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Fifteen Whitehall High School Trojans will receive their diplomas on Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 2 PM in the Whitehall Varsity Gym. The Whitehall School District is proud to announce Haley Briggs as WHS 2022 Valedictorian as well as Brendan Wagner as the 2022 Salutatorian. Graduating seniors include: Madison Austin, Steven Baceski, Joe David Benner, Haley Briggs, Camryn Contreras, Avrey Coombe, Marissa Ellison, Judith (Annie) Engler, Connor Graham, Keara Hugulet, Justin Kuehl, Dallon Lanes, Brendan...
Lights on V: On Air was presented to a full house at the Star Theatre on Thursday, May 19. Liberty Place residents and guest performers presented two live radio drama shows, similar in style to A Prairie Home Companion. The first, Chrome and Steel, found Lucy traveling to Sturgis in order to get away from Liberty Palace, which turns out isn't as bad as she thought. The second, The Old Soft Shoe, found Nathan traveling to New Orleans to get away from it all. Performers brought classic songs like...
Gold Junction Presents... is excited to announce the Family Adventure film series, as well as the Western Classics series. The Family Adventure series kicks off June 8 with Sing; the Western Classics begins July 7 with Rio Bravo. Both series are free to the public, though donations to the organization to put future events like these on are appreciated. The Family Adventure Series films will be introduced by an Adventure Guide, who will educate attendees briefly on cultural aspects of the featured film and items of interest to look for. The...
A candidate forum for the contested position of Jefferson County Commissioner will be held tomorrow, Thursday, May 26, at 6 PM at the Borden's Conference Room. The forum is being put on by the Lower Jefferson River Watershed Council with assistance from The Whitehall Ledger. Candidates for Jefferson County Commissioner include Dan Hagerty, Jim Buterbaugh, Mary Janacaro-Hensleigh, and Jon Stone Goff. Current Commissioners will be on hand as well to detail why other items are on the ballot....
The Jefferson Valley Museum will open for the 2022 season on Saturday, May 28 and will be open for Memorial Day on Monday, May 30. Visitors are welcome between the hours of noon and 4 PM, Tuesday through Sunday through September 15. Special arrangements can be made, with sufficient advance notice, for groups if they need to make their visit in the morning. Museum volunteers provide free tours of the many, varied exhibits including new displays about Clays in Calico pottery and 4-H history in...
The 18th Annual Black Tie & Blue Jeans Fundraiser, held May 21 at the Copper K Barn, brought in what is thought to be the highest funds raised ever....
KEEPING: Two weeks ago I can honestly say I thought there would be no newspaper for the week. I was on my deathbed. Actually, I was on the floor of the Ledger office, with my screens angled to the floor, hoping I could get the paper laid out before the next wave of nausea and gut bombs overcame me. All I could think was, “I wanna go home!” But in the back of my mind I kept asking myself, are you really going to be the reason that, for the first time in 39 years of publishing, there is no Ledger this week? And I said NO! Influenza A be dam...
The Whitehall Ledger will be recognized as a 2022 Better Newspaper Contest award winner at the 137th Annual Montana Newspaper Convention in Glendive, June 17-18. The 2022 contest was judged by volunteer members of the North Dakota Press Association. The Ledger has placed in the following categories: • Best Portrait Photo • Best Editorial • Best Front Page • Best Sports Page Layout/Design • Best Ad to Sell or Promote Services color • Best Ad to Sell or Promote Merchandise color • Best Ad to Sell or Promote Services black & white • Best Newspa...
Dear Editor, There is always a lot of talk about wanting younger/new people to participate in politics, but it doesn’t happen very often. This year, there will be a new name in the contest for Jefferson County Commissioner. I am writing to introduce Jon Goff, who is running for Commissioner and who has been my neighbor for about six years. While we often disagree politically, I know Jon to be a man of character and integrity who is willing and able to discuss issues, and does it respectfully. I consider Jon worthy of consideration, and I h...
Dear Editor, We need to support Jim Brown for our state Supreme Court. It is common among Montana’s most liberal supreme court justices to accept large campaign donations from the same lawyers whose law firms are litigating cases before those very same justices. This underscores just how blatantly and unapologetically political the majority of current justices are. Not only do these politicians-in-black-robes make decisions without allowing evidentiary hearings or due process, but those decisions consistently overrule the initiative process a...
Dear Editor, I’m voicing support for Mary Janacaro-Hensleigh for Jefferson County Commissioner, District 1. As Whitehall’s Town Attorney since 2015, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Mayor Hensleigh since she took office in 2018. Under her leadership, bitterness and fighting have dropped considerably. As a result, my time pursuing and defending legal matters for the Town has been cut dramatically. Savings to the Town have been significant, not only in legal fees but staff are able to focus on making Whitehall a better place to live. That is...
Dear Editor and Jefferson County Voters, As you mark your ballots for Jefferson County Commissioner if you are uncertain which candidate to vote for, please consider the following: · Dan Hagerty is a Veteran. · Dan Hagerty has served his community selflessly in community service. · Dan Hagerty has an original agenda of intelligent items that will benefit the county in sincere thoughtful ways. · Dan Hagerty is and has only been interested in being a County Commissioner. He understands the importance of the commissioner’s role and has not sough...
In the 5/18/2022 edition of the Ledger it was stated that WHS Senior Brendan Wagner broke the triple jump school record with a jump of 37’8”, The school record is still held by Michael Welch with his 1999 jump of 45’6”....
If someone lived to be 80 years old and had 1 photo of their life taken every hour. That entire person’s life could be assembled at 24 frames per second into the duration of a single season television show. About eight, one hour long episodes. Humans didn’t exactly evolve past living in caves, we just gained the desire and ability to build much nicer caves. Plastic-eating bacteria are hailed as a solution to plastic pollution, but they will most likely doom our civilization due to plastic rot. Seeing how even low-level administrators can som...
Who is Jon Goff? Of course, I am playing off the opening line, "Who is John Galt?" from Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged which serves as an expression of helplessness and despair at the current state of the novel's fictionalized world. John Galt is a character in the novel from 1957. Unlike John Galt, I am not a philosopher or an inventor. Although like him, I too believe in the power and glory of the human mind (meaning that we are fully capable of creating the future we want particularly when i...
Dear Jo, What do you do when someone comments on the job you are doing while knowing nothing of the work and effort that goes into it? I do sales and there is always someone who feels the need to comment on my prices, my advertising, and how I handle the sale. It is never the person who does similar selling, but the person who knows nothing about your business and yet feels entitled to comment on how you run it. What is the best way to respond? Signed, Tired and Frustrated Dear Tired, No matter what you do, whether good or bad, there will...
CARROLL COLLEGE: On Saturday, May 14, 2022, Carroll College conferred degrees on 228 graduates of the class of 2022 during its 112th commencement ceremony held in Nelson Stadium. The following graduates are from the Whitehall area: HARRISON: Lane E. Buus, Nursing, Magna Cum Laude WHITEHALL: Nathan Z. Antonioli: Biochemistry/Molecular Biology/Biology, Cum Laude with Distinction MONTANA TECH HONOR ROLL: The following students have been named to MT Tech’s honor roll for the Spring 2022 semester: BOULDER: Emily McGinnis (Honor, Dean’s & Cha...
The Whitehall Middle School and High School band and choir students competed, placing for the first time in almost a decade, and then experienced the joys of Silverwood on May 14....
Elementary Counselor Well, we’ve come to the close of yet another fantastic year! Hopefully, your kids are armed with conflict resolution skills and emotional regulation tools that will last their whole lives…or at least through the dog days of the summer ;) Continue to use the school counseling page as needed. It is filled with tons of resources for students and parents. The one thing that I hope I’ve instilled in each kiddo this year is that I believe in them. When there are competing voices in their lives, and when they doubt their own a...
Worship takes on several meanings in a wide range of contexts. As Christians, we need to focus on the Biblical understanding of worship; nothing more and nothing less. Our culture is inundated by “worship” experiences that embrace entertainment rather than reverence or wonder of God. Instead, we opt for a concert-like setting where we rely on the band to put us in awe of the music itself or the performers. Additionally, there are unrealistic expectations intertwined throughout our society where people wish to be blown away by the music, pre...
Bob "Peachie" Lombardi was born on November 16, 1932. He passed on May 21, 2022, following a long illness. Bob was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria, and his brothers Ray and Frank. He is survived by his son Lee (Pollann) Bruner, his three grandchildren, Robert, Michael, and John Bruner, brother Leonard, sister Delores, nieces and nephews, and lots of dear friends. Bob was born to his family of dairy farmers in Elk Park, selling milk in Butte Montana. They lived on that property from before... Full story
The Whitehall American Legion Post #24 and the Ralph Sullender Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4603 will have a Memorial Day service in the veteran’s area of the Whitehall cemetery at 10 AM on Monday, May 30. A special recognition of World War I will be a part of the ceremony this year. Your attendance at the Memorial Day service and the World War I ceremony is an excellent opportunity to show your support and appreciation for all those who have served in the armed forces of this great nation. Memorial Day is a time to remember and reflect on t...
Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park is kicking off its interpretive program season over Memorial Day weekend. The birds and the bees have returned to the park, and AmeriCorps member Taryn Eveland will present a program titled “The Birds & The Bees” on Friday, May 27, at 8 p.m. at the campground amphitheater. In this talk you will discover how these animals face and overcome the challenges of building a home in the wildly diverse landscapes of the park. On Saturday, May 28, at 8 p.m. at the campground amphitheater, park ranger Ramona Radonich wil...
CARDWELL OUTING: Cardwell School students took a field trip to the Outdoor Wilderness Living School, LLC (OWLS) at River Camp on McKeown Lane. Here Tom Elpel is speaking in front of the wikiup....
In my drought- and fire-plagued home valley, 40 miles north of San Francisco, a debate has been simmering for decades over a massive development planned on state-owned property. The conflict is focused on nearly 1,000 acres of rural and wildland in Sonoma Valley. The prime wine-country property has been eyed for development since long before 2018 when the state transitioned its last clients from the Sonoma Developmental Center, California’s oldest hospital for the “feeble-minded.” What remains on the land are decaying historic buildings, an ac...
