Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Ninety-five-thousand-acre Utah Lake is a major water source for the Great Salt Lake. If it dries up or sickens, so does the Great Salt Lake. Fifteen years ago, it was dying. But the controversial herbicide glyphosate saved it. Virtually everything most Americans think they know about glyphosate-the active ingredient in products like Roundup-is wrong. That's because social media and ads by lawyers offering to sue Bayer (owner of Monsanto, glyphosate's original manufacturer) are rife with...
Images of warm family gatherings dominate millions of people's holiday season memories. But the warmth inside a home come the holiday season does not mean it's not cold outside. Indeed, snow-filled landscapes and/or temperatures below freezing are not uncommon come late December. As the mercury drops outside, families can warm up inside with a batch of Hot Holiday Punch courtesy of Lines+Angles. INGREDIENTS: 16 cups water, divided 5 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen, plus extra for garnish 2...
Each year at this time, several national pharmacy chains begin marketing the annual influenza vaccination, urging consumers to beat the autumn crowds. It is important for the vaccination-consuming public to know how to time annual immunizations, which routinely include shots or mists for influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). How lucky are we Americans that we have our very own vaccination advisors! The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that everyone six months and older receive the 2024-2025...
8+ Years Ago - September, Part II: Headlines in the second half of September 1898 continued the news from early September. Our soldiers returning from the war in Cuba were being misplaced and lost in a broken government system. More than 20,000 children in New York City were turned away from schools because there was not enough room in the now overcrowded buildings. Murders in Red Lodge, Silver Bow, and Meaderville were also front-page news, as was the collapse of a three-story building in...
SEPTEMBER 15, 1999 The Mint Bar in Whitehall was burglarized again during the early morning hours of Thursday, September 16, just three days after burglars had robbed the business early on September 13th. Four young Whitehall pianists performed at Butte Plaza Mall on Saturday, September 11, as part of a Music Education Fair. Kristin Robbins, Janet Drake, Laura Dillon, and Anna Marx - students of Donna Weldon at Musical Moments Studio - all performed during the fair. Whitehall High School Student...
We are back to full schedule this week and the Whitehall Community Library is busier than ever. Don’t forget that next Wednesday on September 25, from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM our Vet Talk friend Tim Colvin will be in the library to assist our veterans and their spouses with any issues they are having or just need information or help with. This is a totally free and confidential service provided by the Department of Military Affairs, Veterans Affairs Division, and the State of Montana. Please feel f...
The Montana Old Time Fiddlers will present an Old Time Fiddle Performance at the Pony Bar in Pony on Sunday, September 22, 2024, from 2 to 6 PM. The program is free and open to the public, and dancing is encouraged! Guitar, mandolin, and banjo players are welcome to participate in the jam – and anyone can just come to hear some great old-time fiddle music with some country, folk, and bluegrass in the mix. The Montana Old Time Fiddlers are dedicated to preserving old-time fiddle music in Montana and providing educational and performance o...
Jefferson Valley Community Foundation issues a call to all area nonprofits that the grant cycle has begun. Grant applications for worthwhile long-term community-oriented projects can be obtained at the Whitehall Community Library or by going to the organization’s website, jeffersonvalleycf.com. Notice to all non-profit organizations contemplating applying for a JVCF grant: Please be aware that the deadline date was incorrect in the previous information. The correct deadline date for grant applications is October 9, NOT October 19, as originally...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Recently, my son called me to ask why Grandpa was asking him for his bank account information. He wondered if my dad was sick, having memory issues, or just messing around. I told my son not to answer emails like that and that they were scams. He replied that it was a phone call with my father’s voice. I immediately called my dad, asking the same thing—are you alright? What’s going on? After some investigation, it seems scammers are getting even more high-tech. When a spam number calls and asks you questions, it could be cloning...
When football season kicks off each year at the end of summer, the games garner the bulk of fans' attention. While the exciting action on the gridiron is a cause for celebration among millions of football fans, the food enjoyed during game day also provides much to look forward to. Certain foods have become part and parcel of watching a particular sport. For example, who can attend a baseball game and resist the temptation to indulge in a hot dog? For football fans, chicken wings are the go-to...
9/08/1999 Another Whitehall business was burglarized over the Labor Day weekend - making three downtown business burglaries in just over a month - although police officials say the third burglary appears unrelated to the first two. The Mint Bar was burglarized sometime after the bar closed Sunday, Sept. 5, and before 9:30 AM on Monday, and Whitehall police and the bar manager both say the job looked like the work of experienced burglars. Two other businesses - Janlyn's Styling Salon and the Two...
Whitehall Medical Clinic is launching a wellness and weight management program—an excellent opportunity to lose weight through healthy means. While the clinic continues to offer wellness exams, bloodwork, EKGs, and x-rays when appropriate, it now has several options to help patients manage their weight and feel better about their health. The most recent addition to their services is a group of medicines in the family of GLP-1 (glucose like peptid) agonist. These medications mimic the GLP-1 hormone our bodies make naturally. While this family o...
As summer is closing, the Whitehall Garden Club keeps blooming with another tremendously delicious, hilarious, and informative meeting. Janet Chapman, Janet Finney, and Kay Fisher created the most delicious breakfast imaginable! Blueberry scones were "melt in your mouth" tender, zucchini bread was full of deliciousness, a French toast bake was so yummy, and a sausage egg/bread bake made you return for more! The freshly sliced cantaloupe was the perfect addition to this scrumptious brunch. Thank...
We all love technology when it works and want to melt it down into toasters when it doesn’t! After what seems like forever, though it has not really been that long, the Whitehall Community Library is getting a new copier, fax machine, and scanner all rolled into one! You will probably hear the library staff cheering all over town when it arrives; until then, we can scan, fax, or make copies at the library, but only in small quantities. If you have art-oriented children, this week's Art Camp p...
Attention local businesses, community organizations, and non-profits... get involved in the Whitehall Fall Festival on Saturday, September 21st, by hosting a kids carnival game on the Main Street Green! This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your organization while providing fun and entertainment for our community’s children. Why Participate? Support a Cause! Non-profits will receive $0.75 for every dollar collected from tickets at their game (The remaining 0.25 cents goes to Whitehall non-profit Gold Junction Presents (GJP) for hosting a...
The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is accepting grant applications for the 2024 "Meals for Backpacks" program, which supports schools, food banks, and service organizations that provide weekend meal programs for Montana school children. "It is 65 hours from the time school is dismissed on Friday afternoon until the bell rings on Monday morning," the Foundation says on its website. "Often, children in Montana go hungry on the weekends. It is estimated that one in six Montana children live in...
Apples and peaches and pears! Oh my! It’s almost time to bake a PIE! The annual Whitehall Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, September 21st, and once again, the Whitehall Garden Club will be hosting the Pie Auction! This is a fundraiser for all the non-profit organizations in Whitehall. Bake a pie and bring it by - they will be sold in the silent auction, and ALL of the proceeds will go to the group of your choosing! This is an opportunity to help your organization and visit with friends while having a delicious slice of pie and a cup o...
Biologist Diane K. Boyd has had a front-row seat to 40 years of wolf recovery in the West, but her new memoir reveals that entanglements with humans in Montana were often tougher than dealing with the four-legged predators. There's a proud literary canon of women telling their stories of studying wildlife in remote places-Mardy Murie in Alaska, Jane Goodall in Tanzania, Dian Fossey in Rwanda. Now, Boyd's memoir, A Woman Among Wolves-My Journey Through Forty Years of Wolf Recovery, runs in that...
Montana’s two-day, youth-only deer hunt is coming up Oct. 17 and 18, and general deer season opens Oct. 26. Now is a good time to consider signing up for the Apprentice Hunter Program and the application is available on Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ website at fwp.mt.gov/hunt/education/apprentice-hunter. The apprentice hunter program allows people ages 10 and older to hunt as apprentices with a mentor for two seasons without completing a Hunter Education course. People interested in the Apprentice Hunter Program should visit the website and...
The word "curry" is used to describe a variety of things. First it is a mix of spices that often combines coriander seeds, turmeric, cumin, chili peppers, fenugreek, clove, mustard, and even nutmeg or ginger. This produces a warm and robust spicy taste that can flavor various foods. Curry also is used to describe a specific dish. Curry is a recipe made with a sauce or gravy seasoned with spices (like those in a curry mix) and is traditionally associated with south Asian cuisine. Curry also is a...
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks is in the midst of their 52nd season and will visit Whitehall to present Hamlet on September 8th at 5 PM at the Main Street Green, next to Whitehall's historic Star Theatre. The Star Theatre will be used as a backup location for the production if needed due to inclement weather. Hamlet will also be presented in Boulder at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds (inclement weather location - the Loafing Barn) on September 4th at 5:30 PM. Hamlet tells the story of the...
On Saturday, August 24, 2024, the Whitehall Saddle Club (WSC) removed the majority of the Whitehall Recreation Complex’s arena, with the understanding that certain properties were theirs, the remainder the Town of Whitehall’s. This comes after over two years of argument between the WSC, the Town, and the Whitehall Recreation Complex Board. Many residents said they were unaware of the disagreement occurring; many were shocked by the removal of the property, and many more had questions. Why? WHY and HOW did it come to this? This is part two of a... Full story
Early September 1898 in the Jefferson Valley. Children are back in school, and crops are being harvested. Life here seemed pretty good considering news being printed in the Zephyr. A severe wind and hailstorm north of Webster City, Iowa, left $50,000 worth of damage in an area three miles by 12 miles. Soldiers at Montauk Point were battling severe sickness and less than efficient care. About 40% of the 832 deaths of soldiers at Chickamauga were from typhoid fever, including a young man from Butt...
SEPTEMBER 1, 1999 The Whitehall legacy of John Jardine was strengthened last week when the Jardine estate gave a $50,000 donation to the Jefferson Valley Museum. Jardine, who lived in Whitehall from 1952 to 1992, operated a successful law practice, served as the town attorney, served briefly as a state legislator, and served on the Whitehall State Bank board of directors for 37 years, many of them as chairman. He perished at age 75 in December of 1997 when the small aircraft he was in collided...
Fall is the time of new beginnings, and the Whitehall Community Library's calendar is no exception. In September, the Library will host a program entitled Homeschool Mom Roundup for mothers of homeschoolers who want to discuss issues that apply to home education. The program begins September 26 at 6 PM and meets monthly on the last Thursday of the month. At the Library, we do programming for all types of schooling: public, homeschool, private, and religious schools. Everyone is invited to any program the library presents, which is always free....
