Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Sorted by date Results 1 - 11 of 11
Fourth and fifth graders in the Whitehall 21st Century Learning Center Program recently contributed artwork for a 2018 Tobacco, Drug and Alcohol Prevention Calendar. The calendar is currently available for purchase for $5 at the elementary school, Whitehall Ledger office, or from participating students. The calendar was a joint effort of the Jefferson County Tobacco Use Prevention Program, The Jefferson County Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program, the Jefferson County DUI Task Force and the local...
K-8 students wowed the audience with an amazing winter concert last week. With a theme of "Christmas in the West", school officials estimated around 400 in attendance at the yearly show....
Area residents will have to ample opportunity to get into the Christmas Spirit through both local radio and television stations. According to Lee Good of TeleSystem Services, 106.1 and 106.5 FM are both currently playing Christmas Music 24 hours a day. Jefferson County Events Coordinator Bruce Binkowski said the music is part of an ongoing promotion for the stations. He said along with enjoying music and utilizing the stations for emergency notices, they can also be used to hear sporting events and news. Good said they also decided to put...
At the Community Transition Advisory Committee Meeting last Thursday, Whitehall resident Ed Handl lauded Barrick Golden Sunlight Mine officials for their commitment to safety. Following the monthly safety report from Mine General Manager Dan Banghart, Handl said Barrick has done an excellent job with safety and their record is very admirable. Handl said the State of Montana could use the local mine as an example for safety. In his report, Banghart said there were no reportable incidents in November at the mine and they are around 140 days...
It’s time for elected officials in Montana to stand up for the safety of residents and pass a law that bans the use of cell phones while driving. How this law has not been passed yet is baffling, and something needs to be done as soon as possible. A lot of people may think this is not a huge issue, but it really is paramount to the safety of residents across the state. Distracted driving is something that can be seen on a daily basis and the consequences are severe. One text, selfie, or post to a social media site can be just enough to cause a...
Earlier this month Google announced the top global searches in 2017. There were of course obvious searches like “Hurricane Irma”, “iPhone 8”, and “Fidget Spinner”, but I was really surprised to see “India National Cricket Team” come in at number ten on the list. I guess with a population of 1.2 billion if cricket is the national sport, it is going to get a lot of searches. I tried to watch cricket once on ESPN at about 4 a.m. and it might have been the most confusing and never ending game I have ever witnessed. I kept hoping a Lion would be l...
After a long battle with cancer, the soul of Glenda Yvonne Scheuffele (Beyer) was called home on the morning of December 5, 2017. She was born May 18th 1943 to Ervin and Violette Beyer in LaMoure, ND. She was raised on a farm near Jamestown, ND, where she met her husband of 55 loving years. She was a faithful member of the Church of Christ in Butte MT as well as Whitehall MT, who always had words of encouragement and inspiration for both old and new members. She was a homemaker, mother, and...
While they were unable to come away with a victory, Whitehall High School girls basketball Coach Kelly Nieskens was proud of the way his team played in a 46-37 home loss Saturday against rival Jefferson High School. After a 52-17 setback Friday to a talented Three Forks team, Nieskens said the team was able to put the loss behind them. The Lady Trojans (2-3, 0-2 Southern B), came out of the gates strong Saturday and took a 12-10 lead at the end of the first quarter, and trailed just 21-19 at...
Following a 50-47 home loss to Three Forks last Friday night, Whitehall High School boys basketball Coach Zach McLean was hoping for a better start from his team in their Saturday matchup against rival Jefferson High School. The Trojans did just that, taking a 14-3 lead at the end of the first quarter of their 57-47 victory. "In our first four games we had one good start -- and that was the very first game. That's what our focus was (Saturday), and we came out great," McLean said. Whitehall...
The Whitehall High School wrestling team put on a great performance against some of the best competition in the state at last week's CMR Holiday Tournament in Great Falls. The Trojans finished 19th out of 54 teams at the tournament that featured most of the Class AA and A Teams in Montana. Whitehall finished sixth out of all the Class B teams, ahead of the other schools in their Southern B/C Division. "The boys did great. All the Whitehall wrestlers contributed to this effort," Assistant Coach...
Trailing by ten at half Tuesday night against Big Timber, the Whitehall High School boys basketball team, sparked by an incredible game from junior Max Feight, rallied to take a five point lead with under a minute to play in regulation. Unfortunately, a late Herders rally sent the game to overtime where the Trojans would eventually fall by a final score of 71-67. In one of the best individual performances in school history, Feight put the team on his back in the second half with a career high 45 points. Whitehall came out of the gates strong...
