Garfield County High School - Remuda Yearbook (Jordan, MT)

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ALTA WILLE Alta Wille was born in Whitehall and attended college for two years at W estern College at Dillon. After graduating from the two year course she could teach school. Her first school was at Butte Creek, Montana. She was there two years where she taught Zane Murnion's father in the first grade. After that, she taught the first grade in Jordan where she had Kelly Buffington's father. Alta married a local man, Gerrit Wille, and took a twenty year vacation from teaching. In 1958 she started again and was able to move into the new school in the fall of 1966. She retired in 1977 with teaching still her first love. She always enjoyed teaching, and knew that was what she wanted to do, even as a little girl. She and Gerrit are enjoying their retirement and spend the winter months in Florida where they can be with four of their grandchildren. TOM EATON Mr. Eaton will be remembered for two things— pop courses, and his contributions to the art depart- ment. He was principal at Garfield County High School for five years—1972-1977, His hobbies in- clude hunting, fishing, riding, archery, and sculp- toring. One of his aims was to sculptor a series of Indian heads to represent each tribe in Montana. NORMAN AND PATTY OSTBY The Ostby's joined the faculty at GCHS in 1967. Under their di- rection (because they always did everything together) the Speech and Drama team was started, the Home Ec room flourished and several new courses were added to the Math Department. Patty, who was an O’Connor, grew up here in Garfield County and graduated from GCHS. Nor- man was from Glendive. They met and married while they were both teaching in Hardin. After Patty's tragic death on June 30, 1977, Norman taught one more year and is now raising • bees near Winnett. 23

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PEOPLE WE APPRECIATED IN THE 1970'S HELEN BOLLINGER Helen Bollinger has contributed twelve years of service to the school lunch program. She and Rosina Smith were the first to work there when the program was started in 1966. She was married in 1941 to Art Bollinger, and they had three daughters. They are Delores Siroky, Agnes Stanton, ana Carol Hellyer. Helen’s hobbies include embroidery and snow- mobiling when she has the chance. WREN AND DORIS MART Doris Mart was born in Missouri and came to Montana at the age of five. She graduated from Garfield County High School in 1928 and was married that same year to Wren Mart. Her next years were busy raising a family of five and try- ing to survive the depression. All of her children are married and have moved elsewhere. In 1948 Doris was appointed County Librarian for the newly formed County Library and was the only librarian until she retired in 1976. In 1966 she began to work half of her day in the library at the Elementary School. Doris has been active in church and com- munity affairs and was tire clerk of the Selective Service System for fourteen years. Wren was the Clerk of District 1 for many years and after his retirement from the Garfield County Bank the two have spent much of their time traveling to places such as the Orient and the South Pacific. More recently they went on a Caribbean Cruise extending as far as Caracas, Venezuela. Wren and Doris celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in the summer of ’78. RAY AND FERN SCHILLREFF Fern Schillreff has 34 years of vested service in educational work to her credit. Fern taught at least part of the school term from the fall of 1942 until the fall of 1958. She has been the Super- intendent of the County Schools for 20 years, start- ing her career January 5, 1959. Fern was born in Glasgow, August 11, 1919. She came to Garfield County November 11, 1919 with her parents. She married Ray July 18, 1942 in Miles City. He joined the service directly after their marriage and Fern moved from place to place. For a time, while in Seattle and Pocatello, she found work in dime stores. Many of the seniors this year have gone to country schools which were under her supervision. 22

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1. Glen Gould and Debbie Green 2. Greg Clauson 3. Katrina Phipps 4. Dean Rogge 5. Greg Clauson and Terry Ryan 6. Deanna Stanton 7. Bryan FitzGerald and Charlotte Stanton 8. Terry Ryan 9. Debbie Green, Carson Buffington, Miles Shawver, Glen Hoverson, Shane Harbaugh, and Ray Hageman 10. Deanna Stanton, June Nelson, Craig Shawver, Debbie Gteen and Glen Gould This page is sponsored by FARMER'S UNION CENEX Farm Tires, Service Trucks Bulkgas, Fuel Oil Edward Ritter 24