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Funeral services for Eloise Beach, 68, of Ekalaka, were held November 2 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Ekalaka with Pastor Jim Biswell officiating. Burial followed on November 3 at Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Eloise passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Dahl Memorial Healthcare in Ekalaka. Eloise was welcomed into this world on February 18, 1954 in Beach, North Dakota by her parents Clifford and Lenore (Hartse) Beach. She joined a growing family as she was the fifth child of sev...
On September 26, Ekalaka Elementary School held its August/September Behavior BARK Awards. BARK, a new program implemented by Ekalaka Public Schools Guidance Counselor Carol Spencer, stands for Be Respectable, Act Responsible, Remember Safety, and Kindness matters. Each month the students will work on a specific character trait, and this month was respect. Kindergarten through sixth-grade teachers each chose a student or students with behaviors revolving around a behavior....
Ekalaka Public Schools Principal Brian Purnell has been working in education since 2006. Purnell grew up in the cattle ranching town of John Day, Oregon, a town similar in size to Baker. He finished high school in 2001 and then attended Corbin University in Salem, Oregon, graduating with an elementary education degree in 2006. He told the Eagle on Wednesday that he played baseball for four years at Corbin, and that it helped pay for his schooling. Purnell is a big time sports...
Michelle Wash might have just started her first year teaching at Ekalaka Public Schools, but the new fifth grade teacher brings valuable experience to the district. Wash is in her thirty-seventh year in education. She has taught all grades and subjects during her career, and said she's had almost every school district job there is with the exception of superintendent and CEO. She's served as principal and has spent time at school district's of varying sizes, including a stint...
Following the recent resignation of former Superintendent Stephen Ely, the Ekalaka Elementary #15 and Carter County High School Unified Board of Trustees interviewed three individuals for administrative positions on July 11. At the board's regular meeting the following day, a split vote with one trustee abstaining as she was not present during the interviews left the matter of hiring a school administrator unresolved. The board decided to then conduct second interviews with...
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks' performance of "Twelfth Night" was attended by nearly sixty members of the community on Tuesday evening at Ekalaka Elementary. The performance was again sponsored by Sagebrush Service Club. The club's contractual agreement with Shakes includes a fee as well as providing meals and lodging for the group while they are in Ekalaka. The theatre company travels to rural areas around the state putting on performances that have been a cherished commun...
Richard Delano "Dick" Peterson passed away peacefully in his sleep on his ninth day in Hospice at Holy Rosary Residential Living. Dick was born in Mill Iron, MT at the family homestead on January 15th, 1934. He was the youngest child of Louis O. and Anna M. (Hodson) Peterson. He joined older siblings Louis (Bud), Carl, Virginia (Kip), Dan and Eleanor. Dick grew up and attended elementary school in Mill Iron. When he reached high school, he and his mother moved to Ekalaka, so h...
On May 19th Ekalaka Public Schools presented "An Evening with the Arts." The program included performances by CCHS band and choir, Ekalaka Elementary band and choir, and the high school and junior high school drama class. Art from various students was also on display in the Tuggle Room....
Ekalaka Elementary students competed in various track and field events during the school's Annual Play Day last week in Ekalaka....
Southeast Electric encourages students and members to continue learning. Scholarship funds are a good way to help with this goal. Since 2009 Southeast has awarded over $65,000 worth of scholarships. The cooperative considers it an investment in its future. Kenzie Tooke, daughter of J.O. & Kim Tooke of Ekalaka, has been awarded the Southeast Electric Essay Scholarship for 2022 in the amount of $1000. Tooke was asked to answer the question "What will you do to continue to...
Mid-Rivers Communications is proud to announce the award of thirty-six scholarships to students from the Cooperative’s service area. Six $2,500 scholarships were awarded to students planning to attend Dawson Community College or Miles Community College, and 30 $2,000 scholarships were awarded to students planning to attend a four-year college or university, community college or tech school in the fall of 2022. Preference was given in the scholarship award selection process to students who plan to live and work in Eastern a...
Thursday, May 19th, Ekalaka Public Schools will present “An Evening with the Arts.” The program will include performances by CCHS band and choir, Ekalaka Elementary band and choir, and the high school and junior high school drama class. Art from the various art classes will be on display in the Tuggle Room. Performances will begin at 6 p.m....
submitted by Johanna Tooke Ekalaka Elementary spent the afternoon celebrating Arbor Day with art. Afterall, without trees, there'd be no pencils for drawing, paintbrushes for painting, paper or canvas for the landscapes to showcase the artist's scene and erasers for fixing mistakes. Granted, now that synthetics have been invented trees no longer are the sole supplier of these staples for an artist. Betty Cline, Jay Hoversland, and Susan Tooke shared their artistic talent with...
Votes were tallied Tuesday night for two recent school elections in Carter County. Unofficial results for the School District No. 15 and High School District No. 3 poll election show that Lisa Borchgrevink and Stefan J. Livingston have both been elected to three-year terms on the board of trustees. Both were already serving on the board and defeated Sarina O'Connor and Samantha Wright in Tuesday's election. Borchgrevink was previously elected to a one-year term in May, 2021...
The Powder River / Carter County Farm Bureau presented the ABC Farm Safety program to Ekalaka Elementary second and fifth graders on April 13th at the school. A wide range of topics were covered including ATV and farm equipment safety, being careful around animals, not playing in grain bins and even using milk jugs as a life-saving device when someone is drowning! Students had the opportunity to see how fast a PTO turns, watch a toy man get buried in grain and got to feel a...
For the first time in a long time, many active voters in School District No. 15 and High School District No. 3 will need to head to the polls to cast their votes. Polls will be open from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3 at the elementary school. There are currently 665 active voters for the school election. Of those, 209 were sent ballots in the mail as they have previously elected to vote absentee. The rest can vote absentee prior to election day if they chose to by stopping at the school, or they can head to the polls...
Ekalaka Public Schools will hold a kindergarten registration screening on April 7 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Ekalaka Elementary gymnasium. Appointments are required. Call 406-630-1523 to make one. Parents are asked to bring their child’s birth certificate and immunization records to the scheduled appointment. Children must be five years of age on or before September 10, 2022 to be able to register....
Born from aspirations to bring the timeless tales of William Shakespeare directly to rural and under-served communities, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks has been enriching the lives of people in Montana and beyond for 50 seasons. Created in 2008, Montana Shakes! is the only Shakespearean elementary school theater program designed for rural communities. Sixty tour stops stretch across Montana and Wyoming, reaching over 11,000 students each spring. Last week, Montana Shakes!...
Ekalaka Elementary students took the court in front of a full house during halftime of recent CCHS varsity basketball contests. Left, Kaden Loudermilk looks to make a pass. Below, Corrik Laughery prepares to make a move on defender Tiernan O'Connor....
Readers of the Eagle may have recently noticed an ad in the paper seeking local ranchers who are willing to donate beef to Ekalaka Public Schools for the lunch program. On December 20th, the first beef donation was dropped off at the school by Abbey Bruski of Beaver Creek Homegrown. Bruski started the program locally with the help of a processing company that does the same thing for several other area schools. She says she did it because she wanted the students in Ekalaka to...
Ekalaka Elementary first graders perform during Ekalaka Public Schools' Christmas Concert. Music students in grades K-12, under the direction of music teacher Whitney Hamblin, performed a number of holiday favorites at the concert held December 16th inside the CCHS gym....
Carter County High School and Ekalaka Elementary music departments will host a Christmas concert on Thursday, December 16th. The concert is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. inside the CCHS gym. Doors will open for the annual event at 6 p.m. The concert will feature both choral and band performances from all music students in grades kindergarten through twelfth. Students are under the direction of Ms. Whitney Hamblin....
Funeral services for Kathy "Kate" Frye, 68, of Ekalaka, will be 1 p.m. Friday, December 3, 2021 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka with Tom Stieg officiating. Burial will follow at Beaverlodge Cemetery. Family will receive friends for Kate from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Stevenson Funeral Home with a time of sharing taking place at 6 p.m. Kate passed away November 21, 2021 in Spearfish, SD with her family by her side. Kathy Faye Talkington Frye was born May 1...
A Veterans Day program took place at Carter County High School on November 11. Several local veterans were in attendance. Six were 'adopted' by different Ekalaka Public Schools classes. Each class made posters for their veterans based off of interviews with them. After the program their was a reception with pies, cookies and punch where students were able to speak more with the veterans....
Funeral service for Marjorie Peterson, 79, of Baker, were held November 15 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Baker, MT. The service was also live streamed at stevensonfuneralhome.com. Marjorie passed away October 24, 2021 at Fallon Medical Complex in Baker. Marjorie Jean was born November 13, 1941 in Sturgis, SD the daughter of Thomas 'Chip' and Regina (Gerber) Blair, one of three children. She returned home to Ekalaka where her family made their home until her late elementary...
