District Meeting of Rebekahs and Odd Fellows Here
The 54th annual District No. 4 meeting of Rebekahs and Odd Fellows is set for Saturday March 23 in Chateau. Registration starts 9 a.m. at the lower Legion hall. joint meeting at 10:30 with leaders and guests announced. noon luncheon then separate afternoon sessions and a 6 p.m. smorgasbord. evening sessions at 7:30 and social hour wrap up.
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Rebekahs and Odd Fellows
District No. 4
Chateau
Lower Legion Hall
John W. Anderson
Noble Grand
Chateau Girl Scout Cadettes
C. Fred Crowe
John L. Dunckel
Noble
Nora Larson
Harry Legreid
Robert McDonald
Upper Legion Hall
Rebekahs
C.F
Odd Fellows
Glen Inbody
The
James Hightower
Fort Benton
Choteau FFA Team Shines in District and State Contests
The Choteau FFA chapter placed second in Glacier District events led by Tom Stott Clarence Pearson and Jay Rice in range and soils judging. State results followed with top finishes earning Montana representation at nationals as Jay Rice led in both events.
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Choteau
FFA
Glacier District
Cascade
Simms
Fairfield
Tom Stott
Clarence Pearson
Jay Rice
Great Falls
Montana
Oklahoma City
Bob Corbett
Steve Larson
Duane Halverson
Louie Bouma
Larson
Halverson
John Bouma
Gary Alzheimer
Bob Snodgrass
Bob Hodgskiss
Jim Hodgskiss
Jim Peters
Dave Lindseth
Bozeman
Large Flocks Of Waterfowl At Freezeout
Montana’s Freezeout waterfowl project near Fairfield reports five to six thousand whistling swans present with snow geese and pintail ducks. Migrants from across the state move north toward nesting grounds in Arctic Canada and Canada's prairie lands. Weather affects flocking. mild spells bring orderly passage while lingering cold drives mass movement. Spectators are welcome to view the lake and birds.
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Montana
Dale Witt
Fairfield
Witt
Canada
Arctic
Beef Production School Scheduled
All Teton county stockmen are invited to a meeting in the Vo-Ag rooms of the new Chateau High School building on Monday April 1 at 8 p.m. Jim Crawford and Jesse Malone co chair the session. N A Jacobsen from Bozeman will discuss beef production progress and research. Don Vaniman of the Montana Beef Performance Association will cover objectives and operations.
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Teton County
Vo-Ag
New Chateau High School
Jim Crawford
Jesse Malone
Chateau
N. A. Jacobsen
Bozeman
Don Vaniman
Montana Beef Performance Association
Banquet Tickets On Sale For Chateau High Sports Night
Tickets go on sale this weekend at Hanusa Agency and Knudtzon Lumber Co for a sports banquet honoring Chateau High School basketball squad coaches and cheerleaders. Admission is $2 per plate, 200 tickets only, first come first served, no door sales. The event starts 6 30 p.m in the Methodist Church basement and is sponsored by the Chateau Jaycees as an annual affair for athletes in all three major sports at Choteau High.
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Hanusa Agency
Knudtzon Lumber Co
Chateau High School
Methodist Church
Chateau Jaycees
Choteau High
Choteau Bulldogs Take Third In State Tourney
The Choteau Bulldogs finished third at the state class B basketball tourney in Shelby, the program’s third third place, led by Ray Smith with 38 points. Malta Mus tangs fell 75-74 in an early round, while Chinook Sugarbeeters won 98-69 over Loyola of Missoula for the title.
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Chinook Sugarbeeters
Loyola of
Missoula
Pilentywood
Choteau
Malta
Malta Mustangs
Bulldogs
Mustangs
Chateau
Ray Smith
Ron Lehnerz
Dan Jacobs
Lance Krone
Doug Sabo Burr
Rudy Ameline
Pfip
Pat Fever
Doug Henry
Kit Kaufman
Art Lundstrom
Lynn Mavencamp
Duane Walker
Dirk Young
School Board Nominations Close With Nine Filing for Positions
Nine candidates filed for school board positions as nominations closed for the April 6 trustee election. In District No. 1 two three year terms will fill vacancies of Hodgskiss and Inbody with Inbody facing four rivals, including Guthrie Martin Patton and McCauley. Abbott seeks a two year term with no opposition. Stott seeks re election in Chateau High School District No. 3 for three years. Alzheimer and Christman vie for a one year term in Farmington Premium Center area. Special levies for Grade and High School districts pass at 7.229 mills yielding 24590 dollars and 3 mills yielding 18200 dollars.
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Bill Patton
Bill McCauley
Chester Abbott
Duane Reisch
Abbott
Leslie Stott
Agawan
Chateau High
Paul Alzheimer
Ben Christman
Farmington
Premium Center
Choteau Council adopts third reading on utility and sign rules
Choteau city council approved three ordinance amendments in a regular session on Monday night. Measure 167 raises garbage rates by 25 percent, while Amendment 168 creates zone areas and sign sizes for the Chateau area, and Amendment 169 sets limits on business signs and pole signs. Council also approved claims for Breen Oil and Buck's Auto Repair and discussed possible street abandonment near Bill Irwin’s property and plastic pipe connections to water mains.
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Choteau
Bill McCauley
Jim Hamilton
Chateau
Bob Nauck
McCauley
Nauck
Ed Jacobson
Breen Oil Company
Buck
Bill Irwin
Ronan
Carl Field
Field
John Dunckel
Hamilton and
Four Counties to Take Part in Civil Defense Course
Glacier Toole Pondera and Teton counties will join a Montana Civil Defense disaster training set for March 25 through 29. The two day exercises, open to the public, target county CD and USDA boards with state officials and feature Harold Strobel and Cliff Rylander guiding personal survival and realistic simulations at Chateau in the Agricultural Stabilization Service meeting room starting at 9 a.m. all days. Lee Stott of Missoula was in Choteau last week.
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Glacier
Toole
Pondera
Teton
Usda Defense Boards
Montana Usda Defense Board
State CD
Broadwater
Montana
Harold Strobel
Bozeman
Extension Service
Civil Defense
Cliff Rylander
Extension Rural CD
Chateau
Agricultural Stabilization Service
4-H Follies Set For Saturday At Greenfield
Teton county 4-H clubs present the 4-H Follies Saturday March 23 at 7 30 p m at the Green field school admission will go to fund trips for 4 H members Bill Jones Pendroy will host master of ceremonies He is a former Vo Ag instructor and leads the Eager Beaver 4 H Club Other numbers include a piano duet by Debbie Reiding and Jennie Bouma a Blue Reindeer dance from Dutton a Happy Go Lucky Club comedy act a Power number and a Betty Evans vocal from Fairfield County Leaders Council represented by Eileen Young Sunny Slope singing secretary More acts are planned for an enjoyable evening Also noted twin births in San Carlos Calif to Mr and Mrs Bill Nelson Jerry weighing seven pounds two ounces 20 inches long and Jeffrey nine pounds three ounces 21 inches long Maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Smoot Rowley.
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Teton County
Eager Beaver
Bill Nelson
San Carlos
Calif
Jerry Rowley Nelson
Jeffrey Rowley Nelson
Mike
Bryce
Mark
Smoot Rowley
Chateau Bulldogs Celebrate After State Tourney Third Place
Over 50 carloads of fans greeted the Chateau Bulldogs as they returned from Shelby where they finished third in the state basketball tournament. Fire, state troopers, and the county sheriff escorted the team to a gym welcome featuring the high school band, cheerleaders, and a program led by Supt. Ed Schiller. Mayor John Dunckel and officials praised the team, coaches, band, and student body for a credit to the school and town.
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Chateau Bulldogs
Shelby
Dan Jacobs
Ron Lehnert
Lance Krone
David Hartman
Ray Smith
Brad Gunderson
John Camden
Tom Commons
Tim McCartney
Paul Beaudeau
Doug Sabo
Rudy Ameline
Burr Field
Gary McLaughlin
Chuck Peck
Bulldogs
Tom Demmons
Montana Highway Patrol
Teton County
al Becker
Chateau
Ed Schiller
Schiller
John Dunckel
T. P. Stokes
CHS
Carl Field
Gordon Delger
Shirley Gronberg
Chuck Allen
Gerald Stokes
Peck
Lloyd Reynolds
Choteau High School
Death of Roy S. Estes at 79 in Kalispell home
Roy S. Estes, 79, died in a Kalispell rest home. Services were held Tuesday at Johnson Chapel with burial in Conrad Memorial Cemetery. Born in Eubank Kentucky, he later moved to Montana with a ranch near Chateau and Great Falls. He married Shirley Morse in 1917 and lived in Kalispell and Whitefish before entering Immanuel Lutheran Home in 1964. Surviving are three brothers and four sisters.
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Roy S. Estes
Kalispell
Johnson Chapel
Conrad Memorial
Estes
Eubank
Montana
Chateau
Great Falls
Shirley Louise Morse
Flathead Valley
Whitefish
Immanuel Lutheran Home
Chamber Sponsored Sweepstakes Opens March 23
The Chateau Chamber of Commerce announces a weekly sweepstakes starting Saturday March 23. No purchase required for tickets, open to anyone over 12. First $50 prize drawn March 30 at 3 pm at J C Penney. winning number posted the same day with 30 minutes to claim. Unclaimed prizes roll to next week. after five weeks, a special drawing may occur.
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Chateau Chamber of Commerce
J.C Penney
Chamber
Chateau
Bob Taylor
Taylor
Chateau Area
Court House
Erma Sturgeon
Maverick
Chateau Business
Two Positions Open at Teton County Nursing Home
The Board of County Commissioners seeks applicants for maintenance superintendent and bookkeeper at the new Teton County Nursing Home. Application blanks are available at the county clerk’s office.
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Board of County Commissioners
New Teton County
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Choteau Ffa
Eureka Lake
Albert Graff
Graff
Vontana Bulldogs
Choteau Bulldogs
Smith
Walker
Mavencamp
Burr
Lehnerz
Young
Ameline
Lehnert
George Hodgskiss
Clark Inbody
Hodgskiss
Inbody
Bert Guthrie
Lyle Martin
Council
Ron Pierre
Dunckel
State Board of Health
National Sanitation Federation
Jim Smith
Leo Murphy
Montana State Plumbing Board
Montana State Board of Health
Bob Erickson
C.D
Lee Stott
Greenfield
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