Montana lawmakers blast agencies over forest funds cutbacks
Montana senators and representatives accuse Agriculture and Commerce Departments of cutting Montana highway funds by 142978 annually after a 36 year formula change. They say 75 percent weight to acreage and 25 percent to new forest value reduces Montana’s 2.248 million share, citing lack of consultation and missing watershed value.
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Alaska
Puerto Rico
Montana
Congress
Metcalf
Continental Divide
Missouri
Columbia River
Cars on highways clash with 1930s traffic design
A 1958 warning urges motorists to slow down as postwar highway construction faces a clash with older automotive design, noting roads built for smaller vehicles and lighter loads struggle under modern speeds and volumes.
Church Announcements and Meetings Listed
St Rose Church Reverend Father Bernard Sullivan pastor. First Sunday of each month at 4:00 p.m. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints LeMont Robertson president. Sunday school 10 a.m. Sacrament immediately following. Relief society Mondays at p.m. Primary Mondays at 4 p.m. Mutual Tuesdays at 7:30.
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ST. Rose Church
Father Bernard Sullivan
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saints
LeMont Robertson
Relief Society
Lima Community Church Service and Activities
Reverend Paul Denny leads Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 15 a.m. Junior Club meets after school on Mondays. Good News Club meets after school Tuesdays. Youth meeting Tuesdays at 7 30 p.m. Ladies Aid gathers Friday November 22 at 2 p.m. at the church.
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Lima Community Church
Paul Denny
Good News Club
Ladies Aid
Pythian Sisters Hold Christmas Party and Gifts
The Pythian Sisters held their annual Christmas party Friday December 6 at 6 30 pm a turkey banquet at the Community Church served by the Ladies Aid exchange of gifts at Mrs Mary Roses home Visiting and pinochle were played Mrs Annie McNinch had high score Leslie McNinch low and Mrs E J Rose drew the all out Mrs Mary Rose and Mrs Betty Hoenstine led the arrangements The Pythian children’s Christmas party followed Sunday afternoon at the V F W Hall with a short program group singing Santa handed out gifts and a lunch concluded the afternoon.
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Pythian Sisters
Ladies Aid
Mary Rose
Annie McNinch
Leslie McNinch
Low
E. J. Rose
Betty Hoenstine
Pythian
V.F.W. Hall
Santa
Eastern Star notes meet and social events announced
Elva Boardman Chapter No 26 OES held its December 3 meeting with Bonnie Merrell and Sol Bittick presiding. Grace Martinell was named Cancer committee chair. Masonic Night set for December 17 invites Masons and non-members to join. Banquet and gift exchanges planned for December 12 at White Cafe with follow up at the Masonic hall.
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Elva Boardman
O.E.S
Bonnie Merrell
Sol. Bittick
Hilman Merrell
New York
Grace Martinell
Alice Reeder
Clara Price
Ethel Knox
Hazel Franks
Alice Brown
White Cafe
Masonic Hall
Santa Claus Coming to Lima Lumber Event
Santa Claus arrives by bus at 1 30 p.m. Saturday December 14 at the Lima Lumber and Hardware Store. Everyone is welcome. V F W Ladies Auxiliary meets December 23 at 8 p.m. at the V F W Hall. After the meeting members will hold their next activity.
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Santa Claus
Lima Lumber
V.F.W. Hall
Christmas Party Plans In Neighbors of Woodcraft
Springhill Circle No. 907 met December 5 at the Masonic Hall with G. N. Margaret Empey presiding. Members planned a December 21 Christmas party with a 6:30 p.m. ham dinner and gift exchange. attendees should bring plates cups and silver.
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Springhill Circle
Woodcraft
Masonic Hall
G. N. Margaret Empey
Veterans of Foreign Wars Card Party Scheduled
Veterans of Foreign Wars will sponsor a card party on December 28 at 8 p.m. at the VFW Hall. The prior event on December 4 drew five tables. Bill Knox won all out, Don Cheney was high, Gordon Williamson low. Lunches were by Mrs. Cora Kluesner Stella Brown and Mrs. Bill Knox.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.F.W. Hall
Bill Knox
Don Cheney
Gordon Williamson
Cora Kluesner
Stella Brown
Polaris News Trails Trappers After Truck Breaks Down
Four Wise River trappers embark on a twelve mile hike from Moose Park to Polaris after their truck slides off a grade in Elkhorn Mountain country. They endure long walk to Elkhorn Springs then Polaris for food, coffee, and a ride to Dillon and Wisdom.
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Polaris
Elkhorn Mountain
Moose Park
Elkhorn Springs
Jack Miller
Clare Judge
Dillon
Miller's
Jack
Wisdom
Wise River
Intend
Lima Bears Earn Congrats From Local Family and Friends
Congratulatory notes pour in for the Lima Bears from residents of Lima and surrounding towns. Weekend visits include Missoula guests at the Bramlette home and several trips to Salmon Rexburg Pocatello Great Falls and Worden Washington with various families.
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Glen Holbrook
Auburn
Wyoming
Kenneth Iverson
Missoula
Lima
Don Bramlette
Harold Weeks
Becky
John Taylor
Worden
Washington
Helen Raddatz
John Alexander
Dilton
Ralph Stasich
Rexburg
Russell Hartford
Pocatello
Mrs. Stafford
Mr. Hartford
Great Falls
Twelve Mile Hike Turns Unplanned Return Home
A group of travelers intended a simple trek but ended up twelve miles from home and returning Wednesday night. They faced no serious injuries and reached safety with no further incident reported.
Butte Hospital Patient Recalled by Brother
Robert Marchesseault, patient at Community Memorial Hospital in Butte, underwent surgery. He arrived in Mining City with his brother Jules.
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Butte
Robert Marchesseault
Comunity Memorial Hospital
Jules
Skiers Pack Rainey Mountain Slide Course
A crowd of Dillon skiers gathered at Rainey Mountain Slide on Sunday as snow conditions remained good for the outing.
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Dillon
Rainey Mountain Slide
Mountain lion Kills Yearling Elk on Hunt
Jack Miller was led to a freshly killed yearling elk by his dog Jasper after a mountian lion attacked the elk last week. A few days later Miller found tracks of the lion in the school section with tracks about two days old.
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Jack Miller
Jasper
Jack
Sour-faced man finds himself in a pickle
A man known for a perpetual sour expression ends up in a pickle after a series of unlucky events. Neighbors report his mood worsened as misfortunes compounded, culminating in an unforeseen humorous outcome that leaves him briefly at the center of local chatter.
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Beaverette Lodge No. 528
Robert’s Market
Homemaker Club
V.F.W. Card Party
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Coral Knox
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Jim Black
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Esther Rose
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Idaho Falls
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Mill Point
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