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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1975
Page
1
A severe winter system blankets Montana with heavy snow and strong winds. Travel is hazardous and many roads and schools are closed. Great Falls reports up to 19 inches. City crews struggle to keep streets clear as drifting worsens conditions.
Spring conferences will be held Friday April 11 at Chateau Elementary School with no classes in the grade school while high school classes run as usual. Conferences run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with assigned times for parents and students may attend. Call 466-2639 for appointment if slips were not received. Coffee and lost and found items available in the cafeteria. Stan Rathman says the day focuses on direct parent teacher communication to strengthen educational foundations.
The Montana Heart Association and Mountain States Regional Medical Program host a free blood pressure clinic at the Chateau pavilion in Teton County on April 18 and 19. A detailed announcement will appear next week.
Teton County reports total contributions of 1701.24 and memorial gifts of 358 during the February Heart Fund drive. Chairman Mrs. C W Boussard expresses gratitude to donors and volunteers, with funds raised across communities including Choteau, Canyon Road, Agawam, Farmington, and Fairfield.
The Teton Pass Recreation Area hosts a Sunday Ski Fun Day with ideal conditions and daily snowfall. The event features novelty races, a costume contest, games, and a beef barbecue at 4 PM funded by a volunteer committee. Lifts run 9 AM to 3 PM.
The Chateau Kiwanis Club annual banquet scheduled for Saturday April 12 is postponed because of bad weather. A Kiwanis spokesman said most out of town guests cannot attend, and a new date will be announced later.
The annual Jaycee installation banquet and dance will be held Saturday April 19 at the Chateau Country Club. A social hour starts at 6:30 p.m. dinner follows at 7 p.m. Dancing closes the evening. Tickets are available from any Jaycee or chairman Dan Weist.
Mothers of the Chateau High School boys and girls basketball teams announce a planning meeting to sponsor a banquet honoring the teams. The meeting is at Bernice Van Setten’s home on Monday April 14 at 7:30 p.m. If unable to attend, call Bernice Van Setten at 2049 or Geraldine Smith at 2741.
A blaze of undetermined origin damaged the understructure of the Teton river bridge two miles south of Chateau on Highway 287 near the Larry Banks residence. Fire crews from the city and county fought the flames for over an hour, aided by an ambulance, as investigators checked two sightings of youths near the scene.
Snow measurements show increases in snow depth and water content across Waldron Mount Lockhart Cabin Creek Wrong Creek Wrong Ridge and Goat Mountain as mills notes. Despite April snow delaying calving for local ranchers the moisture may aid grain crops and pastures and improve irrigation reserves in coming months.
Eastern Montana College in Billings includes Jill Habel and Karen Hebtner of Dutton on the winter quarter honor roll. Both students are recognized for academic achievement at the college campus.
The Chateau City Council met late Monday to resolve a Ward I alderman deadlock between Wes Cherry and Tony Jaconetty. Mayor Jim Hamilton cast the deciding vote for Jaconetty. Ward II results showed Fred Morris 38 and Robert Pourroy 59 write-ins, with Dr. Bill Patton defeating Albert Tesch. The council also debated landfill bids, found none valid due to missing state licenses, and threw out all bids under legal concern.
The Local Government Study Commission hosts a briefing at the Chateau pavilion on Thursday April 10 at 8 pm. Public invited to learn progress by local commissions and hear speakers on government forms and responsibilities. Committee members from Teton County Chateau and Fairfield will answer questions.
Gloria Scheel has joined Opportunities Inc and works part time for the county commissioners under CETA Title VI. Her focus is emergency winterizing for low income or disabled families in Choteau and surrounding areas, pending funding and material support.
The Teton County Cemetery District annual meeting scheduled for April 8 is postponed to Tuesday April 16 at 8 p.m. in the courthouse courtroom in Chateau.
The Mother Daughter banquet will be held this Thursday March 10 at the United Methodist Church. Serving begins at 6 30 p m Tickets are available at Olsen Agency with admission of 1 50 per person.
The Choteau Grade School wrestling team captured its first divisional title since 1969 by placing five champions in the finals and posting 114 1/2 points to edge Vaughn and Sun River in a field of 10 teams. Individual champions: Wade Toren 70, Kelly Hirsch 115, Gary Passmore 125, Rusty Dailey 150, Forrest Mathis 165.
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