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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1972
Page
6
Rebekah Lodge No 31 schedules a regular meeting on December 6 at 8 p.m. Officers for the coming year will be elected. Mrs Gladys Baumgartner is the noble grand and requests all members attend. Refreshments follow the meeting.
The monthly potluck dinner at the Chateau Country Club will be held this Thursday December 7 at the usual time. Mr and Mrs John Dunckel and Mr and Mrs Jack ONeil are on the serving committee for the evening. All members are urged to attend.
The Wi-Mo-Da-Si Christmas party scheduled for Saturday December 9 is cancelled due to cold weather. The Civic Social Club will meet with Mrs Don Corbett on Tuesday December 12 at 2 p.m. There will be a gift exchange.
Montana's State Advisory Council heard proposals to raise the maximum weekly unemployment insurance to 62 dollars without higher employer taxes. The plan would raise the current 52 dollar benefit to 62, still behind the national average and federal targets. The council also approved amendments to align state law with executive reorganization and will reconvene December 21 to finalize recommendations for the 1973 Legislature.
The Insurance Information Institute warns that December home accidents rise sharply with one incident every eight seconds. Avoid frayed wires and overloaded circuits, use UL labeled lights, keep trees away from heat, and discard damaged decor to prevent fires and injuries during the season.
About two dozen Montana grayling about four inches long arrived in early November and were placed in the National Aquarium in Washington. The fish were spawned for Rogers Lake near Kalispell and hatched at Lewistown’s Big Springs Hatchery. Grayling are native to Montana and, while not endangered, are deemed rare due to habitat and competition pressures.
Choteau defeats Cascade and secures the championship trophy after a slow start. Dick Dale scores 19 to lead Choteau with McCauley 14 and Young 14 while the team posts 25 of 28 free throws. Newell adds 13 as Cascade struggles offensively.
Montana faces a major debate over strip coal mining with arguments for new jobs and tax revenue versus environmental damage and water shortages. Commissioner Ted Schwinden drafts a strengthened reclamation bill to curb un reclamable sites and impose yearly permits. The plan would empower state oversight, enforce fines, require topsoil replacement, and allow citizen lawsuits for damages. Health officials defend Colstrip as meeting standards while other groups push to block new power plants and curb out of state interests.
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