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 Recreation Complex Board was presented a proposal for a Ranch Rodeo during Frontier Days by Town Clerk Kennedy Kleinsasser at the June meeting of the Board. The board was informed of negotiations between the town council and the Whitehall Saddle Club, spearheaded by Bill Lanes and Linda Jung. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) may be signed by both parties at the Tuesday, June 20 meeting of the Town Council, which would keep events rolling at the complex throughout the summer. The Town has been assured by the Whitehall Saddle...
It will be a great time for a great cause this Sunday at the Whitehall Senior Center. The Jefferson Valley Search and Rescue is hosting its thirteenth annual Father's Day Breakfast. The June 18 breakfast will run from 7 AM to noon and the cost is $9 per person. Children six and under eat free. This is the organization's lone fundraiser of the year and money raised will be used to purchase equipment and for operation needs. For more information, please contact Dan Hagerty at 4...
FIRST TIME EVER: Whitehall Town Councilman and pastor Bill Lanes participated in Saturday's Demolition Derby in Dillon for their opening summer event. Lanes has crashed nearly 87 vehicles in over 125 rounds, but had never been rolled. On Saturday, due to a good hit and soft arena sand, he found himself on his lid in the arena. Thankfully he only suffered a bruised shoulder!...
THE GNOMES ARE COMING TO WHITEHALL, arriving at various locations on June 16 just in time for the Enchanted Forest Faire. Keep an eye or two open for this incredible invasion. Watch where they stop! Watch where they hang out and for fairy almighty be very wary of the GOLDEN GNOME! Cute little guy but very much a Gnome! The Whitehall Chamber has hidden several gnomes for a Gnome Roam throughout town - find all the gnomes in these locations (including the golden gnome), take a selfie with them,...
Well, butter my biscuits! Frontier Days is almost here, and it's fixin' to be a hootin', hollerin', and stompin' good time! Don't miss out! Whitehall Frontier Days is just around the corner and the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce would like to make your business an offer you (hopefully) can't refuse! To get festive for Frontier Days, the Chamber is offering three levels of business decorating! Chamber members will come to decorate the front of your store (inside or outside, depending on what you...
Whitehall's annual weekly event - the Whitehall Farmer's Market - will begin Saturday, June 17 in Legion Park. The market is open to all home-based businesses, community fundraising groups, and those with vintage or repurposed goods to sell. The Market will be held on Saturdays from 9 AM - 1 PM, starting June 17th and running through October, weather permitting. Vendor spaces are still only $5 a day, and those who are interested in participating are encouraged to call Bernice Nicholson at...
Local residents will have plenty of chances to find a hidden gem Saturday, June 17 during the annual Whitehall Community Garage Sale. Nearly two dozen sales will be happening throughout the Whitehall area! Need a map? Check out page 2! If you need another copy during the sales, maps will be available at the Whitehall Chamber kiosk, Thriftway, and the Whitehall Community Library. If you missed getting your sale on the map, contact the Whitehall Chamber and they will blast it out via social...
Dear Editor, I would like to make a comment about the way people in town drive. Somebody in a red truck pulled out to make a left turn right in front of me today at the Conoco station intersection and if I hadn't slammed on my brakes, I would have T-boned him right in the driver's door. I have had a big dump truck pull out right in front of me coming out of the side street by Family Dollar without even stopping at the stop sign. I always drive 25 mph as posted in town and there is always...
JUNE, PART I All was not quiet in Montana back in June of 1897. A sheepherder had been killed by a group of renegade Cheyenne and seven more deaths followed. Ranchers were arming themselves and fear was rampant in eastern Montana. In western Montana, bets were being placed at the racetrack in Anaconda where nearly 150 horses were listed. In the eastern United States, new appointments were being made for federal government offices; a Christian mission in China was attacked and all were feared...
JUNE 10, 1998 Whitehall would get a brand-new water tank built and operational by August 1, and the Whitehall Town Council was assured of full warranties and full compliance with water tank specifications as called for in the Whitehall water improvement project. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) public information officer Dennis Unsworth said the department timetable called for between two or three weeks of rock removal before Highway 2 would be reopened for travel. Unsworth estimated the cost of the road clearing to be between...
Maxine Olivia Hoagland, Whitehall High School graduating senior, is being recognized as the DAR Good Citizen 2023 winner, receiving a certificate, wallet card, cash award, and DAR Good Citizen lapel pin from the Oro Fino Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. The annual award and scholarship contest is open to all high school seniors enrolled in public or private schools accredited by the state Board of Public Education, starting with the local chapter that serves Broadwater, Jefferson,...
On an almost "Spring" day, the WGC met for their June meeting at Borden's conference room. The Social Half-Hour was hosted by Kathy Hatch and Maureen Dawson (and if this reporter wasn't so focused on eating, she would have remembered to take a picture!). The morning treats were just that...a real treat... including a delicious egg bake, fresh fruit salad, and a scrumptious homemade rhubarb cake, albeit the rhubarb was from Butte, none available yet in Whitehall. What a wonderfully fresh and...
Our Summer Feeding program began on June 12th, but I wanted to remind everyone that there are free lunches at the Library every day, Monday through Thursday from 11:30 AM to 1 PM. This year Action, Inc. has included breakfast snacks as well as lunch in the bags. Just stop by and pick up breakfast and lunch for any child under the age of 18. Next week will be a busier week than usual at the Library. Monday starts us off with Curiosity Untamed at 1 PM and Rockhounding at 5:30 PM. The Rockhounders will be discussing their field trip from last...
HIGH SCHOOL HIGH HONORS (3.5-4.0 GPA) FRESHMEN: Jaeden Aragon, Kirin Clausen, Addisyn Gray, Lorelei Herrmann, Julia Hoagland, Coya Kelley, Dixon Koenig, Miles McLean, Jordan Mercer, Jacob Ryan, Lexi Stratton SOPHOMORE: Joe Denny, Kari Ellison, Lainey Ellison, Dylan Juhnke, Aletheia Martin, Hope Moriarty, Hope Nieskens, Ashton Pochelon, Brody Prevost, Cassidy Raty, Madelyn Seccomb, Annabelle Welch, Ethan Wock JUNIOR: Ashleyn Alley, Weslty Biggers, Lindsay Briggs, AdaLynn Cooper, Aidan Dove,...
The Whitehall Biological Weed Control Project (Whitehall Project) is part of the Jefferson County Weed District. Jill Allen is the Jefferson County Weed Coordinator. Todd Breitenfeldt is the Whitehall Project Coordinator. The Assistant Coordinator is Brynna Wolfe and the crew members are Lexi Stratton, Reed Zander, Austin Bonnet, and Izaya Howlett. This week we are collecting Dalmatian toadflax stem boring weevils (a weevil is a beetle with a long snout) in the Missoula area. We give these...
The Spoons & Spurs 4-H Club volunteered to help get the Whitehall Community Pool ready for the season on Saturday, June 10....
The family of Leeanne Wasia will be celebrating her beautiful yet short life on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 11 AM at 405 W Legion in the Legion Center. Leeanne was a member of this community since she was born and anyone who had the pleasure of knowing her is invited to say their goodbyes. A reception will follow. Her mother is requesting a potluck style and everyone is asked to bring a favorite dish. On March 25, 2023, Leeanne Annette Delzer-Kish/Wasia tragically passed away. Leeanne was born...
What is a firewall, and do I need one? In today's increasingly interconnected world, safeguarding your digital assets and personal information is paramount. One vital tool in the realm of cybersecurity is a firewall. At its core, a firewall acts as a barrier between your computer or network and the vast expanse of the internet. It monitors and filters incoming and outgoing network traffic, determining what data can pass through and what should be blocked. Essentially, a firewall serves as a gate...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will kick off the biennial hunting season-setting process earlier to allow for more public engagement and greater transparency. Public involvement will begin in June and end in November. In the past, public involvement happened primarily in December and January. FWP will conduct scoping meetings around the state from June 15 to July 15. FWP staff will look to hunters to provide broad input on regulation changes they’d like to see. Staff will also look for feedback on a few specific proposals. These scoping meeting...
A hunter killed a grizzly bear in self-defense last week in the Madison Range southeast of Ennis. The person was hunting black bears in a remote parcel of private land in the backcountry on June 5 when he was charged by a grizzly bear. The hunter shot and killed the bear with a pistol and was not injured. The hunter notified Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks the same day. Officials from FWP, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest conducted a field investigation with help from the landowner and confirmed the...
This lovely little Clarks Nutcracker stopped by Jill Honer's home just the other day to say hello. Honer sent this picture to the Ledger along with a little history on the little bird. The Clarks Nutcracker was the second bird listed in Lewis and Clark's journal. Therefore, it was named after William Clark. William Clark first observed it in 1805 along the banks of the Salmon River, a tributary of the Columbia River. Its scientific name literally means "nutcracker of the Columbia." Lewis...
Hiking and camping season is upon us. People come from every state just to camp and hike in Montana. Our woods are bountiful and amazing. But when you go hiking and camping you are plagued by bloodsuckers called ticks. Sometimes you get one or two ticks on you and sometimes even more. I found ticks pairs very well with a peanut butter sandwich and are high in protein. The tricky part of this recipe is catching the ticks. Worst, you could get Lyme disease. You could hike thru the woods and wait for them to latch on to you, but this method is slo...
Georgia, I have a question, We are concerned our only son isn’t having children. Every time we bring it up with him, he seems to have a new excuse. Recently when we tried to discuss this with our daughter-in-law directly, she said her high-powered career would be severely impacted if she didn’t plan child-bearing carefully because she doesn’t get paid parental leave at her workplace. We tried to encourage her by saying that she doesn’t even need to work since our son is very successful and we have considerable means. This seems to have offende...
SUNDAY, JUNE 4 11:06:28 Threats: Kountz Rd 12:40:35 911 Open Line: I-90 13:47:51 911 Open Line 15:03:21 Suspicious Circumstance: E Legion St 16:24:47 Animal: Hwy 69 16:49:04 Traffic Stop: E Legion St 20:50:43 Fire/Smoke Vehicle: Sowden Ln 21:04:25 Agency Assist: Hwy 287 21:30:16 Animal: Hwy 69 MONDAY, JUNE 5 01:19:18 ATL: I-90 05:37:34 Suspicious Circumstance: I-90 06:50:48 Animal: Hwy 69 07:19:26 Traffic Stop: Hwy 2 W 07:45:05 Animal 09:23:29 911 Open Line: Hwy 359 09:46:08 Welfare Check: Hwy 2 W 10:43:01 Reckless Driver: I-90 15:12:37 911...
We are created by God with natural longings. Some of these longings are honorable and pleasant within the safe boundaries taught in the Bible. Other longings are harmful, even destructive to ourselves or others as warned against in the Bible. Author and speaker, Ben Bennett states “Failure to address legitimate longings is often behind our unhealthy thoughts and destructive behaviors.” Ben founded the Resolution Movement- a global movement helping people overcome hurts and struggles to thrive in life, check out this initiative at res...
