Weekend visits and travels among local families and friends
Local residents and visitors from Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming spent time at Bean Lake Holter Lake and with relatives in Dillon Kalispell Pomona and Oregon. Jamie Lynn Olsen and family hosted in Dillon and Kalispell while a Montana Picnic in Oregon was announced for August at Champoeg Park with former Montanans welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Spinder
Reidar Neckstad
Bertha Styren
Bean Lake
Art Anderson
Missoula
Bill Anderson
Holter Lake
Darryl Runkel
Conrad
Francis Truchot
Darell Stott
Flying U Ranch
Dale Trembly
Buffalo
Wyo
John A. Stocking
Logan
Utah
Winn Brown
Byron
Albert Finley
Spokane
Wash
Pat Lemmon
Alma Camden
Howard Truchot
Greg
Redmond
Don Nelsons
Pendrey
W. T. Hix
Gatesville
Tex
William F. Olsen
Jamie Lyn
Gresham
Ore
Mrs. Erickson Leads Montana Migrant Children Program
Elmer Erickson, a Chateau first grade teacher, returned from Glendive where she served as art and language arts instructor for a Migrant Children’s Program. Ten Montana communities held similar sessions to aid migrant workers’ children, with Dotty McDaniel directing the project and Erickson helping write the 1971 curriculum and serving as evaluator for the Glendive project conducted in Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Erickson
Glendive
Montana
Erickson
Arlene Crisafulli
The
United States
Texas
Dotty McDaniel
Dotty Kneeland
Chateau
Billings
Brastrup to Address Farmers Union Meet
Bob Brastrup of the Montana Wheat Commission will be guest speaker at a Farmers Union meet in Fairfield. Margaret Bucher, education director of Montana Farmers Union, will discuss FU insurance plans. The event includes a potluck picnic Sunday Aug 9 at noon in Fairfield city park and reports on Farmers Union camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield City
Farmers Union
Teton
Cascade
Pondora
Bob Brastrup
Montana Wheat Commission
Margaret Bucher
Montana Farmers Union
FU Insurance
Card of Thanks from Pete Zgoda to Chateau Fire Department
Pete Zgoda thanks the Chateau Fire Department and neighbors for helping extinguish a home fire last Sunday. Appreciation noted. Civic Social Club plans a meeting at Mrs. Chesta Huffman’s home on Tuesday August 11 at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Fire Department
Pete Zgoda
Civic Social Club
Chesta Huffman
Choteau FFA Booth Earns Second at State Fair
The Choteau FFA Chapter Community Booth placed second among 25 booths at the Montana State Fair in Great Falls. Designers Rob Batten and Duane Halver son highlighted Montana barley’s role in fattening beef, with visuals and data on cattle, barley production in Montana and Teton County, and beef consumption per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
FFA
Great Falls
Montana
Rob Batten
Duane Halverson
Teton County
Bob Nauck
Chateau High School
Bob Corbett
Wayvon Campbell
Bob Snodgrass
Gary Alzheimer
County 4-H Youths Vow to Attend State Congress
Twelve Teton County 4-H'ers were chosen by the County 4-H Awards Committee to attend the 25th annual 4-H Congress in Bozeman August 10 to 14. Delegates include Robin Baquet and Starle Leazenby in demonstrations, Riscilla Bergen in speech, Patti Haynes for the Report to the State team, Carla Hodgskiss livestock judging, Dennis Loch junior leadership, Nancy Maurer dress review alternate, Sally Park and Robbie Lou Rice livestock judging and dress review, Linda Smith demonstrations, Debbie Young junior leadership, and Mike Young tractor driving. Workshops cover military careers, photography, environment, community service, international know-how, clothing becomes you, 4H in the 0's, and drugs. Congress theme is Aquaris plus 25, aimed at teamwork on environmental and social issues. Delegation housed in dormitories on the MSU campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Bozeman
Robin Baquet
Riscilla Bergen
Patti Haynes
Carla Hodgskiss
Starle Leazenby
Dennis Loch
Nancy Maurer
Sally Park
Robbie
M.S.U
Today in Montana to Feature Chateau Library
Two Chateau women will appear on KRTV channel 3 on Monday August 10 at 8 am to discuss the new Chateau library. Mrs. James Arensmeyer, library board chairman, and Mrs. Bert Guthrie will make the trip for the interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Krtv Channel 3
James Arensmeyer
Bert Guthrie
Model 90 Massey Harris combine with pickup reel
For sale by Wm. R. Jones of Bynum Montana a Model 90 Massey Harris combine with pickup reel and 10 foot sand pickup. In usable condition contact 469 3387.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massey Harris
Wm. R. Jones
Bynum
Mont
Community campers and visitors span many towns
Attendees at Lutheran Bible Camp at Flathead Lake included Donna Groth, Bonni Barrett, Kari Hanson, Jeri Barrett, Debbie Denison, Kathy Wilson, Verna Bremer, Rosalie Richert, Laura Mitchell, Linda Mitchell, Susan Taylor, Tim Engberg and Nancy Thompson. Numerous relatives and guests visited from Conrad, Lake City, Las Vegas, St. Ignatius, Chateau and other places, with travels, lectures and family reunions noted. The piece also recalls a 1969 consumer spending snapshot showing a grocery purchase split between goods and marketing services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Bible Camp
Flathead Lake
Donna Groth
Bonni Barrett
Kari Hanson
Jeri Barrett
Debbie Denison
Kathy Wilson
Verna Bremer
Rosalie Richert
Laura Mitchell
Linda Mitchell
Susan Taylor
Tim Engberg
Nancy Thompson
Robert Bunn
Rob
Arnold Hanusa
Hanusa
Marlow Enberg
Birch Creek
Awards Presented at Great Falls State Fair Cattle Show
At the Montana State Fair in Great Falls the Montana Polled Hereford Association won the top display award of 1000 dollars and a trophy. Attendees from the region included John Holden Walier and multiple local families, with representatives from the Simmental, Charolais, Hereford, Red Angus, and Galloway associations also receiving prizes ranging from 200 to 800 dollars. Jesse Malone Sr. is national president of the Simmental Association, and Walter Malone sits on the Montana Association board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Bob Hope
Montana Polled Hereford Association
John Holden Walier
Ernest Weist
Chateau
Weist
Oliver Forseth
Fairfield
Montana Simmental Association
Montana Charolais Association
Hereford Association
Red Angus Association
Galloway
Simmental Association
Jesse Malone Sr
Jesse Malone Jr
Walter Malone
Bill Jones
Bynum
Stewart Schwartz
Lloyd DeBruycker
Dutton
George Hodgskiss
Robert Mosher
Augusta
Fisher Ranch
Conrad
Montana Association
Senior Citizens Organize Here
An organizational meeting of a Senior Citizens Club was held at the American Legion hall with Vincent Haggeman of the Commission on Aging in charge. He described a social group for 55 and older, with potlucks, games, visits, and tours, funded partly by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senior Citizens Club
American Legion Hall
Vincent Haggeman
Commission On Aging
Helena
Haggeman
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Nominating Petitions Open for ASC Committee Posts
The ASC petitions filing period runs until Aug 17 at the Teton County ASCS office. A petition needs a candidate name and six eligible voter signatures. any number of signer petitions allowed. Eligible voters must farm or ranch in the candidate’s community. Incumbents may be added if six nominees aren’t reached. county lists of eligible voters available for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Manuel
ASC
Social Security Rep Visits Great Falls Area
The Social Security representative from the Great Falls office will be in Chateau Tuesday August 11 to answer questions on the program. He will discuss in the commissioner’s office at the courthouse from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Chateau
Court House
Weather data and rainfall totals for late July to August
Daily high and low temperatures listed for July 29 to August 4 with precipitation figures. Notable values include high 81 and low 43 on August 4, and an accumulation of 11.73 inches so far this year versus 9.87 inches last year.
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L P
Sisters Enjoy Long Overdue Gathering at Glacier Park
Mrs. Ernest Weist and five sisters spent several days last week in Bigfork and Glacier Park. It was the first time in 30 years that all six sisters were together and they reported a very enjoyable time. The group includes Mrs. Clara Steinhoff of San Francisco, Mrs. Leona Rice of Leeds, Oklahoma, Mrs. Erma McDermand of Great Falls, Mrs. Gladys Yeager of Conrad, and Mrs. Edna Moser of Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pourroy
Jeff
Farragut
Idaho
Las Vegas
Nev
Chateau
Jerry Asay
Jim Asay
Asays
St. Ignatius
Elmer Knaff
Bill Anderson
Swift Dam
A. J. Moore
Prosser
Wash
Tom Moore
Allen Adams
Glacier Park
Rick Baird
Bigfork
Alan Adams
Texas
Claude White
Austin
Stan Gunther
Salt Lake City
Utah
Paul Marinchek
Jim McCampbell
Yakima
C. van Wicken
Ernest Weist
Weist
Clara Steinhoff
San Francisco
Calif
Leona Rice
Leedley
Okla
Erma McDermand
Great Falls
Gladys Yeager
Conrad
Edna Moser
Brady
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Mrs. Erickson
Brastrup
Choteau, Montana
Choteau Ffa Chapter
Vo-Ag
Chateau Ffa
Bob Hodgskiss
Rick Corey
Culbertson and
Opheim
Nauck
FBI
SAT
Krakatoa
Java
Jackie Gleason
Augusta, Mont
Buck’s Auto Repair
Chateau, Mont
Ss. J. Bachmeier
Ike Hitchcock
Ike
Cidar
Chrysler
Newport
Taylor Motor CO
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