Rapstad Schools Sweep Rural Meet For Fourth Straight Title
Rapstad School dominated the Sweet Grass County Rural Grade School track meet winning 964 points to Grey Cliff 55.5, Melville 37.2, McLeod 29.5 and Bridge 23. The event featured individual sprints, relays, and special grades races with Mike Patton leading Melville with three firsts and Rapstad earning the traveling trophy for a third time in as many years.
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Rapstad School
Sweet Grass County
Rapstad
Grey Cliff School
Melville
McLeod
Bridge
Violet Widdicombe
Sweet Grass County High School
Mike Patton
John
Dave George
Grey Cliff
Alan Gilbert
Kathy Maitland
Noreen Eschenko
Kenny Gilbert
Tom Noble
Roy Moor
Duane Myrston
Victor Gibby
David Meriwether
Greg Cliff
Duane Myrstol
Steve Wagner
James Wagner
Kenneth Smith
John O’connell
Alan Gilberg
Olen Raisland
Dane Moor
Bret Goosey
Sheryl Terland
Kath Jo Arlian
Kathleen O
Marvin Ar- Han
Wade Moor
James Baker
Jim Barnes
Duane Mothershead
Glen Raisland
Tyrone Edelman
Marvin Arlian
Kelly
Carol Stutterheim
Louie Clark
Jane Indreland
Nancy Arbian
Carol Zimdars
Diane Meriwether
Penny Fan
Glenda Jabs
Laurie Clark
Roger Zimdars
Esther Stenberg
Jeff Cole
Diane Raisland
Craig McLees
Shannon Costriff
Jim Strobel
Winsora Wilson
Susan Clayton
Tim Jabs
Stewart Drange
Mark Clark
Mardi Halverson
Shannon Cosgriff
Don Patton
Jay Nyquist
Dale Sargent
Mel Jabs
Mat Cremer
Jaycee Grade School Track Meet Results
The annual Jaycee Grade School Track Meet sponsored by the local chapter featured seven events for grades one through eight. Top placers earned ribbons in each event with additional awards in four special events. results list winners by grade and event up to the 5th grade, ending with a note that the page continues on page two.
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Jaycees
Fatal 1972 Big Timber crash claims driver in ditch
Sweet Grass County records a fourth 1972 death as Melvin Lester Dzuris of Jefferson Iowa dies when a lumber laden semi rolls and is crushed under the cab one half mile west of Big Timber. Orientation party and church anniversary notes also appear in this week’s item.
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Sweet Grass County
Big Timber
Melvin Lester Dzuris
Jefferson
Iowa
Accidents Lead to Minor Injuries and Damages
Local barber Bob Jackson nearly totaled his car after veering off a steep embankment near the Boulder bridge around 4 30 a m. He was treated at Community Hospital for minor facial injuries. Investigating officer Dick Henthorn believes he dozed at the wheel.
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Bob Jackson
Boulder Bridge
Bob
Highway 10
Dick Henthorn
U. S. 10
Big Timber
Myron Jay Folkert
Holland
Michigan
Boulder River
Chevrolet
William D. Hanson
Hanson
Marla Lee Boltz
Cameron
Mont
Reed Point
Rights Expanded in Montana Bill of Rights Vote
Montana voters face a proposed constitution with new rights including anti discrimination on race color sex and ideas and expanded participation in government agencies. Adults are 18 with some offices limited to 25 while felons regain citizenship and states can be sued.
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Montana
Childers
Lumber Truck Driver Killed In Pileup At Pit
A lumber truck driver was killed when the vehicle turned over in a wide barrow pit during heavy rain. The truck scattered lumber across the area and landed on him after he was thrown from the cab. He died en route or on arrival at Community Hospital in Big Timber. the patrolman reported about $5,000 in damage to the truck.
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Boltz
Barrow Pit
Dick Henthorn
Dzuris
Big Timber
Richard Uenthorn
First Assessor Race underway in Sweet Grass County
The county seeks a new Assessor with filing due by May 19. Former assessor Hubert Becken resigned due to ill health. One candidate has filed so far, with the primary set for June 6 to choose the winner. Bob Hanson, a retired rancher, filed on the Republican ticket.
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Sweet Grass County
Court House
Hubert Becken
Bob Hanson
Art Class Open House at Sweet Grass County High School
Sweet Grass County High School art classes host open house on Monday May 15 from 1 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm at the Lutheran Parish Hall. Exhibits cover the first year with oil painting demo by Jim Stevens of Bozeman. Event supported by SHARE and Montana Institute of the Arts.
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Sweet Grass County High School
Jim Stevens
Bozeman
Share
Montana Institute of the Arts
Kenneth Conner
Constitutional Convention Delegates Meet in Sweet Grass County
The first meeting in Sweet Grass County for Constitutional Convention delegates is set for Saturday May 13 at 1 30 p.m. in Frye's Cafe basement. John Leuthold District 7 and Don Belcher District 9 will attend, with the event open to the public. Attendees should bring their copy of the proposed constitution. Sponsored by the Sweet Grass County Republican Women's Club which meets at 1 p.m. before the convention.
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Sweet Grass County
Frye
John Leuthold
Don Belcher
Leuthold
Belcher
Sweet Grass County Republican Women’s Club
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Tecca
Jaycee
Marjorie Nitcy
Lindsay Burns
Lisa Little
Raven Clouse
Patty Grosfield
Carolyn Riter
LeRoy Fan
Willy Wick
Jon Josephson
Mike Mack
Pat Connally
Barbara Pedula
Valerie Riter
Tammy Long
Stacy Todd
Sue Petaja
Donna Kinsey
Mike Little
Terry Godfrey
Jeff Sell
Ryan Rohloff
Bobby Hauck
Mary Larson
Kari Bergquist
Neva Howe
Lori Indendi
Julie Harper
Julie Fuller
Lloyd Rue
Charles Duffey
Mark Duffey
Patti Jo Rue
Debbie Beer
Kathy Willems
Pam Long
Drea Bergquist
Alice Pederson
Floyd Larson
Dan Nygaard
Lloyd Larson
Doug Beer
Jon Mack
Lonnie Amos
Big Timber Lutheran Church
Eugene Nilsen
Ccee Johnson
William A. Hood
Norman G. Wick
Rocky Mountain District
The
American Legion and Auxiliary
Gardiner
Forrest Keller
Susie Matthews
Marion Moschelle
Around the State
Robert E. Miller
Helena
Mobene
yRour Camping
Sophia Guthrie
Marion van Campen
Guthrie
Jim Annin
Columbus
Fred , Swift
A. P. Brumfield
Ventor Guthrie
Missoula
Gene Jerovich
Scott Leedham
Billings
C. D. Wolf
Marion L. van Campen
Chinook
Viola Hicks
Rex Guthrie
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