Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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The Jefferson Valley Museum will hold its annual meeting April 5 at the Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. This is the time to see what your Museum has accomplished and what is in the future. Along with a review of the year, two directors will be elected to the Board. Joe Sologub from Elk Park will present a program about that area - part of the unknown history of Jefferson County. Because of the Tax Increment Fund from the Town of Whitehall, the grant from...
It was a packed house March 10 at the 2018 Jefferson Valley Sportsmen Association Banquet. The banquet is a primary fundraiser for the group that goes above and beyond to help local outdoor enthusiasts. Past projects have included a spray day to help the BLM and private landowners to tackle weeds or developing and maintaining a kid's fishing pond, a shooting range for members, and awareness seminars for aquatic weed identification. The organization also works with Montana FWP on issues that...
A fund has been set up at Rocky Mountain Bank to assist the medical expenses for Erik Todd. The former Cardwell resident was seriously injured in a snowboarding accident earlier this month in Utah. Local residents are being asked to donate at the bank located at 101 East Legion Avenue. Out of area residents can donate by visiting https://www.youcaring.com/eriktoddorlynnettegreenmother-1124928. A Facebook post from his father John said Erik was involved in a significant snowboard accident on...
The Whitehall High School Athletic Hall of Fame will enshrine its third class, the Class of 2018, later this month. The Induction Ceremony will take place Saturday, March 24th from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Whitehall High School Varsity Gym in Whitehall. Doors will open for dinner at 5:30 p.m. The public is welcome but RSVPs are required no later than March 15th. RSVPs can be sent via email to chairmanwhshof@gmail.com or by calling (406) 396-3556. Cost is $12 per meal for adults and $9 per meal fo...
Whether it is a spray day to help the BLM and private landowners to tackle weeds or developing and maintaining a kid's fishing pond, the Jefferson Valley Sportsmen Association goes above and beyond on a yearly basis to local outdoor enthusiasts. This Saturday, local residents can help keep the JVSA a strong local presence with their attendance at the annual banquet scheduled for March 10 at the Whitehall Community Center. The $20 price of admission includes a yearly membership to the...
The Cardwell School District has one opening for the 2018 Board of Trustee Election. Candidates must be eligible to vote and also reside in the district. A Declaration of Intent and Oath of Candidacy must be filed with the school no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 29. To obtain a form or for more info please contact Lisa Morgan, District Clerk, 287-3321....
The offices of the Whitehall Ledger will be closed from March 1 to 4. The deadline for the March 7 newspaper is Monday, March 5 at 5 p.m....
Three Whitehall players were named to the rosters for the 2018 Southwest Montana High School Basketball Classic, which will be played Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at the Montana Tech HPER. A committee of sport writers, broadcasters, and media personnel selected the teams after receiving nominations from the coaches of participating schools. Senior Wyatt Alexander and junior Max Feight will both play for the “Big Sky” Boys team, and junior Dorothy Mastel will play for the “Big Sky” girls team. According to Butte Chamber of Commerce Director Stephan...
It was a record setting weekend at the 16th annual Cori Bishop, Dave McLaughlin, Steve Dyson Memorial Pool Tournament. The tournament had a total of 60 teams in 2018, beating the previous record of 51. The top 12 teams were paid out at the event that took place at the Whitehall Community Center, Mint Bar, Legends and Two Bit. TOP 12 1. Mike Schaff/Nate Neergaard 2. Dave Custer/Jason Tygert 3. Jeff Grinwis/Nick Douman 4. Dave Garcia/ Brian LaFond 5. George Price/Jerry Churchill 6. Jeff...
The Whitehall Country Store Board of Directors recently announced the availability of five $5,000 scholarships to be awarded to graduating Whitehall High School seniors or homeschoolers who will be full-time students enrolled in Fall 2018 classes at an accredited college, university, or trade school. Although the focus of most scholarship programs is academic, the main criteria established by the Board of Directors is a student's deep desire to further their academic goals beyond high school...
The Whitehall Town Council meeting originally scheduled for January 8 has been postponed. The regular monthly meeting will instead take place Tuesday, January 16 at 7 p.m. The Whitehall School Board of Trustees meeting scheduled for January 9 has also been changed due to a home wrestling meet. The meeting will instead take place January 10 at 7 p.m. in the school library. Both meetings will televised locally and streamed at www.audiostreamingsolutions.com....
There was plenty of fun last week with two Madrigal Dinners at Whitehall High School. The biennial performance is used to raise money for choir and band students. The 2017 event included songs, dancing, food, band performances and a scene from Shakespeare....
Four local athletes were named to the roster for the 2017 Montana East West Shrine Bowl Game in Great Falls. Whitehall seniors Wyatt Alexander and Dawson Hoerauf were both selected to the West team. Alexander will play receiver and Hoerauf will play offensive guard at the game that will take place July 21. Senior Braden Smith was selected to the West squad as an alternate at the linebacker position. Zeb Antonioli, a Whitehall resident and senior at Butte Central High School, was selected as an alternate at guard. Look for a feature story about...
Trailing by ten at half Tuesday night against Big Timber, the Whitehall High School boys basketball team, sparked by an incredible game from junior Max Feight, rallied to take a five point lead with under a minute to play in regulation. Unfortunately, a late Herders rally sent the game to overtime where the Trojans would eventually fall by a final score of 71-67. In one of the best individual performances in school history, Feight put the team on his back in the second half with a career high 45 points. Whitehall came out of the gates strong...
Monday, Nov. 6 2:42 a.m. - suspicious/ person/vehicle/circumstance, 1 Commercial Way, Whitehall 6:38 a.m. - traffic accident, I-90 westbound, MM 250, Whitehall 7:46 a.m. - traffic accident, I-90 westbound, MM 250, Whitehall 7:58 a.m. - traffic accident/ 1 vehicle /injury, Hwy 55, Whitehall 8:40 a.m. - fish & game violations, Hwy 69, Cardwell 8:45 a.m. - traffic accident, Hwy 69, Cardwell 9:32 a.m. - traffic accident, Hwy 55, Whitehall 10:34 a.m. - traffic accident, Hwy 55, Whitehall 1:35 p.m. - traffic/ reckless, I-90 westbound, MM 245,...
How did you end up in Whitehall? My wife Betty, and I were living in Butte where I worked for Montana Power. We were looking for a bit more elbow room and a climate where the growing season was long enough for a corn harvest. I had fond memories of Whitehall and pre-game meals at the Borden Hotel when we used to travel from Livingston for football and basketball games with Butte Central. We were lucky to find a piece of property just north of town to build on, and we've been here since. How long...
The Whitehall/Harrison High School football team will look back on one of the most successful seasons in team history at a banquet next week. The annual team banquet is scheduled for November 15 at 7 p.m. in the high school multipurpose room. The event is free and open to the public....
The historic Boulder Hot Springs has invited local resident Michele Franich to exhibit her art from November 1, 2017 to mid-January next year. An open house reception will take place November 12 from Noon to 2 p.m. in the dining hall. Franich was first inspired to paint during a brief trip to Mexico after witnessing a street artist create beautiful and complex art, using only spray paint, match book covers and plastic bags. Tough she had no formal training; Michele's art journey began in late...
Members of the Jefferson River Canoe Trail enjoyed a fall picnic Saturday to celebrate after raising $270,000 in 2017 to fully pay for a new 30-acre walk-in fishing access site and paddlers' campsite on the Jefferson River segment of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. "We're turning a private property into something that the public has access to... it's our backyard, not just one person's backyard," said JRCT board member Judy Aaker of Butte. Temporarily named Waterloo Grove, the...
The Whitehall Rotary Club will host their annual Harvest Dance on Sunday, October 29 at the Whitehall Community Center. The door will open at 4:20 p.m., music will begin at 4:30 p.m. and last until 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 per person and a family of four or more (two adults and children under 18) is $35. This includes a meal that will be served from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. The meal includes a bratwurst (also, a limited selection of all beef, chicken or vegetarian options will be offered), potato...
The season will come to an end Saturday for the Whitehall High School Cross Country team. The Trojans will be competing at the State Tournament at the Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena. “I feel like we are ready for state,” head coach Kerry Sacry said. The team last competed Saturday at a meet in Townsend. Sacry said he felt the team had some good runs and highlighted Lady Trojan Madison Loomis who ran a 23:10 and placed 23rd, and Dawson Powers who finished 23rd in the boy’s race at 19:23.34. Kenzie Hugulet had a time of 23:14.96, and Dalto...
The Whitehall High School volleyball team played some great volleyball in their opening set last night against Big Timber before eventually falling 25-23. The Lady Herders would take control in the second and third sets (25-11, 25-7) to take the road victory at a special "Pink Out" night at Varsity Gym. Sophomores Morgan Benner and Hannah Tebay each had seven digs for the Lady Trojans. Junior Dorothy Mastel added five digs and team high five kills. Tebay had a team high six assists. Mastel and T...
A free water rights workshop is taking place Thursday, October 5 at the Borden’s Hotel Conference Room in Whitehall at 6 p.m. The workshop is being hosted by Ponderosa Advisors LLC, and will focus on recent letters sent to land and water right owners by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC). The five water rights questions that will be answered at the workshop are: 1. Do I need to file for an old stock or domestic water right? 2. How do I protect my current water use? 3. I received a handful of “Review Abs...
The Jefferson Valley Community Foundation will host their Fall Grant Cycle Awards next week. The event will take place October 12 in the Borden’s Conference Room at 7:00 p.m. 2017 grants will be presented to area nonprofits and will also include an Ice Cream Social. They JFCF is happy announce that Amy Sullivan, Montana Community Foundation’s Director of Gift Planning will make a presentation of Legacy Planning and the Montana Endowment Tax Credit at the event. Amy will also present a program at the Senior Center at noon, and at the Bar...
It will be a great time for a great cause Tuesday, October 10 in Varsity Gym. The Whitehall Lady Trojans are set to host Big Timber in a special "Pink Out" event to raise awareness for Breast Cancer. Along with the Lady Trojans wearing pink, head coach Lauren McDonald encouraged fans to join them in an effort to raise awareness. The junior varsity game will start at 5 p.m. and will be followed by varsity action....
