Fjare to be Featured Speaker At Chamber's Annual Banquet
Former state representative and Montana Highway Advertising official Orvin Fjare will speak at the Chateau Chamber of Commerce banquet on Saturday January 29 at Lions Hall. He will show a film Ghost Towns of Montana. Tickets are 2.50 and available from members or Jack Rogers Ellen's or George Higgins Citizens State Bank Chateau.
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Fjare
Chamber
Orvin Fjare
Montana State Highway Advertising Department
Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Lions Hall
Arvid Sundet
Flare
Montana
Sun
Det
Chateau High
Lloyd Reynolds
Tary
Bill Obernolte
Gale Isakson
Jack Rogers
Ellen's
George Higgins
Citizens State Bank
Chateau
Sundet
Choteau-area
Farmers Urged to Monitor Grain Under CCC Loans
Farmers were told to closely monitor the condition of grain placed under Commodity Credit Corporation loans. Rex Manuel, chairman of the county ASCS committee, notes fewer inspections mean farmers bear more responsibility for storage. Final loan settlements depend on grain condition at delivery or payoff. if deterioration is found, notify the county office for possible early delivery to protect the grain and the farmer’s finances.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Rex Manuel
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
School Board Meets to Review High School Plans
Choteau school board members will meet today to discuss proposals for a proposed new high school. Secretary William F. Olsen says the board met last week to review architects suggestions and has been studying building schematics.
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Choteau
William F. Olsen
Olsen
Heart Fund Kickoff Meet Held Tuesday
Joseph V. Tholt and William S. Stutsman spoke at the Lions Club on behalf of the Montana Heart Association in Great Falls. They outlined fund use and showed a resuscitation movie, announcing a dummy for practice and noting a Feb 1 deadline to submit Lions Calendars information.
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Joseph V. Tholt
William S. Stutsman
Montana Heart Association
Great Falls
Lions Club
The
Heart Association
C. W Boussiard
Teton County Heart Fund Drive
Chateau Volunteer Fire Department
Bob Zion
Lions
Jack Wright
Bullpups Fall to Cowboys and Coyotes in Weekend Play
Choteau's Bullpups seek more wins after losses to Conrad 61-46 and Shelby 51-46. Rudy Ameline led scoring with 13 points against Conrad, while Ray Smith topped Choteau with 18 in the Shelby game. Brad Gunderson and Doug Sabo added points as the Bulldogs led late before Shelby surged.
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Choteau
Walier
Sunburst
Conrad
Shelby
Rudy Ameline
Chateau
Brad Gunderson
Ray Smith
John Camden
Burr Field
Tim McCartney
Dick Zier
Dennis van Auken
Doug Sabo
Bulldogs
van Auken
Driver license examiner visit to Chateau courthouse
Montana Highway Patrol driver license examiner will be at the Chateau courthouse on Monday January 31 from 8 am to 5 pm. Applicants should contact the examiner before 11 am or 4 pm.
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Montana Highway Patrol
Chateau
Augusta Elks Rally Beats Belt 80-79 for Weekend Sweep
Lucero hit a game winning tip in the final 10 seconds as Augusta Elks beat Belt 80-79 marking a weekend sweep after a 77-56 win over Centerville. Krone scored 28 in each Augusta win while Fleshman led Dutton with 23 in a 70-58 loss to Simms and 71-76 to Cascade.
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Lucero
Augusta
Belt
Elks
Centerville
Power
Brady
Dutton
Simms
Cascade
Krone
Brad Fleshman
van Heel
Fleshman
Burgmaier
Rendicker
Pirates
Bosses Night awards four for community service and education
Chateau residents honored include Leonard Sheble Boss of the Year Ron Hinman Distinguished Service Award winner Sandra Spears Outstanding Young Educator and Jerry Breen Senior Citizen of the Year. Awards were presented by Tom Brown Ron Hecht and George Ortner with other SPOKE awards and a State Rep guest speaker.
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Jaycee
Chateau
Jerry Breen
S. P. Schoonmaker
Sandra Spears
Teton County
Gordon McOmber
Ron Hinman
Leonard Sheble
Chateau Jayceed
Sheble
Chateau Food
Jaycees
Tom Brown
Hinman
Chateau Drug, Inc
Teton Memorial Hospital Board
Ron Hecht
Breen
Chateau American Legion Post
Lions Club
Teton Saddle Club
Airport Commission
Teton Memorial Hospital Association
George Ortner
Elmer White
Dave Beckrich
Bill Fogarty
Rest Home Issue Tops 1965 Teton County News
The 1965 Teton County year featured a rest home bond issue at the top of Acantha’s listed stories. Five fifths of voters approved a $150,000 bond to expand county facilities to 40 beds while a private ARC group proposed a 60‑bed home if the bond failed.
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Teton County
Acantha
Rest Home
New Chateau
Baker
Dennis Rice
Trudy
Pauline Stott
Bynum
Chateau
R. E. Clarkson
Choteau
State Board of Health
ARC Corporation
Art Tavery
Russell Sewell
Cut Bank
Teton
Congressman Olsen to Speak at Chateau Post Office Dedication
Congressman Arnold Olsen will speak at the 11 a.m. dedication of the new Chateau post office on February 4. A coffee hour starts at 10:30 a.m. in the Masonic Temple, with an open house to follow until about 3 p.m. The event precedes Olsen’s trip to San Francisco to join committees investigating post office inefficiencies.
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Arnold Olsen
Chateau
New Chateau
G. G
Gib) Monkman
Sonic Temple
Olsen
House of Representatives Post Office
Civil Service Committees
San Francisco
Vietnam
Gale Isakson
Chamber of Commerce
Tom McCartney
Lions Club
LaVerne Murr
The
Jaycees
John Dunckel
Monkman
Post Office Department
Walt Wilson Takes Over Enco Station
Walter Whitie Wilson Jr. of Cho teau has taken over the Enco Service Station at 302 Main Ave N Choteau. The shop formerly Howard's Enco Servicenter opened as Whitie's Enco Service. Wilson, a Korean War veteran, will specialize in brakes tuneups and small jobs and plans a future grand opening. He and his wife Gwen have two sons Randy and Robert.
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Walter
Whitie) Wilson Jr
Choteau
Enco
Main Ave
Howard
Whitie
Wilson
Bob's
Ford Sales
Millis Motor Co
Fairfield
Gwen
Randy
Robert
County Receives 78 200 for Schools
Supt. Harriet Miller announced Teton County will receive 78 290 as the first of two state equalization aid payments for elementary and secondary schools. The payment covers about 60 percent of the year's foundation program funds, with the remainder coming largely from county taxes.
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Supt. of Public Instruction
Harriet Miller
Teton County
Miss Miller
Service Chapter Possible in Choteau High School
A meeting at 7 30 p m Monday January 31 in the CHS auditorium will discuss forming an American Field Service Chapter in Choteau to explore a year abroad for a CHS student. Civic social and religious groups, adults and youth, invite interested persons to attend.
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Choteau High School
CHS
Choteau
Firemen's Ball Set by Power Volunteer Fire Dept
The Power Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual Firemen's Ball on Saturday night January 29 at the Power Legion Hall. Proceeds from the dance will fund operation and maintenance of the Power fire department.
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Power Volunteer Fire Department
Power Legion Hall
Power Fire Department
Water Diversion Project Contract Awarded in Benton Lake Area
Congressman Arnold Olsen announced a $239000 bureau contract for water diversion into the Benton Lake region. Leftwick Construction Co. of Provo Utah awarded January 1 to build about 8966 feet of 48 inch pipe plus related works in Teton county near Power including a stand pipe four manholes a drop structure and miscellaneous items.
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Arnold Olsen
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Benton Lake
The
Acantha
Teton County
Power
Leftwick Construction Co
Provo
Utah
Building Permits Decline in Chateau in 1965
City Clerk James Sulgrove reports 1965 building permits totaled 83,870, about 25,000 less than 1964’s 107,818. Eighteen permits were issued in 1965 versus nineteen in 1964, with the largest project the new post office at an estimated 35,000. The Trinity Lutheran Church Parish Education Building accounted for over half of 1964’s 85,000 construction total.
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Chateau
James Sulgrove
New
Trinity Lutheran Church Parish
Brotherhood Supper Planned at Trinity Lutheran Church
The Trinity Lutheran Brotherhood schedules its annual sourdough and waffle supper for Sunday January 30 from 4 30 to 7 30 p m in the church parlors Adults 125 students 50 cents and family pass 4.
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Trinity Lutheran Brotherhood
Services Held For Former Power Man Vern Clark
Vern Clark former Power area farmer died at his Hamilton home last week Funeral services were in Hamilton with Rev Robert Sherwood officiating Burial followed at Riverview cemetery Clark served seven years on the Power school board and was active in the American Legion and United Church of Christ He was born in 1896 in Iowa After World War I he lived in Powell Wyoming He moved to Greenough in 1926 then to Power in 1934 where he farmed until 1963 He and his wife Ora moved to Hamilton Clark is survived by a son Dexter Florence a daughter Maxine Johnson Fort Shaw and seven grandchildren.
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Vern Clark
Power
Hamilton
Robert Sherwood
Riverview
American Legion
United Church of Christ In Power
Iowa
Powell
Wyo
Greenough
Ora
Dexter
Florence
Maxine Johnson
Fort Shaw
Bulldogs Aim to End Slump Against Sunburst and Valier
Choteau, mired in a five game league losing streak, meets Sunburst Friday and Valier Saturday after losses to Conrad 86-79 and Shelby 76-68. Dan Jacobs led with 23 points in the Conrad game as Choteau trailed early but rallied late. Banis and Yeager sat portions due to fouls as the Bulldogs shot 72.5 percent from the line.
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Choteau Bulldogs
Skein
Sunburst
Valier
Choteau
Conrad
Cowboys
Bulldogs
Shelby
Coyotes
Chateau
Dan Jacobs
Ron Lehnert
Gerry Yeager
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Leslie Sander
Chateau High School
CCC
Heart Fund
Shelby Coyotes
Charles Crane
Spears
Chateau Elementary School
Montana State University
College of Great Falls
Western Montana College
University of Montana
English Teachers Institute
Dickinson State College
North Dakota
News
Walt Wilson
Enco Station
County
Bureau
Brotherhood
Roy Banis
Banis
Dan Driscoll
Charles Peck
Browning
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