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Great Falls Tribune ON THE RECORD Friday, August 20, 1993 Blaine CHINOOK Law officers say three chase in apprehended Phillips and following Fergus County paste weekend are prime suspects in the burglary of the Bar Bar in Chinook. The bar was broken into Sunday. Thieves took money, cigarettes, miscellaneous tools, pool cues and juke box compact disks. Owners of the bar estimate their loss at $6,000, including damage. The suspects have not yet been charged.

I Chouteau FORT BENTON Dr. Jorge Ramirez will be welcomed as Fort Benton's newest doctor at a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Missouri River Medical Center. He and his family moved here from Florida. Fergus LEWISTOWN Montana's youngest auctioneer, 10-year-old Kyle Shobe of Lewistown, was filmed in action recently by USA Network, a children's cable channel.

Kyle has helped his father in the family auction business for the past four years. Glacier CUT BANK Former Cut Bank residents who live in the Flathead area have been invited to a Cut Bank Picnic Sept. 12 at Lawrence Park in Kalispell. Current Cut Bank area residents also are invited. The event has been organized by former residents Sharon Tutvedt, Snuffy Frisbee, Chuck Hagen and Brad Baker.

Hill HAVRE Mike Welch, director of Northern Montana College's outdoor activities and recreation program, has returned from a month of rugged duty as a volunteer at Denali National Park in Alaska. He worked at the level of Mount McKinley, helping climbers reach the summit. He plans to GLACIER MOOLE BERTY Cut Bank Shelby Havre Chinook HILL Chester PONDERA Conrad BLAINE TETON Fort Benton Choteau CHOUTEAU Compiled by the Tribune CASCADE Community Desk from wire services, correspondents and other sources. Items may be submitted to: "Across the Big Sky," Community Desk, Box 5468, Great Falls MT 59403. Or call the newsroom at 791-1472 or 1-800-438-6600.

Fax: 791-1431. incorporate his experiences into classes he teaches at NMC. Judith Basin HOBSON The Rocking JBs 4-H Club won a fourth place award in the Youth for America national contest for its work in planting and caring for flowers on Main Street and at the library and senior center. The event is sponsored by Colgate Co. The local group received a $100 check.

Phillips MALTA Property taxes to support Malta schools will increase about 60 percent under budgets adopted by school trustees. Superintendent Robert Rust said the big increase was necessary under the new school funding law passed Stanford FERGUS JODITH BASIN Sulphur Springs MEAGHER the by the 1993 Legislature. Roosevelt WOLF POINT The overall Roosevelt County budget has increased from $2.23 million to $2.35 million. The increase is caused by a $100,000 boost in law enforcement funds and rising expenditures for health insurance and work-comp insurance, commissioners said. Teton CHOTEAU Don LaBaugh of Choteau and Sharon Meech of Simms had an emotional meeting here with a half-brother they had never met or known about.

Larry Harman of Hollywood, spent five days here. He was born and given up for adoption Regional Report Across Big Sky MARGIN PHILLIPS VALLEY Glasgow by LaBaugh's and Meech's mother, the late Marjorie LaBaugh, after she had been abandoned by her husband in the 1940s. Toole SHELBY School taxes in Shelby will increase about 12 percent under high school and elementary budgets adopted by trustees. They said the increase is tied directly to a new school funding law passed by the 1993 Legislature. held at 2 p.m.

Sunday at the Pioneer Museum. Included will be a tribute to the Glasgow Courier which observed its 80th anniversary this summer. Valley GLASGOW An open house and program focusing on new displays will be Natelson refutes rights group charges By KATHLEEN McLAUGHLIN On the top of the handouts, Montanans for "If they were doing a political action conferTribune Staff Writer Better Government's fax number was listed. ence on reinventing government, our topic, it "We made a lot of people aware of that would still be wrong," he added. A human rights group planning an October conference," said Natelson.

"There's no secret Toole, on the other hand, said this is the first diversity in Falls says Mon- about that." year the conference has dealt with gay issues and conference Great tanans for Better Government is playing dirty "We don't believe tax funds should be used for the first time that funding has come under politics by instigating an attack on the conference a political action conference," he explained. criticism. by two state lawmakers. Ken Toole, president of the human rights "We don't perceive ourselves as a gay organiBut Rob Natelson, head of the anti-tax organi- network, said he thinks the topics, rather than the zation," Toole said. "Our perspective of it is that zation, says the Montana Human Rights Network nature of the conference, is what led to the we're interested in a fairly limited aspect." is off base.

criticism. He said the topics of homosexuality and Specifically, the conference will deal with The dispute began Aug. 10 when Sen. Tom homophobia make some people uncomfortable. homophobia and its relation to religious extremKeating, R-Billings, and Rep.

Gary Feland, R- Natelson, however, said his group would object ist groups. Toole said the objective is to point out Shelby, criticized the Office of Public Instruction to the use of public money regardless of the how mainstream groups are "fostering for giving the network $1,500 for its conference conference topic. an environment of intolerance." on religious extremist groups. "I think it's absolutely wrong to use taxpayer Natelson said the conference is one-sided and The two legislators distributed copies of the funds for a political action conference," he said. thus political.

conference agenda, which includes presentations "Montanans for Better Government has no The conference, "Celebrating diversity: Reabout racism, homophobia and "other forms of position on gay issues," he said. "In fact, it's not sponding to Religious Extremists," is scheduled oppression." even Oct. 8-10 at the College of Great Falls. Elmer Silloway Elmer "Speed" Silloway, 78, of 2400 13 Ave. an insurance representative and underwriter, died Tuesday at a local hospital of natural causes.

At his request no services will be held. Cremation has taken place. O'Connor Funeral Home is in charge. Silloway was born March 20, 1915, in Great Falls. He served with the U.S.

Army Armored Corps World II. After the war he lived Obituaries Local Silloway many places but returned to Great Falls to live in 1990. He was a member of the American Motorcycle Association and the Christian Motorcycle Association. He enjoyed motorcycling and traveling. Surviving are four sisters, Evelyn Brurud of Great Falls, Ruth L.

Sorrell of Payson, Shirley I. Williams of Strawberry, Carol Ann Stewart of Wasilla, Alaska, and a brother, Jack Silloway, of Alpine, Ariz. Lucille Boutilier Lucille "Boots" Boutilier, 68, of 2617 8th Ave. died at her home Thursday of natural causes. Funeral arrangements are pending at the O'Connor Funeral Home.

Margie I. Self Services for Margie I. Self, 69, of "Havre, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, not 11 a.m. Saturday as previously announced, at the Croxford and Sons Mortuary Room.

Cremation has taken place. State ian Church. Graveside burial will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Highland Cemetery at Havre. Chapel of Chimes Funeral Home of Great Falls is in charge.

Burch was born Dec. 23, 1901, at Menasha, came to Montana her schooling in munities before Fort Benton High Mae LaRue STANFORD 91, a retired office worker, Great Falls gery. Funeral Monday at Statistics BIRTHS FOX Daughter to Shawna Fox, Great Falls. HASS Son to Melisa and Robert Hass, Great Falls LASALLE Daughter to Emily and Tracy LaSalle, Great Falls. THOMAS Daughter to Sue and Alan Thomas, Great Falls.

WALTER Son to Ruth and Terry Walter, Stanford. MARRIAGE-LICENSE APPLICATIONS STILES-BEIRWAGEN Stephen Francis Stiles, 36, of El Paso, Texas, and Cherie Ann Beirwagen, 33, of Great Falls. SULLIVAN-JORDAN David Allen Sullivan, 31, and Sharon Lea Jordan, 25, both of Great Falls. SNYDER-STAMP Gary William Snyder, 25, and Monique Rochelle Stamp, 19, both of Great Falls. Crime Stolen Auto A truck was stolen from Pacific Recycling Wednesday night and recovered by police early Thursday morning near Benton Lake.

Police said vehicle was parked behind a fence at 1700 12th Ave. N. The thief apparently cut a lock on the fence and took the twoton pickup, which had the keys left inside. There are no suspects. Fire calls Wednesday, 9:58 p.m.

Fuel spill, 3726 2nd Ave N. Thursday, 4:39 a.m. Medical emergency, 2622 16th Ave. S. 5 9:07 a.m.

Minor emergency, west end of Central Avenue West overpass. 11:49 a.m. Public service, 1504 14th St. S. 11:51 a.m.

Vehicle versus building, 925 10th Ave. S. 5:13 p.m. Vehicle fire, 903 4th Ave. N.W.

5:59 p.m. Public service, 1504 14th St. S. Lotteries HELENA (AP) Nobody won the jackpots in the midweek Montana Cash or Powerball drawings, the Montana Lottery announced Thursday. Lottery officials said 1,521 players won from $5 to $200 in the Montana Cash drawing, and 4,027 won from $1 to $100 in the Powerball drawing.

Montana Cash players won $18,405 for the 71,752 they gambled on chances, and Powerball players won back $12,217 of the $144,409 they spent. The Powerball jackpot was $4.2 million and will be an estimated $6 million on Saturday. The numbers drawn were 12, 25, 32, 34, 38 and Powerball 45. The Montana numbers were 8, 21, 23, 32 and 36. The jackpot will grow from $30,000 to an estimated $40,000.

Courts Falle family to Homestead in 1907. She received her education at Homestead and in 1929 she married Tom W. Danielson. They lived and farmed at Homestead until 1961 when they moved to Missoula. They had lived in Kalispell for the past 21 years.

She is survived by her husband of Kalispell; two daughters, Ardyce Herman of Kalispell and Doris Aichlmayr of Lakeside; seven grandchildren and 16. greatgrandchildren. Beverly R. Meek GLASGOW Beverly R. Miller Meek, 72, a housewife, died Thursday at a Glasgow hospital of natural causes.

Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday in Highland Cemetery at Glasgow. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge. Meek was born Jan. 23, 1921, in Beach, N.D., and lived there until moving with her family when they worked on the Fort Peck Dam construction.

They lived in McCone City near the dam site. In 1942 she married Everett Meek at Brooklyn, N.Y. They lived in Nashua until 1978 when they moved to Glasgow. She enjoyed fishing, hunting, needlework, reading and working crossword puzzles. Survivors are her husband of Glasgow; a son, Alan Meek of Virginia Beach, three daughters, Sharon Hodges of Colorado Spring, Diedra Sorensen of Sidney and Colleen Gordon of Great Falls; three brothers, Ira, Teri and Richard Miller, and three grandchildren.

Ove Madsen GLENDIVE Ove Madsen, 87, a retired custodian and farmer, died Thursday at a Glendive hospital of natural causes. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home Chapel in Glendive. Burial will be in the Culbertson Cemetery at 11 a.m. Tuesday.

Madsen was born July 6, 1906, in DeWitt, Iowa. At age 2, the family homesteaded east of Culbertson where he graduated from Culbertson High School. He and his father owned and operated a dairy farm for 10 years. He then purchased a ranch in Richland County and operated it for six years. In 1936 he married Alice Weinrich in Culbertson.

They lived in Libby, then moved to Ronan where he worked as a school bus driver and as custodian of the Round Butte School for 18 years. They later lived in Alaska until coming to Glendive in 1980. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge. Surviving are six daughters, Lisbeth Killin of Spokane, Barbara Sell of Glendive, Mary Converse of Great Falls, Jean Schwisow of Mcroad, Elaine Larson of Soldotna, Alaska, and Evely Hagenstron of Glendive; two sons, Ove Jr. and Ed Madsen of Anchorage, 23 grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Lynn Madsen. Dorothy M. James TREGO Dorothy M. James, 72, died Wednesday at a Eureka nursing home of natural causes. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m.

Saturday at the Tobacco Valley Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Jesse James of Trego; five daughters, Mary Bullard of Bellingham, Jessica Vasquez of Colorado Springs, Susan Ashley of Olney, Texas, Janie Turpen of Kennewick, and Glenna Garcia of 0thello, a son, Willis James of Bellingham, and numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Other state deaths Billings Charles R. Hartung, 50. Butte Rex F.

Henningsen, 79. Corvallis Joe Slaubaugh, 82. Darby Bessie M. Hannon, 92. Lolo F.

Ann Killian, 50. Missoula Elsie M. Davis, 72; Donald M. Dunphy, 83; Harold C. Eshleman, 63; Abby C.

Yarbrough, 15. Mansfield, Wash. Donald A Henry, 73, formerly of Missoula. Gifts of Reflections of Caring Gifts play a direct part in the continuing advancement of health care in our community. Gifts may be made in honor or memory of a loved one or a friend to the following: Where the need is greatest Renal Dialysis Women's Health Regional Cancer Center Family Hosing Center Charity Care Maternal Child Care Cancer Research Senior Services Hospice Rehabilitation Services Home Health Gift of Life Community Health Information Library All gifts are an investment in the future and are tax deductible as allowed by law.

Gift of Life TO BENEFIT COLUMBUS HOSPITAL. GREAT FALLS. MONTANA 510 First Ave. N. P.O.

Box 1821, Great Falls, Montana 59403-1821 (406) 771-5860 or 1-800-451-9107 Ext. 5860 CITY COURT Jason Spencer Preston, 19, 309 22nd St. was fined $355 and given 360 days in jail, all but three suspended, for running a red light, obstructing an officer and domestic abuse. Bill L. LaBelle, 38, 1926 Butte Black Eagle, was fined $275 for no auto insurance, no driver's license and having excessive smoke fumes coming from his car.

Patrick Lee Sullivan, 22, 548 E. Hunter, was fined $255 for careless driving and no insurance. Michael Lee Huston, 30, 609 6th Ave. was fined $325 for running a red light and no insurance. Jeramie Ruth Kaiser, 17, 133 Marilynn was fined $155 for hitting a parked car and not reporting the accident.

Tracie Lynn Schlidt, 20, 118 9th St. 4, fined $315 for resisting arrest. David Mark Smith, 27, 2510 2nd Ave. was fined $320 for no driver's license, no insurance and driving 43 miles per' hour in a 30 zone. Angela Dawn Pings, 21, 1126 7th Ave.

was fined $215 for no insurance. Dwight Tyler Daniels, 21, P.O. Box 12497, was fined $115 for driving 55 m.p.h. in a 30 zone. Shelley Faye Duran, 26, 1705 6th Ave.

was fined $115 for disorderly conduct. Lynn Duwayne Houlie, 36, 1520 1 5th Ave. was fined $280 and given a 180- day suspended sentence for criminal mischief. Jon Allan Kingston, 28, 2600 Upper River 18, was fined $125 for no insurance. Lyle Wilbert Mason, 63, 719 9th Ave.

S.W., was fined $215 for no insurance. JUSTICE COURT Lanny Ray Holm, 24, of 421 7th St. was fined $785 for four counts of contempt of court, no motorcycle endorsement and no proper registration. Daniel Elliot Anderson made an initial appearance for violations of terms of suspended sentence. Anthony D.

Priest, 41, Helena, found guilty of three counts of contempt for failure to appear, one count of domestic abuse criminal mischief. L. Miller 29, of 2010 River Drive, was fined $535 for contempt. Health: Reform board FROM IB In 1923 she married Lloyd W. Burch in Billings.

They moved to Stanford, where her husband worked as an agent for the Great Northern Railroad. She worked for many years in Judith Basin County offices. She had lived in a Great Falls retirement home for about the past two years. She was a member of the Stanford Presbyterian Church and was past matron and a life member of the Stanford chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors are four nephews, 1 Richard Johnson of Los Angeles, Robert Johnson Sun City, Mack McNalley of Gresham, and Jessie Wilcomb of Whitefish.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1955. George Watson Jr. ROCKY BOY George Watson 79, a resident of Rocky Boy, died Thursday at his home of natural causes. A wake service will be held Thursday evening at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church. Funeral Service will be held 2 p.m.

Friday at the church. Burial will be at the Watson Family Cemetery at Rocky Boy. Holland and Bonine Funeral Home is in charge. He was born May 15, 1914, at Big Sandy. In 1939 he married Minnie Eaglefoot.

Watson was the sacred drum keeper for the Rocky Boy Tribe. He enjoyed going to powwows. He is survived by a son, Ervin Watson of Rocky Boy; a daughter, Carol Gutierrez of Rocky Boy; an adopted daughter, Thela Billy of Rocky Boy; a sister, Mary Jane Baker of Newtown, N.D., and 13 grandchildren and 15 greatgrandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife and a son, Harold Watson. Lena O.

Danielson KALISPELL Lena O. Grovon Danielson, 87, died Wednesday in a Kalispell nursing home of cardiac arrest. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in the Johnson Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be in Glacier Memorial Gardens.

She was born April 16, 1906, in Adams, N.D., and moved with her Funeral Services FRIDAY Carter, Raymond Services for Rayheld today at 2:00 p.m. in Croxford and mond Carter, 53, of Simms, MT, will be Sons Rose Room with Rev. Richard Hayes officiating. Burial in the Sun River Cemetery. Saturday Self, Margie I.

Services for Margie I. Self, 69, of Havre, MT will be held Saturday at 3:00 p.m. not 11:00 a.m. as previously announced, in Croxford and Sons Rose Room with Father James Cavanaugh officiating. Cremation.

Croxford and Sons. "Sonny" Lockrem, who runs the Montana Contractors Association's health trust out of Billings. Lockrem could not be reached for an interview this week. The plans are supposed to provide "universal health coverage" for Montanans. The four authority members interviewed said universal coverage means all Montanans must have access to health care and be insured.

"It isn't going to work if you're going to allow anyone to enter (the insured pool) at any time under any circumstances," says Newman. Of course, if everyone is insured, then somebody has to pay for the coverage and health-care costs must be controlled. Authority members generally agree that these two elements will be among the most difficult problems to address. Authority members said controlling health-care costs could involve many things, but that a key factor is educating consumers on how they can lead healthier lives and use less expensive health care. "The public should be more familiar with how the system works, how they induce higher costs," Molloy said.

"We have to figure out a way that they are financially responsible for their decisions." That responsibility also extends to the health-care industry, including doctors, hospitals, insurers and others, members said. "I think we're all equally guilty of (self-interest) the insurance industry, the medical industry, the individual," Newman said. "You know, 'Fix the other guy, but don't Members had nothing specific to say about how universal coverage will be funded in Montana, saying it's too early to tell. "We don't even know how much it would cost," said Rush. "I really have no idea how that's going to be handled." Bradley said a lot will depend on what type of reforms are pushed on the national level, and how the responsibility will be divided among states and the federal government.

Authority members also said they're concerned about the scope of their task and the relatively short time they have to finish it. Rush said the authority probably won't have a staff in place until early fall, giving them one year to research and decide on the two plans. But each said they believe it can be done. Bradley feels some 'urgency' Tribune Capitol Bureau HELENA It hasn't taken Dorothy Bradley long to discover the human drama behind the antiseptic term "health -care reform." Bradley, who chairs the newly appointed Montana Health Care Authority, said she's been getting calls from patients with horror stories about the pitfalls of the American health-care system. One call came from a 20-year-old Bozeman woman who needed a bone marrow transplant.

The woman's insurance company said it might not cover the transplant because the process was considered "experimental," Bradley said. And when the woman inquired at an out-of-state hospital about the operation, she was told she must have one of two things before the hospital would admit her: approval from her insurer or a check for $200,000. Even if the insurer decided to cover the operation, the woman still must pay transportation and other costs that will be extremely expensive, Bradley said. The health-care authority must develop two health care reform plans for the state and submit them to the 1995 Legislature, which will approve one plan or reject both. "I do feel a sense of urgency about accomplishing this because we are touching people's lives every day," Bradley said.

"I feel very committed to doing that and making sure both (plans) are the very best," said Bradley. "I detect from all five members a total commitment to that mandate, and I think it's the right way to go, because then we have a whole array of options. "The most important thing is that it doesn't end up as a study on a dusty shelf." OFF Any Order Over 1 Dozen Thru Screeuprinter, 727-2706 Burch Mae LaRue Burch, Judith Basin County died Wednesday at a hospital following sur- services will be at 11 a.m. the Stanford Presbyter- and she received several small comgraduating from School in 1919. Burch Wis.

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