Fallon County Times (Baker, Mont.) 1916-current, March 18, 2016, Image 2

2- FALLON COUNTY TIMES FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016 Fan OF THE TIMES 10 YEARS AGO Friday, March 24, 2006 The annual equinox storm hit Baker the day before spring with snow and wind gusts up to 50 mph. Estimates put the snowfall at four to six inches. ... Baker will be 100 years old in 2008. The O'Fallon Histor- ical Society has been given the task of putting together a cel- ebration for this important date in history. They are ask- ing for help and ideas. . . Charles and Kate Redman will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Apr. I... Adeline Stark will celebrate her 90th birthday Apr. 2. . . There are seven girls and 19 boys on the Baker High School golf team this year... Baker and Plevna students are at the State FCCLA Convention in Billings, Mar. 23-25.. . Jacob Hastig, an eighth grade stu- dent at Plevna School, has qualified to compete at the state level of National Geo- graphic Bee to be held in Billings Mar. 31. . . Senior MaKayla Tisdell and fresh- man Regan Walker made the 4-C All -Conference and 4-C All -Tournament teams for the Plevna Cougars. Senior Mag- gie Nemitz joined the other two Cougars on the All -Con- ference team. . . Abigail Tunby, a sixth grader from Plevna, received an honorable mention in the Agriculture in Montana Schools Bumper Sticker Contest. .. Preschool teacher at Tender Learning Care Pre -School for this fall will he Nancy Lee Coldwell. 20 YEARS AGO Friday, March 22, 1996-- A meet the candidates for school board forum is being held Mar. 25. There are two seats up for re-election. Can- didates running for them are Delbert Schweigen, Norma Losing. Dave Havens, Debbra Harris. and Kent Ehret... The United States Postal Service has appointed Kevin Klep- pelid as the new Baker Post- master. Kleppelid, a native of (ode, began his duties here Feb. 17, 1996... Dirk O'Con- nor, a Plevna eighth grader, won the Fallon County Spelling Bee held Mar. 6. Ile is the son of Dan and Lynette )Connor and will represent Fallon County at the State Bee in Ilelena April I. . . 1996 Baker High School prom can- didates are Jarett Graham, Chris Schell, Dustin Rudolph, Waylin Martens, Kettle Brown, Jennefer Pratt. Keni Rath. and Shannon Mitchell.. All new! Car wash and vac now open at Griffith Rental. . As of Mar. IS. Fallon County became one of three counties taking part in the Stockwatch Patrol. Sheriff Tim Barkley, Undersheriff Tom Muckle, Montana State Brand Inspec- tor Dim Selle and Montana fighw as Patrolman Pat I larri- son still be stopping trailers and checking the livestock in- side. There tt ill also be aircraft flying random patterns across Fallon County skies. 30 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 20,1986- A gas leak on the east side of Baker has caused some excite- ment his week, but according to Wally Meidinger of Willis- ton Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., all is well. Last Tuesday the David Hatfield family was evacuated from their home following the discovery of a gas leak by Tony Feisthamel.. Julie Bublitz is the winner of the 1986 Fallon County Spelling Bee. Second place winner is Jasi O'Connor. . . Grand prize winners at Baker's Science Fair include Amber Ramsey, 6th grade; Julie Bublitz, 7th grade; Bar- bie Spriggs and Tom Howe, 8th grade. . . Mildred Griffith of Baker, president of the Montana Mothers Assoc., an- nounces that Kay Hanley of the Baker-Plevna area has been selected a 1986 Montana Merit Mother. 40 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 18,1976 - Fallon County Times periodi- cally prints the names and families of newcomers. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Night moved to Baker from Glendive. Dan is presently employed with Mountain Bell Telephone and his wife Sherry works at Ben Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Green have moved here from Roosevelt, Utah. Mr. Green is employed by Shell Oil Co. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Harkins have moved here from Glendive and Scott is employed with Signal Oil Co. . . Mrs. John Coldwell enjoyed lunch Mar. 15 in her home with the Walter Coldwells and later that after- noon about 30 friends and neighbors visited. The occa- sion was the 91st birthday of Mrs. Coldwell. . . First place winners in the Baker AAU wrestling meet in Sidney last Saturday include Tom Bruha. Tom Barth, Kevin O'Connor, Jeff Ilaase, Dale Thompson, Alton Fleckenstein, and Brian Noftsker. They are coached by Jim Wheeler and Phil Bruha.. Keith Kellner, newly ap- pointed manager of Baker Livestock, just completed his fourth sale and reports the number of livestock is increas- ing every week. . . Don Buerkle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Buerkle, was selected to the All -Conference Class C tournament team. 50 YEARS ACO Thursday, March 24,1966 - Pictured are the remains of the Clyde Crawford farm about nine miles north and cast after a fire last Thursday evening. Nothing was saved in the fire and no one was injured... Dr Larry Stoddard thinks there is a real danger with rabies in the area and urges pet owners and farmers to watch their animals and have them inoculated. . . Last week there were 34 ab- sent from Baker High School apparently due to the begin- ning of a flu epidemic... Fal- lon Creek CowBelles sponsored the Beef Cook -Off IUSPS 1114910) Ph. 406-778-3344 • Fax: 778-3347 PO Box 679 • Baker. Montana 2016 Member 59313-0679 Published every Friday in Baker, Montana Darlene Hornung Publisher/Manager Susan New ell 'typesetter Talmo Monne!! Sales Sherr) Intel Reporter Michael 'iistleberry Graphics Advertising must he in by 2 p.m. Tuesday Periodicals postage paid in Baker. MT POSTMASTER Send address changes to: 1 A1.1.05 COUNTY TIMES • PO Boo 679 • Baker, MT 39313 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $39 in trade area (593 & 51)6 rip cedes) $44 in Montana $54 outside Montana ADVERTISING RATES: Local per column inch $7.10 National Advertising per column inch $8.16 Classified I5e per word over 23 words $8.95 minimum, all strictly cash Cards of Thanks I5v per word over 50 words $6.85 minimum, all strictly cash fetimes@mitirivers.com • www.FallonCountyEstra.com FALLON COUNTY TIMES Montana Couiitry MCAL Inc. and Arlintla Rieger won first prize. . . Glenn Moore, chair- man of the courthouse com mittee, reported to the Fallon County Improvement Assoc that a petition for a new court- house is now ready for circu- lation. 60 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 22, 1956 - With the advent of spring, the Baker Jaycees have begun work on a playground lobe lo- cated north of the sheriff's res- idence. . . Baker National Bank will host a public party so that all may view the new and improved structure. . . Only four have filed for the school trustee's position. Those who have filed are Roy McClain, Victor North, Mike Hurley, and Art Martin.. .The regular meeting of the hospital board was held Thursday at which time the public was no- tified the hospital was cur- rently losing approximately $1,000 per month and it must be decided whether or not to keep the facility going... The cost per pupil has increased considerably in Fallon County to $292.30. 70 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 21, 1946 - Chester Crichfield arrived home Monday following his discharge from the service. His mother, wife and children met him in Miles City. . . Rodger Myhre, son of Odin Myhre, has landed in the U.S. after several years of serving in the Navy in the Pacific. He plans to be home shortly after receiving his discharge. 80 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 26, 1936 - Albert LaBree, an old time resident living south of lsmay, writes us on severity of the winter. He says it was a bad winter, but after all, there were very few cattle lost in his neighborhood. He stated that the Fallon Creek froze to the bottom and all the fish died. The dead fish are now floating along both shores and he had seen several catfish weighing approximately five pounds as well as carp and whitefish, laying dead along the banks.. A full house of movie lovers greeted the Bobcat band of Montana State College of Bozeman at the Lake Theater Sunday afternoon... To date, about 500 passenger car li- censes have been issued while the 25 cent drivers license numbers only 70... Russell's advertises spring suits from $17.85 to $32.75. lalloti Count‘ Tintel . ‘ -Tips By Sherry Vogel Would you like to enlarge your small bathroom without spending a fortune? Enlarge it without the hassle of recon- struction? You can by simply picking up a paint roller. Big fat stripes would dwarf a small bath - right? Paradoxi- cally, just the opposite is true. Wide horizontal stripes appear to push out the walls, making the room look larger. I. The trick is to layer soft, related shades so the eye is drawn sideways without jar- ring by too much contrast. Tip: Soft green and yellow give a one -window bath a soothing sunny look. 2. Layer soft related hues that are closely related for an analogous scheme. Tip: Find closely related hues by consulting a color wheel at your paint store. 3. Pick one color of paint. usually the lighter of the two for the base color and apply two coats. 4. Measure the wall's height in inches and divide by five. The resulting number will be the width of your stripes. Tip: If you end up with an awkward fraction, add a little extra to the top and bottom bands to round off the number. 5. Measure the stripes, mark them using a pencil and a level, and then tape them off. 6. Apply the darker paint to the alternating stripes. 7. Finish the room with a few dark accents, such as a mirror framed in a dark wood or dark colored baskets or shelves to give the pale walls a sophisti- cated edge. Extension calendar Baker office hours 8 a.m. - 5 pen. Now open from 12-1 p.m. to better serve you. Mar. 24 - Retirement party for Sharon Schwartz Apr. 3 - 4-H/FFA Spring Live- stock Judging Apr. 8-10 - 4-H Rev Lab Weather Vane Mar 09 54 18 Mar 10 66 22 Mar 11 64 40 Mar 12 75 39 Mar 13 63 35 Mar 14 61 33 T Mar 15 50 30 T YTD Moisture- .91 SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES. Sow( 1944. FREE HEARING CLINIC! FREE SERVICE CENTER ON ALL MAKES AND MODELS March 24 9-11 a.m. No Appointment Necessary! HEARING A10 INSTITUTE 1211 Grand Ave., 82 - Billings, MT 59102 Free Nearing Test (lam. - 5 p.m. By Appointment Only taa Call 1 -800 -NEW -HEAR (800-639-43271) www.HearingAidInstitute.com Fallon Medical Complex 202S 4 6, St. W • Baker, MT Providers for MT Farm Bureau Glear Value' Federal Blue Gross 811e, Shield Miner's Association • GEHA I LANNING 1011 'BUSINESS SUCCESS • iota 04 *Mere. ••• ahde 44. , .Sefloo 0, yd. tf• vr•J goert.,1 stet...roe FiTtIntl, and rmk• TOPICS: Envisioning Your Business Marketing Your Products Planning for Financial S JCC ess Managing Your Risk tease Agreements and Contracts I mutton: Baker Senior 0i/en Center April il th - May 90 MONDAYS 5:i5 7:to PM sao per business REGISTER BY: March 30' 1.u.s site 15 limited) M , 1% . • For More Info MONTANA WATT WITVIMITY LINK iind to Register: USDA fallen/Caen,' Entenslon (406) 776-7110 Or contact Eiln Kit telmareY (COS) / 1 51 . 1693 elin.kitteknann@montarta.edu 100 Years Ago Fallon County Times Successor to the Fallonite Printed weekly at Baker, Montana, in the inter- est of the people. Butte H. Tipton, Publisher Entered at the Postoffice at Baker, Montana, as Second Class Matter Two dollars the year, strictly in advance The Fallon County Times will be 100 years old In May 2016. Following are a couple of stories from back then. Thursday, June 8, 1916 About Ourselves The Fallonite, formerly published by C.R. Fagaines at Baker, has been changed to the Fallon County Times by the new publisher, Butte H. Tipton. Mr. Tipton is making various improvememnts in his new acquisition and is giving the people of Baker a newsy and attractive paper. Mr. and Mrs. Fagaines will leave shortly for their old home in Chander, Okla. --- Plevna Herald Unanimity for Dust Abatement The editor of the Times started out this week to get a concensus of opinion from business men of Baker on proposition of oiling the streets. Mayor Barstow was the first man approached. \That would be one of the best things that you could bring before the people at this time,\ was the mayor's com- ment. His manner indicated the enthusiasm he felt in the matter. He further said it had been brought up sev- eral times before, but it was thought the cost would be prohibitive and nothing further was done. \What do you think of oiling the streets to keep down the dust, providing the oil can be procured at four and a half cents a gallon and 750 gallons would oil an entire block? was the question put to G.H. Suit. Being a mathematical turn of mind, Mr. Suit got out his pencil and commenced figuring. He thought it would cost about $80 a block to do the job, including the oil laid down here but not the sprinkling expense. Mr. Suit thought the humps and depressions in the streets should be filled before applying oil. R.L. Bodley, of the Midland's hardware department, mentioned two towns near Indianapolis, Greensfield, and Knightstown, where the plan has been tried and proven satisfactory. Manager Raymond, of the Midland's lumber depart- ment, also endorsed it. Just as we happened to meet them on the street, in store or workshop, we broached the subject, and in no case heard a dissenting voice. There was such unanimity of opinion it seemed a useless waste of time to carry the query further. Further facts as to the cost of the enterprise will be obtained and published in a future issue of the Times. In the meantime it will help the cause along to talk it over between ourselves. 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