July 1 - Jaycees' Choteau Summer Festival (formerly Art on the Green) - 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Choteau City Park. The Summer Festival is an open arts and craft show with a musical flair. Shoppers will find great Christmas, birthday and housewarming gifts here. Drawings and prizes also given away. Lunch concessions will be sold. At noon, the Prairie Mountain Players Community Band will present a free outdoor concert in the park. July 1 - Choteau Soroptimists' Kids Carnival and Duck Races. Carnival starts at 11 a.m. and the Duck Races at 1 p.m., in the Choteau City Park. July 1 - Choteau Junior Rodeo, 11 a.m., Choteau Rodeo Grounds. Call Mary Salmond at 406-466-2000. July 2 - Choteau High School Class of 1956 50-year reunion, 1-6 p.m., Choteau City Park and Pavilion. Call Clark Olson, 406-466-5589, for more information. July 2 - Roxy Theatre 60th anniversary Variety Show, time TBA, in the theater in Choteau. July 2 - Boxing Smoker, 6 p.m., at the Choteau Rodeo Grounds, sponsored by the Choteau Boxing Club and Choteau Volunteer Fire Department. July 3 - "Keg Hockey" tournament near the Choteau Fire Hall, registration, noon to 1 p.m., competition starting at 1 p.m., sponsored by the Choteau VFD. July 3 - Choteau High School Class of 1966 40-year reunion, 2 p.m., Choteau Country Club. BBQ dinner at 4 p.m. Call Stensons at 406-466-2764 or Pauluses at 406-466-2857. July 3 - Choteau Jaycees will serve a barbecue dinner, starting at 5 p.m., at the Choteau Rodeo Grounds and will then present Tom Russell in concert outdoors at the rodeo grounds at 7 p.m. July 4 - Grizzly Marathon 5K & 10K Fun Run, registration 7 a.m. on the northwest corner of the Choteau City Park. Races start at 8 a.m. July 4 - Chamber of Commerce Parade: The parade always features a variety of youth, civic and business floats, the local community band, cowboys and horses, and antique cars. This year's theme is: "Choteau Goes Disney." The parade starts at 10 a.m. July 4 - Chamber of Commerce Steak Fry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: The chamber's biggest fund-raiser of the year, this great homemade picnic in the Choteau City Park and Pavilion includes steak, hot dogs, tossed salad, homemade potato chips, baked beans, roast beef and ice cream. July 4 - American Legion NRA Rodeo: Montana's finest Northern Rodeo Association cowboys and cowgirls ride into town for a super rodeo, starting at 2 p.m. Events include bullriding, bareback and saddle bronc riding, barrel racing, steer wrestling, calf roping and, a crowd favorite, wild cow milking. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling 406-466-5354. July 4 - Community Fireworks: As the sun slips behind the Rocky Mountain Front, Choteau's volunteer firefighters put on a hometown pyrotechnic display with orange starbursts, sizzling hissers and sonic booms. This program is entirely funded by donations. If you would like to contribute, please send checks to the Choteau City Office, P.O. Box 619, Choteau, MT 59422. July 7-9 - Choteau Classic All-Star Baseball Tournament July 8 - Weed Whacker Rodeo in the Gibson Reservoir area July 8 - Dutton Fun Day July 13-15 - Fairfield Swim Days July 15 - Weed Whacker Rodeo in the Teton River Canyon | 