Bosses Night set for Chateau Jaycees honors 4 awards
Saturday banquet at Odd Fellows hall will award Boss of the Year Outstanding Young Educator Distinguished Service Award and Senior Citizen of the year. State Rep Gordon McOmber Fairfield will speak as about 60 attend. Jaycee Week Jan 16 22 will be recognized with activities like Huck Finn Day and Junior Miss Pageant.
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Chateau Jaycees
Teton County
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Elmer White
Gordon McOmber
White
Jaycees
Fairfield College Night Brings Montana Colleges to Local Students
Fairfield High School hosts a College Night on Wednesday January 26 at 7 p.m. for county juniors and seniors and parents. Representatives from eight Montana colleges including University of Montana and Carroll College will be present to answer questions. First session runs 7 to 7:30 p.m. with financial aid talk by Fred Brannen.
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Fairfield High
Charles Peck
Chateau
University of Montana
Montana
Fred Brannen
College of Great Falls
Peck
Bosshardt Receives One-Year Draft Deferment
Dr. Donald E. Bosshardt, under review for draft status, has been granted a one year occupational deferment by the San Bernardino draft board. The action followed Mayor John Dunckel's letter detailing Chateau's long-term difficulty in sustaining two doctors in Choteau, where Bosshardt has practiced since June.
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Donald E. Bosshardt
San Bernardino
Calif
Bosshardt
John Dunckel
Chateau
Choteau
Blaze at Willis Vigen leather shop damages machines
Wednesday morning a stove started a blaze in a leather repair shop beside the Willis Vigen home. Vigen values the damage to machines and building as undetermined. Volunteer firefighters from Chateau answered at about 6 am, taking about one and a half hours to control the fire, which gutted the shop interior.
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Chateau
Willis Vigen
Vigen
Robert Vaughn Earns Doctor of Optometry Degree
Robert E. Vaughn formerly of Lethbridge Alberta received the doctor of optometry degree at Pacific University December graduation in Forest Grove Oregon. He and Mrs Vaughn have served as resident counselors at Herrick Hall for three years and have three children Scot Robert and Kay Lynn. Mrs Vaughn is Fern Cherry. Vaughn attended Lethbridge schools Montana State College and served three years as a US Marine Corps sergeant before Pacific University.
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Robert E. Vaughn
Lethbridge
Alta
Pacific University
Forest Grove
Ore
Vaughn
Herrick Hall
Scot
Robert
Kay Lynn
Fern Cherry
Wes Cherry
Chateau
U. S. Marine Corps
Montana State College
Teton County Civil Defense Adds County Radio Unit
La Verne Murr announces a new county radio unit for civil defense. A 24 hour channel 17 radio will serve sheriff’s office with mobile and base units. A medical self help class for Sheriff's Posse and officers starts Jan 25 at 8 p.m. in the county courthouse.
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Teton County Civil Defense Unit
LaVerne Murr
Murr
Civil Defense Director
Sheriff's Posse
Teton County
Heart Campaign kicks off with CPR program
Teton County residents are reminded of an artificial resuscitation program to be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday January 25 at the Lions Club meeting. The public event is sponsored by the Volunteer Fire Department to start the annual Heart Campaign.
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Teton County
Lions Club
Fire Department
Driver license examiner to visit Chateau Courthouse
Montana Highway Patrol will have a driver's license examiner in Chateau at the courthouse on Monday January 24 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Applicants should contact the examiner before 11 a.m. or 4 p.m. for scheduling.
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Montana Highway Patrol
Chateau
Don’t Dump Car Bodies Citizens Urged
Robert Erickson, Choteau public works superintendent, urged residents to stop using the city dump behind the rodeo grounds for car bodies. He said the dump will become a landfill with trash buried in holes and covered with dirt. He also urged against burning trash and noted special areas will be marked for old washers and appliances.
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Robert Erickson
Choteau Public Works
Choteau
Erickson
Rodeo Grounds
Chateau
New Post Office Dedication Planned for Feb 4
Postmaster C. G. Monkman announced the dedication of Chateau's new post office is tentatively set for 11 a.m. Friday February 4. James T. Symbol regional director from Seattle is expected to attend and Congressman Arnold Olsen is scheduled to give the dedication address. Further details will follow as plans firm up.
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Chateau
C. G
Gib
Former Resident Dies in Great Falls
Jack Riggs aged 55 a former highway patrolman who served 20 years and later worked as a state maintenance man died Tuesday morning in Great Falls of a heart attack He was stationed in Chateau before being transferred to Great Falls Funeral services are pending.
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Jack Riggs
Chateau
Great Falls
Riggs
State Highway Commission
Bulldogs Face Conrad and Shelby After Heart Breaker Loss
Chateau travels to Conrad on Friday then hosts Shelby Saturday as it aims to rebound from two league defeats last week. Lehnert sprained an ankle and Banis led with 21 points in losses to Fairfield 44 43 in overtime and Cut Bank 51 76.
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Chateau
Bulldogs
Conrad
Shelby
Fairfield
Cut Bank
Eagles
LeRoy Banis
Banis
Choteau
Bulldog
Kelly
John Davison
Cliff Sabo
Sabo
Palmerton
Scott-to- Banis
Wolves
Ron Lehnert
Peck
Lehnert
Yeager
Jacobs
Bams
Teton Memorial Hospital posts 1965 profit and plans future costs
Teton Memorial Hospital reversed trends to post a net gain of 8041 on 112340 earnings in 1965. Olson cited higher costs from social security and looming minimum wage and Medicare changes, with 9.2 patients per day, 3,347 hospital days, 34 percent occupancy, and 5.2 day average stay.
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Teton Memorial Hospital
Pete Olson
Lutheran Board of Hospitals and Homes Association
The
Teton Hospital Association
Olson
Choteau Council OK's Ordinance Giving Employees Sick Leave
Choteau city council adopted a new sick leave policy affecting 11 local families. Employees may accumulate up to 12 days, earn one day per month, with no payout on termination. holidays exclude usage and doctors’ certificates may be required. The council also set a special meeting for zoning review and asked the city attorney to draft an auto-dump ban ordinance. Bills approved covered supplies, equipment, bond renewals, and various services.
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Choteau
Zoning Commission
Leo Murphy
J. W. Breen
E. W. Howard
R. A. Taylor
Airport Commission
Breen
Howard
Rex’s
Chateau
Abbott
Hanusa Agency
M. B. Black
Andy
Phillips Petroleum
Leo
Carroll Maynard
Weger
Water Conservancy Districts Bill Moves Toward Montana Legislature
State Sen. Jerry Breen indicated a water conservancy districts bill is likely to be drafted for the next Montana legislature. A subcommittee survey, task force members from the University of Montana and Montana State University, and plans for district bonds and local tax levies shape the proposal to control upstream water rights and share development costs.
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Montana
Jerry Breen
Acantha
Breen
Dick Fabrick
Chateau
Albert Stone
University of Montana
Arnold Bolle
School of Forestry
U of M
Roy Huffman
Montana State University
Richard Sheridan
MSU
State Water Board
Department of Fish and Game
Commissioner Post Vacated By Rowland
Homer Rowland resigns from the Teton County Board of Commissioners effective January 4 for illness. District Judge McPhillips will appoint a successor before February. Commissioners approve a $7,500 purchase of three Rowland lots to expand the county rest home for an addition to the nursing facility.
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Homer Rowland
Teton County
Rowland
Robert W. Gronberg
Chateau
C. S. Hughes
Fairfield
C. M. Weeks
Dutton
Teton County Rest Home
Roy Goodell
Martin Shannon
J R Crabtree To Attend Meeting In Great Falls
Dr J R Crabtree will travel to Great Falls for the Montana Optometric Association winter meeting set for Friday through Sunday. He serves as association president and his current term ends in June. Educational lectures will focus on prepaid health care plans. Mrs Crabtree, auxiliary vice president, will join Friday and Saturday sessions.
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J. R. Crabtree
Great Falls
Montana Optometric Association
Crabtree
Mrs Woodahl Uninjured in Montana Crash
Margaret R. Woodahl of Great Falls escaped injury Monday around 2 p.m. when she apparently nodded at the wheel and ran off U S 89 ten miles east of Fairfield. State Highway Patrolman Henry Helf said the 1964 model car struck a galvanized irrigation pipe in a barrow pit, rolled over once and rested on its wheels. Vehicle damage estimated at about $1,000.
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Margaret R. Woodahl
Great Falls
U. S. 89
Fairfield
Henry Helf
Helf
Barrow Pit
Chateau bowlers shine in Fairfield mixed events
Chateau players Alex Zier Sid Snyder Ar vid Sander Bert Corey and Hank Van Setten competed in the mixed doubles and mixed team tournaments in Fairfield over the weekend. The Van Settens and the Coreys led the mixed team event as the tournament continues for another weekend.
Lions Calendars Deadline Approaches for Teton County
Teton County residents may order Lions Club Community calendars with family listings. Jack Wright, chairman, urged prompt contact within a week as February 1 marks the deadline for calendar information. Family listings cost 2 dollars, including anniversaries and birth dates for immediate family members.
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Teton County
Lions Club
Jack Wright
Wright
Lions
Chamber Banquet Set for January 29 at Lions Hall
The Chateau Chamber of Commerce schedules its annual banquet for Saturday January 29 at 7 p.m. in the Lions hall. Chairman Arvid Sundet states Orvin Filare will be guest speaker and a film will be shown with musical entertainment.
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Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Arvid Sundet
Lions Hall
Sundet
Orvin Filare
Heart Fund Receives 260.50 in Memorial Gifts
Memorial gifts totaling 260.50 were donated to the Teton County Heart Association in the last six months. Donations come in addition to February Heart Fund collections, with donors naming relatives friends or associates who have died. An acknowledgement card is sent to the family upon receipt of memorials.
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Heart Fund
John O'Neil
Memorial Gifts
Teton County Heart Association
Heart Association
O'Neil
Chateau
Afanasiev to Speak At Tuesday Meeting
Dr. M. M. Afanasiev of Montana State University will be the featured speaker at a Tuesday January 25 meeting at 8 p.m. in the Chateau High School auditorium. County Agent Raymond Kelly notes farmers know him from past talks and his barley stripe mosaic virus testing work. The session will cover several crop diseases common in Teton County and is the third in a crop production school series.
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M. M. Afanasiev
Montana State University
Bozeman
Chateau High School
Raymond Kelly
Teton County
Afanasiev
Kelly
Services Friday For Ex Fairfield Man
Richard Mader 52, a former Fairfield area farmer, is to be buried in Kalispell where he died after being buried in sawdust while burning it. Born February 28, 1913 in North Dakota, he moved to Fairfield and later Kalispell after arriving in Great Falls in 1938 and farming locally.
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Kalispell
Richard Mader
Fairfield
Mader
Great Falls
North Dakota
Teton Plumbing Cheethams Lead Women's Bowling League
Teton Plumbing and Heating lead the Tuesday Evening League at 63 9 midseason, while Cheethams top the Monday Afternoon League by a half game over Gallatin Valley. Dellno Agency owns the high team game at 885 and Eileen Nelson posts the high game 236.
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Chateau
Teton Plumbing
Cheethams
Gallatin Valley
Dellno Agency
John Nordhagen
Eileen Nelson
Harold Hinman
Coca Cola
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Robert Vaughn
Ng Stone Teton Hospital
Oni
Mie
Bill Olsen
Janet Wedum
Ron Hinman
Roy Meyer
Arnold Hanusa
Joe Eisenman
Olsen
Christman
State Board of Health
Choteau Council OK
Water Conservancy Districts
Woodahl
Fairfield Man
Teton Plumbing, Cheethams
Lead Women’s Bowling League
Kay Sunder
Gladys Wiseman
Bouma Post Yard
Cal Southard
Bert Corey
Alice Robison
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