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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1976
Page
5
Sweet Grass County weather shows showers with pleasant intervals. Fire damaged a storage building behind Bob Flick Apiaries. no electricity at the time, firemen contained most of the blaze. County and Highway notices list six month sentences and various fines for offenses including obstruction, littering, speeding, and fishing violations.
City clerk Jim McCauley reports poor turnout at the Big Timber pool since opening June 15 with only 25 to 30 family season tickets sold by Monday. Daily entrance is 50 cents for others. first year with charges and no collection issues. season passes cost 20 dollars for families and 10 dollars for individuals, available at City Hall.
City of Big Timber lifeguard Rita Hansen says the first session of swimming lessons has begun this week and will run for three weeks if weather allows. Night swimming for high school students and adults starts July 1, with sessions Tuesday through Friday from 7 to 8 p.m.
Persons of all ages are invited to an organizational meeting at 7 30 p m at KOA campground in Grey Cliff to gauge interest in community drama. Kelli Brewer says if interest is strong enough a summer theater group will form. those unable to attend may call 932 3266 or 932 2248 to sign up.
Former Big Timber man Ed Furnish retires as manager of the Big Springs Trout Hatchery after 23 years and 40 years with Montana Fish and Game. He will continue to run a private hatchery on Spring Creek selling rainbow, brook trout and Coho salmon. He plans to name the new enterprise Trout Haven.
State equalization funds for the 1975-76 school year total more than 25 million dollars with Sweet Grass County receiving 48 578 dollars. Dolores Colburg, state superintendent, said unexpected revenue boosts included in the aid package cut the state deficiency from seven to 4.3 percent. Warrants mailed last week mark the final payment to districts.
The Sweet Grass County Government Study Commission will hold a public hearing at 8 tonight in the county courthouse court room to discuss a proposed alternative form of government. The plan would merge sheriff and coroner duties and offers three sub-options including partisan versus nonpartisan elections, adding two county commissioners, and forming a three-person community advisory council from each district.
Sweet Grass County Republicans named Conrad Fredricks Barbara Schilling and Lloyd Rein as delegates to the State Republican Delegate Convention. The trio will split the county’s June 1 gubernatorial primary votes. Fredricks also serves on the platform and State Central Committee conventions, held concurrently.
Members of the Sweet Grass County Democratic Central Committee chose committeemen and committeewomen and named delegates to the Montana Democratic Presidential Delegate Selection Convention. Ralph Van Daveer and Everett Charlson were chosen as precinct 1 and 2 committeemen, Margaret Huffman and Margaret Mothershead as precinct 2 and 3 committeewomen, John Morrison as precinct 3 committeeman, with no selections for precinct 4. Earl and Mrs. Butler were elected to attend the Helena convention.
The Rev Thomas M O Donnell academic dean lists 297 Carroll College students named to the spring semester honor roll. To qualify a 3 5 GPA is required for 12 or more semester hours. Named honorees include Leslie Bonnarens Rita Hansen Donna Laubach and Janet Stutterheim.
Brothers Don and Ken Powell spent a couple of days bicycling in Yellowstone National Park. They left Mammoth at 10 a.m. Thursday and reached Old Faithful by 5 p.m. after seven hours on the road. The return trip Friday was also seven hours in beautiful weather. They joined 13 members of the National Bike Centennial Group en route and noted heavy climbing but courteous motorists. Powell, who has ridden about 450 miles since April, prepared by riding to Natural Bridge and other local points.
Grey Cliff Hillbillies 4 H club held its ninth meeting at Grey Cliff School in the lunch room with 11 members, 2 leaders and 4 visitors present. President Cyd Fraser led the session at 7:30 p.m. Topics included dropping the first aid course, planning a store window display for antiques, Pioneer Days, and the rodeo parade with a note to wait for more details. The next meeting is set for July 12 at 7:30 p.m. with roll call “Your favorite summer sport.”
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