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 crew is having a hard time finding many Dalmatian toadflax stem-boring weevils so far this spring. We have had good collections in the Missoula and Clinton areas for the past several years. This year we went there on June 14th to collect and the cool wet, windy weather plus the site crashing made it hard to find many weevils. The site "crashing" means that many of the weeds have been killed by the bioagent so because of a lack of food, there are not many insects left to collect. This is...
Montana Child Care Business Connect (MCCBC) is thrilled to announce the launch of its new website, www.childcarebusinessconnect.com. The new website serves as a comprehensive resource hub for all stakeholders in the child care industry, providing valuable information, tools, and support to help businesses thrive and provide high-quality care to children and families across Montana. The MCCBC website is designed to cater to the unique needs of child care providers, early childhood educators, families, and community members. The website offers a...
Have you ever wondered what murders and mysteries lay unsolved in the Whitehall area? Arlene Weber of the Jefferson Valley Museum will be at the Library on Thursday, June 22, at 6 PM to share a great night of historical mysteries and mayhem. This program is for families, adults, and anyone who delights in local history. The History Book Club is meeting at their regular time on Monday, June 26, at 6 PM. Our history buffs will be discussing great events of history and the books that detail 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...
When I was leading groups into the Wyoming wilderness in the 1990s, once we left a trailhead we were on our own. If somebody got hurt, we could walk or carry the injured person out or send runners to the road to call for support. In the case of a life- or limb-threatening emergency, we could use a transponder to try to send a coded message to a passing aircraft, pleading for help. Things have definitely changed. “People expect to be rescued,” said Tod Schimelfenig, who has been on the search and rescue team for Fremont County, Wyoming, sin...
New emergency fishing regulations are in place for the Big Hole, Beaverhead and Ruby rivers. The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted the new regulations during its June 8 meeting. These restrictions limit angling during the brown trout spawning season and harvest in some stretches of the rivers. Trout abundances in several areas of the three rivers have steadily declined since 2011 and are at or near historical lows. Meanwhile, fishing pressure in these areas has increased. The emergency fishing regulations aim to be responsive to...
This is a series of articles focusing on estate and legacy planning. Authors are Kaleena Miller, Madison-Jefferson County Extension Agent, kaleena.miller1@montana.edu, and Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension Family Economics Specialist, marsha.goetting@montana.edu. An important goal for Montana farm/ranch family enterprises is to transfer land and business to the next generation. “The process is challenging because it includes a complex web of economic, legal, and family decisions,” says Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension Family Economics Spe...
People naturally think burgers and hot dogs when they envision grilled foods. But there is so much more that can be cooked over an open fire, including desserts and even pizza. Grilling lends a distinctive smoky taste to both the crust and the toppings. Grilled pizzas start with a basic dough that cooks up quickly, and then can be customized with many different flavor profiles. This recipe makes two 12-inch crusts INGREDIENTS 3/4 cup warm water 1 package active dry yeast (about 2 1/4 teaspoons)...
THURSDAY, JUNE 22 5:00PM PBS NEWSHOUR 6:00PM THIS OLD HOUSE 6:30PM ASK THIS OLD HOUSE 7:00PM BEFORE WE DIE 1 8:00PM PBS NEWSHOUR 9:00PM AMANPOUR AND COMPANY 10:00PM THIS OLD HOUSE 10:30PM ASK THIS OLD HOUSE 11:00PM BEFORE WE DIE 1 FRIDAY, JUNE 23 5PM PBS NEWSHOUR 6PM WASHINGTON WEEK 6:30PM FIRING LINE 7PM BBC NEWS 7:30PM DINING WITH THE CHEF 8PM PBS NEWSHOUR 9PM AMANPOUR & COMPANY 10PM WASHINGTON WEEK 10:30PM FIRING LINE 11PM THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE SATURDAY, JUNE 24 5PM ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: TUCSON 1 6PM AMERICAN MASTERS: JAMES BALDWIN - THE...
With the Enchanted Forest Fiare just days away, Dorie Westhoven may be found in Legion Park with a variety of fairy costumes for those wishing to dress the part Saturday!...
The Whitehall Chamber of Commerce and the Frontier Days Committee announce the First Annual FRONTIER DAYS WORLD RECORD COMPETITION. We’ve taken world records and given them a Frontier Days spin! The showdown will happen Saturday, July 29th at 4 PM on the Main Street Green’s stage. Your task, if you choose to accept this challenge: Put together a team of four, see the challenges listed, and get practicing! Each team member will be responsible for three challenges, so pick your team wisely. Prizes include Chamber Bucks, gifts, gift cer...
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...
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....
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...
THURSDAY, JUNE 15 5PM PBS NEWSHOUR 6PM THIS OLD HOUSE 6:30PM ASK THIS OLD HOUSE 7PM LUCY WO0RSLEY’S ROYAL PHOTO 8PM PBS NEWSHOUR 9PM AMANPOUR & COMPANY 10PM THIS OLD HOUSE 10:30PM ASK THIS OLD HOUSE 11PM THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE: FAMILY FRIDAY, JUNE 16 5PM PBS NEWSHOUR 6PM WASHINGTON WEEK 6:30PM FIRING LINE 7PM BBC NEWS 7:30PM DINING WITH THE CHEF 8PM PBS NEWSHOUR 9PM AMANPOUR & COMPANY 10PM GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: MEDEA SATURDAY, JUNE 17 5PM ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: CHARLESTON 2 6PM POV: OUT IN THE NIGHT 7PM BUFFALO SOLDIERS FIGHTING ON T...
