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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1966

Page

4

Grade School Track Meet Results Highlight Jaycee Event

Jaycee sponsored grade school track meet results list winners for Classes A and B, with top performers in events including shot put, high jump, sprints, relays, and baseball throw. Notable names: Bill Buster, John Williams, Bob Buster, Edward Gust, Einar Stene, Jeff Cook, and Marlene Gib.

Bill Buster John Williams Rick Henthorn Jim Luttschwager Larry Hauge Wayne Myrstol Einar Stene Edward Gust Brent Moschelle Steve Thompson Ron Thomas Tom Petaja Bob Buster Ed Gust Einar Stone Larry Weiniger Jon Anderson Jeff Cook Larry Wieniger Larry Sell Paul Becken Neil Coupens Dennis Henthorn Mark Story Charles Becken Marlene Gib

Big Timber Athletes Take Fifth in Discus and Mile

Pete Becken placed sixth in the mile run while another team member earned fifth in the discus. Team members include Dick Adams Rick Jarrett Jim McGehee Tully Lavold Brant Chaney Mike Roberts and Don Shepard with Dean Broughton as manager. Freshmen Chaney Roberts and Shepard to travel to Columbus for a junior high meet with a Jaycee Sweet Grass County team. County Assessor Hubert Becken attended a state board of equalization meeting at the University of Montana in Missoula.

BIG Timber Pioneer Big Timber Montana Pete Becken Dick Adams Rick Jarrett Jim McGehee Tully Lavold Brant Chaney Mike Roberts Don Shepard Dean Broughton Chaney Roberts Shepard Columbus Sweet Grass Hubert Becken State Board of Equalization University of Montana Missoula

Girls Track and Field Results Show Multiple Firsts

The report lists event standings for High School girls including Margo Beck and Linda Mosness in sprints and jumps. Highlights include 153 feet 9 inches in the discus? No, the text records several events with names and marks such as 4 feet 1/2 inch high jump and 13 feet broad jump. Relay teams linked to Elaine Nygaard and Jean Ann Spilde tied for first and second.

Margo Beck Linda Mosness Kathy Deegan Jean Ann Spilde Marian Whidden Jean Ann Siplde Carol Stirn Sharon Tollefson Elaine Nygaard Julie Etzold Cathy Whidden

Former resident dies at Virginia hospital

R. O. Feagins, 83, longtime Big Timbers resident, died last Wednesday in a Miles City Veterans hospital. He once ran a tire vulcanizing shop on McLeod Street near Vaughn Market. Funeral services were held at Smith's Chapel Billings with Rev. Eugene W. Nilsen. Burial followed at Mountainview Cemetery Soldiers' Lot with VFW post 1634 Billings performing military rites. Surviving are his widow Georgia Monroe and two brothers.

R. O. Feagins Big Timbers Veterans Hospital Miles City McLeod Street Vaughn Market Smith’s Chapel Billings Eugene W. Nilsen Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Mountainview Cemetery VFW Post 1634 Owen McCleerey Victor Tronrud Jonas Mauland Svend Mauland Georgia Monroe

Traffic Violations In Local Courts Listed

Keith K. Coates of Livingston fined 15 dollars for exceeding the speed limit. Russell S. West of Hardin fined 12 dollars for failure to dim. Sven R. Trens well cited for reckless driving with a 100 dollar penalty. Chas H. Scott fined 15 dollars for exceeding the speed limit.

Keith K. Coates Livingston Russell S. West Hardin Sven R. Trenswell Chas. H. Scott

Columbus Man Dies at Pioneer Home

Mark T. Selkirk 73 of Columbus died Friday at the Pioneer Home. Born July 30, 1892 in Aurora Illinois he moved to Montana in 1910 with his parents. He married Jessie Kranz in Bil lings in 1918 and later ran the Heart Bar L ranch and the Columbus to Fishtail star mail route until 1958. Survivors include his widow a son a daughter a brother and three grandsons. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Congregational church with burial in Rosebud Cemetery. Lowry Funeral Home arranged services.

Mark T. Selkirk Columbus Aurora Ill James Selkirk Montana Heart Bar L Ranch West Rosebud Jessie Kranz Mike Kranz Congregational Church Billings Calif Lloyd A. Schneider Ethel Peterson Nancy Brown Whispering Hope Olive Nystul Warren Twogood Rex Guthrie Alfred Blom Gene Davey Irving Adams Gil Woltermann Rosebud Cemtery Absarokee Lowry Funeral Home

Awards Night for Girl Scout Troop Highlights Service and Skill

The Girl Scouts held their annual pot luck supper and awards night on Friday April 29 at the Lutheran parish hall. A 7 p.m. supper served 170 to 180 guests, with Brownie Scouts creating place cards and leading a flag ceremony.

Lutheran Parish Hall Brownie Scouts Ray Elgen Brownie Girl Scouts Art Sell Pat Bare Midland Empire Scout Council Lillian Bonefski MEGSC America Don Haas Vernon Standish Nat Clark Joe LaDu Marsha Berg Michelle Willems Martha Chaney Christi Elgen Rita Dempster Kim Harper Debbie Myrstol

Film Showing Highlights Girl Scouting Effort

A thirty minute film entitled This Is Girl Scouting was shown with Tom Ellis serving as projectionist.

Tom Ellis

Five SGHS runners qualify for divisional meet

At the Columbus sub divisional meet SGHS track qualified five athletes for the divisional meet in Roundup. Top six in each event advance with state finals in Missoula on May 2021. Jack Simmons led with a mile win and other points came from Rick Schuler Steve Richert and Mike Ludwick.

Columbus SGHS Red Lodge Harlowton Absarokee Big Timber Missoula Jack Simmons Rick Schuler Steve Richert Mike Ludwick

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