Three Choteau Scouts Earn Eagle Badges in Ceremony
About 100 people attended the Eagle presentation for Troop 51 in Lions Club hall on Monday October 3. Recipients were Ronald L. Allen Paul Stokes and Raymond J. Timmerman with mothers receiving miniature badges. Beryl Morris of Great Falls presented the awards and Bill McCauley of Chateau spoke on scouting's value and future goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau Troop No. 51
Choteau
Arnold Hanusa
Ronald Allen
Paul Stokes
Raymond Timmerman
Beryl Morris
Great Falls
North Central Boy Scout Executive
Choteau Boy Scout Troop 51
Lions Club Hall
North Central Council
Boy Scouts of America
Ronald L. Allen
Charles Allen
Chateau
Gerald G Stokes
Pendrey
Raymond J. Timmerman
Tony Timmerman
Bill McCauley
John Dunckel
McCauley
Chateau Troop
Frank Olson
Dick Swartzel
Eli J
Duke) Crary
Ronald Pierre
David Shannon
Grant Gormley
Gerald Yeager
Burr Field
Troop 51
Glen Yeager
Leo Pierre
Dick Conklin
John Nordhagen
Arnold C. Hanusa
Bob Zion
Grant Curtis
Morris
Hanusa
Timmerman
Stokes
Allen
Field
Yeager
J. G. Johnson
Century Club
Johnson
Commissioners Back Pondera Protest on Missile Road Standards
Teton County Commissioners endorse Pondera County objections to missile road standards and construction practices. They sent letters to Grant E. Meyer and Senator Mike Mansfield detailing refusals to accept missile roads and urging upgrades despite past acceptance of the project with few exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Pondera County
Martin Shannon
Shannon
Grant E. Meyer
Bureau of Public Roads
Helena
Mike Mansfield
Washington, DC
Pondera Commissioners
W Armstrong Dies at Home Rites Tuesday
Wilfred D Woody Armstrong 54 died Saturday Oct 8 at his ranch north of Choteau after a long illness. Funeral Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church Choteau with Rev Engberg officiating. Burial in Choteau Cemetery. Survivors include widow Alva Larson mother Mrs Anna Armstrong Great Falls sisters Cande Ness Cleo Cox brothers Herb and Gene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred D
Woody) Armstrong
Choteau
Trinity Lutheran Church
Marlow N. Engberg
Banks Funeral Home
Cavalry
Alva Larson
Tom Larson
C. James Smith Post No. 6
American Legion
Anna Armstrong
Great Falls
Candace Ness
Cleo Cox
Herb
Gene
Choteau Chamber Sets 7 P.M. Meeting Time
Chamber president Jack Rogers reminds Choteau merchants of a 7 p.m. time change for the next meeting at the Choteau Steak House on Tuesday Oct. 18. The evening dinner replaces the noon session on a trial basis to boost attendance. Mr and Mrs Larry Lensing moved to Kalispell last Friday where he will be employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Rogers
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Rogers
Larry Lensing
Kalispell
Dr Roy Huffman Speaks on Irrigation at Fairfield
Dr Roy Huffman vice president in charge of research at MSA will address federal irrigation projects and their effects on local water users at Fairfield city hall tonight October 13 at 8 pm. Also on stage are Chan Bailey with slides and discussion. The irrigations series continues each Tuesday with speakers Ross Peace Joe Eisenman Stan Howard and Bill Throm. Public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Huffman
M.S.A
Fairfield
Huffman
United States
Chan Bailey
Ross Peace
Joe Eisenman
Stan Howard
Beaverhead County
Bill Throm
S.C.S
Waltermire Elected President of Youth Group
Jim Waltermire was elected president of the Tars Teen Age Republican Society at a Cornell Hotel meeting on October 5. Officers include Dave Zion as vice president Wendy Otness as secretary and Barbara Cole as treasurer. About 40 Fairfield and Chateau members attended with others at the Tri County Rally in Conrad. Meetings will be held weekly at 7:30 p.m. at the Cornell Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Waltermire
Tars
Republican Society
Cornell Hotel
Dave Zion
Wendy Otness
Barbara Cole
Fairfield
Chateau
Tri- County
Conrad
Choteau High School Bond Issue Put to Voters This Saturday
Voters in the Choteau High School district will decide on a proposed 855000 bond for a new high school building. Polls open 12 noon to 8 pm at district schools with 40 percent turnout required for validity. If approved, bonds run up to 6 percent for 20 years to fund east and north wing construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau High School
Choteau High
Agawam
Chateau
Metcalf Urges Effective Representation At Montana Dinner
Sen Lee Metcalf told Montana Democrats that the key issue is competent representation in Washington not inflation or the war. He questioned his opponent's effectiveness and urged voters to send capable leaders back to Helena and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Metcalf
U. S
Vietnam
Montana
Washington
Metcalf
FBI Agent Speaks at Lions Tuesday Dinner Meeting
Dan Fleming FBI agent from Great Falls discussed police work's growth in difficulty and specialization. He noted public attitude affects policing, riots require trained officers, and education improves riot control. He referenced Montana police schools and new arrest rights laws affecting evidence and due process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Lions
Dan Fleming
Great Falls
Chateau Lions Club
Fleming
Montana
Chateau and
Teton County
Chateau
Bob Woodahl
Victor Sargent
Choteau Scout Sails To Nation Competition
Burr Field of Choteau Eagle Scout earned a spot representing the North Central Montana Council in the Boy Scouts annual Report to the Nation Competition. Field, a Choteau High sophomore, was chosen over 17 counties and will advance to state in Butte this Saturday then regional in Spokane. Regional winners will join the national committee for Boy Scout Week activities in February 1967 in Washington and other Eastern cities, with a $500 scholarship for each regional representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr Field
Choteau Eagle Scout
Montana
Boy Scouts of America
Scout
P. Berry Morris
Field
Choteau High School
Morris
Butte
Spokane
Wash
U. S
Nation Committee
National Council, Boy Scouts of America
Washington
D. C
Lyndon Johnson
Automobile Accident Hospitalizes Children Of Ex Choteauite
A two car crash in Great Falls last Tuesday sent three Gilmore children to hospital. Bruce 3 remains in critical condition at Deaconess as doctors warn recovery will be slow. Mrs Ruth Nelson Gilmore's family is aided by Lola Morton of Minden Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Robert A. Gilmore
Gilmore
Ruth Nelson
Gladys Nelson
Choteau
Gilmores
Bruce
Deaconess
Nelson
Cub Scout Pack 51 Plans First Meeting
Cubmaster Jim Spinder schedules the first Cub Scout meeting for Pack 51 on Wednesday October 19 at 7 p.m. The session will be held at the upper Legion hall and welcomes parents and potential new Cub Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Spinder
Upper Legion Hall
CHS Bulldogs Face Valier Next Saturday Contests
Chateau High School Bulldogs aim for their first conference win as they prepare to host Valier after a 41-0 loss to Fort Benton. Coach Rose notes Valier tied Fairfield 0-0 and features a threat in fullback Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
John Rose
Sugarbeeters
Shelby
Malta
Rose
Chinook
Fort Benton
Longhorns
Chateau
Bulldogs
Gerry Yeager
Doug Sabo
Mike Dellno
Jeff Curtis
Ron Hansen
Tim Moe
John J. Hanusa Dies in Tokyo Car Accident
John J. Hanusa, 22, was killed in an automobile accident Thursday Oct 6 in Tokyo Japan. Memorials were held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Chateau with military honors to follow in Wind Gap Pa. He was born Aug 22 1944 in Great Falls and served five years in the U S Army. He lived at 839 North Broadway Wind Gap with his wife Cordelia and daughter Lisa Marie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Hanusa
Tokyo
Japan
Trinity Lutheran Church
Chateau
Wind Gap
Hanusa
Great Falls
U. S. Army
Camp Zama
Medical Corps
Cordelia
Lisa Marie
Marguerite Hanusa
Arnold C. Hanusa
Dale E. Lange
Sandpoint
Idaho
North Broadway
Student Council Parade to Rally Voters at Choteau High
Choteau High School student council and senior class officers organize a parade and rally Friday October 14 at 5 p.m. to urge citizens to vote in the high school bond election Saturday. Banners marching groups floats and the Choteau High School band join the event. Clubs outside the school are welcome to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau High School
Captain Bert Rice Receives Distinguished Flying Cross
Mrs. Rice and family learned that Captain Bert Rice was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross at Fort Walters Texas for heroism on 15 March 1966 near Cai Lay Vietnam. His UH-1B helicopter provided suppressive fire aided troop lift missions and directed attacks under heavy fire. He later completed a water resupply mission exposing himself to antiaircraft fire and returned to duty with the unit. He is now in Mineral Wells Texas affiliated with Fort Wolters Army Helicopter Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Swenson
Bert Rice
Fort Walters
Tex
Rice
Cai Lay
Republic of Vietnam
United States Army
Stevie
Kevin
Chateau
Capt. Rice
Vietnam
Rices
Mineral Wells
United States Army Helicopter Center
Fort Wolters
Grade School Elects Student Council Officers 1966
In Chateau Grade School the 1966 1967 officer slate is decided with John Chane as president Paulette Wilkie as vice president Jeanine Hamilton secretary and Terry Martin treasurer. Room representatives include Nancy McCauley Robert Peebles Charles Rose Jolene Isakson Bruce McCollum Ralph LaRance Linda Luinstra and others. The council sponsors a pencil machine program school assemblies and the Save the Children Federation Clothing Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
John Chane
Paulette Wilkie
Jeanine Hamilton
Terry Martin
Nancy McCauley
Robert Peebles
Charles Rose
Jolene Isakson
Bruce McCollum
Ralph LaRance
Linda Luinstra
Dick Dale
David Hansen
Diane Buck
Jody Sabo
Jim Pourroy
Jay van DeRiet
Don Dale
Caroline Scott
Mark Hansen
Susan Rathman
Jill Isakson
Lonnie Kelly
Dale Hansen
Janet Peck
Rodney Cole
Save the Children Federation
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Choteau Boy Scout Troop
W. Armstrong
Choteau Chamber
Sen
D. P. Fabrick
Fabrick
Henry McDunn
Dutton
Democratic Central Committee
James Stephens
Cub Scout Meeting
CHS Bulldogs
Valier
John Hanusa
Capt
B. Rice
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