Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Rhea Armstrong may have been born in Butte, but she is a true Cardwell native. Her family has always been in the region; her great grandparents originated their homestead in Milligan Canyon. Attending Cardwell School up to her high school years, Rhea participated in a local 4H club. After graduating from Whitehall High School she attended college, obtaining a degree in Elementary Education from the University of Montana Western, then known as the Western Montana College, in 1987. Her degree...
LaDonna Knox was born in Midvale, Utah, near Salt Lake City; where she lived until about a year ago. After attending Midvale Elementary and Hillcrest High School, she worked for a medical surgeries kit making company, before eventually deciding to pursue a degree in Administrative Assistance. She was a secretary for several years before switching up the pace and becoming an HR Director at a glass company, where she presided for 15 years. In 2006, when the economy was struggling, the glass...
The Jefferson Valley Hospice, a wonderful organization based in Whitehall, has been active in our community since March of 1983. It all started with a hospice training course where thirty-two people signed up, which was supplied by the Highlands Office and was the initial contact for the start of the operation. The state licensed the group in 1984. Out of the 32 original trainees, fifteen remain on board. Some of the original members included: Jackie Uivary, Dr. Sacry, Duane Scott, Brooke Connor...
Pamala (pronounced Paw-Maul-Uhh) Bowen was born in Blackfoot Idaho to hardworking parents. She was born a high-functioning autistic child but she has never let anything stop her. Her family moved to Idaho Falls and lived there throughout her school years. When she turned thirteen she became terribly ill. She found out when she was fourteen that she had cancer. She went through emergency surgery and appreciated the world more. She joined her high school cheer squad and was well-regarded by her pe...
Lonna Johnson was born in Butte, but was raised in Whitehall. As far as she knows, she was in the first kindergarten class to be held at the Whitehall schools, making her an original Trojan! She grew up in the Whitehall school system, graduating in 1988. After graduation, she took odd jobs cleaning houses, as well as working at A&W for a year. She hadn't known what she had wanted to do with her life, but her Aunt lived in Great Falls told her that a hairstylist would always have a job no matter...
Shelly Heppler was born in Billings, Montana into a loving family. She lived in Lockwood, just outside of Billings, while going to elementary school. She completed high school at Helena Helena, after relocating when her mother took a job with the State. She worked during high school at Sambo's Restaurant, where she learned the truest form of customer service and waitress etiquette. A year after she graduated from high school, Shelly went to Western Montana College in Dillon, where she was able...
Lexi Bowman was born in Bozeman, Montana, in 1999. She was raised in Whitehall with her two siblings. When she was born, Lexi suffered from a lack of oxygen, resulting in her having Cerebral Palsy (CP). She has struggled with Cerebral Palsy and fights hard daily to overcome all the limitations CP entails in order to further herself. Cerebral Palsy is a cognitive disorder which can affect movement, speech, learning, and more. Lexi worked hard through elementary school with the help of others in...
Gina Ossello was born and raised in Butte, Montana, where she attended elementary through high school. As a young girl, she always enjoyed horses, both for enjoyment as well as for competition. During her school years, she competed in both the English and Western riding styles. Basketball and track also became very important in her early years. When she graduated from high school, Gina enrolled at Colorado State College with the intent to get her major in Animal Science. Her love for horses cont...
She's the smiling face of Settings by All Things Montana and a rock hound for the ages. She is Pam Polachi. Pam Polachi was born in Red Lodge, Montana, in 1965. After a quick stint in California, her family backtracked and returned to Montana, settling firmly in Whitehall. During her middle school years, Pam grew interested in rocks and animals, excelling in and loving anything to do with the Earth. Once high school came, however, her interests had changed, and she lost sight of her rocks,...
Tayla Andrews was born in Canada to ranching parents. Her traveling life began at the age of two when she was whisked away to Kansas where her grandparents lived in order to assist them; also, her father had oil rights in Kansas. After seven years in Kansas, the family moved to Bozeman, mainly so her father could flee from his allergies! Andrews spent grade school at MT Ellis Elementary outside of Bozeman and took both seventh and eighth grade in one year at the age of twelve and a half, maintai...
Chris Proffer has been a proud member of our Whitehall community for 24 years and has made quite a name for herself. Chris, known throughout Whitehall as the Dysfunctional Quilter, started her sewing career at eight year old under the supervision of her paternal grandmother. She was raised in Moscow Idaho where she spent her childhood and high school years. They worked on baby doll quilted blankets with the help of a treddle sewing machine and some cattails that were dried, then used for the...
Jim Stearns has been a proud member of the Whitehall community for 15 years, but his ties to Whitehall go back far longer. Jim was born in Butte, Montana in 1947 due to Harlowtown not having a hospital. His parents, Hal and Jean Stearns, purchased the Harlowtown Times and Jim was raised in the newspaper business. Through his work at the paper he was able to learn unique skills like reading backwards, upside down, backwards upside down, and upside down backwards. Jim would often visit his...
Arlene Weber is the first generation in her family to be born in Montana, though her family has been here since 1910. Her father was born out of state; he would often tell her stories about his home state of Iowa, but also the town of Whitehall, MT they lived in. Her father and grandfather have always inspired her love of history which has guided Arlene through her life. She was told stories of her Grandmother coming over on a clipper ship and how her grandmother was around for the 1900s Haley's...
Bob Casagrande was born and raised in Montana. He was raised on his grandparents ranch (The Salvagni Ranch) and was there every summer. He officially took roots in Whitehall in 1969, which was the same year he graduated from the University of Montana Western, married, and signed on to a teaching position in Butte, Montana. His degree from Western was in Elementary Education and started his work in Butte with intermediate classes. He was a popular teacher teaching 5th grade for most of his...
Laurell Ovitt is best known for her gorgeous original artwork, which she sells at the Whitehall Farmers Market and around town. However, there is much more to her than just her art. Laurell is a 4th generation Montana native who originally grew up in Dillon; her grandmother lived in Bannack. She is very close to her sister, who helps with selling her art. Laurel attended high school in Dixon where there were only 25 kids; after graduating high school she went to college not once, but twice. In Missoula she received her Associates in Forestry;...
