Attendance climbs at Teton Pass ski site
Attendance at Teton Pass grows with a one day high of 115 ski lift tickets sold and over 60 skiers on Saturday. Parking crowds stretch the lot as organizers plan angle parking and expand the Mighty Mite tow. Great Falls instructors will offer two hour lessons next Sunday with group private and semi private rates.
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Teton Pass
Leonard Blixrud
Teton Pass, Inc
Blixrud
J. R. Crabtree
Great Falls
H & H Implement
Olsen Agency
Chateau Drug
Snyder Olson and Rogers Inducted Into Lions Club
Three new members were inducted into the Choteau Lions Club on Tuesday evening. Roy Snyder manager of the Safeway store Claire Olson owner of Choteau Ford Sales and Jack Rogers joined as new Lions. The induction was conducted by Robert Gormley who outlined Lionism goals.
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Choteau Lions Club
Roy Snyder
Safeway
Claire Olson
Choteau Ford Sales
Jack Rogers
Robert Gormley
Stan Rathman
Lion
Omholt Files for State Auditor Nomination in Montana
E V Sonny Omholt state auditor and insurance commissioner filed Monday for Republican renomination to the office he has held since 1962. He paid a 105 filing fee in Helena and is the first to file as the job pays 10500 annually this term. Omholt, 47, former Dutton insurance agent and ex mayor of the Teton county town, was appointed by Gov Tim Babcock in 1962 to succeed John J Holmes and later won a short term and a four year term.
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Helena
E. V
Sonny” Omholt
Dutton Insurance
Teton County
Frank Murray
Omholt
Tim Babcock
John J. Holmes
Robert A. Durkee
Jack Holmes
Alien Report Reminder Urges January Address Reports
Hoffeller district director of the Helena Immigration and Naturalization Service again reminds all aliens to report their addresses during January. Reports are available at post offices and INS offices nationwide and must be submitted to an official office. Parents or guardians submit reports for alien children under 14. Willful failure to report may lead to penalties.
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R . Hoffeller
Helena
G N Hearing Set for Feb 5
Great Northern Railway asks the Board of Railroad Commissioners for authority to run Cho teau and Pendroy stations with one agent based in Choteau. A public hearing is scheduled Feb 5 at 2 p.m. at the Chateau G N Depot for interested parties to present evidence.
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Great Northern Railway Company
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Choteau and
Pendrey
Choteau
Great Northern
Chateau
Pendroy
Railroad Board
Chateau G. N
Shirley Gronberg To Enter Pageant In Kalispell
Shirley Gronberg will travel from Chateau to Kalispell on January 30 to compete in the Montana Junior Miss pageant. She won the county title on November 24, defeating 11 senior girls from four Teton County high schools. The state winner on February 3 advances to the national competition later this year.
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Teton County
Shirley Gronberg
Chateau
Kalispell
Miss Gronberg
Choteau Bulldogs extended conference run with Sunburst and Valier wins
The Choteau Bulldogs moved to six straight conference wins after beating Sunburst 68 46 and Valier 85 30. Ray Smith scored a career high 27 in the Sunburst game while Dan Jacobs Lance Krone and Ron Lehnerz contributed strong totals. Coach Chuck Peck eyes tougher tests against Browning on Friday and Fairfield on Saturday in the second half of league play.
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Choteau Bulldogs
Sunburst
Valier
Choteau
Chuck Peck
Bulldogs
Browning
Fairfield
Chateau
Indians
Eagles
Peck Brothers
Chuck
Tom
Sun
Ray Smith
Nets
Smith
Valier Panthers
Peck
Walier
Dan Jacobs
Lance Krone
Ron Lehnerz
Jacobs
Krone Lehnerz
Paul Beaudeau
Tim McCartney
Bulldog
Panthers
Jaycee President to Speak At Local Bosses Night Banquet
Don Bianchi Montana Jaycees president to keynote Chateau Jaycee Bosses Night at Cornell Hotel in Miles City Friday Jan 26. The event honors local bosses with plaques for Boss of the Year DSA and Senior Citizen Award as National Jaycee Week runs Jan 21–27.
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Jaycee
Don Bianchi
Miles City
Montana Jaycees
Chateau Jaycee
Cornell
Bianchi
Gil Magilke
Missoula
Mon
Montana
Great Falls
White Sulphur Springs
Montana State University
Montana Fish and Game Department
Chateau
Arnold Chanusa
James Spinder
DSA
Montana Jaycee
Chateau Jaycee Organization
John Arnold
Jay Dunckel
Walter Armstrong
Leonard Elxrud
Ron Hecht
Charles Crane
Leif Larsen
Heart Fund Campaign Kickoff Set
The 1968 Heart Fund campaign opens February 1 and runs through February 29 with a local kickoff at Chateau Elementary School on January 31 at 8 pm. State directors, speakers, a film, and a Q&A will be featured, with refreshments provided by Dutton volunteers. Local efforts include house-to-house campaigns by the Social Civic Club and a Heart Days for Business drive led by the Soroptimist Club.
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Heart Fund
C. W. Boussard
Chateau
Dutton
Nels Hemstad
Don Corbett
Jack Rogers
Arnold Hanusa
Heart Association
Teton County
S. A. Pithead
Choteau Elementary
Elevator Move Draws Wide Local Interest In Bynum To Chateau
A grain elevator relocated from Bynum to Chateau drew strong local interest on Tuesday and Wednesday. Hi Ball Contractors moved the 50 year old structure through tight clearances and city streets, with cooperation from Montana Power Mountain States Telephone Sun River Electric and 3 Rivers Telephone Co. The move, which passed the Moose Hall and downtown Choteau, aimed to blend and store fertilizer for spring use, under the supervision of Ray Ballantyne of General Mills Elevator Choteau.
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Bynum
Chateau
Hi-Ball Contractors of
Billings
Choteau
Moose Hall
Ray Ballantyne
General Mills
Ballantyne
City Band Practice Sessions Begin Sunday at Legion
City band director Bill Breen announced Sunday practice sessions will be held each week through winter. The first session is Sunday Jan 28 at 2 p m in the lower Legion hall. Grade and high school students are urged to attend. nucleus members include Ira Perkins Hank Smith Everett Sassa and others with two piano players joining.
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Bill Breen
Legion Hall
Ira Perkins
Hank Smith
Everett Sassa
Bob Taylor
Grant Curtis
Rae McDonald
Breen
Bob Zion
Firemen Put Out Shed Fire Near Neighborhood Grocery
Sunday firemen battled a blaze in an old shed near the Neighborhood Grocery. The shed was fully engulfed upon arrival but quickly extinguished. Origin undetermined but suspected to be started by children. Property owned by Frank Lamdin, a nonresident of Choteau.
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Chateau
Frank Lamdin
Choteau
Choteau Chamber Names UM Law Professor Speaker
Choteau Chamber of Commerce announces William Crowley a law professor at the University of Montana Missoula will speak at the annual banquet and officer installation Friday February 2. Dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets available at Ellen's Citizens State Bank and Teton Abstract. Local business people urged to attend.
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William Crowley
University of Montana
Mussoula
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Moose Hall
Ellen's
Citizens State Bank
Teton Abstract
Chateau
Timers State Party Plans March 30 Banquet Dance
Dave Shannon president of the Teton County Young Timers announced this week the annual banquet and dance will be held on Saturday March 30. The event will take place in the Fairfield Legion hall following a officers meeting that set the date.
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Dave Shannon
The
Teton County Young Timers
Fairfield Legion Hall
Patrolman Farrell to Leave Choteau for Helena Post
Patrolman Ray Farrell will depart Choteau on Wednesday June 31 to assume the Supply and Equipment officer role with the Montana Highway Patrol in Helena. He has nine years with the force and five years in Great Falls before moving to Choteau in July 1966. A replacement has not been named and the Farrell family will remain in Choteau until suitable housing is found in the capitol.
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Ray Farrell
Chateau
Helena
Montana Highway Patrol
Farrell
Patrol
Great Falls
Choteau
Capitol City
Mitchell Rites Held Saturday
Fred Mitchell 63 died Thursday January 18 at Teton Memorial Hospital. Graveside rites were Saturday January 20 at Chateau Cemetery with Banks Funeral Home in charge. Born March 1 1902 in North Dakota he came to Montana in 1930 and worked as a farm laborer in the area.
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Fred Mitchell
Teton Memorial Hospital
Chateau Cen
Banks
Mitchell
North Dakota
Montana
Choteau Bowlers Shine in Regional Doubles Events
Mrs. Jack Slanger placed second in a Shelby Women’s bowling event. Choteau and partner Les Emmerson lead a mixed doubles tourney in Great Falls with a 1431 handicap score. Emmerson totaled 669 and Miss Brandvold 633 as their team previously won a Missoula doubles title last summer.
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Jack Slanger
Shelby Joan Brandvold
Choteau
Les Emmerson
Fatfield
Great Falls
Emmerson
Miss Brandvold
Missoula
Two-Car Crash Hospitalizes Driver and Passenger
A two vehicle collision on Highway 287 six miles south of Augusta sent Glenda Hart and Marshall Anderson to Te ton Memorial Hospital with chest injuries and cuts. Hart's Plymouth crossed the center line at a hill crest and struck Oscar Kenck’s International causing a rollover and damage to both cars. Lillian Simons returned from Palo Alto after visiting relatives.
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Teton Memorial Hospital
Augusta
Ray Farrell
Glenda Marie Hart
Lincoln
Oscar A. Kenck
Farrell
Mairshall Anderson
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Olson
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Jake Luinstra
Luinstra
Jack Wright
Civic
John Dunckel
City
Board of Adjustment
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Ray Carlson
Chateau Lions
Choteau Club
Leo Murphy
Ray Kelly
Anna Marie Hould
Miss Hould
Kelly
E. V. Omholt
State Auditor Office
G. N
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Jeanne Marie
Laura Lee
Bloedel
Rush Arensmeyer
Beaudeau
John Camden
McCartney
Dave Hartman
Tana Jaycee
Baltimore
Phoenix
Ariz
Red Lodge
Heart Fund Campaign
Legion
Choteau Chamber
Young Timers State Party
R. Farrell
Vern Marr
Browning Jaycee
Man
Lillian Simons
Palo Alto
Calif
Albert Becker
Becker
Art Gruenhagen
Tom Floetchinger
Ron Ullom
Roy Heisler
Tom Cummings
Montana 4x4 Patrol
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