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School officials learned last week that Ekalaka Elementary District #15 was selected for a $750,000 grant. The money, awarded by the Montana Department of Commerce Community Development Division, is to be granted “for the construction of a connecting wing between the elementary and high school buildings to secure the entrance and playground security,” according to a letter from the governor’s office notifying the school. In the grant application, Ekalaka Public Schools Business Manager Lora Tauck explained that the origi...
Candidates have until March 26 to file for election to the school board this year. A mail ballot election will take place on Tuesday, May 5. The Unified Board of Trustees for Carter County High School and Ekalaka Elementary has four positions up for election this year. The trustee positions opening include: a three-year term for Elementary District #15/High School District #3; a three-year term for High School District #2; a three-year term for School District #1; and a three year-term for School District #56. Any person who...
First and second quarter Positive Upstanding Polite Students (PUPS) awards were given to deserving Ekalaka Elementary students last week. In addition to PUPS awards, students received honors for reading, music, physical education and attendance....
The Bulldog Fitness Center, located inside Ekalaka Elementary, is offering yoga classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The classes will begin at 6 p.m. and the first class has been scheduled for Tuesday, January 14. These classes will be offered free of charge through adult education....
Last week, the Eagle reported that Mid-Rivers Communications recently announced that the cooperative awarded fourteen educational technology grants to educational facilities and non-profit entities around the Mid-Rivers service area. Ekalaka Public Schools first, fourth and fifth grade students will benefit from $4,000 in grant money. First grade teacher Mrs. Kristy Frye and fourth and fifth grade teacher Charlotte Kalstrom will use the funds for Lego Robotics Kits and iPads...
Ekalaka Public Schools music department will host a Christmas concert on Monday, December 16. A chili dinner along with salad, breadsticks and dessert will be served at 4:30 p.m. The concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. Ekalaka Elementary students will present a small, Christmas show called “The Lights of the Holidays” to begin the program. After the show will be a brief intermission. After intermission those who attend will enjoy selections from the fifth grade band, sixth grade band, CCHS choir and finally the CCHS wind ens...
Mid-Rivers Communications is proud announce the recipients of the 2019 Fund for Education Grants. These grants are awarded to accredited educational facilities and non-profit entities with an educational mission from the Mid-Rivers service area. Montana law requires that the cooperative’s Fund for Education be used for educational purposes. Grants were awarded to 14 applicants totaling $50,000: • $5,000 to the Miles Community College Adult Learn Center to purchase laptops with webcams for virtual tutoring and classroom lea...
In the early morning hours of November 18, 2019, Elsa slipped through the bonds of Earth to the eternal joy and glory of Heaven. Born to Martin G. and Elsie (Teigen) Loken in Camp Crook, South Dakota, Elsa lived a carefree, secure and fun-filled childhood on the family ranch near Capitol, Montana. The youngest of several older siblings she was surrounded by the many cousins and friends of large families in the area. Born an inquisitive and highly social personality, Elsa was...
A Veterans Day program was held at Carter County High School recognizing local veterans on Monday. A light social hour kicked off the day's activities at around 2 p.m. Carter County FCCLA provided snacks for veterans and their families. The program kicked off with opening remarks from Ekalaka Public Schools Superintendent Kathryn Wright. Awards were then given to students who participated in a coloring contest. Jerry Wright, the superintendent's father and a veteran of the...
GIRLS November 7 Ekalaka B 3 5 5 13 Terry B 4 8 24 34 Ekalaka B: Bella Jensen 10, Natalie Foxley 3 Ekalaka A 2 11 17 22 Terry A 1 7 17 23 Ekalaka A: Jennie Schmid 8, Brynn Loehding 5, Kendall Kittelmann 5, Kendra Tooke 4 November 8 Ekalaka B 3 6 10 12 Melstone B 10 12 20 20 Ekalaka B: Bella Jensen 3, Nicole O'Connell 3, Shaun-tey Kerr 2, Corlan Laughery 2, Sadie Poppema 2 Ekalaka A 12 14 17 24 Melstone A 0 6 8 11 Ekalaka A: Jennie Schmid 12, Kendra Tooke 10, Kendall...
Please stop by the lost and found pile to retrieve lost items! A donation of unclaimed goods will be made to The Salvation Army after November 1st. The lost and found is located inside Ekalaka Elementary, in front of the first set of doors by the gym....
Ekalaka Public Schools will hold child find developmental screening on Tuesday, October 22nd from 12:30 to 4 p.m. in the Ekalaka Elementary gym. This free developmental screening is designed for children ages 0-5. Children aged 3-5 years will be screened in the following areas: Concepts/Thinking, Motor Skills, Speech/Language Development and Hearing. Children under 3 will be screened by Developmental Educational Assistance Program staff. Parents should call 406-775-8765 to schedule an appointment....
Ready to start exercising inside? The Bulldog Fitness Center is ready and waiting. Anyone who is not currently a member and is interested in becoming one can stop at the high school office, sign a liability form and acquire a key fob. It’s that easy! A $5 refundable fee will be charged for the key. There is no charge to utilize the walking path at the center and seniors citizens who are 65 or older are permitted to walk from 11:30 a.m. to noon, before the center opens to everyone else. The Bulldog Fitness Center at Ekalaka E...
The first sod was turned for construction of the new Dahl Memorial Healthcare facility last Friday. Carter County Commissioner Steve Rosencranz, Dahl CEO Ryan Tooke and Dahl provider Dale Diede spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony. A $15.1 million dollar bond to build the new facility on the old Ekalaka Elementary School site passed during the General Election last November. The new hospital will include long-term care, patient rooms, a main nurses' station, a laboratory,...
Kathryn Wright officially assumed her superintendent duties at Ekalaka Public Schools on July 9. The Rapid, City South Dakota native first visited the area eleven years ago and “fell in love” with Ekalaka’s skies. Wright completed undergraduate studies in elementary education at Black Hills State University. She then attended the University of South Dakota and obtained a graduate degree in educational leadership to be a K-12 principal. After three years teaching sixth grade on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Wright spent four...
The Southeast Electric Essay Scholarship is a $1,000.00 scholarship sponsored by Southeast Electric Cooperative, Inc. This year's recipient is Coven Kautzman. Kautzman was asked if she had unlimited funding what community service project would she start? She would love to start a summer school program for elementary students. She has done her research and is more than ready. She has a list of supplies needed, why the program is needed and the benefits that it holds for...
The Carter County Conservation District along with NRCS, FSA and the county weed department hosted a fun and educational day at Ekalaka Elementary on May 20. Topics ranged from soil heath to trees, pollinators, water, wildlife, noxious weeds and farming. The district sent each child home with a Colorado Blue Spruce....
Third and fourth quarter Positive Upstanding Polite Students (PUPS) awards were given to deserving students on Tuesday at Ekalaka Elementary. In addition to PUPS awards, students received honors for reading, music, physical education and perfect attendance. Kindergartners and sixth graders were also honored at the ceremony....
Carter County residents are reminded to support the local community by purchasing and spending Carter County Chamber of Commerce chamber bucks. Chamber bucks are a great way to support buying locally and supporting local businesses here in Ekalaka and Carter County. Each dollar spent stays in the local community. Chamber Bucks are purchased in $10 increments and can be used at any participating Carter County Chamber of Commerce business (participating businesses are located...
Preschool teacher Ami Nies (left) spent some time with her students at Ekalaka Public Schools last week to help them prepare for their upcoming kindergarten year. Marissa Frye (right) was recently hired and will be the children's teacher next year as they enter Ekalaka Elementary....
The CCHS FCCLA program held their annual Easter Egg Hunt last Sunday at Cayden's Park in Ekalaka. Youngsters had a chance to get there picture taken with the Easter Bunny before searching for not-so-easy-to-find colored eggs scattered throughout the fairgrounds. Although the day was overcast, it seemed most of the kids who attended had a great time and left with a bountiful basket of candy. After the hunt, families gathered at Ekalaka Elementary for a family style carnival...
Shirley Laureen (Rene) Frye LaBree passed away on March 8, 2019 at Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City, Montana, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Rene was born in Baker, MT, on January 12, 1947, the second child of Glen Edward Frye and Ethel Marie Arnold Frye. She joined an older brother Richard Alan born June 14, 1945. At an early age the family moved to Canby, California. Glen and his brother Bert went to work in the logging industry to earn money, so that Glen could...
Fifth and sixth grade music students from Ekalaka Elementary took part in a pre-festival on Tuesday night in front of a large, local audience. The students will travel to Plevna on Monday, March 18 to perform selected solo, small ensemble and large ensemble works at a middle school music festival....
Montana State FCCLA is quickly approaching. It will be held in Bozeman on March 21 and 22. Multiple local FCCLA members are working hard to complete their STAR events. Wyatt Kittelmann and Tori Tooke are competing in a chapter service project about the Winter Wonderland Carnival that was held at Ekalaka Elementary in December. Kari Kittelmann, Whitney Kittelmann and Tylee Loading are competing with an illustrated talk about breast cancer awareness. Lucy Branson and Emily O’Connell are competing in Promoting and Publicizing F...
A Montana Rotary goal is to place a dictionary in the hand of every third grade student in Montana. Recently, they got closer to accomplishing that goal by giving one to each third grader at Ekalaka Elementary. This is the ninth consecutive year that District 5390 has sponsored this project. The members of the Rotary Clubs of Glendive, Malta and Miles City are participating again this year in the distribution of dictionaries, by giving a dictionary to every third grade student...
