Racine Set as Guest Artist for Art on the Green ’72
Albert Racine, Blackfeet wood carver born in Browning in 1907, named guest artist for Art on the Green 72 at Chateau Jaycees in Choteau Montana. The event July 22–23 in the city park includes coins antiques and gun exhibits with dealer and artist registration options.
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A. Racine
Art On the Green
Chateau Jaycees
Montana
Albert Racine
Browning
Frank Racine
Nettie Schildt Racine
England
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Navy
Washington State
Plas Indian Museum
St. Mary’s
Chateau
Montana Arms Collectors Association
Choteau
Mont
Services Held For G. Schmidt On Wednesday
Funeral services were held July 5 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fairfield for Jacob Schmidt 74 a Fairfield area farmer who died July 1 after a short illness. Rev. Lowell Stordahl officiated with burial in St. Paul Cemetery. Schmidt with a long church and community record is survived by a large family and several siblings.
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St. Paul Lutheran Church
Fairfield
Jacob Schmidt
Fairfield Area
Teton Memorial Hospital
Chateau
Lowell Stordahl
St. Paul Cemetery
Zwerneman Mortuary
Royal Hawthorne
Rex Manuel
Karl van Setten
Harold Gaarder
Allen Beerman
Bert Wiebrock
John Wenz
John Dalke
Jim Bailey
Knute Hendrickson
Gus Field
Jake Dirkes
Bill Schock
Chauncey Snider
Rudolph Dickoff
Magnus Johnson
Reno Hawthorne
Martin Klinker
Schmidt
McIntosh County
N. D
Ashley
Mildred
Karalina Kramer
Ashley, N. D
Herbert
Gideon
Arthur
Clarence
William
Isedor
Santa Rosa
Calif
Harold
Almeda) Pfeifle
Power
Walter
Emma) Jacobsen
O E S Public Installation Planned at Masonic Temple
Fidelity Chapter Order of Eastern Star announces an open installation Monday July 10 at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple Mr and Mrs Ralph Coleman to be installed as worthy patron and matron friends and members invited to attend.
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Fidelity Chapter Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Ralph Coleman
Hazel George Funeral Rites Held July 5
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Frank Hazel George 80 in the Chateau Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Burial followed in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Great Falls. Mrs. George died Saturday July 1 after two months in hospital. She was born June 20 1892 in Vernal Utah and grew up in Greybull Wyoming. She married Frank George January 19 1909 in Crosby Wyoming. He died in 1964. The family farmed in Canada then moved to Bynum in 1916 and to Chateau in 1951. She was active in the LDS Relief Society in Bynum for 17 years. Survivors include six children Wes and Lester at Chateau Dwight in Tempe Arizona and others in Fairfield Mesa and Bynum. 22 grandchildren and a sister Myrtle Scott of Cut Bank.
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Frank
Hazel) George
Chateau Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Great Falls
George
Teton Memorial Hospital
Canada
Bynum
Chateau
LDS Church
Relief Society
Wesley
Lester
Dwight
Tempe
Ariz
Lyman
Daphne) Schenk
Fairfield
H. J
Gladys) Briscoe
Mesa
Roland
Myrl) Peters
Myrtle Scott
Cut Bank
Family Needed To Host Napal IFYE Student
Teton County seeks a farm family to host Hari Narayan Mandal an IFYE from Napal July 18 to August 13 Mandal 26 a Hindu speaks Nepali Hindi Bhojpuri Maithili and English graduate of HMG Agricultural College Rural Youth Technical Assistant with a 3 5 acre farm raising wheat paddy maize potatoes cows and buffalo Leisure time includes singing chess and sports Contact the Chateau Extension Office by July 7 for hosting eligibility and details.
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Teton County
Hari Narayan Mandal
International Farm
Napal
Mandal
HMG Agricultural College
Agricultural Extension Department
National
4-H Foundation
Cooperative Extension Service
Chateau Extension Office
Spectators Pack Choteau July 4 Parade and Rodeo
A large crowd estimated over 4,000 attended Choteau events on July 4. A patriotic float by Mrs. Peg Richem and family won first prize in the non commercial division of the parade. Winners across rodeo events included Wes Mapston and Steve Gravely with top earnings, while the Choteau Chamber expressed thanks to participants and the City Band and Fire Department for festivities and fireworks drew a $650 display.
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Peg Richem
Chateau
John P. Scott
Charlos Mont
Scotts
Ole Lestrud
Choteau
Choteau Jaycees
V.F.W
Choteau L.D.S
John Scott
Malone Ranch
Todd Malone
Craig Neilsen
Kirt
Luann Moore
Simms
Luann
Moore
Kirt Moore
Paula Scott
Darin Kirby
Peggy Scott
Chamber of Commerce
Airport Hill
Otness
Farm Storage Loans Rise Nationally in 1972
Farm storage facility and drying equipment loans to farmers by the Commodity Credit Corporation quadrupled in the first ten months of fiscal 1972 versus a year earlier. New loans topped 112 million through April 1972, up from about 27 million, as farmers consider on-farm storage to control grain flow amid market and transport pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Yeager
Commodity Credit Corporation
Teton County
Yeager
Teton County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
ASCS
Teton Ascs
Chateau
Fireworks Drive Reaches Target for Chateau Fund
The eighth annual fireworks fund drive for the Chateau Fire Department reached its goal with only 75 dollars short after nearly 40 donors contributed over the past week. Chair Leo Pierre and organizers thank all who supported the July 4 celebration effort. Donors include Bob’s GMC Sales, Jennie Brewster, the Cook and Smith families, Ray Mills, Dick Van Auken, Art Wells, the Joslyn and Armstrong families, and many others.
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Leo Pierre
Chateau Fire Department
Pierre
Chateau
Bob's
Connie
Kathy Kimmel
Brad Archibald
N. E. Benham
Bob Nauck
Ollive Armstrong
Elmer Dial
Ted Halvorson
Teton
Leslie Chalmers
Dick Chase
Brodie
Wade Gollehon
Craig
Sharol Depner
Herb Silberman
Gus Thompson
P. D. Huidekoper
Les Otness
al Baumgartner
Ray Dickinson
Maverick Station
Herold Depner
Ross
Augusta Depner
Phil Voorhees
Swimming Pool Gets New Board
A 14' marine blue fiberglass diving board installed at the Choteau Lions Club pool on a 3 meter tower after the Soroptimist Club of Choteau and Vicinity funded the replacement. The pool had needed the upgrade after the older board broke this season. Last year the Soroptimists funded a new public drinking fountain at the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau Lions Club
Choteau
Soroptimist Club
Stan Rathman
Soroptimists
Dorothy Reiner Attends Montana Petroleum Conservation Course
Dorothy Reiner of Chateau was among 31 teachers from nine Montana communities who completed a four week field and workshop course in petroleum conservation at Eastern Montana College Billings. The program, sponsored by Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology and Montana Petroleum Association, featured 18 industry instructors and four field trips.
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Billings
Dorothy Reiner
Chateau
Montana
Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology
Montana Petroleum Association
Eastern Montana College
William G. Halbert
Montana Tech
Dolores Colburg
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Hartmut Schmidt Leaves for Home from Choteau
Hartmut Schmidt the Choteau AFS exchange student left town for his return to Ennepetal Germany on July 4. He flew to Great Falls then to Billings on Western Air and on July 5 joined other students for a flight to St Louis with further travel to New York by bus. He is due home July 13 at 5828 Ennepetal Loherstr 131 Germany.
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Hartmut Schmidt
Choteau
AFS
Ennepetal
Germany
Great Falls
Billings
St. Louis
New York
Loherstr
Two Chateau motels Change Ownership in Chateau
Two Chateau motels changed hands. Claire Hensley sold the Western Star Motel in Chateau to Raymond and Ellen Noyd of Akron New York. Doug Crary sold the Big Sky Motel to James H Fisher of Saco Montana who plans remodeling and year round operation with Master Charge acceptance.
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Claire Hensley
Raymond Noyd
Akron
N. Y
Doug Crary
Big Sky
James H. Fisher
Saco
Mont
Hensley
Chateau
Highway 287
Star Motel
N.Y
Noyd
National Biscuit Co
Buffalo
Columbia Falls
Ellen
Debra
Laura
Jan
Erica
James Fisher
Fisher
Bank Americard
Crazy
Skyline Lodge dedication program date announced
D. P. Fabrick, president of Skyline Lodge's board of trustees, announced this week a dedication program at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 16 in the Chateau High School auditorium. After the program the public will be served refreshments at the Lodge and tours will be available for those who have not yet viewed the building.
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D. P. Fabrick
Board of
Skyline Lodge
Chateau High School
Fabrick
Accident Injures Washington Couple Near Fairfield
A two vehicle collision ten miles north of Fairfield on U S 89 left Cleak Squires Allen of Fairfield and Carlton Culverhouse of Kirkland Washington with minor injuries. Police reported about $1 075 in vehicle damage and said weather was good and enforcement action pending.
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Fairfield
U. S. 89
Cleak Squires Allen
Carlton C. Culverhouse
Kirkland
Wash
Culverhouse
Allen
Dick Chase
Chateau
Funeral services held for Niilo J. Antila in Great Falls
Niilo J. Antila 65 of Fairfield died Sunday after being pronounced dead on arrival at Chateau hospital. Born May 3 1907 in Belt he farmed in Geyser before buying and running the Park Hotel in Fairfield until his death. Survivors include widow Irma two sisters Helen Koenig of Great Falls Maynard Siblerud of Kalispell a brother Edward of Geyser and his mother Maria Antila of Great Falls.
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Great Falls
Niilo J. Antila
Fairfield
Chateau Hospital
Antila
Belt
Geyser
Park Hotel
Irma
Helen Koenig
Maynard Siblerud
Kalispell
Edward
Maria Antila
Transportation Reimbursement To Be Received
Dolores Colburg informs Teton County treasurer and schools that the county will receive 13371 as the final transportation reimbursement from the state for public elementary and secondary schools. State pays one third of basic pupil transport costs. rest funded by county and district taxes totaling 681229.03.
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Helena
Dolores Colburg
Teton County
Colburg
Jay Shelmerdine Dies in Auto Crash Near Swan Lake
Jay Eugene Davison Shelmerdine, 19, of the Geraldine Fort Benton area, died after an automobile crash near Swan Lake on a Saturday. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev. Robert Barnes will officiate with burial in Dutton Cemetery. He was a Geraldine High School 1971 graduate and had attended Western Montana College in Dillon. Survivors include his mother Gene Davison of Fort Benton, father Ben Shelmerdine of Choteau, a half brother Del, and two half sisters Sheila Stokes of Choteau and Bonnie Anda of Sacramento California.
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Jay Eugene Davison Shelmerdine
Geraldine-Fort Benton
Swan Lake
Robert Barnes
Dutton Cemetery
Shelmerdine
Geraldine High School
Western Montana College
Dillon
Gene Davison
Fort Benton
Ben Shelmerdine
Chateau
Del
Sheila Stokes
Choteau
Bonnie Anda
Sacramento
Calif
Football Players Meeting At Chateau High School
Gene Boyle head football coach invites all interested players to meet in the high school gym at 7 p.m. on Monday July 10 to discuss this fall’s football season.
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Gene Boyle
Chateau High School
Babe Ruth Tourney Opens With Choteau Goals in Tri County Meet
The Chateau Babe Ruth squad starts the Tri County tournament at Conrad with a 5 p.m. Friday opener against Conrad No. 2 while Browning faces Shelby. Choteau has been 4-8 and seeks an upset amid league action after beating Fairfield last week.
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Chateau Babe Ruth
Conrad
Conrad No. 2
Browning
Shelby
Choteau
Conrad No
Dan Ferriter
Fairfield
Power
Chateau
Babe Ruth
Spinder
Jordan
Barcus
V. LaPlante
N. LaPlante
Indians
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G. Schmidt
O.E.S
Hazel George
Teton Nursing Home
Carl Blomberg
Edith Johhanson
Sweden
Great Northern Railroad
Harold Walley
Coeur d’ Alene
Idaho
Agnes Hortick
Gale Walley
Kellogg
William Moore
Osburn
Colleen Walley
Moses Lake
Forrest Stanfield
Charlotte Burch
Spokane
Sterling Burch
Oland
Saddle Bronco
Wes Mapston
Arlee
Brent Johnson
Wise River
Pat Howie
Hall
Fred Hirschy
Scott Smith
George Kunz
John Seymour
San Louis Obispo
Cal
Steve Downing
Butte
Marlow Carroll
Salmon
Walla Walla
Steve Gravely
Avon
Richard Grey
Hot Springs
Roy Nolan
Ronan
Paul Pint
Scottsdale
Jim Lathrop
Dan Levine
Tim Downey
Erv Carlson
Vaughn
Gene Mullimaki
Larry Schlecht
Elmer Nettleton
Dick Kelly
Arlee Schwartz
Wisdom
Jim Tenny
Jerry Larson
Bill Brewer
Robert Warehime
Merle Hirsch
Rick Hestiken
George Ortner
Bobbi Meiwald
Havre
Joanne Nelson
Augusta
Faye Haynes
Julie Harrison
Cs Nig Sky
Washington
Niilo Antila
Jay Shelmerdine
Jerry Breen
Jim Spinder
Dirkes
Abdalah
Keith van Setten
Rich Nordhagen
Kurt Corey
Russell Nelson
Robert Reiding
Chris Oertel
Pat Scott
Gary Dale
John Buck
Craig Ekegren
Jeff Hirsch
Shaun Kelly
Clint Reiding
Don Hubbartt
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