Council reviews landfill contract amid fees plan
Big Timber City Council debated a private landfill proposal to replace the city dump. City Attorney Richard Josephson urged studying the garbage ordinance, setting rates by volume, and tying charges to property. Budget projections spotted a $33,000 yearly garbage budget with bids possibly opened in October, though delays push timing to spring.
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Big Timber City
Richard Josephson
Josephson
McLean Clark
Altroug
Clark
City weighs private landfill bids amid dirt supply concerns
City officials questioned the feasibility of a privately run landfill as bids loomed and dirt stockpiles dwindled. If bids fail, the city may buy fill dirt to keep the current site operational. Authorities also approved 1973 74 revenue sharing funds for garbage costs and budgeted for infrastructure and water system updates.
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Clark
Josephson
McCauley
Man Charged With Manslaughter In Car Crash
Dale Camp, from the Melville area, faces a manslaughter charge in connection with the death of ranch hand Warren Coil. The district court information alleges Camp was driving while intoxicated when his vehicle left the highway and overturned near Big Timber on August 3, killing Coil. An inquest earlier determined Coil’s death resulted from a driver under the influence.
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Melville Area
Sweet Grass County
Conrad Fredricks
Dale Camp
District Clerk of Court
Big Timber
Camp
Warren Coil
Highway 191
Coil
Telephone bill hike approved for Treasure State service
The Montana Public Service Commission approved a 15 percent overall rate increase to raise about 40 876 dollars annually for Treasure State Telephone Co. It requires immediate service upgrades and quarterly progress reports, with rates take effect after October 1 once schedules are approved.
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Big Timber
Treasure State Telephone Co
Montana Public Service Commission
Commission
Treasure State
Public Service Commission
Montana
Belfry
Wyoming
Dial
Absarokee
Broadview
Browning
Melville
Nye
Molt
Rapelje
Reed Point
St. Ignatius
VA official to visit Big Timber for veterans aid day
A Montana Veterans Affairs official will visit Big Timber on September 13 to assist veterans and dependents with Veterans Administration questions. Bob Ruhl will be at the Federal Building from 9 a.m. to noon that day.
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Monetana Veterans’ Affairs Division
Big Timber
Veterans Administration
Bob Ruhl
Federal Building
Big Timber School Crossing Program Cited as Statewide Model
A Big Timber программы crossing program, led by Rev. Bill Wohlers, is praised in a Montana Department of Highways report as the most successful in a state pilot. Wohlers supervised student crossings at McLeod Street and aided with playground supervision, earning praise from Edward Argenbright.
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Montana Department of Highways
Bill Wohlers
Evangelical Free Church
Wohelers
Big Timber
Sweet Grass High School
Wohlers
McLeod Street
Montana
Edward Argenbright
Argenbright
State Department of Highways
New SGHS Herders football season opens with new scoreboard
The Sweet Grass High School Herders unveil a scoreboard funded by Paul Tyler's friends and family. Vance Ramberg notes the unit shows score, downs, quarters, time and yards to go and will be ready this weekend. Donations from the Tyler family and memorial donors followed a May 4 one vehicle crash north of Big Timber.
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Paul Tyler
SGHS
Sweet Grass High School Herders
Vance Ramberg
Tyler
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County High School
Herders Open Season With Non Conference Test
The 1973 high school football season begins Friday as the Manhattan Tigers visit Big Timber for a non conference game at 7 30 PM. Big Timber fields 42 players with a strong backfield and returning starters despite key graduations.
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Manhattan ‘Tigers
Big Timber
Manhattan
Gerald Morgan
Paul Briesh
Dan Burmeister
John Elgen
Bill Hanson
Kurt Holderman
Tom Petaja
Hap Roberts
Doad Tyler
Clayton Davis
Jim Graham
Marty Flanagan
Ron Stief
Daryl Stutterheim
Gary Elliot
Mike Henthorn
Whitehall
Red Lodge
Harlowtown
Huntley Project
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Billings
Elva Nelson
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Uere
George Damasco
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Herders
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Graham
Bill Murray
Stief
Stutterheim
Henthorn
Elliot
Randy Morrison
Lynn Godfrey
Bryan Schuster
Ted Thompson
Lon Baker
Mark Argenbright
Brad Hewlett
Ron Rue
Kirk Schuster
Clyde Chapel
Eric Esp
Victor Gibby
Jim Hogemark
Bill Kirchner
Dan McCauley
Mike McCauley
Tracy Mosness
Ron Nelson
Scot Osen
Alan Petaja
Jim Stephens
John Stirn
Terry Talkington
Jim Yost
Marty Burg
Randy Elliot
Alan Gilbert
Bob Hogemark
David Holy Cross
Mark Lomeland
Kevin McCauley
Dane Moor
Roy Moor
Daniel Tecca
Floyd Thompson
Tom Barber
Tim Rostad
Betty Mosness
Marcia Berg
Donna Laubach
Michelle Willems
Herder
Columbus
Sion
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