July 4 Parade Winners Highlight Chateau Event
Chateau Chamber of Commerce announces parade winners with Trinity Lutheran Church eighth grade float earning first prize of $100, Jaycees second with a patriotic float, Richem Construction third, and DeMolay Rainbow Girls fourth. Fireworks funding comes from multiple donors including Vietnam veteran Ray Rowley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Chateau Chamber of Commerce
American Legion Post
American Legion
Chateau Jaycees
Jaycee
Richem Construction
Chateau DeMolay
Rainbow Girls
Chateau
Pet and Hobby
Barbara Chase
Raggedy Ann
Cathy
Pat Donovan
Helena
Dick Chase
Kent Depner
Local Swimmers Set for Two Weekend Meets
Chateau Lions split squad to compete in state A A U Junior Olympics at Butte and Western Montana Class B Invitational at Conrad. Notable swimmers include John Breen John Nordhagen Doug Forrest Jim Weinert Jeanine Hamilton and JoAnn Nordhagen with diving entries by Robert Reiding and Doug Forrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Lions
Wayne Krahe
Butte
Conrad
Montana
Chateau
John Breen
John Nordhagen
Doug Forrest
Jim Weinert
Jeanine Hamilton
Steve Weinert
Barb Scott
Dru Nordhagen
Denise Weinert
Robert Reiding
Cut Bank
Choteau
Chinook
Fort Benton
Kalispell
Whitefish
Columbia Falls
New City County Garbage Dump Near Choteau Planned
Mayor Jim Dellno announced Teton County would help finance a new landfill near Choteau for city and rural use. Les Otness will lease ground about 4.4 miles north and 1.4 miles west of the runway for the site, with a county road and a local contractor pit. The existing dump at the rodeo grounds will stay until the new site's work is complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Dellno
Teton County
Choteau
Dellwo
Les Otness
Dellno
Chateau
Otness
Albert Tesch
Jim Hamilton
Dan Mayson
Public Works
Slim Alison
Eldon Cook
William Irwin
J. M. Sulgrove
Ed Jacobson
Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association
Cowboys Sweep Legion Rodeo Prizes At Chateau July Fourth
More than 3,000 spectators watched top cowboys compete for over $3,361.89 in prize money at the American Legion rodeo in Chateau on July 4. Notables Ben Reynolds and Russ Gasser led in bareback and bull riding with strong showings. cowgirls split $319 in the barrel race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Chateau
Bennie Reynolds
Junior Garrison
Leo Brown
Lyle Otness
Rodeo
Reynolds
Oliver
Otness
Eddie Bugler
Ben Reynolds
John Gee
Stanford
Mark Meisner
Browning
Pete Burwell
Dillon
Steve Loney
Great Falls
Russ Gasser
Frenchtown
Jim Harvey
Kamloop
Canada
Jim Jacobsen
Sun River
Dale Fuhreman
Taylor
B. C
Jerry McCormick
Livingston
Arnie Johnson
Cut Bank
Ralph Betz
Buffalo
Wyo
Dean Oliver
Boise
Ida
Irvin Meriwald
Havre
Ted Schall
Arlee
Swede Olson
Fairfield
LeRoy Yeager
Russ Dolven
Jack Bloxham
John Iill
Geyser
Dave Lavine
George Ortner
Bobby Meywald
Linda Jo Hatch
Augusta
Mary Sexton
Lois Hill
Wheat Marketing Certificates Set at 1.57 Per Bushel
Rex Manuel of the Teton County ASC reports wheat marketing certificates for the current crop will be worth 1.57 per bushel, five cents above last year. Payments are issued to participants who certify compliance, based on 48 percent of 1970 wheat acreage, with the value derived from parity minus loan rate. Millers buy certificates at 75 cents per bushel. the rest is funded by the government under the 1965 two price provisions.
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Rex Manuel
Teton County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Rev Gannon Begins Duties At St Josephs In Choteau
Rev. James P. Gannon assumes leadership as pastor of St. Joseph Church in Choteau starting July 1. He arrives from Dillon where he led St. Rose Parish since 1964 and succeeds Rev. William Morley, now pastor at Holy Family Parish in Three Forks.
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James P Gannon
Choteau
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
William Morley
Holy Family
Three Forks
Gannon
Dillon
St. Rose's Parish
Butte
Carroll College
St. Edward's Seminary
Kenmore
Wash
Immaculate Conception
St. Helena
St. James Hospital
Girls Central High School
Thomas Gannon
Chateau
Morley
Drummond
Fairfield 4-H Livestock Show Set for July 11
The Teton County 4-H Livestock Show will take place at the Fairfield Rodeo grounds on Saturday July 11. Events start at 10:30 am with a livestock judging contest open to 4-H members and adults, followed by judging at 1 pm. Beef dairy swine horse sheep rabbits and chickens will be shown with Burl Winchester as judge.
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Teton County
Fairfield Rodeo Grounds
4-H
Teton County 4-H Council
Burl Winchester
County 4-H Congress Scheduled at Choteau High School
Teton County's annual 4-H Congress begins July 16 at Choteau High School for two days of exhibits in garden foods electricity clothing and more. A judging contest dress review and tractor driving event are featured with an evening style show and awards program Friday evening. The public is invited.
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Teton County
Choteau High School
Love Is Contagious Planned at Fairfield
The Fairfield Little Theatre Group presents Love Is Contagious a full length three act play on July 17 and 18 at Swim Day in Fairfield Tickets go on sale for either Friday July 17 at 8 pm or Saturday July 18 at 3 pm in the Community Hall Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Fairfield Little Theatre Group
Swim Lessons In Full Swing At Lions Pool
Lions Pool offers two active programs under pool manager Stan Rathman. The adult class runs Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 am to noon, while the mother-tot program expanded to a daily 10 to 11 am session Monday through Friday. Children under six swim free with a parent. Mrs. Bill Patton assists mothers and children. Evening sessions seek high school and adult water polo if enough interest.
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Chateau Lions
Stan Rathman
Rathman
Bill Patton
Women Golfers To Play Tuesdays At Chateau Club
Women interested in golfing or bridge are invited to special sessions at Chateau Country Club on Tuesday evenings. The first meeting is Tuesday July 14 with hostesses Mrs L C Burns and Mrs Bud Taylor assisting for the evening.
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Chateau Country Club
Bud Taylor
Chamber Announces Crazy Day and Tourist Information Series
The Chateau Chamber of Commerce sets Saturday July 25 for Crazy Day with costume prizes and merchandise drawings. It also starts a tourist information program in the city park pavilion using about 100 slides by Ray Kelly to highlight Choteau area economy, farms, recreation, and scenery with Monday Wednesday and Friday showings. Dick Nordhagen invites volunteers and local women to join, pairing teams for flexible schedules.
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Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
City Park
Ray Kelly
Choteau
Dick Nordhagen
McFarlane Garage Damaged in Blaze
Firefighters responded to a blaze at the McFarlane garage owned by Mr and Mrs Floyd McFarlane Monday afternoon. Pete Howard alerted the scene at 5 15 p m and moved a late model car from the garage before it was contained. Cause suspected as grass fire started by children playing nearby. Damage estimate unavailable.
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Floyd McFarlane
Pete Howard
Montana
Howard
Art Anderson
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Robert Warchime
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Breen
City Band
Leonard Blixrud
Enoch Stroh
George Higgins
Frances Aune
Valerie Krone
Faye Fitzgerald
Michigan
Colorado
Illinois
Oregon
Vietnam
Fred Smith
Ashland
Ore
Sgt
Ray Rowley
Joe Jaumette
Lake Forrest
Inl
Clark Russell
Harold de
Bob Pourroy
Charles Vander Pas
Knudizon Lumber
Barbara
Chuck Navek
Jess Bleecker
Ed Wacker
Herb Tangen
F. J. King
John Christman
Leif Larsen
Ray Weist
Gormley
Emily Crary
Norma
Todd Curtis
JoAnn Nordhagen
Barb Ferris
Chuck Nauck
Janet Dale
Bonnie Bremer
Jack Armstrong
Skipper Lines
George Weinert
Raylene Anderson
Amy Rathman
Mike Hamilton
Nauck
Rich Nordhagen
Dave Rathman
Mary Rathman
Little
Jean Dellno
Miss Dellwo
Sherrol Armstrong
Jim Rathman
Verna Bremer
Winnie Morey
Jody Hamilton
Mary Hensley
Kathy Rathman
Chris Oertel
Joan Nordhagen
Legion
St. Josephs
Lions Pool
McFarlane Garage
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