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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1975
Page
1
The Choteau community invites the public to a Bicentennial program at 7 30 p m on Saturday November 8 in the Choteau High School auditorium designating Teton County as a Bicentennial region. Local speaker Mrs Gordon Monkman frames the celebration as reflecting heritage and preparing for the 21st century.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship announces its Halloween Carnival will run Friday October 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the city pavilion with a costume parade spook house cake walk bake sale and other activities. MYF President Steve Hinman notes enhanced supervision this year. Junior MYF will sell refreshments.
The Soroptimist style show is set for Friday November 14 at 8 p m in the Choteau High School auditorium. Choteau and Fairfield businesses expect to participate and contribute to the community project fund. Co chairs Mrs Tom Evenson and Mrs Jim Ramaker urge residents to attend and more details will appear in next week’s Acantha.
A public dinner will be held this Thursday October 30 at the Chateau LDS Church. Serving begins at 5 30 p m and continues through 8 30 p m. A bake sale bazaar and sale of fresh ground whole wheat flour accompany the meal.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at St Paul Lutheran Church Fairfield Beach for Karl Van Setten who died Wednesday Oct 22 after a heart attack Rev Roger Noer led the service with organist Joan Schmidt and vocalist Brian Beerman. Burial followed at St Paul Cemetery Zwerneman Mortuary in charge Surviving are wife Dorothy a son Karlyle a son Thomas a daughter Joyce Schrock three granddaughters and brothers Louie and John with two brothers Henry and William deceased Memorials may be given to the Heart Fund and St Paul Lutheran Church.
Teton County Democratic women will meet at the Diamond Valley School ten miles east of Dutton on Monday November 8 with a luncheon at 12 30 p.m. followed by a business meeting at 1 15 p.m. Everyone interested is welcome and urged to attend.
Peter Martin Zgoda 65 of Bynum and Choteau died Oct 23 at Teton Memorial Hospital Choteau. Services were Oct 25 at St Josephs Church with Rev Gan non and Rev Adams. Interment Chateau Cemetery. Survived by widow Thara two daughters and several stepchildren plus 17 grandchildren. provisions for funeral directed by Zwerelman.
Choteau High School football finished 6 1 to tie for first with Cut Bank Wolves in the Northern Class A standings. Cut Bank earned regional playoff entry via its season win over Choteau. The Bulldogs defeated Conrad 10 6 in snow stripped conditions as Mike Bruce rushed for 104 yards and John Buck scored on a 2 yard keeper.
Governor Thomas Judge met Teton County commissioners and other officials during a three day tour of northcentral Montana to discuss local government issues. He urged cutting red tape to obtain federal funds for road and bridge repairs from the June flood and noted the Stream Preservation Act relevance.
Lions Club sponsor Bob Gormley outlines a festival at the city pavilion on Saturday November 15 starting at 7 p m with nearly 20 games and new activities. Game setup begins Tuesday November 11 at 7 p m with repairs painting and modifications to be completed before showtime. Community women are asked to donate bake sale items with Lions wives swim team mothers and others contributing baked goods. Items may be brought to the pavilion that evening or picked up by arranging with Leo Murphy bake sale chair.
The Christi Crux Chorale from Concordia College Portland will perform at St. John's Lutheran Church in Fairfield on Monday November 3 at 8 p.m. on a 43 week U S. tour with over 260 concerts. A free will offering will be taken to help defray expenses.
Carl Stanley Johnson, 69, carpenter and machinist, died Saturday Oct. 25 at Teton Memorial Hospital. Services were held Monday Oct. 27 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Choteau, with Rev. James Engh officiating. Burial followed in Choteau Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Carlson, Leif Larsen, Lyle Weist, Albert Carlson, Ray Weist, and Ramona Plummer. Johnson was born Feb. 15, 1906 in Great Falls and lived in Fairfield and Choteau, working as a rancher. Survivors include sisters Elmore Larsen and Melinda Carlson of Choteau, Ramona Plummer of Bigfork, and brother Guy Johnson of Choteau.
The Chateau High School Music Department will stage its annual fall concert this Sunday at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The program titled Americas Part in Music features a varied lineup designed to appeal to all ages, directed by Lloyd Reynolds.
A K Lanes in Chateau will host the State Mixed Team Bowling Championships on November 1 2 8 and 9 owner Arvid Sundet said entries so far include Fairfield Great Falls Helena and Cho The Choteau Triangle Packing team qualified with Jim Dellno Anita Dellno Howard Truchot Rose Truchot and Ruth Hoyt posting 3110 to win the local event.
Two House subcommittees failed to resolve the fate of 12 000 rural post offices the GAO urged closing. USPS favors large scale cuts to save money while testimony showed broad opposition to widespread closures. USPS will pursue case by case eliminations, not wholesale closings, to improve service amid calls for cost cutting.
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