Week of April 2, 2025
Week of April 2, 2025
Tamales are a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of a masa dough and fillings, then steamed in a corn husk or banana leaves. While tamales certainly are delicious, the time-consuming nature of making them may compel some to avoid preparing them at home. This recipe for Chicken Tamale Pie offers the flavors of tamales in a single-pan dish. Try it, courtesy of 30-Minute Meal Prep (Sourcebooks) by Robin Miller. DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Coat a 9-inch pie plate or oven-safe skillet...
Whitehall Elementary fourth grader Aleena McDonald has been selected as the first place winner in the Missoula Public Library's fiction writing contest for her age group. In January, Mrs. Loomis gave the class information for the writing contest and encouraged students to submit an entry. Aleena took the initiative to write a story and, with the help of her parents, submitted an entry before the deadline. Last week, Aleena was notified that her submission, "The Shadows," a seven-page,...
Whitehall resident Shirley Baustian illustrated her late daughter's book, The Adventures of Copper the Dog. Shirley's daughter, Jamie Ann Rogers, wrote the story as a seventh-grade class assignment. Jamie committed suicide in 1998. The Adventures of Copper the Dog is available on Amazon at https://amzn.to/428o2Oj for $9.99. Proceeds will be donated to a suicide prevention organization. Baustian also has several copies of the book on hand. To purchase locally, please call Shirley at...
The annual meeting of the Jefferson Valley Museum will be held on Thursday, April 3rd, at the Star Theater. Admission is free and open to the public. The program will begin at 7 PM following the 6:45 PM annual membership update. This year's featured speaker will be Montana anthropologist and storyteller Sally Thompson from Missoula. She draws on her extensive experience and will delve into the fabric of Montana's past with excerpts from her latest book, "Disturbing the Sleeping Buffalo: 23...
Chapter One: Me and New Friends Hi, my name is Brooke. I just moved from Missouri to West Virginia, which is a very haunted state, or at least I heard. I don't believe in that kind of stuff. Anyways my house is beautiful. And my room is huge! It's probably my imagination, but I've been seeing shadows lurking in the corners of my room. Today is my first day of school. Maybe if I make some friends, they'll show me around. When I got to school, they announced me as a new student. The teacher...
MARCH 29, 2000 The Whitehall High School building was burglarized sometime late Sunday night or early Monday morning on March 26-27, and chemistry laboratory equipment, money, and a VCR were among the items stolen. Entry to the school was gained through a broken window, and some doors and locks inside were also damaged. The Whitehall Town Marshal Topper Giono investigated the crime scene, and the burglary remains under investigation. This is the first time the school has been broken into this...
The Whitehall Elementary fourth grade took first place! The Whitehall PTSA said they had never seen so much dedication. Because of this, they are rewarding every grade with an ice cream party! The fourth graders will also get to choose a pizza or taco party and an extra recess. What a battle between first grade and fourth grade! Great...
Several species of ticks are native to Montana, and they are a common sight for runners, hikers and campers in the spring and summer months. But for the first time, specialists in Montana have identified a blacklegged tick in the state, a species that can carry and transmit Lyme disease. Rocky Mountain wood ticks and American dog ticks are commonly seen in Montana, said Marni Rolston, a diagnostician in MSU Extension’s Schutter Diagnostic Lab in the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology. Rolston identified the specimen, which was...
One of the greatest things about networking with other libraries at conventions is sharing resources. I discovered that a larger library has a huge selection of STEM kits they are willing to share with the Whitehall Community Library for programming. I also found a great source for wildlife programs and speakers. Sharing saves the library hundreds of dollars in programming costs, not to mention that we don't have the space to store fifty or sixty boxes. We can't wait to open the list and start...
The Whitehall Baptist Church is hosting the fourth Annual Outdoorsman Night! Bring your family and enjoy an evening of food and friends, all supporting the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department. The event will be held at the Whitehall Community Center on Friday, April 4. Doors open at 4:30 PM, with the fun beginning at 6 PM. ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED by April 3 at $20 per person. For children seven years and under, it will be $5. Space is limited to 250 attendees, and this event has historically sold out; pre-register now at...
At first glance, they might be confused for dog kibble, fire pellets, or little bundles of dirt – but Kami Noyes, a fifth-generation Montana rancher and fiber artist, is turning what many consider "waste wool" into a valuable, eco-friendly soil amendment. Through her company, Ranching Tradition Fiber, Noyes produces wool pellets, a natural fertilizer with significant environmental and agricultural benefits. Noyes, a past Montana Fibershed Board Member and organizer of the Copper K Fiber...
Best Streaming Services for Your Home Theater In today’s digital age, building a great home theater isn’t just about the screen and sound system—it’s also about choosing the right streaming services. With so many options available, it can be hard to know where to start. Whether you’re into blockbuster movies, binge-worthy TV shows, or live sports, here’s a simple guide to the best streaming services to power your home entertainment setup. Netflix remains one of the most popular...
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, a burst of energy propels you to move forward. Everything is clicking; you are full of ideas and brimming with contagious enthusiasm. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 You are in the mood to get to business this week, Taurus. It’s a great time to focus on your career or finances. Pay attention to all of the little details as you go along. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Curiosity takes control this week, Gemini. Learning opportunities are all around you. You need to look for them. It may be a new class or a trip you take with...
Dear Editor, I'd like to address the "Whitehall Indivisible" organizers: I'm surprised that you refer to your group as "non-partisan" yet aligned yourselves with a nonprofit (Indivisible.org) whose mission statement is "to elect progressive leaders, rebuild our democracy, and defeat the Trump agenda." That doesn't sound very non-partisan to me. The fact that the Indivisible organization takes its name from our Pledge of Allegiance (one nation... INDIVISIBLE) is just ironic; they are known for...
Throughout Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, we see Jesus’s constant use of parables. This was a simple way to teach kingdom principles of God. Most are tangible illustrations of unnamed individuals. However, many true-life experiences are shared by Jesus as they experienced physical healing, forgiveness of sin, and transformative life change. In Luke 16:19-31 Jesus illustrates speaking about Lazarus and the Rich man. At first glance, one may view this as a parable or think of Lazarus as a fictional character, when it is highly probable that...
Georgia, I have a question, Last weekend, my 16-year-old son went thrifting with his friends. He found the score of all scores (in his mind, at least) - a signed Mr. Beast T-shirt, sized large, with a signature and a doodle of a snake. One of his friends resells thrift finds and told him he could make $300 reselling the shirt. He brought it home and was so excited. Well...I washed it. He told me it was valuable, but I washed it anyway because it was from a thrift store. You can just barely make out the faded marks of what once was. He went...
In the digital age, death isn’t just absence: it’s watching someone leave the family group chat and knowing they won’t read the next message. A crocodile has a massive advantage over a lion in deep water, but the lion wins on dry land. Therefore, a depth of water must exist that makes it an even fight. Our brains recognize ads so fast that we skip them without a second thought. It’s not to hide their identity: even the Ninja Turtles can’t tell each other apart without their colored masks. With the rise of AI, we will soon see the...
In a House committee in late February, a legislator passed a tiny cylindrical object around the room, saying it is the key to Montana’s future energy security. The cylinder was a model for one nuclear pellet, which Rep. Gary Parry, R-Colstrip, says is equivalent to 157 gallons of regular gasoline. According to Parry, nuclear energy is the way forward for Montana as the coal energy industry wanes. “What we need to do is make sure that for Montanans we have a reliable, dependable base load,” Parry said in an interview, “that when it’s...
SUNDAY, MARCH 23 10:13:56 Traffic Stop 10:43:14 Traffic Stop 11:11:34 Traffic Stop: E Legion/B St 11:22:43 Vehicle Accident (Non-Injury): I-90 11:50:26 Traffic Stop 13:43:31 Welfare Check: Lost Moose Bend 16:02:09 Traffic Stop 16:17:07 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 16:46:38 Traffic Stop 16:47:21 911: I-90 17:26:33 Traffic Stop 17:48:51 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 18:19:10 Traffic Stop 18:54:51 Traffic Stop MONDAY, MARCH 24 16:23:40 Traffic Offense: Hwy 55 16:27:10 Traffic Offense: Hwy 2 W 17:09:52...
Twenty people (including four from the county's north end!) gathered on Wednesday to discuss current events. We opened with an article on cryptocurrency and talked about the different types of cryptocurrencies and how the Trump family, foreign countries, power companies, and money-launderers are profiting off the untraceability, lack of regulation, and pump-and-dump schemes surrounding cryptocurrency. We reviewed the numbers behind the “mandate” of the Trump administration: Trump won the popular vote in 2024 with 49.81% of the people who...
Representatives from Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T asked Montana lawmakers Friday to pass a bill that would offer them a property tax break if they expand their Montana networks, saying a lighter tax load on wireless infrastructure would encourage them to invest in reaching difficult-to-serve rural areas. The proposal, Senate Bill 534, would add wireless infrastructure such as cell towers to an existing tax break available to companies that expand their wired broadband networks. Shortly after the bill wrapped its initial public hearing before...
A panel of lawmakers have tabled a bill that was an effort to protect prisoners’ constitutional rights to due process by adding enhanced access to psychological care in detention centers to state law. Rep. James Reavis, D-Billings, said the 14th Amendment requires “fitness to proceed” — meaning those charged with a crime must be able to understand what they are being accused of and that was the reason for his House Bill 236. Reavis said current law only includes psychological screening at one in-person facility in the state. “And...
A bill protecting landowners from state seizure of private water rights on state lands has begun debate in the Senate, but not without concerns about school funding, water rights cases and public land access. Speaker of the House Brandon Ler, R-Savage, brought his House Bill 676 to the Senate Judiciary Committee after a series of tight votes in the House. Ler’s bill would prohibit the state land board from seizing private water rights used to irrigate or otherwise service state-owned, leased land. The bill would also mandate the sale of...
A proposed resolution to release federal wilderness study lands sparked nearly two hours of passionate testimony in the Senate Energy Committee on March 25. Sen. Tony Tezak, R-Ennis, the sponsor of Senate Resolution 14, argued Montana’s federal wilderness study lands are unmanaged areas rich with resources made inaccessible because of federal regulations. “The wilderness study areas in these resolutions contain vast amounts of natural resources, which are critical to our national security and energy needs,” Tezak said. “Development of...
