Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Saturday's Lady Trojan basketball game pitted the #2 seeded Trojans against the #1 seeded Sweet Grass Lady Herders in an exciting matchup that kept the crowd at the edge of their seats the entire evening. Tied at the end of nearly every quarter, the Lady Trojans brought the game to single, then double overtime with fierce defense and strong offense. At the beginning of the first overtime the score sat at 51 each. By the start of double overtime, each team held at 58. Unfortunately the Herders...
Trojan Boys Basketball traveled to Townsend on February 26th to take on the Bulldogs. Unfortunately Whitehall lost the game by a score of 38-45....
This year the Montana High School Association decided to have two super divisions for wrestling instead of the usual four. The western division included 24 schools and, as this was the first qualifying tournament, the teams brought their full rosters. This totaled 224 wrestlers Whitehall was competing with. Whitehall wrestlers have had a successful year so far, having a dual record of 24-1. This gave them confidence and hopes of a successful tournament. After two days of wrestling, Whitehall...
As of March 1, 2021, Reed’s Animal Rescue in Whitehall will no longer be accepting rescued animals. After more than ten years as an in-home rescue, Patti and Jerry Reed decided the rescue is no longer viable financially. “We love what we do, but we just can’t afford it any longer,” Patti Reed said, with a tiny black lab puppy, a rescue, curled up in her lap. Reed explained that, after second mortgaging their home to fund the rescue, the decision had to be made. In one recent fiscal year the vet bills alone, Reed said, surmounted $9,000, while t...
When it's time to make your dreams come true, you take the bull by the horns and make it happen. However, you don't expect a global pandemic to start practically the day after you sign on the dotted line to make those dreams reality. This is exactly what happened to Cody and Hope Doyle when they decided the time was right to open Cope & Hody's Auto Works on Paul Gulch Road. But the couple has made the best of the pandemic and succeeded despite all odds. "This has been a life goal - I knew since...
What would we do without gossip and rumors? Hmmm...life would probably be a lot less dramatic, the news would be a bit more reliable, but life might also be a bit boring. Don’t get me wrong, I love gossip magazines, reality television and that type of contrived gossip. Those are actors and personalities whose lives make them money. Their fame depends on people talking about them, and sometimes negative press is what brings in the big bucks. While I love celebrity gossip, I myself am no celebrity and I’ve heard quite a bit of chatter about my...
Dear Editor, July 24, 2018: Trump quote “Just remember what you are seeing and what you are reading is not what is happening – just stick with us, don’t believe the crap you see from these people, the fake news.” Most of my information about Trump comes from one source – Trump himself. I watched his speeches live when possible and then did follow-up research on any claims he made. He lied many times to the American people. Trump said, “You’re not paying for those tariffs. China is paying for those tariffs.” Tariffs are picked up by the Ameri...
Dear Editor, We have a super Health Department - aren’t we lucky? I wish to add my voice to all those who have expressed gratitude to the Jefferson County Health Department for their tireless efforts to keep us all safe during this COVID pandemic. In addition, I have great appreciation and respect for our county health board and officer for issuing a mask directive for Jefferson County. Thanks for keeping us safe and focused on what is important – the health and safety of all residents. Bar...
Dear Editor, This is in response to the letter from the volunteer, Jefferson County Health Clinic, from the February 24, 2021 issue. After reading this letter, my first thought was, “why is this volunteer afraid to state their name?” Was it really a volunteer or could it have been the unelected officials at the Jefferson County Health Clinic attempting to push their agenda and mask mandate by assuming they alone know what is best for we, the people, and our entire county? Liberals often state, “my body, my choice”. So, a man and woman can the...
Just as March brought in sunnier and warmer days, Liberty Place brought color and culture to the Borden’s Historic Building in Whitehall. The art display features sixteen photos and twenty six paintings, as well as two collaborative paintings, all created by Liberty Place residents. David Parker, Liberty Place’s music therapist and program director, secured a grant via the Montana Arts Council, bringing a professional artist and a photographer to the two Liberty Place centers, helping res...
“Great is your faithfulness…Lord,” is the most known verse in the book of Lamentations. Throughout church history hymns and choruses have been born out of it. I suspect you’ve sung along with one recently. The background, its context, is unbeknown to many. Great is your faithfulness was born out of much pain and anguish. Following the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 B.C., Jeremiah reveals the hardships among the people of Israel. However, he emphasizes an extremely valuable principle; it’s when you have nothing left that God can become your tru...
Ronald A. Wilkinson, 77, of Cardwell, Montana passed away February 23rd in Butte, with his wife and daughter at his bedside. Ron was born to Roy and Elva Wilkinson on September 25th, 1943 at the Whitehall Hospital. He attended Cardwell School through 8th grade and then attended Whitehall High School, graduating in 1961. He was in the Army, stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska where he had many great stories to tell of the cold and snow. He graduated college from Northern in Havre with a degree in...
Lawrence (Larry) McCaffery passed away February 10, 2021 with his wife, Janelle, of 15 years by his side at St. James Hospital in comfort care. Larry was born July 6, 1947 to Marion and Jack McCaffery. He attended St. Ann's' Elementary, East Jr. High and Butte Public High School graduating in 1965. Larry attended Montana Tech, MSU and U of M with a particular love of his history classes. When Larry was young he was a kid's kid in every way and loved to work and play hard. He worked hard for badg...
Sidney native and Butte resident, Russ Sorensen (74) passed away quietly at home, February 22, 2021 from cancer. Born in Sidney, MT on December 11, 1946 to Leslie and Jewel Gabrielson Sorensen, Russ began life on the family farm in the Ridgelawn community north of town. The fourth child in a family of six, Russ was actively engaged in everything from kitchen chores, to gardening and field work. He was an avid fisherman and hunter with his father and brothers during that time. Russ attended the n...
We have had a little change of plans for the Flower workshops due to scheduling conflicts. It is now on March 20th and Emily Dickerson from Lewis & Clark Caverns, will be sharing “Flower Pressing and Crafts” at 9:30 a.m. for adults and then a special 11:00 session for children. If you are interested in attending, please call the Library at 287-3763 and let us know so we will have enough supplies for everyone. I have had a lot of questions from young and old alike about how elected officials accomplish different things. In view of that, the Lib...
Dear Jo, Great paper again this week – I love reading it. My favorite person in the world is Patricia Ann DeBack, I call her “Mom”. She always tells me to make sure I wear clean underwear in case I get into an accident. My second favorite person is John Wayne, I call him “Duke”. He always said “A man’s got to have a set of codes, laws to live by. I won’t be wronged. I won’t be insulted. I won’t be laid a hand on. I won’t do these things to others and require the same of them.” My third favorite person is your editor, I think I will call her ...
At the annual Pastor Appreciation luncheon held by Love Inc. last week, the non-profit Christian based community support group asked for more involvement from churches and volunteers from any area of the community. The group, which offers coordinated assistance from church volunteers and local govement agencies, detailed their work over the past year, helping several Whitehall residents in a variety of ways. In 2020 Love Inc. received a grant from the Jefferson Valley Community Foundation to support a clothing closet, which helps those in need...
Active duty military members and their dependents, which generally include members of the regular armed forces of the United States, and members of the armed forces of a foreign government attached to the regular armed forces of the U.S., are considered Montana residents for the purposes of hunting, fishing and trapping licensing if: 1. The member was a resident of Montana under the residency provisions described in the Residency Requirements section of the hunting, fishing and trapping regulations and detailed in MCA 87-2-102; OR 1. The m...
More than 300 samples were collected for chronic wasting disease testing during a recent CWD management hunt for white-tailed deer in southwest Montana. The hunt, which lasted from Dec. 15 through Feb. 15, was implemented to reduce densities of white-tailed deer in areas with relatively high CWD prevalence and other places nearby where CWD prevalence is expected to increase in the coming years. CWD is a contagious neurological disease that infects deer, elk and moose. It is always fatal, and there is no known cure. It was first found among...
FEBRUARY 29, 1996 The Whitehall of 2010 should be different from the current Whitehall in some ways, but in many significant ways it should remain a lot the same, even bringing back some of the community events which were treasured in the past but have faded over the years, area residents said at a Vision 2010 meeting held Feb. 21. . . The community design team, made up of four senior architecture students and Professor Ralph Johnson, (a Montana State University community design team) plans to take the ideas they hear from the community and...
Southwest Airlines Co. announced on February 25 the flexibility and value of Southwest Airlines® now benefits both visitors and hometown travelers booking late spring and summer travel to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) in Florida and Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) in Montana. Southwest® service to both destinations begins in May 2021. The carrier’s initial flight schedule for both regions is now available for purchase on Southwest.com. “We’re adding another destination in the West, our first in Montana, and bringing...
Colton Noyes and Mesquite Melton are excited to announce their engagement and upcoming June wedding. Both Colton and Mesquite graduated from Whitehall High School in 2017. Colton received his degree from Flathead Community College in Firearms Technologies; Mesquite is currently working on her degree for Veterinary Technician. The couple resides in Whitehall. Reid and Kami Noyes are the parents of the groom; Viki Melton is the mother of the bride. Grandparents include John & Roxcee Kountz, John...
Draft floodplain maps are now available from a large-scale, multi-county project to conduct flood studies on portions of the Jefferson, Madison, Beaverhead, Ruby, and South Boulder Rivers, and Indian and Mill Creeks. Jefferson, Madison, Gallatin and Broadwater Counties have been coordinating with Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct the flood studies and produce new and updated floodplain maps. The draft maps show the extent of the 100-year floodplain,...
St. James Healthcare is honored to announce the opening of the newly completed two-lab cardiac catheterization suite, thanks in large part to a $4.68 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The new cardiac catheterization suite will provide the communities of Southwestern Montana with improved access to high-quality cardiovascular care, resulting in better patient outcomes. Regional cardiovascular care capacity and state-of-the-art treatment will now be available to patients in and around Silver Bow County. The...
Following record-breaking cold and winter storms that forced the cancellation of more than 10,000 blood and platelet donations in parts of the U.S. in February, the American Red Cross is urging healthy individuals, especially those with type O blood, to give now to ensure blood products are available for patient emergencies when help can’t wait. Every day thousands of patients rely on lifesaving blood donations. The need for blood is constant, even during snowstorms and the COVID-19 pandemic. To help ensure lifesaving patient care isn’t impacte...
