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Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Students from across Southwest Montana will be headed to town next week for the Whitehall Middle School Music Festival. According to school musical director Janet Heilig, a total of eight schools will be at the festival planned February 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival will take place at both the elementary and high school, and is free of charge and open to the public. Heilig said performances will be happening in four different rooms and will take place every ten minutes. There will be two rooms designated for performances in the...
It will be an emotional night Thursday when the Whitehall High School boys basketball team hosts conference rival Manhattan. The Trojans will recognize seniors Wyatt Alexander, Ryan Murphy, and Braden Smith in a special ceremony prior to the game tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Varsity Gym. Whitehall Head Coach Zach McLean said the three are a great group of seniors and very respectful young men. "Time flies by, I can remember all three of them as freshman. They have dedicated...
Just minutes before a special screening last Friday night at the Star Theater of the "Ballad of Lefty Brown", the films star Bill Pullman said it was going to be an exciting night. He could not have been more correct as local residents came together for an evening of fun and giving back to the community. Not only did a sold out crowd attend the special premier/fundraiser, Star Theater Colton Anderson estimated they raised around $12,000 for the Jefferson Valley Museum. "It was great to pack the...
There will not be a winter gun show next month in Whitehall. According to event organizer Tom Harrington, the annual Winter Blast Gun Show sponsored by the Whitehall VFW and American Legion Post, and the Weapons Collectors Society of Montana has been cancelled. Harrington said the popular annual show would not take place due to insurance related issues. The popular bi-annual event brings in vendors from across Southwest Montana. The 2017 winter show had over 80 vendors in attendance....
A generous donation from the Ladies of the Country Store will greatly assist a planned renovation at the Whitehall Fire Hall. According to Joe Granvold of the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department, the Ladies Auxiliary made an $18,000 donation at a town council meeting earlier this month. The department will also be using $10,000 from the annual Frontier Days fundraiser for the estimated $28,000 project that includes extensive renovations in the conference room. Granvold said it is very exciting...
There was a special feeling in the air Friday night in downtown Whitehall, when shortly after 5 p.m., a large crowd started to make their way to the Star Theater for a special premiere/fundraiser screening of the film “The Ballad of Lefty Brown”. The event served as a wonderful opportunity for local residents to be able to meet the films star Bill Pullman and director Jared Moshe, but more importantly was a chance to raise a significant amount of money for the Jefferson Valley Museum. In total around $12,000 was raised for the museum and the...
I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was in the ninth grade and my friend Paul handed me a CD that he insisted I borrow for a few days. It wasn’t uncommon for him to turn me onto different kinds of music, but this day was different. He insisted I go right home and listen. He said to skip homework, chores, or whatever else I needed to do because these 11 songs would change my life. Little did I know, but Paul was right. His kind gesture of letting me borrow the album “Ten” by Pearl Jam has given me over 20 years of enjoyment. Pearl Jam’s...
Eleanor Armstrong of Cardwell passed away January 24 at Billings, Montana. She was born January 30, 1942 at Goshen, New York to Robert and Frances Wilkins. She married Dennis Best in 1961. Together they had four children. In 1983 she married Ed Armstrong from Cardwell, MT. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a son Steve Best. Ellie is survived by her husband Ed, daughter Claudia Best (Mike Land), son Dennis O. Best, Jr. (Gary Netti), daughter Sue Bauer (Delon), daughter in law Cynthia...
Monday, Jan 22 7:37 a.m. – traffic stop, North Whitehall Street, Whitehall 10:43 a.m. – traffic stop, Hwy 2 West, Whitehall 1:41 p.m. – traffic stop, I-90 westbound, MM 244, Whitehall 2:48 p.m. - theft-postal, 21 Cox Lane, Whitehall 4:31 p.m. – mental crisis, 460 Hwy 2 West, Whitehall 6:17 p.m. – traffic stop, 1st Street, Whitehall 7:33 p.m. – traffic stop, North Whitehall Street, Whitehall 9:28 p.m. – traffic stop, I-90 westbound, MM 261, Cardwell 11:18 p.m. – traffic stop, Legion Avenue, Whitehall Tuesday, Jan 23 12:40 a.m. – mental crisis...
A four-year starter and one of the best lineman in school history, Whitehall High School senior Dawson Hoerauf will continue his football career in college. Hoerauf committed earlier this month to play for Minot State, an NCAA Division II school in Minot, North Dakota. Following his senior season, Hoerauf was named both all-state and all conference, and was selected to play in the Montana East/West Shrine Bowl Game, and the Class B All Star Game. He was also named to the USA Today All-USA...
After four tough road battles, the Whitehall High School girls basketball team is returning to Varsity Gym for a Thursday night battle against Manhattan. In their first matchup this season, the Lady Trojans battled hard in the first quarter and only trailed 17-12 at the end of the period. The Lady Tigers were able to take control of the game in the second quarter after Whitehall had foul trouble with starters Allee Scafani and Dorothy Mastel. Manhattan would end the night with a 57-33 victory....
After a successful regular season, the Whitehall High School wrestling team proved they will be a force to reckon with during the postseason. The Trojans will next compete Saturday in Columbus at the Southern B/C Divisional Tournament. Senior wrestler Dawson Hoerauf said he has high goals for both the team and in his division. He would like Whitehall to win the team title and to win his second divisional crown at 285 pounds. He won a divisional title in 2016 and finished second in 2017. His...
(Rewritten by Arlene Weber from an article originally done by Roy Millegan) To recap from our previous articles, what we now know as Cardwell was named after Edward Cardwell, a famed rancher politically active during the transformation of Montana from a territory to a state. The town grew and became a popular stop by people driving the Yellowstone trail or arriving by train. David Ogan and his wife Ella were instrumental in making Cardwell family friendly with their efforts to create a quality s...
Anyone who has followed the Whitehall High School girls basketball team during the 2017-18 season has witnessed a fiercely dedicated squad that shows improvement each and every time they take the court. The Lady Trojans hard work came to fruition Thursday night when they picked up their first 5B District win of the season with a 55-45 home victory over Manhattan. With only three regular season games remaining on their schedule, head coach Kelly Nieskens said this is the time of year the team... Full story
