Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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With demand for food bank services surging in Montana during the pandemic, the Town Pump Charitable Foundation is matching $750,000 in contributions during its 19th annual fundraising campaign for food banks across Montana, including Whitehall Area Food Pantry. A record-setting 93 food banks are participating in the statewide "Be A Friend in Deed, Helping Those in Need" campaign this year. The campaign has raised over $36 million for Montana food banks in 18 years, including about $7 million in...
It will be fun for all ages with a "Spooktacular Costume Contest and Parade" planned at this year's Whitehall Fall Festival. The event scheduled for Saturday, October 24 in downtown Whitehall will feature a contest for kids up to five and another for those six to 12. First, second, and third place winners will be awarded prizes from A&W, Subway, and "Screams Come True". Event Chair Melissa Jenkins said this year's fall festival, much like other things, will look a little different in 2020, but...
A Pie Auction at the upcoming Whitehall Fall Festival will help give back to local non-profit organizations. Set for Saturday, October 24, pie makers can identify which non-profit they would like the proceeds to be given to. A food drive is also scheduled during the auction for the Whitehall Food Pantry as well as a drive of food and toys for 4 Paws and Reed's Rescue and Rehabilitation. Chamber Fall Festival Chair Melissa Jenkins is excited about the opportunity to bring additional fun for the...
Fall is a beautiful time of year in the Jefferson Valley. The cottonwood trees along the river have a golden glow from the changing leaves; the air has a crisper feel than just a month ago, and wearing a jacket is becoming more common. New people are moving to town and some are leaving in October 1920. We send wishes for improving health to longtime resident, businessman and former mayor Mr. A. J. McKay. Due to health issues, Mr. McKay is selling some of his land and his bungalow. This includes...
The rocky road to Ringing Rocks will soon be smoother after Bureau of Land Management road crews finish scraping and leveling troublesome portions of the route. The road to the popular geologic site will be closed through Oct. 9. The Ringing Rocks site, a unique geological formation whose rocks chime when tapped lightly with a hammer, is 12 miles northwest of Whitehall. For more information, contact the Butte Field Office at (406) 533-7600....
A billboard visible from both Interstate 90 and MT HWY 2 is getting a fresh look. The board for the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce recently voted to change the artwork on the billboard. Jefferson County Events Coordinator Bruce Binkowski is assisting the chamber with the project and is hopeful the sign will be put up by the end of September. He added the pictures (see page 1) on the new billboard will be similar to the current one. Chamber Board President John Kreis said the new billboard was...
A new column, entitled "Veterans Spotlight", begins today. The short article will highlight a local military veteran's service, past and present life, each week. The Whitehall Veterans hope you enjoy and that this helps you get to know some local heroes better. Ron Adkins was born and raised in Northwest Pennsylvania and enlisted in the US Navy in Pittsburg at age 19. Due to an already extensive background in the construction trade, Ron enlisted as an E-3, Seaman, eventually rising to the rank...
So many fun things going on this week and next, I almost don't know where to start! Thursday, Sept. 17 is Sweet Tea Tales at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to submit their favorite "Fall Fun Feast" recipe. Just remember that servings must be individual, and prizes will be awarded at the end of the tea. If you would just like to come and taste, you are more than welcome. Saturday, Sept. 19th at 10:00 a.m. , Emily Dickerson from Lewis & Clark Caverns will be here to share tips on photographing...
It's Homecoming Week in Whitehall with a variety of activities planned on campus. According to WHS Principal Melissa Robbins, students will be participating in dress-up days, playing in an indoor volleyball tournament in grade cohorts, and royalty will be announced during the Friday night football game against Townsend. The school has also been allowed to conduct its annual parade that is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Robbins added the student council also initiated a food drive for the week and a...
The Jefferson Local Development Corporation (JLDC) usually hosts an annual dinner meeting in August to celebrate economic and community development activities over the past year in Jefferson County and to recognize outstanding county businesses. The Board of Directors met and conducted the annual business meeting August 19th in lieu of a formal dinner meeting due to the pandemic challenges and selected the following outstanding county businesses for 2020. The recipient of the 2020 Community...
It was a special night last Thursday in downtown Whitehall with the official unveiling of Main Street Green. The special ceremony honored those who have helped make the new "Event Park" that will soon be home to a variety of cultural events in downtown come to fruition. The origin of Main Street Green dates back to a conversation between Bill Pullman and Star Theatre Manager Colton Anderson as they were standing three years ago in what was a bare lot on the corner of Legion and Main. Pullman sai... Full story
"This is for the ambulance folks, right? Keep the change." At Saturday's yard sale for the ambulance service, those words were said repeatedly. The five-hour yard sale earned over $400 and reaffirmed the support the local community has for the excellent work that is provided by the ambulance crew. Donations for the sale came in all morning, and business was brisk. The next yard sale event to benefit the ambulance service will be September 12th from 9:30-1:30. If you have items that you would...
Members of the Whitehall Rotary club prepared hand sanitizer in August for distribution to the local volunteer fire department and the Whitehall schools. Ed Handl, Millie Baycroft, and Arlene Weber mixed and bottled the mixture of isopropyl alcohol and aloe vera gel. 48 bottles were presented to Superintendent Hannah Nieskens by Rotarians Joan Jones and Arlene Weber on August 24th. The bottles will be distributed to teachers and staff. The Whitehall Rotary Club received a small grant from the...
Dale McGee, US Army veteran, and Bill Brazil, US Navy veteran, members of the Whitehall American Legion Post 24 have been instrumental in managing the Montana American Legion White Cross Highway Fatality Marker Program in our region for more than a decade, having placed over 50 markers along our roadways during that time. The program, which started in 1953, was the brainchild of Floyd Eaheart of Missoula. The Hellgate American Legion Post 27 member came up with the idea after six lives were...
This week we will have two great PBS programs! Wednesday, August 26th at 10:30 a.m. Deanna Mydland will be here to do a special Story Time with all her wonderful PBS centers. On Thursday, August 27th, she will be back to do Odd Squad Math camps at 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Families are invited to come play games and explore the wonderful world of mathematics and how different types of math work in the real world. The first two weeks of September are going to be slow for us. We are welcoming a new...
The Jefferson Valley Museum's Annual Meeting, originally scheduled for April 2nd, has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 3, 2020. It will be held at the Star Theatre with appropriate guidelines and restrictions in place. There will be a limit of 60 total people allowed to attend the event and distancing will be established by blocking off seating between people and spreading everyone out across the more than 200 seats. Face coverings (either a face shield or a mask) will be required for th...
After hosting the annual Frontier Days celebration in July, the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce is moving forward with plans for the Fall Festival. They are also hosting a special "Hot Summer Nights event Wednesday, August 19. Chamber President John Kreis said "Hot Summer Nights" would be similar to take out night events this summer but would be a little bit larger with music in the park and vendors. The event is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. and will feature music from local band KneeJürk! The...
Whitehall students will have three options for attending school during the 2020-21 school year. According to information released from the district, students can return to campus for in-person learning on August 24, attend school through the distance learning program Acellus, or a hybrid model of in-person and distance learning. In grades 6-12 on-site students will attend school from 8:14 to 3:20 p.m. with a block schedule of four 90 period minute classes. K-5 students will be attending school...
Montana State Parks announces adjusted hours of operation and cavern tours at Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park, beginning Aug. 20, as the season begins to wind down. As of Aug. 20, the visitor centers will be open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day, with Paradise Tours every hour from 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Tours will continue to be limited and offered by reservation only. To make a reservation, contact the park by phone at 406-287-3541. Tours are often fully booked a week in advance. Visitors...
Enrollment is now open for the new Kindergarten Readiness Program in Whitehall. The program is for children who are at least four years old by September 10 and will take place during the week from 12:10 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. Whitehall Superintendent Hannah Nieskens said the district is excited to offer another kindergarten readiness opportunity in the community. "Head Start and private preschools have caps on enrollment, so there are some kids in Whitehall who don't get the opportunity to attend a...
August is the last month that the Whitehall Rotary Club will be selling engraved tiles at the historic fishpond in the center of town. The fishpond project was started in 2003 as the club's centennial project to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Rotary International in 1905. The Whitehall club was chartered in 1934. What started out as a simple project to replace the broken concrete sidewalk around the pond has turned into a 17-year progressive remodeling of the pond and...
In conjunction with the USDA Convoy of Hope and Farmers to Families Food Box program, several area churches, and Love Inc. of the Greater Whitehall Area will next week be providing free pork and chicken to local residents. According to Whitehall Assembly of God Pastor Bill Lanes, the food will be handed out on August 6 and 7 starting at 1 p.m. in Legion Park. Lanes said he was extremely excited to be contacted by Convoy of Hope and they will be providing an entire semi full of food that will be...
It is mid-summer. Crops are growing and some are being harvested. School is only weeks away. The weather is hot and dry. Things were pretty much the same 100 years ago and then again they were quite different. Farmers in Waterloo are harvesting good crops of turnips and peas. Butte is a great market to sell their produce. Waterloo area residents said goodbye to the founder of their community. Tom Walbert has moved to Three Forks and has a business there. The school has announced annual salaries...
On February 6, Clinton Baker departed from Inlet Beach, Florida on a nationwide walk to raise awareness about suicide. Five months and around 2,000 miles later, Baker made his way to Cardwell last Thursday afternoon. "Every 40 seconds there is a suicide. I'm trying to bring awareness and 'pro'vention. I'm trying to save a life every 40 seconds," Baker said nestled in the shade at the Cardwell School. Throughout the journey that will take him to Washington State before a return trip across...
The fourth annual Fiber Fest held at the Copper K Barn outside of Whitehall on July 18 and 19 got off the ground through the sheer determination of founders Kami Noyes and Betty Kujawa. Kami stated that this year had been more challenging but she felt it was worth it as she feels we all need a release from the stress of today so she went through the entire process, met the constant changes and received much support online. Finally, over 26 vendors and teachers from all over Montana and...
