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Carter County High School fall sports start this Friday, August 12th. The first football practice will be at 7 a.m. on Friday morning. Players should bring shorts and running shoes to the school and be prepared to run. Tenadore Kittelmann is again head coach this year and Eric Lovec is assistant. The first football game is scheduled for Friday, August 26th versus Broadus. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Rowley Field. The first volleyball practice will be at 8 a.m. on Friday. Glen Frye, a...
6-13-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on June 13, 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; and Rod Tauck, Vice Chair. Mike Watkins, Member was absent. There was no public comment. Guests included Road and Bridge employee Joe Schmid, Road Supervisor Carl Knapp and Attorney Corbit Harrington. Joe has been employed with the County 6 months and has met the...
After nearly two years at Ekalaka Public Schools, the first part of which was spent as principal, Superintendent Stephen Ely recently resigned. Ely notified the board of his resignation in a letter sent via email on June 21st. Prior to Ely, Kathryn Wright held the position of Superintendent at Ekalaka Public Schools. Wright began her stint in 2019, taking over for Daniel Schrock who held the position for three years. V. "Lee" Folley, Jr. held the position for one year prior to...
Leaders, Legends and Legacies youth football camp had another successful year in 2022 as 115 kids from around the state and nation participated. The camp was held in Boulder, Montana this year and the farthest participants came from Florida and Tennessee. Again, the kids had a unique opportunity to be coached by multiple former and current collegiate and NFL football players. Carter County sent fifteen kids between fifth and eleventh grade to the camp. Ekalaka Public Schools a...
5-31-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on, May 31, 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; and Rod Tauck, Vice Chair. Mike Watkins, Member was absent. There was no public comment. The commission approved payroll in the amount of $237,266.46 and claims in the amount of $246,790.00. Clerk and Recorder Pam Castleberry joined the meeting where she updated the...
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....
Awards and letters given this year to students from Ekalaka Public Schools included: Heroic 7 Award - Brennen Bonsell National Choral Award - Codi Melton John Philip Sousa Award - Kendra Tooke New inductees into the William C. Rowley Chapter of National Honor Society - Heidi LaBree and Kendall Kittelmann. Academic letters and bars are awarded to students who have been on the honor roll for three consecutive quarters during the school year. This year’s recipients were: Seventh grade certificates - Roger Beach, Rylan C...
A joint CCHS scholastic/sports awards program and Ekalaka Public Schools eighth grade promotion ceremony was held May 20 at the high school....
Due to postponements caused by weather and scheduling conflicts, there was no separate sports awards program for Ekalaka Public Schools student-athletes this year. Instead, awards were given in conjunction with the academic awards program and eighth grade promotion last Friday at CCHS. Junior high volleyball players receiving recognition were: 5th grade - Oakley Spring, Lily Schallenberger, Allie Shepherd, Holland Lovec, Ella Wright, Kira Kratzer; 6th grade - Alivia Foxley,...
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...
4-04-2022 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, April 04, 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. County Maintenance Bob Jacobs joined the meeting to discuss the utilities for the old hospital building. Dahl Memorial is currently paying the electric, water and propane bills. The water and electrical services...
According to the National Weather Service, Ekalaka received 21.5 inches of snow during last week's blizzard. By 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 11.5 inches had accumulated, another 7.5 had fallen by 5 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday saw 2.5 inches. The snow resulted in 1.41 inches of precipitation. By 1 p.m. on Wednesday, the Montana Department of Transportation had closed Highway 7 from Ekalaka to Wibaux, as well as Highway 323 to Alzada and portions of Highway 212. Highway 323 reopened...
Ekalaka Public Schools will be honoring all student-athletes for the 2021-2022 sports seasons during a program at CCHS scheduled for Thursday, April 28th, beginning at 6:30 p.m. All participants in grades 5-12 will be recognized. Parents and Bulldog fans are encouraged to attend the program....
Ekalaka Public Schools will be honoring all student-athletes for the 2021-2022 sports seasons during a program scheduled for Thursday, April 28th, beginning at 6:30 p.m. All student-athletes in grades 5-12 will be recognized. The public is invited to attend in order to help celebrate the accomplishments of these youngsters....
A spring blizzard that started early Tuesday morning brought some much needed moisture to the area but also created hazardous travel conditions and posed a significant threat to young livestock. By Tuesday at 5 p.m., the National Weather Service had recorded 11.5 inches of snow in Ekalaka. Additional snow fell throughout the night and into Wednesday morning. A blizzard warning was in effect for the area from Tuesday through Thursday. Along with the snow, wind chills were...
Over eighty people attended a town hall meeting with Governor Greg Gianforte at Carter County Events Center last Thursday. The town hall was held as part of the governor's fifty-six county tour, which began last week. Carter County Chamber of Commerce assisted in putting the event together and multiple area businesses as well as producers brought meats, cheeses, other snacks to share. "Getting out of Helena and into our communities to visit with Montanans is my favorite part...
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....
submitted by Carter County Public Health Did you know in Montana drowning is the second leading cause of death in children through 17 years of age. Here are just a few Montana stats: 29 children drowned in Montana ranging from infants up through 17 years of age (2013 through 2020). Fifty-two percent died in open water such as rivers, lakes, creeks; 28% died in other types of water: irrigation ditches, canals, etc.; and 17% died in bathtubs. Join Carter County Public Health and Fallon County Public Health for Water Safety Day...
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!...
Funeral Services for Douglas Marston 78, of Ekalaka, will be 1 p.m. Friday, January 21, 2022 at Stevenson Funeral Home Ekalaka with Pastor Steve Deford officiating. Burial will follow at Beaver Lodge Cemetery. Doug passed away January 14, 2022 at Benifis Great Falls Hospital. Doug was born on June 15, 1943 in Miles City, Montana to Malcolm Douglas and Lucille (Welch) Marston. His first months of life were spent living in a dugout in the Powderville area and they then moved to...
We are excited to share some news and opportunity for parents of students in grades K-12 at Ekalaka Public Schools. Dental Appointments—ugh. It can be hard to take care of getting this done for your kiddos even though it’s just once or twice a year. Whether its work, the ranch, school stuff, or everything in between called ‘life’ that seems to get in the way. Well, we have a solution! And for this solution to work it needs you – parents. Carter County Public Health has partnered with Ekalaka Public Schools and Smiles Ac...
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...
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...
On November 17th, students in Mrs. Carol Spencer's fifth grade class at Ekalaka Public Schools hosted a Native American Artifacts Museum in the gym. Each student had created an artifact for each of the seven Native American regions of North America, shown in the map at the center of the picture. The students showcased knowledge about each of the regions with each, individual artifact....
