Pee Wee Redlegs Celebrate Third Place and Farewell
Voges ceded coaching to Kermit Luttschwager while remaining present for two final contests. Webb Field hosted well as Livingston locals provided hospitality and fair umpiring. Transportation aided by John Pollaris Mal Gooseys Kerm Luttschwager wagers Pete Burmeister Frank Dieterichs and Richard Henthorn aided the team. Les Cramer attended every game capturing action. This year marks the Pee Wee league farewell for Mosness Luttschwager Goosey and Pollar who reach age limit. End of season dinner Friday at Fryes Cafe at 7 30 p m will honor players with bronze medallions for third place. proceeds from concession stands funded the event.
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Redlegs
John Pollaris
Mal Gooseys
Kerm Lutzschwagers
Pete Burmeisters
Frank Dieterichs
Richard Henthorns
Les Cramer
Pee Wee League
Mosness
Luttschwager
Goosey
Pollar
Frye’s
Pete Burmeister
Forest Keller
Fifty Years Ago Chrome Deal Shook Big Timber Mining Scene
A 1918 sale in Butte transferred the Boulder River chrome properties to East Butte Copper Co. for about 500000 dollars. The deal spurred plans for a 35 mile gravel road and a large concentrating mill, with water power at Natural Bridge and a lower Iron Creek site. Officials note Boulder river deposits as the nation’s workable chrome outside California.
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Stillwater
Boulder
The
Big Timber Pioneer
Big Timber
Butte
S. C. Purdy
J. C. E. Barker
Upper
East Butte Copper Co
Butte Camp
Charley Blakeley
Tomeo
Oscar Miller
Iron Creek
A Dispatch
Boulder River Chrome Company
Sweet Grass County
Boulder River
America
Oscar Rohn
East Butte Copper Company
Great Falls
A. W. Kingsbury
Rohn
Welcome to Our Town Sparks Questions and Doubts
Local chatter grows as residents question a new guest’s motives and whether recent remarks reflect genuine friendliness. A sense of unease appears amid speculation about the visitor’s intentions and community impact.
Redlegs Roster and Coaching Named for Tournament
Redlegs lineup features Mika at third with Dieterich and Foley in relief aided by Becken and Anderson in fielding. Luttschwager Pol lak and Hethorn handle catching, all players active under coach Tink.
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Redlegs
Page One
Mika
Rick Dieterich
John Foley
Buster
Luttschwager
Wayne Pollak
Charley Becken
Johnny Anderson
Dennis Hethorn
Tink
Recreation Tennis Finals Highlight Local Standouts
Gary Burmeister faces Martin Flanagan for boys title while Shannon Ronning battles Kathy Whidden for girls championship. Ed Gust versus Kelly Goosey winner to pair with Rick Henthorn, Bob Hauck finalist. Horseshoes sees Dennis Henthorn and Ray Mosness win ten-player schedule, heading to final with perfect records.
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Gary Burmeister
Martin Flanagan
Shannon Ronning
Kathy Whidden
Ed Gust
Kelly Goosey
Rick Henthorn
Bob Hauck
Horseshoe
Dennis Henthorn
Ray Mosness
Local 4-H Members Headed to Bozeman 4-H Congress
Six 4-H members and one adult leader depart August 12 for Montana State University Bozeman to compete in livestock judging, junior leadership, style revue, and demonstrations at the annual 4-H Congress attended by about six hundred Montana 4-Hers.
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Bozeman
Diana Sargent
Sharon Tollefson
Charlotte Weinfurter
Kevin Halverson
Nancy Schilling
Claudia Woodhouse
Jack Halverson
Montana State University
Montana
Boulder 4-H Club Holds July Meeting Led by Nancy Schilling
The tenth meeting of the Boulder 4-H club opened with President Nancy Schilling on July 31. Pledges and roll call were followed by discussion on work meetings fair records and the community picnic. Chucky Weller gave a demonstration and attendees enjoyed games and refreshments.
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Boulder 4-H Club
Nancy Schilling
Chucky Weller
Wellers
Boulder River road work delayed with limited open hours
Due to contract difficulties the road work on the Boulder River road will not start until about August 7. After that date Main Boulder road from Fleming Bridge to Four Mile Field Station will be closed at points during weekdays from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The road will be open mornings before 8:00 am, 12:00 to 1:00 pm, and evenings after 5:00 pm on weekdays. Open on weekends and holidays. Trail maintenance adjusted due to Carl Ronneberg illness. Crew Simmons and Westervelt completing East Fork of Main Boulder and Hawley Creek trails this week. Fitzhugh assists with Kaufman Lake Trail staking. Arseth and Luttschwager work on Campground maintenance and signs along Boulder Road. Ellis inspecting Placer Basin Sheep Allotment.
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Boulder River
Boulder
Flemming Bridge
Four Mile Field Station
Carl Ronneberg
Carl
Jack Simmons
Royal Westervelt
Montana 4 H Congress to be Held at Montana State University
The 23rd annual Montana 4 H Congress runs August 12 to 16 on Montana State University campus in Bozeman with more than 500 Montana 4 H members. Youth panels replace speakers, followed by discussions led by Junior Leader participants and a Rev. Mark West address on Today Youth Is Listening.
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Montana 4H
Montana State University
Bozeman
Mark West
First Methodist Church
Darla Nansel
Miles City
Tully Lavold
Big Timber
Tully
Rick Beck
Avon
Montana Future Farmers
Europe
Warren Neyenhuis
Valier
Janice Moos
Circle
Tokyo
Jim Hinman
Denver
Skip Medhattan
Washington, D. C
Montana
Margaret Lavold Joins Spokesman Staff as Editor Assistant
Margaret Lavold begins this week as assistant to the editor of the Sunday magazine section of the Spokesman Review in Spokane Washington. She is a local high school graduate and University of Montana School of Journalism alumna who previously wrote for the Billings Gazette. Lavold traveled to Spokane with her mother Mrs Jo Lavold Miss Ardis Perrine and Mrs Virginia Barstad. Barstad flew home Sunday from Spokane to Minneapolis while Lavold and Perrine drove back arriving Tuesday.
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Margaret Lavold
Spokesman Review
Spokane
Washington
Miss Lavold
University of Montana
Missoula
Billings Gazette
Jo Lavold
Ardis Perrine
Virginia Barstad
Barstad
Pioneers To Hold Picnic Sunday
The Sweet Grass Pioneer Society invites members to its annual potluck picnic in the Dugout this Sunday. The group traces its history to 1926, with the book Pioneer Memories noting more than 40 years of organization growth and a gathering of long-time members.
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Sweet Grass Pioneer Society
The
Pioneer Society
ASC Nominating Petitions Due for County Committee
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation county committee elections will rely on mail ballots in September. Petitions to nominate candidates are due by August 12, signed by six or more eligible voters. Voters may write in candidates and may sign multiple petitions. Moore urges inquiries at the ASCS county office.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County
Stuart Moore
ASC County Committee
ASC
Moore
ASCS
Ascs County Office
Pioneers Society Forms At High School Gathering
Old timers gathered at the high school to organize the Pioneers Society with J. F. Pratting elected president as the eldest Montanan in the county. Membership eligibility tied to statehood date November 8, 1899, with a sliding by law scale. About sixty five registered and more joined as dues flowed in. A potluck picnic Sunday invites all interested in county history.
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Pioneer’s Society
J. F. Pratting
Montana
Driver Licensing Schedule for Big Timber
Montana Highway Patrol sets July August September driver licensing hours 9 am to 5 pm at the courthouse on the 1st 3rd and 5th Tuesday.
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Montana Highway Patrol
Big Timber
Court House
Assistant Ranger Measures Grazing Use in West Boulder
This week Assistant Ranger Meinrod is conducting grazing utilization measurements in the West Boulder area to assess range condition and forage use by livestock.
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Meinrod
West Boulder
Hospital notes on Fred Ennis admission
Fred Ennis was admitted on August 1 for medical care.
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Fred Ennis
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Voges
Kermit Luttschwager
Webb Field
Livingston
Royal Thai Army
Camp Nong Takoo
Thailand
U.S. Army
46Th Special Forces Company
Airborne
1St Special Forces
Victor Gibby
Yellowstone
Victor
Ed Mack
Loch
Bob
Helena
Bob’s
Bus’s Sport Shop
4-H
Thomas Gwyn Strand
St. Peters Episcopal Church
Sheridan
Wyo
H. E. Nelson
John W. Goosey
Lois Strand
Eldon Strand
Laramie
University of Wyoming
Congress
THUR
FBI
SAT
Walt Disney
Dick van Dyke
Edward G. Robinson
Dorothy Provine
Glen Ford
Angie Dickinson
Chad Everett
Anna Vas
Ullman Lumber Co
John and
Alice Adams
Melville Lutheran Church
Pat and
Bush
Grey Cliff
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