Blue and Gold Banquet Honors Choteau Cub Scouts
Choteau Cub Scout Pack No. 51 held its annual Blue and Gold banquet at the LDS Church with over 250 attendees. Bill Breen served as master of ceremonies and introduced church and scout leaders, den mothers, den chiefs, and new members. awards were presented, merit badges awarded, and Cub and Webelos progress updated. Nippon Ittgul performed, and a potluck followed by a window display award for the Pack’s Scout Week exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau Cub Scout Pack No
LDS Church
Bill Breen
Lester George
Choteau L.D.S. Church
Chateau
Howard Harmon
Dutton
North Central Boy Scout Council
Arnold Hanusa
North Central Council
Evertt Sassa
American Legion
Jack Rieding
Nippon Ittigul
Thailand
Wedum
Michael Kelly
Leo Klotz
Hilary Gollehon
Ed Alzheimer
Robert Nauck
Merril Hirsch
Joann Freedle
Mary Larson
Walter Wilson Jr
Henry Smith
Jim Spinder
Pete Ekegren
den Chiefs
Cubs
Peter Hartman
Clark Corey
Greg Carbtree
Jerry Breen
Gary Denison
Yeager
Robert Nordhagen
Mark Baker
Leroy Hanson
Ken Spinder
Vernon Tesch
Doug Dellno
William Miller
Perry Breen
Mike Martin
Tim Thompson
Augusta
Breen
C. Hanusa
Jeff Newton
Dean Brumberger
Rory Gebhart
Bob Snyder
Ory Scott
Randy Wilson
Nippon Ittgul
Teton Pass Stockholders Meet Amid Skiing Expansion Talks
Teton Pass Inc stockholders are urged to attend the annual meeting on Monday March 4 with proxy option for absentees. President Jim Crawford cites 1700 skier days in two months and outlines plans for a ski school to improve safety and training at the hill amid expansion considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton Pass, Inc
Jim Crawford
Crawford
Teton Pass
Kings Hill
George Montrose
Great Falls
John Bink
Flora Mattingly Rites Set for Friday in Chateau
Funeral services for Flora Bell Mattingly 73 will be held Friday at 10 am at Zwerneman Mortuary with Rev. William A. Morley officiating. Burial in Chateau Cemetery. Pallbearers are Arnold Hanusa John Dunckel Ed Huebner Bob Winchovich Raymond Nation and William Warneke. Mrs Mattingly died February 27 at her home in Chateau. She was born Flora Bell Boteler November 3 1894 in Utica Kentucky and married J C Mattingly February 16 1942 in Great Falls. The couple lived in Heart Butte Browning and Chateau, operated a store post office and motel before settling in Chateau in 1956. Survivors include husband two sons J C Nation and Harold Nation Salt Lake City Utah Leon Nation Browning and daughters Anna Huebner Cut Bank Dora A Brown Pittsburgh Texas 21 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. A son Rollie D Nation preceded her in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Bell Mattingly
Zwerneman Mortuary
William A. Morley
Chateau Cemetery
Arnold Hanusa
John Dunckel
Ed Huebner
Bob Winchovich
Raymond Nation
William Warneke
Mattingly
Chateau
Flora Bell Boteler
Utica
J. C. Mattingly
Great Falls
Heart Butte
Browning
J. C. Nation
Harold Nation
Salt Lake City
Utah
Leon Nation
Anna Huebner
Cut Bank
Dora A. Brown
Pittsburgh
Tex
Rollie D. Nation
Medical Self Help Classes Start Soon
Civil Defense course begins Tuesday March 5 at 7 p.m. in the Chateau courthouse with Pete Huidekoper presenting radiation and fallout topics and Mrs Gordon Monkman directing first aid lessons. The program aims to prepare for emergencies when doctors are not immediately available.
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Court House
Chateau
Pete Huidekoper
Gordon Monkman
Weather summary for week ending February 27
The report lists daily highs and lows from February 21 to February 27 with values ranging from a high of 53 and a low of 16. Precipitation to date this year is 0.77 inches versus 0.54 inches last year. High for the week ends at 53 degrees and the low at 16.
Toastmistress Speech Contest Winner Named
Mrs. Rose Farrell wins first place in the sixth annual Chateau Toastmistress Club contest with How Much Higher Can They Go. runner up Myles Standish voices Style Makes the Difference. other entrants include Chalmers, Goodman, Zion, and Van Auken. Rose advances to the Great Falls council contest on April 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrell Rose
Chateau Toastmistress Club
Rose
Myles Standish
William Chalmers
Bert Goodman
Robert Zion
Dick van Auken
Chateau High School
Jim Arensmeyer
Great Falls
Chateau
J. R. Crabtree
Ron Hinman
Bill Olsen
Stan Rathman
Dominic Reed
Robert Woodahl
Bridge for Heart tournament raises 273 for Heart Drive
Bridge for Heart organizers led by Mrs. Bob Sherman and Mrs. Charles Peck report proceeds of 273 toward the Heart fund. The event drew multiple prize winners across women and couples divisions with high scores and hints at a return next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart
Bob Sherman
Charles Peck
The
Dorothy Reiner
C. E. Russell
Jay Dunckel
Pete Ekegren
Robert Zion
Glen Yeager
Marie Coffey
Clara Moore
Cecil Cole
Bill Sabo
Jim Hamilton
John Nordhagen
Tom McCartney
Carl Field
Chester Abbott
Grant Curtis
John Dunckel
C. W. Boussard
L. C. Burns
Robert Sherman
Teton County
Sherman
Faculty Defeat Fatmen In Charity Basketball Clash
The Chateau High and Elementary faculty defeated the Fatmen 57 to 49 in a charity game raising about 270 dollars for the American Field Service program. Lloyd Reynolds led scoring for the teachers with 20 points while Bill Patton had 20 for the Fatmen. Junior High girls edged High School girls 20 to 19 in the preliminary matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau High and
American Field Service
Fatmen
Bill Patton
Lloyd Reynolds
Charles Peck
Reg Wearley
Tom Demmons
John Rose
Bob Sherman
Chuck Allen
Stan Rathman
Ray Mills
Walt Armstrong
Dan Chisholm
Ben Hoge
Ray Anderson
Debbie Jenson
June Dale
Jody Sabo
Mary Hensley
Judy Connole
Bonnie Bremer
Jody Hamilton
Jamie Dellwo
Marcie Curtis
Kris Wilkerson
Jeannine Hamilton
Anna Gronberg
World Day of Prayer Planned in Chateau Church
Women from Lutheran Catholic and Methodist churches prepare to host the World Day of Prayer in the Methodist Church on Friday March 1 at 10 a.m. The service theme from Galatians 6 2 urges bearing one another's burdens and fulfills the law of Christ. Attendees from diverse backgrounds are welcome regardless of church affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Day of Prayer
Chateau
Church Women United
Ruthie Selvaratnam
Ceylon
Asia Church Women's Conference
Bulldogs Open Northern Division Tourney at Cut Bank
Top-seeded Chateau Bulldogs meet last place Walter Panthers at 2 p.m. in Cut Bank to open the Northern Division tourney. Sunburst and Shelby clash at 3:30, followed by Cut Bank vs Conrad and Fairfield against Browning.
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Bulldogs
Cut Bank
Chateau Bulldogs
Walter Panthers
Sunburst
Shelby Coyotes
Conrad
Fairfield Eagles
Browning Indians
Chuck Peck
Wolves
Browning
Dark Horse
George Higgins Named to Head County Red Cross Fund Drive
George Higgins is named chairman of the Teton County Red Cross Fund Drive set to begin in March. Ed Schiller chairs the county chapter. Robert Gronberg is secretary-treasurer. The county quota is 2401 dollars with 952 kept locally and 1449 for the national goal. The drive runs early March across the county with Dutton and Fairfield running separate drives. Chateau activities include the Chamber of Commerce canvassing business districts and the American Legion Auxiliary housing residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Higgins
Red Cross
Teton County
Ed Schiller
The
American Red Cross
Robert Gronberg
Higgins
Dutton
Fairfield
Chateau
Chamber of Com
Merce
American Legion Auxiliary
Vietnam
Grant Curtis
Defense
Wiggins
Leucal
Measles Clinic Reminder and Local Business Opening
Clarence Kramer opens an electric shop in Chateau operating from V and J Appliance and Tire Co. He holds a master electrician license and will offer wiring and repairs in Bynum and Pendroy. The Fairfield Lions Club measles clinic on March 7 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the American Legion hall aims to immunize county children. a small contribution is requested. Registration slips go home with school age children 6 to 12 and preschool slips are available at county grocery stores. Community time slots: Fairfield 2–3 p.m., Dutton Power 3–4 p.m., Choteau 4–5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Kramer
Bynum
Chateau
V & J Appliance and Tire Co
Kramer
Bynum and
Pendroy
Fairfield Lions Club
American Legion Hall
Fairfield
Fairfield Area
Dutton Power Area
Wheat Clinic Featuring Schwinden and Cashman Next Week
The Shelby event on Friday March 8 at the high school gymnasium will feature Ted Schwinden chairing the transportation committee of the Montana Grain Growers Association with a talk on Montana's Freight Rate Dilemma and a preview of wheat changes. R M Cashman of Dow Chemical will discuss Selecting Herbicides and weed control. The free program includes door prizes and a noon lunch for attending farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Schwinden
Wolf Point
Montana Grain Growers Association
R. M Cashman
Bloomington
Minn
Dow Chemical Company
Shelby
Schwinden
Montana
U.S.D.A
Japan
Korea
Phillipines
Taiwan
Wheat and Foods Foundation
Montana House of Representatives
University of Montana
University of Minnesota
R. M. Cashman
United States
Mrs Eva Terry Returns To Choteau From California
Mrs. Eva Terry returned to Choteau Sunday after a three month visit with friends and relatives in California. The Beds sent greetings to all their Choteau friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Terry
Choteau
Catornia
Suizona Acena
Rs Terry Vise
Retirement Center Signups Grow in Choteau
Bob Gronberg reports more residents 60 and over have signed survey sheets for the proposed Chateau retirement center. The citizens committee met Monday, forming groups to study locations and to prepare incorporation papers as groundwork advances toward a loan application from the Farm Home Administration.
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Bob Gronberg
Chateau
Gronberg
Citizens Committee
Farm Home Administration
Choteau
Salvation Army Pickup in Chateau This Month
The Salvation Army will collect donated items in Chateau on March 12 and 19. Residents should contact Mrs. George Higgins at 466-2256 to arrange pickup of clothing furniture household items or appliances.
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Salvation Army
Chateau
George Higgins
Miller Father Dies in Bozeman Nursing Home
A. B. Miller died Wednesday morning in a Bozeman nursing home. He was the father of Mrs. John Dunckel. Funeral services are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Miller
Bozeman
Miller
John Dunckel
Hecht Elected Plumbers Treasurer in Montana Delegation
Ron Hecht of Chateau was chosen treasurer of the Associated Plumbing and Heating Contractors of Montana at the annual convention in Butte. Other officers elected were Robert Nault Havre president Clair Wagner Billings vice president and Paul Reber Helena secretary. Lt Governor Paul W Goetz of Minnesota spoke at the Saturday luncheon as activities closed with a banquet and dance at the Finlen Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Hecht
Chateau
Associated Plumbing and Heating Contractors
Montana
Butte
Hecht
Robert Nault
Havre
Clair Wagner
Billings
Paul Reber
Helena
Paul W Goetz
Minnesota
Activites
Finlen Hotel
Fairfield Democratic Women Meet at Park Cafe
Teton County Democratic Women will hold their regular meeting at the Park Cafe in Fairfield on Monday March 4 at 1230 PM. County Superintendent of Schools Muriel Reiquam will speak to attendees.
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Teton County
Park Cafe
Fairfield
Muriel Reiquam
W. R. Hawley Services Held Here Monday
William Ray Hawley died in Conrad on Friday February 23 after months of illness at age 66. Funeral services were held at the Choteau Methodist Church with interment in Chateau Cemetery. He was a farmer and member of Masonic Lodge 113 AF and AM. Surviving relatives include Elizabeth McLean Hawley wife, brothers Virgil and Earl, sisters Malinda Bailey Edith Cummins Velma Brockway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ray Hawley
Conrad
Choteau Methodist Church
Chateau Cemetery
Fred C Crawe
Banks Funeral Home
Clark Inbody
Glen Inbody
Herold Depner
Ralph Caskey
Lee Revear
Chester Abbott
Ray Ballantyne
D B. Crane
F. Schilling
Henry van Setten
Lloyd Reynolds
Banks Funeral Home Chapel
Hawley
Republican City
Neb
Fairview
Mont
Helena
Teton County
Elizabeth McLean
Billings
Virgil
Sedro Woolley
Wash
Earl
Sidney
Malinda) Bailey
Glendive
Frank
Edith) Cummins
Velma Brockway
Billings Lodge No. 113
AF & AM
Chamber Sets Morning Meeting in Choteau
Bob Taylor president of the Choteau Chamber of Commerce announced a 7 am Tuesday March 5 gathering at the Choteau Steak House. The breakfast session is a trial to boost attendance and invites all members who favor morning meetings to attend.
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Bob Taylor
Choteau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Choteau Cub Scouts
Ike Hitchcock
Lloyd Stott
Leo Pierre
Hank Greitl
Jim Wedum
American Legion Post
Flora Mattingly
Indians
Walier
Tom Peck
Eagles
Cowboys
Valier Panthers
Valier
Peck
Lance Krone
Bulldog
Doug Sabo
Dan Jacobs
Fairfield Lions
R. Hecht
W. R. Hawley
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