Choteau Public Library Open House Set for Sunday Afternoon
Choteau celebrates the opening of its new library with an open house from 1 to 4 pm and a dedication program at 3 pm featuring guest speaker Alma S. Jacobs of Great Falls. Jacobs recently won the 1971 Golden Apple Award for Dedicated Service to Youth. National Library Week runs April 18 to 24 with Chet Huntley as chairman.
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Alma S. Jacobs
Great Falls Public Library
New Choteau Public Library
Jacobs
Great Falls
Montana Education Association
Association
Helena
Friends of the Library
United States
Chet Huntley
Montana
National Library Week
Chateau
Library Services and Construction Act
State Library Commission
Chateau Jaycees
Chateau Woman's Club
Teton County Court House
Schumaker
Bair
Woman’s Club
Emily Crary
Esther Tesch
Judy Phelps
Elizabeth Breen
Sherman
Charles Roberts
Feed Lot Stock Sales Continue
Bruce Cornell of North Montana Feeders reports $75,000 in stock already sold for a proposed feed lot 6% miles north of Chateau. With $50,000 more needed, he urges quick contact with him or directors to secure funds so construction can start in May if the full amount is raised.
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Bruce Cornell
North
Montana
Chateau
Acantha
Cornell
Blood Drawing Set For April 26 At United Methodist Church
The Red Cross will conduct its third and final blood draw of the fiscal year on Monday April 26 at 2 pm in the United Methodist Church basement. The 65 pint quota mirrors the previous drive after a strong turnout. If met it will complete the Chateau area yearly quota of 195 pints. Mrs. Curtis appeals for new and regular donors to give a pint and help save lives.
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Red Cross
United Methodist Church
Grant Curtis
Teen Center Meeting Set
A Teen Center meeting is scheduled for Wednesday April 21 at 7 30 p m at Moose Hall. Kick Off Week plans will be discussed and committee members set April 26 to May 1 as the event window.
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Moose Hall
Festival Planned At Methodist Church
A Latin American Festival is set for Sunday at the United Methodist Church starting 4 p.m. Becky Ochoa will teach native songs and answer questions on Venezuela. An exchange student from Chili will share country information. A film, A Journey of Sabio Pacchion, will be shown followed by discussion. Master of ceremonies will be Mr and Mrs Chet Abbott. The church supports missions in 10 South American countries with Yellowstone Conference aiding Bolivia and Mexico. A potluck dinner featuring South American foods concludes the event.
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United Methodist Church
Becky Ochoa
Venezuela
Chili
Valier
Sabio Pacchion
Chet Abbott
South America
Bolivia
Mexico
Proclaiming National Library Week in Montana 1971
Governor Forrest H. Anderson proclaims April 18 through 24, 1971 as National Library Week in Montana. He emphasizes libraries as essential to education, lifelong learning, and equal access to reading for all Montanans, serving communities, schools, colleges, and state government.
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Montana
I. Forrest H. Anderson
National Library Week
Forrest H. Anderson
Choteau Hosts Republican Spring Workshop Attendance Strong
The Republican Spring Tour workshop in Choteau drew over 80 attendees. Main speaker Ruth Parks urged political participation and youth involvement, while Ott Tschache praised lawmakers like Sen. John Lyon and Rep. Nels Hemstad for their work.
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Choteau
Ruth Parks
National Federation
Hospital District Hearing Scheduled for Teton County
The Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 10 30 a m on Monday May 17 in the courthouse Chateau in re gard to creating a public hospital district The proposed boundaries cover all of Teton County Residents or property owners within the district may attend to voice support or opposition A group recently gathered signatures to place the issue on a vote
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Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Chateau
Teton County
Tickets Available For Jaycee Banquet
Tickets for the annual Jaycee installation banquet are selling well says chairman Tony Jaconetty. Montana Fish and Game Commission director Frank Dunkle will speak. Admission is $6.50 per couple, includes cocktail hour dinner and dance. Limited tickets remain. contact a Jaycee for tickets.
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Tony Jaconetty
Frank Dunkle
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Jaconetty
Jaycee
Teton County Youngtimers Dinner Dance Set
The 52nd annual Teton County Youngtimers dinner and dance will be held Saturday April 17 at 7 p.m. in the Fairfield Community Hall. Tickets are available in Chateau from Ray Weist or Doug Crary. Members must be 21 year residents or children of a Teton County Old Settler. Roy Meyer hosts, Frank Loch chairs. Officers Rex Manuel president Ray Habel vice president and Mrs James Tuel secretary treasurer.
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Teton County
Frank Loch
Rex Manuel
Ray Habel
James Tuel
Cancer Education Program Scheduled Today
Chateau area women are reminded to attend the cancer education program at 2 30 p m today in the Lutheran Educational Building The session will focus on breast and uterine cancer awareness and prevention.
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Chateau Area
Lutheran
Local Rainbow Girls Honor Founder Birthday Observance
Rainbow Girls plan services at United Methodist Church on Sunday April 18 to honor founder Rev. Mark W Sexon who started the group on April 6 1922. A Mother Father Daughter banquet follows at 1 p m at the Masonic Temple. The anniversary of the organization’s founding is celebrated Monday April 19 with invitations to all past Rainbow Girls.
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Chateau Rianbow
United Methodist Church
Mark W. Sexon
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
First Aid Course Reminder Given
A multimedia Red Cross First Aid course will be presented Friday and Saturday evening, April 16 and 17 at the courthouse beginning at 7 30 p.m. The classes will be under the instruction of Leif Larsen and Robert Armstrong. The course uses a new teaching method suited to busy schedules, said Mrs Gordon Monkman, Teton County Red Cross First Aid chairman.
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Red Cross
Court House
Leif Larsen
Robert Armstrong
Gordon Monkman
Teton County
First Aid
Bowling Party Slated for May at Chateau City
The Chateau City Association will host its annual bowling party on Saturday May 1 at the Country Club. A 6 30 p m cocktail hour precedes a 7 30 p m dinner. Advance tickets are 150 and on arrival 175.
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Chateau City Association
Country Club
Firemen Battle Brush Blaze Near Al Jeamette Property
Firemen spent nearly two hours Friday extinguishing a brush fire on Al Jeamette land west of Sherburne Addition. Two trucks battled wind spread toward a pond as firefighters saturated the area and prevented further spread. Children were checked. a bicycle was recovered and the blaze traced to children playing with matches.
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Chateau
Chateau Rural Fire Department
Lloyd Stott
Jim Asay
Bob Zion
Bob Swartzel
Ajay
Stott
A & K Bowling Records Fall At Local Lanes
Tom McCartney rolled a 279 and Mrs. Arvid Sundet 268 in league play at A & K Lanes. Sundet set a high game record 268, beating the previous 267. McCartney’s 279 surpasses Cal Southard’s 278. Other top scores include 268 by Southard and Sundar and 266 by Fuzz Armstrong. Women’s high scores feature Kay Arensmeyer 235 and Anita Dellwo 230. All time high series stand at 706 by Alex Zier and 629 by Mrs. John Nordhagen, with Zier’s 706 a Chateau league record. With late-season play near, further records seem unlikely.
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A & XK
Tom McCartney
Arvid Sundet
Arvid Sunder
Fuzz Armstrong
Kay Arensmeyer
Betty Swenson
Geraldine Smith
Anita Dellwo
Alex Zier
John Nordhagen
Zier
Chateau
Choteau Dollar Days Returns With Chamber Promotion
The second annual Dollar Days begins today and runs through Saturday with many Choteau stores taking part. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, the event offers savings across food, clothing, car accessories, household items, small appliances and more, with no prizes or drawings.
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Choteau
Chamber of Commerce
Chateau
Chamber
Soroptimist District Director Urges Local Action
Vi Thompson, district director of Soroptimist District No. 4 and Missoula TV program director, spoke to the Chateau and Vicinity Soroptimist Club urging women to lead in city governance and fight pollution while supporting political participation and drug problem efforts. The club notes Soroptimism’s 50th anniversary with a Miles City convention on Oct 3 and a planned Jubilee postage stamp in October. Delegates Bob Nauck and Jack Reiding will attend the Northwestern Region convention in Anchorage in May.
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Vi Thompson
Soroptimist District No. 4
Chateau and
Thompson
Missoula
Sor Optimist
Wom
Chateau
Miles City
Bob Nauck
Jack Reiding
Anchorage
Alaska
Recreation League Meeting Planned For Friday Night
Recreation baseball league organizers call a reorganization meeting Friday at 8 p.m. in Moose Hall to elect officers and plan the season. President Jim Arensmeyer urges adults to help with coaching umpiring field work and other tasks for Chateau youth. Coast to Coast store donates a baseball glove as a door prize to attendees with a chance for their son to win.
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Chateau Recreation
Moose Hall
Jim Arensmeyer
Arensmeyer
the Diamonds
Hospital Receives Slower Donations for Memorial Fund
Donations to the Teton Memorial Hospital improvement fund have slowed over the past two weeks, according to hospital board treasurer Ron Hinman. Latest donors include Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dial, Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Stroh, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Hebtner, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Alzheimer, John Beringer of Portland, Leo Toeckes, Tom Clark, Wilson Hodgskiss, Mary E. Smith, George Gamradt, and Glen Wiseman Jr. Donations may be sent to Ron Hinman or to Teton Memorial Hospital.
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Teton Memorial Hospital
Elmer Dial
Enoch Stroh
L. W. Hebtner
Paul Alzheimer
John Beringer
Portland
Ore
Leo Toeckes
Tom Clark Wilson Hodgskiss
Mary E. Smith
George Gamradt
Chateau Acantha
Glen Wiseman Jr
Ron Hinman
AFS Student From Sweden Speaks at Chateau Lions Club
Bjorne Strander an American Field Service student from Sweden spoke at the Chateau Lions Club about life in Sweden and its similarities and differences with the United States. He discussed welfare programs education and Sweden’s neutral stance on the Vietnam War while spending the year at Great Falls High School living with the Gormley family.
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Bjorne Strander
Sweden
Chateau Lions Club
United States
Strander
U. S
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Great Falls High School
Chateau
Robert Gormley
Narcotics Program Slated for Choteau
Cascade County Sheriff’s Department will present a narcotics program at 3 p.m. Friday April 16 at Choteau High School with Bob McNeel in charge. A public session follows at 7 p.m. in the Legion hall chaired by Jack Reiding. Sponsored by the American Legion Post and Masonic Lodges.
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Cascade County Sheriff's Department
Great Falls
Choteau High School
Bob McNeel
Upper Legion Hall
Jack Reiding
American Legion Post
Masonic Lodges
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Choteau Public Library
Methodist Church
Tschache
John Lyon
Nels Hemstad
Sen. Lyon
Rep
Hemstad
Charles Bailey
National Committee
Ada Nash
al Wharton
Chet Dreher
Richard Shoup
Bill Ellis
David Genest
Young Republicans
Tom Rolfe
College Young Republican League
John Nesbit
Havre
Wolf Point
Terry
Billings
Lewistown
Butte
Kalispell
Livingston
Youngtimer
James Sherman
New Chateau
Charles Nauck
Larry Hanson
Recreation League
Lions
AFS
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