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Articles from the August 28, 2019 edition


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  • Crews continue to battle fire near Whitehall

    Aug 28, 2019

    Fire crews are continuing to battle the McClusky fire that was caused by lighting August 16 three miles northeast of Delmoe Lake and 13 miles northwest of Whitehall. As of press deadline, the fire is at 112 acres and 51 percent of indirect suppression actions have been completed. Crews have completed incident objectives constructing indirect line utilizing old road, trail systems, and natural barriers, providing a location where firefighters can safely engage the fire, if needed, with a high...

  • Andersen is new Justice of the Peace

    Staff Report|Aug 28, 2019

    Steve Andersen is the new Jefferson County Justice of the Peace. According to County Clerk and Recorder Bonnie Ramey, Andersen was appointed by the Jefferson County Commissioners at their August 20 meeting. He was one of five candidates who filed to fill the seat of Dean Hildebrand who resigned this summer. He was sworn in Wednesday, August 21. A resident of Montana City, Andersen was defeated by Hildebrand in the 2018 general election by a vote of 3,027 to 2,702. Andersen will serve in the...

  • COLUMN: Strange things happened after New Coke

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Aug 28, 2019

    A few years back when video stores were still a mainstay, I used to rent five or six movies a week. Sometimes when the weather was bad, or I was in a lazy mood I would spend my entire weekend watching a variety of films in a variety of genres. These days I still watch a movie here and there but I'm no longer a movie buff who could tell you the director of each film I'm watching as well as other movies they've directed. These days I've found the joy of binge watching a television show and it is...

  • Trojans open season Friday at Cut Bank

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Aug 28, 2019

    At the start of each season, Whitehall High School head football coach Dan Lacey discusses with his team the little differences between good teams and great ones. Two weeks into fall camp, he is optimistic about what he sees from the team who will open their season August 30 on the road against Cut Bank. "To be a great team you have to have discipline, team chemistry, and a positive culture in which you enjoy being a part of. If we can simulate practice effort and energy to game situation, we...

  • Robert L. Ross

    Aug 28, 2019

    Robert L. Ross, age 98, died August 18, 2019, 'at home' at Bozeman Lodge in Bozeman, MT, with family by his side. Cremation has taken place. Born July 11, 1921, in Roundup, Montana, to Joseph A. Ross and Elsie C. Hogan, Bob was the 6th of 7 children. Bob was raised in the Bull Mountains of Musselshell County. He attended a one-room rural school, then in Musselshell, and graduated from Billings High School. Bob was a proud Army Veteran of WWII. He fought and was wounded in France. His many...

  • Whitehall Volleyball opens season Saturday at Manhattan Tourney

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Aug 28, 2019

    A young and talented Whitehall High School volleyball team will open the season this Saturday at the Manhattan Quad Tournament. Head coach Kayla Simon is excited to get the season rolling. "I love starting our season out at an all-day tournament because it really gives us a chance to try different options in terms of positions and rotations and see what sticks," she said. "Going in to the Manhattan Tournament, I'm hoping to see the girls communicating-first and foremost. We are going to be...

  • Cross country opens in Boulder

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Aug 28, 2019

    There will be a mix of experience and youth on the 2019 Whitehall High School Cross Country team. Longtime head coach Kerry Sacry reported four junior high and nine high schoolers joined the team who will open the season Saturday, August 31 at the Jefferson High School meet in Boulder. Sacry is pleased with the turnout but said he would like to have one more girl join so they would be able to have a team score at the end of meets. The top leading returner for the Trojans is senior Madison...