Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
MUSIC IN THE AIR: Adam Engan (center) and the Whitehall High School Choir performed songs by Handel, Billy Joel, an African folk song, and others during the 1999 WHS Band and Choir Spring Concert and Fine Arts Award Night on Wednesday, May 12. The WHS "Big Band" also played five songs, including swing music from Woody Herman and the 1960s favorite "Louie, Louie." After the performances by the band and choir, teachers Jennifer Cunningham (band), Mary Brazill (choir), and Larry Brazill (drama) presented fine arts awards to dozens of Whitehall students. The Whitehall Elementary and Middle School Spring Concert is set for Wednesday, May 19, at 7 PM in the WHS varsity gym.
May 19, 1999
Voters in both Whitehall and Cardwell approved proposed increases in property tax mill levies during the May 18 school elections. Whitehall voters approved a $21,807 mill levy for the Whitehall High School by an 181-116 vote.
Depressed gold prices claimed 28 more victims on May 18 when Golden Sunlight Mine announced it reduced its workforce by 28 employees. The mine employs 209, so the layoffs - about a 14 percent workforce reduction - will reduce the Golden Sunlight workforce to 181. Gold prices are hovering below $280 per ounce, and Golden Sunlight officials have said the mine n...
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