Festival flowers win at Columbus show. local events noted
The Columbus Festival of Flowers awarded Ambrose Brumfield first place for a verdant arrangement later displayed publicly. Betty Hooker of Wycliff Translators will speak at the Evangelical Church August 30, with Evan gelical Women meeting September 5 hosted by Viola Hicks and Margaret Holmgren. Locals host and visit relatives across Bozeman, Laurel, Deer Lodge, and Billings as high school staff additions and family gatherings fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Kornick
Evangelical Church
Betty Hooker
Wycliff Translators
Iran
Viola Hicks
Margaret Holmgren
Columbus
Ambrose Brumfield
Herb Bue
California
Irene Sticka
Ron Sticka
Spencer Peterson
Clarence Bue
Larry Gaustad
Nellie Bue
John Parker
Jack Mysse
Billings
Richard Mysse
Hollie Ruppert
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Holiday Inn East
Weekend Socials Around Red Lodge and Nearby Towns
A string of visits and guest appearances unfolds across Red Lodge, Laurel, Big Timber, and surrounding areas. Families including the Lewises and Kornicks host and travel between Gilllette Wyoming, Billings, Columbus, and Rathdrum Idaho as kin and friends share gatherings and dinners. The Rev Bob Conover also invites youths to a church discussion Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shorty Lewis
Walt Lewis
Red Lodge
Dave Refsland
Big Timber
Dick Kornick
Helen Kornick
Michael Jenkins
Tommie and
Kim
Gillette
Wyo
Marion van Campen
Jack Baxter
Seattle
Wash
Echo Moon
Billings
Livingston
Don Trees
Ben Beach
George Swindler
Leo Drain
Columbus
Swindler
Georgia
Jack Payne
Laurel
Palmer Peterson
Ron Carpenter
Shonda
Jule Grubke
David Peterson
Peterson
Ronnie
Rathdrum
Idaho
Leroy Birch
Bussy
Anaconda
Palmer Hauge
Alta Campanella
John Holmgren
Gina Herman
Holmgrens
Paul Holmgren
Bob Herman
Dough Holness
Holm
Montana Coal Woes Are Just Beginning Says Land Board
The State Land Board ordered all existing strip mining contracts canceled by December 15 and new permits issued under new reclamation rules aligned with the 1973 legislation. Rules cover permit applications for coal bentonite sand and gravel, coal wastage determinations, and open cut mine reclamation. Water supply, groundwater decline, and growing energy demand pose future problems alongside varying reclamation costs and local landowner concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Miller
State Land Board
Montana
The
Land Board
Grand Hotel renovation underway under owner Jack Fuller
Owner Jack Fuller announces renovation work at the Grand Hotel as crews reopen a cafe entrance and close an existing doorway. Concrete will be poured around the base to stabilize the building as part of a full renovation leading to a future full restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Hotel
Jack Fuller
Fuller
Neighborhood Club Holds August Meeting at Lafond Ranch
The Sweet Grass Neighborhood club met at the Russell Lafond ranch with 7 members present. Vice president Mildred Rostad led the club collect, then members shared a delicious summer salad and visiting time. Next meeting will be at Olga Petersen’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Grass Neighborhood Club
Russell Lafond
Mildred Rostad
Olga Petersen
Bertha Allestad
Dillon Labor Day Rodeo Draws 1973 Queen Sigrid Tollefson
Sigrid Tollefson, daughter of Terrill Tollefson and 1973 Big Timber Rodeo queen, will visit Dillon this weekend for the annual Dillon Labor Day rodeo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigrid Tollefson
Terrill Tollefson
Big Timber
Dillon
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Ras Reay
Eps
Parcaard
and Televisions
Miller Electronics
McLeod St
Charles Nottingham
Robert Coseriff
Louis Taylor
Taylor
Gordon Holton
Tom Taylor
Allan
Jim
Phil Cowan
Edgar
Charlotte Taylor
Clarence Brey
Keith Holton
Delbert Teeters
Randy
Nancy Vaught
Bill Taylor
Glenda
Louis Allestad
L. W. Luttschwager
Lois Thompson
Glendive
Arne Sagrov
Scavanger
Norway
Christine Mueller
Gray
Austria
Portland
Oregon
Reed College
Mueller
C. G. Mueller
L. W. Baskett
Mac Baskett
Missoula
Walter Plaggemeyers
David Hathaway
Joe Stensons
Plaggemeyer
Stensons
Sherman Mazza
Soda Springs
Sherm
Washington Construction Co
Darlene
Boulder Gardens
Peter McGuire
American Federation of Labor
New York City
Congress
Labor Day Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Klindi’s Pharmacy
LeGrande
Green Peppers
M.J.B. Coffee
Occident Brand
Haase
John Deere
Bob McLaughlin
Eric Rehmer
Rehmer Electric
Anderson
Bair Electric
Met
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Eric
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