Long-time Chateau Patrolman Retires After 1.5 Million Miles
Henry Helf of Chateau retires after 26 years with the Montana Highway Patrol. He logged about 50,000 to 60,000 miles annually, totaling roughly 1.5 million miles since 1941. Helf recalls a 250-strong riot in Fairfield and other close calls, including arrests, a hand injury, and a dramatic standoff with a shotgun.
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Highway Patrol
Chateau
Henry Helf
Montana Highway Patrol
Helf
Fairfield
Bill McMullen
Albert
Great Falls
McMullen
Water system delays follow high bid in Chateau council
The Chateau city council postponed action on automatic controls for the water system due to funding issues. Only one bid came in near double the engineer firm’s estimate of 1800 dollars. The council also passed a gas installation ordinance and approved minor pump repairs and a mosquito control trip for the city engineer.
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Chateau
Thomas, Dean & Hoskins
Great Falls
Wayne Dean
Dean
Bill McCauley
John Dunckel
Robert Erickson
Kalispell
Erickson
Jack Rogers
Darwin
Fuzz) Armstrong
Monkman Named President of County Clerk's Association
Gordon Monkman Teton County Clerk and Recorder elected president of the County Clerks and Recorders Association at the 7th annual convention held June 13 to 15 in Kalispell. Officers include McDonald, Moore, Rathbun, Bears, Redding and Russell with various posts and speakers from state offices and counties. The next convention will be in Havre.
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Gordon Monkman
Teton
County Clerks and Recorders Association
Kalispell
Monkman
Howard Tait
Forsyth
Jeanette McDonald
Shelby
Frank Moore
Hamilton
May Rathbun
Lewistown
Ruth Bears
White Sulphur Springs
Edmon Redding
Gordon Russell
Glendive
Alfred Coats
Attorney General’s Office
Attorney General's
Charles R. Swartz
Bozeman
Montana Land Surveyors
Lois Mickelson
Civil Defense
Helena
J. J Schmidt
Cascade County
Montana
Yellowstone County
Glen Millhouse
Flathead County
Havre
Funeral Rites Held Saturday For F. Many
Final services for Frank J. Mang 72 Fairfield were held at 2 p m Saturday at the United Church of Christ Fairfield with Rev Jon Wagner officiating Burial was in Sunset Hills Cemetery Mang died June 15 after about three weeks illness He was born November 13 1893 in Harlan Iowa He homesteaded in Canada and went to Roundup before homesteading in Fairfield in 1931 He married Margaret Jane Fuller in Lewistown in 1920 He married Karen Secora March 12 1963 and she survives him Survivors include two sons Frank Quinton Fairfield Edwin Dale Decatur Ill one daughter Marilyn Joyce Cantrell Spokane three stepchildren Robert Secora Johnson Islands Raymond Secora and Mrs Sherman Island both of Fairfield one sister Josie Rosen bush Yakima Wash two half brothers Martin C Mang and Anthony Mang Roundup and eight grandchildren Pallbearers were Don Bloom Eugene Roberts Magnes Johnson Bob Neiffer Ray Olsen and Gills Farrell Banks Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Frank J. Mang
Fairfield
United Church of Christ
Jon Wagner
Sunset Hills
Mang
Harlan
Iowa
Canada
Margaret Jane Fuller
Lewistown
Karen Secora
American Legion
Frank Quinton
Edwin Dale
Decatur
Ill
Marilyn Joyce Cantrell
Spokane
Robert Secora
Johnson Islands
Raymond Secora
Sherman Island
Josie Rosenbush
Yakima
Wash
Martin C. Mang
Eight more donations to fireworks fund reported
Leigh Nett of Bob's Ford Sales says eight more contributions were received in the past week for the fireworks fund. Donors include Lloyd Pedersen Chateau Jayceens Rose Masker Lucille Obernolte Nels Whipple Les Arensmeyer Breen Oil Co. and Phil Voorhees.
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Leigh Nett
Bob’s
Ford
Lloyd Pedersen
Chateau Jayceens
Rose Masker
Lucille Obernolte
Nels Whipple
Les Arensmeyer
Breen Oil Co
Phil Voorhees
Moberly keynote at Teton County Republican Club kickoff
Mrs. W. Y. Moberly national committeewoman spoke at the Fairfield kickoff meeting for the Teton County Women’s Republican Club on June 17 in Fairfield. She outlined the District 20 reapportionment changing two senators and one representative per county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Y. (Waldo) Moberly
Washington, D. C
Teton County
Women's Republican Club
Fairfield
Moberly
Teton
Toole
Pondera
Congress
Earl Larson
Lyle Martin
Dave Barrett
Fred Meadows
Cornell
Four Rice County 4-Hers to Visit Teton County
Four Rice County Kansas 4-H youths Martin Keller Connie Gordon Diane Fuller and Mary K Kimple will visit Teton County as Exchange delegates. They arrive Sunday afternoon June 26 for a 6 30 PM potluck with the Greenfield Go Getters 4 H Club and will return with host families the following week. Teton delegates Barbara Beerman Power Vivian Baquet Jan Fuhringer and Charlene Horak are from Dutton.
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4-H Club
Teton County
Rice County
Kan
Martin Keller
Connie Gordon
Diane Fuller
Mary K. Kimple
Greenfield Go-Getters
Greenfield
Rice County Club
Paul Oltmanns
Kansas
Nine Teton bowlers finish in the money in Missoula tourney
Nine Teton county men and one team gained prize money at the Men's State Bowling Tournament in Missoula. Texaco Inc tied for 14th with $72.50. individuals earning money include Ralph Caskey Morris Larson Tom McCartney George Henderson Bill Vance Al Guse Al Tesch Laurence Truchot James Arensmeyer. Henderson led Chateau bowlers with seventh in singles.
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Teton County
Missoula
Arvid Sunder
A & E Lanes
Texaco, Inc
Ralph Caskey
Morris Larson
Tom McCartney
George Henderson
Bill Vance
al Guse
al Tesch
Laurence Truchot
James Arensmeyer
Livestock Day Set at Fairfield Saddle Club Grounds
A 4 H Livestock Day is planned at the Fairfield Saddle Club on Saturday June 25 from 11 am to 4 pm with an open livestock judging contest at 11 am the show beginning at 1 pm featuring fat and breeding beef sheep dairy cows and horses Judge Bill Jones Pendray will award trophies and ribbons County Agent Mike Goodwin urged public support to grow 4 H in Teton County The Finleys returned from a Black Hills trip and Mr Finley departs for Bozeman Montana to teach at the summer school program next week
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Fairfield Saddle Club
Mike Goodwin
Goodwin
Teton County
Bill Jones
Pendray
al Finley
Black Hills
South Dakota
Finley
Bozeman
Montana State University
Legion's Fourth of July Celebrations Headed for Banner Year
Chateau celebrates Independence Day with a two day rodeo July 3 4 at 2 pm start times plus a Legion Quarter Horse show July 2 starting 9 am Angles include youth classes barrel racing and pole bending Entry forms and details are available from Mrs George Ortner The parade July 4 at 11 am features bands saddle clubs and floats with prizes The fireworks display occurs July 4 around 9 pm at the airport hill site east of Choteau.
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Lyle Otness
Chateau Drug
Chateau Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Otness
George Ortner
Acantha
Choteau
Airport Hill
Choteau Students Enter Science Program At State Fair
Fourteen Choteau High students and other Montana youths have entries accepted in the Anaconda Company's sixth science achievement program tied to the Montana State Fair. Choteau seniors Shannon McDonald Sorenson, juniors Cook LaRance Sulgrove, freshman Field Alzheimer Mccartney Tesch Alzheim er, and junior high Hensley Lakeson Dhane are invited to exhibit July 30 through August 6 in Great Falls. Prizes include 500, 250, 150, and 75 dollars for top senior entries and 50 dollars for the junior high winner. Last year’s winners were David Shannon and Judy Ann Cook of Choteau.
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Choteau
Montana
Anaconda Company
David L. Shannon
Daniel J. McDonald
Robert D. McDonald
Gwendolyn H. Sorenson
Ted Sorenson
Dutton
Vicki Sue Cook
Eldon J. Cook
Stephen C. LaRance
Joe R. LaRance
Sally J. Sulgrove
James M. Sulgrove
Burr C. Field
Carl Field
David P. Alzheimer
Ed Alzheimer
Timothy D. MccCartney
Thomas McCartney
Margaret E. Tesch
Albert Tesch
James Alzheimer
Martin Alzheimer
Frank C. Hensley
E. C
al) Hensley
Jack E. Lake
John M. Dhane
Jac Dhane
Great Falls Fair
VFW Offers Free Memberships for Vietnam Era Servicemen
Commander Jack B. Rogers announces free VFW memberships for area soldiers serving in Vietnam. The Chateau post asks locals to provide name address and serial number by June 30 to file with the state department in Helena. Cards will be mailed only if postmarked by June 30.
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Chateau Veterans of Foreign Wars
Vietnam
Jack B. Rogers
VFW
Chateau
James Hamilton
State Department
Helena
State Official to Speak at No Host Dinner in Chateau
Howard Lord of the Montana State Board of Equalization will discuss the state's financial position and proposed tax measures at a no host luncheon Monday June 27 at the Cornell Hotel in Chateau. Leif Larsen, secretary of the association, reports the event is open to the public and begins at 6:30 p.m.
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Howard Lord
Montana
Former Resident Dies in Kalispell
Mrs. Julia Monkman learns of sister Mrs. Carl Daley’s death in Kalispell. Daley a former Teton County resident came to Bynum at 16. Final rites set in Kalispell. Also noting visitors Helen DeBolt and son Mike Kirkland Wash with Eldon Cook family and Jim Arensmeyer family. Fay Buck employed by Bureau of Roads at Conrad this summer.
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Julia Monkman
Carl
Benora) Daley
Kalispell
Daley
Teton County
Bynum
Helen DeBolt
Mike
Kirkland
Wash
Eldon
Jim Arensmeyer
Montana
South Dakota
Fay Buck
Bureau of Roads
Conrad
Mrs. Robert Smith Dies in California
Mrs. Irene McManus reports the death of Mrs. Robert Nancy Smith Monday after a brief illness. Smith was the son of Mr and Mrs Fred W Smith of Ashland Oregon and former Farmington and Chateau residents. He lived at 11615 Montana Ave Apt 5 Los Angeles California.
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Irene McManus
Robert
Nancy) Smith
Smith
Fred W. Smith
Ashland
Ore
Farmington and Chateau
Montana Ave
Apt. 5
Los Angeles
Calif
Choteau Fast-Draw Men Place In Top Ten
Three Choteau shooters finished in the top 10 at the Montana Wyoming fast draw shoot held June 18 19 in Virginia City. Marvin Schock took third place, Ron Nelson sixth and Gary McCartney tenth with McCartney posting the day fast time of .26 seconds. Dan Stansberry also competed.
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Choteau
Montana-Wyoming
Virginia City
Marvin Schock
Ron Nelson
Gary McCartney
McCartney
Dan Stansberry
Seven Attend Youth Seminar In Bozeman
Seven Teton County representatives will attend the third annual Youth Freedom seminar at Montana State University Bozeman next week. Delegates include John Hayne Sherri Duncan Dupuyer Nancy Larson Pendroy Gary Lee Grossman Power Eddie Bouma Jeff Curtis and Judy Robinson Chateau. The three day session aims to enhance farm youth understanding of the Great American Heritage and build citizenship skills through activities and speakers. Kurt H Peters of Bismarck North Dakota will share experiences escaping a communist country and contrast American life with a dictatorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Montana Farm Bureau
Montana State University
Bozeman
Teton County Farm Bureau
John Hayne
Sherri Duncan
Dupuyer
Nancy Larson
Pendroy
Gary Lee Grossman
Power
Eddie Bouma
Jeff Curtis
Judy Robinson
Chateau
Montana Farm
Kurt H. Peters
Bismarck
N. D
Swimming Classes Start on Monday
Stan Rathman of the Lions Club pool announced that novice beginners advanced beginners and adult sessions begin Monday June 27. Fish Club Flying Fish and Shark classes start Tuesday June 28 with a Dutton beginner class at 1 pm. A season pass is required for all participants and should be obtained before the first session. Mr and Mrs George Bruce of Victor Mont spent the weekend with Fay Buck and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Rathman
Lions Club
Fish Club
Flying Fish
Dutton
Rathman
George Bruce
Victor, Mont
Fay Buck
Helena Hensley
John Hoyt
Mothers of Lions Club
Jim Hamilton
Bill Breen
John Nordhagen
Northcentral Relays Open 1966 Competitive Swimming Season
Chateau Lions Club hosts Northcentral Relays as Havre Lions and Great Falls Swim Club lead Class A. Chinook VFW and Great Falls Country Club join Class B action. Local records and strong early times set the tone for a season kickoff with Lions Club supporters aiding logistics and concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Lions Club
Montana
Havre Lions
Great Falls
Havre
Libby
Missoula
Spokane
Fairchild Afb
Chinook Vfw
Chinook
Great Falls Country Club
Stan Rathman
Choteau Lions
Choteau
Sidney
Jeanine Hamilton
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Hell
Becker
Billy Club
John Dale
Dale
County Clerk’s Association
Mrs. Moberly
Mary Kimple
Legion
Choteau High
VEW
Robert Smith
California
Northcentral Relays
Burr Field
John Camden
Tom Crocker
Field
Margaret Tesch
Leonard Scott
Carol Peterson
Sharon Hoyt
Mary Ann Dellno
Mary Claire Hensley
Bonnie Bremer
John
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