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1 jHwfcV-ii'yT Mlt 2C The Independent Record, Helena, Wednesday, September 10, 1997 Guard Theft Sept 7 500 blk S. Davis Money, CD player, cell phone taken from car. Ihett ept. 3 300 blk Californ'a CD player, gun and sun glasses taken from car. Theft Aug.

29 2000 blk Poplar Chain saw stolen. Theft Sept. 8 800 blk Broadway Stereo, speakers, CDs window broken, inert Sept 7 500 blk S. Rodney Lap top computer taken from vehicle. POLICE BLOTTER CITY DIARY glowingly of the unit, stating, "I have the greatest affection and admiration for the 163rd Infantry Regiment from Montana." After the war, the 1 63rd became a part of the occupation force in Japan and was demobilized in 1946, five plus years after the Sept.

16, 1940, call to the colors for the unit. More than 100 of the original Montanans were killed and as many more died from the ravages of nature, such as typhus, malaria and other jungle diseases. Even a larger number of replacements from other states were killed or died from disease. AFTER A PERIOD of rest and a reorganization in the Montana Army National Guard, the 163rd Infantry Regiment became the 163rd Regiment OASIS (The Organization of 442-5479 or 449-7 120. Adult Singles Into Socializing) Growing Friends monthly meeting is at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 1 1 in room 309 in the CityCounty Building. Call Bob Throssell at 442-0230 for more information. combat while another 308 were injured. After its return from World War the 163rd constituted the majority of the Montana National Guard until it was again called up to serve in World War II.

On Sept. 16, 1940, the unit was activated for what unit members were told would be a one-year period supporting the war effort, and a total of 1 19 officers, one warrant officer and 1,631 enlisted men reported to armories through-' out Montana. Units of the brigade came from numerous communities including Helena, Harlowton, Bozeman, Livingston, Lewistown, Sidney, Poplar, Wolf Point, Kalispell, Glasgow, Billings, Great Falls, Chinook, Harlem and Whitefish plus some small detachments from other locales. After assembling in local armories for physicals, orientation and recruitment, they then trained at I truly the standard the reserve Brig. Gen.

Allen Commander believe we set for the way forces train Leppiiik of die 163rd 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. City Commission executive session in room 326 of the CityCounty Building 10: 1 5 a.m. Advanced tap for men and women over 50 at the Helena Senior Center. Free of charge.

Class will give performances Call 442-7372 or 442-3397. 3:30 p.m. Free advanced hula for people over 50 at the Senior Center. Call 442-7372 or 442-3397. 5 p.m.

Helena High Career Center will be open until 7 p.m. tonight. The community is invited to use the resources available for researching scholarships, post secondary opportunities and career options. 7 p.m. Historic Preservation Commission meets in room 326, third floor, CityCounty Building, 316 N.

Park Avenue. Call 447-8490 for more information. 7 p.m. An orientation meeting for anyone interested in joining a weigh down seminar will be held at the St. Helena Cathedral's Religious Education Center in room 1 10.

Contact Tricia Bartz at 443-0467 for further information. 7 p.m. Fall league meeting for Helena Volleyball Club at the Capital High gymnasium. For more information, call Stacy at 443- If you are suicidal or know someone who is, call this 24-hour crisis hotline number: 443-5353. For meeting times and locations call: Gamblers Anonymous 449-8268 Overeaters Anonymous 449-4943 Parents Anonymous 442-0227 Narcotics Anonymous 1-800-990-6262 Parents Without Partners 443-1 120 or 227-6173 Birthright of Helena 1-800-550-4900 Tops 442-1777 Pregnancy Loss Support Group 444-2368 Parents, families and friends of lesbians and gays 444- 2367 (Hospice) Greater Montana S.I.D.S.

1-800-823-2269 Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization 1-800-221-2141 Domestic Violence 442-6800 Sexual Assault Outreach 443-3360 La Leche League (Breastfeeding) 449-3310. Montana Race for the Cure 1-800-474-3108. False Memory Syndrome Help 1-800-568-8882. Gam-Anon 227-5628. BIRTHS Brenda and Tim Guisti, Helena, a boy on Sept.

7. Julia Marcial, Great Falls, a girl on Sept. 8. The Caring Parents Support Group meeting for parents who have lost children at Hospice, 7 p.m., 2212 Lockey, 458-9896. Parents Support Group for parents of emotionally disturbed kids, meets every Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.

at St. Paul's Methodist Church, 443-7246. Women with Cancer Survivors Group meets every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. at St. Peter's Hospital, Room 3.

Call Linda Fowler at 447-2435 for more information. Salvation Army to give away clothing, household goods The Salvation Army will give away clothing and household goods at the Salvation Army gymnasium, 1 330 Hudson St. (corner of Hudson and Henderson) on Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 1:30 a.m.

Items will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis. To qualify, people must provide a current picture identification and proof of income, such as a pay stub, human services statement or SSI statement. Only those who fall below federal poverty guidelines are eligible. For further information, call Michael Boehm at 442-4032. Alcoholics Anonymous Wednesday meeting times: Call 443-0438, (c) closed meetings, (o) open meetings and (ns) non-smoking.

6:45 a.m. (o), Park Plaza. 8:30 a.m. Boulder Hot Springs, Main Lobby (o)(ns). Noon (ns) (c), St.

Mary's Church. Noon (c)(ns), St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Noon (c) 621 N. Main.

3:45 After school bunch, Alano Club, 621 Main, (c). 5:30 p.m. (c), 621 N. Main. 7 p.m.

(o) (ns) York Community Hall. 8 p.m. ns)(o), Plymouth Congregational Church, 400 S. Oakes. Chad 8 p.m.

(c) First Baptist Church. 8 p.m. (ns)(c), St. Paul's Methodist Church. 8 p.m.

(o), 621 N. Main. 8 p.m. (c) St. John's Episcopal Church, Townsend.

8 p.m. Townsend Serenity Group, 126 Cedar St. Baptist, Townsend. Combat Team in 1947 and then the 163rd Armored Calvary Regiment in 1953. Over the years, the 163rd Armored Calvary Regiment expanded its training role and assumed a higher role as a federal mobilization asset.

This brought modern equipment, higher training standards and recognition as a trained force throughout the Army Training and Evaluation programs. In 1988, the 163rd Armored Calvary Regiment was reorganized into its present form, becoming the 163rd Armored Brigade, increasing its personnel by approximately 900 people and adding the military's newest tank the 1 Abrams to its inventory. Leppink said throughout the changes, the unit stayed on the cutting edge of the nation's military requirements. "We were one of the first units who stopped taking a two-day vacation in the middle of annual training," Leppink said. "Instead of spending five days in the field, coming back and going back out, we went to the field for the full two weeks.

I truly believe we set the standard for the way the reserve forces train today." Stevensville Ian "Dave" Sharp, 53 Wolf Point James Hentges, 5 1 Billings Shirley Palaoro, 59; Ilo Replogle, 88; Pauline Amen, 88; Ernest Kennedy, 73; Arthur Nelson, 86; Joe Ramsey, 57 Brockton Jessie Walking Eagle, 72 Browning Octavia Smith, 62 Butte Linda Hayes, 43; Michael Hayes, Alvin "Al" Hoar, 73 Chinook Donna Ramberg, 52 Columbus Grace Gustafson, 67; Russell Gullickson, 75 Cut Bank Harry Novak, 73 Deer Lodge Ruby Olson, 81 Dodson William Black, 38 Froid Lucy Knick, 90 Glasgow Josephine Johnson, 91 Great Falls Penny Ray Walker, 42; Anna Linville, 88; Marian Strainer, 88; Edward Zuidema, 59; Verneeta Ricci, 75; Harley Combs, 86; Arthur Minor, 69; Warren Kaler, 70 Hamilton Courtney Taylor, 78; Paul DeVine, 82 Helena Kenneth Marin, 92; Michael Ray Goode, Glenn Lind-sey, 5 1 Lewistown Wesley "Junior" Butler, 70; James Schneck, 30; Harold Slater, 91; Harold Kibbee, 92; Jens Olson, 84 Livingston Mark Frelich, 86 Miles City Mitchell Barsness, 38; Craig MacKenzie, 67 Missoula Eileen Culbertson, 84; Phyllis Kehrwald, 69; James Jackson. 57; Martha Remus, 92 Plentywood Petra "Pete" Danielson, 90 Shelby Alfred Silberman, 87; Kenneth Sande, 86 St. Ignatius Mary Mahe, 90 3 1 1 .1 Sale lift A OXYGEN Helena 1300 Aspen 443-3716 Ft. Lewis, Wash. Though much of their equipment was of WWI vintage, they trained intensely, readying themselves for the war that was almost certain to come.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought this expectation to quick fruition and extended the unit's activation indefinitely. Though originally pegged for just a year of active service, the unit spent the next five years fighting Japanese forces in the Pacific. DURING THEIR YEARS of fighting, the unit members went from being farmers, laborers and shopkeepers to becoming some of the most seasoned jungle infantrymen fighting in the Pacific. They recorded the first U.S. victory against Japanese land forces at SananandaBuna, prompting Tokyo Rose to nickname the Montana unit "The Bloody Butchers of Sanananda." Victories in New Guinea, Aitape, Biak, Hollandia and Wake and four assault landings in the Philippines made them know: throughout the region.

Gen. DougIa.slacAiJhur spoke STATE DEATHS Anaconda William Brown, 73 Billings Samuel Hamilton. 55; Raymond Kositzky, 83; Irene Spath, 85 Bozeman Barbara Harman, 77 Browning Kori Campbell, infant Dillon Jewell Webb, 91 Great Falls Penny Walker, 42; Philip Jones, infant Harlowton Lola Anderson, 89 Havre Robert Neely, 76 Hobson Viona "Vi" Aamold, 75 Miles City Mitchell Barsness, 38 Missoula Zella Miller, 90; Bertha Weber, 83 Pablo James Tatum, 73 Poison Carol Ann Dore, 55 Red Lodge Ruth Alexander, 91 Shepherd Paul Shaffer, 67 FUNERAL SERVICES THURSDAY MORGAN, John Roy. age 69, of East Helena. Vigil service will be 7 p.m.

Wed. at the Retz Chapel. Funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Thurs. from The Cathedral of St.

Helena. Burial with military graveside honors by the MT National Guard will follow at the MT State Veterans Cemetery. Memorials to the MT Council BSA. 820 17th Ave. North.

Gt. Falls, MT 59405 are suggested. Retz Funeral Home 442-1550 Ala-Teen AFG Meeting for Wednesday 7 p.m. White Sulphur Alateen at the Christian Alliance Church in White Sulphur Springs. well as the differences in how children learn.

We have seen what happens when a parent realizes that their child's severe learning delays do not mean that he will not enjoy playing with other children. We have witnessed the benefits when children with disabilities regularly have opportunities to observe and interact with children who do not have disabilities. We have begun to recognize the importance of inclusion. To learn more about inclusion call Child Care Partnerships, 443-4608, and plan to attend a conference "One For All and All For One" Sept. Most important is to recognize the strengths of each child by celebrating their accomplishments.

ARDIS RICE is a child care professional for Child Care Partnerships, Child Care Resource and Referral, a United Way Agency serving Broadwater, Jefferson and Lewis and Clark counties. Al-Anon Family Group meetings for Wednesday. 443-0438. Noon Wednesday Noon AFG, at the Christian Alliance Church in White Sulphur Springs. 7 p.m.

Serenity House in Lincoln Sixty Plus of St. Peter's Community Hospital is offering assistance in filling out and understanding medical claims. Assistance is offered by appointment only by calling, 444-2363. Medical claims assistance occurs on Mondays and Wednesdays, 1 :30 to 3:30 p.m. Gam-Anon meeting at 6 p.m.

St. John's Lutheran Church, 1000 Helena Ave. 227-5628. Wednesday CHEER! DAV Gamblers Anonymous meeting at 6 p.m. at Indian Alliance Building.

Narcotics Anonymous Step Study at 7 p.m. at the Alano Club. Each and Every "For Your Everyday i Hard to Find I terns- 1096 Helena Ave. Hustad Center 442-1123 Sat. Sun.

10-5 IMO PRESCRIPTION REFILLS for Dr. Ballinger's patients after September 26, 1 997 due to lack of liability insurance coverage. Please see your personal Physician for renewals. I am sorry for the inconvenience. William G.

Ballinger, M.D. "In the face of death, the Church confidently proclaims that God has created each person for eternal life and that Jesus, the Son of God, by his death and resurrection, has broken the chins of sin and death that bound humanity. R.C. Order of Christian FimBr, The Life Memory September 20 OFF all set seat of Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be celebrated chairs scrub uniforms BIG SKY CREMATIONS, Inc. Specializing in 'Direct Cremations Only 9 I HOME Anaconda 518 E.

Park 563-5973 1911 at A MEMORIAL MASS Cathedral of St. Helena Thursday, September 11, 1997 5:20 p.m. "At the death of a Christian, whose life of faith was begun in the waters of baptism and strengthened at the Eucharist table, the Church intercedes on behalf of the deceased because of its confident belief that death is not the end nor does it break the bonds forged in life. R.C, Order of Christian Funerals. 4 Serving all of Montana For more information, call Toll Free: 1 -888-406-1 666 Dhis specialized service includes the cremation process, transportation of the decedent from the place of death, within Montana, to the crematory, filing of all legal documents, uni) a unique urn.

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