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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1973
Page
1
Chet Abbott chairs the parade committee urging wide participation for July 4 floats. The Chamber of Commerce and Legion offer nearly 300 in prizes with top awards 100, 60, 40, 25 and 15 for various divisions. Parade entries must be at the court house south position by 10 30 for judging.
The Choteau Lions Club thanks numerous individuals and groups for their help in remodeling the Choteau City Pavilion. Donations and labor from city entities, clubs, and families funded new seating, kitchen upgrades, and fixtures, with special praise for Jaycees, donors, and volunteers who supported auctions and construction efforts.
A public symposium titled Montana and Its Prison Reform and Resistance will be held at Choteau High School at 8 p.m. on Wednesday June 20. The state series, funded by the Montana Committee for the Humanities, gathers specialists and residents to discuss crime and corrections in Montana with a panel including Jim Blodgette Deputy Warden John Tucker Shelby Everett Nielsen Parole Officer and Kelly Addy moderator.
Curtis installed as president of the Chateau Lions Club at a ceremony led by Gibson Monkman. He succeeds Jack Rogers and names officers including Charles Joslyn Oscar Ekstrom Bill Patton Ray Kelly Enoch Stroh and Bob Nauck. Directors are Pete Ekegren Darwin Armstrong Leonard Sheble Don Passmore and Rogers. Allan Clarke joined the club. Rogers thanked members and turned over the gavel. Walt Armstrong reported on a successful Awards Dinner.
The annual meeting of North Montana Feeders, Inc. will be held Friday June 22 at 8 p.m. in the Chateau Library meeting room. All stockholders are urged to attend.
Tourists face limited gasoline due to smaller allotments causing several service stations to shorten hours or close Sundays. Ray Scott reports steady demand but half prior tourist traffic. Dale Quast expects June sufficiency with July replenishment. KOA Kampground and Bella Vista Motel see normal traffic, though June may reveal impact.
Seventy two pints donated in last week's blood drawing. Four gallon donor Bill McCauley and three gallon donor Mrs Jim Weinert highlighted the drive along with two gallon donors Arvid Sunder and Daniel E Wipf. Thirteen new donors included Cecelia Wiseman and Gerald Yeager among others from Chateau Mil ler Colony and nearby towns. Mrs Curtis praised donors staff Rainbow Girls and volunteers for a successful event.
The Chateau School Board decided to ban vehicle parking around the football field to keep traffic off the new track. Cars must use the main parking lot, freeing sidelines for spectators watching the play from either side.
Gene Boyle announces a summer program including basketball starting this week and girls softball and golf for boys and girls starting next week. Girls signups for softball meet at the ball diamond next Monday at 6 30. Golf begins Tuesday June 26 for youths 12 and older with boys at 9 30 am and girls at 10 30 am at the Country Club.
The City of Chateau will end its police department on July 1 and have the Teton County Sheriff's Office provide protection at an annual cost of 25000 dollars. Two city officers will join the sheriff's staff, creating a one year trial arrangement to reduce duplication and costs.
Fireworks donations have slowed but continue to come in under the guidance of chairmen Leo Pierre and Don LaBaugh. With about two weeks left the drive aims to meet its goal if the public keeps contributing, while emphasizing not to assume success prematurely. Donations are still being accepted at several local venues including Leo's Shoe Shop Acantha Isakson's Choteau Drug Citizens State Bank and Gambles. Donors listed include Fay Buck family Ann Isakson Choteau Ford Leone Olson Gwen Mills and many others various local families and businesses.
A light rain last week eased the dry spell with .43 inch recorded at the Chateau Weather Checking Station, bringing June totals to 0.49 inch so far. Some eastern areas near Choteau reportedly received more moisture than the local station.
Cub Scout Pack 51 led by Cubmaster Don La Baugh will hold its first summer meeting June 23 at City Park. The pot luck picnic includes a bike rodeo and bicycle safety instruction. all Cubs should arrive by 6 30 at the park.
About 20 gliders arrive in Choteau Saturday for a cross country flight to Shelby Chinook and back to Choteau. Most are single passenger craft with a few dual passenger gliders and rides sold to the public. Gliders will be hauled to the airport, re assembled, photographed at turning points, and depart at varied times. Visitors may inspect the gliders and meet the pilots.
Jack Conatser, chairman of the Chateau Jaycees Honey Bears sale, reports a successful fund raiser. Proceeds support local and state Special Olympics events and finance a three day Lake McDonald campout for the Chateau Special Education class taught by Dave Denny.
The Choteau Lions Club swim team prepares for the 11th annual Choteau Relays set Sunday from 12 30 to 5 p m as part of the Westcentral Federation with joiners from Central and Western divisions. Coach Wayne Krahe notes weather setbacks but says team pride and a 60 swimmer turnout should aid performance while noting the past eight years of dominance at Choteau relays.
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