Santa Visit in Choteau Draws Shoppers Weekend
Duane Reisch of Safeway and Gale Isakson of J C Penneys announced Santa will visit Safeway Saturday 10 am to noon and J C Penneys 2 to 4 pm. Chamber notes extended store hours Friday to Monday December 20 21 23. Girl Scout Troop 7 offers free babysitting at American Legion hall Saturday 5 30 pm to 7 30 pm while parents shop.
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Santa Claus
Chateau
Duane Reisch
Gale Isakson
Safeway
J. C. Penneys
Santa
J. C. Penney
Choteau
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Girl Scout Troop 7
American Legion Hall
Christmas Program at Chateau High School Choir and Band
The Chateau High School band chorus Woodwind Ensemble and Double Octet present a Christmas program Sunday December 22 at 2 p.m. in the school gym. The show features selections from Amahl and the Night Visitors plus holiday pieces and a $1 adult admission with students using activity tickets.
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The
Chateau High School
Maestoso
Pavan
Janet Wood
Jean McGuire
Sally Meadows
Linda Redd
Vicki Cook
Ron Swartzel
Kay Caskey
Judy Cook
Ralph Paulus
LaDora George
Jolene Ramaker
Pam Erickson
Darlene Wiebrock
Carol Alzheimer
Karen Miller
Trudy Stott
Betty Jo Dellno
Sweden
Linda Vance
Karen Gravdal
Judy Zgoda
Donna Chalmers
Polly Stott
Kathy Boussard
Mary Meyers
Diane Sunder
Artie Anderson
Jere Huffman
Don Moulton
Jim Sulgrove
Bob Cherry
Dave Warneke
Gary Crane
Amahl
Hospital Technician Begins Work Here
Armond Kiel, 19, started duties as medical technician at Teton Memorial Hospital in Choteau. A Middle River Minnesota native, he came from Buffalo Wyoming where he had been interning since July 2. He will complete his internship January 1. Kiel trained at the Medical Institute of Minnesota in Minneapolis and is single.
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Armond Kiel
Teton Memorial Hospital
Choteau
Kiel
Middle River
Minn
Buffalo
Wyo
Medical Instiute of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Buell A Roll Dies Saturday in Deer Lodge
Buell A Roll 73, former Choteau resident, died in Deer Lodge Saturday. Funeral services were held Monday at a Deer Lodge funeral home. He was born November 18, 1890 in Pratt Kansas and lived in Choteau since 1928 as manager of the Choteau Garage. Survivors include wife, children in Seeley Lake Bozeman Rexburg Akeley Spenard and Alaska. brothers in Fontana and Hollywood.
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Buell A. Roll
Choteau
Deer Lodge
AF & AM
Roll
Pratt
Kan
Seattle
Rent Control Commission
Great Falls
Charles
Seeley Lake
Beulah Christie
Bozeman
Mary Rady
Rexburg
Idaho
Marjorie Connelly
Akeley
Minn
Katherine Downing
Spenard
Alaska
Seth
Fontana
Calif
Charles S
Hollywood
Fla
Bulldogs Down Coyotes and Sunburst in weekend sweep
Choteau High School opened Northern division play with a 51 49 win over Shelby and an 82 49 blowout of Sunburst. Artie Anderson and Loren Sasser led scoring while Gary Dunckel and Dave Stott helped late in the rally. Choteau heads to Friday night action vs Simms at 9 pm in the Choteau Invitational with Big Sandy and Walier meeting in the opener.
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Choteau High School Bulldogs
Shelby
Sunburst
Bulldogs
Simms
Choteau Gymnasium
Big Sandy
Walier
Choteau
Artie Anderson
Chateau
Loren Sasser
Coyote
Sasser
Dave Stott
Bob Olson
McCarter
Coyotes
Gary Dunckel
Stott
Dunckel
LeRoy Banns
Cho
Council appoints Glen Inbody to Choteau Airport Commission
Glen Inbody received a three year term on the Choteau Airport Commission starting January 1 after a quiet city council session. The council heard water tank maintenance news, approved codification of city ordinances for review, and granted permissions for rink shed relocation and a new street light near Irene McManus’s home.
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Council
Glen Inbody
Choteau Airport
Choteau
Inbody
Jack Langray
Sangray
D. P. Fabrick
Choteau Jaycees
Irene McManus
Hemstad Named Head of Lewis and Clark Advisory Council
Nels Hemstad of Dutton was elected chairman of the Lewis and Clark Advisory Council in Great Falls on Saturday. The council guides forest officers in planning and practices for forest use. Also present were Kenneth Gleason and George F. Roskle, with Gleason elected earlier in the autumn.
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Nels Hemstad
Dutton
Lewis and Clark Advisory Council
Great Falls
Hemstad
Kenneth Gleason
Chateau
Gleason
George F. Roskle
Lewis,and Clark Forest
Anderson to Play In Annual Christmas Concert
Dave Anderson of Chateau will accompany the College of Great Falls choir and choral ensemble in the annual Christmas program tonight at 8 p.m. in the CGF theater. He is a pianist and son of Mr and Mrs Art Anderson.
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Dave Anderson
Chateau
College of Great Falls
CGF
Anderson
Art Anderson
Local women receive nursing school honors at Montana Deaconess
Thirty seven sophomore students earned caps during graduation and capping ceremonies for the Montana College School of Nursing at Montana Deaconess Hospital pes Sie. Mrs. Jesse Jone Jr. Nancy Davison and Cara Lynn Weist of Chateau joined three other local women among the 72 recognized. Roberta Anderson of Augusta also received a cap.
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Chateau
Montana
College School of Nursing
Montana Deaconess Hospital
Pes Sie
Jesse ‘Jone Jr
Nancy Davison
John Davison
Caralynn Weist
Ernest Weist
Roberta Anderson
Augusta
John Shields Dies at 78 in Bigfork
John Shields former Dutton resident died at Bigfork at age 78. Funeral services were held Wednesday at a Bigfork funeral home with Rev. L O Lassesson of Trinity Lutheran Church Hot Springs officiating. Burial followed at Conrad Memorial Cemetery.
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John Shields
Dutton
Bigfork
L. O. Lassesson
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Fabrick Honored By Water Users Association Banquet
D. P. Fabrick mayor of Chateau received recognition for outstanding water program work from the Upper Missouri Water Users Association in Billings. He was the only Montana honoree. Plaques were also given to Henry Steinberger Donnybrook N D Earl T Bowers Worland Wyoming and Arthur Sevendby Perkins County South Dakota at the annual banquet.
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D. P. Fabrick
Chateau
Upper Missouri Water Users Association
Billings
Fabrick
Montana
Henry Steinberger
Donnybrook
N. D
Earl T. Bowers
Worland
Wyo
Arthur Sevendby
Perkins County
S. D
Reiquam Named Teton County Agent at Fairfield
Robert L. Reiquam of Fairfield is appointed Teton county agent succeeding LeRoy Luft who moves to Richland County. A Montana State College graduate, Reiquam has farm and extension service experience, and was active in Future Farmers of America and Alpha Zeta. He is married with three children.
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Robert L. Reiquam
Fairfield
Teton
Torlief S. Ansheim
Montana State College
Reiquam
LeRoy D. Luft
Richland County
Fie Ba
Troop 316 Court of awards honors scouts at church
Troop 316 held a court of awards at the Lutheran Church on Monday. Troop 45 attended. Members of both troops received badges and World Association pins. The World Association pin was explained to attendees.
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Lutheran Church
World Association
George Wilson Dies in Choteau Heart Attack
George Raymond Wilson of Choteau died of a heart attack Wednesday. Born in White Sulphur Springs in 1902, he lived much of his life in the Augusta area and worked as a forest service packer. Funeral services set for Saturday December 21 at 2 p.m. in the Augusta Community Church with Rev A Bernard Gravdal officiating. Burial in Augusta.
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George Raymond Wilson
Choteau
Wilson
White Sulphur Springs
Augusta
Forest Service
Augusta Community Church
A. Bernard Gravdal
Miss Pat Stokes Dines with Leo Pierres Tuesday
Pendroy resident Miss Pat Stokes shared dinner with Leo Pierres on Tuesday night, an evening noted in local social records.
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Pat Stokes
Leo Pierres
Final polio vaccine clinics scheduled in county
Final makeup clinic for type III oral polio vaccines will be held in the next two weeks. Clinics include Chateau make up on Friday afternoon December 27 at the county courthouse and December 30 at Wiprud's Store Dutton 10 to 11 am Power Grade School 1:30 to 2:30 pm Fair Field Grade School. The aims are to accommodate college students and replace lost tickets at no charge.
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Chateau
Wiprud’s
Dutton
Power
Fairfield
Betty J. Swenson
Local Lodge To Campaign With Stickers
The Choteau Moose Lodge partners with the Choteau Fire Department to launch a window sticker fire safety program. Luminescent 4% inch square stickers mark rooms with at risk persons to speed locating them in emergencies, reducing search time and potential fatalities. Interested residents may contact Pithead, Cal Southard, or Carl Larson for free stickers.
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Choteau Moose Lodge
Choteau Fire Department
Choteau Lodge
S. A. Pithoud
Chateau Lodge
Fire Department
Pitheud
Bud Taylor
Chateau
Moose
Pithead
Cal Southard
Lodge Civic Affairs Committee
Carl Larson
Acantha Announces Copy Deadline For Monday
The Acantha urges correspondents to submit copy by Monday for the December 26 issue. The paper will publish Thursday and close Christmas Day. Advertisers should also submit Monday to be included.
Chateau Schools Announce 12 Day Holiday Vacation
Vacation will start at the end of Friday sessions and schools will close for 12 days. Classes resume Thursday, Jan 2, and continue through Saturday, Jan 4.
Christmas Saviors Gift and Mercy Across Humanity
A sermon on Luke 2 1 14 centers Christmas on Gods mercy to all people through the birth of a savior. The message, sung by angels and echoed in Luther, calls for recognizing the gift as essential to Christianity and salvation from sin.
CHOTEAU BAPTIST MISSION WEIGHs A Christmas Gift
A Choteau Baptist message centers on the Christmas gift of a son from God. It cites Matthew, Luke, and John to affirm Jesus as the eternal God who became flesh by the Holy Spirit, without human fatherhood, to redeem mankind by the cross.
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Emmanuel
Mary
God
John
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Hood
God’s World the Focus of Christmas Message
A preacher reflects that the world is God’s world and central to the Gospels. He cites John 3 16 and Christ’s mission to save the world, urging believers to bear witness, endure with courage, and trust in God’s infinite care as Christmas reminds us of divine sovereignty.
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Christ
God
John
Jesus
Birth of Christ in the Gospels and Advent Reflection
The piece recalls the Nativity story with Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem, the innkeeper’s refusal, and the humble manger. It links Christ’s birth to the Advent prayers and the Christian hope of His return, noting salvation history from birth to crucifixion and resurrection.
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Christ
Bethlehem
Mary
Joseph
Nazareth
Gabriel
Godard
St. Paul
Calvary
Birth of Jesus Christ Commemorated In Humble Bethlehem Tale
A sermon reflects on the nativity in Bethlehem under Roman decree, recounting Joseph and Mary’s travel, lack of inn space, and Jesus born in humble surroundings. It lauds Jesus as the greatest, most perfect man who walked the earth, living a life of service.
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God
Bethlehem
Joseph
Mary
Nazareth
Jesus
Manger
Génttleman
Peace and character of Jesus guide to inner harmony
The text extols Jesus not as discoverer inventor or author but for supreme character. It emphasizes peace as his core teaching, extending to individuals and nations, and links peace to obedience to law and conscience. It ends noting a continuation on page 13.
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Jesus
The Methodist Church Rireg Out Wild Bells
The text urges reflection on Christmas amid a world fixated on armaments and fear. It questions ringing bells for joy if life is menaced, urging focus on the Lord's words and deeds as guidance for hope.
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R. L. Reiquam
George Wilson
Acantha
Trinity Lutheran Church
Isa
ST. Joseph’s Parish
Birth of Christ
L.D
Church
David O. McKay
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