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Local veteran Rich Burch lost his home located on Senator St. in Ekalaka to fire on February 21st. The fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault. Burch was not home at the time of the fire. Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department was on scene. The home is still standing, but due to extensive damage it is not yet known whether or not the structure can/will be saved. Family, friends and community are coming together to host a benefit for Burch. A soup dinner with cinnamon rolls and bars will be served, beginning at 4 p.m. on...
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 in the Attorneys...
The Mark Wright benefit was a huge success. As of Tuesday, over $17,000 has been donated. Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. members and area EMTs thank all who donated to and attended the benefit held on June 11th. It is heartwarming to see community support for an individual who supports the community. Special thanks to Mary Denney who won the 50/50 drawing and donated her winnings back to the benefit; to Wagon Wheel Café for the use of their facilities and Trish Bishop for all of her assistance; to the numerous individuals who donated...
Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department and Ekalaka area EMTs are hosting a free will pancake supper in support of longtime fire chief and community supporter Mark Wright. The supper, along with a silent auction, will be taking place at Wagon Wheel Café in Ekalaka from 4 to 7:30 p.m. this Sunday, June 11. In April, Mark was diagnosed with a myelodysplastic syndrome, a group of cancers in which immature blood cells in the bone marrow do not mature or become healthy blood cells. In addition to the pancake supper, donations can be made at Community...
5-04-2023 The Board of Carter County Commissioners met on Thursday, May 04 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. Special meeting with Don Hotter of Don’s Electric at 10 a.m. The Commissioners and Don looked over the options available for the upgrade of the new hospital generator. Don and Commissioner Tauck walked through the Hospital building. Don will contact t...
Mid-Rivers Communications recently donated a total of $19,250 to twenty-one Emergency Medical Service (EMS)/ambulance service providers and 34 fire departments in the Mid-Rivers Service Area. These local protectors receive annual donations in recognition of the vital services they provide the Mid-Rivers’ members, employees, and facilities. Local providers in receipt of this donation include the Carter County Ambulance Service, and the Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department....
Local Marlene Waterland was a recent winner of a successful raffle held by the Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department. Waterland won a $500 Visa gift card that can be used anywhere on a $10 ticket. She thanked not only EVFD, but also all who supported the department in its fund raising efforts....
Loyd and Phyllis Townsend reached their 74th wedding anniversary on August 30th! They were married in Miles City on August 30th, 1948. Loyd, age 92, was born in Camp Crook, South Dakota and “Phyl,” 91, was born in Ekalaka. Both graduated from Carter COunty High School, Loyd in 1948 and Phyl in 1949. They have two children. Jerome Townsend is an electrical engineer and lives in Penrose, Colorado. Arlene Sabala is a registered nurse, still working part-time and living in Twin Falls, Idaho. Loyd’s parents were George and Jessie Townsend; Phyl...
Two representatives from the Town of Ekalaka and two from the Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department signed a temporary contract for fire protection services earlier this summer. The six-month contract dated June 20th is an agreement for EVFD, Inc. to provide fire protection, suppression, rescue and emergency services to the residents and property owners of the town and surrounding community. In addition, the contract states that EVFD, a nonprofit corporation, will continue its contracts with DNRC...
6 Days of '85 Parade results CATEGORY Organization 1) Carter County Museum 2) Descendants of Ijkalaka and David Russell 3) Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department Business/Farm/Ranch 1) Dahl Memorial Healthcare 2) Training In Truth/Strangford Team 3) Waterland Ranch Church 1) Medicine Rocks Church 2) Ekalaka Bible Church Youth Organization 1) Gumbo Gophers 4-H Club 2) Carter County FFA 3) Puptown Wranglers 4-H Club Vintage/Classic Car 1) 1948 Ford - Carl Knapp 2) 1955 Crown Victoria - Alvin Croy...
Regular Public Meeting Town Office: Wednesday June 15th, 2022, at 5 p.m. 1. Call Meeting to Order 1.1. Roll Call Council Mayor: Buck Kratzer; Council Member: Melissa Lovec; Council Member: Andrew (Andy) Wright; Council Member: Jim MacKay 1.2. Employees Present Clerk/Treasurer: Mariah Schneider; Public Works Director: Colby Diede 1.3. Appointed Officials Town Attorney: Jennifer Williams 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Sheriff’s Dialog - N/A 4.0 Public Comment Wizard Nemerson approached the council with complaints about the roads around town and w...
CATEGORY Organization 1) Ekalaka Track & Arena 2) Carter County Museum 3) Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department Business/Farm/Ranch 1) Southeast Electric 2) A&A Stieg Wholesale 3) Klauzer/Hayden Ranches Church 1) Ekalaka Bible Church Youth Organization 1) Puptown Wranglers 4-H Club 2) Gumbo Gophers 4-H Club 3) Carter County FFA Vintage/Classic Car 1) 1955 Crown Victoria - Alvin & Becky Croy 2) 1973 Corvette - Steph & Gabe Carroll 3) 1924 Model T Ford - Rex McCord Antique Tractor 1) Carl Knapp 2)...
Note: This year's theme for the Days of '85 parade on Sunday, August 15 is 'Hometown Heroes.' Parade organizers chose individuals from five different categories to represent all of the hometown heroes in Ekalaka. The following articles were submitted by the individuals themselves, or their family members. EDUCATION Representative: Lynn Williams I am honored to have been chosen as Carter County's Hometown Hero for Education. My first formal education was at the Tarter School in Harding County...
On April 29th, Ekalaka Elementary students celebrated Arbor Day with an afternoon full of presentations and programs. The day's events were put together by fourth grade teacher Johanna Tooke. Students spent time at seven different stations celebrating the holiday, and many of those stations were headed by local volunteers. Phil Cook, Wayne Yost, Lynn Williams, Jenn Hall, Zeb Wright and the Carter County Conservation District all spent time with the students. After the presentations, all...
A fire that started on Monday approximately sixteen miles south of Ekalaka on Highway 323 burned 3,177 acres. The fire was aided by high winds and jumped the highway, making it to Box Elder Creek. Four different producers had land burned. The fire was about six miles long and one mile wide. Units from Carter County Rural Fire, Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department, BLM, Baker, Plevna, Harding County, the forest service and Alzada Fire Department were on scene. DNRC also sent two trucks and a 20...
As the days continue to get shorter and cooler, Carter County Chamber of Commerce members have reflected on a wonderful summer and are currently looking forward to the months ahead. The Annual Community Wide Garage Sale that takes place in June of each year was originally postponed with the possibility of a fall sale. Members at the September meeting voted to wait until next June for public safety. July 4 brought a summer storm followed by a beautiful sky full of fireworks in Ekalaka. The chamber would like to extend sincere gratitude to Mark...
The Annual Days of ‘85 Firemen’s Barbecue will be taking place at a different location this year. Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department members will be serving burgers and hot dogs will all the fixings in front of the fire hall. The barbecue will take place at the same time during the Days of ‘85 Fair and Rodeo, beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, August 7....
It’s been over two years since the Town of Ekalaka decided to ask the legal system to determine whether it or the Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department Corporation has ownership and control of the town’s fire service and whether the fire department is part of the municipality, as the town claims, or is a separate corporation. A complaint for declaratory judgement was originally filed in district court against EVFD Inc. way back on May 10, 2018. According to that complaint, the town requested a judge declare it has “all legal right to contr...
Joe and Marj Schallenberger Joe continues his Shifting Scenes article with the statement: “in 1933 Mother passed away and with Floyd and Mildred married and Clyde working outside, he, his dad, and Etola stayed on the ranch.” Hard, tough years: “1934 caught us out of feed both in the stack and on the ground and we along with the majority were forced to sell our stock to the Government. Good cows brought $20.00 each and the poorer ones $16.00. They had to be delivered to the railroad at Marmarth, North Dakota — about seventy miles away — so th...
Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department members held the drawing for their annual gun raffle fundraiser this week. Stephanie Carroll of Ekalaka was the lucky grand prize winner this year. Carroll won a Howa 7mm-08 rifle. Local Karen Hammel won Leupold binoculars as the second place prize. The third place prize this year, a wildlife print, was won by Lester Phillippi of Hammond. Fire department members were very pleased with the number of tickets sold this year and are looking forward to next year. They were especially thankful to those who bought...
Samples from three deer harvested in southeast Montana have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. These are the first positive results in the southeastern corner of the state. A second test will be conducted to confirm the initial positive results. The positive animals include a mule deer buck shot 60 miles north of Miles City in Hunting District 701 in Prairie County, a white-tailed buck harvested two miles north of Hysham in HD 701, and a white-tailed doe taken near Decker in HD 704....
The Carter County Community Foundation (CCCF) recently announced this year's grant recipients. The ambulance fund at Dahl Memorial Healthcare received $3,800 to help purchase a basket stretcher for rough country rescues. The grant will also partially fund a power load for aiding EMTs getting patients into and out of the ambulances. Carter County Geological Society received $2,900 for summer youth programming. The 2020 Junior Scientists Program will focus on earth sciences, paleontology and...
Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department, along with the aid of some community volunteers, cleaned Main Street last Thursday prior to the county fair. Each volunteer spent anywhere between three and fourteen hours sweeping and shoveling gravel, sand and dirt off the street. Weeds were also removed from cracks in the pavement and concrete. After the street was swept, the fire department washed the street using fire trucks and equipment. All involved showed pride and spirit in their community. Stompin'...
Carter County Chamber of Commerce sponsored activities on Main Street prior to their fireworks display on Independence Day. Several "Minute to Win It" games were played while others on main enjoyed playing cornhole on the triangle or spent time on the museum lawn. At dark, Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department lit off fireworks from the track and arena for all residents to enjoy....
On Thursday, July 4 come out to Main Street in Ekalaka for Independence Day festivities starting at 4 p.m. Local businesses and organizations will host activities and booths until 8 p.m. Independence Day will be capped off by a fireworks display sponsored by the Carter County Chamber of Commerce and launched by the Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department. There will also be a street dance on Main Street. The Chamber of Commerce will be a holding a “Minute to Win It” contest where teams of two will compete in separate events in an effort to score the...
