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 area community will come together for a great cause this weekend at the 14th annual Black Tie Blue Jeans fundraiser. The event will take place Saturday, April 28 at the Whitehall Community Center and has a pre Kentucky Derby theme of "Hats & Horses". According to BTBJ committee member Jill Dove, tickets sales have been going good and have exceeded the number sold in 2017. Dove did however state there are still some tickets available. The tickets can be purchased at the Corner Store...
With warmer weather just around the corner, it’s once again for some spring-cleaning. The annual Town of Whitehall Spring Cleanup is scheduled for May 1 to 4, and will once again include assistance from Whitehall High School Students. Mayor Mary Janacaro Hensleigh said this is a town wide effort to spruce up Whitehall after a long winter of blowing trash and leaves everywhere. She added now is the time for Whitehall residents to start cleaning up their yards and businesses. The students will be helping Tuesday to Friday and Janacaro H...
The longest running youth rodeo in the state of Montana, the BY's 4-H Club Youth Rodeo is scheduled to take place May 5 at the Whitehall Rodeo Grounds. According to event organizers, in 1962 members of the BY's 4-H Club organized a youth rodeo, never knowing it would be such a long running and well known rodeo. Organizer Tara Price said this is the 56th BY's 4-H Club youth rodeo. First place buckles will be handed out. Second to fourth place winners will receive prizes. This year's event will...
A Whitehall resident was honored Monday for her longtime dedication to local veterans. Doris LeProwse was presented a certificate of appreciation for the countless hours of work she has done to repair American flags. "She is the Betsy Ross of Whitehall. She has saved us hundreds of dollars in flags," Bill Carhuff said. LeProwse, whose husband Fred was active member of the United States Navy for 22 years as a Seabee, does work for the veterans groups free of charge. "I will do any thing to help...
The Town of Whitehall is paying tribute to the citizens of Canada. A Canadian Flag was raised at town hall last week in remembrance of the 16 killed when a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior ice hockey team was involved in a crash in Saskatchewan. Mayor Mary Janacaro Hensleigh said she was devastated about hearing about the attacks, and thought about how horrible if something like that were to happen in our community. Janacaro Hensleigh checked with the Governors office to see if it would...
This week will be the culmination of countless hours of hard work by Whitehall High School students with the Thursday and Friday night performances of the annual spring play. The performances of “See How They Run” by Philip King are scheduled for April 26 and 27 in the Multi Purpose Room at 7 p.m. The local schools have all been very busy as the school year comes to a close, and this is an opportunity to get out and support the kids and show them support for all their hard work. Due to other activities, the kids in the play will often tim...
One great thing about my job is that it is an equal mix of sitting at a desk and being out in the public for games, events, interviews or taking pictures. This is really wonderful because I can spend a lot of time just focusing on writing or building pages and getting the paper sent to the printer, while at the same time not becoming a complete hermit that never leaves the office. Last week I had an experience where I really wanted to leave the office, but there was no way this was going to happen unless it was a mad dash to car for the ride...
Two Whitehall High School athletes shined amidst tremendous competition Tuesday at the Russ Pilcher Top 10 Track and Field Meet in Missoula. Senior Braden Smith finished second in the triple jump, and junior Max Feight finished fifth in the 300 hurdles at 20th annual meet that features the top competitors from all classes in the western side of Montana. Smith had a jump of 42' ½". The first place finisher was Class AA competitor Elias Dewaters of Missoula Sentinel High School with a leap...
For the past two seasons, Whitehall High School head football coach Dan Lacey has set a high bar for the program with 20 victories, including a run to the state semifinals in 2016. He was recently recognized by his peers for the tremendous accomplishments achieved by the Trojans during his four seasons as head coach. Lacey was named to coach in the 2018 Montana East West Shrine Game in Great Falls. Lacey will join seniors Wyatt Alexander and Dawson Hoerauf -- who were selected to participate in...
After having their first three meets of the season cancelled due to inclement weather conditions, the Whitehall High School track team was finally able to start their 2018 season at a meet last Saturday in Belgrade. "It was nice to finally get out and enjoy some competition and the weather was perfect for it," head coach Dan Lacey said. "I thought overall we did a great job both the boys and the girls had athletes that placed and there were a bunch of teams competing." The Trojans were led by...
