Two Sides Of Story On Coal And The Environment
Montana coal is valued for low sulphur content and large reserves estimated up to 23 billion tons. The piece contrasts Midwest power needs with Montana reclamation costs and aims to balance environmental protection with continued coal production and land restoration.
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Helena
Montana
Midwest
Colstrip
Northern Pacific
Western Engery Co
Montana Power
Billings
Minneapolis
Chicago
Agricultural Experiment Station
Bozeman
Bureau of Land Management
North Dakota
Wyoming
Former Resident George Brutosky Dies in Great Falls
George Brutosky 78, a former Belt miner born in Czechoslovakia in April 1893, died after a four month illness in a Great Falls hospital. Funeral services were held at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery. He married Erma Rebar in Belt in 1917. she died in 1971. Survivors include a son Arnold and daughters Elsie Wick and Dorothy Stefani, all of Great Falls, plus seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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George Brutosky
Great Falls
Our Lady of Lourdes
Mount Olivet
Brutosky
Czechoslovakia
Belt
Tra‘cy
Chateau
Erma Rebar
Arnold
Terry
Elsie) Wick
Eugene
Dorothy) Stefani
Men's City Association Bowling Leaders Named
The annual Men's City Association Bowling tournament opened last weekend at A and E Lanes. Silver Dollar leads team scoring with 3115, Citizens State Bank is 3106, Teton Furniture 3056, Cheethams 3013. Doubles leaders are Alan Caldwell and Alan Odden with 1266, followed by Glenn Hansen and Carmen Thorne 1258, Ken Brecken and Mag Strandbakke 1224. Ken Brecken leads all events with 1930, Caldwell 1906. high game 236 by Jerry Herman and high series 601 by Art Schmidt. The event resumes Friday night, then Saturday and Sunday.
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Marvin Aune
Jim Krause
Ken Brecken
Alan Caldwell
Jerry Herman
Art Schmidt
Explo 72 Showing Scheduled Tonight
The public is invited to a film showing Explo 72 at 7 28 p m Thursday March 23 at Moose Hall. Tim Mc Cartney Montana State University student presents the film promoting Explo 72 a June Dallas Texas training week for about 100000 Christians culminating in a quarter million believers gathering in a natural Dallas amphitheatre.
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Moose Hall
Tim McCartney
Montana State University
Dallas
Tex
the Moose
Rosemary Schrader Services Held in Augusta Church
Funeral services for 56 year old Rosemary M Schrader were held Wednesday March 22 at Augusta Community Church with Rev Edward Ferguson officiating. Burial was in Augusta Cemetery. Survivors include son William E Schrader of Bozeman and daughter Nancy M Mueller of Fairfield plus siblings and five grandchildren.
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Rosemary M. Schrader
Chateau
Edward Ferguson
Augusta Community Church
Augusta
Jim Chistian
Paul Martin
Ron Nordberg
Austin Christian
Charles Willard
Dennis Dellno
Schrader
Gilman
Edward Schrader
Great Falls
Lewis and Clark Forest
William E
Bozeman
Nancy M. Mueller
Fairfield
Daisy Genger
Myrtle Alt
Alaska
Violet Steinbach
Wolf Creek
Fern Hicks
Lewistown
Margaret Reeves
Richard Murrill
Jack Murrill
Rockville
Susan
Sandi Walt
Nona Munroe
Nancy Genger
Betty Chamberlain
Public Smorgasbord by O.E.S. Past Matrons Club
The Past Matron's Club of the O E S sponsors a public smorgasbord this Sunday at the Masonic Hall in Chateau. Serving starts at noon and continues until all are served with an assortment of home cooked food. Admission is 2 dollars for adults and 1 dollar for children under 12.
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The
O.E.S
Masonic Hall
Chateau
City to open dumps Sundays in spring cleanup season
City Council voted to open dumps on Sunday afternoons 1 to 5 during spring, joining winter hours of Wednesday and Saturday. Dairy watering hours stay 7 am to 12 noon and 5 to 10 pm daily. The panel also approved park irrigation by electric motor, building permits for Abbott Implement, new fence for Ike Denison, and new Chateau Fire Department members Don LaBaugh and Bud White. Police urge bicycle registrations at 25 cents for two years.
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Dellno
Abbott
Ike Denison
Donald LaBaugh
Bud White
Chateau Fire Department
Jerry Gallagher
Barney McClue
Leon Gollehon
Local Government report charts flexible form of county government
The constitutional convention advances a Local Government article allowing voter approved forms, preserving or redesigning county offices, with consolidation as an option. Revenue sharing, recall, and shared authorizations are rejected. A consumer council funded by utility tax is tentatively approved.
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Great Falls
Consumer Council
Public Service Commission
Absentee Ballots Open For Local School Election
Absentee ballots available at Olsen Agency starting Friday March 24 for the April 1 school election. No contested trustee races with two incumbents, Don Passmore and Ben Christman seeking re election. Voters will decide three special levies totaling 61 021 for grade school needs, 32 033.40 for Chateau High School, and 8500 for two way radios on buses as a long term safety measure during bad weather.
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Olsen Agency
Don Passmore
Ben Christman
Farmington
Chateau High School
County Assessor Urges Fast Return of Property Assessment Sheets
Chester Baker urges residents to mail or bring in personal property assessment sheets promptly to avoid extra notices and reduce tax burdens. He notes repeated notices cost public funds and presses taxpayers to act now.
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Chester Baker
Baker
Bulldogs Track Team Announces 24 Member Roster for Spring
Chateau track coach Fay Buck lists 24 boys out including 11 returning lettermen from last year with seven state meet participants. He notes strong turnout, and names event specialists such as Richard Allen in the 440 and mile, Andy Jordan in the 440 and mile, and several sprinters and field athletes. The schedule includes meets in Bozeman Sunburst Fairfield Havre Acantha Shelby and state at Missoula.
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Chateau
Fay Buck
Buck
Richard Allen
Andy Jordan
Mike Thronson
Greg Newell
Lee McCauley
Steve Buck
Allen Adams
Pat Whealy
Carl Dreyer
Chuck Young
Russ Swanson
Tim Hogue
Rod Kelly
Fred Tesch
Bob Peeb
Les
Jim Hinman
Ralph LaRance
Kent Anderson
Jerry Breen
Tom Peebles
Bernard Rauscher
Dick Arensmeyer
Gary Denison
Bulldogs
Bozeman
Fairfield
Havre
Walier
Acantha
Shelby
Great Falls
Missoula
Conrad Sponsors Youth Ski Races At Teton Pass
The first annual Conrad Invitational Ski Race took place at Teton Pass with entrants from Fort Benton Shelby Conrad Valier and Choteau. Winners include Conrad athletes Paul Abel Sid Gustafson and Pat Kochman for boys and Kris Gustafson Lara Elliot Diane Sherman for girls. Junior high winners Erick Gustafson Richard Iverson Willy Marsh Jamie Crawford Tracy Crawford with Crawford sisters from Choteau. Next races set for April 8 and Fun Day planned for April 8.
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Conrad
Teton Pass
Fort Benton
Shelby
Valier
Choteau
Hartmutt Schmidt
AFS
Germany
Paul Abel
Sid Gustafson
Pat Kochman
Kris Gustafson
Lara Elliot
Diane Sherman
Erick Gustafson
Richard Iverson
Willy Marsh
Jamie Crawford
Tracy Crawford
Crawford
Chateau
Program Planned At Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church will present a film version of Jesus Christ Superstar on Wednesday March 29 at 7 30 p m Rev Don Hamilton pastor of Christ United Methodist Church Great Falls has arranged slides to accompany the music and project the words on a second screen The public is welcome to attend.
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The
United Methodist Church
Lazy Eye Clinic At Chateau Jayceens Attracts Attentive Attendance
The Lazy Eye Clinic sponsored by the Chateau Jayceens on March 11 screened 40 children aged three to six for amblyopia. One child was referred to Public Health Nurse Betty Swenson for further testing. Plans call for biennial clinics.
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Chateau Jayceens
Betty Swenson
Jayceens
Montana Ends With 9271 Firms in Dunn & Bradstreet Count
Montana lists 9,271 active businesses based on the January Dunn and Bradstreet Reference Book. Among these, 90 firms carry the top 5A1 rating indicating financial strength over 50 million dollars. The piece notes broader national figures and the share of small businesses below 50 thousand dollars in value.
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Montana
Larry Nelson
Dunn& Bradstreet, Inc
Billings
Nelson
D&b
U. S
Dun & Bradstreet
United States
Choteau Sets Spring Parent Teacher Conferences
Choteau Public Schools schedule conferences on Friday April 7 at the Elementary and Saturday April 8 at the High School. Elementary students have no Friday classes, high school students attend. Two buses will transport high school students on Friday. Parents may contact school offices to set appointments.
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Choteau
Choteau High School
Hell
Milton van Auken
Pendroy
Stoudt
Les Stott
Farmington
Agawam
Blood Drive Ends Fiscal Year With Strong Donor turnout
Glen Inbody and Bob Crocker joined Ray Kelly as five-gallon donors at a Red Cross blood draw in Chateau. Donors completing second and first gallons included Ken Depner Mrs Her Old Depner Jacob Hofer Rev Allen Adams and Paul Kleinsasser. Last week 85 pints were collected, total year 254 pints, 74 over quota.
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Glen Inbody
Bob Crocker
Ray Kelly
Red Cross
Chateau
Grant Curtis
American Legion Auxiliary
Walt Armstrong
Ken Depner
Herold Depner
Jacob R. Hofer
Allen Adams
Paul Kleinsasser
Ray Mills
Linda Freed
Patricia Gruenhagen
Anne D. Hofer
Curtis
Methodist Church
Dollar Days Set For April 7 8 In Choteau Stores
Choteau Chamber of Commerce schedules its third annual Dollar Days for Friday and Saturday April 7 and 8 with most local stores participating. Chamber President Rex Peterson urges businesses to offer money saving buys. no chamber drawn prizes planned. Last year about 20 merchants joined and similar turnout expected. Some Chateau stores will close 1 to 3 p.m. on Good Friday March 31 for church services.
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Choteau
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Rex Peterson
Peterson
Benefit Style Show For Mrs Pocha Planned By Homemakers
The Fairfield Greenfield and Crowe Homemakers Extension Clubs plan a benefit style show at Fairfield High School auditorium at 8 pm on Saturday March 25. All door receipts go to the Mrs Jim Pocha kidney transplant fund to support a neighbor in need. Proceeds assist the $10,000 goal as current donations lag. Tickets are $1 for adults and 50 cents for high school students.
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Homemakers
Fairfield
Greenfield
Crowe
Fairfield High School
Jim Pocha
Nancy
Shannon
Montana
Chateau Egg Hunt Plans Announced by Chamber
The Chateau chamber announces an Easter Egg hunt for area children on Saturday April 1 at 1 p m on the courthouse lawn. The lawn will be fenced into four age areas and merchants are asked to supply three dozen eggs with at least one dozen candy eggs, all wrapped. Boy Scouts will collect eggs the morning of the hunt and remaining eggs can be left at the courthouse for distribution.
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Chateau Area
Court House
Chateau
Open Burning Not Considered Good Practice
Open burning is not usually a good agricultural practice and can pollute air damage property and wildlife habitat. The U S Soil Conservation Service notes it harms grasses and rarely destroys weed seeds. Clark Neilson cautions, permits from local health and environmental offices ensure best results when burning is necessary.
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U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Clark Neilson
State Department of Health and Environmental Sciences
Air Quality Bureau
Sanitarian
Erickson Attends Western NACO Conference in Sacramento
Elmer Erickson, Clerk of District Court and one of three Montana officials, joined the Western Conference of the National Association of Counties in Sacramento March 15 to 17 as official delegate for the Montana Clerks of Court Association. George Harvey of Fort Benton and a Miles City county commissioner also attended. Delegates learned about county government across multiple sessions. The parent organization plans a June meeting in Washington, D. C.
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Elmer Erickson
Montana
NACO
Sacramento
Calif
Chateau
Montana Clerks of Court Association
George Harvey
Fort Benton
Chouteau
Miles City
County Commissioners Association
Alaska
Hawaii
National Association of Counties
Washington, D. C
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Robert E. Miller
Rosemary Schrader
Augusta Church
Constitutional Convention Report
By Rod Hanson
Lazy Eye
Pocha
E. Erickson
Sacramento Clerk’s
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