New Road Opens Access to Gibson Dam Area in Sun River Canyon
A new two lane crushed gravel road in Sun River Canyon provides easy access to the lake area above Gibson dam near Augusta. It opens scenic views, picnic facilities, toilets, horse ramps and good fishing. a southern route to Scoutana Girl Scout camp and Nilan lake via the Benchmark country will soon be connected, with campers expected to explore new spots next summer.
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Sun River Canyon
Gibson Dam
Augusta
Chateau
Sun River
Scoutana Girl Scout
Nilan Lake
Choteau Bulldogs Rally Past Fairfield 20-6 in Season Opener
The Choteau Bulldogs defeated the Fairfield Eagles 20-6 in a Friday night football opener at Choteau. Standout plays came from Cliff Sabo, Rudy Ameline, and Brad Gunderson as Choteau built a 6-0 halftime tie and surged with two big runs in the third quarter to seize control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau High School Bulldogs
Fairfield Eagles
Choteau
Eagles
Bulldogs
Cliff Sabo
Dennis van Auken
Brad Gunderson
Ronnie Hansen
Bulldog
Sabo
Mike Dellno
Rudy Ameline
Ameline
Fairfield
Gerry Yeager
Simkins
Chateau
T.D
Gunderson
Dellwo
Hunter Safety and Boys State Talks Presented to Chateau Lions Club
Lions Club heard program chairman Bob Zion discuss hunter safety and Boys State. Dick Conklin outlined postwar drive to teach safety, noting 860 youths in the county and 60,000 statewide certified since 1958. Classes run Wednesdays at 7 at the Methodist Church basement for five weeks. Dennis Van Auken described his Boys State experience as superb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter Safety
Boys State
Bob Zion
Lions
Zion
Dick Conklin
Conklin
National Rifle Association
Carl Wedum
Teton County
Methodist Church
Dennis van Auken
Conrad Golfers Claim Annual Chateau Conrad Fun Day Crowns
Conrad won both men’s and women’s traveling trophies at the Chateau Conrad fun day golf event. Chuck McDonald and Mrs. Chuck McDonald led medalist honors with 71 and 90 while their two-person and team efforts topped 61 players. Jay Dunckel and Al Hensley led flight standings with a pre-event pitching contest and beef barbecue dinner followed, with Arvid Sundet barbecuing the beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad
Chateau- Conrad
Chuck McDonald
McDonald
Sig Hefty
Ted Jury
Nate Young
Dolores McDonald
Bess McCartney
Rose Slanger
Virginia Nordhagen
Ardelle Shannon
Joyce Wieringa
Elmer Munson
Jay Dunckel
al Hensley
Keith Tyner
Kay Naylor
Bob Gormley
Bob Boucher
Porter Cannon
Arvid Sundet
Chateau Country Club
Dr and Mrs Bosshardt Visit Ontario Family
Dr and Mrs Orvald Bosshardt of Ontario California arrived Saturday to spend the week visiting their son Dr and Mrs Donald Bosshardt and their boys.
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Orvald
Editor Bob Amick to Speak at Montana Conference
Robert Amick a former Acantha editor and current graduate assistant at the University of Montana will join speakers at the 17th annual Montana Interscholastic Editorial Association conference in Missoula. About 400 Montana high school newspaper and yearbook staff members are expected September 16 and 17 to hear discussions on writing editing and newsroom techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Amick
Acantha
School of Journalism
University of Montana
Missoula
Montana Interscholastic Editorial Association
Montana
Amick
Republican Women To Meet Friday In Teton County
The Teton County Republican Women’s Club will meet Friday September 16 at 2 p.m. in the Cornell Hotel. A report on current candidates will be given and plans for the October 2 community rally in Choteau will be formulated.
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Teton County
Registration Closes Sept 29 for General Election
County Clerk Gordon Monkman sets September 29 at 5 p m as final registration cutoff for the November 8 general election. Eligible voters include those who voted last November 1964 or registered since. armed forces info available. naturalized citizens must show papers. 21+ and Montana resident 1 year, Teton County 30 days. If not registered you cannot vote.
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Gordon Monkman
Monkman
Justice of the Peace
United States
Montana
Teton County
Punt Pass and Kick Signup Under Way
The annual Punt Pass and Kick competition sponsored by Bob's Ford Sales of Chateau is set for Saturday October 8 starting at 9 am to finish by noon. Twenty five boys aged 8 to 13 have signed up. Mrs. Bob Dellno expects more after 67 participated last year. Medals and participation pins are on display at Bob's Ford Sales.
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Bob's Ford Sales
Chateau
Bob Dellno
Bob’s
Ford Sales
Wild oat control method shows high barley yields
County agent Ray Kelly reports trials of a wild oat control chemical tested by eight growers including Vince Prater and Sheridan Erickson of Power. The fall application saved soil moisture and early barley harvest, with estimated 95 to 99 percent wild oat control and yield increases from 36.17 to 55.6 bushels per acre in treated plots.
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Vince Prater
Sheridan Erick
Son
Erickson and
Prater
Erickson
Willard Paulus
Chateau
Choteau Plans Crazy Days Celebration In town Saturday
Choteau merchants prepare for Crazy Days on Saturday September 24. Chamber of Commerce leader Jack Rogers urges costumes and front store tables to boost goodwill and customer appreciation. Vendors plan price cuts and surprise packages while kick-off for free turkey registrations begins for Chamber Capers later in fall.
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Choteau
Jack Rogers
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Hill-Burton Grant Approved for Teton County Nursing Home
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare approves a 94,288 Hill-Burton grant for a 20 bed addition and nine bed replacement at the Teton County Nursing Home for the Aged in Chateau. County Commissioner Martin Shannon says final working plans are nearing completion and bids could be invited in October with work starting this fall if weather allows.
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Lee Metcalf
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Hill-Burton
Teton County Nursing Home
Chateau
Martin Shannon
Shannon
Plans Progress For Lions Club Fall Festival
Chateau Lions Club president Stan Rathman reports plans are advancing for the annual Fall Festival. The committee includes Marl Faurote and Duane Reisch as co chairs with C O Gorder Les Otness Ed Schiller Dick Nordhagen Tom McCartney and Bill Olsen. The event seeks rummage items bake sale and donations from all residents to support the civic fund and swim pool debt. Jim Maguire and family visited with local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Rathman
Chateau Lions Club
Marl Faurote
Duane Reisch
C. O. Gorder
Les Otness
Ed Schiller
Dick Nordhagen
Tom McCartney
Bill Olsen
Rathman
Chateau
Montana Power Building
Lions
Choteau Men Help Control Forest Blaze
A forest fire near the North Fork of Red Shale Creek about 16 miles west of Gates Park was contained by Monday. Lightning started the blaze Saturday. Fifteen smoke jumpers arrived and ten Choteau men joined the effort. the fire burned up to four acres. Jumpers were flown out Monday, eightteen men remained mopping up with forest service personnel.
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Continental Divide
Red Shale Creek
Gates Park
Choteau
Forest Service
Missoula
LeRoy Banis
Roy Jacobs
Jack Rogers
Lonnie Dale
Don Moulton
Jim Scott
Ken Gruenhagen
John Hoyt
Albert Lindseth
Rich Clough
Chateau
Wennes Installed as Bethany Lutheran Pastor at Dutton
Rev. Howard E. Wennes will be installed as pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church in Dutton on Sunday September 18 at 11 a.m. The service will be led by Dr. R A Daehlin president of the Rocky Mountain District of the A L C. The Wennes family recently moved to Dutton from Minneapolis where he was chaplain at the Lutheran Deaconess Hospital.
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Howard E. Wennes
Bethany Lutheran Church
Dutton
R. A. Daehlin
Rocky Mountain District
American Lutheran Church
Wennes
Minneapolis
Lutheran Deaconess Hospital
David Shannon Starts Second Year At Cornell University
David Shannon son of Mr and Mrs Dave Shannon leaves this week to begin his second year at Cornell University in Ithaca New York.
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David Shannon
Dave Shannon
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Harvest Nears Finish Amid Mixed Grain Quality
Harvest in the region is nearly complete with most crops averaging but pockets delivering excellent yields. Hail and moisture shortages reduced quality, while some samples show higher protein. wild oats and grasshopper pressure loom in hailed areas as farmers plan fall seeding and controls.
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Ray Ballantyne
General Mills
Ballantyne
Ralph Groth
Farmers Union Elevator
Ray Kelly
Kelly
Dutton
Farmington
Diamond Valley
Montana sets upland bird season regulations for 1966
The Montana Fish and Game Commission announces 1966 upland bird season rules with half hour before sunrise to half hour after sunset shooting hours, wing attached for aging, and closures for state preserves and parks. Counties listed for fall season include Beaverhead to Wheatland and eastern Deer Lodge area. Daily limits vary by species and take methods include shotgun up to 10 gauge or bow and arrow. Ring-necked pheasant opener set for October 30 noon. other pheasant rules to be finalized in September.
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Montana Fish and Game Commission
Fish and Game Commission
Beaverhead
Broadwater
Carbon
Cascade
Chouteau
Fergus
Gallatin
Glacier
Golden Valley
Hill
Jefferson
Judith Basin
Liberty
Madison
Meagher
Park
Pondera
Stillwater
Sweet Grass
Teton, Toole
Wheatland
Deer Lodge
Lewis& Clark
Silver Bow Counties
Continental Divide
Marins
Missouri Rivers
Lewis & Clark
Teton
Head
Madison, Meagher, Park, Pondora
Teton Counties
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Klick’s Camp
Choteau Bulldogs
Hunter
Bob Amick
R. Kelly
Lions Club
Jim Maguire
Madison, Minn
C. A. Peterson
Albert Peterson
H. E. Wennes
Bethany Lutheran
Pierre
Indian Agency
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