County Schools Schedule Openings Next Week
Most Teton county students will return to classrooms starting Monday August 29 with Choteau High at 8 45 a m and Choteau Elementary at 9 a m Both schools report full faculty bus service and meals from day one Dutton Owens power rural districts and Fairfield plan later start dates while East Farmington sits out this term Rural schools list two to four teachers per district with openings varying by locale
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Teton County
Choteau High School
Choteau Elementary
Robert Gormley
Dutton Schools
Glenn O. Hansen
Owen Loftsgaarden
Fairfield
Pendrey
Bynum
Agawam
Lincoln
Premium Center
Farmington
Golden Ridge
Greenfield
East Farmington
Chamber of Commerce to Hear Community Development Talk
Ken Larsen Montana Chamber of Commerce community development consultant will address all interested in community development Monday August 29 at 7 30 p m at the lower Legion hall in Cha teau The talk titled 6 Steps to Community Development will use slides to show the process and its use Jack Rogers Choteau Chamber president urged members to attend and the steering committee urged ongoing participation He plans to share latest information on the Community Betterment Contest Chateau entered earlier this summer
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Ken Larsen
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Larsen
Jack Rogers
Choteau Chamber
Rogers
Chateau
21 Students Complete High School Reading Course
Chateau High School reports its reading improvement program ended August 12 with 21 students completing the nine week course taught by D J Reed. The program, based on the Science Research Associates Reading Laboratory, ran two classes five days a week for one and a half hours daily, totaling 67 hours of study with 98 percent attendance. Students earned n credits toward graduation.
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Chateau High School
D. J Reed
Science Research Associates
Country Club Golf Tourney This Sunday
The annual city golf tournament is Sunday August 28 at Chateau Country Club. Registration runs Thursday to 12 30 p.m. Sunday with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Men and women championship flights play 18 holes, women’s flights 9. Last year’s men’s winner was Tom McCartney and the women’s winner Mrs John Nordhagen. Runners up were Don Hofeldt and Mrs Jim Dellno. A steak fry follows around 6 p.m. Members should bring their own steaks.
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City
Chateau Country Club
Robert Erickson
Tom McCartney
John Nordhagen
Don Hofeldt
Jim Dellno
Choteau Scouts Interviewed for Eagle Awards
Three Choteau Boy Scout Troop 51 members Ronnie Allen Paul Stokes and Ray Timmerman were interviewed by Robert K. Lund advancement chairman of the Lewis and Clark District. They passed the local revue and their names go to national for final approval before badge presentation.
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Choteau
Robert K. Lund
Great Falls
Advancement
Lewis and Clark
Eagle Scouts
Ronnie Allen
Charles Allen
Paul Stokes
Gerald Stokes
Pendroy
Ray Timmerman
Tony Timmerman
Power
Board of
Revue
Weather summary and Navy assignment noted
The record lists daily highs and lows from Aug 17 to Aug 23 with precipitation. It also notes Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Murr and family leaving for Bremerton Washington where Murr is stationed with the Navy.
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Floyd Murr
Bremerton, Wash
Murr
Navy
Choteau High Football Holds Night Practices
Choteau High School begins night practices as coach John Rose prepares 36 players for the season with 20 sophomores among them. The team will practice after school to avoid haying and harvesting, with a non conference opener vs Fairfield set for Sept 9 at Choteau.
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Choteau
John Rose
Rose
Fairfield
Bulldogs
Ron Lehnert
Steve Malcott
Great Falls
Huck Finns Named Sunday At Fish Derby
Debra Coleman and Zales Davidson were named winners of the Chateau Jaycees Huck Finn contest Sunday. Winners were awarded new fishing creels for best dressed Huck Fins and prizes across age groups including firsts and thirds for Fishermen such as Kirk Dunckel Sharrol Armstrong Bill Marquardt John Breen and Tim Cook. Jay Dunckel noted about 75 attended with refreshments and capacity for over 100.
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Debra Coleman
Ralph Coleman
Zales Davidson
Bob Davidson
Chateau Jaycees
Huck Finn
Kirk Dunckel
Dunckel
Sharrol Armstrong
Jack
Perry Breen
Larry Marr
Bill Marquardt
John Breen
Tim Cook
Lance Sargent
Debbie Reiding
Jay Dunckel
Survival Kits Distributed Across Teton County
D D County Civil Defense Director LaVerne Murr has arranged a survival information kit for every family in Teton County. Kits will be distributed through local businesses and accessible this week for public pickup. Each packet includes five items: Your Family Survival Plan, Community and Civil Defense, Handbook for Emergencies, Emergency Sanitation at Home, and Family Shelter Designs. For missing kits contact Murr at Andy's Appliance in Choteau.
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Civil Defense
LaVerne Murr
Teton County
Murr
Andy
Choteau
A K Lanes Opens Saturday For The Season
A K Lanes will open Saturday August 27 at 2 pm with free coffee and doughnuts by owners Arvid and Mrs Sundet. The opening-day highlight is the Sundet Henderson bowl-off at 7:30 pm. Open bowling continues next week with league starts planned September 6 7 12 and 14.
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Arvid Sundet
George Henderson
Chateau
Henderson
Sundet
Sunder
Arvid Sunder
Rev. Wennes Installed as Dutton Church Pastor
Rev Howard E Wennes of Austin Minnesota will be formally installed as pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church Dutton on Sunday September 18 Rev R A Daehlin head of the Rocky Mountain District of the American Lutheran Church will perform the installation Wennes born in Austin educated at St Olaf College Luther Theological Seminary married with a daughter Sally Ann the couple spent a year in Japan teaching English and he completed a hospital chaplaincy in Minneapolis this summer
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Howard E. Wennes
Austin
Minn
Bethany Lutheran Church
Dutton
R. A. Daehlin
Rocky Mountain District
American Lutheran Church
Wennes
St. Olaf College
St. Olaf
Blue Key
Luther Theological Seminary
St. Paul
Mary Ann
Omi Hachiman
Japan
First Lutheran Church
Havre
Mont
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Lutheran Deaconess Hospital
Minneapolis
Sally Ann
McCartney earns MSU Commerce Bachelor at summer ceremony
Montana State University Bozeman held summer commencement for Thomas M. Mike McCartney a son of Mr and Mrs Thomas McCartney Chateau who earned a Bachelor of Science in commerce. Also recognized were Gordon D. McOmber in agricultural education and Allan L. Udin in civil engineering from Fairfield along with other Teton county students.
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Thomas M
Mike) McCartney
Thomas McCartney
Chateau
Montana State University
Bozeman
Teton County
Gordon D. McOmber
Allan L. Udin
Fairfield
McOmber
Wudin
Names Needed on H.S. Petitions For Bond Election
Duane Reisch announces petitions will circulate this weekend to place a proposed high school general obligation bond issue before voters next October. The $855,234 measure would fund a 54,000 square foot, one story building for 260 to 300 students with classrooms for science arts languages and more, plus a 500 seat auditorium. The location is to be north of the current gym with low maintenance masonry construction.
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Duane Reisch
Board of Trustees of
Reisch
New Chateau
Water Pump Failure Strains Chateau Supply
Chateau faced critically low water last Wednesday after a valve failed on the largest motor and the pump lost prime. A smaller pump tried to compensate but couldn’t refill the tank, prompting repairs by Ron Hecht, Jack Bruno, and Slim Alison. City engineer Robert Erickson outlined planned automatic controls and a new valve installed in the pump house to prevent manual checks and future outages.
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Chateau
Choteau
Great Falls
Ron Hecht
Jack Bruno
Slim
Alison
Robert Erickson
Erickson
Candidates Squared Off For Coming General Election
Statewide races feature U S Senator Tim Babcock and Lee Metcalf for the open seat, U S Congress in the First District Dick Smiley versus Arnold Olsen, and state posts including Railroad and Public Service Commissioner Gary Garrett against Lou Boedecker. Supreme Court Associate Justices include John Conway Harrison and John M. McCarvel. County contests in Teton feature Sheriff Thomas L Moore versus Albert Becker. state senate District 20 candidates include Jerry Breen Waldo Moberly W Gordon McOmber LeRoy Anderson. Te ton county representatives Nels Hemstad and James W Stephens.
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Teton
Pondera and
Toole
Jerry Breen
Waldo Moberly
W. Gordon McOmber
LeRoy Anderson
Teton County
Nels Hemstad
James W. Stephens
Thomas L Moore
Albert Becker
Electric Firm Grants 208000 Contract For Transmission Lines
Sun River Electric Cooperative of Fairfield awards Belgrade Enterprise of Billings a 208000 dollar contract to construct 35 miles of 69 kilovolt transmission lines in the Conrad area. Two 2500 KVA substations costing 68000 dollars will serve Ledger Walier Dupuyer and north Conrad, with work starting when materials arrive. Four Montana line builders bid, Hartz Construction was second low. further substation work to be bid later.
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Sun River Electric Cooperative
Fairfield
Belgrade Enterprise
Billings
Conrad
Lake Francis
Valier
Ledger Road
Ledger
Walier
Dupuyer
North Conrad
Montana Line
Hartz Construction
Rainbow Electric
Great Falls
DeShaw _. Construction
Crane
Mont
Chateau fire equipment passes inspection by state underwriters
Fire Chief Bud Taylor said Chateau firefighting gear earned a clean bill of health from Guy Crowe of the Montana Fire Insurance Underwriters after testing trucks hydrants and water pressure. Crowe will inspect buildings later this year. Volunteers aiding testing included Leo Pierre Bill McCauley Don Hoffeldt Milton Van Auken and Bob Erikson.
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Bud” Taylor
Chateau
Guy Crowe
Great Falls
Crowe
Montana Fire Insurance
Chateau Fire Department
Taylor
Leo Pierre
Bill McCauley
Don Hofeldt
Milton van Auken
Bob Erickson
Horses Not Allowed On City Walkway
City engineer Robert Erickson urged stopping horse riding on the newly oiled Seventh Avenue walkway. He warned the blacktop is thin and tears easily under hooves. Mr and Mrs Bob Cherry and daughter of Missoula were Choteau callers on Wednesday.
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Robert Erickson
Seventh Avenue
Jim Hamilton
Bob Cherry
Missoula
Dave Beckrich Dies Of Injuries In Auto Accident
News reached Choteau of the death of former resident Dave Beckrich who recently moved to Minnesota. He was killed in a car accident early Saturday. He had been married to Betty Jo Orne of Choteau. The family lived in Choteau for years, worked at Bouma Post Yards and Knudtzon Lumber Co, later moving to Havre and then Cloquet Minnesota. Funeral services were held in Cloquet on Tuesday August 23. Details were limited in Choteau. Mrs. Beckrich’s parents, Mr and Mrs Al Orne, were in Minnesota visiting at the time of the accident.
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Choteau
Dave Beckrich
Minnesota
Beckrich
Betty Jo Orne
Bouma Post Yards
Knudtzon Lumber Co
Havre
Cloquet
Minn
Barretts Share Friday Dinner Visit
Mr and Mrs Paul Barrett and family of Dupuyer were Friday night dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Dave Barrett.
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Paul Barrett
Dupuyer
Dave Barrett
Harvest slowed by weekend rains in Chateau district
Weekend rains slowed harvest across the Chateau area delaying picking until Tuesday after about half an inch of moisture fell Saturday. Elevators rushed grain out to avoid storage loss as box car supply loomed. Some farmers paused, others needed more moisture to finish, while a few had finished and awaited next year’s winter wheat planting.
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Chateau
Women Bowlers to Meet for Chateau Association Session
The Chateau Women's Bowling Association schedules an organizational meeting on Tuesday, August 30 at 8:15 pm at A and E Lanes. All teams must send representatives. After the city association meeting, the Tuesday Evening Women's League will convene.
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Chateau Women's Bowling Association
Chateau Swim Team Ends Year With Fun Day And Records
Chateau swim team held end of year activities with water polo and tug of war games, time trials, and a mile swim. 21 swimmers plus 3 guests completed a continuous mile, several set new team and pool records, and many earned Montana miler cards and state B marks in a championship meet.
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Chateau
Lions Club
Montana
Burr Field
John Camden
Linda Hoyt
John Breen
Jeanine Hamilton
Frank Hensley
Susan Rathman
Kathy Rathman
Bonnie Bremer
Sharon Hoyt
Mary Claire Hensley
Jim Weinert
Lance Sargent
Field
Maynard Dean
Della Bremer
Brad Sargent
Conrad Barrett
Zane Anderson
Jay van DeRiet
Nancy McCauley
Dru Nordhagen
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Country Club
Boy Scouts
Board For
Eagle Awards
Sun
D. D
Dutton Church
Mike McCartney
H.S
Tim Babcock
Lee Metcalf
U.S
Fire Underwriters UK Equipment
Mary Ann Dellno
Darlene Reisch
Tom Crocker
Tom Tesch
Crocker
Tesch
Margaret Tesch
Carol Brandveld
Hope Hensley
Marsha Waltermire
Marcia Curtis
Mike Smith
Terry Martin
Carol Peterson
Vickie Preston
Louie Bouma
Lennie Gunderson
Helena Hensley
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