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00 00 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 to Great Falls Tribune Tuesday, January 7, 1986 Ten incumbents file for state Legislature HELENA (AP) Ten more incumbents have filed for re-election to the Montana Legislature, bringing to 17 the total number of lawmakers seeking new terms so far this year. Twelve of the incumbents are Republicans. The latest to file with the secretary of state's office are Sen. Delwyn Gage, R-Cut Bank; and Reps. Duane Compton, R-Malta; Bob Gilbert, R-Sidney; Harry Fritz, D-Missoula; Marian Hanson, R-Ashland; John Mercer, R-Polson; Bernie Swift, R- Hamilton; Dean Switzer, R-Richey; Fred Thomas, R-Stevensville; and Norm Wallin, R-Bozeman.

Republican John Ryan of Brusett has filed to run against Democratic incumbent Cecil Weeding in Senate District 14. Weeding was named during the 1985 session to finish the term of ailing Sen. Dave Manning of Hysham, who retired at the age of 88 after 52 consecutive years in the Legislature. Democrat Timothy Whalen of Billings has filed for the House District 93 seat held by fellow Democrat Rodney Garcia of Billings. Lewistown By Tribune Correspondent LEWISTOWN Fergus County Bucklew up CHARLESTON, W.Va.

(AP) The state Board of Regents on Monday interviewed the final three candidates vying to become West Virginia University president. The regents were in a closed session most of the day, spending about one hour, 45 minutes with each candidate, then met for slightly more than an hour before taking a dinner break and reconvening Monday night. The three finalists are Neil Bucklew, president of the University of Montana; Peter Kalis, a Pittsburgh attorney and part-time professor; and Herman Mertins, vice president for administration and finance at Bergene's At Commissioner Pat Ryan's request, the Cascade County commissioners took no action Monday to fill the legislative seat vacated by Toni Bergene. Bergene, a Republican who represented House District 41 for three terms, moved to Oregon in late September and resigned effective Dec. 31.

The district includes the Riverview neighborhood of Great Falls, plus rural areas to the north and east. County Republicans last week provided the commissioners with a Filing roundup Sheriff Jack Songer, 53, announced Monday that he will not seek re-election when his present term runs out at the end of 1986. Songer, a Republican, has been sheriff here since 1971 and has 25 years in law enforcement in Fergus County. His predecessor as sheriff was the late Jimmy Kaaro. Songer's said his plans are not definite, but he expects to stay in central Montana.

Two of Songer's deputies have filed for sheriff as Republicans. They are Jack Barney, who has been with the department for 10 years and before that was a Lewistown police officer, and Charles A. Girvin, a 12- year veteran with the sheriff's office. Barney is a native of Lewistown. Girvin was born in Indiana, but moved to this area as a boy.

Also filing for re-election last week were County Attorney Craig R. Buehler, a Democrat, and Justice of the Peace Thomas R. Girvin. Charles and Thomas Girvin are brothers. for new job WVU.

Regents President William Watson said the interviews were "interesting," but he and other board members refused to comment further on Monday's sessions. A 17-member search committee submitted the three finalists' names to the board after paring down a stack of about 110 applications. The WVU presidency was left vacant in July when E. Gordon Gee resigned to become head of the University of Colorado. Diane Reinhard, dean of the WVU College of Human Resources and Education, has been acting president since Gee left.

seat unfilled list of three potential Republican replacements. Commission chairman Dick Gasvoda had said earlier he hoped the replacement could be chosen by Monday or Tuesday. But Ryan said he was not prepared yet to vote and probably would not be Tuesday. At one point he said the public should be advised in advance of when the commission plans to discuss the appointment. By law, the commissioners have 15 days, or until Jan.

15, to make the appointment. Old show gets new name The award-winning television show "Today in Montana," seen weekdays on Montana airwaves since Feb. 19, 1962, has had its name changed to "The Noon News," cofounder Norma Ashby announced Monday. The program was started in 1962 by former KRTV owner Dan Snyder and Ashby, Ashby said in a news release. A spinoff of NBC's "Today" show, it ran from weekday mornings for.

10 years. After Joe Sample bought KRTV and formed the Montana Television Network, the program was cut to 30 minutes and has been broadcast statewide since then. With the purchase of MTN in 1984 by George Lilly and SJL came further changes. The show was moved to noon and a farm and ranch report added. In October 1984, news and weather portions were added, broadcasting from KTVQ in Billings.

In July 1985, a new format was adopted that featured more news and weather as well as the agriculture report and local interviews. "The name change was inevitable," said Ashby, who served as producer and co-host of the show from its beginning until last July. Except for the name change, the program will maintain the same format used last year, said Ashby, who will continue to do local interviews. Statue From 3-A He said D.A. Davidson would take all the financial risks of the venture, and would seek to recoup the $170,000 cost of the project by selling small bronze versions of the statue.

State Rep. Paul Pistoria, D-Great Falls, called the project "a great thing for Great Falls." "I just don't agree with the location," Pistoria said. "All my (telephone) calls were not against the statue, but against the location." Pistoria said Fort Benton once had a statue of a military veteran standing on Main Street in front of the Grand Union Hotel. Fort Benton's main street is wider than Central Avenue, he said, but a few people were injured when their vehicles crashed into the statue. One person was killed, Pistoria said.

Mel Hasbrouck, 112 Commercial suggested placing the statue at the Broadwater Overlook instead. "There's no magic cure for downtown Great Falls," Hasbrouck said. "It's gone, it's dead." A more appropriate statue would be that of "Casper the (Friendly) Ghost," he said. Hasbrouck also criticized Davidson for saying he would not bankroll the project unless the statue were placed in the intersection of Third Street and Central Avenue. He likened that to a child's threat to "take my marbles and go home." "I think that attitude is less than admirable," Hasbrouck said.

He said he: preferred successful efforts by Butte residents to place a statue of Our Lady of the Rockies on a hill overlooking the Mining City. But Davidson defended the project. "I guess I'm more of a positive person than Mr. Hasbrouck," he said. On the record Statistics Births HOLZHEIMER Daughter to Jean and William Holzheimer, 2614 4th Ave.

N. TAKENAKA Son to Janien and Jim Takenaka, Carter. EASTMAN Son to Cindy Eastman, 1511 4th Ave. N. EKERT Daughter to Laurie and Don Ekert, 717 52nd St.

S. PRESCOTT Son to Kathy Prescott, 10th St. N. MARSAC Son to Theresa and William Marsac, 3612 9th Ave. N.

MATTSON Daughter to Wendy Mattson, 4200 2nd Ave. N. Amelia Wiita Amelia Wiita, 97, Fifteenth Avenue South and Thirty-second Street, a native of Finland who ranched near Geyser for many years before moving to Great Falls in 1967, died Sunday in a local nursing home. No services are planned. Arrangements are by the Croxford Sons Mortuary.

Mrs. Wiita was born and educated in Finland and moved to the United States in 1908. She settled in Butte. She married Emil Johnson in 1915 at Butte. He died in 1920.

She married Jack Wiita in 1924 in Butte. They moved to Geyser, where they lived until moving to Great Falls in 1969. Her husband died in 1970. She is survived by a daughter, Evelyn "Violet" Brennan of Seattle, and one granddaughter. Julia Kolar Julia L.

Armont Kolar, 85, a former Geyser resident who moved to Salem, in 1976 to be near her son, died in a Salem hospital. Rosary will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at the O'Connor Memorial Chapel. Her funeral will be 11:15 a.m. Thurs- Weather Great Falls Today, mostly sunny winds.

High mid 40s. Wednesday, mostly west winds 25-45. Low mid 30s, high mid GREAT FALLS PRECIPITATION 24 hours to 5 p.m... 0.tr Total this month to 0.07 Same month last year 0.00 Normal this month to date. 0.18 Montana extended forecasts, Wednesday through Friday East of Divide Seasonably mild and windy.

A few snow showers in the western mountains early in the period, otherwise dry with cooling by Thursday. Highs 35 to 45, then lowering to 25 to 40 by Friday. Lows 15 to 30 at first, cooling to 5 to 20 on Thursday. West of Divide A few snow showers Wednesday, otherwise dry. Areas of valley fog.

Highs in the low to mid 30s. Lows mostly in the teens. Montana Zone Forecasts Northwestern Tuesday through Wednesday, variable low clouds with areas of valley fog. Kalispell temps 22 15 26 pop 10 10 10 Libby temps 26 17 30 pop 10 10 10 Westcentral Tuesday through Wednesday, variable low clouds with areas of valley fog. Missoula temps 22 10 26 pop 00 00 00 Northwest Chinook Tuesday, mostly sunny and mild with 15 to 30 mph southwest winds.

Wednesday, mostly cloudy and mild with locally strong southwest winds. Cut Bank temps 44 32 48 pop 00 00 00 Southwest Tuesday, patchy morning fog valleys, otherwise mostly sunny and colder. Tuesday night, mostly clear and cold with patchy valley fog. Wednesday, partly cloudy and cool. Helena temps 25 4 32 pop 00 00 00 Bozeman temps 25 0 30 pop 00 00 Northcentral Tuesday, mostly sunny and warmer with local southwest winds.

Wednesday, partly cloudy and warmer with gusty southwest winds. Havre temps 36 20 45 pop 00 00 10 Central Tuesday, mostly sunny and mild with 15 to 25 mph southwest winds. Wednesday, partly cloudy and mild with gusty southwest winds. Lewistown temps 40 26 45 pop 00 00 10 Northeast Tuesday, day at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Burial will be in the Mount Olivet Cemetery.

She was born in Cumbola, Pa. She married Joseph Armont and they operated the Armont Hotel and Bar in Geyser. Her husband preceded her in death. She later married Albert Kolar, who died in 1973. Mrs.

Kolar was a member of the Catholic Church and the Altar Society. She is survived by two sons, Robert J. Armont of Salem, Eugene A. Armont of Lake Stevens, two stepsons, Ed Kolar and Jerry Kolar, both of Geyser, two stepdaughters, Min Nyman of Geyser, and Florence Leet of Park City, a brother, Tom Karushis of Chester, 26 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. State deaths HAVRE SMALL, Audrey, 26, died Monday at the Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes.

Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rocky Boy; burial, Rocky Boy Cemetery. Born at Fort Belknap; raised at Rocky Boy. Graduated Flandreau High School, Flandreau, S.D.

Married Emory Small in 1979. Survivors: husband; sons, Ardian Demontiney, Kyle Small, Kane Small, all of Rocky Boy; parents, Peter and Victoria Demontiney; sisters, LaVerne Demontiney of Las Vegas, Estelle Demontiney of Rocky Boy; brothers, Arnold Four Souls, Floyvin Demontiney, Darwin Demontiney, Peter Demontiney grandmothers; Josephine St. Marks, Delia Demontiney; grandfather, Victor Lamere; Mary Four Souls, all of Rocky Boy. Holland-Bonine Funeral Home. LEWISTOWN CARTER, Sarah 96, died Saturday night in her home.

Service 2 p.m. Thursday, Cloyd Chapel; burial, Lewistown City Cemetery. Born at Beavercreek, southeast of Lewistown, she attended the Beavercreek School. In 1913, she proved up a homestead on the Everson Bench north of Denton. On Dec.

29, 1915, she married Ralph Carter in Great Falls. Carter owned a home- and mild with 15-30 mph southwest cloudy and mild with strong south50s. Jan. 1 to date this 0.07 Jan. 1 to date last 0.00 30-yr.

norm to date 0.18 Sunrise 8:13 a.m. Sunset 4:51 p.m. mostly sunny and not so cold. Des Moines 03 -08 .07 cdy Wednesday, partly cloudy Detroit 23 04 .02 cdy and warmer with local west Duluth 04 -05 cdy winds. Edmonton 20 05 .04 miss Glasgow temps 23 8 40 pop El Paso 61 22 cir 10 00 10 Evansville 22 12 .05 cdy Fairbanks 24 cdy Montana temperatures Fargo -03 -21 cdy City High Low Pcp.

Flagstaff 54 18 cir Anaconda 32 26 .02 Grand Rapids 20 09 .01 cdy Baker 16 00 Greensboro, N.C 31 .03 cir Belgrade 35 11 .02 Hartford 25 sn Big Timber 35 Honolulu 80 62 cir Billings 47 28 tr Houston 59 cir Bozeman 24 .04 Indianapolis 19 08 .07 cdy Broadus 13 .01 Jackson, Ms. 48 cir Butte 20 tr Jacksonville rn Cut Bank 31 Juneau 38 Dillon 26 Kansas City 26 cir Drummond 05 .01 Las Vegas 70 cir -02 .05 Little Rock 45 cir Glasgow Glendive Los Angeles 73 Great Falls 29 tr Louisville 59 cir 33 39 25 cir Malmstrom tr 25 Lubbock 64 cir Hamilton .05 Memphis cir Hardin 45 05 Miami Beach 70 .12 cdy Harlowton 43 Midind-Odessa 68 cir Havre Milwaukee 11 04 cdy Helena Kalispell Mpls-St Paul -03 -10 cdy Nashville 42 cir Lewistown New Orleans 52 cdy Libby New York 37 cir Livingston Miles City Norfolk, Va. 53 cir 07 .10 North Platte 24 Missoula 13 .02 cir Plentywood Oklahoma City 53 cdy Red Lodge 26 .05 Omaha 15 08 cdy Roundup Orlando 70 cdy Superior .08 Philadelphia 42 cir T. Falls 15 .13 Phoenix 68 46 cir W. Yellostn 00 .10 Pittsburgh 28 .01 cdy Wisdom 09 .04 Portland, Me.

30 .01 cir Portland, Or. 52 38 .04 cdy U.S., Canadian temperatures Providence 55 36 26 cir City Hi Lo Pre Otik Raleigh cdy Albany 29 20 .02 cdy Rapid City 13 09 cdy Albuquerque 53 30 .01 cir Regina -1 -11 miss Amarillo 55 30 cir Reno 52 31 cir Anchorage 39 28 cdy Richmond 52 26 cir Asheville 45 13 cdy Sacramento 64 47 .01 cdy Atlanta 52 21 cdy St Louis 32 26 cir Atlantic City 42 31 cir St Salt Pete- Tampa 69 40 31 cdy Austin 62 33 cdy Lake City .20 cdy Baltimore cir San Antonio 64 cdy Birmingham cdy San Diego cir Bismarck cir San Francisco 66 .01 cir Boise .04 cdy San 82 67 cdy Boston 26 cir St Ste Marie 07 -05 .10 cdy Brownsville 42 cdy Seattle 38 .10 rn Buffalo 21 .57 cdy Shreveport 56 cdy Burlington, Vt. 25 16 cdy Sioux Falls cdy Calgary 42 07 miss Spokane 28 .14 cdy Casper 34 26 .15 cir Syracuse 19 .09 sn 58 33 cdy Topeka 30 25 cdy Charleston, W. V.41 cir Tucson 68 36 cir 39 Tulsa 46 34 cdy Cheyenne 42 cir Washington 48 cir Chicago cdy Wichita 47 cdy Cincinnati .04 cdy Wilkes-Barre 31 .01 cir Cleveland .08 cdy Wilmington, De. 43 28 cir 53 21 cir Columbus, Oh.

25 10 .06 cdy National Temperature Extremes 28 cir for Monday Dallas- Ft Worth47 cdy Low 30 below zero at Warroad, Dayton .06 cdy Minn. Denver 50 24 cir High 83 at Thermal, Calif. MOEN PLUMBING SUPPLIES VISA' Smith PLUMBING HODGES PARTS SERVICE HEATING COOLING PRODUCTS MOEN WOLVERINE KOHLER STATE HEIL AMERICAN STANDARD INSINKERATOR INSINKERATOR FAUCET PARTS CALL FOR SERVICE TOILET PARTS STANDARD AMERICAN Visit Daily our 'til 5 Showroom P.M. 016 20th 761-2700 STREET NORTH stead next to her on the Everson Bench. They lived and ranched until retiring in 1946, when they moved to Lewistown.

Her husband preceded her in death in 1981. Survivors: son, John R. Carter of Denton; daughters, Marie J. Parkinson of Mill Valley, and Jeanne C. Bigelow of Lewistown; sister, Marie White of Great Falls; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

LIBBY BRANSTETTER, Daniel Jr. "Buddy," 24, a powder man on a dynamite crew for ASARCO, died Sunday at his home near Troy from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Vial Funeral Home Chapel; burial, Libby Cemetery. Born and raised in Billings.

Graduated Libby Senior High in 1979. For the past five years, he had been employed by ASARCO as lead man on the powder crew. Survivors: mother and step-father, Sandy and Ted Vanover of Columbia Falls; father, Daniel Branstetter of Hardin; sisters, Dana Banks and Cindy Moore, both of grandfather, Art Halvorson of Bozeman. Corrections This week's meeting of the Great Falls Advertising Federation will be Wednesday at noon at the Heritage Inn, not Monday as was announced in the Community Trib. The Monday obituary for F.A.

"Frenchy" Boule, 77, of Hobson, who died Saturday of cancer at Havre, incorrectly stated that his wife, Hazel Boule, preceded him in death. And information provided the Tribune by the funeral home also omitted Hazel Boule from the list of survivors. Mrs. Boule resides at the family home i in Hobson. 727-TIPS Crime 727-TIPS stoppers Sometime over the weekend of Dec.

14 Great Guns, 406 2nd St. was burglarized. The burglars entered through a store window after prying off the mesh covering and knocking out the glass. Items stolen include more than 13 weapons, among them three Colt Lawmen Magnum handguns, a Smith and Wesson 9mm pistol, a Colt Python Magnum pistol, two Magnum Smith and Wesson Model 586s, and a Mossberg shotgun. six large knives, including some Parker brand name.

The estimated cost of this burglary exceeds $4,000. Anyone with information on this burglary or on any crime, call Crimestoppers at 727-8477, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000.

-CROXFORD SONS, Funeral Directors, Telephone 406-453-0315 HOLZHEIMER Services for Edna E. Holzheimer, 69, 1921 7th Ave. will be held Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. in the Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Alvin Glinsman officiating. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.

Memorials suggested to Montana Heart Association. SEGESMAN Services for John F. Segesman, 86, of 1501 9th St. will be held Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. in Croxford and Sons Rose Room with Cremation to follow at Hillcrest Lawn Mausoleum.

BOULE Services for F.A. "Frenchy" Boule, 77, of Hobson, Montana, will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Mausoleum with Rev. David Simpkins officiating. Entombment will follow.

Mr. Boule is survived by his wife Hazel, 1 son, and 2 daughters. RISLEY Services for Ephretta Risley, 96, of Twin Falls, Idaho, will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. C.

James Hinch officiating. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Memorials suggested to the Church Deacons fund. WIITA No services are planned or Amelia Wiita, 98, of 15th Ave. So.

32nd St. Burial of ashes in Highland Cemetery. Where friendship dwells and proves itself 1307 CENTRAL AVE GREAT FALLS. MONTANA: 59401 CON NOR funeral Home 2425 8th AVENUE NORTH 453-7257 BAUER Graveside services Tuesday at Highland Cemetery for Donald W. Bauer, 71, 1018 5th Ave.

No. with Rev. John S. Lewis officiating. Cortege will 11:00 A.M.

depart O'Connor Memorial Chapel at KOLAR Services 11:15 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church for Julia Kolar, 85, Salem, OR, formerly of Great Falls. Burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Rosary 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday in the O'Connor Memorial Chapel. McKEONE Memorial services will be announced for Michael G. McKeone, 30, 1101 4th Ave. N.W. Memorials to the Big Brothers and Sisters are suggested.

Services 11:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Pius Church, Omaha, Neb. Rosary Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. at Kremers Mortuary, Omaha.

Burial in Omaha, Nebraska. GEORGE CO. funeral Home Chime Chapel of Chimes funeral 1219 13th St. South home Great Falls Phone 452-3131 HANE Funeral Services for Edna J. Hane of Simms, will be held on Wed.

afternoon at at The Simm's Community Church with The Rev. Michael P. Simile officiating. Burial at 1 The Sun River Cemetery. The Family prefers memorials to The Liberty Tree Foundation at Seeley Lake or the charity of the donor's choice.

Viewing at the church following services only. Davidson called efforts by Butte residents "remarkable," but said the Russell project would be helpful as well, even if smaller. Cities such as Indianapolis and Salt Lake City have statues in streets, he said. Its backers would donate the statue to the city after its completion. Davidson added, "We're not going to take our marbles and walk But he said location "is a key to this project." And D.A.

Davidson would not be willing to take the financial risks required if a new location is picked, he reported. Anderson and Aiken argued the 15-ton statue could be placed in another spot later if the location proved poor. "Yes, that's not impossible," Davidson said. Aiken said the statue might someday be placed in a pedestrian mall, if one is developed here. The city's intersection "not planned for as are the circle intersections in Washington, D.C., Aiken said.

Traffic safety was another topic, although Steele said the statue itself would be safe, standing on a stone base and protected by guard rails. Kuntz criticized the location while praising the idea. Not long ago, the city abandoned angle parking on Central Avenue in order to widen traffic lanes and allow emergency traffic to pass freely, Kuntz noted. "I do not think the center of the street is the proper place for a statue," Kuntz said. And Worthington bemoaned the city's lack of general liability insurance.

Placing "an obstruction in a city street" might leave the city open to lawsuits if someone crashed into it, he suggested. will close today at 5 p.m. to prepare for their INVENTORY SALE SALE STARTS Thursday, January 9th, 10 a.m!.