Oregonian Buys Grand Snake 1882 Silver Dollar
Tom W. Reneke of Astoria bought three Carson City era silver dollars through the General Services Administration. One 1882 coin is a rare Grand Snake error, possibly worth about $1000, part of the 90 percent silver coins minted from Comstock Lode silver. The sale runs through April 30 with per coin bids starting at $30.
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Astoria
Ore
Tom W. Reneke
Bond Street
General Services Administration
Carson City
Nevada
U. S
GSA
Reneke
Virginia
Judith
Arthur F. Sampson
Nixon
Bank Holding Company
Rencke
Washington
D. C
Linda Luinstra Serves as Page in Helena Legislature
Choteau High School senior Linda Luinstra daughter of Mr and Mrs Jake Luinstra is serving as a Page for the state Legislature in Helena this week. She is the third Choteau girl to serve a week this Legislature session and is sponsored by Rep Bob Stephens of Dutton.
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Linda Luinstra
Choteau High School
Jake Luinstra
Helena
Miss Luinstra
Choteau
Rep
Bob Stephens
Dutton
Choteau Scouts Take Second in Klondike Sled Derby
Fox Patrol of Choteau Boy Scout Troop 51 finished second at the Lewis and Clark District Klondike Derby near Ulm. 275 scouts from 43 patrols and 19 troops competed as teams pulled loaded sleds and were judged on scouting skills. The Choteau group, 4 points behind winner Malmstrom Air Base, included Pat Scott Hal Dreyer Rich Nordhagen Jim Spinder Wally Chane Marc Arensmeyer and LeRoy Hanson. Scoutmaster George Higgins and Assistant Scoutmaster Bill Patton accompanied them.
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Fox Patrol
Choteau
Boy Scout
Ulm
Choteau Scouts
Malmstrom Air Base
Pat Scott
Hal Dreyer
Rich Nordhagen
Organic Gardening Talk by Extension Horticulturist
Orville McCarver State Extension Horticulturist speaks at Dutton Legion Hall 10 am and Fairfield Community Hall 1 30 pm on March 28. He will answer questions and focus on organic gardening. Sponsored by Teton County Extension Homemakers, contact Anne Rehbein for details.
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Orville McCarver
State Extension
Dutton Legion Hall
Fairfield Community Hall
Missionary Visits At Choteau Church
Mrs. Howard Heiner a missionary from Bolivia visited the Choteau United Methodist Church School as a house guest of Mr and Mrs Willard Paulus. She spoke at the Fort Benton district meeting of the Women's Society of Christian Service attended by local women.
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Howard Heiner
Bolivia
Choteau United Methodist Church
Willard Paulus
Scrap Iron Drive by DeMolay Boys
The Teton Chapter Order of DeMolay collects scrap iron to fund trips to the East-West Shrine game. Residents may donate by arranging pickup with organizers Ray Van Wichen John Van Wichen Charles Tesch Chet Abbott Ken Depner Charles Joslyn Ralph Coleman or Pete Howard. Proceeds go to the Crippled Home and shrine tickets for next fall.
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Teton
DeMolay
Ray van Wichen
John van Wichen
Charles Tesch
Chet Abbott
Ken Depner
Charles Joslyn
Ralph Coleman
Pete Howard
Cut Telephone Cables Costly in Montana
Mountain Bell reports 94 cable cuts in 1972 disrupted service to thousands and cost about 13000 to repair. W C Bermingham notes many cuts result from lack of awareness of buried cables and urges written location requests before digging. Montana law requires obtaining underground facility locations and holds diggers liable for damages. Records will be kept by county clerks and recorders.
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Montana
Mountain Bell Show
W. C. Bermingham
Bermingham
Manager Named At Exxon Station In Chateau
Lloyd Neal of Augusta named manager of the Exxon Service Station in Chateau. Neal is a native of Augusta with prior service station experience there. Rick Corey, previous manager, plans to farm this summer.
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Lloyd Neal
Augusta
Exxon
Chateau
Neal
Rick Corey
RMC Honor Roll Showcases 120 Students in Fall List
Rocky Mountain College in Billings released the fall honor roll featuring 120 students led by Robert Meyer of Fairfield with straight A grades and Barbara Cole of Fairfield among those named for high academic achievement.
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Rocky Mountain College
Billings
Robert Meyer
Fairfield
Straight A
Barbara Cole
Rigby Family Announces Judy Rigby and Cliff Buechler Wedding
Mr and Mrs Willis B Rigby Jr invite friends and relatives to the wedding of their daughter Judy to Cliff Buechler on Saturday April 7 1978 at 4 pm in the First Presbyterian Church Conrad with a reception in the church basement afterward.
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Willis B. Rigby Jr
Judy
Cliff Buechler
First Presbyterian Church
Conrad
Ski Boot Fashions Linked to Severe Injuries
Health experts warn new high rise ski boots may raise injury risk. Dr L Allan Erskine reports rigid plastic or metal boots shift impact to the tibia, causing more serious fractures and slower healing than traditional leather boots. The Health Insurance Institute cites danger of these boots.
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Health Insurance Institute
L. Allan Erskine
Palmerton
American Association For the Surgery of Trauma
For Rent One Bedroom House Near Town Center
One bedroom house partially furnished available April 2. Contact Alex Zier at 466 2569 for details and showing. Located in town area with easy access to shops and transit.
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Alex Zier
Colstrip Expansion Plan to Grow Town to 1800 Residents
Western Energy and Montana Power subsidiaries choose Billings firms to implement a comprehensive Colstrip expansion starting this spring. The plan adds a commercial center with shops and offices, a teen-community hall, a 68 unit mobile home park, parks and new water and sewer facilities to support a resident population of about 1,800.
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Colstrip
Rosebud County
Montana
Billings
Col Strip
Martin White
Western Energy Company
Montana Power Company
Christian, Spring, Sielbach & Associates
Drake-Gustafson & Associates
Wirth Associates
Ken R. White Company
Denver
White
Western Energy
Youth Rally at Fairfield Hall Sees Local Guests
Final plans announce a Christian Youth Rally at Fairfield Community Hall on Friday March 30 at 7 pm. Archie Warrwick introduces a Great Falls group providing live music with refreshments and a free will offering to cover costs. All Fairfield church youth groups collaborate. admission is free and everyone is invited.
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Fairfield
Archie Warrwick
Great Falls
Robert Jensen Wins Three Day San Francisco Trip
Robert Jensen an insurance agent for Central Life Insurance Co receives a three day expense paid trip to San Francisco for outstanding sales. He and his wife MarSue will travel April 6 to 8 to attend an insurance convention and sightsee.
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Robert Jensen
Chateau
San Francisco
Central Life Insurance Co
Jensen
MarSue
Legion Aux Meeting Planned at Skyline Lodge
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Monday March 26 at 8 p.m. in Mrs Doris Higgins apartment Skyline Lodge. Hosts are Mrs Higgins and Mrs Kropp.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Doris Higgins
Skyline Lodge
Higgins
Kropp
DeMolays
Aerican Legion Auxiliary
Choteau Visitors Share Local Social Roundup
Mr and Mrs Jack Richardson Fort Shaw visited Choteau last Sunday with Mr and Mrs Gordon Monkman. Richardsons once lived in Choteau and ran the Teton Trail Museum while Mrs Richardson headed the Montana Mental Health office there. A winter in Covington Virginia ended with a birthday visit to Pendroy.
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Jack Richardson
Fort Shaw
Choteau
Gordon Monkman
Richardsons
Richardson
Teton Trail Museum
Montana
Ira Ritenour
Covington
Julia Monkman
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Oregonian
Choteau Imp. CO
Choteau, Montana
Choteau Church
Choteau Drug, Inc
Choteau, Mont
Don Passmore
Passmores
Fritz, Dona
Greg Newell
RMC
Fairfield Hall
Trip
Legion Aux To
Glen Inbody
Betty
Geraldine
Kenny Boggs
Geral
Mike Bartsch
Carl Eklund
Choteau Chamber OF Commerce
Lions Club
Ram&et
Sheriffs Posse
Eastern Star
Corral
Fritz and
Dona Newell
Newells
Don and
Olive Passmore
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