Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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At a special meeting last Wednesday, the Whitehall Town Council voted to suspend member Francine Giono-Janik without pay. The motion passed by the governing body states Council Member Janik will be suspended "until she fully discloses the full extent of her involvement with the installation of hidden cameras in the ambulance barn and her role as a consultant with Partners United For Life Saving Education (P.U.L.S.E.)." According to Town Attorney Matthew Haus, the Council voted 5-0 on the motion...
The Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department responded to three fires over the holiday weekend. According to Fire Chief Jeremy Ward, the first fire the department responded to was Thanksgiving night at La Casa Trailer Park No. 2 in Whitehall. Ward said they were paged at 6:20 p.m., and had seven fire fighters and five trucks at the fire. He said the cause of the fire is still under investigation, and the trailer has mostly external damage. Ward said a family was displaced the night of the fire and as of Monday, he was unsure if they had returned to...
Each year local residents come together to build wreaths for the Whitehall Christmas Stroll Wreath Auction. In its 18th year, the event serves as not only a fundraiser for the Whitehall Food Pantry, but also raises thousands of dollars for numerous local non-profit organizations. The 2016 event will take place December 10 starting at 7 p.m. at the Community Center. The Christmas Stroll Wreath Auction is sponsored by the Whitehall Saddle Club, who uses the popular event as a way to give back to...
Local voters may have to wait a while to cast their votes to determine if there will be a new Ambulance District in Jefferson County. An election scheduled early next year for a district proposed by members of the Jefferson Valley EMS and Rescue has been cancelled. Jefferson County Commissioner Leonard Wortman said the County made a mistake during the process for a referendum creating the district. “Because the decision to create the district would be up to the people of the district we didn’t think we needed to do a Resolution of Intent to...
Anyone who has recently taken a drive down Legion Avenue in Whitehall will have noticed the numerous holiday decorations. Simply put, it looks awesome! Last Saturday, members of the BY's and Ag Cats 4-H Clubs, Whitehall Chamber of Commerce members, town employees and local residents came together to decorate the town for Christmas. The Ledger would like to thank each and everyone who took time to participate, and a special kudos to the 4-H members that helped decorate. These kids are learning...
Sometimes my weeks are a lot like the movie "Groundhog Day", so I was really excited for the Thanksgiving Holiday. I was planning to travel to Wyoming last Wednesday after the paper was finished, and I was eager and ready to visit friends, family, and pets. Things were moving along smoothly Wednesday morning when I got a call from Melissa, who had traveled to Anaconda to pick up the newspaper from the printer. She informed me the check engine light had come on and the car was making a horrific...
After two week's of practice, Whitehall High School girl's basketball head coach Herman Gerving is pleased with the way his team has started the season. "Things have been going fine. The girl's are really working hard and have a positive attitude about the season," Gerving said. The Lady Trojans will open the season Saturday at Manhattan Christian. Gerving said he would not only like to see a team that plays together, but also wants them to give 110 percent and represent themselves with Trojan...
When the Whitehall High School boy's basketball team opens the 2016-17 season Saturday at Manhattan Christian, they will do so with a plethora of returning talent. The defending Class 5B Regular Season champions will return three All-Conference players. Senior Braden Larsen was first team All-Conference and All-State, senior Andrew Simon was first team All-Conference, and sophomore Max Feight was second team All-Conference. Head Coach Zach McLean said the team has been very excited to get back...
There was a record number in attendance at the 19th Annual Festival of Trees event that took place last Thursday night at the GranTree Inn in Bozeman. According to Festival of Trees Chairman and Liberty Place Executive Director Ann Geiger, over 290 attended the fundraising event. Geiger said the fundraiser is hugely important to Liberty Place, as it helps them meet costs throughout the year. "This helps to fund things like all of our Brain Injury Specific Programs, Music Therapy, Gardening...
Kountz Road, in the vicinity of Big Pipestone Creek, will be closed for ten days beginning Saturday, November 26 at 8 a.m. Northwestern Energy will be installing a barricade across the road immediately south of Sugar Beet Row, and approximately 200 feet south of the existing Big Pipestone Culverts. According to Don Jeffrey of Northwestern Energy, the road will remain off-limits to all except for local residential traffic and Town of Whitehall traffic throughout the duration of the closure. Areas located south of Big Pipestone Creek will be...
Through the assistance of two recent grants, the Partners United For Life Saving Education (P.U.L.S.E.) was recently able to donate a Power Load Cot System to Jefferson Valley EMS and Rescue. P.U.L.S.E. was the recent recipient of a $3,000 Northwest Farm Credit Services grant, and the $2,500 Barrick Golden Sunlight Mine grant from the Jefferson Valley Community Foundation. P.U.L.S.E. Board member Denise Bausch said the mission statement of the non-profit organization is to support the Jefferson...
Last July, a herbicide was placed in the Jefferson Slough in an attempt to knockout Eurasian watermilfoil prior to a planned relocation of the Slough. According to Jefferson County Weed Coordinator Jill Allen, Dr. Ryan Thum of Montana State University and students from the School’s Plant Science and Plant Pathology Department did the monitoring of the application. Dr. Thum recently released the team’s results. In the report, Dr. Thum said they sampled the slough for pre-treatment and abundance on both July 10 and 11. Dr. Thum stated they qua...
The first time I walked into the office of the Whitehall Ledger in February of 2015, I quickly noticed a framed issue of a newspaper hanging on the wall near the entrance. I quickly glanced at the paper, and realized it was the first issue of the Ledger. For reasons I'm not quite sure of, the issue does not have a date on the front page, but it was published sometime in the spring of 1984. The headline for the lead story reads, "Whitehall area has newspaper", and discusses how the paper came to...
The 2016 season will go down as one of the best ever in the history of Whitehall High School football. The Trojans, who finished the season with a 10-2 record and a spot in the MHSA Class B Semifinals, were well represented on the District 5B All-State and All-Conference teams. Whitehall had four players who earned both All-State and All-Conference honors. The Trojans had another four who earned All-Conference honors. Seniors Braden Larsen and Andrew Simon, and juniors Wyatt Alexander and...
Whitehall High School students are just days away from their performance of "Arsenic and Old Lace". The annual fall play at the school is scheduled for Monday, November 21 and Tuesday November 22. Both performances are slated for 7 p.m. Drama Director Cheri Shaw said the play written in 1939 by Joseph Kesselring is a classic, and really fit with the cast she has. Shaw said there are 20 kids including stage crew participating, and the play has very challenging roles for her senior cast members....
Students in both Whitehall and Cardwell honored Veteran's at special ceremonies last week. There was a packed crowd in attendance at the Whitehall program that took place on Veteran's Day in the Varsity Gym. After the presentation of colors by the Cheer Squad and performance of the Star Spangled Banner by the MS/HS band, Whitehall 6-12 Principal Hannah Nieskens welcomed the crowd to the event. Nieskens said our nation owes a great debt to the our Veteran's. During the course of the program,...
After a solid month of production in September, Barrick Golden Sunlight Mine General Manager Dan Banghart told those in attendance at last week’s Community Transition Advisory Committee meeting in Whitehall, that the production in October was not as favorable. Banghart reported the production was 1,740 ounces, which was 45 percent of their target for the month. Banghart said this had to do with geotechnical issues and also because the mill was changing from a Carbon-In-Leach (CIL) to a Carbon-In-Pulp (CIP) process. He said the production issues...
Early in the season it was crystal clear there was something special about the 2016 Whitehall/Harrison High School football team. The team started off with five straight victories, including a gritty performance on the road against Anaconda, and a trouncing of rival Jefferson County. Following their first loss of the season against Manhattan, they would once again find themselves on a five game winning streak that would eventually take them to the semifinal round the MHSA Class B Playoffs....
With Thanksgiving approaching, I'm eagerly watching the weather forecast to see if I'll be able to make it to my hometown next week. I haven't been there since spring, so it would be really nice to spend time with my family and close friends. Last year was one of the few Thanksgivings I was not able to make it home, and it was a little bit of a strange feeling. The day is about family, friends, and enjoying what we have in our lives. But it's also about the food, and lots of it. No matter where...
One of the best seasons in Whitehall High School football history came to an end last Saturday in Eureka. After taking a 7-6 lead into halftime, the Trojans (10-2) were outscored 30-0 in the second half of their 37-6 MHSA Class B Semifinal matchup against the home standing Lions. Following the game, an emotional head coach Dan Lacey discussed the amazing accomplishments of the 2016 Whitehall/Harrison squad. "The experience was awesome. I hope these kids realize how much they accomplished not...
The Whitehall/Harrison High School football team is one win away from a spot in the MHSA Class B State Championship game. The Trojans (10-1) will look to advance to the finals when they once again will make a long trip to face off Saturday against Eureka (9-1), in a game scheduled to kickoff at 1 p.m. Whitehall earned a spot in the semifinals with a 40-26 road victory over Ronan. The Lions avenged their only loss of the season with a 43-8 victory last Saturday over Shelby. On the defensive side...
Prior to kickoff of the Whitehall/Harrison High School football teams quarterfinal matchup Saturday in Ronan, Trojan head coach Dan Lacey shared with his a team quote in the locker room. "At any moment you can change your story," Lacey wrote on the chalkboard in the locker room. Several hours later he would remind his team of the quote. After leading 28-6 in the first half, the Trojans had surrendered 22 unanswered points and led by just two with 6:50 left in the third quarter. "I talked with...
With the Holidays just around the corner, the Whitehall Food Pantry received a significant donation from the Knights of Columbus Council 8375 in Whitehall. According to Knights of Columbus Secretary Bob Casagrande, the organization decided at their November meeting that with the Holiday season coming up, they would donate $1,500 to the Whitehall Food Pantry, and $500 to the Ennis Food Bank. Casagrande said the money was made from projects like the yearly fish fry and Sunday Evening Bingo. Kim...
At the monthly school board meeting last week, Superintendent John Sullivan approached the Whitehall School Board of Trustees about the possibility of purchasing an activity bus for the districts. Sullivan said this issue has come up more and more as the teams travel, and the current Whitehall activity bus supplied by Harlow’s was out of commission for most of October. Sullivan said fans have expressed their desire for Whitehall kids to travel in a better bus. “It’s a community pride thing. I think it’s time to explore the idea of owning...
This week schools in both Whitehall and Cardwell will be hosting Veteran’s Day programs. The Cardwell program is scheduled for Thursday, November 10 at 1 p.m., and the Whitehall program is scheduled for Friday, November 11 at 10 a.m. in the Varsity Gym. Veteran’s Day is such an important holiday, and it really says a lot that both school districts take time to put together a special program. I attended the Whitehall program last year and was really impressed with the dedication by both students and staff members to honor those who have served o...
