Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
BRINGING BACK A BIG NATIVE: Pat Peltier of Showcase Carving in Whitehall spent the December 12-13 weekend putting the finishing touches on a 60-inch, 100-pound carving of a west slope cutthroat trout that was shipped to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, & Parks fish hatchery in Anaconda. The trout, made from sugar pine wood imported from Oregon, will be part of the FWP "Bring Back the Natives" project. The carving will serve as a teaching tool to help public awareness of conserving Montana's native fish species. The trout was the biggest fish ever from Showcase Carving. Showcase specializes in hand-carved wildlife.
DECEMBER 16, 1998
A Monday, December 14 revote by the Whitehall Town Council on the decision to challenge a Montana Attorney General opinion produced the same results but cleared up any legal uncertainty about the matter. Five members of the council - council member Ron Robertson abstained - voted to again direct Whitehall Town Attorney Jack Morris to petition the Montana Supreme Court to review an attorney general opinion that essentially held that it was "incompatible" for municipal employees to serve on town councils. Whitehall Mayor Dale Davis eliminated any legal status as mayor and a volunteer firefighter, 20 of them as fire chief, announced his resignation from the fire department.
The Whitehall school board heard a presentation from the school math department on December 2 and decided to postpone any installation of an agriculture/education program until the 2000-01 school year at the earliest.
Glass recycling in Madison County received a boost from Ash Grove Cement and the Headwaters Cooperative Recycling Project. Clean glass containers were scheduled to be collected at container sites located in Twin Bridges, Sheridan, Alder, Virginia City Ennis, and Harrison.
Whitehall Student of the Week was sophomore April Adams for her work in Fine Arts. Mike Battaiola nominated April for doing "a nice job on the cover of the Ledger edition for the Christmas stroll." April is the daughter of Harriet Adams and is planning on attending college in the future. She enjoys camping, drawing and painting.
Whitehall Athlete of the Week was senior Trojan wrestler Augie Brower. Coach Mark Nelson nominated Augie for doing an outstanding job at the Whitehall Alumni Invitational Wrestling Tournament on December 12. Augie took first place in the 189-pound division. He is the son of John and Karen Brower. Augie also was selected to go to Portland in February to play in the All-North West Band.
WHS Creative Leader of the Week was Jill Hanson. Drama teacher Larry Brazill says, "Jill has demonstrated responsibility, sacrifice, and enthusiasm in her work in the fall drama production "The Wind in the Willows." Jill is a sophomore and the daughter of Dean and Roselle Hanson. She plans on going into photojournalism and college rodeo. Her hobbies are high school rodeo, choir, photography, and horses.
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