Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Members of the Jefferson River Canoe Trail enjoyed a fall picnic Saturday to celebrate after raising $270,000 in 2017 to fully pay for a new 30-acre walk-in fishing access site and paddlers' campsite on the Jefferson River segment of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. "We're turning a private property into something that the public has access to... it's our backyard, not just one person's backyard," said JRCT board member Judy Aaker of Butte. Temporarily named Waterloo Grove, the...
Ballots were mailed out October 23 for the November 7 election on the question of Creation of the Jefferson Valley Rural Ambulance District and the election of five directors. The number of candidates for the five directors is the same as the amount who will sit on the board. They include Dana Brunet, Amy DuBois, Rico Patacini, Susan Pullman and Tara L. Tebay. According to Jefferson County Election Administrator Bonnie Ramey, the election will be conducted by mail ballot only and polling places will not be open. Ballots must be received by...
After a lengthy discussion about what the role NCI Engineering has been taking in helping to address water issues, the Whitehall Town Council voted unanimously October 17 to pay an over $28,000 bill to the firm based out of Great Falls. According to Mayor Dale Davis, the town received a bill two weeks, and did not get a contract from the firm until three weeks ago. Davis said it seems like they are not getting anything accomplished, they need more water samples from test wells, adding it feels the town is out of the loop because they don’t h...
Monday, Oct. 16 4:07 p.m. – citizen assist, 68 Whitehall Road, Whitehall 8:09 p.m. - traffic/ reckless, I-90 westbound, MM 276, Cardwell 10:18 p.m. - animal problem- road killed, Hwy 69, MM 5.5, Whitehall Tuesday, Oct. 17 7:53 a.m. - animal problem- road killed, Hwy 69, MM 18, Whitehall 10:12 a.m. – agency assist, XL Heights Road southwest, Whitehall 1:26 p.m. – agency assist, 40 Makowski Lane, Whitehall 3:46 p.m. – traffic & roads-moving, Hwy 55, MM 11, Whitehall 5:05 p.m. - suspicious/person/vehicle/circumstance, UNK, Whitehall 5:11 p.m. – tr...
Hi Folks, I didn’t make it to our regular meeting last week, but Bob and Cory only dealt with a couple of items on the agenda. They canceled the taxes on a few mobile homes that are no longer functional and where we would have no opportunity to ever collect the back taxes. They also approved Resolution 39-2017 which cancels outstanding county warrants. I won’t be able to make our meeting this week either. I will be at a training session in Butte about Tax Increment Financing Districts. One of the items on the agenda for this week’s regul...
The Whitehall Town Council voted 4-1 to give Dr. Cory Tebay of Western Veterinary Services a buy/sell agreement with contingencies for the purchase of the ambulance barn located at 207 East Legion. At a special meeting Tuesday night, Whitehall Town Attorney Ed Guza said the offer made by Tebay for the building was $288,000. Council members Joe Adams, Tom Jenkin, Mac Smith, and Gerry Keogh voted yes on the agreement for the building last used by the Community Beacon of Hope Inc. Ambulance Service. Council member Gary Housman was the lone... Full story
Officials at the Barrick Golden Sunlight Mine discussed three underground projects at last weeks Community Transition Advisory Committee meeting in Whitehall. Mine Environmental Superintendent Chuck Buus said they are currently working with the state to update permits to go underground at the North Area Pit South Area Extension (NASA), and 2B locations at the mine. He said both had been previously permitted for open pit mining and they would be changing them to underground. He said they are hoping to get the change on the NASA area to the...
On August 4, 2018, the Cardwell School will be celebrating its Centennial. This is an opportunity for former students, teachers and anyone who has an interest in celebrating this once-in-a-lifetime experience. During the next 9 months, articles will appear in the Ledger, those with Facebook accounts along with phone calls and mailings, will be the catalysts to make this a weekend to remember. If you are interested in jumping on board with those who have already began the process, come to the meeting on November 9, 2017 at Arcylle Shaw’s at 9...
Monday, Oct. 9 9:57 a.m. – stray livestock, Hwy 2 West, Whitehall 11:44 a.m. – theft, 460 Hwy 2 West, Whitehall 12:12 p.m. – property found, Kountz Road, Whitehall 1:14 p.m. – civil assist, 38 Edwards Addition Road, Whitehall 4:02 p.m. – civil assist, 414 West Olive Street, Whitehall 5:08 p.m. – hit & run, Whiskey Gulch Road, Whitehall 6:19 p.m. – traffic stop, West Legion Avenue, Whitehall 8:42 p.m. – stranded motorist, I-90, MM 258, Cardwell 10:01 p.m. – traffic stop, 415 North Whitehall Street, Whitehall Tuesday, Oct.10 1:01 a.m. – traff...
Hi Folks, At our regular meeting last week, we started at 9:30 reviewing the claims. That process consists of each of us looking at each claim that is submitted that week and initialing it. Most of the time the claims are pretty routine and straight forward. Occasionally, something will pop out to one of us and we all look at it a little better. If we still don’t understand it, we contact the Clerk and Recorder or the Department Head that submitted the claim. Usually the Clerk and Recorder staff can answer our questions, because before we g...
Dry conditions plagued Montana this summer, with multiple wildfires torching over 1 million acres throughout the state. The largest fire, the Lodgepole Complex fire, impacted over 270,000 acres. Recent rain and snow, and the forecast for continued precipitation, help to suppress the fires and provide welcome relief for Montana residents. Fires aren’t too uncommon in Montana, but this year’s fire season has been different. Spring brought plenty of moisture from an abundant snow-pack and provided adequate moisture for grass growth. The moi...
The Whitehall Town Council will conduct a special meeting Tuesday, October 17 to vote on approval of its 2018-19 fiscal year budget. The meeting will take place at 5 p.m. at Town Hall. The special meeting had originally been scheduled for October 12. At their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, October 10, the budget was tabled after a lengthy discussion on a resolution that would transfer money from a mill levy used to raise money for a new fire truck to the Town General Fund. The Council tabled Resolution 2017-6 that would transfer $63,289.49...
In the latest weekly report from the highway patrol, a total of 145 fatalities have taken place in 2017 on Montana roads. The number in 2016 was 152. 25 of the fatalities have taken place in District 3 (Butte) which includes Whitehall and Cardwell. In District 3, there has been 11 fatalities on the interstate, nine on primary roads, one on a rural road, three on secondary roads and one on an urban road. In the report, alcohol was suspected as a contributing factor in 32.41 of the 145 fatalities in Montana. Speed was suspected in 37.24 percent,...
Enrollment numbers continue to rise at the two Whitehall secondary schools. At the Board of Trustees meeting last week, Whitehall 6-12 Principal Hannah Nieskens said the enrollment at the high school is now 139 after recently adding two freshman and a sophomore. She said they also added a student in the middle school, bringing the sixth to eighth grade total to 86. “It‘s exiting we are getting more kids,” Nieskens aid. K-5 Principal Britt McLean reported a total attendance of 182. He said there are 26 in kindergarten, 26 in first grade, 32 in...
Hi Folks, At last week’s regular meeting we gave final Plat approval for the Ridge Minor Subdivision near Clancy and approved Resolution 37-2017 which created The Ridge Rural Maintenance District. We also had a lengthy discussion with a couple of Library Board members about maintenance of the Library Building in Boulder. The building and land are owned jointly by the City and County. The Library is responsible for the maintenance of the building and grounds, which includes lawn care and snow plowing. The Board members didn’t think they got all...
Chuchos Tacos in Whitehall has a new home. The restaurant that was previously located at 14 East Legion has moved into the Chief Motel Building at 303 East Legion. Owner Heather Fortin said they have been working on the move for the past several weeks and are hoping to re-open October 17. Fortin said she now owns the Chief and the restaurant portion is a tiny, yet very cozy location. Fortin added she has also applied for a beer and wine license. Since opening in June, Fortin said they have a...
A free water rights workshop is taking place Thursday, October 5 at the Borden’s Hotel Conference Room in Whitehall at 6 p.m. The workshop is being hosted by Ponderosa Advisors LLC, and will focus on recent letters sent to land and water right owners by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC). The five water rights questions that will be answered at the workshop are: 1. Do I need to file for an old stock or domestic water right? 2. How do I protect my current water use? 3. I received a handful of “Review Abs... Full story
The Jefferson Valley Community Foundation will host their Fall Grant Cycle Awards next week. The event will take place October 12 in the Borden’s Conference Room at 7:00 p.m. 2017 grants will be presented to area nonprofits and will also include an Ice Cream Social. They JFCF is happy announce that Amy Sullivan, Montana Community Foundation’s Director of Gift Planning will make a presentation of Legacy Planning and the Montana Endowment Tax Credit at the event. Amy will also present a program at the Senior Center at noon, and at the Bar... Full story
When it comes to solar power, off-the-grid guru Christopher Borton of Whitehall seems to have a direct line to the sun. Alternative Energy Resources Organization (AERO) Expo participants will find out on Saturday, Oct. 21, when Borton gives a solar power-directed workshop, one of a dozen sustainability-themed skill and resource sharing sessions on the agenda. Borton's workshop, "Energy 201: PV 4 U," will provide participants with the tools and knowledge they need to explore putting solar panels... Full story
Hi Folks, At our regular meeting last week we were finally able to get all of the various levies in from the Towns and Schools so we could approve Resolution 32-2017, Fixing Tax Levies for FY 17-18. We also approved Resolution 33-2017, Declaring October Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Jefferson County. We encourage all County employees to wear pink on Tuesdays throughout October to show support. We had an appraisal done on a piece of property in Basin and we decided to advertise in the paper for anyone interested in purchasing the property.... Full story
The Town of Whitehall has cancelled the November 7 General Election for municipal officer positions. Because there is no election, five will be elected to municipal positions by acclimation. Mary Janacaro Hensleigh will be the new Mayor, Katy James is elected as a Council Member in Ward 1, Barbara Gagnon is elected in Ward 2, and Jason Good and Montina Rawson are elected in Ward 3. According to a Resolution 2017-3, passed Wednesday night by the Whitehall Town Council, Montana HB 447 authorizes a municipality to cancel a general election for... Full story
The Federal Aviation Administration and Montana Highway Patrol are investigating a plane accident that took place the afternoon of September 21 in Whitehall. According to Jefferson County Sheriff Craig Doolittle, a plane was apparently taxiing on the runway when it got away from the pilot and ran into a house at 36 S. Centurion Way. Doolittle stated no injuries were reported. Attempts to obtain information from the FAA were unsuccessful as of press time.... Full story
Each year people from all over the world descend upon Lewis and Clark Caverns, with thousands coming during the summer to take part in the popular cave tours. While a dedicated and thoroughly knowledgeable Montana State Parks staff does an amazing job keeping the Caverns one of the true gems of Montana, volunteers also play an integral role in helping things run smoothly. "Volunteers are an essential part of daily operations at Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park," said Brian Turner with the... Full story
Monday, Sept. 18 12:40 a.m. – abandoned auto, Hwy 69, Whitehall 8:15 a.m. – traffic/ reckless, I-90 eastbound, MM 252, Whitehall 9:10 a.m. - suspicious/person/vehicle/circumstance, Hwy 2 East, MM 9-10, Cardwell 10:12 a.m. - suspicious/person/vehicle/circumstance, 3 Commercial Way, Whitehall 10:57 a.m. – stolen property, 91 First Road, Whitehall 11:58 a.m. – civil assist, 40 Friendspring Road, Whitehall 2:12 p.m. – traffic/ motorcycle, I-90 westbound, MM 259, Cardwell 2:24 p.m. - neighborhood disputes, Whitetail Road, Whitehall 5:58 p.m. – stray... Full story
The courtroom exudes formality. An ornate chandelier looms in the space over Bella Dally. Above it is the intricately detailed ceiling of Judge John Larson's court. For Dally, this intimidating room with its gold columns and rich wood is a place where she feels welcomed and respected. Larson presides over the family drug court he established in Missoula close to ten years ago. His was the first drug treatment court in Montana. This is a place Dally once dreamed of standing, but as an attorney... Full story
