Swortzel Bests Competition for Choteau Sewer Line Award
Swortzel Construction of Choteau won the 700 foot sewer line project in Choteau’s Cowgill Addition with a bid of 2747.40 dollars, beating Falls Construction of Great Falls whose bid was 12900 dollars. City officials also set watering hours and approved multiple permits, bonds, and a revised shooting ordinance amid council action.
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Swortzel
Choteau
Cowgill
Falls Construction of
Great Falls
Swartzel
James Dellno
Leon Gollehon
Hamilton
Fitzgerald
Chateau Baseball Commission
Bill McCauley
Gene Nelson
Jay Dunckel
Jim Spinder
Norma Beaudean
R. W. Gronberg
Sportsmen’s Association
Spokane
United States
Willis Vigen
Mozer
Oscar Kind
Paul Parker
Jim Humble
Hobson's Addition
Bob Crocker
Bob
Wayne Dunning
Choteau High Musicians Earn State Festival Ratings
Choteau High School musicians earned six superior I ratings and four excellent II at the state music meet in Great Falls. Five Choteau students joined about 400 in the All State Chorus directed by Dr. William Ramsey. Read details of ensembles and soloists earning top honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau High School
Great Falls
Choteau
All State
William Ramsey
Utah State University
Chateau
Jolene Isakson
Holly Adams
Robert Peebles
Dean Brumberger
Tim Engberg
Vicki Perkins
Carolyn Swanson
Carol Jo Allen
Jerri Lee Barrett
Terri Jenson
Robin Larson
Randy Jenson
Jim Rathman
Tim Alzheimer
Robert Jenson
Lee McCauley
Ralph LaRance
Conrad Deanery Hosts Spring Installation Meeting at St Josephs
The Conrad Deanery, 11 parishes, held a spring installation at St Josephs Parish on Thursday April 26 with mass luncheon and business session. Rev James Gannon spoke on women’s role in family and faith as officers led a two year term under Father Joseph Byrne.
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St. Joseph's Parish
Conrad
Chateau High School
Lloyd Reynolds
James Gannon
St. Joseph’s Parish
Charles Boussard
Choteau
Wanda Fisher
Browning
Robert Luck
Dutton
Harry Luinstra
Martin Alzheimer
Rosemary Fowler
Shelby
Jim Ferris
Chateau
Henry Menghini
Power
Willard Wenzel
Walter
Art Habel
Conrad Deanery
Joseph Byrne
Fairfield
CHS Schedules Two Concerts At May School Events
The Chateau High School music department presents two spring concerts. The choir program opens on Wednesday May 16 at 8 p.m. with multiple ensembles including a recorder quartet and an eighth grade group. On Sunday May 20 at 8 p.m. the band program features the Beginners, Junior High and High School Bands. Adult tickets cost $1 and cover both events.
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Chateau High School
Recorder
Country Clubers To Meet Thursdays
Chateau Country Club members start weekly gatherings on Thursday May 17 featuring socializing golfing cards and a dinner all members urged to attend these events
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The
Chateau Country Club
Choteau to Host 3B District Track and Field Meet Friday
The 3B District Track and Field meet comes to Choteau on Friday May 11 beginning at 9 am. Teams from Choteau Fairfield Conrad Walier Shelby Cut Bank Sunburst and Browning compete for advancement to the divisional on May 19 at Cascade.
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Choteau
Fairfield
Conrad
Walier
Shelby
Cut Bank
Sunburst
Browning
Chateau
Fay Buck
Cascade
Bulldogs
Fairfield Lions Club
Chuck Young
Rich Wilson
Pat Whealy
Time Again For Fireworks Fund Drive
The Choteau Volunteer Fire Department seeks donations for the ninth annual July 4 fireworks show. Leo Pierre and Don LaBaugh chair the drive. costs have risen to over 600, with larger displays. Donations can be left at local businesses or with Pierre at Leo's Shoe Shop.
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Choteau
Leo Pierre
Don LaBaugh
Pierre
Leo’s
Gambles
Citizens State Bank
Chateau Drug
Isakson’s
Acantha
Funeral Rites Held for Cliff Blixrud at 66
Funeral services for BE C. Cliff Blixrud 66 died Saturday May 5 at his ranch northwest of Choteau were held Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Marlow Engberg. Burial was in Choteau Cemetery. Survivors include his widow Nellie two sons Leonard and Charles of Choteau three grandchildren a sister Myrtle Randin of Nelson Minnesota and a nephew Raymond Blixrud of St Paul Minnesota.
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BE. C
Cliff) Blixrud
Choteau
Trinity Lutheran Church
Marlow Engberg
Banks Funeral Home
Joe White
Malcolm Sussenden
Walter Campbell
Jim Peebles
Bob Zion
Kenneth Gleason
Ben Shelmerdine
Bud Olson
Bud McNeil
Snappy Stenson
John Peebles
Steve Durfee
Robert Gronberg
Joan Scott
Blixrud
Barrett
Minn
Conrad
Emma Blixrud
Minnesota
Chateau
Nellie Cook
Teton Canyon
U. S. Forest Service
Blixruds
Old Ed Stonehouse Ranch
Lutheran Church
Church Council
Leonard
Charles
Myrtle Randin
Nelson, Minn
Raymond Blixrud
St. Paul, Minn
Baseball Practice Starts This Week At Chateau Complex
Baseball signup and practice begin this week at the Chateau baseball complex. Little League players aged 10 to 12 should attend tonight at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday May 9. Pee Wee players aged 6 to 9 are to attend Thursday May 10 at 6:30 p.m. to sign up for the season.
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Chateau
No Serious Injuries Reported In Series of Vehicle Accidents
A week of vehicle crashes around the Chateau area caused several thousand dollars in damage but no serious injuries. Officers noted the incidents stemmed from human error despite good road conditions. Victims included Chester Firlick and Mrs. Marvin Larson, with others in Choteau, Dutton, and Fairfield cited for intoxicated driving or treated for injuries.
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Chateau
Dick Chase
Choteau
Highway 89
Chester Firlick
Ray Hanson
Firlick
Marvin Larson
Fish & Game
Larson
Sperle
Teton Memorial Hospital
Montana Highway Patrol
Chase
Dutton
Montana Highway 221
Lloyd DeBruycker
Borrow Pit
Bruce R. Witt
Fairfield
U. S. 89
Witt
Choteau High Girls Win Kalispell and Valier Relays
The Choteau High School girls track team won a Kalispell B C meet defeating Ronan 62 55 and captured the Valier Relays in a seven team field. Standout finishes include Jeanine Ferris third high jump Bonnie Bremer first shot Tracy Maltby first javelin Karen Kuster second 80 yard hurdles Karen Allen second 440 and first 220 Toni Maltby second 100 and 220. The 880 medley relay and 440 and 880 relays featured multiple Choteau placers with Janet Dale Megan Wearley Karen Allen Tracy Maltby and Toni Maltby earning top spots.
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Crabtree
Dreyer
Thronson
Whealy
McCauley
Chateau
Forrest
Buck
Breen
LaRance
Spinder
Shelby
Browning
Cut Bank
Fairfield
Walier
Sunburst
Young
Hinman
Choteau High School
Kalispell
Valier
Choteau
Ronan
Seeley-Swan
Thompson Falls
Bigfork
Eureka
Jeanine Ferris
Bonnie Bremer
Tracy Maltby
Karen Kuster
Karen Thronson
Donna Hodgskiss
Karen Allen
Toni Maltby
Meg Wearley
Janet Dale
Choteza
Liz Jordan
Laura Mitchell
Vicki Perkins
Sbonnie Bremer
Donna Hogskiss
Karen
Farm Exchange Student to Speak at Farmington Hall
Miss Carol Joyes of Westby Montana a Montana International Farm Youth Exchangee speaks at Farmington Hall on May 16 at 7 30 p m. The Burton Country Clubbers 4 H club sponsors the event with slides and talk about Nepal and its people.
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Carol Joyes
Westby
Mont
Montana
International Farm
Miss Joyes
Nepal
Farmington Hall
Burton Country Clubbers
Asia
India
Miss Jones
Rainbow Officer Installation Slated For This Sunday
A Rainbow installation will be held Sunday May 13 at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple. Officers to be installed include Debbie Denison worthy advisor Jenna Arnold associate advisor Nancy Thompson charity Donna Hodgskiss hope and Margie Hodgskiss faith. The public is invited and refreshments will be served.
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Masonic Temple
Debbie Denison
Jenna Arnold
Nancy Thompson
Charity
Donna Hodgskiss
Hope
Margie Hodgskiss
Faith
May Measurement Reveals Low Mountain Moisture Readings
Ray Mills of the U S Forest Service reports May 1 snow and water measurements across multiple sites. Waldron Creek shows no snow or water. Mount Lockhart records 41.6 inches snow and 15 inches water. Cabin Creek and Wrong Creek show reduced moisture versus last year. Goat Mountain and Wrong Ridge show lower than average moisture content.
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Ray Mills
U. S. Forest Service
Mills
Waldron Creek
Mount Lockhart
Cabin Creek
Wrong Creek
Wrong Ridge
Goat Mountain
Fairfield Church To Sponsor Singers
The Family Album Singers a gospel group of Latter-Day Saints elders will perform at Fairfield High School auditorium Monday May 14 at 7 30 p m with free admission Elder Glen Nielsen at the piano The 19 year old blind pianist has drawn acclaim as a leading young concert pianist in the Intermountain west
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Family Album Singers
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Fairfield High School
Intermountain West
Glen Nielson
Nielson
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Jim Fitzgerald
Jolene Taskson
Morey Foster
Chuck Nauck
David Hansen
Karen Hitchcock
Deborah Noyd
Verna Bremer
Judy Connole
J. C. Yarde
Tom Clarke
John Jenson
Chris Oertel
Corrine Baker
Rosalie Richert
Donna Groth
Jean Rada
Margaret Wearley
Catholic Church Women
William Fowler
Joan Miller
CHS
Mike Thronson
Carl Dreyer
Steve Buck
Greg Crabtree
Jerry Breen
Jim Forrest
Mark Spinder
Cliff Blixrud
Clifford Blixrud
Alaska
Hawaii
Far East
Europe
Lutheran Bible Institute
Seattle
John Lee
Tacoma
Wash
Dan Nelson
Lewistown
Middle Row
Marion Mathews
Mark Johnson
Shakopee
Linda Paschal
Issaquah
Pam Edmunds
Hendrum
Choteau High
Fairfield Church
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