Grand Opening Planned for Teton Furniture New Downtown Site
Teton Furniture in Chateau opens its new downtown showroom Friday and Saturday July 19 and 20. The $50 000 structure by Zion Construction Co will host Marl and Mrs Faurote with Kroehler furniture and RCA electronics. Hours are 8 30 a m to 9 p m both days and a Las Vegas trip for two as a door prize will be drawn late Saturday from seven county residents. Coffee, prizes, and a remote radio broadcast by a Great Falls station enhance the two day event.
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Teton Furniture
Chateau
Zion Construction Co
Marl Faurote
Faurotes
Kroehler Furniture
RCA
Las Vegas
Faurote
Teton
Pondera
Cascade
Lewis and Clark
Glacier
Toole
Chouteau
Thunderbird
Great Falls
Montana
Choteau Set For Appreciation Day Amid Neon Picnic
About 2,500 people are expected to attend Appreciation Day hosted by the Chamber of Commerce in Choteau. The schedule includes a neon picnic in the city park, Teton Furniture open house, a sale with door prizes at local businesses, and a 9 p.m. dance at the Choteau Pavilion.
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Choteau
Chamber of Commerce
Teton Furniture
Choteau Pavilion
Appreciation Day Baked Beans Feast Plans In Chateau
The Chateau Chamber of Commerce hosts a large Appreciation Picnic with 25 gallons of baked beans and thousands of hot dogs. Leonard Jacobs leads cooking at The Villager with help from 60 merchants preparing door prizes and free noon meals in the park. Rhythmaires provide a 9 pm dance in the Chateau Pavilion.
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Chateau Chamber of Commrce
Leonard Jacobs
Jacobs
Group to Seek New Location For City Dump
A two man committee will work with the Choteau City Council to locate a new dump site. President Duane Reisch and secretary Al Hensley will coordinate with the council. The chamber discussed two sites to be investigated and reported progress on upcoming events.
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Choteau
Jaycees Sponsor Huck Finn Day at City Park
Ken Farmer, chair, announced Chateau Jaycees will host Huck Finn Day in the city park on Sunday July 28. About 250 youths are expected for a six hour program with costume contests races games and a fishing derby. Lunch will be served and activities start at noon finishing around 6 pm.
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Chateau Jaycees
Ken Farmer
Farmer
Bond Sales Rise in June Across Teton County
Teton county residents purchased 11950 dollars in saving bonds in June. County chair Arnold Hanusa notes a banner year for bonds and cites state June sales at 1254903 dollars. He adds national holdings near 46 billion dollars, highlighting the program's role in economic stability.
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Teton County
Arnold Hanusa
Hanusa
Open House Planned at Walit's Market Saturday
Walit's Meat Market in the Chateau Food Market hosts an open house from 10 am to 5 pm Saturday. Owner Walter Armstrong offers free ham sandwiches coffee and ice cream for kids. He recently became owner and previously worked as a meat cutter in Brady and at other shops in the triangle area.
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Walit
Chateau
Walter Armstrong
Armstrong
Darwin
Fuzz) Armstrong
Choteau
Brady
Triangle
Cool Weather and Rain Suppress Fires in Teton District
The Teton Ranger Station reports no fires this year in the Teton District. Low temperatures and above normal precipitation keep burning and severity indices in low to moderate ranges. Current burning index is 30 and severity index is 5.
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Teton Ranger Station
Teton
District I
Gleason’s
Dude Ranch
Beartop Lookout
Forest Service
Fairfield Plans Pool Fest with Parade and Carnival
Fairfield will sponsor a swim day on Saturday July 20 to raise funds for the town pool and bathhouse. The event features a parade barbecue carnival swimming contests bowling and a dance starting at 10 a.m. Proceeds support the pool project.
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Fairfield
DeRusha Buys White-Faced Bull from Lamb in Alberta
DeRusha purchased a registered white-faced bull of Whitmore breeding in Clarsholm Alberta last week from E S Lamb. DeRusha owns a herd of purebred cattle near Babb.
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Everett DeRusha
Chateau
Whitmore Breeding
Clarsholm
Alta
Can
E. S. Lamb
DeRusha
Babb
Power Blasts Choteau In Wild Legion Baseball Rout
Power defeats Choteau 26 to 20 in a high scoring Legion game. Loftsgaarden earned the win for Power with Molberg and Toenyes finishing. Grundhauser led Power with four hits including a homer while Tru chot and Maloney homered for Choteau.
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Choteau American Legion
Power Nine
Choteau
Loftsgaarden
Molberg
Jerry Toenyes
Toenyes
Grundhauser
Power
Mellinger
Malcott
Lawrence
Truchot
Eddy
City appoints new public works chief at council meeting
Thompson Jack Langray was named superintendent of city public works replacing Gus Thompson at the regular city council meeting Monday night. Mayor D P Fabrick also announced additional appointments.
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Jack Langray
Gus Thompson
D. P. Fabrick
Sangray Thompson Retires After City Council Approval
Sangray Thompson retires after city council approval replacing him with a successor. Thompson, 40, spent years with construction firms in Great Falls and Canada and was recently involved in local projects.
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Thompson
Sangray
Great Falls
Canada
Rites for Millard Bullerdick Held at Local Church
Funeral services for Millard S. Bullerdick 74 a Choteau newspaperman were held at Cho teau Methodist Church with Rev C Fred Crowe officiating He was born November 26 1888 in Sheridan and educated at MSU where he edited the student directory and was business manager of the yearbook He worked in Washington and Montana papers before moving to Seattle in 1961 Later he founded a weekly paper in St Ignatius He set a state two mile track record at MSU and served as a teacher and principal early in his career
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Montana
Millard S. Bullerdick
Choteau Methodist
C. Fred Crowe
Bullerdick
St. Ignatius
Seattle
Sheridan
Heogee
Feetane State Universt
MSU
Coupville
Wash
Whidby Island
Puget Sound
University of California
Island County
Times
Island
Seattle ‘Times
Star
Everett
Herald
Mount
Vernon
Tax Cut Shrinks Choteau City Budget Figures
Preliminary Choteau budget shows a 3.5 mill levy reduction with the total tax rate dropping from 40 to 36.5 mills. Fire protection and sewer lagoon debts are reduced while airport levy remains. general fund and streets levies stay the same. Final adoption and protest hearing are scheduled for August.
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Choteau City
Choteau City Hall
James Sulgrove
Health Department
Atg
Wray Maxwell Family Arrives in Ventura for Alberta Tour
Mr and Mrs Wray Maxwell and family of Ventura California arrived in Chateau last Monday to spend a Thorn. They traveled to Calgary Banff Lake Louise and Whitefish and left for home Monday.
Stott and Hoard to Wed at LDS Church This Friday
The coming marriage of Louise Stott to Robert Earl Hoar is announced by Mr and Mrs Wear Stott and Mr and Mrs V Earl Hollar. The ceremony will be held Friday at 8 p m in the Chateau LDS Church with a reception to follow.
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Wear Stott
Ter
Louise
Robert Earl Ho
V. Earl Hollar
Chateaus
LDS Church
Housewarming for Mr and Mrs Al Tesch Saturday Night
Friends of Mr and Mrs Al Tesch are invited to attend a house warming party at their new home Saturday night from 8 to 11 p.m. A short program is scheduled for 9 p.m.
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al Tesch
Dutton Man Rade Sijan 85 Dies Friday
Funeral services for Rade Sijan 85 of Dutton were held in a Great Falls funeral home with Rev. Carmen D Peterson officiating. He died Friday in a Great Falls hospital after a month illness. Born March 24 1878 in Bunich Yugoslavia he came to the United States in 1906 and to Great Falls the same year. He worked for Anaconda Co until 1918 then farmed at Power and lived in Dutton since 1933. Survivors include wife Angy two daughters Mrs George Grossman Power and Mrs Mary Huseby Great Falls sons Nick Spokane Steve Renton and Mike Great Falls 18 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Burial was in Highland Cemetery Great Falls.
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Rade Sijan
Dutton
Great Falls
Carmen D. Peterson
Sijan
Bunich
Yugoslavia
United States
The
Anaconda Co
Power
Angy
George Grossman
Mary Huseby
Nick
Spokane
Wash
Steve
Renton
Mike
Highland Cemetery
Depner Family Visit In Glasgow Last Week
Mr and Mrs Don Depner and family from Glasgow visited the John Depner family during the past week.
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Don Depner
Glasgow
John Depner
County Supervisor Election Slated for July 23
A county wide Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor election is set for Tuesday July 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Moser's Store Pendroy Parkett's Store Bynum and county extension offices in Chateau and Fairfield. Eligible voters are landowners in Teton county. The Pendroy Bynum Aga wam area vacancy follows term expiration of Jess Maone. Nominees are Elmer Knaff and Roy Page with a write-in option.
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County Wide Soil and Water Conservation District
Moser’s
Pendrey
Parkett’s
Bynum
Chateau
Fairfield
Teton County
Pendroy
Agawam
Jess Maone
Bridal Shower Invitation For Gail Johnson
Friends are invited to a bridal shower at the Methodist Church parlors Tuesday July 23 at 8. Miss Gail Johnson and Bruce Beattie of Lewistown plan to marry August 17 in Bozeman.
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Gail Johnson
Miss Johnson
Bruce Beattie
Lewistown
Bozeman
Choteau Lions Swim Team Wins Early Meet Honors
Glenna Elliott leads with first in girls intermediate diving while teammate Tom Crocker and Sandy McLean post fast times in the 100-meter backstroke. Choteau collects two trophies with potential for a third as junior Olympic diving medals are awarded at the upcoming Chinook meet.
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Choteau Lions Club
Butte
Glenna Elliott
Chotéau
Miss Elliott
Stan Rathman
Tom Crocker
Sandy
Helena
Margaret Tesch
Jeanine Hamilton
Mary Hensley
Carol Peterson
Melody Elliott
Billings
Leg
Pays
Tom Tesch
Melvin McNea
Andierry Luinstra
Helena Hensley
Hope Hensley
Tim Meyers
Meyers
Chateau
Chinook
Rathman
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Jewel and Hardware
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Fairfield Pool
Gary Truchot
Grant Gormley
Gormley
Eklund
Maloney
Apases
Fred Barribal
Bill McCauley
John Nordhagen
Chateau Flying Service
McCauley
Fabrick
Bob Amick
Amick
Millard
Wedding G
Id di de Saas
Laure’ Eakildsen
Malta
Julia Monkman
Elmer Knaff
Roy Page
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