🌱 Why winter nights at Medicine Rocks are worth the drive from Ekalaka

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• Why winter nights at Medicine Rocks are worth the drive from Ekalaka

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Windy with periods of sun, with a high of 46 and low of 33 degrees.
• Wednesday: Very windy in the afternoon, temps: high: 47, low: 9. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 30 and low of 24 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• This Montana State Park Is a Year-round Destination—But Here's Why Winter Is Especially Magical (travelandleisure.com) — Medicine Rocks State Park, set between Baker and Ekalaka, offers Ekalaka-area residents a quiet, year-round escape with dramatic sandstone formations and some of Montana’s darkest night skies. The article highlights why winter is especially appealing, with fewer visitors, cheaper campsite fees, and peaceful wildlife viewing just a short drive from town.
   

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📸 Around Ekalaka

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ekalaka

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Wednesday December 17

• Pancake - Pizza Veggie Tray Lettuce Salad Fruit
  Ekalaka 7-8 Ekalaka, MT 59324

Thursday December 18

• Bagel Stick - Ham Scalloped Potatoes Dinner Roll Fruit
  Ekalaka 7-8 Ekalaka, MT 59324

Friday December 19

• HS BB @ Baker
  Ekalaka 7-8 Ekalaka, MT 59324

Saturday December 20

• HS BB VS Savage
  Ekalaka 7-8 Ekalaka, MT 59324

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Christmas Music Concert @ Plevna Gym
  Plevna K-12 Schools Plevna, MT 59344
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• BB vs St Labre
  Broadus 7-8 Broadus, MT 59317
• Baker Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture
  Baker Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture , 10 Montana Ave , Baker
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Highland Park Holiday Program
  Highland Park Gym
• BB vs N Cheyenne
  Broadus 7-8 Broadus, MT 59317
• HSBB Boys JV @ Forsyth
  Plevna School Plevna, MT 59344
  4:30 pm
• HSBB Girls Varsity @ Forsyth
  Plevna School Plevna, MT 59344
  6:00 pm
• Carter County Boys Varsity Basketball @ Baker
  Baker High School & Junior High , 1015 3rd St SW , Baker
  6:30 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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