Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Whitehall Mayor Mary Janacaro-Hensleigh took a strong stance last week to defend local residents who choose to voice their opinions during Council meetings or public hearings. During her monthly report at the April 9 meeting, Janacaro Hensleigh said that because of the First Amendment, the public has a wide longitude of what they can say at a meeting. Her comments came in regards to several residents who reported being “verbally attacked” after a March Council meeting. Janacaro Hensleigh said residents should always feel free to speak freely, a...
Whitehall High School students have been busy preparing for their upcoming spring play. The performance of "See How They Run" by Phillip King is scheduled for April 26 and 27 at 7 p.m. The performances will take place in the High School's Multi Purpose Room and the price is $5. Activity passes will be honored and there is no admission fee for senior citizens. There will also be a special treat for those in attendance. According to play director Cheri Shaw, ice cream will be served during...
Since its inception, the Community Transition Advisory Committee has given community officials a chance to not only learn a little bit more about the Barrick Golden Sunlight Mine near Whitehall, it has also awarded them the opportunity to give feedback to mine officials. At last week’s meeting special guest Rebecca Darling, Corporate Responsibility Director for Barrick USA, discussed the importance of the monthly meeting. Darling said her job is make sure that Barrick and the Golden Sunlight Mines are listening to the people who attend CTAC, ad...
The Lewis and Clark Caverns located 13 miles south of Whitehall is not only a popular destination for thousands of tourists each season, the park is also a premier location for locals who utilize the area for bird watching, hiking, mountain biking and other activities. With the Montana State Park set to open for the season soon, this Sunday is an important day for local residents to come out to show their support by helping out with repairing sections of trail, removing invasive weeds, and picking up litter. The Spring Repair Event will take...
I grew up in an area that much like Montana had many open spaces to explore. I was lucky enough to have two of my houses growing up that were by "desert" like locations and I could spend hours on my bike and always find a new dirt road or something interesting. I was also able to go with family and friends to explore the vast backcountry and was always fascinated with how much open space there was. I was also really confused how much garbage and junk would end up in the middle of nowhere. There was not a bike ride or trip in a truck that I...
Last week's Poplar Invitational in Great Falls was a win-win for the Whitehall High School tennis team. After their Thursday match in Boulder was cancelled, the Lady Trojans were not only able to get back to the court, they were also able to get in a lot of matches against quality competition. Sophomore Britney Welker had a new amazing week for the team at number three singles. She went 4-0 in pool play to advance to the finals where she won an 8-2 match over Meg Saltzman of Townsend. Junior...
1. Could you please give a little bit about your background and why you chose to run for school board? The son of a miner-logger and farm girl, one of six, second youngest, I started my professional life as a high school teacher. Ten years in that business, history and English, negotiatior on the teacher's side, wrestling coach, and drama rat, I moved on to Educational Sales, within which I represented publishers of books and software. I automated not a few libraries in the states of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. Traveling long distances and a...
1. Could you please give a little bit about your background and why you chose to run for school board? My husband and I have lived in Whitehall for 21 years and we have 3 children that go to school in Whitehall. Our son is in HS, our middle daughter is in Middle School and our youngest daughter is in elementary school. I am a realtor at McLeod Realtors and have been for 18 years. I often volunteer my time at the school, am the leader of our 4H club and volunteer for the Chamber of Commerce when needed. I am an active member of this community....
1. Could you please give a little bit about your background and why you chose to run for school board? I was self-employed as a general contractor in residential construction. I chose to end that business to spend more time with my family. I currently work for Jefferson County. I have a wonderful and supportive wife, Jennifer. I have three boys, Tyler 21, and two who are enrolled in Whitehall School, Colton, grade 7 and Brody, Grade 5. I chose to run for the School Board because I really like the direction this school is going and want to be a...
A total of 11 Whitehall High School band and choir students will be moving on to next months State Music Festival in Helena. The students qualified at last week's District Music Festival in Anaconda. The Women's Ensemble of Isabo Brookins, Bailee Hess, Anna Nelson, Hope Shockley, Hannah Tebay, Katie Whitehurst and Maggie Whitehurst qualified for the event scheduled for May 4 and 5. Ashlynn Ellison and Kendra Klapan both qualified in the flute solo category. Mercer also qualified for her tenor sax and vocal solos. Austin Schwab qualified in the...
Todd Breitenfeldt gave an excellent and informative lecture to the Whitehall Garden Club about the biological control (bugs/insects) of weeds. Todd told the Garden Club that noxious weeds are the cause of environmental damage and without biological controls the result is the devastation of noxious weeds taking over, as we have seen with leafy spurge and knapweed. Todd with the use of a power point presentation showed examples of the European model where host specific insects for a noxious weed...
