl Memorial Hospital in Ekalaka. Peggy was born on March 27, 1937 to Lester and Georgia (Crosby) Williams in Ekalaka. She grew up and attended...
9-20-2021 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, September 20, 2021, in the Carter County Commission Board Meeting Room of the Carter County Courthouse at 214 Park Street in Ekalaka, Montana. Steve Rosencranz, Chairman; and Mike Watkins, member was present; Rod Tauck, Vice Chairman was absent. Guest: Jeff Venhaus Commissioner Rosencranz called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. Commissioner Rosencranz requested public comment. Jeff commented that he would like to see the commission...
9-07-2021 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, September 07, 2021, 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 Chairman; and Mike Watkins, member was present. Commissioner Rosencranz called for public comment. There was none. Carter County Attorney Corbit Harrington joined the meeting. The commission reviewed the CDBG close outs (Dahl Memorial/ Hospital funds)....
One hundred four members signed in at Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association's annual meeting last Thursday night at Carter County Events Center. Around 60 attended last year and about 75 turned out in 2019. Steve McNeece, President and CEO at Community hospital of Anaconda, and Laura Austin from CAH Solutions Group called into the meeting from Superior. They gave a brief overview and explanation of the association's 2021-2022 operating plan. The operating plan was broken into...
On the morning of September 19, 2021, Sarah (Betty) Juanita (née Cope) Moullet passed away peacefully of natural causes. Betty had been residing at the Powder River County nursing home in Broadus, MT at the time of her passing. Betty would have been 93 years old in November. Betty was born near Neffs, Ohio on November 23, 1928. She was the fifth of the nine children of Sarah Eleanor (Neff) Cope and Harold Duane Cope. She grew up in the St. Clairsville Ohio area and received...
