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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1958
Page
8
Vevik of White Sulphur Springs and Lugwig Vevik of New Westminster appear in a local notice listing two individuals connected to the area. The brief item references their names and places, with no further context provided.
Harlowton's Joe Morstein led scoring with 20 points. Big Timber's scorers included Bill Voges 14 Maier Miller 12 Dale Gee 10 Marvin Miller 9 Bill Jarrett 7 Sid Helvik 6 Gerald Olten 3 Al Ronneberg 1 Bill Mothershead 1/3 point. Perhaps the most outstanding.
Marvin Miller led a strong performance by SGHS Herders as he won the third mile in 4:55 breaking Ed Lomeland's 4:59.8 school mark and approaching the 4:53.5 division record held by Gary Wojtowick. Voges led in sprints and hurdles, Gee set a pole vault mark, and Maier Miller tied the high hurdle record as the team prepares for their third meet at Columbus.
George Ludingham paid a five dollar fine for an illegal U turn. James VanderVoort was fined five dollars for backing around a corner and Mathew Taylor paid five dollars for illegal parking. Merlin Lander and Dr. Paul Holcomb each paid ten dollars for exceeding the speed limit in town. Corsica, island 100 miles off the French coast, is noted as Napoleon’s birthplace.
Louise Guild announces May 4 to 10 as National Home Demonstration Week with the theme Today s Home Builds Tomorrow s World. The program assists women in families and communities through leadership development and time management in Montana Sweet Grass County clubs.
Archery classes start soon every Tuesday afternoon for community youth in the basement of the First Congregational Church here. Aimed at offering safe training and basic archery skills to interested young people in town.
In Big Timber during May, archery for youths at tending school and nearby areas runs 4:30 to 5:30 under Rev. H. Fichtler and Claude Doig. Basic gear is a light bow and arrows, with limited bows on hand. A 25 cent registration is charged. Targets provided.
The North Dakota Fish and Wildlife Commission weighs using sewage lagoons as fish rearing ponds. A Sewerage Disposal Committee led by Robert Simmons and others will provide more details in next week’s paper.
Livingston area rancher Vivek died unexpectedly Thursday at his Chadbourne ranch. Born January 14, 1887, in Byneset Norway, he immigrated to the United States in 1908 settling in Big Timber. He married Mary Graneggen in 1913. she died in 1956. He moved to Wilsall in 1915 then to a north Livingston ranch in 1938. Survived by two sons Leonard and Raymond and three brothers Barney and others.
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