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It was clear at the June Whitehall Town Council meeting that the Whitehall Planning Board, along with its sub-committee, has been quite busy, just as Whitehall itself is busy with the hustle and bustle of summer activities, road construction, and work on the water treatment facility gets into full swing. The meeting, which had a full audience, had a lengthy agenda of items related to the Planning Board. While Mayor Janacaro-Hensleigh worked through the agenda and public comment, many comments took place away from the podium’s microphone. S...
Mark your calendars for the sixth annual Copper K Fiber Festival Saturday, July 16 (9 AM-5 PM) and Sunday, July 17 (9 AM-4 PM). Event creator Kami Noyes of Ranching Fiber Traditions invites everyone to attend this event, where Fiber Arts are Getting Back to Their Roots! The event is free of charge with fiber arts workshops, vendors, and more included in this fun-filled weekend at the historic Copper K Barn just outside of Whitehall. With over thirty vendors, the Fiber Festival offers not only...
Fifteen Whitehall High School Trojans will receive their diplomas on Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 2 PM in the Whitehall Varsity Gym. The Whitehall School District is proud to announce Haley Briggs as WHS 2022 Valedictorian as well as Brendan Wagner as the 2022 Salutatorian. Graduating seniors include: Madison Austin, Steven Baceski, Joe David Benner, Haley Briggs, Camryn Contreras, Avrey Coombe, Marissa Ellison, Judith (Annie) Engler, Connor Graham, Keara Hugulet, Justin Kuehl, Dallon Lanes, Brendan...
Lights on V: On Air was presented to a full house at the Star Theatre on Thursday, May 19. Liberty Place residents and guest performers presented two live radio drama shows, similar in style to A Prairie Home Companion. The first, Chrome and Steel, found Lucy traveling to Sturgis in order to get away from Liberty Palace, which turns out isn't as bad as she thought. The second, The Old Soft Shoe, found Nathan traveling to New Orleans to get away from it all. Performers brought classic songs like...
Gold Junction Presents... is excited to announce the Family Adventure film series, as well as the Western Classics series. The Family Adventure series kicks off June 8 with Sing; the Western Classics begins July 7 with Rio Bravo. Both series are free to the public, though donations to the organization to put future events like these on are appreciated. The Family Adventure Series films will be introduced by an Adventure Guide, who will educate attendees briefly on cultural aspects of the featured film and items of interest to look for. The...
A candidate forum for the contested position of Jefferson County Commissioner will be held tomorrow, Thursday, May 26, at 6 PM at the Borden's Conference Room. The forum is being put on by the Lower Jefferson River Watershed Council with assistance from The Whitehall Ledger. Candidates for Jefferson County Commissioner include Dan Hagerty, Jim Buterbaugh, Mary Janacaro-Hensleigh, and Jon Stone Goff. Current Commissioners will be on hand as well to detail why other items are on the ballot....
KEEPING: Two weeks ago I can honestly say I thought there would be no newspaper for the week. I was on my deathbed. Actually, I was on the floor of the Ledger office, with my screens angled to the floor, hoping I could get the paper laid out before the next wave of nausea and gut bombs overcame me. All I could think was, “I wanna go home!” But in the back of my mind I kept asking myself, are you really going to be the reason that, for the first time in 39 years of publishing, there is no Ledger this week? And I said NO! Influenza A be dam...
The Whitehall Ledger will be recognized as a 2022 Better Newspaper Contest award winner at the 137th Annual Montana Newspaper Convention in Glendive, June 17-18. The 2022 contest was judged by volunteer members of the North Dakota Press Association. The Ledger has placed in the following categories: • Best Portrait Photo • Best Editorial • Best Front Page • Best Sports Page Layout/Design • Best Ad to Sell or Promote Services color • Best Ad to Sell or Promote Merchandise color • Best Ad to Sell or Promote Services black & white • Best Newspa...
In the 5/18/2022 edition of the Ledger it was stated that WHS Senior Brendan Wagner broke the triple jump school record with a jump of 37’8”, The school record is still held by Michael Welch with his 1999 jump of 45’6”....
After more than a decade with Whitehall Public Transportation (WPT) and Liberty Place, Paula Hippert will bid farewell to her career on June 30, 2022, and begin to focus on retirement. Kind of. "I'll still be here, just on the peripheral - I'll help out, but I'm not the boss anymore," Hippert said with a laugh. "Plus that's the end of our fiscal year, so Teresa [Oyama] is going to need some help!" Hippert is a much appreciated and vital part of Whitehall Public Transportation operations and...
The first-ever Whitehall PTSA Walk & Talk 5K Fun Run was a huge success. It was a beautiful Saturday morning when over 100 participants gathered at the school for the start of the race, which included a trek around town and concluded with an obstacle course on school grounds. Gage Kidwell brought home the win overall as the quickest to complete the race and obstacle course....
Mountain View Real Estate, located at 206 West Second Street in Whitehall, has a new face in the office. Joe Chase will be in the office on Mondays, for now, to service all your real estate needs. "I'm excited to have Joe join Mountain View Real Estate and am really looking forward to having him in the office," said owner Karen Burtch. "Joe is a real go-getter and is hoping to expand the scope of his services to include larger ranches and properties." In 2011, Joe found the best place to raise...
At the 5B District Track Meet in Belgrade, held this past weekend, the Whitehall Trojan Track and Field Team brought home several personal records. Senior Brendan Wagner also placed a new school record in the triple jump with a leap of 37-08.50. Divisional Track For the men, personal records included: • Gavin Watson: 100 meters and javelin • Kyle Denny: 100 meters • Brendan Wagner: 400 meters • Lane Wagner: javelin and long jump • Nick Denny: triple jump MEN’S RESULTS: 100 Meters Varsity: Nick Denny (junior) 12th place 12.43a; Gavin Watso...
After the May 3 School Board election vote, it is official that James Reiff and Jenelle White were reelected for their three-year terms, while Bobbi Wagner retained her two-year term. Reiff and White had been up against newcomer Pod Moriarty. Independent election judges Maxine Samuelson, Nancy Bowman, Nancy Wheeler, and Sandi Lanes tallied the 777 ballots received for the school board elections. The official results included: 275 votes for Pod Moriarty, 535 votes for James Reiff, and 594 votes for Jenelle White. Bobbi Wagner was uncontested...
We're less than three weeks away from the fundraising event of the year, Black Tie & Blue Jeans (BTBJ). This year BTBJ asks you to Wear Your Boots, Get Back to Your Roots on Saturday, May 21, 2022, starting at 5:30 PM at the Copper K Barn. This historic building was constructed in the late 1800s by the Parrot Silver and Copper Mining Company so there will be plenty of room for all. As in past years, there will be prizes for best dressed so come decked out in whatever makes you the most...
The WHS Band and Choir traveled to District Music Festival in Deer Lodge over the weekend and had a strong showing of talent. The WHS Band brought home a II rating of Excellent, while the Choir earned an I rating of Superior. The Golden Quartet, which is comprised of Kyra Oliverson, Payton DuBois, Gabriel Popalis, and Emerson Bourbanis-Carter earned a II rating. Superior ratings were earned by the following students: Kyra Oliverson (vocal), Emerson Bourbanis-Carter (vocal), Emily Smith (flute),...
This voting season brings candidates for County Commissioner and County Sheriff, as well as a variety of mill levies. While some are hotly debated (see Letter to Editor on page 3), others feel needed due to years of unchanged budgets. The Jefferson County Library system has not had a budget increase since 2004. In those eighteen years, so many things have changed in the libraries that it is hard to note them all. The Whitehall Community Library alone receives over 80,000 visits per year;...
Whitehall-based non-profit We Are HER (Healed, Empowered, Restored) will be hosted by The Whitehall Ledger on Thursday, May 5 at 6 PM. This informal gathering will be a meet and greet, offering information on We Are HER, gathering ideas on what services We Are HER can provide in the area, and more. Thursday is also the kick-off to Give Big Gallatin Valley, in which The Whitehall Ledger is a matching sponsor for We Are HER. The first $500 donated to We Are HER's annual survivor retreat will be...
The longest running youth rodeo in the state of Montana, the BY's 4-H Club Youth Rodeo, is scheduled to take place May 7 at the Whitehall Rodeo Grounds. According to organizers, in 1962 members of the BY's 4-H Club organized a youth rodeo, never knowing it would be such a long running and well-known rodeo. This year's event will feature an 8 to 12-year-old and 13 to 18-year-old division. Events scheduled for the 2022 rodeo are steer riding, cow riding, calf daubing, breakaway roping, barrel...
Thirty years ago no one thought we would run our lives from our cell phones; for many at that time, a cell phone was a frivolous piece of technology only the wealthy could afford. Now kindergarteners sport their own I-Phones and we are lost without our tablets, smartwatches, and the like. Unfortunately, with technology come those who know how to use information to their benefit. Scammers are everywhere. In Whitehall, High Peaks Federal Credit Union manager LaDonna Knox has seen firsthand the scams that come across her desk. Most recently...
Gold Junction Presents (GJP) is moving forward with Whitehall Community Theatre, with auditions for An Experiment and The Literati Awards scheduled for 6 PM on Tuesday, May 3 at the Star Theatre. Both of these one-act plays can be viewed on YouTube for character ideas. Please come to auditions with either a brief piece prepared (for those of you who have acted before!) or email goldjunctionpresents@gmail.com for a prepared audition segment from each of the one-acts. If you cannot make the May 3 audition but would still like to participate, plea...
"If I say I want something, the next thing I know, Ron has either put it in my cart or, in this case, found a restaurant for me!" Laurie Stolba said with a laugh on Friday, April 15, the opening day of Cafe 1889 in Whitehall. Stolba says she has always wanted to have her own place, her own cafe, and her husband encouraged it strongly. "I love her cooking. She's great at it. This is a good fit," Ron said. Cafe 1889, located at 14 E. Legion, was previously Frankie's Tex Mex, but the location...
The April meeting of the Whitehall Town Council, held Monday, April 12 in the Council Chambers, was a quiet one, with few action items on the docket. A presentation by Lee and Jason Good of TSS regarding fiber internet brought questions, concerns, and interest from the Council. At the March meeting, AirGrids from the Dillon area had presented to the Council, stating they were working in conjunction with TSS and MTWeb. At this month’s meeting, Good corrected that statement, noting that he was not working with AirGrids and that his company had i...
Whitehall non-profit Gold Junction Presents (GJP), which works to bring arts and cultural events to the community, is creating a Whitehall community theatre group. The community theatre group will be geared towards middle school students to adults of all ages, with or without a theatre background. Don’t miss the first meeting for those interested Thursday, April 14, 2022, at 6 PM at the Star Theatre. All are welcome to come to hear the proposed plays, give ideas, volunteer, and more! For more info, contact GJP at goldjunctio...
As one door closes, another opens. Isn’t that the old saying? In my life, this seems to ring true. As many readers may know, I have a passion for singing. I’ve been singing in our local band, Homemade Jam, for several years; then transitioned to a different band when COVID-19 did its damage to Homemade Jam. I’ve sung all over the area and loved every minute of it. In February my singing came to a screeching halt. At band practice, while singing, I heard a loud pop in my ear and immediately knew something was wrong. A week later, singing at a fr...
