Museum Opens for 6th Season With Bruces as New Owners
Teton Trail Museum enters its sixth season under new owners Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bruce who bought the property from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zion. They added the Al Peterson collection and will open a Blacksmith Shop and a Montana made gift shop in the Log Cabin. The Bruces plan further improvements and preserve donor credits for all items. Visitors from Teton County and Augusta may enter free. others pay a small fee.
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Teton Trail Museum
Bill Bruce
Robert Zion
Bruces
al Peterson
Peterson
Bruce
Anna Marie Hanson
Chateau
Farmington
Choteau
Montana State
Bozeman
Eastern Washington State College
Washougal
Montana
Teton Trail
Bob Zion
Teton County
Augusta
Donations Rush Toward Fireworks Fund Goal in Choteau
Fireworks donations rise over the past week reaching 200 dollars toward a 600 dollar goal for Choteau's July 4 celebration. The drive is led by the Choteau Volunteer Firemen who handle the display and urge more gifts at local banks and shops.
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Choteau
Citizens State Bank
Gambles Store
Choteau Drug
Isakson's
Leo's Shoe Shop
Acantha
M. A. Johnson
Fuzz Armstrong
Doug
Cindy Tilleman
John W. Anderson
Joslyn
Jack O'Neil
James Greenwood
Milton van Auken
Pete Luinstra
Robert Jensen
Lloyd Pedersen
Earl
Valerie Larson
Nick Vlinker
Gerald Lingo
Eldon Cook
Joel Otness
Leo H
Chamber Plans Fourth of July Parade in Chateau
Chateau Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the July 4 parade with nearly 300 in prizes across float and entry divisions. Grand prize is 100, then 60, 40 and 25. novelty, costume, pet and hobby prizes also offered. All groups urged to enter, parade to be one of the best yet. The chamber will push to keep FHA office in Choteau and oppose moving to Great Falls. Highway 287 Caravan will visit Chateau en route across the U S for tourism promotion, with a lunch stop and business reception planned. The chamber will again run its summer slide program in the city park pavilion on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays through July and August.
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Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Chateau
Washington, D. C
FHA
Great Falls
Choteau
Teton County
United States
Texas
Canada
Ellen's
Citizens State Bank
Chamber
City Park
Rainbow Meetings Set for June Dates
Regular Rainbow Girls meetings are scheduled for Monday June 11 and Monday June 25. After these two sessions the group will recess for the summer season.
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Rainbow Girls
Blood Drive Set for Wednesday at United Methodist
Blood drawing will occur Wednesday June 13 from 2 to 6 pm in the United Methodist Church basement. Mrs. Grant Curtis town chair urges regular and new donors to meet a 90 pint goal, noting local farmers in the fields may miss this drawing. Rainbow Girls provide babysitting.
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United Methodist Church
Grant Curtis
District 3 High School Rodeo Set for Weekend at Chateau
The District 3 High School Rodeo in Chateau Saturday and Sunday features 120 competitors in 13 events with performances at 1 pm and 6 pm Saturday and 1 30 pm Sunday. Veterans like John Hall Browning Lee Levine Simms Ronda Mosher Augusta Nancy Weaver Big Sandy return, vying for berths to the State Rodeo in Malta.
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Chateau
Malta
John Hall
Browning
Lee Levine
Simms
Ronda Mosher
Augusta
Nancy Weaver
Big Sandy
Levine
Maltz
Rod Hibbs
Cut Bank
Kristie Jacobson
Sun River
Stan Rasmussen
Jaycees
Dave Urick
Belt
Donnie Hilger
Wolf Creek
Robin Swanson
Heidi Contway
Great Falls
Rasmussen
Moose Hall
Teton Sheriff's Office to Provide Police Protection for Chateau
Chateau plans a shift to a Department of Public Safety with the sheriff directing policing. Gollehon and Anderson will join the county force on July 1, patrolling 6 pm to 6 am. city funds will cover the protection and a patrol car. Savings cited for both city and county governments on a one year trial.
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Teton
Chateau
James Hamilton
Earl Hollar
Department of Public Safety
City of
Sheriff's Office
Fairfield
Choteau
Sheriff's of
Hamilton
Hollar
Teton County
Ben Hoge
P and H Builders
City Hall
Chris Johnson
Cowgill
Tom Evenson
Chateau Airport
Evenson
Judge Burns Dies at 59 in Chateau Montana
Leslie Clayton Burns 59 died June 4 at Teton Memorial Hospital after two year illness. Funeral June 7 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Marlow Engberg, burial in Chateau Cemetery. Survivors include widow Mary Ellen, mother Eva Burns, daughters Jane Nesbit and Wendy Burns, brothers C W Burns and Elmer Bud Burns, sisters Susan Anderson and Lola Mae Kagol.
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Leslie Clayton
Judge
Burns
Charles W. and
Eva Burns
Gilman
Mont
Choteau
Mary Ellen Meadows
Trinity Lutheran Church
Choteau Ioof Lodge
Lions Club
John
Jane) Nesbit
Wendy L. Burns
Los Angeles
Calif
C. W. Burns
Scottsdale
Ariz
Elmer
Bud) Burns
San Bernadino
Susan Anderson
Portland
Ore
Lola Mae Kagol
Minnesota
Browsing Room Dedication Set at Grace Halvorson Library
An open house and dedication for the Grace Halvorson Browsing Room will be held Sunday June 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Chateau Library. The room upstairs has been redecorated and furnished with chairs, tables, and shelving for about 500 books donated by Ted Halvorson in memory of his late wife. A 2:30 p.m. program features Bob Nauck as master of ceremonies with Mayor James Hamilton and Ted Halvorson among speakers. refreshments follow.
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Grace Halvorson
Choteau
Chateau
Ted Halvorson
Grace
Fuel Shortages Prompt Report by Montana ASCS Leaders
Montana ASCS chair Roy Killenbeck urges prompt reporting of any farm fuel shortages to county offices. Shortages are relayed to Washington and to the Office of Oil and Gas as needed to protect planting progress and equitable distribution for farmers. Officials urge conservation and avoiding overbuying while ASCS offices operate in most Montana counties.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Roy Killenbeck
Montana State
ASCS
Washington
Killenbeck
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Office of Oil and Gas
U. S. Department of Interior
USDA
Departments of the Treasury and Interior
Montana
Scouts to Sponsor Donkey Ball Game in Choteau
Donkey softball is set for Saturday June 16 at 7 30 p.m. at the baseball complex with a Jaycees team facing veteran players led by Dr. Bill Patton. The Choteau Boy Scouts run advance ticket sales to fund scout activities. Adults pay 1 50 and children 75 cents 11 and under.
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Jaycees
Yesteryear
Bill Patton
Choteau Boy Scouts
Swim Pool to Open and Team Meeting Called
The Chateau Lions Club pool is set to open Monday June 11 with rapid progress and a fresh blue paint coat inside. If plans hold, the pool will be filled by Saturday or Sunday. Coach Wayne Krahe calls a swim team meeting at 1 pm Monday June 11 for all members to discuss plans for the coming year.
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Chateau Lions Club
Wayne Krahe
Power to Hold Loftsgaarden Day in Power
Sunday June 10 designated Owen Loftsgaarden Day at Power with a 2 p.m. program honoring long time Superintendent of Schools Loftsgaarden. A potluck dinner follows as former pupils and friends are invited to attend and show appreciation for his 28 years of service to the Power community.
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Owen Loftsgaarden
Power
Loftsgaarden
New Montana System Replaces Local Property Appraisal
Statewide property appraisal will replace local valuation under new Montana procedures. The State Tax Appeal Board will assume duties July 1 with the Department of Revenue taking over valuation functions. County assessors will be paid by the state and lose valuation powers, while local mill levies may adjust to keep taxes similar.
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Montana
Helen M. Peterson
State Board of Equalization
Peterson
Department of Revenue
Board of Equalization
Liquor Board
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Wash
Willamette University
Salem
University of Hawaii
Libby High School
Hawaii
District 3
Chateau Pavilion
Rodeo Grounds
American Legion
Karen Hitchcock
Karen Kuster
Pam Vigen
Patricia Maxwell
Zale Olsen
Sherry Turk
Lynne van DeRiet
Sally van DeRiet
Chateau Area
Clarence Kramer
Bynum
Joseph Lear
Sam Thomas
Pendray
W. W. Duncan
Senior Citizens
Duncan
Bob Swartzel
Ray Kelly
Judge Burns
Robert E. Miller
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