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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1973
Page
7
A compilation of hometown visits and travels in Big Timber and surrounding towns. Names include W D Richards from Lowell Wyoming, Frank Bliss from Livingston, Evelyn Rees from Billings, and numerous others visiting relatives, camping trips, and summer activities across August 1924 to August 1956.
Local notes report Mr and Mrs John Paulson and Jeri and Wendy of Florence, Ariz, plus Rich Paulson of Denver visiting O. J. Paulson’s home. Extended Paulson kin from Minnesota, Montana, Washington, and Montana gathered, about 35 relatives. Weather was ideal for outdoor dining and socializing with a Whist game central to the weekend.
Sweet Grass County 4 H members head to Bozeman for the 4 H Congress August 19 to 17 with livestock judging modeling demonstrations and group sessions to plan community development projects. Local events include a club meeting in Dugout August 15 and Wheatland and Sweet Grass County Youth Fairs late August.
The Class of 1963 marked its ten year reunion on Saturday July 28 at the American Legion Hall. Masters of Ceremony were Jim Elgas Lex Ullman and Duane Hauge. Prizes honored Baldest Ed Schilling Most Well Preserved Gene Langnis Most Unaffected John Paulson Most Mod Dress Randy Mosness and Longest Hair Andy Movius. Several guests of honor attended including sponsors Ed Holmberg Miss Gertrude Conwell and Miss Katherine Douglas. Attendees hailed from Billings Livingston Great Falls Belgrade Missoula Harlem Novato Santee Santee and S: Santee Calif. plus towns like Townsend Bozeman and Phoenix Ariz. Local residents present included Sox Ullman Kenneth Schott Ed Schilling and Randy Mosness among others.
Mr and Mrs Dick Wiegand with Shane and Shannon depart for Alaska after a month in the lower forty eight. They visit relatives in Tacoma Salem Billings Wolf Point Polson and Simms and camp in Glacier Park. They later fly to Las Vegas for three days and attend Shirley’s 1963 reunion in Big Timber. In recent years they taught in Shageluk and will teach in Mountain Village on the lower Yukon with Dick as principal of a six teacher school. Weekend guests hosted by Clarence Petaja include Roger Stenquist and Kim of Helena Charles Petaja R M Quinn Pat Stotesberg Vern Campbell and Walt Lesniak.
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