Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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It's once again time for the Whitehall Christmas Stroll. The annual event will take place Saturday, December 9 with a variety of events downtown. The day will kickoff at 9 a.m. with the Jefferson Valley Fine Arts Show at the Borden's Building. The 2017 show will be honoring a longtime contributor to local arts, the late RaeCille Dawson. A huge wreath in honor of Dawson will also be for sale. Event organizer Michele Franich said Dawson was an art teacher at the schools in Boulder for over 30 years. Franich said they will also be opening up to th...
The Hot Buttered Holidays Stroll Tour is making its way to Whitehall with a December 9 performance by the band "KneeJürk!". The two-piece band featuring Jock Holmes of Cardwell and Russ Nelson of Butte is scheduled to play from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Legends Bar and Grill located at 13 West Legion in downtown Whitehall. This will be the second holiday tour for the band, who in 2016 decided to start playing at stroll like events throughout Southwest Montana. Holmes said one of the best things...
Whitehall seventh graders worked together last Friday to help come up with a permanent name for a new fishing access and paddler's campsite on the Jefferson River near Waterloo. The students spent time reading through the journals of Lewis and Clark written in August of 1805, when they explored near the area of the site that had beene using the temporary name of "Waterloo Grove". The 25 students individually came up with ideas after reading the journals, and the class as a whole selected the...
Local wrestling fans will have ample opportunity this week to cheer on the Whitehall Trojans with three consecutive days of home action. The Trojans are hosting the Whitehall Quad on Thursday, December 7 with matches starting at 6 p.m. The team is also hosting the annual Whitehall Duals on December 8 and 9, with action set to start Friday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. Whitehall assistant coach Steve Sacry said the three days of wrestling is a great opportunity for the kids to showcase their...
This Saturday, the local community will come together for the annual Whitehall Christmas Stroll. This event is an incredible way for local residents of all ages to spend a day with a variety of activities and shopping opportunities. Volunteers have spent countless hours planning this event, and it is a fun day that truly does bring the community together. Chamber volunteers have really tried to make this the best event possible and the addition of new events in 2017 will be nothing but a boon to this yearly event. For those that my have not...
I have the utmost respect for anyone who works in the fast food industry or waits tables to make a living. I spent a great deal of my younger and skinnier years either flipping a burger or balancing a tray packed with drinks. For the most part, dealing with customers was never a big deal, but occasionally people can get a little salty when they are hungry. Of course there is the small percentage of human beings that are jerks most of the time. Whenever I eat out somewhere, I leave a gracious tip, because I know how much wait staff gets paid an...
Judy Herrmann, 78 of Elcho, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017 at Friendly Village in Rhinelander, WI, under the care of Ministry Hospice. She was born on April 13, 1939 in Appleton, daughter of the late Charles and Matilda (Cootway) Terrio. On October 12, 1957 she married Robert Herrmann at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bowler. He survives. In addition to her husband, she is further survived by four children, Doug (Linda) Herrmann, Tea, SD, Kay (Edward) Ruckdaschel, Douglas, WY, Thomas Herrmann of Hatley, and John (Deanna) Herrmann of...
It was a strong start to the season for the Whitehall High School wrestling team. The Trojans finished fifth out of 25 teams at last week's two-day Cascade Tournament. Senior Dawson Hoerauf (285), and sophomore Riley Forcella (138), each went 4-0 and finished in first place. "All the boys wrestled really well and we were especially pleased with the development of our younger wrestlers," assistant coach Steve Sacry said. Mike Wilkinson went 3-2 and finished fourth at 126 pounds, Dallon Hoover...
The Whitehall High School boys basketball team made a strong statement to open the 2017-18 season with an impressive 71-52 home win Saturday over Manhattan Christian. "Overall with the first game, we couldn't be happier. They did a great job playing together," head coach Zach McLean said. Whitehall would take a 18-9 lead after the first quarter, and a strong second quarter pushed the lead to 41-23 at half. McLean said he thought the team defense in the first half was great and they did a great job keeping active. He was also pleased with the...
It's so far, so good for the Whitehall High School girls basketball team. The Lady Trojans opened up their 2017-18 season last Saturday with a 46-41 home victory over Manhattan Christian. First-year head coach Kelly Nieksens said after several weeks of practice, the team was getting sick of playing against each other and was excited to play. "It was good to go out and see where we were, what we can build on, and where we can go from here," he said. Sophomore Asha Noyes had a huge night for White...
A Whitehall resident received a prestigious honor last week. Prior to the Trojans boys basketball game against Manhattan Christian, Chris Huerta was presented with the Montana High School Association/Stockman Bank Super Fan Award. Huerta was nominated by Whitehall High School Principal Hannah Nieskens. "Chris Huerta has supported Whitehall athletic programs for many years. You can find him at most any game for any sport seated at either half-court or half-field rooting on our Whitehall athletes! He is a positive example of sportsmanship and...
Two of the best players to ever wear Purple and Gold for the Whitehall High School football team will not be traveling far to continue their playing careers. Senior all-state players Wyatt Alexander and Braden Smith signed letters of intent Monday to play for Montana Tech. Signing with the Butte based school was an easy decision for Smith, who shined at tight end, linebacker, and punter for the Trojans. "When they offered me, I knew that's where I wanted to play. I finally got to sign today on...
