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Monday, September 12 ● Crazy Hair Day ● Powder puff football, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 13 ● Sports Day ● Coronation with bonfire, 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 14 ● Grandpa & Grandma Day Thursday, September 15 ● Holiday Day ● Volleyball vs. Wibaux, 3-8 p.m. Friday, September 16 ● Blue & White Day ● Pep rally, 1:30 p.m. ● Work on parade floats, 2:15-2:45 p.m. ● Line up for parade, 2:50 p.m. ● Parade, 3 p.m. ● Tailgate provided by EPS ● Football vs. MonDak, 4:30 & 7 p.m. Saturday, September 17 ● Buffball (football team volleyball), 1 p.m. ● Vo...
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association’s annual meeting will be on September 22 at 6 p.m. in the physical therapy room, second floor of the new facility. On the docket for this year will be a new set of bylaws to be voted on, two board positions to be filled and a strong operational report of the progress DMHA has been making. As of Tuesday afternoon, current board members Melody Loken and Ashley Padden are running for the two board positions. Anyone who may be interested in running for these positions is asked to please contact Jitt Schneider a...
An Ekalaka Bump-N-Run is scheduled for Saturday, August 13 at the Ekalaka Airport. This year’s Days of ‘85 races will offer a full concession stand and beer garden. Admittance prices are $10 for adults, $5 for students, and free for youngsters under the age of 5. Races will start at 11 a.m. No coolers are allowed. Ekalaka Bump-N-Run awards three scholarships each year. Bring out the entire family and have a good time cheering on local racers at the Ekalaka Bump-N-Run this Saturday, August 13 in Ekalaka....
The 43rd Annual Juried Exhibit Traveling Collection will be at Ekalaka Public Library over the Carter County Days of ‘85 Fair and Rodeo. The traveling exhibition this year features a wide variety of mediums photography, digital painting, oil, acrylic, watercolor, soft pastel, porcelain and mixed media. The artists worked on portraying dreams. Some dream in color, some in black and white. The artists displayed exceptional diversity of style, characteristics and perspectives in this year’s exhibition. The artists in this year’s juried show come...
The public is invited to attend the Carter County 4-H and FFA livestock market sale on Saturday, August 13, beginning at 3:30 p.m. The annual sale will take place at the fairgrounds show arena in Ekalaka. As always, buyers will have a choice in which processor to take their animal(s) to. The families of the youth selling their market animals will do their best to deliver the animals to the processor. The 4-H/FFA Livestock Committee asks that buyers consider processors in the local area....
The Carter County Fair board and Alkali, Inc. are excited to see what the community comes up with for the fair’s pet parade this year. The theme is “How the West was won in Carter County.” Dress your pet and yourselves depicting your idea of how Carter County donated to settling the west. The event is scheduled for Friday, August 12 at 12 p.m. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. Prizes consist of first place ($50); second place ($30); third place ($20); best interview ($15) and audience’s choice ($15). All entries not receiving prize monies...
Ekalaka Track and Arena will host its annual youth rodeo this Saturday, July 16 in Ekalaka. The action begins at 10 a.m. for boys and girls up to age 18. Events include keyhole races, mutton bustin’, pole bending, barrel racing, goat tying, barrel crawling, breakaway roping, flag racing, double mugging, team roping, calf riding, ribbon roping, goat tail tying, steer riding and calf roping. Trophies will be awarded in each age group. Contestants may move up in age group to compete. Following the youth rodeo, a ranch rodeo will take place. The r...
A community blood drive has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 20th from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at Carter County Event Center in Ekalaka. To make an appointment, call Jennifer at 406-775-6655. Walk-ins are also welcome. You have the power to save up to three lives with one donation!...
On July 19, USDA Rural Development will be partnering with Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation to present a variety of small business funding opportunities at a free workshop in Ekalaka. The event will take place at Carter County Event Center, 209 West Speelmon Street, and lunch will be provided by the Carter County Chamber of Commerce. Community members are invited to hear from a variety of speakers to learn about different funding and technical assistance opportunities for small business or community projects. Topics will address...
Ekalaka Public Library is once again offering a summer reading program. All children ages three and up are invited to attend. Two different age groups will meet each day beginning Tuesday, July 26th, and ending Friday, July 29th. Potty trained children ages three to six will meet from 11 a.m. to noon and children 7 and up will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. The program will conclude with a pizza party at the end of the final day. Parents who are interested in having their child attend should contact Pat Kalstrom at the library, 406-775-6336, to get...
The Area Agency on Aging, in partnership with Action for Eastern Montana, will be hosting a public comment session at the Carter County Senior Citizens Center on Tuesday, July 19th. The session, set to begin at 1 p.m., will be held for the purpose of allowing community members to share what aging services they would like to see available for residents of the county....
Mark those calendars. Sports physicals for those entering fifth through twelfth grades in Carter County will be held July 11th through July 15th, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. A $25 fee is due at time of service and can be payed with cash, a check or a credit card. Both girls’ and boys’ sports physicals will be taking place at the same time this year. MHSA Pre-Participation Physical Forms are available online at http://www.ekalaka.net (Athletics/Athletic Forms/ Pre-Physical Exam Form) or in the front entrance at Dahl Memorial. Students must hav...
Carter County Chamber of Commerce is once again sponsoring a Fourth of July bash on Main Street in Ekalaka on Monday, July 4, beginning at 2 p.m. The bash on main will include an array of games and activities that are fun for the entire family. Some of these activities include an array of yard games, face painting, minute-to-win it and much more. A cornhole tournament will also take place throughout the afternoon. Registration for the tourney begins at 2 p.m. A free barbecue will begin at 5 p.m. Beef for the barbecue is donated by OCC Legacy...
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. This semicentennial season is in collaboration with Sal and Carol G. Lalani and in memory of Shane G. Lalani. In celebration of their 50th anniversary season, MSIP began their summer tour productions in Bozeman with performances of "King Lear," on June 15 and...
Take pride in the community and help clean it up. The town is organizing a cleanup day for Saturday, June 18. Gather trash, tame the brush and make paths more walkable. Bring a team! Ask friends, co-workers, family members, clubs and athletic teams to help. Transfer site fees will be reduced throughout the day. Up to four tires can be taken for free (not including implement tires) and they cost only half price up to 6. Furniture and mattresses (1) can be taken to the dump for free and the first load of construction materials is also free. Help...
Area veteran organizations will be holding a Memorial Day service Monday, May 30 at Beaver Lodge Cemetery in Ekalaka. The service starts at 11 a.m. Veterans performing the services should arrive at 10:30 a.m. Memorial Day is an American federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. service members who died while on active duty. First enacted to honor union and confederate soldiers following the Civil War, it was extended after World War I to honor Americans who have died in all...
Members of Southeast Electric are encouraged to attend the cooperative's upcoming annual meeting. The meeting will be held on Friday, June 10 at the Southeast Electric large truck shop in Ekalaka. Registration starts at 4 p.m. A free roast beef dinner and entertainment by Jerilyn Wiseman and Ty Taylor with Mendenhall Crossing will begin at 5 p.m. The business meeting will start at 6 p.m. General Manager Tye Williams will update members on cooperative activities and Board Chairman Albert Paul...
Commencement exercises for the Carter County High School Class of 2022 will be held Saturday, May 21 inside the gymnasium. This year there will be six seniors graduating: Brennen Bonsell, Emily O’Connell, Zoie Rost, Darin Schallenberger, Kenzie Tooke and Turner Tooke. The ceremony is set to begin at 2 p.m....
The public is invited to attend the Carter County High School FFA chapter’s annual banquet on Tuesday, May 17th, 6 p.m., at the CCHS Tuggle Room. Please join for a meal, silent auction, hired hand auction, and awards. All proceeds from the silent auction will go towards purchasing new picnic tables at the fairgrounds. FFA members will schedule work for auction buyers at a later date....
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....
Carter County Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Community Wide Garage Sale is slated for Saturday, June 4 this year. The sale has been very popular for the last several years, drawing shoppers from other towns. Sign up sheets for the sale will soon be made available. The sheets will have a place to write your name, street address, items for sale, and if you are paying the $10 fee in cash or by check to the chamber. Fees charged help pay for printing and circulation of the map that shows all sale locations. The deadline for signing up is May 30. T...
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....
The National Weather Service is hosting a Skywarn spotter training in Ekalaka on Wednesday, May 4 at Carter County Event Center. The training will begin at 6 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. This free, two-hour training will help participants become a sever weather spotter. Those in attendance will learn about thunderstorm basics, identifying potential severe weather, storm structure, damage that hail, wind, flooding and tornadoes can cause, how to report information and more. This is an important...
Ekalaka VFW Post 7885 will be hosting the District 6 spring meeting on Sunday, April 10, at the Carter County Event Center. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. with lunch to follow at 12 p.m. The business meeting will begin at 1 p.m. The fee for registration will be $20, and local Post and Auxiliary members are urged to attend....
New to gardening or looking for a refresher on how to set up a garden for success this summer? Look no further than this workshop. Fallon/Carter Extension will be hosting a gardening basics class on April 26th, 6 p.m. at Carter County Event Center and April 27th, 6 p.m. at the Fallon County Exhibit Hall. Attendees are asked to RSVP by April 20th by calling 406-778-7110....
