Snowmobile Show Slated at Villager Building Chateau
Harold Yeager and Ben Hoge of Teton Ski Doo Sales announced a showing of 1970 Ski Doos at the Villager Building in Chateau this Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. Five models, accessories, clothing, and free coffee will be offered along with door prizes and balloons. Yeager and Hoge, trained snowmobile repairmen, plan a racing team and possibly a club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Yeager
Ben Hoge
Teton Ski-Doo
Villager
Chateau
Yeager
Hoge
Great Falls
Harry Knudtzon Dies After Long Fairfield Life
Former Fairfield resident Harry S Knudtzon died last Saturday in a Missoula rest home at 85. Born November 18 1883 in Eureka South Dakota he lived in Bowdle before moving to Fairfield where he worked as a contractor and owned the Silver Dollar Bar. He coached the Fairfield Legion baseball program for years. He is survived by brother Halvor Knudtzon Longview Washington and niece Mrs Dick Conklin Choteau. Funeral Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Choteau officiated by Rev Marlow Engberg. Interment in Choteau Cemetery. Zwerneman Mortuary entrusted with services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knudtzon
Fairfield
Fairfield Legion
Halvor Knudtzon
Longview
Wash
Dick Conklin
Choteau
Trinity Lutheran Church
Marlow Engberg
George Gratton
Bob Carlson
Adolph Nelson
James Ballantyne
Clifford Kipf
Herman Schwartz
Zwerneman
Kim Sabo Crowned Choteau Homecoming Queen
Kim Sabo was crowned Homecoming Queen at Choteau High School during halftime of the Bulldogs homecoming win. Other candidates were Kathy Cowan Valerie Krone and Diane Young all seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim Sabo
Choteau Bulldogs
Kathy Cowan
Valerie Krone
Diane Young
Choteau High School
Main Street
Chateau
Bulldogs
Lynx
Ski Patrol Seeks New Members on Teton Pass
The Teton Pass Ski Patrol invites applicants to join the team and meet first aid requirements. Interested skiers should contact Ron Hinman to submit applications early for qualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton Pass
Ski Patrol
Ron Hinman
ACS Election Winners Named By Committee Chairman Manuel
Rex Manuel of the Teton County ASC committee announced the 1970 election winners after mail ballots Sept 5 15. The list names five groups of five, with the chairman and four other officers per district including Diamond Valley Pendroy Agawam Collins Beck Farmington Bynum Bob Maurice Power Dutton Fairfield Chateau Greenfield and their respective slates. The elected committeemen take office Jan 1 for one year and will meet Dec 1 to select a county member and two alternates. total votes reached 576 up from 561 the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Rex Manuel
Teton County
ASC
Diamond Valley
Ray Habel
William Briggs
Howard Bolland
Nils Rosok
Fred van Horn
Pendroy
Charles Johns
Wagner Halverson
Robert S. Brownell
John R. Field
Donald Rice
Dutton
Louis Fuhringer
James Philipps
John Park
Michael Laisner
Thomas Michel
Fairfield
James Krause
Harry W. Freeman
Nicholas Konen
William McInerney
Dale Paddock
Chateau
Lloyd Hodgskiss
Leif Larsen
Henry van Setten
Donald Corbett
Charles Crane
Greenfield
Raymond Pike
Chester Ostberg
Harold Gaarder
Leif Boe
Allyn Paddock
ASCS
Girl Scout Brownie Fund Drive Kicks Off This Week
The 1969 drive in the Choteau area begins this week and runs through early October with a $750 goal. Led by Mrs. Al Hensley, the effort supports 109 girls in six troops, ages 7 to 17, backed by 34 leaders. Funds flow to the Big Sky Council for training, materials, scholarships, and camping programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
al Hensley
Big Sky Scout Council
Harry Luinstra
Chateau
Farmington
Premium Center
Great Falls
Chateau Area
Betty Inbody
Sally Sulgrove
Romae Sargent
Benna Faye Christman
Jane Southard
Scouts Need Adult Leaders
The Cub Scouts plan a organizational meeting for all Cub Scouts and parents at the American Legion hall on October 1. Bill Breen notes a need for about four men to lead Webelo groups of 10 year olds and for a records keeper. A Malmstrom Air Force Base trip during the teacher's convention on October 23-24 is an immediate program goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Hall
Bill Breen
Breen
den Mathers
Webelo
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Tight Hole Drilling At Salmond Ranch Southwest Of Chateau
Oil drilling at the Salmond ranch near Chateau is labeled a Tight Hole with depth and plans kept confidential. Noble Drilling began for Humble Oil on August 22, and results will be released after drilling completes. If oil or gas is found it could impact local landowners and mineral rights agreements.
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Salmond Ranch
Chateau
Jim Boettcher
Boettcher
Noble Drilling Company
Humble Oil Company
Choteau Bulldogs Earn Second Conference Victory Over Browning
Choteau under coach Don Knutson won 16 8 against Browning to collect their second league triumph. Casey Bilbro ran 74 and 42 yards for TDs while Steve Larson spoiled Browning drives with key tackles and two interceptions. Chateau travels to Chinook next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Knutson
Choteau Bulldog
Browning Indians
Choteau
Indians
Bulldogs
Casey Bilbro
Bilbro
Chateau
Steve ‘Larson
Browning
Chinook
Sugar
Fall Festival to Feature New Games at City Park Pavilion
Chateau Lions Club prepares for its annual fall festival on Saturday Oct 4 at the city park pavilion. Funds raised will aid costly planned repairs to the Lions owned Chateau swimming pool. New games like ring toss penny pitch and baseball throw will replace illegal games. Doors open 7 p.m. Bake sale and lunch counter remain key money makers with five door prizes awarded to attendees present to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Lions Club
City Park
Lions Club
Hank Smith
Chateau
Bath House
Fun Services of
Great Falls
Acantha
Fish Poisoning Planned for Eureka Lake
Eureka Lake northwest of Chateau will be poisoned on October 1 due to a high ratio of undesirable fish. Montana Fish and Game biologist Bill Hill reports a gill net survey found 10 trout and 150 suckers. The lake’s low water from drought and irrigation makes the kill-out cheaper. Restocking with fingerling trout is planned for next spring to improve fishing for three to four years.
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Eureka Lake
Chateau
Bill Hill
Montana Fish & Game Fisheries
Hill
Fish & Game
Chateau Dogs Visiting School Problem Growls at Campus
Stan Rathman the elementary principal told the Acantha dogs have become a nuisance since school began. Children faced torn clothing and near injuries from dog related incidents. Parents will be asked to keep dogs off school grounds and Chateau Police may assist if needed.
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Stan Rathman
Acantha
Chateau
Cattle Marketing To Be Topic At Beef Improvement Meeting
The fifth annual Beef Improvement Day in Lewistown features marketing topics at Yogo Inn starting 1 p.m. Speakers include Stanley Waldner of Lamson Bros. Chicago Paul Engler Amarillo and J Stewart Wright Circle with Bill Jones leading a Ladies Role panel. Tickets cost 5 dollars.
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Montana
Lewistown
Bill Jones
Acantha
Yogo Inn
Stanley C. Waldner
Chicago
Paul Engler
Amarillo
Tex
J. Stewart Wright
Circle
Waldner
Lamson Bros. & Co
Waldner’s
Engler
American National Cattlemen’s Association
American National Bank of
Wright
Montana State University
Montana Stockgrowers Association
Jones
Lewis Hamilton Funeral Rites Set for Friday
Funeral services for Lewis Joseph Hamilton will be held at Banks Chapel Friday at 2 p m with Rev Allen Adams officiating and Masonic rites. Burial follows in the veteran’s plot at Chateau Cemetery with military graveside rites. Hamilton, 76, died Tuesday after a lengthy illness. He was born August 23 1893 in Stanford and served as a U S Army sergeant in France during World War I. He ranched in Teton County, worked in the area, and moved to Chateau in 1956. He married Patricia Frisell in 1963. He is survived by his widow three cousins a nephew and a stepson.
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Lewis Joseph Hamilton
Banks Chapel
Allen Adams
Hamilton
Chateau
Teton Memorial Hospital
Stanford
Norwich University
Vermont
France
Teton County
Faye Willis
Patricia Frisell
Af&am
Choteau
Henry Hamilton
Jules Peters
Great Falls
Allan J. Hamilton
Chicago
Les Peters
John Willis
California
Jesse Gleason
Rollie Ferris
Gordon Monkman
Paul Kropp
Ted Halverson
Chris Beck
Banks Funeral Home
Church Women Plan to Meet in Great Falls District
The Women's Society of Christian Service of the United Methodist Church schedules a Cho teau meeting Tuesday Sept 30 in the Great Falls district. Registration at 9 am with coffee, lunch to bring, babysitting provided, and a 3 30 pm closure. District and conference officers arrive from Helena Missoula Great Falls and Choteau with Indian guests from Browning attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Society of Christian Service
United Methodist Church
Montana
Wyoming
Choteau
Great Falls
Ralph Coleman
WSCS
Charles Hood
Missoula
Hugh Herbert
Willard Paulus
Dan Boone
Helena
Leslie Harris
East Helena
Fred Barrett
Chester
Robert Adams
Walter
Jack O'Neil
Chateau
Browning
Raymond Gonyea
Museum of Plains Indians
Audra Pambrum
Community Action Project
Browning Day Care Center
Louis and
Maggie Plenty Treaty
Agnus Gardipee
Big Game Seasons Open Across Montana For Deer Elk
Montana’s high country hints at autumn as big game seasons begin. Sept 15 starts sheep goat and moose districts while Sept 21 opens antelope in three southwestern districts and general elk and deer hunting. Bow season starts Sept 21 statewide, with archery for deer and antelope continuing through Oct 12. Archery requires an archery stamp and licenses. crossbows are banned.
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Montana
Bob Marshall
Cooke City
Madison
Gallatin
Fish and Game
Western artist Elmer Schock gains footing in Montana scene
Elmer Schock, a 32 year old Montana painter, builds a career from western landscapes and wildlife. He paints full time since 1964, cites Montana's art consciousness, and aims to display at shows in Montana Washington and Arizona while noting the role of background scenery and regional pride.
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Sissy
Montana
Charlie Russell
Elmer Schock
Schock
Canada
Chateau
Rocky Mountains
Washington
Great Falls
Arizona
Tucson
New York
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Harry Knudtzon
Harry S. Knudtzon
Eureka
S. D
Bowdle
Jennie
ACS
Manuel
Agawam
Leslie Stott
Howard Truchot
Leonard Wiebrock
Henry Smith
Raymond Nelson
Collins BE
A. Alzheimer
Ove Larson
Carl Eklund
Chester Corey
Lee Revear
Beck LeRoy
Nelson
William J. O'Day
Leo Keel
Jerome Toenges
Quinten Hill
Farmington C
Albert Carlson
Cecil Cole
Herbert Tangen
William Chalmers
James Carlson
Bynum Lloyd Stott
R. R. Maltby
William Johnson
Percy Ostle
Robert Rice
Bob
Maurice P. Lear
Richard Dauwalder
Grant Curtis
P. D. Huidekoper
Thomas E. Brown
Henry Menghini
John D. Thompson
Cedric ‘Maurer
B. L. Johnson
Vince’ Prater
Beeters
Malta
Conrad
Sugarbeeters
Malta Mustangs
Chateau-Browning
Chateaut
Bulldog
Dale Douglas
Steve Snyder
Snyder
Lonnie Kelly
Chateau Dogs
Lewis Hamilton
Steve Devitt
Russell
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