Coal Mining May Return As Major Montana Industry
A November symposium at Eastern Montana College Billings will explore reviving coal as a major Montana industry. The event considers deposits totaling at least 14 billion tons and discusses open pit potential at Colstrip, regional power pooling, slurry pipelines, strip mining reclamation, and environmental safeguards. Bearcreek, Roundup, Stockett, Red Lodge cited as former mining towns. Bearcreek highlighted for a past disaster and current mining hopes. Montana reservoirs hold about 221 billion tons of coal reserves ranking second only to North Dakota in state riches.
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Montana
Eastern Montana College
Billings
Roundup
Bearcreek
Stockett
Red Lodge
Colstrip
North Dakota
Choteau Girl Scouts Offer Christmas Wreaths
Choteau Girl Scouts announce orders for Christmas wreaths with Mrs. John Rose taking calls at 466-2865. Large wreaths cost 2.50 and small ones 1.75, door charms are 3. Orders should be placed by this weekend if possible.
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Choteau
John Rose
Moss Family Receives Three Going Away Parties
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Moss were honored with three going away events before moving to Simms this week. Attendees included Mrs. Jim Crawford and several neighbors who attended a luncheon at the Cow Track Lodge and presented a gift. A potluck dinner and a Chateau LDS congregation gathering followed to bid farewell.
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Rex Moss
Simms
Jim Crawford
Doug Crary
John Peebles
Clifford Blixrud
Jim Peebles
Bud Olson
Malcolm Sussenden
Chuck Blixrud
Cow Track Lodge
Youth Charged After Accident Near Fairfield
A local youth was cited for driving under the influence after a pickup left the road 10 miles north of Fairfield last Saturday at 12 30 a m. The vehicle struck a power pole and pulled 50 feet of fence. Air Force personnel found the youth in the pickup. he was taken to Teton Memorial Hospital and released. Damage estimated at 700 dollars.
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Fairfield
Dick Chase
Chase
Air Force
Teton Memorial Hospital
Prayer Meeting Set At United Methodist Church
Prayer and Self-Denial services for missions in the U S and overseas will be held next Wednesday Oct 22 at 10 am at the United Methodist Church in Chateau. Theme Let the Earth Bring Forth. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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U. S
United Methodist Church
Chateau
MYF to Collect For UNICEF
The United Methodist Youth Fellowship of the Chateau United Methodist Church will collect for UNICEF on Tuesday evening Oct. 21. UNICEF helps millions of mothers and children by funding health centers, vaccines, drugs and vitamins, and training midwives and teachers.
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United Methodist Youth Fellowship
The
Chateau United Methodist Church
United Nation’s Children’s Fund
Unicef
Clark Inbody
MYF
United Nations Agency
Canada
United States
Fourteen Complete Red Cross Course Held
A Red Cross first aid course concluded with firemen bus drivers and teachers participating. Recipients from Fairfield include Ray Bartsch Thomas Logdon Harvey L Cunningham Jr David Evans Joseph P Heyde Glen Larson Dwayne Matz William R Rogerts Richard Allen Peters and Mr and Mrs Gayland Robbins Simms. Mrs Gordon Monigman chaired instruction Jay Dwnckel assisted with transportation and ElRoy Nelson demonstrated mouth to mouth resuscitation using a dummy Resuscitation Annie.
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Red Cross
Ray Bartsch
Thomas Logdon
Harvey L. Bremer
Howard D. Cunningham Jr
David Evans
Joseph P. Heyde
Glen Larson
Fairfield
Dwayne Matz
Dutton
William R. Rogerts
Fort Shaw
Richard Allen Peters
Bynum
Gayland Robbins
Simms
Gordon Monigman
Teton County First
Aid
Jay Dwnckel
Chateau
ElRoy Nelson
REA
Annie
Former Teammates Meet as Opponents in Montana Game
Former Chateau High School teammates Ron Lehnerz and Brad Gunderson faced off when Western Montana College played Montana Tech in Dillon. Lehnerz rushed for 100 plus yards and two touchdowns in a 31 7 WMC victory. Gunderson earned weekly defensive honors for Tech. Havre sister Miss Carol Schaefer was elected Northern Montana College cheerleader. Ron Maroney and Carol Gunderson attended an FHA training session in Lewistown.
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Ron Lehnerz
Brad Gunderson
Chateau High School
Montana Tech
Butte
Western Montana College
Dillon
Lehnerz
WMC
Gunderson
Chateau
Havre
Carol Schaefer
Oliver Schaefer
Power
Northern Montana College
Miss Schaefer
Power High School
Ron Maroney
Carol Gunderson
FHA
Lewistown
Shooting Hours and Montana Licenses in Bighole State
The Montana Fish and Game Commission uses sunrise sunset tables to set hunting hours across time zones. Half-hour after sunset remains allowed for big game while waterfowl stay to sunset. Residents must be U S citizens and Montana residents for six months to qualify, with exceptions for military personnel and Job Corps enrollees. Minor residency rules hinge on parental residence. Also notes Passmore weekend in Calgary and Armstrong undergoing surgery in Great Falls.
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Montana Fish and Game Commission
Montana
Fish and Game Department
Orville Lewis
Department
United States of America
U. S
Lewis
Peterson joins Campus Afloat on world voyage
Pamela Peterson of Coeur d'Alene Idaho is accepted by Chapman College World Campus Afloat for fall 1969. She joined 500 students aboard the S S Ryndam in New York harbor for a study voyage to western Europe the Mediterranean and South America. The shipboard campus carries a regular semester credit load with lectures seminars and field trips at ports of call. Peterson's mother is Edna Otness formerly of Chateau and Reuben Christman of Dutton.
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Pamela Peterson
William Peterson
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Chapman College
Miss Peterson
S.S. Ryndam
New York Harbor
Europe
Mediterranean
South America
Ship Board
Truchots Celebrate Silver Anniversary
A reception Saturday Oct 11 at the Van Setten home honored Mr. and Mrs. Francis Truchot on their 25th wedding anniversary. Fifty-two relatives and friends attended including out of town guests Ray Livers Denver Edith Caywood Lewistown Robert Donahoe Billings and Ebert Malone Conrad. Hostesses were Mrs. Howard Truchot Edith Caywood Wilma Jensen Gene Smith and Mrs. Van Setten.
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Francis Truchot
Henry van Setten
Ray Livers
Big Sandy
C. O. Hawk
Denver
Colo
Edith Caywood
Lewistown
Robert Donahoe
Billings
Ebert Malone
Conrad
Howard Truchot
Wilma Jensen
Gene Smith
van Setten
Coyotes Clinch Narrow Win Over Bulldogs 33 26
O Hara and Johnson sparked a late charge as the Coyotes built a 32-20 lead with a 21 yard TD run. The Bulldogs rallied with passes to Snyder and runs by Hodyskiss Gunderson and Bilbro, but fell short 33-26.
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O'Hara
Johnson
Coyotes
Bloom
Shelby
Bulldogs
Kelly
Snyder
M Hodyskiss
Gunderson
Bilbro
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Robert E. Miller
Buck
Bond
Choteau, Montana
Choteau Girl Scouts
Moss
Methodist Church
Monsanto
ST. Louis
Missouri
Avadex
FARGO
Robert Maloney
H & R Block Inc
America
Central Ave
Great Falls
C. G. Passmore
Calgary
Alberta
Gene Armstrong
Columbus Hospital
Great Fails
Peterson
Truchots
Charles Swartzel
Marie Larson
William F. Olsen
Montana Association of Insurance Agents
Miles City
Olsen
Louis Alboucq
Rosena Evans
Spokane
Wash
Phil Walesby
Mheartline
N.W. Edwards
Ed Schilling
Opp
Atlas Tires
Rich’s
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