Overestimate of Wheat Crop Costly to Montana Farmers
Ted Sorenson, a Teton County farm operator, notes the Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service cut 1975 wheat production from over 160,000,000 to 120,180,000 bushels, an overestimate of about 25 percent. He assigns responsibility to the Montana Department of Agriculture for this supply figure manipulation.
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Ted Sorenson
Teton County
Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Montana
Montana Department of
Planning Meet Sought by Commission for Baseball Program
The Chateau Baseball Commission schedules its annual meeting at Jaycee Hall on Thursday March 25 at 7 30 p m to elect commissioners and fill coaching positions. Community interest is urged to support summer programs in baseball golf basketball girls softball and physical conditioning.
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The
Chateau Baseball Commission
Jaycee Hall
Banquet Set For Wrestlers On Wednesday
The annual banquet honoring the high school wrestling team will be held in the city pavilion on Wednesday March 31 at 7 p.m. Main speaker will be Chuck Van Gordon a renowned local wrestling referee. Letters will be awarded and honors given for Most Inspirational and Most Outstanding wrestler of the year. The dinner is prepared by team parents and cheerleaders. Public invited to join Coach Wayne Krahe and the championship team.
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Chuck van Gordon
Walter
van Gordon
Wayne Krahe
Donations Grow for Monitor Fund at Teton Memorial Hospital
Donations boost the Heart Monitoring System fund at Teton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary to $2450. Contributions come from T R Larson Zion Construction Irene Neckstad R E Earles the Richard Jiminez family and Mr and Mrs Jesse Malone and memorial gifts include several named individuals. Potential donors are asked to contact Mrs Robert Jensen or any auxiliary member.
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Teton Memorial Hospital
T.R. Larson
Zion Construction
Irene Neckstad
R. E. Earles
Richard Jiminez
Jesse Malone
Freda Johnson
Marlene Hofeldt
Thora Nevins
Kathleen Rathman Thronson
William Thretheway
Helen Gibbons
Mothers to Plan Sports Dinner
A meeting of all basketball and track team mothers is scheduled for Saturday March 27 at 1 p.m. at the Henry Smith home. The purpose is to set a date and organize a combined banquet for the basketball and track teams. All mothers are urged to attend.
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Henry Smith
Hunter Safety Class Begins in Choteau
Chief instructor Paul Alzheimer announced a five week series starting Wednesday March 31 at 7 p.m. in the Choteau Library meeting room for youth aged 11 to 18 planning to hunt this year. No class will be held this fall.
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Choteau
Paul Alzheimer
Alzheimer
Meet the Candidates at Jaycee Hall Meeting
Public invited to a Meet the Candidates program on Thursday April 1 at 7 p.m. at Jaycee Hall. School Board and District Hospital trustees candidates will attend to meet the public and discuss issues.
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Jaycee Hall
CHS Girls Track Ready for First Meet Under Allen
CHS coach Charles Allen enters the season with 22 girls and eight returning letter winners. practice starts March 2 with two double duals planned April 7 against Browning and April 14 against Conrad at Choteau. The schedule includes meets April 24, 29, May 1, May 8, May 15, with divisional May 21 22 and state May 28 29 in Missoula.
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CHS
Charles Allen
Allen
Browning
Conrad
Choteau
Fort Benton
Shelby
Columbia Falls
Acantha
Missoula
Fire Crews Contain Dump Fire North Of Choteau
Choteau firefighters responded to a dump ground fire on Truchot hill north of town on Friday afternoon. The blaze involved tree trimmings and wood items at a burn site on Mrs. Bernice Van Setten’s property. High winds spread the flames before two engines arrived and the crew covered hot logs with dirt after using a loader provided by Tom Evenson. Separately, a chimney fire at the Paul Parker residence Tuesday morning burned hot but remained confined to the chimney and was allowed to burn out to prevent house damage.
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Truchot Hill
Choteau
Tom Evenson
Bernice van Setten
Farmington
Paul Parker
Bill Forrest Services Held on Monday
Funeral services were held Monday March 22 for William K Bill Forrest in the Choteau United Methodist Church with Rev. Allen Adams officiating. Forrest died Thursday March 18 in a Great Falls hospital at age 68. Burial was in Choteau Cemetery with Zwerneman Mortuary directing. Pallbearers were Joe Mozer Julius Stenson Boyd Stenson Carroll Maynard Lew Walley and J C Salmond. The family asks donations to Yellowstone Boys Ranch. Survivors include wife Eleanor Snyder Forrest six children eighteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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William K
Bill) Forrest
Choteau United Methodist Church
Allen Adams
Forrest
Great Falls
Choteau Cemetery
Zwerneman Mortuary
Joe Mozer
Julius Stenson
Boyd Stenson
Carroll Maynard
Lew Walley
J.C. Salmond
Dupuyer
Claude and
Choteau
Babb
W.P.A
Hanson Brothers Garage
Parkway Cafe
Forrests
Alaska
Hawaii
Costa Rica
Central America
United States
Yellowstone Boys Ranch
Billings
C. W
Mary Lou) Jurgens
Spanaway
Wash
Sydney Macintyre
Missoula
Gary
Chere) Shelmerdine
Jim
David
Chateau
Hospital and School Trustee Candidates File for April Election
A full slate of candidates filed for the April 6 election for hospital district and school board posts. For the hospital district, Lloyd Pedersen and Bert Guthrie seek the term left by Robert Gronberg. Elementary District 1 school board candidates for three years are Darlene Yeager, Kenneth Depner, Jerry Dunckel, Mary Pourroy, and Stanley Kimmel. Two seats on the board open due to terms of Tom Evenson and Ray Anderson. Anderson, an incumbent, filed for the one year term of June Hamilton who recently resigned. Stan Stott filed for the Bynum Outlying District vacancy, taking the expired term of Lowry Larson, and Robert Snodgrass Jr. filed for the same seat.
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Robert Gronberg
Lloyd Pedersen
Bert Guthrie
Darlene Yeager
Kenneth Depner
Jerry Dunckel
Mary Pourroy
Stanley Kimmel
Tom Evenson
Ray Anderson
June Hamilton
Anderson
Stan Stott
Lowry Larson
Bynum
Robert Snodgrass Jr
Choteau Elementary Board of Trustees
Paul Alzheimer
James Crawford
Stanley Rathman
Barbara Bray
Dale Durr
Durr
Bray
Rathman
Herb Tangen
Howard Fisher
James Dellno
Glen Stoudt
Henry Helf
Kermit Rolandson
David Lindseth
Choteau High FFA Chapter Takes Second in Glacier District
Choteau High FFA placed second in the Glacier District FFA spring conference at Conrad. Teams excelled in agronomy, farm mechanics, and general agriculture with standout finishes by Scott Corey and Dan Johnson as high performers. Lorilyn Styren and Dennis Van Setten earned district honors. The next event is the state conference in Missoula on April 8 and 9.
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Choteau High School
FFA
Glacier District
Conrad
Ryan Rauscher
Dennis van Setten
Don Hubbard
Mike Campbell
Jim Campbell
Pete Richert
Dan Johnson
Lorilyn Styren
Scott Corey
Lyle Baker
Bill Campbell
Choteau
Star Greenhand
Scott
Dan
General Agriculture
Mike Rauscher
Bozeman
Bill van Setten
Herb Styren
Missoula
School levies, polling sites set for regional election
Voters in the Outlying Pendrey District and several towns will decide on special levies for Chateau High and Elementary Schools. High school levy 4.59 mills raising 37373, elementary 22.18 mills raising 97234, with past years noted. Absentee ballots available from School Clerk Joan Scott. polling hours and locations listed.
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Pendrey
Howard Fisher
Chateau High
Joan Scott
Chateau
Bynum
Pendroy
Farmington
Farmington School
Agawam
Choteau
Fairfield
Dutton
Power
Supt
Gormley
Choteau School District Board Schedules Budgets and Bids
Choteau district tests bids for bus routes with rates per mile and awards to Kermit Rolandson. Special meeting reviews negotiations on staff contracts, accreditations, Title I allocations, and proposed budgets for elementary and high schools with levies planned for April 6 elections.
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Board For Review
Price Revolution 76 Sets Bargain Bonanza in Chateau Stores
Chateau merchants plan a two day Price Revolution 76 event on April 2 and 3 featuring numerous bargains. Super specials will be advertised in next week's Acanthus to guide shoppers and clerks may wear period garments to fit the Bicentennial theme.
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Acantha
GOP Candidate Jack Tierney to Speak Here
John F. Jack Tierney Republican U S Senate candidate will address the Ton County Republicans on Tuesday March 30 at 7 30 p m in the court house courtroom in Chateau Tierney of Great Falls filed for the office Jan 23 and says Montanans want leadership to curb bureaucratic overreach and defend personal freedoms He served in the Montana House in 1973 74 and is president of the Trust Corporation of Montana All interested residents are welcome to attend and hear him speak.
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John F
Jack) Tierney
U.S. Senate
Teton County
Chateau
Tierney
Great Falls
Montana
Trust Corporation of Montana
Montana House of Representatives
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U.S.D.A
U. S
S.R.S
U.S
Montana Agricultural Statistics
State Revenue Department
Hunter
Bill Forrest
Choteau High Ffa
Choteau School District
Herman Zier
Supt. Gormley
Bob Nauck
Dave Denny
John Rose
CEA
Don Murray
Revolution
GOP
Jack Tierney
John F. Tierney
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