First Teton-Lewis and Clark range tour draws ranchers
About 70 ranchers bankers and agriculture businessmen attended the first annual Teton-Lewis and Clark range tour sponsored by the Extension Service Soil Conservation Service Forest Service and Fish and Game Department. D E Ryerson led off with notes on perennial noxious plants and interseeding on the Young ranch west of Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Service
Soil Conservation Service
Forest Service
Fish and Game Department
D. E. Ryerson
Young Ranch
Fairfield
Ryerson
Birdoff Creek
Sun River
Elk Range
Bill Fogarty
SCS
Paul Martin
Dan Chisholm
Martin
William Armstrong
Dan Neil
D. E. Hyerson
Chateau
U. S. Forest Service
Vo Ag
Fairfield High School
Community band gathers twenty nine musicians for first rehearsal
Twenty nine musicians met for a one and a half hour session Tuesday night as the first community band practice. The group plans another rehearsal at Chateau High School on Wednesday June 22 at 7 30 p m and seeks additional players especially baritones and bass horns. Breen praised the drum section and listed players while noting the flute, clarinet, saxophone and brass sections are filling out.
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Chateau High School
Bynum
Bill Breen
Pat Stokes
Bob Obernolte
Ed Schiller
Cindy Kretschman
Romae Sargent
Jean Chalmers
Jean Kretschman
Carol Alzheimer
Connie Enzweiler
Jim Pourroy
Greg Luinstra
Teton Memorial Named Eligible for Medicare
Teton Memorial Hospital joins 72 Montana hospitals approved by the Department of Health Education and Welfare for Medicare participation as of June 11, meeting federal laws against racial discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton Memorial Hospital
Montana
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Montana offers four week window for big game license drawings
Hunters have about four weeks to apply for antelope moose mountain sheep and goat licenses with a July 15 deadline. Application forms and maps are at license agents and Fish and Game offices. Up to six may sign an antelope application. Special permit fees apply plus $5 license package. drawings start August 19 and refunds go out by August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Fish and
Game Department
Augusta Man to Teach CHS Science Classes Next Year
Choteau school board approves a contract for Reginald Wearley of Augusta to teach science at CHS next year, replacing Albert Finley who left for Spokane. Wearley, five years in teaching, studied advanced science education at the University of North Dakota. The district still seeks a home economics teacher and a kindergarten teacher, while a power outage ends the board meeting after final budget approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Choteau School Board
Reginald Wearley
Wearley
Albert Finley
Chateau
Spokane
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
Choteau
Choteau Elementary
William Olsen
DeBoer Rites Held Monday
Final rites for Caroline Lorraine DeBoer 63 Augusta were held at Augusta Community Church with Rev. C Fred Crowe officiating. She died last week in Lincoln. Pallbearers were Bruce Cornell Bob Rantry Ben Manweiler Gilbert Malatare James Burch and Roger Axelson. Banks Funeral Home handled arrangements. Survivors include four sons two daughters a brother two sisters twenty seven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Mr and Mrs Don Weigum and family Billings spent last Wednesday with her brothers and sisters in law the Tom and Ron Browns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Lorraine DeBoer
Augusta
Augusta Community Church
C. Fred Crowe
Lincoln
Bruce Cornell
Bob Rantry
Ben Manweiler
Gilbert Malatare
James Burch
Roger Axelson
Banks
DeBoer
Eldora
Iowa
Canada
Babb
Manuel Fenner
Dick DeBoer
Monte Fenner
Dale Fenner
Nashville
Tenn
Tex Fenner
Libby
Jack Fenner
Great Falls
Charles
Marian) Malatare
Cliff
Joyce) Welch
Wolf Creek
Calvin Rayson
Audrey Daggett
Ethel Lashbaugh
Seattle
Don Weigum
Billings
Tom and Ron Browns
Cigarette Ignites Grass Fire Between Farmington Road
A grass fire about 30 acres burned Saturday afternoon between the Mormon Church and Farmington road, likely started by a discarded cigarette. Sheriff Albert Becker and Chief Maurice Black used a rural fire truck to halt the blaze on the north side and its eastward spread was stopped by Farmington road. The fire, starting around 1 p.m., was under control in about 30 minutes. Choteau Volunteer Fire Department responded but returned to town once the county truck arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington Road
Albert Becker
Maurice Black
Farmington
Choteau
Fireworks fund tops 100 donors for Chateau display
More than 100 people and businesses, including Fuzz Armstrong Abbott Implement VFW Club and J C Penney Co, contributed through Tuesday to exceed 100 donors for the Chateau Fourth of July show. The display costs about 365 dollars with insurance and related items, and unused funds roll into next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Nett
Bob's
Ford Sales
Nett
Darwin
Fuzz) Armstrong
Romey McCollum
Bill
Chateau Lions Club pool opens with 225 swimmers
A total of 225 youngsters enjoyed 78 degree temperatures for the Chateau Lions Club pool opening. Manager Stan Rathman outlined beginner, intermediate and advanced lessons starting June 27 through early August with season passes required and multiple class levels including Minnow and Flying Fish.
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Chateau Lions Club
Stan Rathman
Rathman
Rex’s Thriftway
Citizens State Bank
Economic Development as Goal for Choteau Lions
Choteau Chamber of Commerce president Jack Rogers told Lions Club members the group's main aim is local economic growth to attract more people and businesses. He noted existing business closures and highlighted a state program with Ken Larson hired for community development. Plans include organizing leadership, a city wide meeting to gather ideas, and possible projects like a ski resort. Rogers invited active participation and aimed for a 100 to 150 person meeting to feed the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Rogers
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Rogers
State Chamber
Ken Larson
Larson
Chamber of Commerce
Chateau
Fairfield Youth Dies in Accidental Pistol Shooting
Kipf 18 of Fairfield dies after a .22 revolver discharge while checking cattle on McDaniel ranch near Fairfield. Final rites set for today at Fairfield High School auditorium with Rev. Borchardt officiating. Burial at Sunset Hills Cemetery. Survivors include his parents Clifford and [name redacted] Kip, and sister Vicki Lee Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Kipf
Fairfield
Fairfield High School
August Borchardt
Sunset Hills
Jerry Stewart
Arlie Schwartz
Ron Beck
Nick Konen
Wallie Tetzel
Ken Kasper
Grace Lutheran Church
Kips
Thomas McDaniel
McDaniel
G. L
Larry) Banks
Kipf
Clifford Kips
Vicki Lee Anderson
Havre
Biggest Best Fourth of July Rodeo Set at Chateau
Chateau Legion plans one of the biggest Fourth of July celebrations with seven events over two days including bareback and saddlebronc riding calf roping steer wrestling wild cow milking and girls barrel racing A quarterhorse show and parade are also on the slate with a fireworks finale Reg Kessler will produce the show and the parade offers prizes in four divisions Float entries are invited via a clipped entry form in the Acantha Bill Obernolte is parade chairman Signup for the parade started last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Chateau Legion
Lyle Otness
George Ortner
Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Reg Kessler
Alberta
Canada
Otness
Havre
Hamilton
Belt
Bill Obernolte
Final Services Held Tuesday for Van DeRiet
Final services for Harry Van DeRiet 71 of Augusta were held at the Methodist Church with Rev. C Fred Crowe officiating Burial was in Chateau cemetery Pallbearers were Douglas Baker Douglas Crary Jack Haynes Brian Haynes Herman J Van DeRiet and Ted Perry He died June 11 after a two year illness He was born October 27 1884 in Downs Kansas He settled near Chateau in 1906 He was married to Bessie Kale on October 8 1919 and she survives him He worked as head game checker for the Montana Fish and Game Department for eight years and was a retired rancher He belonged to the American Legion Disabled American Veterans and the Augusta Chamber of Commerce He served in the U S Army in France during World War I Survivors include three sons three daughters two sisters one brother and 17 grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry van DeRiet
Augusta
Methodist Church
C. Fred Crowe
Chateau
Douglas Baker
Douglas Crary
Jack Haynes
Brian Haynes
Herman J. van DeRiet
Ted Perry
Banks
van DeRiet
Downs
Kan
Burton Beach
Bessie Kale
Montana Fish and Game Department
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
Harry J
Auburn
Wash
Jack W
Salt Lake City
Utah
Raymond J. Choteau
Jack D
LaVonne
Mosquito Spraying To Begin In Chateau
City crews plan to start spraying alleys in Chateau this week using a self-contained power spray unit. They expect to work from the west side to the east, finishing in a couple of days, and will also spray the city park, areas along Spring Creek, baseball diamonds, and other mosquito-hatching sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Erickson
Chateau
Spring Creek
Chateau High School Winter Reading Program Sees 24 Sign Up
Twenty four students joined Chateau High School's summer reading improvement program on its first day. Ed Schiller noted the turnout was modest but acceptable and said additional registrations are welcome. Dominic Reed leads two morning sessions of nine weeks each offering credit under Title I. Evening options may be arranged for working students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau High School
Ed Schiller
Schiller
Dominic Reed
Chateau High
Three Chateau High School girls to attend Montana Girls State
Junior girls Karen Murphy Hope Hensley and Diane Robbins will leave June 23 by charter bus for Montana Girls State in Bozeman running June 23 to July 1. They represent Sapphire City Garnet City Copper City in Plata County and Oro County Blue party with Leslie Burns of the Chateau Legion Auxiliary joining as staff. The 19th annual program includes city county and state level exercises in government and a variety of events from a talent show to a campus tour with nearly 300 participants and financial aid from the local Soroptimist Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau High School
American Legion Auxiliary
Montana
Bozeman
Karen Murphy
Leo Murphy
Hope Hensley
al Hensley
Diane Robbins
Henry Helf
Sapphire City
Plata County
Garnet City
Copper City
Oro County
Leslie Burns
Chateau Legion Auxiliary
Montana Girls State
Department
Ralph Sluys
Great Falls
Girls State
Chateau Girls
Two File for JP William G Irwin and Sterling DePrata
William G. Irwin of Choteau and Sterling DePrata of Fairfield filed for the Justice of the Peace offices. Irwin runs on the Republican ticket, while DePrata seeks the post as a Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Irwin
Choteau
Sterling DePrata
Justice of the Peace
Fairfield
Irwin
DePrata
Two Autos Damaged In Saturday Collision
Ronald Simkins of Fairfield and Julia Schuh of Butte collided near the county courthouse intersection Saturday. Each car sustained about $300 in damage after Schuh pulled into Simkins who was approaching from the north around 4 30 p m. Jim Thompson investigated the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Simkins
Fairfield
Julia Schuh
Butte
Simkins
Deputy Registrars Appointed Across 12 County Precincts
Deputy registrars were appointed by the county commissioners for 12 precincts. Rae McDonald announced the appointments including Walter Doheny precinct 3 Joe Toeckes precinct 6 Floyd Eastwood precinct 7 Melvin Klette precinct 8 Ruth M Phillips precinct 9 John Swanson Jr precinct 11 Charles Purkett precinct 13 Alex Zier precinct 14 Pearl Tangen precinct 15 Frank Loch precinct 16 CML Weeks precinct 17 and Arthur Pearson precinct 18 Greenfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae McDonald
Walter Doheny
Doheny
Joe Toeckes
PolSner
Floyd Eastwood
Fairfield
Melvin Klette
Collins
Ruth M. Phillips
Spring Valley
John Swanson Jr
Pendroy
Charles Purkett
Bynum
Alex Zier
Agawam
Pearl Tangen
Farmington
Frank Loch
Diamond Valley
Cml Weeks
Dutton
Arthur Pearson
Greenfield
Choteau Babe Ruth Team to Host Centerville Sunday
The Choteau Babe Ruth squad hosts Centerville Sunday at 2 30 p m seeking revenge for a 7 6 loss earlier this season. Coach Bill McCauley notes Choteau’s winless 0 3 record and the season’s costly injuries as Ron Lehnert breaks his leg in the first inning. Tim McCartney and John Camden starred in early games. Dutton beat Choteau 13 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Babe Ruth
Centerville
Bill McCauley
Ron Lehnert
McCauley
Tim McCartney
John Camden
Fairfield
Dutton
Camden
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Teton Memorial
Helena-Chateau
Havre Lions
Great Falls Swim Club
Helena Y
Chinook Vfw
State Chamber of Commerce
CHS
Steve Snyder
Pat Saylor
Babe Ruthers
C. E
Babe) Russell
Jim Spinder
Lee Pepion
Burr Field
Lehnert
Mike Wilkerson
Stuart Moulton
Saylor
Snyder
Larry Schilling
John Lease
Milton Lease
Greg Yeager
McCartney
Randy Larson
Conrad Gunderson
Bill Whealey
Ed Jensen
Dennis Larson
Dennis Dellno
Bill Koch
Scott Cornell
Bert Doughty
Power
Vaughn
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