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 Whitehall Senior Center has proudly held its doors open to the Whitehall community for fifty years! Join Jim Webster and the rest of the Senior Citizen crew on Saturday, February 2nd, from 1 PM to 5 PM for an ice cream social at the Senior Center, located at 3 N. Division Street. The Whitehall Chamber of Commerce will also be on hand to celebrate this golden anniversary with a gold ribbon-cutting ceremony! Don’t miss the fun and celebrations this Saturday from 1 PM to 5 P...
The Whitehall Senior Center has teamed with AARP to offer Whitehall senior citizens free help with their taxes. On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, from 10 AM to 3 PM, AARP Tax Relief will be at the Senior Center at 3 N. Division Street in Whitehall. To RSVP for a free appointment, please contact Jim at 287-5336. Assistance is for private citizens only; businesses will not be helped....
The Jefferson Valley Museum is offering a free program on Wednesday evening, February 19th, at 7 PM at the museum barn. Take a "walk" through the Whitehall cemetery while comfortably seated in a warm room. The program will cover history given at the October cemetery walk with some additional information included. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about more than 30 past residents of the town and valley, some well-known and others few have heard about; all played a part in our...
Everyone is invited to an intergenerational (all-ages) BINGO and Soup Night at Trinity United Methodist (102 N. Brooke Street) on Wednesday, February 19th, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Join us for a bowl of soup and a time to connect and play bingo and other games. All are welcome, invited, and encouraged to attend this fun evening!...
It’s going to take all of us to create a Montana where there is justice, safety, and dignity for all. This means that we need YOU to take contact your legislator this legislative session. • Call the capitol switchboard at 406-444-4800: The switchboard is open 7 AM to 5:30 PM M-F. State your name, where you’re located, and ask to leave a message Supporting/Opposing the bill you want to leave comment on. • Submit public comment: There’s a new system for leaving message to legislators this year that does require you to create an account. You’ll ne...
Join the Western Legacy Center (415 N. Whitehall St.) for a special evening celebrating Montana’s rich literary heritage at Author Book Signing Night this Saturday from 2 PM to 5 PM. Meet a variety of talented Montana authors, hear the stories behind their books, and get your copies personally signed!...
Dear Editor, Who will pay for Senator Hertz's reform of tax increment financing? Tax increment financing (TIF) is a policy driver that incentivizes private developers to develop in areas they would not otherwise develop, e.g., 100-year-old vacant, blighted structures full of contaminants on rural Main Streets. Why? They can't cash flow them. They can't maximize their profits. It is cheaper to buy ag and green lands outside of the city boundaries where they don't have to hassle with city codes,...
Dear Editor, We are seeking feedback from our community for truth and clarity in the midst of this political chaos. We'd like to do a weekly column about the issues of today that provides a path to the truth based on primary sources and evidence. We have asked former Whitehall High School librarian Holly Harper to do the heavy lifting vis-a-vis research, and she is eager to hear the questions and find the answers. Full disclosure: Holly is a Never Trumper but answers to the truth, not to a...
Dear Editor, In recent online discussions in town regarding policies recently perpetrated by our illustrious school administration, I was accused of being “woke.” I found this to be quite upsetting as, until now, I had subscribed to Hess’s description, “Woke is being the inverse of politically correct and wanting everyone to know just how correct you are.” I have never in my life striven for political correctness and have rebelled against it. I always regarded “woke” by its current defin...
Dear Editor, Super job, Drama Team!!! Genuine concern for our young folks means we would listen to them. Isn't it ironic that their production was stifled when it dealt with this exact issue? Shame, shame! DAVE AND JENNY SCOTT Whitehall, Montana...
Dear Editor, I can't wait to talk about it! Oh my....what a load of hubbub. I listened to people I know and heard about the "woke" play I Don't Want To Talk About It. One thing I have learned in dealing with politics is to do research. I encouraged others to check it out: read the script, talk to Liz [Pullman], ask the school board. I read the article published by Montana Talks. It was distorted at best. I read about all the awards and praise from Missoula (honestly, I don't put much weight behi...
Everyone is invited to an intergenerational (all-ages) BINGO and Soup Night at Trinity United Methodist (102 N. Brooke Street) on Wednesday, February 19th, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Join us for a bowl of soup and a time to connect and play bingo and other games. All are welcome, invited, and encouraged to attend this fun evening!...
Dear Editor, We went and saw the play I Don't Want to Talk About It this past Saturday. First off, kids and coach, well done!!! The Whitehall I know is who showed up and supported. The message was clear: TALK. As families, preachers, friends, and community members we need to listen. The worst part of this whole thing is that the Whitehall public school administration and school board proved they aren't willing to listen. Thankfully Whitehall is much more than the public school system. As the...
All people born post-internet will likely die having forgotten more total information than all their ancestors combined ever learned. What percentage of people have sat in the back seat of their own car? If commercialized space travel becomes a reality, we will buy water from Europa as a luxury product, the same way we buy iceberg water now. A perfectly straight road would go into space. When we were younger, most of us didn’t understand why it was common for people to bring their phones into the bathroom. Most people don’t wear sweatpants when...
I have been on the Whitehall School board for around a decade. I have seen a lot of controversy from a lot of different angles in my time on the board. In every situation there are multiple sides and perspectives, and someone is always disappointed, angry, or sad by the way it plays out. I think it is important to try to understand the point of views of all parties, and empathize when you can’t agree. Over the past couple months that Whitehall High School Drama Club has prepared and performed a play called, “I don’t want to talk about it” T...
This week and next are full of activities at the Whitehall Community Library. Many have noticed that the stairway and children's areas are getting a new look, as artist Teresa Young is painting a full-scale mural on the new office wall and sunflowers down the stairs. With all the snow falling this year, it makes things so cheerful to see all the bright colors, which give hope of warm weather and spring. Our first Teen History Book Club meets on Friday, February 21st, at 1 PM. The History Book...
Feeling stressed out, overwhelmed, or anxious is a problem that many people regularly face. Work, family, extra activities, and current events can all contribute to making life feel fast-paced and chaotic. It can feel like there’s never enough time to truly rest or reset. But what if it didn’t have to be this way? What if you could learn how to find a place of peace and calm no matter what situation you find yourself in? Anyone interested in reducing or relieving stress is invited to join Bethel Wagner at Sage Wellness Center for a 3-part class...
The Whitehall Medical Clinic is pleased to announce that, after more than 22 years, we have added a new provider to our healthcare team. Please join us in welcoming Eve Cruea, MSN, FNP-C. Eve is not exactly a "new" face here at the clinic. Many of you may know her from her time working here as a Registered Nurse over the past several years. Eve has worked diligently over the last 2 years to obtain her degree as a certified Nurse Practitioner. Her hard work, dedication, and love for learning...
1 YEARS AGO - FEBRUARY 1925, Part II: February 1925 was busy around the world. Headlines in the Jefferson Valley News that month included Income Tax Returns Must Be Filed By March 15; President Pays Sincere Tribute To Newspapers; Walsh To Pay Supreme Penalty This Saturday (he was sentenced to death in the murder of Al Johnson in Renova); and 3 Killed in Auto Plunge at Jefferson Island; and, for the first time in U. S. history, the Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies To Be Broadcasted. Other...
FEBRUARY 16, 2000: An estimated 185-220 people came to eat and enjoy each other's company at the Sweetheart Breakfast Fundraiser held on Sunday, Feb.13, at the Whitehall Senior Citizen Center. Whitehall Middle School sent a group of "mathletes" to the annual Mathcounts competition, held Feb. 8 in Butte. Eleven teams competed in the event, and the Whitehall team composed of Ben Atkinson, Justin Stratton, Janelle Anderson, Mikael Moore, Jayce Bell, John Burmeister, and Cindy Lofftus, plus Billy...
The Westerlies, "an arty quartet...mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk" (New York Times) are a New York-based brass quartet comprised of Riley Mulherkar and Chloe Rowlands on trumpet, and Andy Clausen and Addison Maye-Saxon on trombone. From Carnegie Hall to Coachella, The Westerlies navigate a wide array of venues and projects with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along. On Saturday, March 2, 2025 they will...
At the Billings Metra over the weekend, hundreds of wrestlers grappled on the mats for state placements. Two Whitehall Trojans, brothers Cody Fuller and Levi Fuller, were the only Trojans to place out of the ten sent to the competition. "So proud they were able to accomplish their goal of being state placers, especially together, and it being Cody's senior!" Melissa Fuller said in an email with photos taken for the Whitehall Ledger. 103 Boys: QUADE SKOGEN (0-5) place is unknown and scored 0.0...
Gov. Greg Gianforte continues to push lawmakers to pass a “homestead exemption” bill to help Montanans with rising property taxes by lowering rates for primary residences and long-term rentals. Gianforte has said the plan is projected to provide direct permanent relief to 215,000 Montana homeowners, with average cuts of 15%. During his State of the State speech in January, the governor highlighted the proposal as one of his top priorities. “In my State of the State, I asked the legislature to pass the homestead rate cut by the middle of Febru...
The third attempt at giving Montana farmers and ranchers the right to repair their agricultural equipment outside of dealerships hit the House Business and Labor Committee last week. Proponents of House Bill 390 said when manufacturers require that certain repairs only be made by dealers, they leave farmers and ranchers with too few options. But the bill also drew criticism for overstepping in what opponents said could be an easy private-sector solution. Retired Army Colonel Richard Liebert is a cattle rancher and president of the Montana...
