Fairfield Wins L L Tournament in Close Finishes
Fairfield Little League won the Chateau tournament after a double elimination run that included a 7 to 6 loss to Conrad No 1 and later 2 to 0 and 9 to 8 victories over the same team. Chateau Legion took third, Power fourth, Browning earned sportsmanship, and an all tournament team heads to Medicine Hat for a Canadian invitational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Conrad No. 1
Conrad No
Chateau
Legion
Power
Browning
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Canada
Pat Scott
Mike Whealy
Rich Nordhagen
Keith van Setten
Frank LaFramboise
Chad Fenner
Augusta
Mark Bissell
Marvin Beck
Tom Wright
Walter
Dale Schaefer
Walt Tu
Babe Russell Honored Tournament Scores Recap
Tournament results show multiple games across Thursday to Sunday with Conrad II and Fairfield posting high scores. Choteau City, composed of three City Recreation League teams, lost to Conrad II 9 to 7 and were eliminated by Fort Benton 13 to 5 after a rough inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad II
Choteau City
Conrad I
Fairfield
Choteau Legion
Dutton
Augusta
Power
Geraldine
Conrad
Fort Benton
Browning
Walier
Valier
Choteau
Colby Manufacturing Opens Here in Choteau
Colby Manufacturing Inc opens in the former Teton Furniture building in south Choteau. Led by Colonel Bynum since 1967, the firm makes farm equipment including a Sorenson Fertilizer System now in use in Montana and Canada. Local farmers are invited to tour the plant and inspect equipment and offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Colby Manufacturing, Inc
Teton Furniture
South Choteau
Colonel Bynum
Colby Manufacturing
Dutton
Bynum
John Deere
Ted Sorenson
Dutton Area Farmer
Sorenson
Montana
Canada
Leif Larsen
Ronald Otness
Les Otness
Tom Evensen
Accord
Ing
Chateau Implement Company
Conrad Golfers Defeat Choteau At Fun Day
Conrad golfers won both the men's and women's events at the annual Choteau Conrad Fun Day held Sunday at the Choteau Country Club. The Conrad men’s team beat Choteau 309 to 329 led by Tom McCartney with a 71. The Conrad women’s team Delores McDonald and Shirley Gustafson defeated Anita Dellno and Virginia Nordhagen 175 to 185 to claim the women’s title. McCartney edged McDonald 71 to 73 to win the men’s championship flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad
Choteau Country Club
Chuck McDonald
Ted Jury
Greg Munson
Elmer Munson
Choteau
Tom McCartney
Vern Smith
Don Hofeldt
Tim McCartney
Delores McDonald
Shirley Gustafson
Anita Dellno
Virginia Nordhagen
McCartney
McDonald
Sig Hefty
Chateau
George Ellingson
Lynn Utterback
Howard Orcutt
Elmer Crawford
Garland Penny
Brad Utterback
Jack Rogers
Jim Dellno
Curt Skeslen
David Meuli
Football Practice To Begin Aug 17 At Chateau High
Coach Don Knutson announced that football gear issuance starts Monday Aug 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chateau High School gym. Prospect signups are urged and practice runs begin Tuesday Aug 17 with two daily sessions at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Knutson
Chateau High School
Rebeca Ochoa Arrives as AFS Exchange Student Friday
Rebeca Ochoa of El Hatillo Mirand Venezuela arrives at Great Falls airport on Friday August 14 to begin a 1970 71 school year as the fifth straight Choteau American Field Service exchange student. She plans to stay with Mr and Mrs James Hamilton and will be welcomed by a community picnic and later a tea hosted by the AFS chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hamilton
Rebeca Ochoa
el Hatillo
Mirand
Venezuela
Great Falls
Miss Ochoa
AFL
Ingrid
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Institutos Educacionales Asociados
Josefina
Maria
Roberto
Luis
Choteau
Hamilton
Jeanine
Jody
Erin
Mike
Choteau Chapter
American Field Service
AFS
Harvest Begins in Chateau Area As Farmers Start Cutting
In the Chateau region some farmers have begun harvest while many wait for grain readiness. Elevators report modest activity with six farms sending grain to Chateau General Mills on Monday and winter wheat yielding 30 to 40 bushels per acre. Montana service notes about 20 percent of statewide grain harvested, comparable to last year, with winter wheat 55 percent ripe and spring wheat showing limited progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Alex Zier
Gallatin Valley
Agawam
Russ Barner
Chateau General Mills Elevator
Barner
Ralph Groth
Farmers Union Gta
Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Helena
Gleason Day Honors Artist Jesse Gleason in Choteau
Choteau proclaims Saturday August 15 as Jesse Gleason Day to mark the artist’s 79th birthday. A 7:45 p.m. program at Choteau High School will feature a display of Gleason paintings in storefronts and a meet-and-greet after refreshments. Gleason, born August 18, 1891, lived in Choteau, served in World War I, studied under notable artists, and produced works shown in Montana cities and the University of Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Gleason
Choteau
Gleason
Choteau High School
Jim Dellno
John R. Gleason
Teton County
Institute of Fine Arts
St. Paul
Mann
Marine Corps
France
Germany
Rheinbrohl
Alyce
Chateau
Charles M. Russell
Montana
University of Utah
Gleasons
Russell
Fairfield
Founcis Manchester
Paul A Kropp Funeral Services Held at Methodist Church
Funeral services for Paul A Kropp 79 prominent Teton County rancher were held at the Chateau United Methodist Church with Rev. Allen Adams and Masonic bodies officiating. Burial followed in Choteau Cemetery. American Legion rites performed. Kropp died Sunday at Teton Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Banks Funeral Home handled arrangements. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers were listed, with music by Robert Gronberg and Mrs. Ray Ballantyne. He was a WWI veteran and longtime community leader. Memorials urged to local funds and church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Kropp
Teton County
Chateau United Methodist Church
Allen Adams
Kropp
Teton Memorial Hospital
Choteau
American Legion
Banks Funeral Home
Douglas C. Crary
A. Bertram Guthrie
David L. Shannon
E. V. Omholt
Joyce G. Wohlgemuth
E. Llewelyn Jones
Luke Curry
Richard Reiding
Arthur Wells
H. H. West
Chris Beck
D. P. Fabrick
J. Hugo Aronson
Orvin B. Flare
Bruce Gilbert
James Annin
Casper Peterson
George Higgins
Jesse Gleason
Walter Scott
James Peebles Sr
Frank Stearns
A. C. Robinson
Rolland Ferris
Hampton Bloom
John Jacobs
Charles Swartzel
Robert Gronberg
Ray Ballantyne
Mechanics Air Service
United States
France
Robert
Bynum Irrigation Co
Brady Irrigation Co
Teton Memorial
Conrad
Jay H
Joyce) Robinson
R. Paul Kropp Jr
Yale University
Richard
Karen Kropp) Hart
Bozeman
Judith
David Robinson
Kathryn Ladner
Finley Point
Cancer Control Fund
Yellowstone Boys Ranch
Choteau United Methodist Church
Two Chateau Scouts Win Special Opportunity Trips
Pam Baker and Kris Wilkerson, seniors from Chateau, have been chosen for special opportunity trips. Baker joins 149 other teens and six international guests to attend Fishes, Witches & Fun, a 10 day New England heritage conference at Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Big Sky Girl Scout Council
Pam Baker
Elmer Baker
Kris Wilkerson
Jim Wilkerson
Miss Baker
U.S.A
New England
Governor Dummer Academy
Byfield
Mass
United States
Massachusetts
Boston
Lexington
Concord
Salem
Hawthorne Girl Scout Council
Danvers
Miss Wilkerson
Heritage Girl Scout Council
Hampton
Camp Skimins
Williamsburg
Girl Scouts of US
Jamestown
Colonial Williamsburg
Yorktown
NASA
Langley Research Center
Vepco
Mental Health Official Addresses Choteau Lions Club
Mrs. Jack Richardson of the Montana Association of Mental Health spoke to the Choteau Lions Club, stressing mental illness as the nation's top health problem. She emphasized public information, patient support, and rehabilitation services, plus legislative action to improve mental hospital conditions, noting the organization operates as science service and social action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Richardson
Montana Association of Mental Health
Choteau
Choteau Lions Club
Richardson
U. S
Lions
MAMH
James Fitzgerald Hired as Night Patrolman in Choteau
Choteau Police Chief Leon Gollehon announced 27 year old James Fitzgerald of Great Falls has joined the city as night patrolman. A Navy veteran with nine years service including one year as a military policeman, Fitzgerald is married with two children. He replaces Roger Kelly, who resigned July 31 to train as a Montana Highway Patrolman in Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Leon Gollehon
James Fitzgerald
Great Falls
Fitzgerald
Roger Kelly
Chateau
Kelly
Helena
Montana
Jack Richardson
Teton Trail
Richardson
U. S. Forest Service
Glacier Park
Willis Vigen
Demos to Meet at Court House in Chateau
A Democratic party meeting will be held Monday August 17 at 8 p m at the court house in Chateau according to Nola Bageenstoss Power vice chairman of the Democratic Central Committee. Refreshments will be served following the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Court House
Chateau
Nola Bageenstoss
Power
Democratic Central Committee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Babe Russell
C. E
Babe) Russell
Tri-County
Choteau Baseball Commission
Bill McCauley
IFYE
Methodist Church
Lions Club
Demos
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