District 3 High School Rodeo Draws Wide Support. State Bid Set
The District 3 High School Rodeo in Choteau concluded with record contestant turnout and five sessions. Top four in bareback and bull riding advance to the Montana state championships at Malta on July 6–8, with Don Hilger and Nancy Weaver earning All Around honors among numerous event winners and runners-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Rasmussen
Jim Larson
Choteau Jaycees
Rasmussen
Malta
Don Hilger
Wolf Creek
John Hall
Browning
Cham
Pion
Nancy Weaver
Big Sandy
Zale Olsen
Fairfield
Charlene Farrill
Great Falls
Julie Kuebler
Fort Shaw
Kevin Connelly
Lynn van DeRiet
Hugh Monroe
Saddle Bronce
Scotty Augare
Dave Urick
Belt
Vincent Dusty Bull
Jeff Loney
Brown
Ing
Stuart Flammond
Russell Boushie
Rick Mestikin
Rod Hibbs
Cut Bank
Jeff Robertson
Bruce Contway
Larry Fleming
Lincoln
Steve Skelton
Sun River
Richard Augare
Sam Bird
Heidi Contway
Lee Levine
Simms
Danny Wayland
Helena
Don Cutting
Don Weaver
Jeff Mosher
Augusta
Zalé Olsen
Lynn Clark
Sweetgrass
Kristie Jacobsen
Lori Winship
Vaughn
Charlotte Guith
Barb Kyildahl
Jody Klick
Cathy Connelly
Kathy Connelly
Rhonda Mosher
Kathy Klick
Betty Johnson
Raynesford
Fourth of July Celebration Plans Are Nearly Completed
Plans for the July 4 celebration in Chateau are shaping up with Lyle Otness as rodeo chairman and Reg Kesler in charge of stock. Entries reward a $300 parade purse and a $100 grand float prize with additional awards in novelty and hobby divisions. Fireworks fund drive seeks more donations to cap the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Lyle Otness
American le Zion
Otness
Reg Kesler
Chateau Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Leo's Shoe Shop
Acantha
Isakson's
Chateau Drug
Citizens State Bank
Gambles
James Van Auken Former Resident Dies in Oregon
James H. Van Auken 77 died Monday in Coquille Oregon after a lengthy illness Services were set for Thursday in Coquille with burial there He was born October 16 1895 and moved across Montana from Valier Agawam Chateau Seattle and finally Coquille Survivors include son Milton and several daughters in Choteau Helena Great Falls and Seattle along with brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. van Auken
Coquille
Ore
van Auken
Montana
Valier
Agawam
Chateau
Seattle
Milton van Auken
Choteau
Pete
Verna) Huidekoper
Henry
Avis) Helf
Eyvanna Connole
Harry
Doris) Jardine
Helena
Victor
Evelyn) Hoxsey
Great Falls
Wallace
Hayden) Her
Fireworks fund drive on pace to meet July 4 goal
Donations flood in for Chateau Firemen sponsored show now in its ninth year. Chairmen Leo Pierre and Don LaBaugh say the plan shifts to bigger crowd pleasers with fewer small shells to fit a higher cost, promising a more appealing display for the town and its visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Firemen
Leo Pierre
Don LaBaugh
Robert Dellwo
Bob Clark
Chris Beck
Becky
Andy Larsen
Neil van Wichen
Martin Alzheimer
Moulton
Dick Young
D. B. Crane
L. E. Fitzgerald
Mike Hamilton
Bob Erickson
Walt Arensmeyer
Mrs
Dana Vail
Lloyd Hodgskiss
Selective Service Office Closings Reshape Montana Boards
Due to board consolidations in Montana Local Board 50 at Chateau closes after June 30 and Local Board 60 merges into Local Board 7 at Great Falls. Eighteen year olds must register within 60 days of birth or on the anniversary day, with designated registrars listed in Teton County and registration available at Local Board 7 in Great Falls. Dick Schuler of Dutton will represent Teton County as each county keeps one board member for quarterly meetings.
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Montana
Chateau
Local Board 60
Local Board 7
Great Falls
Teton County
Mary N. Baker
Glen O. Hansen
Dutton C. John Kinna
Fairfield Russell Raymond
Power
Civic Center
Dick Schuler
Dutton
Donkey Softball Game Set For Saturday In Choteau
A donkey softball event is planned for Saturday night at 7 30 at the Choteau baseball complex. Sponsored by the Choteau Boy Scout Troop, local Jaycees will field one team with Butch Boyle as coach. Dr Bill Patton seeks older players to form the second squad as a potential favorite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Choteau Boy Scout Troop
Jaycees
Butch” Boyle
Bill Patton
Boyle
Chateau Lions Swim Pool opens with new look and upgrades
The Chateau Lions Club pool in Helena opens its 41st season with a blue and gold repaint funded by Breen Oil Co. A second lifeguard chair funded by the Soroptimists adds to ongoing improvements. Admission ranges from 40 cents for grade school to 75 cents for adults per session, with season tickets offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Lions Club
Breen Oil Co
Rex’s Thriftway
Citizens State Bank
Rathman
Lions Club
Wayne Krahe
Drought Dampens Montana Crops As Moisture Runs Short
Soil moisture is severely low across Montana with only .75 inch in May and .06 inch in June. Reports from the Crop and Livestock Reporting Service warn topsoil moisture is scarce except in the eastern third, with Te Ton Toole Liberty and Hill counties driest and grain crops mostly fair to good overall. Plantings of row crops were winding up last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Montana
Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service and Extension Service
Teton
Toole
Liberty
Hill Counties
Teachers to Return as Chateau Schools Plan Next Year
Chateau notes vacancies for the coming year with several staff departures. Retirements and resignations include Eileen Erickson and Bob McNeel, while Euelah Anderson takes a one year leave to attend college. A new hire, S Dale Bucher, joins the elementary ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Gormley
Chateau
Eileen Erickson
Bob McNeel
Peggy Guthrie
Eva Anseth
Euelah Anderson
Joan Fitgerald
Shelby
S Dale Bucher
Kevin
Miss Bucher
Malta
Chateau Elementary
Glen Yarde
Harvey Dale
Hazel Castie
Marguerite Hansen
Dorothy Reiner
Grace McGuire
Dick Chase
Betty Rada
Sharon Hoge
Gerald Herman
Robert Sherman
Wayne Krahe
Dorothy Allen
Dave Denny
Stan Rathman
Charles Allen
Gene Boyle
Fay Buck
John Kearns
Marie Malmgren
Bob Nauck
Karen Rambo
Dominic Reed
Terry Reistad
Lloyd Reynolds
John Rose
Reginald Wearley
Supt
Gormley
Dan Ferriter
Julia Carrier Dies Monday Services Held
Funeral services for Julia Carrier were held Monday June 11 at St. Joseph Church Choteau with Rev. James Gannon officiating and burial in Choteau Cemetery Banks Funeral Home directed the service Pallbearers included Charles Fellers Stephen LaRocque Francis Carrier Daniel Peltier Stephen La Rocque and Walter Carrier She was a native of Choteau and had lived in Helena and Augusta She married Joseph Carrier on April 11 1918 in Choteau He died in 1972 Survivors include daughters Mrs Frank Cole Helena Frankie Lea Carrier Chateau a son Alfred Great Falls sisters Mrs Olive Meyers Rocky Boy Reservation Nella Romotis South Carolina Mary Damon Seattle and brother John Demuray Seattle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Choteau
Julia Carrier
James Gannon
Banks Funeral Home
Charles Fellers
Stephen M. LaRocque
Francis Carrier
Daniel Peltier
Stephen R. LaRocque
Walter Carrier
Veterans Missionary to speak at Chateau Baptist Church events
Rev. Merle Watkins a veteran missionary from the Central African Republic and now a west coast representative for Baptist Missions will headline a recognition service at Chateau Baptist Church on Thursday June 14 at 8 p.m. He will also speak Friday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. The public is invited as summer Sunday services shift to 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Watkins
Central African Republic
West Coast
Baptist Mid-Missions
Chateau
City Band Seeks Players for July Fourth Parade
All interested in joining the city band must attend first practice on Thursday June 21 at 8 p.m. at the Legion. If interest is lacking the band may not perform. Three practices planned before July Fourth with performances in the parade and rodeo as in years past.
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the Legion
Sailplanes to Visit Choteau for Week Long Soaring Event
Sailplanes from Seattle to Kalispell arrive in Choteau Saturday morning June 23 for a week long endurance flight. Thirty foot tow ropes link gliders to tow planes as pilots from the Soaring Society of America map thermals and photograph each turn point for badge upgrades. Spectators welcome at the Choteau Airport as gliders are reassembled around 10 am and wings are attached for the non stop triangle flight to Shelby and Chinook before returning to Choteau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Seattle
Illinois
Twin Cities
Bozeman
Missoula
Kalispell
Tom Koppang
Koppang
Boeing
Triangle
Soaring Society of America
Shelby
Chinook
Montana
John Nordhagen
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Choteau High School
Steve Petrilli
Norma Bouma
Choteau High
Dana Swanson
Jolene Isakson
Lee Ann Austin
Linda Laiistra
Laurel Crary
Tracy Maltby
Marina Ferroglia
Sandra Mitchell
Gary Denison
Charles Rose
David Hansen
Jerri Barrett
Bonnie Bremer
Ralph LaRance
Lee McCauley
Chris Ocrtel
Holly Adams
Linda Smith
Charles Nauck
Judy Connole
John Breen
Cathy Wilson
Jeanne Kretschman
Jim Rathman
Tim Alzheimer
JoAnn Nordhagen
Russell Barner
Peggy Austin
Margie Hodgskiss
Corrine Baker
Laura Mitchell
Diane Buck
Donna Groth
Louise Pearson
Kathy Rathman
Ramona Sherman
Linda Ferris
Karen Kuster
Jody Hamilton
Freshmen
Dan Alzheimer
Robert Jenson
Gary Dale
David Trexler
Wee Oe
Frank Young
Richard Nordhagen
Julie Thomas Peterson
Margaret Wearley
Janice Lennon
John Jenson
Mike Bruce
Shaun Kelly
Janet Dale
Kurt Corey
Pat Scott
Carl Wisse
Jenna Arnold
Tom Clarke Sorensens Neemes Ete
James van Auken
Oregon
Earl Hollar
Sheriff Hollar
Selective Service Office
Chateau Lions
Chuck Nauck
Krahe
Westcentral Federation
Hank Smith
Sect Eecesees
Snes Seceaee
Wecesene
Sun
Ceneas
Esosacce
Sheilah Crawford
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