Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Knitting or felting conversations may trigger thoughts of our grandmas or the homesteading era; however, fiber arts have made a strong comeback as a way to connect with others, natural resources, and possibly our roots. Local artisan, Kami Noyes, has found her niche in growing, spinning, and creating with natural fibers. As a fifth generation rancher raising cattle and sheep, Kami's agricultural roots run deep. She remembers having sheep as a child. When her kids were little, she picked up a...
The sounds of music will be coming to Lewis & Clark Caverns this summer. The Montana State Park will be hosting their annual Music Days at the Park with the first event scheduled for Sunday, July 28 at 11 a.m. According to AmeriCorps Member Tamara Beal, for the past six years local musicians have shown off their authentic Montana talent at the event and invited local residents to come and take part in this tradition at the park with a rich variety of genres. Whitehall resident Donna Weldon...
The Montana Food Bank Network Mobile Food Pantry will be in Whitehall later this month. The free of charge pantry will be making a local stop July 17 at 10 a.m. at the Education Station located at the corner of Legion and Division. The pantry visit is being organized by Sincerely Paul Feeding His Sheep, a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission statement is caring people caring for people and feeding the hungry through the love and compassion of Jesus Christ. Vicki Rabenstein with Sincerely...
At the recent Montana Federation of Garden Clubs annual state meeting in Miles City, Mary Ann Carey was chosen to receive the highest award given to a garden club member. As an active garden club member Mary Ann has served as President of the local garden club and on various committees. She has presented programs at meetings on propagation, wool for mulch, glass garden art, and aquaponics, just to mention a few. She is an Accredited National Flower Show Judge. She was presented with her Flower...
There was plenty of great food and great music last Saturday at the Beats & Eats event at Chuchos Tacos....
Nine classes will be offered at the 2019 Copper K Fiber Festival. The third annual event is scheduled for July 20 to 21 and will take place at the Copper K Barn located at 786 Point of Rocks Road in Whitehall. The festival is organized by Kami Noyes of Ranching Tradition Fiber and Betty Kujawa of Snowdrift Alpacas. The Copper K Fiber Festival is offering nine classes for all levels of fiber arts experience. 1) FIBER PREP: Know your Breed- A Guide to Picking the Right Fiber for Your Project 2) KN...
"This evening we entered much the most remarkable clifts we have yet seen. These clifts rise from the waters edge on either side perpendicularly to the height of [about] 1200 feet. every object here wears a dark and gloomy aspect. the tow[er]ing and projecting rocks in many places seem ready to tumble on us. the river seems to have forced it's way through this immence body of solid rock for the distance of 5 3/4 miles and where it makes it's exit below has thrown on either side vast collumns of...
The deadline is approaching for the 2019 Whitehall Community Garage Sale. The annual event is scheduled to take place Saturday, June 29 and the deadline to signup is June 25. The cost is $5, and this includes being placed on a map for the event that will be available starting the day before at the Corner Store and the day off at the Farmer's Market. To signup for the Community Garage Sale, please visit the Corner Store or contact the Chamber at 287-2260. In a past interview with the Ledger,...
The Whitehall Farmer’s Open Air Street Market will begin this Saturday. The market will take place every Saturday from June 15 to October 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Legion Street Park. The official grand opening celebration is June 29. The committee has been working on a calendar of fun demonstrations, a variety of vendors, and most importantly the food producers who will set up tables to sell their goods to the community. The Whitehall Garden Club co-managers, Ann Palmer and Dorie W...
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 their ninth annual Father's Day Breakfast. The June 16 breakfast will run from 7 a.m. to Noon and the cost is $7 per person. Children six and under eat free. Search and Rescue Captain Cody Hagerty said this is the organizations lone fundraiser of the year and money raised will be used to purchase equipment and for operation needs. "It's very important to come...
Skeeter the Advance Clown is heading to Whitehall later this month in advance of the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus. Skeeter is scheduled to be at the Whitehall Community Library Thursday, June 20 at 1 p.m. The circus will follow the next and is scheduled for Friday, June 28 at 5 and 7:30 p.m. Jim Royal of Culpepper & Merriweather said Skeeter’s program is entertaining, but education as well. “She ‘teaches’ the students in a fun way,” he said. According to Royal, during the course of the assembly, incorporates the following subjects:...
The Library staff would like to give a big thank you all the wonderful people that made last week so much fun. First to Lily, Cooper, and Kari Montgomery for sharing their sheep with us, as well as Zane Downey and his mom Cori who brought Big Head! We also want to thank Kaleena Miller from the MSU Extension Office; Maloi and Meagan Lannon from Varney Creek Livestock, for sharing such a terrific program on soil and animals. Second, to the Jefferson Valley Search and Rescue who provided such a gre...
“We are now several hundred miles within the bosom of this wild and mountanous country, where game may rationally be expected shortly to become scarce and subsistence precarious without any information with rispect to the country not knowing how far these mountains continue, or wher to direct our course to pass them to advantage or intersept a navigable branch of the Columbia, or even were we on such an one the probability is that we should not find any timber within these mountains large e...
The list of accomplishments for the Whitehall High School Class of 2019 is long. Not only did the class soar academically with the highest composite ACT score in school history, they also accomplished a high level of success in extracurricular activities. Last Sunday the 32 members of the class graduated at a ceremony in Varsity Gym and this will be a class that will long be remembered. WHS Principal Hannah Nieskens lauded the class for their accomplishments and said they led by example....
“I’d be in this great mood and then, at the snap of a finger, it just rains all over your parade. But rain it also cleanses, it washes everything clean. You can start all over and make things right. And out of that…hopefully there’s growth.” These inspiring words were spoken by Michelle Cory during the third annual ‘Lights On’ concert on Thursday, May 23rd. Shelly, a resident at Liberty Place, then inspiringly performed the vocals to the song “Have You Ever Seen The Rain Coming Down” (written...
5 Whitehall High School seniors will graduate this Sunday at a 2 p.m. ceremony in Varsity Gym. The 2019 ceremony will start with the National Anthem being performed by Madison Loomis followed by a welcome from Whitehall High School Principal Hannah Nieskens. The honorary guest speaker at the ceremony will be longtime Whitehall science teacher Ken Kinzer. Teacher Rodney Head will then lead the presentation of scholarship awards. The next speech will be given by Salutatorian Max Feight which...
American Legion Post 24 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4603 have received a grant from The Whitehall Country Store to purchase Veteran Grave Markers for the Whitehall Cemetery. When you pay your respects this year on Memorial Day you will see that they have marked the Graves with "US VETERAN" MARKERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED. No Veteran should ever be forgotten. If you know a veteran is in the cemetery, but has no marker, please contact a member of either the VFW or the American Legion. On...
With the production a week away, the Music Ensembles at Liberty Place are excited about hosting their third annual "Lights On" concert. The production is scheduled to take place Thursday, May 23 at the Star Theater in Downtown Whitehall. The popular local event will kick off with an art show and reception starting at 5:45 at the Borden's Conference Room. The concert is scheduled to start at the theater at 7 p.m. David Parker of Liberty Place said in the past two years they have had a...
Grab the microphone, strum your guitar, break out the ukulele – share a song! Beats & Eats begins Saturday, May 18 at 5 p.m., ending at 8 p.m. This event, which will be held at least once a month at Chuchos during the summer months, invites musical talents of all ages, skill levels and genres to come participate. Bring your own lawn chair, grab a spot in the grass at Chuchos and enjoy the local talents while devouring some delicious cuisine. Chuchos restaurant owner Heather Fortin and local b...
Every spring local residents of all ages come together in downtown Whitehall for the annual Jefferson River Rally/Health and Safety Fair. This year's event is scheduled to take place Friday, May 17 at 11 N. Division St. from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sponsors in 2019 are the Golden Sunlight Mine, the Community Transition Advisory Committee, and the Jefferson River Watershed Council. Aubrie Boline of the JLDC/MSU Extension said they will have a variety of informative booths including Fish, Wildlife...
Next week will be a wonderful opportunity for local residents to check out some of the wonderful pieces created by local students at the Whitehall High School Spring Art Show and Sale. The event will take place Thursday, May 16 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the art wing of the middle school building. The show and sale will take place before, during, and after the annual 6-12 Pops Concert. The show will include paintings, drawings, printmaking and ceramics. The art department also hosted a sale during t...
Not only is it a great time for those in attendance, Black Tie Blue Jeans is also the largest local fundraising event of the year with thousands of dollars going back to the community. The 15th annual event is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 4 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Whitehall Community Center. The event is brought to you by the Jefferson Valley Community Foundation and the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce. The theme of the 2019 fundraiser is "A Race to the Finish" and prizes will be...
New LED lights and plenty of family friendly events should make for a great summer at the Lewis and Clark Caverns. Parks Manager Rhea Armstrong said they are very excited as they prepare for the 2019 summer season. "The electric contractors pack up this week, so the new LED cave lights will be a stunning improvement in the cave. The lights are in the handrails, so do not shine in visitors' eyes, plus the formations are revealed in a whole new light," she said. The annual Earth Day Cleanup at...
For Mayor Mary Janacaro Hensleigh, the annual Town of Whitehall Spring Cleanup is her favorite week of the year. This year's event is scheduled to take place April 23 to 26. Janacaro Hensleigh said the event is extremely important for the town's appearance, especially for visitors. "First impressions say a lot. A clean town speaks volumes," she said. Local high school students will once again be taking part in the cleanup event that was started in the 1980's. Underclassmen will be participating...
On a rainy Friday afternoon, Whitehall's Mary Davis smiled when she reminisced about her love of baking and how she is known for making a wonderful strawberry shortcake. Her smile grew bigger as she told a story that many may not know of when she was 93 and ended up on a stage in Alaska with a hula hoop. The story was one of many shared by Davis who will turn 100 Friday and will celebrate her birthday with family and friends Saturday at the Meadowlark Manor in Whitehall. Her room at the Manor...
