Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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"If I say I want something, the next thing I know, Ron has either put it in my cart or, in this case, found a restaurant for me!" Laurie Stolba said with a laugh on Friday, April 15, the opening day of Cafe 1889 in Whitehall. Stolba says she has always wanted to have her own place, her own cafe, and her husband encouraged it strongly. "I love her cooking. She's great at it. This is a good fit," Ron said. Cafe 1889, located at 14 E. Legion, was previously Frankie's Tex Mex, but the location...
Join the 5K Walk n Talk Fun Run on May 14, a fundraiser for the Whitehall PTSA. Registration forms are available at the Whitehall Ledger and the elementary school front desk. Early registration is requested by Friday, May 6. Registration is $15 per person, $50 for families up to six, and ages five and younger are free. Registration prices increase after May 6. Registrations may be dropped off at either the Whitehall Ledger or the school. This fun run will be an enjoyable 5K for anyone of any age. There will be a marked course, throughout...
The Whitehall Garden Club, in cooperation with the Town of Whitehall, is planning the second annual Arbor Day Celebration. It will be held on Arbor Day, Friday, April 29, in Whitehall’s Community Center from noon until 4 PM. The Town of Whitehall will raise our 29 Tree City USA flags along Legion Street to celebrate our 29th year as a Tree City USA. Mayor Mary Janacaro-Hensleigh will welcome the crowd and read a proclamation recognizing Arbor Day, its history, and its future. The Whitehall Garden Club members will distribute 29 tree s...
Due to severe weather in areas of Montana, Governor Greg Gianforte announced April 18, 2022, a one-week extension of the 2021 Montana Individual Income Tax Return deadline to Monday, April 25, 2022. “After hearing from Montanans impacted by the recent winter storms, particularly in eastern Montana, we moved quickly to extend the state filing deadline for those unable to get their tax returns in on time,” Gianforte said. The one-week extension applies only to the 2021 Montana Individual Income Tax Return. The extension does not apply to fed...
Super bright headlights have probably caused more accidents than their increased driver visibility has helped to avoid. The tallest person in the world has physically experienced being the exact height of every other person in the world at some point. Lying on a trillion grains of sand feels better than lying on sheets with 3 grains of sand on it. If you work on a farm and your job is to take care of chickens, you are a chicken tender. The dirtier the mind is, the cleaner the browser history is. After all these years, they still never told us...
Dear Editor, I was talking to a friend of mine the other day and I mentioned to him the quality of the medical team we have in Whitehall. After thinking about it for a minute I decided to share that information with the community to share both my gratitude to the medical providers and acknowledge their contribution to the community. We live in a small town in Montana and have both a medical team that does an excellent job of taking care of people in the community and an ambulance service that is staffed by volunteers that are always ready to...
Dear Editor, It’s no secret that Congress is polarized. Rarely does an issue receive strong bipartisan support. That’s why it’s so striking that 4 out of 5 voters agree that we must do more to safeguard our democracy from presidential corruption. No president, regardless of party, should be able to exploit weaknesses in our political system for their personal gain. That’s where the Protecting Our Democracy Act comes in. If passed, it would prevent future abuse of presidential power and corruption, increase transparency, and ensure presidents of...
Dear Editor, For years we have watched as our government becomes less involved with our southern border. Now it is to the point where the border is wide open. People are coming into this country and we have no idea where they are from, what they have done in the past, or what their intentions are. Many I know talk about the lives these people are leaving behind. The poverty, the threats from gangs, the crimes, and the sufferings they live through. What they do not want to hear about is the crime coming in with an open border. And it is an open...
Hello, my name is Padraic (Pod) Moriarty. I am looking forward to working with the Whitehall School and attempting to get elected to the Whitehall school board. I have lived in Whitehall for twenty-one years, have a daughter in grade school, and another in high school. While browsing through Elementary Guidance Counselor Carlie Jessop's website preparing for this commitment, I found the website to be a very informative tool for parents with children in Whitehall Schools. I highly recommend paren...
Dear Jo, This past weekend was Easter. I have always grown up in church. I have friends who are agnostic, Mormon, Pagan - the gamut. I love them all and respect them. The problem lies in whether or not I can date someone with a different belief system than myself. Not just a different belief system, but one that directly contradicts my basic beliefs. Is it a futile effort to even try? Signed, Praying for Clarity Dear Praying, Oooh boy! That, my friend, is a question only you can answer. Just be true to yourself. Signed, Jo Dear Jo, Boy oh boy,...
Effective May 3, 2022, The Boulder Senior Center welcomes Josh Manning as the new Boulder cook. He has many years of experience cooking and he is excited to bring his passion to the Boulder community. Along with delivering Meals on Wheels, Josh will be cooking and serving meals weekly Tuesday-Thursday from 11:30 am -12:30 pm. Stop by the grand re-opening on Tuesday, May 3 for chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, and gravy with purple beets, golden pears, a roll, and cake! For more information, visit www.rmdc.net or call 406...
When Brian and Corinna Ervin moved to Montana from Sacramento eight years ago, they retired their street bikes for horses and a more relaxed lifestyle, at the same time, paving the way for a new artisan business. After a horse ride with a friend, Brian returned home thinking how cool it would be to tell people he'd built his own saddle. Later, he turned that desire into CBE Leathers, saddlery, and custom-crafted leather goods. After the horse ride, in 2018, Corinna found a school that would...
Words are powerful, and the tongue can be used for good or evil. The Bible provides a vast amount of guidance regarding speech; “tongue” is mentioned over one hundred times. There is wisdom in keeping a close reign on our conversations, King Solomon recognized this when he wrote, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…a time to be silent and a time to speak,” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7b). God’s Word is our guide and is intentional; knowledge is to be coupled with wisdom. One can have all the “head” know...
The clothing is in, the poster displays are almost done, and the hard-working teenagers of the Holocaust Project are ready to share a year of learning with the public. Next Thursday, April 28, at 7 PM, the Library will host the Rescuers/Survivors Fair with our teenagers representing a real-life survivor or rescuer from the Holocaust. Each patron who comes to see this amazing enactment of courage, survival, heartbreak, and selflessness will receive a passport to the past as they visit different centers. Each teen will share the life of a person...
(Note: A previously provided article included the 2021 winner's names, not the 2022 winners. This is the corrected article with photos.) Jefferson County Museum sponsored a county-wide poster contest for American History classes about homesteaders and early settlers in Jefferson County. Twenty-eight people judged the posters. Abby Miller and Tayan McMaster's poster about Edward Ryan, founder of Boulder was awarded first place (top photo). Second place went to Lily Delisle and Reese Wickens for t...
On Thursday, April 28, the Whitehall Community Library will present the Holocaust Rescuers/Survivors Fair. The 7 PM event has been entirely organized by the teens participating in the Holocaust Project, under Project Democracy, through Humanities Montana. The day of the fair, April 28, is the internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day and corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar, marking the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The Holocaust Project be...
Terri (Simonich) Brooks, 73, of Hemphill, Texas passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at her residence. Terri was born on October 19, 1948, in Butte, Montana to Robert Norman Simonich and Betty Lorene Powell. She was raised and educated in Whitehall, Montana. She lived in various and diverse places throughout her life with the past 20 years being in Texas. She spent her work life in part behind a desk by working for several years in a medical clinic, and later occupied the passenger seat of a...
Our beloved husband and father passed away suddenly on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Scottsdale, AZ from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 81. Marvin "Buz" was born in Whitehall, MT to parents Alva (Bud) and Ruby Cowdrey. He attended grade school in Cardwell, MT, and high school in Whitehall, MT. He lettered four years in track and basketball and graduated in 1958. He married Judy Huckaba on October 5, 1959. They enjoyed 62 years of marriage. He graduated from Western Montana College in 1962. Buz was...
Michael Alan Baker went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 16, 2022, at Saint James Hospital in Butte, MT with his family by his side. Mike was 72 years old. Mike was born in Galion, Ohio on October 5th, 1949, to Lee and Marjorie Baker. His parents relocated him and three of his siblings (Barbara, Charlie, and Nancy) to Whitehall, MT in 1958. The eldest son, Pat, remained in Ohio where he raised a family to whom Mike was very close. Mike graduated from Whitehall High School in 1969 and...
Shiloh had a smile that lit up a room, a heart that embraced life, and a spirit that radiated sunshine. Shiloh Marie Jones went peacefully into Jesus' arms in the early morning of Friday, April 15, 2022. When Shiloh met you, you were her friend for life. She encouraged everyone and prayed for them until their life changed for the better. People experienced her gentle, unconditional love whenever they were around her. Her biggest love was her family. Her dad Shannon, mom Cathy, and big sister...
April 17, 1997 Casino Night, the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department annual fundraiser, was under investigation by the Montana Department of Justice regarding a complaint filed by Holly Stratton of Whitehall alleging improper actions during Casino Night. The complaint was divided into two parts: 1) apparently involved alleged fraud associated with one dealer, one table, and one group of players; and 2) possible permit, procedural and administrative violations by the department. Other legal questions included the legality of blackjack and...
DID YOU KNOW: • Trees conserve energy in the summer and save you money. • Properly planted trees can cut your air-conditioning costs by 15-35%. • Trees help clear the air. Trees produce the oxygen we breathe and reduce air pollution by lowering air temperature, through respiration, and retaining particulates. • Trees bring songbirds close by. Birdsong will fill the air as trees provide nesting sites, food, and cover for countless species. • Trees around your home can increase their value by up to 15% or more. Studies of comparable houses wi...
Carlie Jessop, Elementary Counselor: Happy Spring everyone! Hope you all enjoyed a much neededbreak and are ready to close out another fantastic school year! In the next month or so, we will be wrapping up learning about different tools we have for our Zones of Regulation, so be sure to ask your kiddo what tools they have in their toolbox! The kinders recently watched a read-aloud book called, What If Everybody Did That? This story helped them think about how their actions affect those around them. My hope is that they will think about what...
As he launches a rare independent campaign to challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale for the privilege of representing eastern Montana in the U.S. House, Billings businessman Gary Buchanan is running without the support of a major political party — but with backing from some of the state’s preeminent elder statesmen. Buchanan, who has held appointed positions in state government as far back as the 1980s, was formally endorsed at a Friday rally at the state Capitol by Democrat Dorothy Bradley and Republican Marc Racicot, who...
At our April meeting, we set a date for our rodeo grounds cleanup, on April 30th at 10:00 AM. We talked about what our jobs will be at the rodeo. Our next meeting will be Monday, May 2nd and the BY’s Youth Rodeo will be held on Saturday, May 7th....
