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Whitehall's Concerned Citizens group has grown, and at the last meeting, held Wednesday, March 12, in the Whitehall Community Library, a total of 15 people attended and contributed to the discussion. Should the group exceed 20 people, a new location will be needed - but the group is very pleased to see so many new faces and welcomes all to attend. The group opened with a "Real or Fake" AI quiz and discussed types of media bias. We generally agree on the bias placement from right to left for...
I am writing to bring to your attention a set of 5 bills that are harmful to regular Montanans in general, and specifically right now to the people of Libby, Montana, involved in asbestos litigation. SB 385 (Sen Tom McGillvray) creates a "governor-appointed" special court that has the same clout as a state district court, except the judges are not elected and, as such, are not answerable to the people who elected them. The special court this bill creates will also include the "asbestos court," h...
The Wednesday, March 5th meeting, with 10 people in attendance, began with historian David Brooks recent address to the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship and sparked a good discussion on ways to bridge divides. The Montana Legislative website continues to be challenging, as do several process points that we have noticed as bills move along, die, or get killed. We will persevere. The discussion shifted from the state to the federal personnel cuts by DOGE, and the question arose, “By what right are all these firings and layoffs h...
A group of concerned citizens meets Wednesdays from 6-7 PM at the Whitehall Community Library. If you need help with the Legislative website, BillTracker, or your Substack media account, please come at 5:30 PM. The regular meeting will begin at 6 PM. At our Feb 26 meeting, we reviewed the functions of the legislative website that had stumped us previously: the recorded hearing videos are accessed via the “Now Streaming” button (or course!). The bill tracker function works, the state pays for it, and it is a separate platform that will send you...
While Whitehall’s newly formed politically-minded conversation group does not have an official name, it does have an official meeting date and time for your calendars. The Whitehall Community Library basement meeting space has been reserved on Wednesdays from 6 PM to 7 PM to accomodate this group discussion. Everyone is welcome. Here is a recap of their first meeting, held Wednesday, February 19, 2025: Six people met in the library. We opened with a discussion of reliable sources for current events and the statement that the goal of any r...
Residents of the Town of Whitehall have repeatedly indicated their desire to financially support the local ambulance service, first through petitions, then through a ballot vote in November of 2022 to join the Jefferson Valley Rural Ambulance District (JVRAD). The astute Town of Whitehall resident might have noticed that the $29 fee that should have appeared on your most recent tax bill did not, in fact, appear at all. The board of the JVRAD is optimistic that this omission will be corrected in...
The Spring Accelerated EMT course ran from April 6-June 6, and was held in a combination format of online and in-person instruction. The course was hosted by Jefferson Valley Emergency Medicine & Search and Rescue and was paid for by the Jefferson Valley Rural Ambulance District. The next step for students is the National Registry exam for EMTs. So far, Holly Harper and Terry Bracken have successfully completed the NREMT exam and are awaiting their Montana licenses. Kait Joyce, Terry Bracken,...
Jefferson Valley EMS & Rescue is proud to announce the launch of its newest endeavor: Community Integrated Health (CIH). Designed to fill the gaps between 911 calls, hospitals, and medical clinics, Community Integrated Health will have a three-pronged approach that includes walk-in office hours three times per week, soon-to-be-announced regular weekly hours at the Whitehall Senior Center, and referrals from primary care providers for short-term or long-term in-home visits. All care is free of charge. Paula Bracken, RN is the CIH Manager and...
Jefferson Valley EMS & Rescue recently purchased two tracked stair chairs for carrying patients down flights of stairs. Funds for the purchase were a combination of a $2000 grant from Northwest Farm Credit Services and $1000 gift from Sandy Kraha. Special thanks go to Sandy Carey for assisting with the writing of the NW Farm Credit Services grant. The stair chairs keep patients and care providers safer than other means of carrying patients down stairs. The NWFCS award was presented prior to the...
Seven Automated External Defibrillators (AED) have been granted to area businesses and individuals as part of a statewide effort to increase heart health in Montana. The Jefferson Valley Rural Ambulance District provided oversight to the grant process of redistributing the AED units that were previously owned by the Jefferson County Sheriff's department. Recipients of the AEDs are the Little Guy Wrestling/Headstart Building, Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department, two USFS local fire engine crews,...
Three hundred Pfizer vaccines will be distributed at Whitehall High School March 23rd from 9am - 3pm. Please show up 30 minutes to 1 hour prior to your appointment if your appointment is at 10am or later. We have more vaccinators than the schedule can reflect, so we will be proceeding more rapidly than indicated. Walk-ins will not be allowed, but same-day appointments might be available. If you would like to be placed on a standby list for this clinic if you are not over 60 years old, call 406-299-0561, and leave a message with your name and...
Three hundred (300) doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be administered to local residents Tuesday, March 23rd as a coordinated effort between Josh Morris, owner of the Elkhorn Pharmacy and Whitehall Drug, the Jefferson County Rural Ambulance District, and Whitehall Schools. “Phase 1B+” eligible individuals (age 60+) will be able to receive the vaccine. These vaccines are being made available through the Elkhorn Pharmacy/Whitehall Drug as a federal distribution point and not through the Jefferson County Health Department, so county of res...
At work or at home, you should know the answer to that question. "AED" is the acronym for "Automated External Defibrillator," and AEDs are used to help people who are experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest. There are several Public Access AEDs in the Town of Whitehall and in the surrounding areas. Here are the locations: Cardwell Store Cardwell School Whitehall Elementary hallway by the Tia Kober gym Whitehall Varsity Gym foyer Whitehall High School administrative hallway Mammoth Homeowners Associ...
"This is for the ambulance folks, right? Keep the change." At Saturday's yard sale for the ambulance service, those words were said repeatedly. The five-hour yard sale earned over $400 and reaffirmed the support the local community has for the excellent work that is provided by the ambulance crew. Donations for the sale came in all morning, and business was brisk. The next yard sale event to benefit the ambulance service will be September 12th from 9:30-1:30. If you have items that you would...
The Whitehall Class of 2010 has decided to cancel the upcoming ten-year reunion and repurpose those funds to benefit Whitehall Schools. Senior class officers are senior class officers unto death, and so the same individuals who planned the 2010 senior trip to Denver and spent hours in concessions are now setting up a GoFundMe site and asking fellow graduates to donate the monies that they would have spent coming home for the summer reunion. 2010 graduates Amy Reavis, Travis Volz, Kellee Glaus...
