Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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April 10, 1997 March snowstorms and temperatures varied across the state adding snow to many already well-above-average snowpack levels, according to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Jefferson River drainage was at 136 percent of average snowpack. The ranks of volunteers assisting with “Spring Clean Whitehall” expanded with civic groups and local businesses donating time, money, and effort to the cleanup project. In support of both the Whitehall cleanup and Arbor Day, Golden Sunlight Mine provided 450 ponderosa pine seed...
April 3, 1997 The Mayflower Mine - an active mine site in the 1890s and late 1930s - is active again, and after the site preparation is soon completed an exploratory drilling program to determine if the possible gold and silver ore body exists is expected to begin in June 1997. Joe Ryan was elected and Charlotte Trudgeon was re-elected to three-year terms in the Whitehall School Board of Trustees election. New population statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Census, released through the Montana Department of Commerce, shows Jefferson County with...
March 27, 1997 Paul Stremick, a high school principal with an affection for small towns, became Whitehall’s new school superintendent. He was offered the job - and accepted it - on Wednesday, March 26, which concluded an intense and exhaustive search process by the Whitehall Board of Trustees. Stremick was raised in Walhalla, North Dakota, a town with a population of about 1,200 people. He taught school for four years and served as principal of St. Labre High School in Ashland, MT from 1992-1995. He was principal at Shepherd High School, in S...
March 20, 1997 Trojan Educator of the Week was Whitehall school nurse, Dorothy Simonsen. Dorothy was nominated by Barb Thronson for doing “an excellent job as a school nurse for K-12. She is very competent.” Trojan Student of the Week was Brice Emerson, a sophomore at Whitehall High School. Brice was nominated by Debbie Sorensen for “working hard at trying new activities and developing some solid skills in Home Ec.” Brice is the son of Ben Emerson and enjoys football and hanging out with his friends. Trojan Athletes of the Week were Melissa...
At a meeting held March 6th in Whitehall, about a dozen Whitehall area residents met with county commissioners Leonard Wortman and Sam Samson to discuss the proposed county road ordinance. The meeting produced a fairly unified position among those in attendance that county roads should be better signed, that signs and enforcement should be prioritized based on risk and danger, that site-specific speed limits are better than a countywide 35 MPH limit, and that on many roads in the county many people currently drive too fast for road conditions....
March 6, 1997 The town of Whitehall officially requested, and received, a 30-day extension on its reply to the legal motion filed before the Montana Supreme Court protesting aspects of the Whitehall water improvement project. Lulu Taylor celebrated her 103rd birthday in Whitehall on February 27th at the Whitehall Senior Citizens Center. Several friends joined Lulu for the celebration and a special cake was presented on her behalf. She was born on February 25, 1894. Hervey Perez of Whitehall’s Asten Center of Natural Therapeutics visited the M...
February 27, 1997 The search for a new Whitehall School District Superintendent narrowed to four candidates. The finalists included: Jan Cahill, Superintendent for Fromberg School District south of Billings; John Cheek, Superintendent and Principal for Augusta School District; William Colter, Superintendent and Principal for Hysham School District; and Paul Stremick, Principal for Shepherd High School. Each was scheduled to visit Whitehall before the final decision expected by April 1. Whitehall High School senior Kirk Joy won an Outstanding...
February 13, 1997 The Whitehall Town Council voted to advance transportation improvement projects and sponsor the Whitehall Business Association federal grant application. The projects, part of the Community Transportation Enhancement Program (CTEP) through the Montana Department of Transportation include the Yellowstone Trail footpath, First Street Footbridge, and Legion Avenue sidewalk repair. Snow water levels in Montana continue to break records in many areas of the state according to mountain snowpack data from the Natural Resources...
February 6, 1997 The search for a new school superintendent continues as Bill Barringer, current Whitehall school superintendent, is retiring after 11 years. The top three characteristics Whitehall residents want in the new superintendent are leadership, a belief in good student discipline practices, and the capability of good professional judgment when applying school policies. The Board will review applications and is expected to make a final decision in the spring with the new superintendent beginning on July 1. Sherry and John C. Cargill...
January 30, 1997 According to a statistical report recently published by Montana State University, Whitehall and the surrounding area are not only growing in population, but the growth is among the highest in Montana. The report shows the population in Jefferson County grew 13.2 percent from 1990 through 1994, which ranks the county in fourth place in Montana. Whitehall and the southern portion of Jefferson County grew by 11 percent over the same five-year period. Preparations were being made to move the Corner Store into the former building...
January 23, 1997 An electrical fire consumed the fifth wheel camper home and destroyed nearly all of the personal belongings of a Whitehall resident early Monday morning, January 20. The Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department responded to the 1 AM call within five minutes but arrived to find the home of Mike Allen nearly engulfed by fire. Firefighters responded with one water truck and two fire trucks but could do little against the severe blaze. Firefighters called an ambulance to treat Allen for smoke inhalation, and Allen was further treated...
January 16, 1997 A sharply divided Whitehall Town Council with a 4-3 vote approved a water rate increase for town businesses and residents during the council meeting on January 13. The vote, which followed a lengthy and oftentimes bitter hearing and debate, helped solidify the future of the Whitehall water improvement project and moved the project a major step toward final completion. Amid allegations that the council’s actions on the water rate increase were illegal and discriminatory, and after a brief scuffle between Whitehall Town M...
January 9, 1997 Whitehall Mayor Neil Gallagher reviewed the progress made in 1996 saying substantial progress had been made on the $1.3 million projects which would upgrade the town’s water supply system by funding construction of new drinking water lines and a new water tank. It also called for the installation of water meters. He said expected completion was in 1997. Another highlight of the year was the signed lease between Jefferson County and the town of Whitehall which helped local efforts to improve the rodeo grounds and baseball f...
January 2, 1997 Area residents attended an informational meeting presenting an explanation of a proposed Extended Area Service (EAS) plan and showed nearly unanimous support for the new plan. An EAS involves expanding the local calling area to include nearby exchanges such as Butte. In Whitehall’s exchange, phone customers pay long-distance rates for calls into the Butte exchange. The EAS would come with a cost increase for all affected customers. Options under review would increase Whitehall’s rates by an amount between $2.10 to $10.19 dep...
