Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
BYE-BYE NANA: Dorothy Weaver, the first volunteer in the Foster Grandparent program at the Whitehall Elementary School, said farewell to her students on Jan. 21 after nine years of volunteering. Weaver, known as "Nana" (the name Weaver's grandchildren call her) by Whitehall students since she began assisting elementary school teachers, has pancreatic cancer and is moving to Georgia to live with family members. "I love working with the children," said Weaver. "I'll miss them. I miss them even in the summer." Weaver has worked in the elementary school for four hours per day, usually five days a week, and has worked primarily with students in grades one, two, and three. Weaver, 73, hopes to continue in the foster grandparent program in Georgia. Wishing Nana a fond farewell are Whitehall third-grade students (left to right) AAron Hartford, Chelsea Mabbott, Shylao Belgarde, and Nikita Collett. "It has been an emotional morning, with all the hugs, kisses, cards, and tears," said Weaver.
JANUARY 27, 1999
On Friday, January 22, icy conditions caused a school bus carrying 30 Willow Creek basketball players and fans to hit a jack-knifed semi-truck head-on on Highway 41 south of Whitehall. Montana Highway Patrol Officer Jay Nelson of Whitehall said the southbound truck lost traction on the icy road around 10:55 PM as it climbed the hill approx. a mile and a half north of Silver Star. The truck then slid backward down the hill and jack-knifed across both lanes of the two-lane road. One to two minutes later, the school bus approached the hill from the south at 25-35 mph, said Nelson...
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