Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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With COVID-19 came working remotely, with little to no in-person contact. Zoom and other video meeting apps have become a way to communicate not only in the business setting, but in the personal setting as well. "Zooming" should probably be the word of the year for 2020, as few don't know what that means. Jefferson Local Development Corporation (JLDC) saw the change in how we need to communicate and meet and created their recently finished Zoom Conference Room. JLDC received approximately...
Bring the little ones, bring the big ones, bring the "kids" of all ages out to the Easter Eggs-travaganza Easter Egg Hunt and Scavenger Hunt on Saturday, April 3rd. The fun begins at 1 p.m. for those 0-6 years of age at the Main Street Green Park next to the Star Theatre. Little ones will have the opportunity to find lots of prize filled Easter Eggs, meet the Whitehall Easter Bunny and even take their pictures with him! The hunt starts promptly at 1 p.m., so be ready and please bring a basket...
Something has got to be done about the speeding on Legion Avenue. There has got to be some creative ideas out there that will make the semis slow down and still appease the Montana DOT by keeping Legion Ave a functional part of the highway system. Two days in the past week I came into my office, which sits on Legion Ave, and found my frames, which hung on the back wall of my office, shattered to pieces. I laughed it off the first time – wow! The K-Bar got crazy last night and must’ve had a humdinger of a bar brawl. But then it happened again. I...
Dear Editor, As a sibling and friend of the community’s beloved rock lady, I wanted to add a little more to the profile that came out recently! The profile touched on Pam being a nature lover, and oh boy is she. As children, I remember her going out after a fresh rain to save the worms that had crawled out of the Earth. She’d pluck them off the sidewalks and put them back into the grass where they could safely return underground. Nowadays, you can find her helping calve in the spring, floating the river in the summer, rock hounding in the fal...
Dear Editor, Why are our county election administrator Bonnie Ramey and state representative Marta Bertoglio supporting voter suppression bill HB176, which eliminates same day voter registration on Election Day? 60,000 Montanans registered and voted on Election Day over the past 15 years. Montanans have shown their support for this same day registration law when they voted to keep this law in place several years ago. Now, our elected officials support taking away this voting right from thousands of Montanans for every future election. This is...
Dear Editor, This is in response to Gerald Johnson’s comments on gun control. Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. They use knives, their hands, etc., etc. According to Jeremiah 17:9, “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked.” Another Scripture from the mouth of Jesus: “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts murders, adulteries, fornications, (immoral behavior) thefts, false witness (lies) and blasphemies.” Matthew 15:19. It’s man’s heart that is the issue. Arcylle Shaw Cardwell, MT...
Dear Editor, Usually more than half of all gun deaths that occur in this country are due to suicide or accident. Therefore of the 715,000 gun deaths that occurred in the US in the last 20 years, as mentioned in last week’s letter to the Editor, around 300,000 were homicides. All gun death is tragic, especially gun homicide. While I do not believe gun control is the answer to this problem I do believe it is imperative that we as a country address what is causing people to kill others. Guns are a tool to kill but they are not the cause. While w...
Dear Editor, This is in regards to last weeks letter to the editor from Mr. Gerald Johnson. After reading the above-mentioned letter last week, I felt the need to write a bit of a correctional rebuttal. I will try to be as positive as I can, so here goes. First, let me say that I’m not writing as a pro-gun advocate, although I will not condemn those who own them for protection or to provide meat for their families. I do not own a gun (likely never will again) and though I used to own several guns, I never used them for anything but target p...
Lexi Bowman was born in Bozeman, Montana, in 1999. She was raised in Whitehall with her two siblings. When she was born, Lexi suffered from a lack of oxygen, resulting in her having Cerebral Palsy (CP). She has struggled with Cerebral Palsy and fights hard daily to overcome all the limitations CP entails in order to further herself. Cerebral Palsy is a cognitive disorder which can affect movement, speech, learning, and more. Lexi worked hard through elementary school with the help of others in...
Dear Jo, I am a bit chubby. I guess how chubby depends on how you view weight. I am also single. I am writing because I get mixed messages about the dating scene. Some say that losing weight and getting fit is important before I venture into dating. Others stress that I will only be happy with someone who can accept and care about me as I am now. Do you have any advice, an opinion? Thanks! Signed, Waiting Dear Waiting, First, don’t wait for ANYTHING in your life! Go ahead and date, do anything you are interested in, no waiting. Dating can be o...
Governor Greg Gianforte announced March 29th that Montana is one of four states selected to participate in the National Governors Association’s (NGA) 2021 Policy Academy to Advance Whole-of-State Cybersecurity. In the new policy academy, Montana will work with the NGA on developing and implementing cybersecurity workforce development plans. “As one of four states selected for this critical project, we’re focused on building a talented cybersecurity workforce as well as ensuring Montanans’ personal information and data are safe, secure, and pro...
Hurry! Time is running out to your tickets for the Jefferson Valley Friends of the NRA Banquet. This event is held Friday, April 9th and is a fundraiser, part of which goes to our youth in Shooting Sports and Archery; these classes just finished in Whitehall. The NRA banquet is a huge success, a sellout every year. Dinner and Pre-event tickets are limited. A prime rib dinner catered by Steve Jenkins will be served. Dinner tickets are available for $40. Big Shooter tickets are also available at $140. Big Shooter tickets include dinner and enter...
I often have conversations with people struggling with life’s complexities. Particularly this last year, people have brought loss of health to me. But over time, I think, lost relationships are the most baffling. Yet, in this, I’m often encouraged by the person’s resilience. A week, or sometimes much later, the person tells me that they’ve met with encouragement. We all need encouragement, and I’m always relieved and grateful to God that things have improved. Pastors, I think, are generally in a position to experience deep changes in people. O...
Our matriarch, our salt of the Earth, danced her way beyond the stars to be reunited with so many gone before her. Joyce, age 87, was born to Dee and Laura (Patrick) Ramey in South Boulder at a time when sacrifice, resourcefulness and integrity were an expected part of life. She attended school at Cardwell School and Whitehall High School. She took her first job at age eleven when she moved to a local ranch to care for three children and cook for their ranch hands. Honing those skills over her l...
Whitehall Assembly of God: Brunch prior to Easter Service from 9:30am to 10:30am. Whitehall Baptist Church: Free breakfast for community members, served from 9am-10am; special worship service at 10:30am. Cardwell Community Church: Sunrise Service at 6:30am held at the South Boulder Cemetery in Cardwell. Breakfast will follow at the Church; Sunday School at 10am, Morning worship at 11am. Jefferson Valley Baptist Bible Church: 10am light brunch, 11am service given by Pastor Dave Barnhart from Grace Bible Church. Trinity United Methodist Church:...
Beginning April 1, all Jefferson County residents age 18 and older will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines. The registration for Jefferson County’s COVID-19 vaccination process is now online. Log on to the county website at www.jeffersoncounty-mt.gov and click on “Community COVID Events.” Vaccination is for Jefferson County residents and by appointment only. Appointments are limited by vaccine and clinic availability. County residents are encouraged to check frequently for appointment times and new clinic dates and locations. For assis...
Whitehall High School Drama Department presents, The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde. Set in the late 1890's, this show is a satire about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and societal expectations. Two women are both in love with the mythical character of "Ernest". Jack Worthing has wooed Gwendolen Fairfax as Ernest, while Algernon Moncrief also poses as Ernest to win the affections of Cecily Cardew. All four arrive at Jack's country home on the same weekend where pandemonium...
Several weeks ago Shirley Baustian received an envelope with the below artwork in it. The envelope was mailed from the Whitehall Post Office to Baustian's PO Box. No name was given, nor a return address. The drawings depict two owls, named Hoot and Holler, and their friends, a duck and a hedgehog. The below picture says: "Hi! My name is Hoot that is my big brother Holler and he does a lot of stuff. We live in this place with lots of old people. I know there is a big world out there. Holler says...
Congratulations are due to the three Cardwell School students who achieved Honor Roll status for the third quarter. From left: Gavyn Coombe (sixth grade), Raine Clausen (fifth grade) and Kirin Clausen (seventh grade). Great job on your studies and representing the Cardwell Cougars well!...
Seven Automated External Defibrillators (AED) have been granted to area businesses and individuals as part of a statewide effort to increase heart health in Montana. The Jefferson Valley Rural Ambulance District provided oversight to the grant process of redistributing the AED units that were previously owned by the Jefferson County Sheriff's department. Recipients of the AEDs are the Little Guy Wrestling/Headstart Building, Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department, two USFS local fire engine crews,...
MARCH 28, 1996 Sidewalks were the main topic when the Whitehall Business Assoc. held its regular monthly meeting March 21. WBA President Wally Madsen explained that the town council has obtained a $10,000 grant which it plans to use to repair sidewalks along Legion Avenue. Madsen said city officials wanted to find out whether the businesses wanted “plain Jane” sidewalks, patterned sidewalk s, brick sidewalks, or some other variation with/without planters. After a lengthy discussion on the funding for the project and the costs for engineering, t...
The schedule is set for our Government 101 presentations in April. Each program will feature the director of a different department or an elected official on Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. Seating will be limited so we are asking people to sign up who are planning to attend. The schedule is as follows: April 7: Leonard Wortman (County Commissioner), April 14: Bonnie Ramey (Clerk & Recorders Office), April 21: Terri Kunz (County Treasurer), April 28: Vaia Errett and Diane Ward (Jefferson County Library Board) with Lorie Steerman and John Moulton...
Sometimes you hear a crack or a roar. More often the first sign is snow shifting around your feet. The snow starts in a slab and then breaks into blocks that knock you off your skis, careening down in a slide moving as fast as 60-80 mph. If you’re lucky, you live through it, plastered with snow; if not, you’re entombed, hurtled over a cliff, killed. There have been 36 avalanche fatalities in the United States this winter, a streak of avalanche deaths not seen since 1918. The accidents all occurred at a time when forecasters had rated the avalan...
As the regulatory agency for the insurance industry in Montana, we are tasked to review health insurance rates offered by commercial plans, like Blue Cross or Pacific Source. One clear and unchanging trend is that health insurance plans spend a tremendous amount of money paying for prescription drugs for enrollees. CMS, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has projected that spending on retail prescription drugs is growing faster than any other health category and will continue to do so for the remainder of this decade. During the la...
When describing Jefferson County, it's hard not to mention how large and spread out the county is. The county is expansive and lacks several amenities that other counties enjoy - such as a hospital and urgent care facilities. There's no doubt our Whitehall Medical Clinic goes above and beyond to assist the community, but now a new program has been created in hopes to assist the Clinic, as well as other primary providers. Kamrie Smith is the new Jefferson County Community Integrated Health (CIH)...
