Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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With Whitehall’s annual Frontier Days celebration just days away, the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the 2024 event is bigger and better than ever! Whitehall is ready for a safe and fun weekend filled with food, vendors, music, ranch rodeo, and more. This year celebrates the 40th year of the annual festivities. With so many things to see and do, make sure you keep your Frontier Days special section (inside this edition) handy! RAFFLES Whitehall Veterans: Quilt, gun, gift certificates and more. Visit them at their vendor bo...
On October 1, 2023, Clara Myrstol, daughter of Montana Rawson and Blaine Myrstol, was life-flighted to Primary Children's in Salt Lake City, UT, where she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). She went through four rounds of chemotherapy, followed by an allogeneic stem cell transplant on February 28, 2024. She was discharged from the hospital to outpatient care twenty-two days later. Clara returned home to Whitehall, Montana, on June 5th and rang the bell on June 10th, signifying the...
HOOT OWL: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced a river closure and a couple of additional “hoot-owl” fishing restrictions, designed to protect trout when water temperatures get too warm or water quality drops. A full angling closure on one portion of the Madison River took effect at midnight Friday, July 20th: • From Madison Dam at Ennis Reservoir on the lower Madison to the footbridge at NorthWestern Energy powerhouse. Hoot–owl restrictions prohibit fishing from 2 PM to midnight each day. These closures and restrictions, which are...
Dear Editor, As a parent, grandparent, and advocate for public education, I urge you to support Shannon O'Brien for Superintendent of Schools. Shannon is the only candidate who can bring the change we desperately need to support our teachers, parents, and students. Under Elsie Arntzen's leadership, Montana's education system has suffered. Our state ranks last in teacher pay, contributing to a severe teacher shortage. Susie Hedalen, Shannon's opponent, served as Elsie's deputy and is complicit...
Dear Editor, Congratulations to the people who brought the PRCA Rodeo to Whitehall last weekend. It was great to hear some noise from the rodeo grounds again and even better to be a part of it. I took my sister-in-law and her grandchildren, who live in Singapore - and they loved it. It was a huge thrill for Harvey and Louisa to see cowboys and cowgirls in action - and beyond fun to have Jack Dawson there to explain what was going on and Halle Downey to keep track of the kids when they weren't...
A skull found on Mars would raise a lot of questions. A fake skull found on Mars would raise even more. There is no physical proof that the future exists. You know a place feels like home when your body feels comfortable enough to poop there. Since DNA testing is a relatively new concept, most family trees dating back several centuries may be wrong. Homeless people technically are in the 1%, just not the 1% you want to be in. Putting things in a small refrigerator is Tetris, and getting them out is Jenga. I wonder if rappers ever secretly...
8+ YEARS AGO - July, Part II: Another hot July was ending, and people hoped the fighting in Cuba and the Philippines would also end. Something like Yellow Fever was making our soldiers sick. Americans were freed in a prisoner exchange with Spain. The Hawaiian Islands made the front page on the July 15, 1898 Zephyr in a report on the population – 110,000 people, of which 31,000 were Hawaiians, 9,000 part Hawaiian, 24,000 Japanese, 22,000 Chinese, 15,000 Portuguese, 5,500 Americans and the r...
JULY 21, 1999 The Rockin' the Rockies classic rock concert got a unanimous green light from the Jefferson County commissioners on July 14. The concert site - located on private land about three miles east of Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park off Highway 2 - was a flurry of activity as concert promoters and workers prepared for the August 6-7-8 concert. Whitehall Reader of the Week was Gena Kraha, who reads "at least" one book a week. Gena, 14, likes historical fiction and murder mysteries and...
What an exciting time to be involved with prevention services and to share about community engagement! Every day, each of us has opportunities to participate in our community. From simple things like picking up the trash that litters the sidewalks or greeting someone as you pass to more committed ongoing involvement in a committee or community activity—each one of these matters. The primary purpose of this article will be to focus on how we participate with the youth in our community. Some examp...
Social Security is secure, solvent and here for the long term. Those who claim that it is not are just plain wrong. If you repeat something even if it’s wrong often enough, people begin to believe it. The fiscal foundations and future of Social Security, so important to so many of us, have been subject to a blizzard of misinformation. Every year the Social Security Trust Fund Trustees report to Congress on the long-term financial health of Social Security. The reports provide our elected officials with the information they need to secure and en...
The Area IV Governing Board and Advisory Council oversees older adult services in Broadwater, Gallatin, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Meagher, and Park Counties. We implore Governor Gianforte’s administration to prioritize improved resources to deliver Older Americans Act services in our six counties. Montana’s Medicaid unwinding process has largely ended, and we are concerned about significant harm and unintended consequences to elders nationwide. Specifically, many older Montanans should never have lost their benefits and were unn...
In our prior columns, we’ve written about your fundamental RIGHT TO KNOW and how it provides all Montanans with an important way to interact with our state and local governments: You have a RIGHT TO KNOW how your government makes decisions, spends money, and conducts its business, and you can get that information by simply asking the most relevant state or local agency (and we’d love to help you do so!). Much of the time, Montanans can make requests and receive information at no personal cost. But as hinted in our last column about the dan...
I just want to take a moment to thank all of the wonderful people who make our summer reading program function like a well-oiled machine! First, to my wonderful staff and volunteers, who never panic when 120 children come for a magic show and lunch. They are a professional group of women and men who love their library and patrons. Next, thanks to the Whitehall Community Library Friends, who have picked up lunches in Butte for eight weeks and never let me down. Lunches were always on time and hot...
Youth from around southwest Montana gathered in Dillon on Saturday, July 13, 2024, to clean up the Southwest Montana Veterans Memorial. The youth came from Dillon, Lima, Sheridan, Whitehall, Butte, Anaconda, and Deer Lodge and are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They spent their time pulling weeds, replenishing the rock near the waterfall, trimming trees and shrubs, cleaning the boulevard, sweeping the pavilion, sanding and staining the picnic tables and pavilion,...
Montana is known for its big, blue skies and fresh air. Summer in “Big Sky Country” brings opportunities to enjoy outdoor activities which are enjoyed by many. As temperatures rise, so does the risk of wildfires and wildfire smoke. Montana’s wildfire season typically runs from May through September. The peak of the season generally occurs in mid-July. It is important to understand the risks associated with wildfire season. Preparing for and knowing how to live with wildfires is integral to st...
We often think of going to physical therapy to get stronger, but did you know we can help tremendously improve your balance? Good balance is key to staying active and preventing falls and injury. Collectively, we balance by using our eyesight, senses in our inner ear, and joints, giving feedback to our brain. If any one of these systems is compromised, so is our balance. A physical therapist can perform several activities with you to determine which systems need to be “strengthened” to improve balance. For example, a person may lose their bal...
Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park is about 15 miles southeast of Whitehall, along Montana Highway 2. For more information about the park, call 406-287-3541, ext. 9. Friday, August 2: Crow and Lakota Languages. Guest speaker Becky Warner, who is of Ni’kmaq and French-Canadia descent studies the Lakota and Crow languages She will give a beginning lesson on the Lakota language. 8 PM at campground amphitheater. Saturday, August 3: Six Habitats of Lewis & Clark Caverns. Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park is comprised of 6 unique habitats. Join R...
"Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed..." - Wallace Stegner The goal of the Wilderness Act, now celebrating its 60th birthday, was to set aside a small proportion of public land in America from human intrusion. The founders said some places deserved to be free from motorized, mechanized, and other intrusions to protect wildlife and wild lands. But now, a handful of mountain bikers have partnered with a senator from Utah to gut the Wi...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks seeks comments on a draft management plan for Canyon Ferry Wildlife Management Area. FWP manages Montana’s wildlife management areas on behalf of the public to benefit a diversity of wildlife species and their habitats and to provide compatible public access for fish—and wildlife-related recreation. To help achieve this multifaceted goal for Canyon Ferry WMA, FWP has written a new draft management plan. The draft management plan describes the WMA and lays out the goals and issues associated with how FWP man...
Waffles can be enjoyed at any time of the day. While traditionally breakfast fare, they can also be a sweet or savory dessert. When waffles are paired with the flavors of a traditional Banana Foster dessert, they can be a decadent breakfast or an impressive evening treat. Enjoy this Kentucky 'Nanners Foster Waffles recipe from Lord Honey Traditional Southern Recipes with a Country Bling Twist (Pelican Publishing) by Chef Jason Smith. This recipe serves 4 to 6. INGREDIENTS Nonstick cooking spray...
SUNDAY, JULY 14 04:57:41 911 Hang Up: Delmoe Lake Rd 08:23:25 Animal: I-90 10:51:11 Traffic Stop: Hwy 2 W 18:28:48 Fire/Smoke Wildland: Sheep Camp Rd 18:46:10 Medical 20:31:58 Harassment: E Legion St MONDAY, JULY 15 01:17:12 Stranded Motorist: I-90 01:59:28 Medical: I-90 07:06:51 Animal: E Legion St 07:40:59 Criminal Mischief: N Division St 09:09:45 Traffic Stop: Whitehall/First 09:49:44 Traffic Stop: Hwy 359 10:06:22 Traffic Stop: Hwy 359 12:03:16 Traffic Stop: Hwy 41 13:25:42 Suspicious: W...
We all love heroic stories of individuals who gave their all. Sadly, after last week’s historic event of the attempt to assassinate former President Trump, Corey Comperatore gave his life to protect his family in the crossfire. Some heroes pay the ultimate price. Recently, I came across an unknown named Florence Chadwick; she was a long-distance swimmer who successfully crossed the English Channel both ways. She was the first woman ever to accomplish this feat. In 1952 Florence set out to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast, a g...
ARIES Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, show off your true colors and let others see who you are and what makes you tick. You are now given the spotlight to shine and get noticed even more. TAURUS Apr 21/May 21 The full equation may not be revealed this week until you unravel some of the pieces, Taurus. You will need to remain patient as the process plays out. GEMINI May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you are discovering more people you can trust and who have your best interests at heart. Continue to surround yourself with these winning individuals. CANCER Jun 22/Jul...
