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Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Later this month, local residents will not only get the chance to meet actor Bill Pullman and director Jared Moshe at a special premier of the "Ballad of Lefty Brown" at the Whitehall Star Theater, they will also have the opportunity to raise money for the Jefferson Valley Museum. The theater is hosting a special premier fundraiser on Friday, January 26. The $50 ticket price includes a meet and greet with Pullman and Moshe, admission to the western filmed in Montana, and a reception at the White...
There is a new Mayor and four new Council members on the Town of Whitehall governing body. At a special meeting Jan. 3, Council members Barbara Gagnon, Katy James, Jason Good and Montina Rawson, and Mayor Mary Janacaro-Hensleigh were sworn into their positions. At the start of the meeting, Janacaro-Hensleigh addressed what she said were a lot of questions and concerns about the position of James on the Council. Janacaro-Hensleigh said Jefferson County Election Administrator Bonnie Ramey certified James for the position. The new Mayor told...
At the first Whitehall Chamber meeting of 2018, longtime executive coordinator Casey Chase stepped down from her position. Chase told the Chamber board she was grateful for her time in the position, will finish her current obligations, and she and her husband will remain active members of the local organization. She served in the position for four and a half years. “The growth and expansion of my own business requires more of my time than in previous years and I believe that my involvement will only slow down progress as I am unable to g...
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....
While local students were enjoying Christmas break, staff members in the Whitehall School District were busy making visual improvements to the Varsity Gym. According to Superintendent John Sullivan, several wraps were placed in the area around the gym during the break as a way to promote school pride. Two of the wraps feature inspirational quotes for students and community members, and the other features the entire Whitehall High School Class of 2017. Sullivan said they originally came up with...
Two days after a botched attempt to take an ATM at the Cardwell Store, two suspects were able to steal an ATM at an Exxon store off Interstate 15 in Idaho Falls. The IFPD has pictures of a flat-bed Super Duty Ford Truck used at both incidents. The the truck was stolen, and the New Mexico license plates were stolen from another vehicle. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department was dispatched to the Cardwell Store located at 770 East Hwy 2 at 7:06 a.m. on December 26. In the Idaho robbery, the...
The Whitehall Chamber of Commerce is looking to move away from the Futurity Event at the annual Frontier Days Celebration in July. Chamber Executive Coordinator Casey Chase said at a meeting last week that it has become more difficult to work with contractors and while prices are going up for the event, attendance is not. Chase said they would be looking into doing a more traditional rodeo, ranchers rodeo, or having barrel racing and roping. In other business, Chase said they currently have 51 Chamber renewals for 2018. After a total of 62...
Since it was built in the 1990’s, the Varsity Gym at Whitehall High School has served as a large gathering spot for the local community. Large groups gather throughout the year for sporting events, concerts, and graduation. The gym area is also most likely the place that is visited by more people from out of town over the course of the year. Often times the gym is the only thing people may visit when in town and its appearance is important. Over the past several weeks, school officials have been...
Trying to take a vacation while owning a weekly newspaper can be tricky. Not only is it important to get the product out to customers each and every week, I also have a postal permit that requires me to publish even if I had some sort of crazy idea of combining a couple of issues at the end of the year or during the summer. In the past couple years I have taken a three-day weekend several times, and once took four days in a row off. Despite saying I would be taking time off, I would generally spend an hour or two each day getting stuff ready...
Two nights after a tough 50-46 road loss at Manhattan, the Whitehall High School boys basketball team bounced back in impressive fashion with a 59-33 road victory over Twin Bridges. Trojans (5-3, 1-2 5B) head coach Zach McLean said his team played really well in the Saturday win over the Falcons. "It was great to see that kind of response. Those type of games show what type of character your team has," he said. "Defensively we were locked in. I thought our help side rotation was the best is has...
With two home games scheduled this week, the Whitehall High School girls basketball team is continuing to work hard to reach their goals for the season. The Lady Trojans will host Townsend Thursday at 6:00, and will play the late game Saturday night against Missoula-Loyola. In road action last week, the Lady Trojans fell Thursday 57-33 to Manhattan, and 54-19 Saturday at Twin Bridges. Head coach Kelly Nieskens said the team is starting to embrace the idea of constant pressure. "We showed that...
The Whitehall High School wrestling team had two place at last weekend's prestigious Tom LeProwse Tournament in Bozeman. Junior Connor Johnson placed fifth at 132 pounds and Dawson Hoerauf finished seventh at 285. Assistant coach Steve Sacry said Johnson had a very good tournament with a 5-2 record in weight class of mostly Class A and AA wrestlers. Sacry said Hoerauf had an equally stacked weight class. Sacry said on Saturday the rest of the team wrestled at a secondary tournament in Bozeman,...
Trailing 16-10 at the end of the first quarter Friday night against Missoula Loyola, the Whitehall High School boys basketball team came out firing on all cylinders in the second quarter. The Trojans outscored the visiting Rams 18-4 in the quarter on their way to a 72-58 victory. Following the game, Trojans head coach Zach McLean praised his teams defensive effort, especially after switching from zone to straight man to man in the second quarter. "That's the best defense we've had all year...
