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 lineup has been announced for the 2020 Headwaters Country Jam scheduled for Thursday, June 18 to Saturday, June 20 at the "Bridge" near Cardwell. The headlining acts for the festival are Midland, Clay Walker, and Dustin Lynch and tickets will go on sale Friday, January 24. Other acts scheduled are Ashley McBryde, Tanya Tucker, Rayne Johnson, Mitchell Tenpenny, the Cadillac Three, Meghan Patrick, Ryan Griffin, Craig Morgan, Blanco Brown, Madison Kozak, and Tim Montana. Prior to last year's...
The Missoula Children's Theater is heading to Whitehall. An audition for the production of "Johnny Appleseed" is scheduled for Tuesday, February, 18 from 3:40 to 5:40 p.m. Those Whitehall K-8 students auditioning should arrive right after school and plan to stay for the full two hours. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the audition. Among the roles to be cast are Johnny Appleseed; Granpa's Kiddos, the Pioneers; Sir Peter Prescott and his...
There were probably a lot of people I graduated high school within Wyoming that instantly matured as they took their next steps in life, but this was certainly not the case for myself or my trusted crew The couple of years following high school were very eventful, never dull, and included a lot of pranks. Looking back, it may seem a bit childish now, but my friends and I went back and forth so hard at each other with our pranks that I once was left screaming in the bathroom at 4 a.m. because of Mel Gibson. Probably my biggest partner in crime...
Scott Grasser, 58 February 9, 1961 - January 15, 2020 Scott Grasser passed away at his home in Columbia Falls, Montana with his wife Vicki by his side. Scott was born in Salt Lake City, Utah as the forth child of Bob and Bertie Grasser. He and his family moved to Great Falls, Montana when Scott was a baby then when Scott was seven he moved with his family to Waterford, Wisconsin and when he was eleven he moved with his family to Billings, Montana where he finished school. He joined the Air...
While it may not have resulted in a win last week, the Whitehall High School boys basketball team showed they are close to a breakthrough game. The Trojans lost two close games last week the first a 47-40 setback Thursday at Anaconda and a heart-breaking 50-47 overtime loss Friday at rival Boulder. Tied at 16 at the half, Whitehall (1-11, 0-6 5B) would come out of the break strong Friday outscoring the Panthers 14-6 to take a 30-22 lead into the final quarter. Jefferson would answer with a...
The Whitehall High School wrestling had a strong performance last week finishing third out of 16 teams at last week's Class B/C Duals. Assistant Coach Steve Sacry said the dual format puts the focus on the team's performance over the individual, and there many instances where wrestlers stepped up for the good of the team. In pool action Friday, Sacry said the Trojans won both the matches, the first a solid 53-9 victory over Shepherd and a strong 58-0 win over Red Lodge. On Saturday, Whitehall...
The Whitehall High School girls basketball team moved to 10-2 with two road wins last week. The Lady Trojans (10-2, 5-1) picked up a hard-fought 57-53 win Thursday night at the Snake Pit in Anaconda and followed it up Friday with an impressive 56-41 road win at Jefferson High School in Boulder. Head Coach Kelly Nieskens said in Anaconda they got to be part of a special night for their community as they honored Gabbie Stetzner, a student who is courageously battling cancer. Nieskens said there...
Joe C. Kenworthy, 89, passed away Wednesday, 8 January 2020, at the Tobacco Root Care Center in Sheridan, Montana. Joe was born on June 2, 1930, in Butte to Vernon and Catherine Kenworthy. He was preceded in death by his mother and father and two of his brothers, Jim and Jack. Joe is survived by his brother Bill Kenworthy of Whitehall, and numerous nephews and nieces. After moving in the 1940s to Washington and Oregon State, Joe moved variously to Butte, Virginia City, and Alder, and settled in...
To make her new album, "While I'm Livin'," it could be said Tanya Tucker went on the musical equivalent of a blind date. When Tucker arrived at in Los Angeles to get into the studio, she had not discussed the type of album she was going to make with Shooter Jennings, the co-producer for the project. Before arriving for the recording session, Tucker had also not met Brandi Carlile, heard her music and knew very little about Carlile, who teamed up with her long-time musical partners, Phil and Tim...
Beloved mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, Joyce Michelle (Ruckdaschel) Ambrosini, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020. She was the second child born to Edwin and RoseAnne (Gonzalez) Ruckdaschel in Butte, MT on February 27, 1956. Joyce is survived by her two sons Robert Lyman of Seattle, WA and William (Susan) Lyman of Sierra Vista, AZ, three grandsons Luke Sauls, Andy Lyman, and William Lyman, and one great granddaughter Charlotte Sauls. As well as her siblings...
