Herders Split Weekend Openers With Red Lodge Win
Sweet Grass County Herders beat Red Lodge 76-64 Friday then lost 55-43 at Huntley Project Saturday. Bob Buster led with 18 first half points. Herders favored by 13 at the break, then fell short on 28 percent shooting Saturday. Henthorn and Davis paced with 14 and 9 points respectively as Big Timber prepares to host Harlowton and travel to Roundup.
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Sweet Grass County
Red Lodge
Huntley
Redskins
Big Timber
Bob Buster
Herders
Clayton Davis
Dennis Henthorn
David Huyser
Red Devils
Henthorn
Paul Becken
Davis
SGHS Wrestlers Open Season with Dual Loss and Wins
SGHS wrestlers opened the 1971-72 season December 4 at Harlowton in a double dual. Forsyth varsity won 27-24 while Forsyth J V took 48-9. Eight Big Timber grapplers traveled, with several varsity results and notes on forfeitures and upcoming matches.
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Herders
Deecember
Forsyth
Engineers
Harlowton
Forsyth J. V. Forsyth
J. W
Big Timber
Nick Westervelt
Emery Zimdars
Charlie Becken
Gary Burmeister
Lee Stutterheim
Mike Jarrett
Doug Solberg
Bill Hanson
Boulder
Whitehall
Dan Bursmeister
Arlen Blumhagen
Gary Elliott
Ranchers Could Earn Millions From Wild Game Leasing
A Chicago businessman told the Sweet Grass County Wool Growers meeting in Big Timber that Montana ranchers could generate 2 to 5 million dollars by leasing hunting and fishing rights or charging per animal shot. Proposals include long or short term hunting leases, daily or per-animal fees, and guiding charges, with success tied to central market access and farmer collaboration.
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Chicago
Sweet Grass County
Lee
Montana
Wool Growersand Cattlemen
Death Claims Clyde E. Davis Big Timber Senior Business Figure
Clyde E. Davis 77 died Saturday at Sweet Grass Community Hospital after a long business career in Big Timber spanning 47 years in grocery work. He served in World War I and was active in St Mark's Episcopal Church and multiple local organizations. Funeral services were held December 6 at St. Mark's with Masonic rites at Mountain View Cemetery. Survived by nieces and cousins.
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Big Timber
Clyde E. Davis
Sweet Grass Community Hospital
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Michael Jenkins
Victor Schriver
Tom Findley
Clive W. Ilaas
Wayne Reed
Wallace McArthur
Wilbert Johnson
L. M. Baskett
Livingston
Mountain View Cemetery
Montana
John W. Davis
United States
France
Sweet Grass County
Ruby Stratton
Mont
Davis
Vaughn Market
Big Timber Electric
Byron Manley
T&m
Doric Lodge
Af&am No. 53
Scottish Rites
al Bedoo Shrine of
Billings
Monetana
Order of Eastern Star
the Moose Lodge
American Legion Post No
Sweet Grass Country
Family Survives Carbon Monoxide Leak in Big Timber Home
The Refsland family woke with dizziness and headaches after a rusted exhaust pipe released deadly carbon monoxide through heat vents. A gas technician traced the leak to the furnace, and the family evacuated, later returning home the same day once the danger was fixed.
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Refsland
Power Company
F and G Biologist Speaks at Lions Club
Flord Gordon, area Fish and Game biologist, spoke to the Big Timber Lions Club about hunting access, harvests, and population control. He described plans to access Forest Service lands in Boulder to redirect hunters, noted deer harvest on opening day at 54 percent and season totals statewide 80 to 90 percent, and urged local landowners to help regulate predators and non hunting to stabilize game numbers.
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Flord Gordon
Gordon
Boulder
64th Wedding Anniversary Observed for Mr and Mrs Weamer
Mr and Mrs Harry Weamer celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on November 23 at their home north of Big Timber. Married November 23, 1907 in Selina Ohio, they moved west to Montana in 1910 1911 and settled in RyegateSweet Grass County later farming 43 years. Their son Stanley born 1932 ranches on the homestead. The Weamer daughters Arbutus Ballard and Wanda Flynn live in Solana Beach California.
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Harry Weamer
Arbutus Jane
Wanda
Ryegate
Sweet Grass County
Stanley
Weamer
Bridge School
Arbutus Ballard
James
Wanda Flynn
Solana Beach
California
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Sweet Grass
Bob Hauck
Phil Biggs
Ken Bundren
Phil Koterba
Roundup
Keith Larson
Tom Ask
Western Montana College
Ted Anderson
Hauck
Columbus
Huntley Project
Lodge Grass
Absarokee
SGHS
Daryl Stutterheim
Timber Photo Service
Russ Wells
David Refsland
Reisland
Marlene
David
Brenda
Bill
Big Timber Jayceens
Citizens State Bank
Twin Bridges Children’s Center
Lions Club
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