Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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The Whitehall Ledger was awarded 15 first place awards, including one major award for community service, at the Montana Newspaper Association (MNA) annual convention in Livingston Saturday. Ledger editor Jan Anderson individually received 8 first place writing awards and one first place photo award. That placed her not only as the top individual writing winner in Class III weeklies at the MNA Better Newspaper Contest but also as the winner of the most individual first place writing awards from any newspaper of any size in the statewide contest....
JUNE 20, 1996 Stopping traffic is what utility workers did when they reached the Pipestone Creek Bridge just east of Whitehall. The job foreman said they are installing 17 miles of fiber optic line from the U.S. West building in Whitehall to the Cardwell area. Easements for in town still needed to be worked out, the foreman said. He said the work would probably take until late July or early August. Two Whitehall area residents earned places on the Montana Tech spring honor roll. William Haddenham and Heidi Hill were listed in a recent press...
It’s finally summer in the valleys of southwest Montana, but it’s still spring or even late winter up in the mountains, the Forest Service reminds area residents. Melting snow and rain have left soils in the higher country saturated, and the Forest Service and leaders of off-road vehicle groups are asking the public for help to prevent damaging this basic natural resource. Debbie Austin, Forest Supervisor, Beaverhead/Deerlodge National Forest urged everyone going into the mountains to take some simple precautions. “First, avoid meadows, espec...
JUNE 6, 1996 Montana may be the “Last of the Big Time Splendors” and Butte may be the “Can-Do City” but how does one identify Jefferson County? That’s exactly the question people often ask, according to the Jefferson County Economic Development Task Force. And that’s exactly the question the group hopes to answer through the “Jefferson County Official Slogan Contest.” The purpose of the contest is to develop a slogan line that identifies a common, unique characteristic about Jefferson County in order to promote the county for tourism and busine...
MAY 23, 1996 Memories of the Whitehall area will come alive Saturday when the Jefferson Valley Museum holds its official opening ceremony and begins operations for its first year ever. The museum, many years in the creation with a great deal of local volunteer labor will open its doors at 1 p.m. May 25 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Inside a barn which has been a fixture in Whitehall community life since the First World War, visitors will find displays of articles gathered from the local area. Exhibits range from the very old – including a bug...
MAY 16, 1996: The history it represents took 100 years to create, but the Whitehall Centennial Quilt took only about a decade. While that may seem like a long time to make one quilt, the reason for the delay is apparent from the intricacy of the quilt. Six years after Whitehall’s centennial, the quilt was presented to the Jefferson Valley Museum Monday to be exhibited when the museum opens May 25. Embedded in the blue of the Big Sky Country emblem is the Whitehall Centennial logo which honors the diverse lifestyles found in the Whitehall a...
MAY 9, 1996 Although Whitehall may not be on the center of the map when it comes to cultural affairs, a stop in Whitehall is on the agenda for a nationally recognized string quartet. The National Symphony Orchestra will send a string quartet to Whitehall Sat., May 11, for a noon concert. The chamber concert, part of the American Residences Tour of Montana and Wyoming and one of hundreds of outreach activities the NSO will perform around the state, is free to the public. The NSO presents outreach activities around residency states in an effort t...
MAY 2, 1996 What should Whitehall be in the year 2010? What can Whitehall residents do to guide the community in that direction and steer clear of undesirable changes? Those questions are the focus of a project called Vision 2010 which has been underway for several months and is about to result in some concrete plans. On Monday, May 6, Whitehall residents will get their first glimpse of architectural plans developed after a series of public meetings. The plans, created by Montana State University architectural students, provide visual and...
How often does a barbershop quartet stroll through Whitehall these days? Whitehall area residents will have a chance to enjoy the four-part harmonies at an April 27 concert while also raising money for the local school music program. “The Chord Rustlers,” a group of 30 barbershop quartet singers from Bozeman, will present “Stepping Out with a Song” along with members of the Whitehall High School Concert Choir on Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. “The Chord Rustlers” will present a variety of music from Western cowboy songs to Southern ballads. Th...
APRIL 18, 1996 More than two dozen Whitehall area residents will mount up Wednesday, April 24, for Donkey Basketball sponsored by the W-Club. The 7 p.m. event should provide plenty of laughs as four teams of students, teachers and others try to win at hoops from the backs of donkeys amid as many “oops” as “hoops.” In an effort to raise public awareness and understanding of county government, Jefferson County officials have planned a schedule of activities in observance of National County Government Week, April 21 – 27. “This special wee...
Greg and DeAndra Parks of Whitehall have been chosen by the Jefferson Valley Habitat for Humanity (JVHFH) as the second family to receive a Habitat for Humanity home. The first home, built for and with Bill and Margaret Carhuff, was completed in December. Although the announcement of their selection is great news for the Parks family, Greg and DeDe know that it means they face some hard work ahead. Every “partner” family chosen to receive a home must contribute at least 500 hours of “sweat equity” for the Humanity program. That did not come as...
Producers will have only one opportunity to enroll in the commodity-related provisions of the “Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act,” which is expected to be signed into law this week. . . . This bill, which provides farm payments through the 2002 crop year, keeps intact the general “freedom to farm” framework that has been discussed since last summer, and is not influenced by Market prices. There are several implications of this framework for producers making planting decisions. . . . Trojan Athlete of the Week is Crystal Wilkins...
MARCH 28, 1996 Sidewalks were the main topic when the Whitehall Business Assoc. held its regular monthly meeting March 21. WBA President Wally Madsen explained that the town council has obtained a $10,000 grant which it plans to use to repair sidewalks along Legion Avenue. Madsen said city officials wanted to find out whether the businesses wanted “plain Jane” sidewalks, patterned sidewalk s, brick sidewalks, or some other variation with/without planters. After a lengthy discussion on the funding for the project and the costs for engineering, t...
MARCH 21, 1996 After many hours of hard work by local residents, Whitehall has been re-named as a “Certified Community” by the state Department of Commerce. The designation, good for three years, entitles the community to be listed in promotional materials sent by the state to businesses interested in moving to Montana as well as other benefits. The promotional materials include information gathered by local residents about the services and assets of the area during a rigorous application process. Whitehall High School senior Jennifer Bro...
MARCH 14, 1996 A 36-space seasonal recreational vehicle park at the Cardwell Store received a recommendation for approval from the Jefferson County Planning Board March 6. The matter now goes to the County Commission where approval is expected soon. Construction will begin as soon as weather permits and the facility could be in use by June, developer Kipp Huckaba said. Three girls and two boys have been selected to represent Whitehall High School at the 1996 Boys State and Girls State conventions. Bob Henningsen (son of Bob and Elaine...
MARCH 7, 1996 A Subway sandwich shop is slated to open in the Whitehall Town Pump in about 6 weeks, Subway Development Agent for Montana and Wyoming Nick Lombardi said recently. The shop, which will share seating with the existing Town Pump restaurant, will have a full menu just like other Subway shops, Lombardi said. The shop is seeking a manager now and will be advertising in the Ledger for 8 to 10 other employees about two weeks before the shop opens, he said. A few low-lying areas along the Jefferson River near Cardwell experienced some flo...
FEBRUARY 29, 1996 The Whitehall of 2010 should be different from the current Whitehall in some ways, but in many significant ways it should remain a lot the same, even bringing back some of the community events which were treasured in the past but have faded over the years, area residents said at a Vision 2010 meeting held Feb. 21. . . The community design team, made up of four senior architecture students and Professor Ralph Johnson, (a Montana State University community design team) plans to take the ideas they hear from the community and...
FEBRUARY 22, 1996 The word at the Whitehall Business Association meeting Thursday was “growth.” Held Feb. 15, the day after Butte announced that a new silicon processing plant would be coming to that city, the WBA meeting was filled with discussions about expected growth in Whitehall. “This area’s going places,” said WBA President Wally Madsen. Madsen noted that two businesses are moving to new locations and WBA member and town councilman Pat Peltier said the council just approved four new business licenses. Saying that he did not see any open...
FEBRUARY 15, 1996 It looks as if it will be possible to reconstruct the Whitetail road mostly within the existing right of way, Commissioner Leonard Wortman said during Thursday’s regular county commission meeting. It may be necessary to go ten or fifteen feet outside of the existing right of way in some places, and perhaps a bit more in one area where a curve would be eased, Wortman said. But it apparently will be possible to reconstruct the road without taking up as much private land as thought earlier, he said. . . . Split Diamond Ranch o...
Gail and Topper Giono were recognized Monday morning to 15 years of service to the Deerlodge National Forest above and beyond the call of duty. Topper is a deputy of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and his wife Gail is the Whitehall area dispatcher. “When things go to heck at Delmoe Lake, we give Top a call and he’s up there, even in the middle of the night,” said Jefferson District Ranger Grant Godbolt in presenting a plaque to the couple. “We get Gail up, too,” Godbolt added. . . . Jefferson County has “a real serious problem,” Gam...
The fourth annual Fiber Fest held at the Copper K Barn outside of Whitehall on July 18 and 19 got off the ground through the sheer determination of founders Kami Noyes and Betty Kujawa. Kami stated that this year had been more challenging but she felt it was worth it as she feels we all need a release from the stress of today so she went through the entire process, met the constant changes and received much support online. Finally, over 26 vendors and teachers from all over Montana and...
Are you fed up with fatigue and want your life back? This was the challenge thrown out by Bethel Wagner at her Sept. 5th workshop. Wagner who stated that she has always been interested in health related subjects, obtained her Health Coach Certification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She also has received her "gut health" certification. If we are honest with ourselves we know why we are fatigued – why we fight with "brain fog." But sometimes it just takes someone to point it out to...
Celebrating 85 years of working together to make a better world, the District 5390 Rotary Club of Whitehall held their annual picnic at the Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park Pavilion on Monday, August 5th. Present also were members from the Butte and Twin Bridges Clubs plus their family members. Keeping this annual event moving smoothly was local member and Chairperson of the picnic, Millie Baycroft. The new District Governor, Sandy Wong from the Billings Club was in attendance to discuss her...
Approximately 125 alumni returned to the Indiana University Geological Field Station in the Tobacco Root Mountains to celebrate 70 years of exploring this diverse geological site. In 1948 Charles Deiss began the field camp because "the region offers more extensive and varied geologic phenomena than any area of equal size in the United States." Since 1950, over 5,000 students from over 200 colleges and universities have enrolled in this course and they came back together from Aug. 2 through 4th...
They came from Canada, New Zealand, Washington, Idaho, Florida, Tennessee and many towns within the Great State of Montana to learn the stories of this historic area and to catch up on the “good ole days.” It was Whitehall’s Frontier Days Celebration of 2019 and, once again, the crowds came to cheer the alumni parading down the street, to marvel at the old cars in the Rod Run, to attend the Fine Arts Show, to take part in the Ranchers Roundup and to take a Historic Tour of the area around White...
