Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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NorthWestern Energy will begin refunding its electric customers in Montana $8.1 million as a result of a recent settlement concerning the price of transmitting power over NorthWestern’s system. The Montana Public Service Commission’s final order in NorthWestern’s 2019 electric rate case required NorthWestern to credit its customers for revenue it collects from other energy companies who use NorthWestern’s system to transmit energy used in interstate commerce. The prices those energy companies pay NorthWestern for transmission service are set...
Navigating life is a challenge, and it is an arduous challenge without friendship. For many of us, our days are filled with work, meetings, events, and just earning daily bread. But, have we lost something that our grandparents cherished? How often do you sit down and have a meaningful conversation with a family member or a close friend? Deliberate and candid conversations are extremely valuable. Have we lost some of the subtleties necessary to be good listeners? Is this the problem? Our society is undergoing a major shift, and shockingly this...
April is a busy month with added layers of standardized testing. We recently finished the ACTs with the Juniors and have the Pre-ACTs for Sophomores planned for April 27th. Mr. Norbeck, the school counselor, is the lead on these exams. Please contact him with questions at cnorbeck@whitehallmt.org or 287-3862 ext 2122. The testing window for the 6-8 grade state assessments to include English, Math and Science (8th grade only) are scheduled for April 19th – 30th. Teachers will be communicating home the week of these exams, so parents know the e...
I hope you all had a happy holiday weekend. The Library was able to make Easter a little brighter thanks to the Love, INC. organizations in Dillon and Whitehall. They provided 50 Easter baskets for the Library to pass out to children and their parents last week. Candy, games, toys, and more awaited the little ones during story time and after school. Thank you again to both groups! April 4-10 is National Library Week! This year’s theme is “Welcome to Your Library” and Natalie Portman is the honorary chair. The award-winning actress has just...
During the past year, a virus that has changed all our daily lives, amplified the visibility of public health. In the public health field, individuals work to promote healthy living, prevent disease and injury, and determine ways to bring the greatest health benefits to the most people. Public health is the art and science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. The work of public health is important in all our lives however, often this work is done...
Producers will have only one opportunity to enroll in the commodity-related provisions of the “Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act,” which is expected to be signed into law this week. . . . This bill, which provides farm payments through the 2002 crop year, keeps intact the general “freedom to farm” framework that has been discussed since last summer, and is not influenced by Market prices. There are several implications of this framework for producers making planting decisions. . . . Trojan Athlete of the Week is Crystal Wilkins...
Montana State University educators say it is important for people to understand how they title property impacts who receives it upon their death. Whose name is on the deed for your home? Is it held in Joint with right of survivorship or as a tenancy in common? Whose name is on your savings account? MSU Extension family economics specialist Marsha Goetting and Madison-Jefferson County Extension agent Kaleena Miller said factors like property title laws combined with Montana intestacy statues impacts who inherits property after a person dies....
THURSDAY, April 8 5:00PM PBS NewsHour 6:00PM This Old House 6:30PM Ask This Old House 7:00PM Cat in the Hat 7:30PM Peg + Cat 8:00PM PBS NewsHour 9:00PM Amanpour and Company 10:00PM Baseball: A National Heirloom 12:00PM Amanpour and Company FRIDAY, April 9 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 American Masters: Oliver Sacks - His Own Life 12:00AM Amanpour and Company SATURDAY: April 10 6:00AM Hero Elementary...
Entrees might be the focal point of a meal, but dessert provides the final impression people will have after sitting down to break bread together. Home cooks who want their guests to leave the dinner table patting their bellies in appreciation of a fine dessert can try the following recipe for Espresso-Chocolate Chip Angel Food Cake from Emily Luchetti's "Classic Stars Desserts" (Chronicle Books). Serves 10 to 12. INGREDIENTS: 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder 1 1/3 cups cake flour, sifted 1/8...
1. Montana was once colder than Mars. On January 6, 2015, Montana’s temperature plummeted to -61 degrees. The Mars Rover sends daily temperatures back to Earth and it ranged from -13 to -24 degrees that day. 2. Montana has experienced hurricane strength winds despite being nowhere near an ocean. In 1989, things got ridiculous. Because of arctic air mass Shelby saw winds of 100 mph, Augusta 114, Browning 117, and Cut Bank 124 mph. That is equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane. 3. Montana once saw the temperature change 47 degrees...in only 7 m...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks biologists in southwest Montana will present fur harvest data at a Montana Trappers Association meeting on Saturday, April 10. The presentation will also include discussion on quota adjustments for the 2021-22 trapping season in southwest Montana and an overview of the marten translocation project in the Little Belt mountains. The association’s District 3 meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Whitehall Search and Rescue building, 2 Rodeo Lane, in Whitehall....
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks invites the public to celebrate the 51st anniversary of Earth Day by participating in Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park’s largest volunteer event of the year. The annual trails repair and weed management day at Montana’s very first state park will take place on Thursday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Volunteers and staff will be repairing the park’s damaged and winter-worn trails as well as removing invasive weeds to keep the park healthy and easy to use. You don’t need any experience, and tools will be prov...
Each spring, FWP receives calls from people who have picked up deer fawns or other wildlife. It’s important to remember that Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks no longer accepts, holds or rehabilitates moose, deer, elk and most other animals. Often times, people think they are rescuing an orphaned animal. However, it’s important to understand that wildlife care for their young much differently than humans. They have strategies to provide the highest chance of survival for their young. One strategy that some species, particularly those speci...
Shelly Heppler was born in Billings, Montana into a loving family. She lived in Lockwood, just outside of Billings, while going to elementary school. She completed high school at Helena Helena, after relocating when her mother took a job with the State. She worked during high school at Sambo's Restaurant, where she learned the truest form of customer service and waitress etiquette. A year after she graduated from high school, Shelly went to Western Montana College in Dillon, where she was able...
Lexi Bowman was born in Bozeman, Montana, in 1999. She was raised in Whitehall with her two siblings. When she was born, Lexi suffered from a lack of oxygen, resulting in her having Cerebral Palsy (CP). She has struggled with Cerebral Palsy and fights hard daily to overcome all the limitations CP entails in order to further herself. Cerebral Palsy is a cognitive disorder which can affect movement, speech, learning, and more. Lexi worked hard through elementary school with the help of others in...
I often have conversations with people struggling with life’s complexities. Particularly this last year, people have brought loss of health to me. But over time, I think, lost relationships are the most baffling. Yet, in this, I’m often encouraged by the person’s resilience. A week, or sometimes much later, the person tells me that they’ve met with encouragement. We all need encouragement, and I’m always relieved and grateful to God that things have improved. Pastors, I think, are generally in a position to experience deep changes in people. O...
Several weeks ago Shirley Baustian received an envelope with the below artwork in it. The envelope was mailed from the Whitehall Post Office to Baustian's PO Box. No name was given, nor a return address. The drawings depict two owls, named Hoot and Holler, and their friends, a duck and a hedgehog. The below picture says: "Hi! My name is Hoot that is my big brother Holler and he does a lot of stuff. We live in this place with lots of old people. I know there is a big world out there. Holler says...
Congratulations are due to the three Cardwell School students who achieved Honor Roll status for the third quarter. From left: Gavyn Coombe (sixth grade), Raine Clausen (fifth grade) and Kirin Clausen (seventh grade). Great job on your studies and representing the Cardwell Cougars well!...
Seven Automated External Defibrillators (AED) have been granted to area businesses and individuals as part of a statewide effort to increase heart health in Montana. The Jefferson Valley Rural Ambulance District provided oversight to the grant process of redistributing the AED units that were previously owned by the Jefferson County Sheriff's department. Recipients of the AEDs are the Little Guy Wrestling/Headstart Building, Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department, two USFS local fire engine crews,...
MARCH 28, 1996 Sidewalks were the main topic when the Whitehall Business Assoc. held its regular monthly meeting March 21. WBA President Wally Madsen explained that the town council has obtained a $10,000 grant which it plans to use to repair sidewalks along Legion Avenue. Madsen said city officials wanted to find out whether the businesses wanted “plain Jane” sidewalks, patterned sidewalk s, brick sidewalks, or some other variation with/without planters. After a lengthy discussion on the funding for the project and the costs for engineering, t...
The schedule is set for our Government 101 presentations in April. Each program will feature the director of a different department or an elected official on Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. Seating will be limited so we are asking people to sign up who are planning to attend. The schedule is as follows: April 7: Leonard Wortman (County Commissioner), April 14: Bonnie Ramey (Clerk & Recorders Office), April 21: Terri Kunz (County Treasurer), April 28: Vaia Errett and Diane Ward (Jefferson County Library Board) with Lorie Steerman and John Moulton...
Warm weather, blue skies and time spent outdoors are hallmarks of spring. Springtime is a season of rebirth and renewal. That's evidenced by budding trees and the return of frolicking animals. Spring also can be a time to refresh meal-making. Now is the time to trade in those hearty, filling dishes that are perfect for cold winter nights for lighter fare. Recipes like Pasta Primavera from "Seasoned America" (William Morrow and Company, Inc.) by Chef Paul Prudhomme can be brought out in spring an...
As a public service announcement, we would like to remind the public about visitor restrictions and masking mandates at St. James. The current visitor restrictions and mask requirements at St. James will remain in place. As of March 25th, patients are allowed two visitors. Visitors are not allowed in rooms with COVID-positive patients. All visitors will be screened upon entry to the facility, required to wear a mask, and must be over the age of 16 -- we are requesting that all visitors bring their own mask. Our number one priority is to...
The Animal Shelter and Care Committee, located in Boulder and serving Jefferson County, is holding its first-ever online auction. The event, which runs from April 11, 2021 through May 9, 2021, will include artworks, pets, jewelry, dining, and home goods. The AS&CC, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization is working to build a permanent animal shelter for Jefferson County to temporarily house the many lost and abandoned animals in the area. The AS&CC received a 2.6 acre long-term land lease agreement for the purpose of building the shelter and are...
Being rejected by your average eighteen year-old should be a healthy thing say the psychiatrists. But, who of us loves rejection? My assessment, no one. Yet, many wrestle with the feelings associated with rejection whether accurately founded or under false assumption(s). We long to be loved by others and God, the human heart is fragile. One must carefully navigate the sway of emotions tied to thoughts or expressions especially in respect to God’s intentions. A quick leap can lead us to wrong conclusions. The God of the Bible aims at restoration...
