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Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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At the public forum concerning the proposed Whitehall playground, held Tuesday, July 12, over a dozen residents voiced their desire to have a public playground for the town. The main question of the evening? Where? Town Clerk Allissa Christensen has taken the playground proposal to several funding entities herself and garnered funds from the Dennis & Phillis Washington Foundation, Town Pump, and several others; she is currently awaiting approval for funds from the Whitehall Sustainability Committee and the Whitehall Tax Increment Fund. No town...
SHAKESPEARIAN NIGHT: The Montana State University Shakespeare in the Park's presentation of King Lear was viewed by over a hundred who braved the winds and sudden smoke from the southwest, only to be rewarded with a gorgeous evening right as the play began. The event, brought to the community by Gold Junction Presents and the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce, was sponsored by Arctic Heat, High Peaks Federal Credit Union, Bill & Tamara Pullman, and River Ranch Confections....
After nearly a year of development, the first draft of the Whitehall TAax Increment Fund Master Plan has its first draft, as provided by Stahly Engineering. The Whitehall Tax Increment Fund (WTIF) Board and a steering committee have been working with Stahly Engineering, Headwaters RC&D, and Jefferson Local Development Corporation to complete a Master Plan. It will be a great asset to the WTIF district for future projects. The Master Plan explores the following for Whitehall: • Infrastructure • Arts and culture • Parks, trails, recreation • Pub...
Enjoy a drive into the mountains to see the beautiful high-altitude gardens of Sage Mountain Center. July 23, Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm, located off Toll Mtn. Rd. between Butte and Whitehall, off Hwy 2. Features include organic edible landscapes, Permaculture designs, drip irrigation, cultivars of herbs, fruits trees, vegetables, and flowers, as well as, water retention techniques, and mulching options. At 6,300 ft elevation, the solar water-heated straw bale greenhouse provides an abundance...
Too many people in the world think they can pet any animal like it’s a dog. It was SO much easier to stumble upon horrifying, unforgettable websites 15 years ago. Humans will feed wild animals, which is harmful, but won’t feed other humans, which is helpful. A bad horror movie is usually funnier than a bad comedy movie. In the future, people will be forced to work during the night when it’s cool and sleep during the day to avoid heatstroke. Technically, you never actually look someone in the eyes. You look them in the eye. 3 AM feels more...
In the last few months, the Ledger office has been closed several times, more than ever since I purchased the paper. There are several reasons why, both professional and personal, and I thought I’d give everyone a little insight into my life. In February, my husband and I both turned 40 within five days of one another. To celebrate we took a wonderful excursion to Las Vegas where we ate fabulous food, were awed by Absinthe and Cirque Du Soleil “O”, and enjoyed one another’s company. In June, my best friend married her soul mate and I was hon...
Dear Jo, This weekend I was invited to attend a baby shower for a coworker's daughter. Several other coworkers attended as well. None of us had actually met the daughter. When we were introduced to the daughter, we all congratulated her on her upcoming bundle of joy....only to be told she wasn’t pregnant YET. Not only was she not pregnant, but she also was not even trying to get pregnant. Our coworker told us her daughter was down in the dumps since so many of her friends were pregnant and having parties, so the mom threw this faux baby s...
July Part 2 July 1896 offered a lot of storms, locally and across the nation. There was dissent in the Democratic party on who to nominate for President, storms in South Dakota and Nebraska killed livestock and ruined crops, a war in Cuba with Spain was showing heavy losses for the Spanish, and gold reserves here in the U.S. were growing as banks made good on their treasury promises. The following news items are taken from the July 17, 24 and 31, 1896 editions of the Jefferson Valley Zephyr....
Bill Hildebrandt creates mosaic-like pictures from pieces of wood - a cardinal, hummingbird, elk, koala bears - using a process known as intarsia, but with Bill's individual twists. He uses imagination and artistry, but describes himself as more of a technologist, using skills from his past, and his passion for math, science, and god in his creations. Though most of his pieces have been given as gifts, Bill is rethinking his cottage industry business plan with a specific goal. Bill came to...
Marbella and Dinae Washington were, respectively, both the daughters of a mixed-race couple from Panora, Iowa, in what has now been designated a Guthrie County Historical Village. Just a hundred feet or so from the Middle Racoon River, the Washington girls were both born water babies, even though Dinae was adopted by the Washingtons just before her fifth birthday. Even though Marbella was a couple of years older, Dinae soon all but surpassed her sister with her readiness to the water! Grover...
Jefferson Valley Fine Arts has announced it is not too late to exhibit your fine art and photography in their Frontier Days art exhibit in Whitehall being held July 22 and 23. Walk-in registrations will be welcomed on Thursday, July 21 from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM in the Borden building conference room at the corner of Legion and Main Streets. The art show will be held Friday 9 AM - 5 PM, and Saturday from 9 AM – 4:30 PM. The town will be full of festivities during those two days and it is a wonderful opportunity to introduce your talent to v...
4 Paws Animal Rescue will hold a fundraising raffle in order to continue to care for the lost and stray animals they take in each day. Raffle tickets are on sale now until the end of the day on July 23 at Frontier Days. Tickets are $5 each or a packet of 5 for $20 and are available by calling Misty at (406) 439-1405 and will also be available for purchase on the 23rd at the 4 Paws vendor booth in Legion Park. The first prize was donated by a wonderful person in Waterloo, which is a new stable blanket, tooled leather bridle without a bit,...
July 16, 1997 The Whitehall Town Council approved spending an additional $9,300 on the water improvement project to replace two old water lines that broke on July 7 and July 9. The two old cast iron water lines, one behind the Town Hall and the other at Legion Avenue and Railroad Street, ruptured when the new water tank began to fill and increased pressure throughout the town’s water distribution system. The Bureau of Land Management was working on a habitat project in the Toll Mountain area about 13 miles west of Whitehall. Most of the s...
After nearly a year of development, the first draft of the Whitehall TAax Increment Fund Master Plan has its first draft, as provided by Stahly Engineering. The Whitehall Tax Increment Fund (WTIF) Board and a steering committee have been working with Stahly Engineering, Headwaters RC&D, and Jefferson Local Development Corporation to complete a Master Plan. It will be a great asset to the WTIF district for future projects. The Master Plan explores the following for Whitehall: • Infrastructure • Arts and culture • Parks, trails, recreation • Pub...
The Ruby Valley Medical Center welcomes Amy Braaksma, APRN, FNP-BC, to its team of healthcare providers. Amy is a Nurse Practitioner seeing patients in our Twin Bridges clinic Monday through Thursday. Preferring a smaller work environment and rural healthcare, Amy accepted the Nurse Practitioner position at Ruby Valley Medical Center after three years at the Bozeman Clinic. Although she commutes every day from Churchill, Amy feels she has a better quality of life working in a small, rural...
“When will I die?” is almost a universal question. After all, at some point, we do die. I try to approach the topic with sensitivity. I do understand that as this column reaches readers some are dealing with the death of a family member or a friend. Certainly, our families and communities have grappled with death in the past and it is part of life. Still, it tops the difficult subject list. The Bible reminds us, “Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,” (Hebrews 9:27). There’s no escaping this reality. Can we h...
July 4th, 1803, 219 years ago: Under President Thomas Jefferson, America purchases 530,000,000 acres of land from France in the Louisiana Purchase. Although negotiations had been taking place months prior and the official territory was purchased on July 1st, it was first announced to the public on the 4th, coinciding with the 27th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It is also worth noting that France only controlled a small portion of this land, with most of it still belonging to Native tribes. July 4th, 1899, 123...
The Friends of the Library will be meeting this Thursday at 1 PM at the Library. There is much to discuss with the summer feeding program, summer reading program, and other projects. If you would like to join the Friends in their adventures, please come and see what they are all about. If you are tired of the heat, John Moulton is giving a cool presentation on Antarctica at 6 PM on Tuesday, July 26th. He has traveled around the world and shared his experiences in South America this spring with children after school. It will be a fun,...
Buy now pay later services are responsible for $100 million in annual transactions and have quickly become a go-to financial tool for millions of Americans. Although these options provide an easier way to make purchases, they aren’t without risks. “People love the convenience, but there remains a lot of misunderstanding surrounding BNPL services and their impact on people’s financial lives,” said Amy Maliga, a financial educator with Take Charge America, a nonprofit credit counseling and debt management agency. “With that confusion, it’s easy t...
Our club picked up litter, on Saturday, July 16th, from Smith’s Supply to the outside of town. It got warm and we found some interesting things. Our fun-educational trip to Crystal Park will be on July 27th and our next meeting and project tour is on August 1st....
With all the tempting fair foods and delicacies that the Stampede in Helena has to offer, there's no end to the good foods to eat. The normal fair food is available, like lemonade, cotton candy, burgers and hot dogs. But the Stampede offers a lot more variety. From corn on the cob, to lemondairies, sweet and sour chicken and acai bowls, there's something for everyone in Helena during the fair. One of the regulars at the Stampede is a long-time favorite Helena restaurant. Bullman's Pizza has serv...
This week's showcase takes us to Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park, where we see one of the tallest free-standing brick structures in the world, a legacy of the legendary Anaconda Copper Company. Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park stands on the horizon like an ancient castle. Indeed a sight to behold! It costs the park over $5,000 a year to light the structure and keep airplanes from flying into it. You can help ease this burden by donating to the park today or becoming a sponsor of a featured park...
A daily fishing restriction is now in place for the lower Madison River to reduce fish stress and mortality during high water temperatures. The hoot-owl fishing restriction, which prohibits fishing each day between 2 p.m. and midnight, applies from the Warm Springs Boat Launch to the Madison River’s confluence with the Jefferson River. Water temperatures in the lower Madison have exceeded 73 degrees for three consecutive days, meeting criteria for the restriction. Two years ago, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted a permanent, s...
Montana’s elk population has tripled over the last 40 years. For decades we have exceeded the sustainable objective levels in most hunting districts. FWP’s goal is 92,000 elk in Montana, but today there are an estimated 175,000. That excess elk population causes immense damage to family ranch operations in overpopulated areas, and it’s a problem that grows worse every year. What’s frustrating is we saw this problem coming years ago and set policy to address it. In 2003 I sponsored House Bill 42, which mandated that the Montana Fish & Game Co...
Grilled foods are staples of summertime. There is just something about gathering with friends and family and cooking meals over an open flame to enjoy in the great outdoors, whether at a backyard barbecue or on a camping trip, that makes foods taste even better. Burgers, steaks, and chicken may be some of the first items that come to mind when pondering grilled fare. But vegetarians and vegans should rest easy knowing that vegetables and other non-meats are equally at home on grills, and taste j...
