Fishing season opened May 22 with new bag rules in Montana
Montana's Fish and Game Commission set the general fishing season for May 22. A 10 pound brook trout limit is added alongside existing fish limits while bass northern pike walleye and sauger lose the 15 pound cap but retain a 15 fish limit. Irrigation canals and ditches will be open to year round fishing to save wandering fish from ditch drawdowns and chemicals.
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Montana
Fish and Game Commission
Art Whitey
Montana Fish and Game Department
Whitey
Four Seniors Three Juniors Named to CHS Honor Society
Chateau High School announces eight members of the National Honor Society after the first semester. Seniors Susan Anderson Karen Buchanan Chris Field Joline Ramaker plus juniors Diane McClue Cliff Sabo Steve LaRance join, with earlier inductees Virginia Baker Hope Hensley Susan Inbody Karen Murphy Jan Voorhees. Eligibility requires a B-plus average, completed one year at Chateau, plus service leadership and character.
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Chateau High School
Supt Ed Schiller
Susan Anderson
Karen Buchanan
Chris
Choteau Chamber Names Special and Standing Committees
President Jack Rogers announced the Choteau chamber of commerce committees at Tuesday's meeting. Appointments include Arvid Sunder overseeing Easter egg hunt, Enoch Stroh and Jack Wright on auditing and road signs, John Barber on publicity, Jake Luinstra on freight rates, Bill Obernolte on parade, Jerry Breen on roads, Al Hensley on housing, Jack Rogers on membership, and Les Wedum Cal Southard and Bill Obernolte on the annual dinner allies.
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Jack Rogers
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Arvid Sunder
Enoch Stroh
Jack Wright
John Barber
Jake Luinstra
Bill Obernolte
Jerry Breen
al Hensley
Murl Faurote
Leo Murphy
Les Wedum
Cal Southard
Stag Party Planned By Legion This Saturday Night
The annual Legion stag party is set for Saturday at 8 30 p m. Commander Lyle Otness says the event is open only to members and will feature initiation of new members.
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Legion
G Mader Wins Fast Draw Contest
George Mader former Choteau resident now in Great Falls won the individual honors at the Great Falls Fast Draw Club seventh anniversary contest. Marvin Schock of Choteau took third in individuals. Shooters from Choteau Glasgow Great Falls Livingston and Missoula competed. Livingston earned team honors. Mr and Mrs Earl Warfield of Helena returned home after visiting Mrs Emma Moon.
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George Mader
Choteau
Great Falls
Marvin Schock
Chateau
Glasgow
Livingston
Missoula
Earl Warfield
Helena
Emma Moon
Elementary School Dismisses Early for In-Service Session
Choteau Elementary will dismiss students at 3 p.m. Friday Feb 25 so teachers can work with Dale Ringger publisher's consultant on interpretive methods with basic reading texts. Principal Robert Gormley said the early release helps staff gain full advantage of the in service opportunity.
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Choteau Elementary
Dale Ringger
Robert Gormley
Gormley
Shelby
Miss Ringger
Choteau High Concert Tonight With Band Choir
The Choteau High School band and choir present a concert this Thursday at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The a cappella choir opens with four sacred numbers and two folk songs, followed by the CHS band and a group of barbershop singers led by Lloyd Reynolds. Major Kenneth W. Duncan leaves Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for an Okinawa base, and his family will accompany him.
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Choteau High School
Lloyd Reynolds
CHS
Reynolds
Kenneth W. Duncan
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Air Force Base
Okinawa
District 12 Tournament Opens in Great Falls Schedule and Contenders
District 12 action began in Great Falls after conference play with Cascade favored after a 13 1 season while Dutton Augusta Belt Simms loom as upset threats. First round results and Friday semifinals set the stage for the February showdown advancing two top teams to the Class C Northern Division playoff.
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Great Falls
Power
Simms
Great Falls Central Gym
Cascade
Badgers
Belt
Dutton
Augusta
Brad Fleshman
Cardinals
Centerville
C. M. Russell Yearlings
Fleshman
Registration closes for April 2 school trustee vote
County Clerk Gordon E. Monkman reminds Teton County residents that registration for the April 2 school trustee election closes Friday. Eligible electors must register by 5 pm or be unable to vote, with exceptions for those who voted in 1964 or registered since.
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Gordon E. Monkman
Teton County
Monkman
U. S
United States
Montana
Open House Slated March 4 At Chateau Elementary
Chateau Elementary School will hold an open house for parents on Friday March 4. Principal Robert Gormley said the program starts at 7 30 p m and covers children and discipline problems with an orientation oral presentation group work and staff comments.
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Chateau Elementary
Robert Gormley
Gormley
Extension crops session to feature Arthur Shaw in Chateau
Arthur F. Shaw of Montana State University Bozeman will speak at 8 p.m. Tuesday Feb 22 at the Chateau high school as the final session in a seven meeting series on crops production. He will cover new varieties acreage yields test weights protein content and the effect of seedling rate and timing with a Q A session to follow. All crop producers are invited with greatest benefit for prior attendees.
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Arthur F. Shaw
Montana State University
Bozeman
Chateau
Shaw
Republican Women Will Meet Friday Event in Teton County
The Teton County Republican Women's Club will meet Friday February 18 at 2 pm at the Cornell Cafe. President Mrs. Lloyd Hodgskiss announced the event which is open to the public. A door prize will be given and coffee and cookies will be served.
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Teton County
Republican Women’s Club
Cornell
Lloyd Hodgskiss
Teton crime rate edges down in 1965 report
Choteau and Teton County law agencies report 1965 totals of 307 violations and arrests, down from 312 in 1964. Sheriff's major violations fell to 69 with jail days up, while driving while intoxicated and illegal possession of alcohol rose. Police reported 238 violations, 140 adult arrests and 98 juvenile citations, plus 52 ambulance runs by Chateau.
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Teton County
Choteau
Choteau Police Department
Teton County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Department
Maurice Black
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Black
Chateau Ambulance
Extension Office Schedules Five Informational Meetings in County
Five informational meetings on the county extension service will be held in Teton County from February 21 to 28, beginning at 1 30 p m. Agent Raymond Kelly invites farmers and ranchers to attend the events at Pendroy Chateau Dutton Collins and Power. Topics include fertilizers soils weed control rangeland improvement crop and community programs. Shelterbelt trees windbreaks and spring seed shortages were noted with advice to order early and test seed quality at Montana State University.
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Teton County
Raymond Kelly
Pendroy
Farmers Union
Chateau
Dutton
Lions Hall
Collins
Power
Kelly
Montana Grain Inspection Laboratory
Montana State University
Bozeman
Tabs Necessary Now Motorists Reminded by State Patrol
State Highway Patrolman Henry Helf reminded Teton motorists to display 1966 vehicle license tabs. He noted early enforcement began Wednesday, with late citations possible for those without tabs. Some drivers who registered last year without Montana title must transfer title before registration to obtain tabs.
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Henry Helf
Teton
Helf
Montana
Teton County
John Deere Day Open House Slated Friday
Cha teau Implement Co. owner Elwell Ekegren reminded Teton County residents of a John Deere Day open house on Friday February 18. Latest John Deere tractors and equipment will be on display. Lunch and refreshments will be served and a movie at the Roxy Theatre will follow lunch around 1 p.m.
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Elwell Ekegren
Chateau Implement Co
Teton County
John Deere
Ekegren
Roxy Theatre
Postal Rates Set to Rise March 26
Postmaster C. G. Monkman announced new rates will raise money order fees by five cents and insurance fees from 10 to 20 cents. Minimum C O D charges will climb from 40 to 60 cents and certified mail from 20 to 30 cents. Government stamped envelopes increased from six to seven cents. Letter and package rates remain unchanged.
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Chateau
C. G
Gib
Choteau Bulldogs End Season With Two Losses
Choteau Bulldogs dropped contests to Cut Bank 71 65 and to Conrad 83 59 ending league play with a 5 9 record tying Browning for fifth. Cliff Sabo led Choteau with 23 points and LeRoy Banis added 17 as the team shot 44 percent, while Conrad’s Jon Yeager and teammates topped the Bulldogs. The squad, seeded sixth, opens the Class B District tournament vs Conrad in Shelby on Feb 24 and then faces Fort Benton and Big Sandy in non conference games ahead of the tourney.
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Choteau
Bulldogs
Cut Bank
Conrad
Browning Indians
Chateau
Shelby
Fort Benton
Big Sandy
Longhorns
Charles Peck
Harlem
Chi
Nook
Cliff Sabo
Sabo
LeRoy Banis
Banis
Larson
Wetzel
Shelby Coyotes
Conrad Cowboys
Fairfield Eagles
Chateau Bulldogs
Sunburst Refinery
Il Walier Panthers
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Aspineese
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Pedeencanernensasecens
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Centerville Miners
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Jon Yeager
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