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It's that time of the year again! The leaves are beginning to fall and Whitehall's Annual Fall Festival is Saturday!! The festivities will be held throughout town on Saturday, September 23. FRIDAY BINGO: Join in some pre-festival fun with a game or two of Bingo in the Whitehall Community Center, beginning at 6:30 PM on Friday night. Raven's 3D Printing has put together this fundraiser event and has some amazing prizes lined up! VENDORS: We have a few vendor spaces remaining! The Whitehall...
It's that time of the year again! The leaves are beginning to fall and Whitehall's Annual Fall Festival is next Saturday!! Start planning now! The festivities will be held throughout town on Saturday, September 23. VENDORS: The Whitehall Chamber has MANY more spaces available this year, as the Fall Festival vendor spaces will utilize both sides of the Whitehall Community Center. Get your vendor application in as soon as possible! Applications are available at bit.ly/3RfdsBz. Vendor booths will b...
The Whitehall Chamber of Commerce is excited about the upcoming Business and Volunteer Recognition event next Thursday, September 21 at the Whitehall Community Center. In order to make sure we have enough space and food for everyone, please RSVP to the Whitehall Chamber (406-287-2260 or whitehallmtchamber@gmail.com) if you plan to attend. Whitehall Chamber members and a guest are invited to attend this event for free; non-chamber members are asked to make a $10 donation to the Whitehall...
The Reed family, along with friends and supporters, remembered 9/11 with flags, banners, and signs over the I-90 overpass on Monday afternoon. This is their sixth year of this remembrance activity. A local who lives near the overpass heard all the honking as semis and other vehicles saw the flags, and came to see what all the commotion was about. Several minutes later she returned with flags of her own and joined in....
At the August meeting of the TIF Board, the Town of Whitehall requested a total of $34,000 to complete the installation of the new playground located on Legion Avenue. Public Works Kory Klapan stated that the money would be used for the installation by a certified installer, as well as lights around the playground. Klapan said the bid for installation was most likely the lowest bid they would receive. While board member Jenna McNew voiced her desire to search for other funding sources, the board voted to recommend funding the remainder of the...
It's that time of the year again! The leaves are beginning to fall and Whitehall's Annual Fall Festival is a just a few short weeks away! Start planning now! The festivities will be held throughout town on Saturday, September 23. VENDORS: The Whitehall Chamber has MANY more spaces available this year, as the Fall Festival vendor spaces will utilize both sides of the Whitehall Community Center. While the Chamber and its volunteer coordinators will be able to accommodate a very large number of...
The ongoing project of the Whitehall Murals Restoration is still alive and vibrant! This year the murals at the Rocky Mountain Bank and the Billsgary Center (K-Bar) buildings will be replaced this fall. It is expected that both murals will be replaced before the good weather ends either in late September or early October. The new murals will be very similar to the previous murals although some changes have been made to make them more historically connected to the Lewis and Clark Journals and more vibrant in color. One change from the original...
The Ledger Office will be closed September 7-8. Emails and calls will not be returned during this time. The office will reopen on Monday, September 11....
On Sunday, August 27, 2023, at 12:37 PM the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding deceased individuals inside a residence, located on Garden Drive in Boulder. When the responding deputy arrived on scene, he entered the residence and confirmed there were two deceased individuals inside. Based on his observations, the scene was secured, and a criminal investigation began. This residence was believed to have been abandoned for several years. The property was recently purchased after an individual paid the tax liens that h...
A 20-year-old Butte woman died on Sunday night after the kayak she was in on Delmoe Lake tipped over, according to Jefferson County Sheriff Tom Grimsrud. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the scene at around 10 p.m. on Sunday after a friend of the victim on the other side of the lake called 911 after hearing a male yelling for a female. The single-person kayak with a square stern had been occupied by the male, female and a dog. The victim, identified as Abigail Richards, was found by first responders deceased and f...
Whitehall will hold Hunter’s Education, taught by Dave Cole, at the Whitehall Community Center in September. If you were born after January 1, 1985, and want to hunt, you must become certified. The Whitehall class will be held September 18, 25, 26, 28, 29, and 30th. Participants must attend the whole class. The class is open to students 10 years of age and older. There is no fee for the class, however, class size is limited so register soon. Participants must pre-register on the Montana FWP website. Go to the Hunter Ed page and look for the c...
Governor Greg Gianforte today launched the 2023 Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendation and seeks nominations for the award. “No one embodies our Montana values and commitment to service better than our veterans,” Gov. Gianforte said. “This fall, I ask Montanans to help me identify outstanding Montana veterans who bravely served our country in uniform and are making Montana a better place through their life of service.” The Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendation recognizes outstanding Montana veterans who have selflessly served both our na...
The Whitehall Hospice Garage will be moving from its current location to by the Whitehall Food Pantry. Volunteers with trucks, trailers, and muscles are needed! Move date is tentatively Sunday, September 10. Please contact Terrie Casagrande at 406-490-5344 if you would like to volunteer your moving assistance....
At the August meeting of the Whitehall Rec Complex Board, held Monday, August 28 at the Town Hall, the Board voted to recommend a final proposal of the Whitehall Saddle Club (WSC) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to the Whitehall Town Council. This comes after the Council tabled the discussion during their monthly meeting in regard to the WSC’s list of items they owned at the rodeo grounds until it could be verified. “The list was very in-depth,” rodeo representative Tim O’Donnell stated. “We didn’t go over it piece by piece, bolt by bolt.” O...
A 911 distress call of two individuals kayaking at Delmoe Lake on Sunday, August 27, 2023, resulted in tragedy. Jefferson County Undersheriff James Everett said a male and a female were kayaking at Delmoe Lake Sunday evening; their kayak tipped and the male could not account for the female and called 911. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, Jefferson Valley Search & Rescue and EMS, Butte Life Flight, and Gallatin Search & Rescue were dispatched, though Gallatin S&R was canceled once the Butte Life Flight helicopter discovered the drowned f...
Born from aspirations to bring the timeless tales of William Shakespeare directly to rural and under-served communities, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) has been enriching the lives of people in Montana, and beyond, for 51 seasons. In celebration of their 51st season, MSIP is pleased to announce their summer tour will visit Whitehall’s Main Street Green on Friday, September 8 at 5:30 PM and will present Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers. While not a Shakespearean play, The Three Mus...
The Jefferson Valley Museum will be graced with the expertise of Timothy Gordon, owner of Gordon Appraisals in Missoula, on Saturday, September 9, 2023. Gordon is known internationally for his expertise in appraising fine art and the sale of rare objects. The Jefferson Valley Museum is extremely fortunate to have Mr. Gordon offering informational appraisals for area people who would like to know more about their antique items. Timothy Gordon will be at the museum on Saturday, September 9th from...
The August Whitehall Town Council meeting, held Monday, August 21, completed the process of establishing a legal Purchase Order (PO) Policy for the Whitehall Town Council. The Council, up until last month, believed their PO process was legal. However, after queries regarding the Mayor’s installation of a 4-way stop sign, the non-ratified PO process was discovered. Now the PO process that has been used for years is now legal and was signed into effect immediately as of the meeting. In short, t...
Join Sherre Mead, owner of Numb3rs Accounting & Tax, and her team in raising money for suicide prevention via the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Mead and her team will be joining hundreds of thousands of people across the country who are walking in the Out of the Darkness Community Walks to prevent suicide and support AFSP's mission to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. Mead's team will be participating in the September 10, 2023 walk in Bozeman, walking...
At the August Chamber meeting, after a quick recap of the successful 2023 Frontier Days, the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce moved right in to their plans for its annual Fall Festival event and the revamped Black Tie Blue Jeans. Both events, just a little more than a month away, will be held at the end of September, celebrating the beginning of fall. Black Tie Blue Jeans - Business & Volunteer Recognition: September 21, 2023. Moved from May to September to allow for a bit of an event revamp,...
Fourteen survivors of domestic violence from across the country visited Montana for a week of healing though We Are HER's annual Survivor Retreat. We Are HER is a Cardwell-based nonprofit that helps survivors of abuse or assault heal after trauma. They work specifically with survivors who are out of crisis or dangerous situations. Now entering its third season, the We Are HER Survivor Retreat is an opportunity for survivors to have explicit "permission" and time carved out to focus on...
Three women were injured by an otter Wednesday, August 2, 2023, about three miles upstream from Sappington Bridge. The women, who were floating the river on innertubes were approached and attacked; all three sustained injuries; Stephanie Johnson, of Bozeman, was life-flighted by helicopter to Bozeman Deaconess. The attack was sudden and unprovoked; Jefferson County Sheriff Tom Grimsrud said he believed there may have been otter pups nearby the otter mother was protecting. All three injured women are local to Montana and familiar with the outdoo...
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! TEAM Insurancecelebrated its 15th year in operation with a hand from Mike's Mobile Food to Go and cookies by Carol Biedermann. TEAM Insurance, formerly known as A Insurance Agency for You, donated $5 for every burger purchased to the Whitehall Veterans....
Even with a bit of competition from Headwaters Country Jam in Cardwell/Three Forks, the 39th Annual Whitehall Frontier Days brought in hundreds of people into town who visited over 70 vendors on Legion Avenue, the Main Street Green, and the Western Legacy Center, as well as participated in many first-time Chamber events, which may indeeed become Frontier Days Traditions. The Whitehall Chamber of Commerce will have a complete THANK YOU ad in next week's paper, but would like to thank EVERYONE...
