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FALLON County 7- - cot fctimes@midrivers.com 406-778-3344 VOLUME 99 ISSUE 15 BAKER, MONTANA 59313 -I N.) C- 3 f r 11' 0 ID ;,..” oz V n 3 > 01 xi I 61 o 0 —I 0 (5, 0 > 0 6 $1.00 FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015 Bob Dahlman celebrates 11(n th birthday By Lori Kesinger One of Baker's oldest residents cel- ebrated a milestone birthday. He rang in his 100th year with friends and family April 4. Bob Dahlman turned 100 years old April 6. In 1915, Woodrow Wilson was pres- ident, the one millionth Ford automo- bile rolled off the assembly line, and a gallon of regular unleaded gas cost around 15 cents. It was also the year Bob was born, delivered by a veteri- narian near Angela, Montana, 25 miles northwest of Miles City. Bob's father immigrated from Ger- many to Iowa where he met his bride- to-be. They homesteaded in Montana at Angela. Bob and his siblings, a brother and three sisters, grew up helping on the farm and attending country school. They rode horses to school, and the boys attended until eighth grade, the girls through high school. One of Bob's special memories was helping his mom tend her acre of gar- den. At age 20, Bob came to Baker to haul lumber and build cabins for Leif Holmlund, who first started Baker Furniture. Bob married Irene Pitsor in 1937, and they .* had a son, Bruce, in 1938. Soon after they bought a motel from Holmlund, and Dahlman Motel was in business. Bob started with just a few buildings but kept adding on. In 1943, Bob and Irene took in two girls. Bob Dahlman celebrated his 100th birthday wit Sharon and Dorothy. and raised them. The motel was sold in 1955. Bob then pur- sued a business partnership, D & A Chevrolet, with Gary Agler. In 1968, he bought Agler out. In 1968 Sharon went away for nurse's train- ing and Bob and Irene took in her son, Steve Baldwin. Residents urged to attend government review meeting By Lori Kesinger Fallon County and the City of Baker's new Local Government Study Commis- sions are ready to gather public input at the first informational meeting on Mon- day, April 13.6:30 p.m. at the Baker Sen- ior Center. The Montana constitution mandates every ten years that voters consider a re- view of their county and city government and how they operate. It was on the pri- mary ballot last year. Study commission- ers were elected in November. \Local government review empowers local people to decide the form, structure, authority and function of the government closest to them,\ said Dan Clark, director of MSU's Local Government Center. \The ability to manage, update, and re- form local structures is unique to Mon- tana and a valuable tool in keeping this level of government efficient and ac- countable.\ The study commissions will assess whether some aspect of the local govern- ment is broke and needs to be fixed, or needs to be left alone. The study commis- sioners will then prepare any reform pro- posals for the electorate to vote on in the November 2016 election. The county study commission members are John Beach, Marty Nelson and Sandy Kinsey. City members are Jade Boggs (appointed), Chad Wade and Carson Beach. Study commission members are encour- aging citizens to attend the meeting for more information and to provide input for public discussion on the local govern- ments' form and function. Dan Clark will be at the meeting to pro- vide information and answer questions. Food and refreshments will also be pro- vided. . , • • . -,0 h family and friends April 4 at the Fallon Medical Complex dining room. Photo by Lori Kesinger Bob's first granddaughter. Lisa. was born in Bruce passed ass ay in 1988. and Dorothy in 1970, and that same year Irene passed away. 2009. He remarried in 1977 to Rosemarie. While operating other businesses, Bob never Bob retired and sold the D & A Chevrolet had a time when he didn't farm. Even into the business to Stan Erlenbush in 1985, keeping 1980s. he ss asn't ready to give it up. the building. In 1987, Steve took ownership of Advice to others to reach this milestone: the buildine. \hard woi K. —RHS All-Classiteunion There will be a Baker high School MI -Class Reunion Open House after the Fallon County Fair Parade, Saturday, Aug. 22, behind Baker high School. This will be a great time to meet and visit with classmates and friends, while enjoying a delicious meal. This event will he held every year after the fair parade. Schells continue family tradition Three generations manage Reynolds Market in Baker. . . By Lori Kesinger Growing up in Baker, Ken Schell always wanted to work with his dad, Clarence, at the grocery store. At the age of 13 he finally got his wish and became a carryout/stocker for the Reynolds store. Now 44 years later, Ken has stepped up to regional manager for the Reynolds Market stores and son, Chris Schell, is manager of the Baker store for the third gener- ation. As regional manager, Ken will spend his work day at one of five stores located in Sidney, Glen - dive, Miles City. Glasgow, and Baker. He also serves as vice pres- ident of the F.T. Reynolds Corpo- ration. In 1963, the F.T. Reynolds Co., headquartered in Sidney, decided to build a store in Baker. Pat Killworth from Glendive was the first man- ager of the Baker store end Leonard Oberlander was the assistant man- ager. Clarence owned a locker plant and meat shop when he was asked to manage the store. He started in 1968 and managed Reynolds until his retirement in 1996. Ken moved to the meat depart- ment in 1973, then became pro- duce manager in 1974. \I did that job while I was still in school. So I would come to work in the morn- ing at 5:00 and work until school started,\ Ken said. \Back then they had D.E.C.A. where you could get out at 1:00, so even though I was still in high school I was working 1-r: Chris, Ken and Jake Schell keep the tradition going at Reynolds. eight hour days as produce man- ager.\ After he graduated. Ken re- mained produce manager until 1989 when Oberlander left. Ile then became the assistant manager. and followed his dad in 1996 to become manager. \When I started I didn't think I would be here forever, but it will probably be the only job I have in my life,\ Ken said. Chris started working at Reynolds in June 1991, then at- tended college in 1996. He worked for Coca-Cola Enterprises in Billings from 20(() until he moved back to Baker in 2006. Chris be- came bakery/deli manager in 2008 and assistant manager in 2011. \I've been learning for the last couple of years. kind of getting ready because we knew this day would come,\ Chris said. \We thought it was going to be a little farther out but they decided to bump it up by a couple of years.\ Jake Schell. Chris' brother, has become assistant manager. Ile started working at Reynolds in 2000. lie attended college from 2(XX) until 2006 then lived in Billings for a few years before moving back to Baker. lie worked at NAPA and returned to the store in 2012. \There is a lot more responsibil- ity to it,\ Jake said. \A lot I have Photo by Lori Kesingor to learn. A lot Chris is going to teach me.\ Over the years, even now, nu- Me11111% family members have held positions at Reynolds, which has become an essential part of life in Baker for more than five decades. Current long-term employees in- clude Cindy Austin. office man- ager, 39 years; l.arry Schell. produce manager, 29 years; and l'atty Ilolliday. health, beauty and general merchandise, 18 years. \It's really been the goal of our family to provide Baker with a nice quality grocery store because most small towns don't usually have that,\ Ken added. \It's gotten to be much harder to do.\ Russell's Clothing Baker, Montana 406-778-2427 , ‘ l se._,•'' a • Large Selection of NEW Spring Apparel & Footwear Visit Our Website at ww-w.FallonCountyExtra.com
