Commissioner Ball Holds Firm on Hospital Sprinkler Mandate
Residents pressuring for relief from a sprinkler requirement at Teton Memorial hospital learn through a form letter from Commissioner Robert Ball that Medicare and Life Safety Code standards mandate automatic sprinklers in wood frame facilities. Ball notes cost barriers, cites five Montana sprinkler firms ready to install, and foresees no policy reversal though fund-raising continues. local donors have approached $2,000 with deeper community effort needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ball
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Teton Memorial Hospital
Ball
Social Security Administration
National Fire Protection Association
Teton Memorial
Medicare
Montana State Health Department
Lee Metcalf
Thomas M. Tierney
The
Bureau of Health Insurance
Montana
Denver Health Insurance
Skyline Lodge Retirement Center plans begin with April start
D P Fabrick, chairman of Skyline Lodge Board, says funds are available for Cha teau project and construction could start April 30 1971, pending completion of preliminary steps by April 28 to avoid loss of funds. The board emphasizes plans, mortgage proceedings, and contracts alongside resident applicants and donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Fabrick
Skyline Lodge
Chateau
Fabrick
Forest Snowmobile Boundaries Explained By District Ranger
Teton District Ranger Bob Richmond explains snowmobile rules on the forest roads. Snowmobiling on the South Fork Teton Road inside the forest boundary is allowed only where the road is impassable for wheeled vehicles. The North Fork Teton Road from the forest boundary to Teton Pass Ski Area is closed at all times. Snowmobiles may use the North Fork segment from Teton Pass to West Fork if the road is impassable to wheeled vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Fork Teton Road
Forest Boundary
Teton District
Bob Richmond
North Fork Teton Road
Teton Pass
West Fork Ranger Station
Richmond
Legion to Sponsor New Year’s Party
Legion commander Jack Reiding of the American Legion C. James Smith Post in Chateau announced a public New Year’s Eve party. A family dinner will run 6 to 8 30 p.m. with prices 1 75 for adults 75 cents for children under 12 and a family cap of 6 dollars. A dance in the lower hall follows at 9 p.m. The event fills the gap left by the Firemen’s Ball, which moved to October this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Reiding
American Legion
Reiding
Legion
Restore Christ's Birthday This Holy Christmas Message
Father James P. Gannon of St. Joseph's Catholic Church urges Christians to reclaim Christmas as a holy day. He calls for spiritual renewal, acts of kindness, and daily devotion rather than commercial focus or mere celebration.
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Christ
Santa Claus
Rudolph
Charlie Brown
Father James P. Gannon
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Dutton Girl Wins Montana Title in NJHA Horticulture
Michelle Horak of Dutton, Montana, was named the states winner in the National Junior Horticultural Association experimental horticulture project. The 17 year old 4-H senior raised strawberries in a self determined project and previously was Western Region winner last year.
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Michelle Horak
Dutton
Montana
National Junior Horticultural Association
Orville McCarver
Montana State University
Bozeman
Miss Horak
Mike Horak
Chicago
Dutton High School
North Dakota
A Saviour Is Born
The article reflects on the birth of Jesus Christ as foreordained by prophecy. It cites Isaiah 9 6 7 Micah 5 2 and emphasizes the dual nature of Christ as both human and divine, born in Bethlehem and celebrated by angels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Micah
Bethlehem Ephratah
Judah
Israel
Bethlehem
God
Chateau Public Library Announces New Hours
The Chateau Public Library in the new building’s meeting rooms will open longer each week. Hours are Monday 1 30 to 5 30 and 7 to 9 p m Tuesday 1 30 to 5 30 p m Wednesday Noon to 5 30 p m Thursday 1 30 to 5 30 and 7 to 9 p m Friday Closed Saturday 10 to Noon and 1 to 4 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Public Library
Barbara Sherman
Free Movie Draws Hundreds of Choteau Kids
Nearly 500 children packed the Roxy Theatre in Choteau for a free Saturday matinee sponsored by Citizens State Bank. Santa arrived with helpers arranged by the Chamber of Commerce to hand out treats as the youngsters departed.
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Choteau Area
Roxy Theatre
Citizens State Bank
Santa
Choteau
Bowlers Win 778 in A K Men s Tourney
The 14th annual A and K Lanes bowling tournament awarded 778 in prize money. John Toenyes topped singles with 100, Dennis Murphy and Ralph Woxsen led other events, and Furious Five of Great Falls won 120 in team competition.
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A & K Lanes
John Toenyes
Dennis Murphy
Great Falls
Ralph Woxsen
Don White
Browning
Lawrence Truchot
Gary Henderson
Ted Miller
Ted Williamson
Les Emmerson
Fairfield
Virgil Edwards
Silver Spur
Chateau
Kim Millis
Christmas and Fragile Things
A reflective verse about fragility and longing during the holiday season. The speaker notes thin feelings and worn rituals as wishes linger unmet, bells ring in many forms, and the heart wrestles with whether to wish again amid disappointment and fatigue.
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Santa
Legislature Talk With Chateau City Council
State Senator John Lyon met with Mayor Jim Dellno and the Chateau City Councilto discuss upcoming legislation affecting towns and cities. The meeting covered enforcement of a no-idle ordinance near the post office, safety concerns about extension cords, a possible water leak at a storage tank, and a $720 payment for excavating a new landfill pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lyon
Shelby
Jim Dellno
Chateau
Lyon
District 20
Nels Hemstad
Tricity
City Works
Slim Alison
Dellno
Alfson
Alison
Eldon Cook
Dellwo
Lee Zwerneman
Lloyd Reynolds
Caroliers
Beauty Shop Brings Pampering to Teton Nursing Home
Female residents at Teton Nursing Home now receive hair services in a converted storeroom beauty room. Lil Schumacher of Lil's Beauty Shop donates Mondays, first day on December 14 served 12 residents. Donations funded the sink, hydraulic chairs, plumbing, and chairs, with many local individuals and businesses contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton Nursing Home
Lil Schumacher
Lil's Beauty Shop
Nursing Home
Chateau
Milan Dittus
Frances Timmerman
George Coffey
Carl Malone
James Robison
Ted Halvorson
Henry Robison
Dick Fabrick
Ruby Clark
Yellowstone Beauty Supply of
Billings
Kathryn Larson
Peace and Joy Mark the Christmas Season
The piece reflects on Christmas as a source of happiness and goodwill despite winter gloom. It links peace to biblical meanings, notes the shepherds message of fear not, and highlights Bethlehem as the house of bread and Jerusalem as the abode of peace, urging deeper meaning this season.
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Jerusalem
Bethlehem
the Redeemer
Merchants Announce Christmas Closing
Local stores ask customers to pick up packages today before 4 p.m. as most shops close for Christmas Eve. Many merchants plan to remain closed the day after Christmas and during New Year weekend to extend the holiday.
Trap Shoot Slated by Teton County Sportsmen Association
The Teton County Sportsmen's Association sponsors a ham and turkey trap shoot on Sunday December 27 starting at 1 pm. The event takes place about one mile east of Chateau and a half mile north of the Dutton highway, with a heated building on the grounds for warmth.
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Teton County Sportsmen's Association
Chateau
Dutton Highway
Christmas Free Gift Without a Price Tag
Pastor Marlow N. Engberg urges readers to see Christmas as a divine free gift from God rather than a season driven by economy and price tags. He cites Luke’s prophecy of salvation and forgiveness, stressing God’s tender mercy given daily without cost.
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Marlow N. Engberg
Trinity Lutheran Church
Vehicle License Sales Begin Jan. 4 at County Court House
Vehicle licenses go on sale Monday Jan. 4 at the Teton County court house per County Treasurer Marie Stenson. Owners will keep 1970 plates and receive decals for 1971. Decals must be on all vehicles by Feb. 15 and owners are urged not to wait for last minute lines.
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Teton County Court House
Marie Stenson
Stenson
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Jesus Christ
Isaiah
Jehovah
A&k
United Methodist Church
Allen J. Adams Jr
Acantha
Joan
Don — Ervin
Carol
Council
LDS Church
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