Hospital Board Probes Flood Designation and City Services
Hospital Board members led by Bob Swartzel Mary Ellen Burns and Jim Humble met the City Council to seek progress on the flood area designation for hospital construction. The City Attorney reported Washington study and a decision due in January with July 1 deadline for insurance implications.
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Bob Swartzel
Mary Ellen Burns
Jim Humble
Teton Memorial Hospital
Leo Murphy
Washington, D.C
Dick Young
Teton
Bill Patton
Chateau
Patton
Lions Club
Murphy
Christmas Blood Drawing Scheduled For Next Tuesday
Choteau children are invited to a free Christmas event at the Roxy Theatre featuring a free movie and a Santa visit. The program runs from 2:00 PM to 3:55 PM with Snow White and The Three Stooges as the featured film and treats for all youths.
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Choteau
Santa Claus
Roxy Theatre
Snow White and the
Three Stooges
Christmas concert at Chateau High rescheduled for Dec 18
The School Programs note that the Christmas concert at Chateau High School was cancelled due to sickness and moved to Wednesday December 18 at 8 p.m. The band, choir and Modern Choir will perform, with other programs including the kindergarten.
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Chateau High School
Bowling Leaders Named in 18th Annual Handicap Tour at A K Lanes
Arvid Sunder announced leaders for the 18th annual Men s Handicap Bowling Tour at A K Lanes. Singles leaders after the first week include Mickey Schaefer and Grant Curtis, with scores from 1257 to 1219. Team leaders show Shelby Pickups atop 2988, Circle N of Choteau second at 2917, and Muddy Creek Ranch third at 2915.
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Arvid Sunder
Mickey Schaefer
Fairfield
Grant Curtis
Chateau
Jack Stower
Shelby
Rocky Perry
Brady
McHale
Cut Bank
Art Schmidt
Injun Edwards
Browning
Lawrence Truchot
Great Falls
Bob Fyall
Chuck Fellows
Choteau
Don Newhall
Dave Evans
Shelby Pickups
Circle N
Muddy Creek Ranch
Keipers
Park Lanes of
Myles Welker
Gary Violett
Violett
Skyline Lodge Opens 10 Percent LowIncome Tenant Policy
Skyline Lodge will rent 6 units to residents under 62, a shift from the former 62 and older rule. Oscar Ekstrom, manager, was informed by Chuck Raschkow of HUD that single adults or married couples with no children may apply. No pets allowed. Santa Claus will visit the Roxy with free movie and treats sponsored by Citizens State Bank and the Chamber of Commerce. About 400 to 500 children attend annually as mothers shop nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Ekstrom
Skyline Lodge
Chuck Raschkow
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Housing Administration
Ekstrom
Santa Claus
Citizens State Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Santa
Cantata Set For Sunday and Christmas Shopping
The combined Chateau church choirs perform a Christmas cantata titled King of Kings this Sunday at 11 a.m. at United Methodist Church with a 7:30 p.m. repeat at Trinity Lutheran Church. Soloists include Mrs Ekegren Mrs Arensmeyer Gale Isakson and Robert Findorff.
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Chateau
United Methodist Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lloyd Reynolds
Chateau High School
Pete Ekegren
Walter Arensmeyer
Gale Isakson
Robert Findorff
Clark Coffey Dies Sunday in Oregon
Former Choteau resident Clark Coffey, 67, died Sunday, December 15 in Albany Oregon from cancer. He owned a Reickhoff sheep ranch near Choteau and later a Plains Montana car dealership. Survivors include daughters Barbara Koon and Georgia Davis, brother George Coffey, and five grandchildren. Cremation followed services. A Christmas Day free dinner at the Choteau United Methodist Church is planned, and a community blood drawing will be held December 24 at the city pavilion from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations accepted.
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Clark Coffey
Choteau
Albany
Ore
Coffey
Plains
Mont
Chateau
University of Montana
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Barbara Koon
Georgia Davis
Caracon
Calif
George Coffey
Bill
Choteau United Methodist Church
Gene Lentz
Helen Dale
Rita LaRance
Curtis
Rainbow Girls
P.O To Be Open This Saturday
The Choteau post office will be open this Saturday to handle Christmas mailing. Counters run 8 30 a m to 4 p m with a 1 p m deadline for mail to leave Choteau. Mailers should finish by noon to meet the Saturday truck.
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Choteau
Pendroy School Christmas Program Slated
The public is invited to the Pendroy School Christmas program on Thursday December 19 at 7 30 p m. The event will be held at the Pendroy Community Hall.
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Pendroy
Trap Shoot Set For This Sunday
Teton Sportsmen's Association will sponsor a trap shoot at their new trap grounds just south of the rodeo arena on Sunday December 22. The event is the second shoot at the new facility and is open to the public.
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Teton Sportsmen’s Association
Rodeo Arena
Christmas Peace and Joy in Faithful Reflections
A long religious meditation on Christmas joy, peace, and salvation through Jesus. It contrasts heavenly announcements with human fear, urging trust in the Prince of Peace and urging personal renewal through love, generosity, and faith.
The Christmas Planet in Biblical Perspective
The article reflects on why Earth is singled out in Genesis and argues Earth’s small size relative to other planets and cosmic structures. It notes Earth's modest place in the Milky Way and our galaxy among countless others, suggesting a divine focus on Earth within a vast cosmos. It mentions continuation on Page 6.
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Earth
Heaven
Mars
Jupiter
Peace on Earth Message From St. Joseph’s Church
Father James P. Gannon urges peace as war rages in Viet Nam, the Middle East and Northern Ireland. He says true peace begins in the heart and spreads to family, community, nation, and world through accepting Christ and loving one another.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
James P. Gannon
Prince of Peace
Viet Nam
Middle East
Northern Ireland
Earth
Christ
Students to Hold Christmas Ball Next Monday
The 1974 Chateau Pep Club Christmas Ball is set for Monday December 23 at the city pavilion with dancing from 9 30 p.m. to midnight. This year there will be a Queen and Princess chosen from among senior, ninth, tenth and eleventh graders.
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Chateau
City Pavilion
Chris Oertel
Jim Rathman
Lee Pourroy
Margie Hodgskiss
Cathy Wilson
Donna Groth
University Choir to Be Aired on CBS Radio Network
The 64 member University Choir from the University of Montana Missoula directed by Donald A. Carey will be featured in a 25 minute Christmas music broadcast at 5 35 p m MST Monday December 23. Stations KEIN and KUDI Great Falls will carry the program. Choir member Riscilla Bergen of Dutton is named among the students.
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Missoula
University of Montana
Donald A. Carey
CBS Radio Network
Kein
Kudi
Great Falls
Riscilla Bergen
Dutton
Spirit Of Christmas Poem From Chateau LDS Church
A reflective piece invites readers to feel the Christmas spirit through scenes of charity and renewal. The narrator imagines Christmas lifting poverty, rekindling youth, inspiring romance for children, and prompting reconciliations. It mentions visits to prisons and homes of pain, highlighting hopeful transformation.
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Chateau Lds Church
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Sherburne
Dellno
Sheriff's Office
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A & K Lanes
KRTV
Citizens State Bank of Choteau
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County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Teton County
ASCS
Gaarder
Arthur M. Habel
Henry W. Smith
Grant W. Curtis
Gordon Larson
P.O
Gospel Mission
Jesus
Adam
Marlow Engberg
Jesus Christ
Isaiah
Allen Adams
Mamma
Mary
the Christmas Planet
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