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2- FALLON COUNTY TIMES FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4,2015* FILES OF THE THWES 10 YEARS AGO Friday, December 9,2005 -- High temperature Dec. 5 was -I degree... JingleBell Bingo winners for week number one were Debbie Wilson and Glo- ria Askin. . . At the Dec. I meeting of the Baker Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, members voted not to have the 19th annual Baker Bronco Days in 2006...Anna Griffith will be a new director of the Chamber. Pat Ehret will be in- stalled at the January meeting as president to serve a two year term. . . Annual Fantasy Food Fair held Dec. 3 was a success. Nine tables with a large variety of food were on the scene as 181 guests gath- ered for the wine and food tasting... William and Lillian Ostroff celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary Nov. 22. ... Baker High School speech and drama team traveled to Culbertson Dec. 2 for a regu- lar invitational meet. The team placed first out of 12 teams... Fallon County Times is offer- ing a gift subscription for only $28.80 in the trade area. . . This week's football contest winner is Ron Rabe. 20 YEARS AGO Friday, December 8,1995 -- Baker Lady Spartan basketball team placed third at the state tournament held this past weekend. . . Dec. 8, Mon- tanans will no longer have a set speed limit to follow. Pres- ident Clinton signed a bill Nov. 28 to repeal the federal speed limit and Governor Marc Racicot announced he would allow the state speed limit to revert to \basic rule\. ... Xi Alpha Nu Sorority has created the Christmas Parade of Lights sleigh ride. A sleigh pulled by Stevenson's blue roan Clydesdales will leave Russell's parking lot and take passengers on a tour of .beau7 tifully decorated homes..... Frank and Ellen Gonsiordski will celebrate their 60th wed- ding anniversary Dec. 9. . . State Sportsmanship Award was presented to Coach Clay- ton Hornung, Principal Don Schillinger, and Vice Principal Orlen Zempel. Baker can be proud of their coaches, team, cheerleaders, band students, fans, and administration for their outstanding conduct. . . Kristi Burns is pictured pre- senting a check from Shell Oil to Jim Stanton, Supt. of Baker Public Schools. Shell Oil Foundation presented a check for $3,000 to the Baker City Schools asking only that the funds be directed toward im- provement of the Baker Schools. 30 'YEARS AGO Thursday, December 5, 1985- Dec. 9, there will be a cookie exchange at Margetta's Family diner for all men, women and children. Bring one dozen Christmas cookies/recipe and take a dozen home. Free coffee. . . Air Force Tech. Sgt. Roberta L. Walker. daughter of Walter and Jean Hanratty of Baker, has been decorated with the Meritorious Service Medal at Malmstrom Air Force Base... Weather Dec. I: high -8 de- grees, and low -32 degrees... Coach Rick Danelson's Spar- tan basketball team includes four seniors - Doug Bechtold, Jeff Nichols, Dave Schweigert, and Dan Stanton. . . . Coach Jay Eslick of the Plevna Cougars has five re- turning lettermen this year. They are seniors: Dennis Johnson and Mark Thielen; juniors: Kendall Allerdings and Shannon Maurice; and sophomore: Jay Shumaker. 40 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 4, 1975 --Tim Sikorski has been appointed a member of the Fallon County Study Commis- sion by the commissioners to fill the vacancy which oc- curred when Herbert Straub resigned... U.S. Postal Serv- ice will discontinue the Sun- day mail service for the Baker area beginning Dec. 9... An- nual Jayceen Bazaar will be held Dec. 6. This year's proj- ect is to be one of the biggest bazaars, with approximately 18 groups participating. 50 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 2, 1965-- Santa will be at the community tree Friday night for the kids and the red carpet is being laid out for Christmas shoppers... Baker men go to Billings to testify in opposi- tion of the proposed gas rate increase for MDU. Those at- tending were Gene Huntley, Russell Culver, Ronald Shep- herd, and Clyde Burns... An- nual Sportsman's feed held in the Legion Hall Saturday drew a crowd of 300. . . American Legion Post 35 will hold mili- tary rites for E.H. Stumpf who died in the Miles City Veterans Hospital Monday. . . Mrs Ervin Keirle was a recent can- cer victim in Baker. She passed away Saturday in a Rochester hospital. . . Sylvia Bublitz wins first in senior di- vision of the Make -It -With - Wool Contest. 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, December I, 1955 -- The Barnstorming Harlem Clowns and All- American Indians were a great success as they went through their antics before a capacity crowd in the Baker High School gym Tuesday night... Two Baker youth appeared in a shot of the Fort Lewis Camp in a picture showing at the Lake Theatre. Appearing briefly in the picture \To Hell and Back\ were Lyle Stan- hope and Margin O'Connor. 70 'YEARS AGO Thursday, November 29, 1945.. Rex Flint, state chair- man off the March of Dimes drive of the motion picture in- dustry, will attend a White House conference with Presi- dent Truman Dec. 4... Baker Woman's Club will collect food for starving people in devastated Europe. . . Home Montana f&ftifhats . 4 . 4telbatent Ph. 406-778-3344 • Fax: 778-3347 PO Box 679 • Baker, Montana 2014 Member 59313-0679 Published every Friday in Baker, Montana Darlene Hornung Publisher/Manager Susan Newell Typesetter Tammy O'Donnell Sales Sherry Vogel Reporter Michael Castleberry Graphics Advertising must be in by 2 p.m. Tuesday Periodicals postage paid in Baker. MT POSTMASTER Send address changes to: FALLON COUNTY TIM% • 1'0 Box 679 • Baker, MT 59313 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $39 in trade area ($93 & 586 zip codes) $44 in Montana $54 outside Montana ADVERTISING RATES: Local per column inch $7.10 National Advertising per column inch $8.36 Classified 15t per word over 25 words $8.95 minimum, all strictly cash Cards of Thanks 15it per word over 50 words $6.85 minimum, all strictly cash c -mail: fctimes@midrivers.com • www.fallonCountyExtra.com FALLON COUNTY TIMES WM'S 154940) Country Media, inc. values in Baker are climbing and the housing shortage is getting shorter. Several are buying government granaries located on the Fallon County fairgrounds and converting them into homes. They are selling for $250... Honorable discharges from the Armed Forces for the week include Sgt. Floyd V. Hansen, Sgt. John G. Shiskowsky, Cpt. Verne R. Hitchcock, Cpl. david L. Briggs, Clarence Al- fred Bruce, Pfc. Vern L. Mor- rison, Staff Sgt. Robert C. Larson, Sgt. Henry J. Rambur, Cpl. Ernest A. Hanson, and Tech. Sgt. Harold L. Greenlee. 80 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 5, 1935 -- Drilling has now reached a depth of 5750 feet at the Montana -Dakota Utilities test well at Little Beaver. . . Mrs. Eph Keirle is now conva- lescing at her home from in- juries received in a car collision Sunday when accom- panied by a number of young folks. . . The weatherman re- ports we are enduring another spell of Indian summer with the high for the week of 52 de- grees. . . Fallon County will this year receive an apportion- ment of 1504 school children between the ages of six and 21 as against 1652 for 1934. Thirty-two families moved out of the county and only 21 moved in. . . Bernie Heiser and his brother Clarence this week bought out L. Baker's share in Bernie's Bar and will from now on conduct the busi- ness themselves. . . Local Royal Neighbors held their an- nual election Tuesday when Myrtle Jacobson was elected oracle. Sagebrush Sisters Red Hat luncheon Sagebrush Sisters Red Hat luncheon will be held Friday, Dec. I I , 12:45 p.m. at the Tavern. Extension calendar Dec. 12- 4-H Cooking work- shop Dec. 17 - \Handling Calving Difficulty\ workshop with Dr. Robert Mortimer Dec. 24 - Office closes at noon Dec. 25 - Holiday - office closed Dec. 29 - Carter County 4 -H - HA Market Steer weigh-in Do Your Part! Keep Baker Clean! Legal Tip of the Week Did you know ... 'tis the season for scams? Fake shopping websites, gift cards with drained balances, and fake charities are just a few of the many scams that occur during the holidays. Be on the watch out! For tips on avoiding holiday scams, please visit the Money Problems section on www.MontanaLawHelp.org. If you can't find the informa- tion you want, click on the LiveHelp button or call the Montana Legal Services Asso- ciation HelpLine at 1-800- 666-6899. Cards By jay Gregory Eleven people came out to play pinochle at the Senior Citizen Center Nov. 29. There were two tables of four players and one table of three players. Winners were Marj Peterson - won twice, Alvina Varner and Nen Felt. Pinochle will be played again next Sunday, Dec. 6, at 1:30 p.m. at the Senior Center. Patchwork Quilt Guild Submitted by Joan Grammond The Patchwork Quilt guild met Nov. 10 with six members present. We made a table run- ner using circles which were folded into hexagons and sewed together. The Guild will meet Tues- day, Dec. 10, at 10 a.m. at Thee Garage to make a fall or Christmas wreath. Members will be receiving patterns in the mail. The leaves will be made of 60, six and one-half inch squares of autumn or Chrislinas fabrics. Bring a glue gun or fabric glue. Linda Clark will have the styrofoam wreath circles. Also needed is one-half yard of muslin for wrapping the wreath. Cut three, six inch wide strips stitched end to end. Optional: berries, twigs or other suitable decorations may be used. It should be a fun project. Join us! Weather Vane Nov 25 30 6 .02 Nov 26 20 0 Nov 27 27 -12 Nov 28 31 0 Nov 29 27 -2 T Nov 30 25 2 Dec 1 31 15 ts,-.4 Wag.* bob Ira YTD Moisture- 14.81\ Weeefend 4:2eCtW ?Wag and Saturday • Decewther 4 S- (5 . PRIME RIB with choice ofpotato and salad bar Plevna Bar Plevna, MT • 406-772-5847 Friends of FMC Thin:dation Free 11411 Chili Supper Wednesday, December 9th 4:30 to 7pm Thee Garage Showroom Proceeds I go toward the purchase of waiting room chairs for FMC Community Clinic! More info - Karol 778-5116 DOJ implements new system By Kristine Thatcher We are pleased to inform you that the Department of Justice Motor Vehicle Divi- sion will be implementing a new appointment scheduling system. The new scheduling system allows customers to better plan their day, as well as en- ables our staff to assist cus- tomers more efficiently and in a more relaxed environment. To best manage this process, appointments will be required for all services except license renewals or replacements; ap- pointments are optional for these two services, but are highly recommended. Effective November 24, there will be two options available for scheduling an ap- pointment: • Online at dojmt.gov/dri- ving. The service is fast, easy to use, and mobile friendly. • By calling 1-866-450-8034 to schedule an appointment. Appointment scheduling in- formation can be found on our website. The site lists the re- quired documentation for each appointment type, fees a d other useful information. When customers make online appointment, they c choose to receive a text or email confirmation, and they will also receive reminder no- tifications for their appoint- ment. The confirmation also provides links to the MVD website so they can revie* what type of documents are re- quired for their appointmedi. We want to make sure cus- tomers are aware and under, - stand what information thdy need to bring so we may com- plete the service they need. EVERYONE HAS A i STORY TO TELL! If you or someone you 4 know is age 80 or over and would like to share their life story, please contact the Fallon County Times at 406-778-3344 I or email fctimes@midrivers.com December 4 Holly Custer, Jarett Graham, Jason Custer, Jerry Hanes. Kayla Afrank, Cindy Atkins December 5 Betty Kusler, Dakotah Bock, Kim O'Donnell December 6 Chance Follmer, Chase Follmer, Jan Schweigert December 7 Bryan Overton, Darin Scheetz, Brooke Curry December 8 Mary Stevens, Randy Ketterling, Sid Parini, Tayvia Martin. Patrick Brady III December 9 Bob Losing, Lori Quenzer, Sevana Thompson December 10 Dave Hayden, Linda Moore, Stacey Moore, Lindsay Chaska Call 406-778-3344 or email fctimes@midrivers.com if you have a birthday you would like listed December 11 - December 17. i Dal& 4accia6 • Dec. 4 -10 Friday - Parmesan Chicken • Bean & Ham Soup , Saturday - Cook's Choice Tuesday - Swiss Steak w/Mashed Potatoes Cheesy Broccoli Soup Wednesday- Beef Brisket on Hoagie Veggie Beef Soup Thursday - Fried Chicken wIlashed Potatoes Tortellini Bean Soup If you don't see what you want Lake Cfty Sitoffin8 Center on the menu, please ask. 406-778-2202 To Go Orders • See us on Facebooki i open Tiiesday - Saturday Please give 24 hours notice 5:30 a.m.- 3y.m. for pans of caramel rolls ' ifir r N FARMERS INSURANCE HUGE discounts on new homes, auto/home and new roof. One simple call could save you a lot of money Recently saved a Baker customer $3100 per year on their autos alone! Baker office In the Lake City Shopping Center 1-800-859-0333 • (4061 679-0262 RaeAnn Svedberg, Agent rsvedbergRfarmersagent.com www.farmersagent.comirsvedberg Baker Agronomy Center Full Service Agronomy Plant Fertilizer • Crop Protection • Seed • Recommendations and farm service geared around your operation • Latest in crop management products to maximize this year's crop potential Grower owned company helping to achiew maws in the field Stop in and visit: Parker Mandan Call: 406-778-2929 Letters to the editor policy Letters to the editor are welcome and will be published if they adhere to the following rules: They must be signed (unless e -mailed) and include an address and phone number for verification. They must be an issue of public interest and preferably concern only one topic. Letters should be as brief as possible. We reserve the right to edit the letters for length as well as taste and libel. Letters should be typed or legibly written. Letters from outside the immediate area will be considered only . if they arc of local interest. Letters to the editor, guest columns and guest editorials do not • necessarily reflect the opinion of this newspaper. Obituary policy Fallon County Times has three options for submitting obituaries: Basic Obituary - Includes the person's name, age, town of resi- dency and information about funeral services - NO Charge CulIsmOtituity - You choose the length, wording and if you want a small photo - Cost is $30 for up to 300 words, more than 300 words $45. Premium Obituary - Several photos and a longer announcement - cost varies by length of obituary. All obituaries are placed on the Fallon County Times website at no cost.
