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 search for a safe, stimulating space for your child while they are out of school can be very stressful. Many parents are all too familiar with the uncertainty of finding care for school-age children this year as we face nontraditional school hours, and limited availability. As the school year ends, the new task of finding full-time, summer care can be a whole new challenge. Luckily, a new online resource guide is available to make the search a little easier! The purpose of OutOfSchoolMT.org is to connect families to programs who are...
Jefferson Valley EMS & Rescue recently purchased two tracked stair chairs for carrying patients down flights of stairs. Funds for the purchase were a combination of a $2000 grant from Northwest Farm Credit Services and $1000 gift from Sandy Kraha. Special thanks go to Sandy Carey for assisting with the writing of the NW Farm Credit Services grant. The stair chairs keep patients and care providers safer than other means of carrying patients down stairs. The NWFCS award was presented prior to the...
I had some fantastic news this week! The Whitehall Community Library has been chosen as one of five libraries to participate in the Entrepreneurial Support in the Library Small Cohort! This means that the Library will become a resource center for area businesses as well as those who are thinking about beginning a business of their own. I will take five weeks of classes to learn and understand the materials we will be providing to the community, as well as online discussions with the Montana State Library and Accelerate Montana Rural Innovation...
APRIL 18, 1996 More than two dozen Whitehall area residents will mount up Wednesday, April 24, for Donkey Basketball sponsored by the W-Club. The 7 p.m. event should provide plenty of laughs as four teams of students, teachers and others try to win at hoops from the backs of donkeys amid as many “oops” as “hoops.” In an effort to raise public awareness and understanding of county government, Jefferson County officials have planned a schedule of activities in observance of National County Government Week, April 21 – 27. “This special wee...
What if you could drastically reduce the risk of heart disease -- and dying from cardiovascular disease -- by making one simple switch? It’s not just simple, in fact, it’s completely free. And we’re talking about dramatically tipping the odds in your favor -- even better than what typical heart medications can do. Would that be something that you’re interested in? We thought so. But before we unveil that simple switch, let’s put things into proper perspective. Heart disease is the top killer in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease C...
The Jefferson County Health Department (JCHD) has paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson’s single-does COVID-19 vaccine based on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation. The two federal agencies recommended the pause after six women between the ages of 18 and 48 developed an extremely rare type of blood clot after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. With 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine administered in the United States, the decision to pause was made o...
APRIL 11, 2021 08:57 Traffic Stop: Pipestone Rd. 09:18 Traffic Stop 12:30 Custodial Interference: D St. 13:13 Stranded Motorist: I90 13:47 Traffic Hazard N Whitehall St. 15:53 911 Hang Up 16:08 Medical: W Legion St. 16:18 Duplicate Call: W Legion St. 20:21 Domestic Non-Violent: Hwy 55 APRIL 12, 2021 08:19 Traffic Stop: N Whitehall St. 08:23 Motor Vehicle: I90 10:24 Medical: Toll Mtn. 11:28 VIN Inspect: Edwards Adtn 16:37 VIN Inspect: E Legion St 17:09 Traffic Stop APRIL 13, 2021 00:04 Medical: S Clark St. 00:50 Stranded Motorist: I90 EB 05:58...
Misinformation about NorthWestern Energy’s potential interest in acquiring additional power from the Colstrip Power Plant is undermining the opportunity for a productive discussion and misleading the public about the future of this valuable Montana resource. Opponents of coal generation are using Senate Bill 379, legislation intended to facilitate continued operation of the Colstrip Power Plant, to spread a false narrative about Colstrip and NorthWestern Energy. To be clear, NorthWestern Energy would only consider acquiring enough additional cr...
THURSDAY, April 22 5:00PM PBS NewsHour 6:00PM Odd Squad 6:30PM Arthur 7:00PM Cat in the Hat 7:30PM Peg + Cat 8:00PM PBS NewsHour 9:00PM Amanpour and Company 10:00PM Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save the Planet Pt. 1 11:00PM Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save the Planet Pt. 2 12:00AM Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save the Planet Pt. 3 FRIDAY, April 23 5:00PM PBS NewsHour 6:00PM Washington Week 6:30PM Market to Market 7:00PM Cat in the Hat 7:30PM Dining with the Chef 8:00PM PBS NewsHour 9:00PM Amanpour and Company 10:00PM Great Performances: Romeo and...
Residents of Whitehall may burn within town limits in the month of April WITH a permit; burning without a permit will result in a citation. Please check burn status and weather before burning. To obtain a permit, visit the county website https://app.mt.gov/burnpermit . If you have any questions, please reach out to Colton Howser at 406-596-0719...
Gluten-free diets are a necessity for people who have Celiac's Disease, a condition that causes an immune reaction in the small intestine from eating gluten. This reaction causes damage to the small intestines that can lead to pain and other symptoms. Going gluten-free also is a choice for people who experience other reactions to eating gluten products that are not related to Celiac's, or have been instructed to do so on the advice of their nutritionists or doctors. It used to be that...
Following a successful Annual Meeting of the Jefferson Valley Museum, featuring Norm Tebay with a history lesson of the Tebay family, some of the interested people engaged Norm and his son, Cody in conversation. Interwoven with the history were human interest stories of the family’s life in Whitehall from before Whitehall became a city. A variety of photos shown on the big screen at the Star Theater revealed an era of living in the Jefferson Valley. The Tebay ancestry was very instrumental - both financially and with expertise - in the e...
A new web application from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) puts real-time streamflow data at the fingertips of boaters, anglers, water management professionals, and the general public. The web application, called StAGE, dynamically displays surface water data collected from 29 DNRC stream gages across the state. Users can access river stage, discharge, and water temperatures. The new app is designed for optimal performance on mobile devices. DNRC Director Amanda Kaster said the StAGE app is part of a broader...
The wait is over as the deer and elk permit drawing is complete, just 12 days after the application deadline. With the new online application process adopted over the past two years, FWP can complete the drawing much faster than in years past. The wait used to take more than two months. Now it takes less than two weeks. “I thank our customers for adapting and working with us. We know the change has presented challenges to some,” said Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks director Hank Worsech. “You can now start the fun of the planning process with...
Lonna Johnson was born in Butte, but was raised in Whitehall. As far as she knows, she was in the first kindergarten class to be held at the Whitehall schools, making her an original Trojan! She grew up in the Whitehall school system, graduating in 1988. After graduation, she took odd jobs cleaning houses, as well as working at A&W for a year. She hadn't known what she had wanted to do with her life, but her Aunt lived in Great Falls told her that a hairstylist would always have a job no matter...
"I just remembered thinking of my parents and how they must have felt thinking they might lose both of their children," said Stevie Croisant, founder of the local nonprofit We Are HER (Healed, Empowered, Restored). "First, it was a real possibility that my brother wouldn't come home from Afghanistan. But then it became clear that they might lose me to domestic violence." We Are HER helps survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault heal after trauma. The organization was founded after...
A danger we may not have taken seriously enough, a danger that has grown throughout the present generation and now may be in clearer view, is that objective truth has been canceled. The effects of Cancel Culture are raging all around us; we see this in the daily news. Are we seeing the process of a disaster? Perhaps we in the church have been too fearful to sound a constant alarm. I’m proposing a simple platform, striking up honest, personable, and intellectual discussions. Dialoging is something we should all strive towards. Faith and c...
Greater Whitehall Area Love In the Name of Christ (GWA Love INC) is thankful to have this opportunity to share about our mission in the Whitehall community. We were established in August 2016 with a Board of Directors consisting of: Chairman of the Board, Ron Jung; Treasurer, Karen Burtch; Secretary, Dawn Huckaba, and Pastor Hope. The working staff consists of an Executive Director, Deanna Smith and Connection Coordinator, Denise McCord. Each local Love INC affiliate is part of a nationwide network of 140 affiliates in 30 states, 7 in Montana....
The Montana Old Time Fiddlers are back! Their first jam of the year will be held at the Mint Bar at 1 E. Legion in uptown Whitehall, on Sunday, April 18th, 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. The Montana Old Time Fiddlers are dedicated to preserving old time fiddle music in Montana, providing educational and performance opportunities for all. For more i...
Josh Lewis, 10, was all smiles when he picked up his Easter Eggs-Travaganza Scavenger Hunt prize this weekend. Lewis, along with about 85 other children, participated in the Whitehall Chamber's Easter activities and was drawn by the Easter Bunny as the second place winner of the hunt. His basket was filled with local gift certificates!...
Greetings Trojan Community! If you have a third, fourth, or fifth grader this year, you have probably heard them talking about the SBAC tests (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) this week. We began our testing on Tuesday, and this assessment will last through the rest of this week. We will then take a week off and resume testing on the following week. These tests provide a very clear picture of what our students have learned this year as well as the areas towards which we need to focus more instruction. I often refer to these assessments...
In late 2020, the first COVID-19 vaccines were approved for use in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 23, 2020, Jefferson County Health Department received its first allotment on Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. We were overjoyed! There was cheering and singing and a few tears of relief. Those hundred doses of vaccine felt like hope. They felt like hope because up until then our only defense against a virus that had changed the course of our daily lives were non-pharmaceutical interventions...
The Friends of the Library asked me to remind everyone that all logo contest entries are due by 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15. The judges decide on a winner and award them the $100 prize in a few weeks. The logo will then be placed on all things the Library does in the way of promotion, programming, publications, and more. Thank you in advance to everyone who participated in the contest, the Friends have already received some great entries. This week our guest lecturer for Government 101 is...
“Kilns, Kilns, and More Kilns: Remnants of Western Industry” is the newest exhibit at the Jefferson County Museum. This exhibit features images of an historical remnant critical to the nineteenth century mining industry in the Western states—the stone or brick kiln. These large ovens allowed materials to be heated to high temperatures under controlled conditions. Most photographs show old kilns that transformed wood into charcoal, an important fuel which produced high temperatures needed for smelting raw ores during the frontier era. These...
The following is taken from the Whitehall Zephyr, April 5, 1895, as it was written. The accompanying ad is also from that edition. Sam Wade has bought the restaurant property, on the corner opposite Fergus' store, and will soon make extensive improvements thereon. Sam is "our kind of people" – full of enterprise and vim. If appearances and sounds do not deceive us there are many bluebirds, robins, meadowlarks and nightingales putting in an appearance; in view of the recent spells of weather, how...
