Polls Open Saturday for School Trustee and Levy Election
Voters head to the polls this Saturday April 1 from noon to 8 p.m. to decide two school board trustees and three special levies for Chateau District. Incumbents face no opposition. Passmore seeks re-election to the grade school board and Christman to the high school board. Levies include 5 mill for Chateau High School maintenance and operation, 16.5 mill for kindergarten and elementary upkeep, and 1.33 mills for two way radios on buses. Absentee ballots available at Olsen Agency until noon Friday March 31.
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Levy
Don Passmore
Ben Christman
Farmington
Chateau High School
Chateau
Olsen Agency
Colburg and Boedecker Seek Re election to State Posts
Dolores Colburg announces candidacy for re election as Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction highlighting services to local districts and education improvement. Lou Boedecker files to retain his Democratic seat on the Public Service Commission seeking a third six year term and pledging to protect consumer and shipping interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Dolores Colburg
Colburg
Billings
Sun Oil Company
Eastern Montana College
Lou Boedecker
Public Service Commission
Boedecker
Carroll College
Georgetown University
Marine Corps
Montana Power Company
General Telephone
Mountain Bell Telephone
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Dollar Days Set for Choteau April 7 and 8
The third annual Dollar Days will be held in Choteau on Friday and Saturday April 7 and 8, led by Gale Isakson and Jack Rogers of the Chamber of Commerce. Merchants are urged to participate. last year about 20 stores joined and the event drew strong customer interest. Each store will run its own sale promotions.
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Choteau
Gale Isakson
Jack Rogers
Chamber of Commerce
Isakson
Sunrise Services Set For Easter at Priest Butte
Sunrise Easter services are planned for Sunday April 2 at 5 45 am on Priest Butte south of Chateau by the Senior United Methodist Youth Fellowship open to all. If rain moves to the Methodist Church. Jean Van Setten chairs the youth committee. Breakfast follows at about 6 30 am in the church basement with Mrs Andrew Jordan in charge.
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Priest Butte
Chateau
United Methodist Youth Fellowship
Methodist Church
Jean van Setten
United Methodist Church
Andrew Jordan
Savings Bond Sales Reported in February 1972
Arnold Hanusa, U S Savings Bonds chairman for Teton County, reports $15 543 in bond sales for February 1972. Year to date sales total $30 091. State sales reach $1 548 102, a five year high. Montana residents held an estimated $235 million in U S Savings Bonds as of December 31 1971. National Series E bonds reached $506 million in February, a 27 year February high. Bond sales for H and E combined top $31 million. first two months 1972 surpass $1 billion.
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Arnold Hanusa
U. S
Teton County
Montana
Bowling Tournament Winners Named for City Association
Bud Olson led the City Association bowling event at A and E Lanes winning singles with 735 and All-Events with 2056. He posted the high game of 257 and high series 614 while Teton Abstract won the team title with 3126 pins. Other top finishers and team totals are listed, with 28 teams, 46 doubles and 92 singles entered.
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Bud Olson
A& E Lanes
City Association
Olson
Pete Ekegren
Roger Salois
Teton Abstract
B & B Grocery
Silver Dollar
Mavericks
Citizens State Bank
Teton Furniture
Walt’s Meat
Ekegren
Bob Brownell
Dale
Louis Asmus
Barney Toenyes
Alan Caldwell
Alan Odden
Gene Smith
Leo Keel
Don LaBaugh
Ron Swartzel
Ken Brecken
Ben McKay
Glen Hansen
Montana Wheat Growers Set Aside Over 1.8 Million Acres
Montana farmers plan to remove more than 1.8 million acres from production under the voluntary wheat set aside program. Montana participates at a higher rate than the national average with 16,782 of 18,971 eligible farms enrolled. Final reports may push totals slightly higher, with 83 percent of allotment plus 685 077 additional acres to be held out of production.
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Montana
Joel P. Antrim
Montana State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Antrim
Skiers Warned of Avalanche Hazards on Spring Tours
Cross country skiers are urged to stay alert for avalanches during spring touring as new snow over a icy base can slide. Rapid weather changes trigger slides. Through February 38 people buried in the western U S with 10 injured and 3 killed. Contact Teton Pass Ski Patrol or Forest Service for planning. Free avalanche pamphlet available at Forest Service office.
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Teton
Bob Richmond
U. S
Teton Pass
Forest Service
Snowy setback as spring warmth returns to Chateau area
A snow storm blankets the region delaying early spring warmth. Choteau reports about 4 inches over the weekend while temps had risen to 68 degrees last Friday. Officials note moisture helps ranges and farms but calving ranchers seek warmer weather soon.
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Chateau
Choteau
McOmber Seeks Re election to Montana Senate District 15
State Senator Gordon McOmber of Fairfield announces plans to file for re election to Montana Senate District 15 which covers Toole Pondera Glacier and Teton counties. He follows Sen Percy DeWolfe as a Democratic filer and currently chairs the Agriculture Committee while serving on Irrigation and the Legislative Council Interim Committee on Local Government.
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Gordon McOmber
Fairfield
Montana
McOmber
Senate
Toole
Pondera
Glacier
Teton
Percy DeWolfe
Browning
Repesents Toole
State
House of Representatives
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Legislative Council
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
The
Lions Club
Greenfield Farmers Oil Co
Greenfield Irrigation District
Montana State University
Kidney Transplant Planned for Augusta Woman in May
Maggie Pocha of Augusta is scheduled to enter the hospital May 18 for a kidney transplant on May 22 at the Renel Transplant Clinic, University of Oregon. Donor will be her sister Mrs. Fred Romig of Great Falls. Donations totaling 5,900 have been raised toward a 10,000 goal by May 15, with Legion and Auxiliary of Augusta and Westside VFW Club leading drives. Contributions may be mailed to American Legion Post 51 Augusta Mont 59410.
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Maggie Pocha
Augusta
Renel Transplant Clinic
University of Oregon
Fred Romig
7Th Ave
N.W
Great Falls
American Legion and Auxiliary of
Deer Lodge
American Legion
Mont
Easter Egg Hunt Set For Saturday At Court House
The Chateau Chamber of Commerce and Arvid Sunder announce an Easter Egg Hunt for all Chateau area children up to 8 years old this Saturday April 1 at 1 p m on the court house lawn. Eggs are divided by age groups with 2 percent years on the southeast side 2 to 4 on the northeast 5 and 6 on the northwest and 7 and 8 on the southwest. Choteau Boy Scouts will hide the eggs and local businesses are urged to provide three dozen eggs each to total about 2500 eggs. Candy eggs are preferred over hard boiled eggs to avoid waste. Candy eggs should be wrapped and prize eggs may bear business names for prizes. Eggs will be distributed from the court house lawn after the hunt and unclaimed eggs should be brought to the court house by noon.
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Chateau Area
Court House
Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Arvid Sunder
Choteau Boy Scouts
Sunder
Judge speaks at Greenfield meeting endorses revenue plan
Lt Governor Thomas L. Judge, Democratic candidate for governor, urged open government and federal aid while criticizing a 60 million bushel wheat release affecting Montana prices. He backed Wilbur Mills tax sharing and warned against a nationwide sales tax. He defended environment and jobs balance and proposed modernizing state government. Judge campaigned in Chateau with Ray Habel.
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Thomas L. Judge
Greenfield
Department of Agriculture
Montana
Judge
Wilbur Mills
Chateau
Ray Habel
Dunkle to Visit Choteau and Fairfield
Frank Dunkle former Fish and Game Director and Republican gubernatorial candidate will visit Choteau on Wednesday April 5 for a 7 30 p m coffee hour in the lower Legion hall and a later speech He will also visit Fairfield at Eisenman Seed Co starting at 3 p m inviting all attendees to meet him
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Frank Dunkle
Fish and Game
Choteau
Dunkle
Legion Hall
Fairfield
Eisenman Seed Co
Eisenmans
Examinations Planned for Pesticide Applicators in MT
Montana Commissioner George Lackman announced March 31 to April 20 exam dates for licensing commercial and government pesticide applicators and dealers under the 1971 Pesticides Act. Exams will be held in Helena Miles City Billings Bozeman Dillon Butte Lewistown Sidney Wolf Point Malta Havre Great Falls Shelby Kalispell and Missoula with contact details for more information.
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George Lackman
Helena
Montana Department of Agriculture
Montana
Miles City
Billings
Bozeman
Dillon
Butte
Lewistown
Sidney
Wolf Point
Malta
Havre
Great Falls
Shelby
Kalispell
Missoula
Montana Department of Agriculture, Pesticides Control Division
Good Friday Closing Set for 1 to 3 P M
Most Chateau stores will close Friday from 1 to 3 P M so staff can attend church services. Residents should note the closing and plan shopping accordingly. All stores reopen at 3 P M for the remainder of the day.
County Residents Contribute to Heart Campaign Total Reaches $1839
Teton County Heart Fund Drive chairwoman Mrs. C. W. Boussard announced this week that $1839 has been raised to date with three communities still unreported. Memorial gifts total $344 to support research. Rainbow Girls and Soroptimists contributed portions from house to house drives and local business gifts.
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Teton County
Robert Gronberg
Marc Johnson
Boussard
Jack O'Neil
Montana Heart Association
van Setten
Studded Snow Tire Use Rules Issued by Montana Patrol
The Montana Highway Patrol sets seasonal use rules for studded snow tires. From Oct 1 to May 31 tires may be used. after May 31 they must be carried as a spare unless the driver reaches a town to repair the tire, with June 1 as the new cutoff for legal use.
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Montana
Montana Highway Patrol
Dussenberry to Speak at Methodist Men Dinner and Women’s Society
Bozeman veteran H. L. Dussenberry of the Agency for International Development will address the Brotherhood of Methodist Men at a 6:30 dinner on Tuesday April 4 in the church basement and speak to the Womens Society of Christian Service the next afternoon at 2:30. He has worked in Nepal Ghana and Uganda and will discuss agriculture development and his overseas experiences.
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H. L. Dusenberry
Bozeman
Agency For International Development
Brotherhood of Methodist Men
Womens Society of Christian Service
Dusenberry
Nepal
Ghana
Uganda
Laurie Crary Named Delegate for UN Youth Trip
Laurie Crary, a high school sophomore and daughter of Mr and Mrs Doug Crary, was selected as delegate for a fully funded United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth. The educational bus tour visits Washington D C, Mount Vernon, Valley Forge, Philadelphia, Gettysburg, Quebec City, and five language UN sessions in New York City. Linda Smith selected as alternate delegate. tour supported by Rebekahs and Odd Fellows District No 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurie Crary
United Nations
Rebekahs
Odd Fellow
Chateau
Miss Crary
Doug Crary
Linda Smith
Hank Smith
Oregon
Idaho
Washington
Utah
New York City
Washington, D. C
Mount Vernon
Valley Forge
Philadelphia
Gettysburg
Hyde Park
Quebec City
Canada
New York
Rockefeller Center
Empire State Building
Radio City Music Hall
Ernest Weist
Country Clubbers Set Annual Meeting
The Che teau Country Club schedules its annual meeting for Thursday in April at the club rooms. A 7 p.m. potluck dinner precedes the 8 p.m. business meeting with officer elections and a discussion on fairway improvements, inviting all members and stockholders.
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Cheteau Country Club
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Sen
F. Dunkle
Choteau, Fairfield
H. L. Dussenberry
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