Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Montana Republican Legislator Rick Dale, re-elected by an 800-vote margin to the Montana House of Representatives on Nov. 7, 200, says two concepts -improving the economy and strengthening families - will be paramount as he considers legislation when the legislative session begins in January. WHS Creative Leader of the Week: JILL HANSON. Senior Jill Hanson has earned honors this week. Student council advisor LeeAnn Gallagher says Jill's "hard work as a treasurer (of the student council) and will...
John Lewton, owner of Cape Horn Taxidermy in Whitehall, will be doing life-size or partial mounts of three different rhinos, one of which will have the world record horn of 32 inches. WHS Creative Leader of the Week: KENZIE COWLING. Drama Director Larry Brazill nominated Kenzie for her "Leadership and enthusiasm in her role as Frances Carlton, the professor's estranged wife." Kenzie is the daughter of Daniel and Sandi Young, and she plans to attend the University of Montana to study pre-law. Ken...
Pet lovers, unite! A local chapter of the Butte Animal Rescue Coalition (BARC) is being organized in Whitehall, and the organization's goal is to find temporary and permanent homes for unwanted pets. WHS Creative Leader of the Week: STEPHANIE BURTCH. For the third straight week, Stephanie Burtch has earned "Creative Leader of the Week" honors. She was recognized as being a leader in drama, as president of the Key Club, and now as a leader in the choir. Choir director Sandi Mabbot nominated Steph...
Jefferson County voters in the Nov. 7 general election will have a selection of seven presidential candidates, will vote on five state ballot issues and one county ballot issue, and will decide winners in 14 federal, state, regional, and county races. WHS Creative Leader of the Week: STEPHANIE BURTCH. Receiving honors this week is Stephanie Burtch, president of the Key Club. She was nominated by Mr. Kinzer, who says Stephanie "has invested much time in developing and working on service projects...
Six candidates for three different elective offices touted their records and experiences at the October 18 candidate forum in Whitehall. The candidates - non-partisan Glenna Obie and Tom Lythgoe (Jefferson County Commissioner, Democrat Leonard Wortman and Republican Rick Dale (Montana Legislature), and Loren Tucker and Vince Kozakiewicz (Fifth Judicial District Judge)- were each allotted seven minutes to introduce their candidacies and then answered questions from the audience at the end of the...
Skunks invade Whitehall yards. To the year of the drought, the year of the fires, and the first year of a new millennium, you can add this in Whitehall: 2000 is the Year of the Skunk, as skunks have invaded the town. Possibly fueled by a lack of food in the dry creek bottoms that skirt the edges of Whitehall, skunks have waddled in large numbers to Whitehall yards, alleyways, and porches in search of food. FWP wardens have stated "this is the worst year for skunks I've ever had in my 11 years...
Local Whitehall students will participate in a risk survey. The Whitehall School Board approved participation of Whitehall students in the 2001 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The Board also unanimously approved the participation of Whitehall grades 7-12 students in the youth risk survey. WHS Creative Leader of the Week: NICK GALLAGHER. Nick, Student Council President, is honored this week for his willingness to do many council activities and for bringing assemblies back "to life."...
Golden Sunlight Mine has announced its intentions to hold future meetings on the most pressing topic at hand: what will happen to the Golden Sunlight Mine (GSM) when active mining ceases? Golden Sunlight has been producing gold east of Whitehall for nearly two decades. At one time, GSM employed close to 320 workers; however, a series of layoffs has reduced the workforce to about one-third of its original size. GSM has said publicly for the past year or so that it will cease active mining...
The Federation of Jefferson County Public Employees, a Labor union composed of 26 county employees, has voted overwhelmingly to endorse Tom Lythgoe for Jefferson County Commissioner. The vote was 18-1, with 20 members present and only one abstaining from voting. WHS Student of the Week: Mike Hockenberry. Teachers say Mike has good problem-solving skills and that he comes up with insightful questions. Mike is the son of Mary Brazill and Tim Hockenberry. He plans to attend college after high...
The "I Care A Ton" program, initiated by Lt. Governor Judy Martz and the Montana Farm Bureau made a splash in Whitehall on Saturday, September 16, when two truckloads of hay donated from local ranchers made their way to ranchers impacted by the Maudlow/Toston fire. WHS Creative Leader of the Week: LANCE BRIGGS. WHS senior Lance Briggs was nominated by band director Skyler Lashly, who says, "Lance has shown dedication and commitment to the band program at WHS. He plays the baritone sax in both...
The Whitehall Town Council got some good news on the street paving project during the September 11 council meeting and immediately took advantage of the good news by adding nearly one-third more of the town's streets to the schedule for paving in the upcoming year. WHS Organizer of the Week: The Whitehall Ministerial Association. This Association is comprised of representatives from Trinity United Methodist Church, Jefferson Valley Baptist Church, St. Teresa's Parish, the Assembly of God...
A group of Whitehall community residents met with the Whitehall School Board on Wednesday, August 30; they requested the board adopt a goal of improving school spirit and sportsmanship as one of the board's top goals for the 2000-2001 school year. WHS Organizer of the Week: Civic & Service Organizations. These Whitehall groups do a world of good for Whitehall residents and others. Raising money for the ambulance, sponsoring youth rodeo activities, shaping young lives through Scouting, providing...
Borden's Corner owners Marion and Duane Alberts reopened the restaurant, located inside Whitehall's historic Bordens Hotel, on Monday, August 28. Marion Alberts said Borden's restaurant would offer "a family-style menu of great home-cooked food." She said the restaurant would be offering lunch and dinner specials, and that future plans include a breakfast buffet. WHS Organizer of the Week: Whitehall Masonic Lodge. The Riverside Mystic Tie Lodge 17, the Mason's chapter located in the Whitehall...
The summer of 2000 in the Jefferson Valley will be remembered for drought and smoke, but not for wildfires. Layers of smoke and ash have engulfed the Jefferson Valley for the past month, with the smoke so thick it triggered smoke alarms in homes. Ash covered vehicles, windowsills, and virtually everything else in the valley. The ash flies up on paved roads like dust on a gravel road when vehicles pass. WHS Organizer of the Week: WHS Booster Club. The Whitehall High School Booster Club promotes...
Whitehall has a new town budget, new (lower) garbage collection rates, and will soon have a new townsman and - eventually - newly paved streets, as approved at the August 14 Whitehall Town Council meeting. The Council okayed an $826,000 budget to accomplish these goals. The Whitehall School Board officially approved the 2000-2001 school year budget, hired a new high school guidance counselor, and - again - hired a new head cook in action at the board meeting held on Monday, August 14. WHS...
The Jefferson Valley is shrouded in smoke, but the immediate area has been fortunate thus far and has avoided the spread of any major wildfires. Whitehall's air quality is going from bad to worse. Rockin' the Rockies not only survived a nasty squall of thunderstorms on Friday afternoon and a haze of smoke from area wildfires during the weekend, but it trumped the weather and made the 2000 concert even bigger and better than the inaugural show in 1999. WHS Organizer of the Week: Jefferson Valley...
Half of the Whitehall High School Class of 1950 attended a 50-year reunion in Whitehall during Frontier Days weekend on July 28-29-30, and all the attendees came from coast to coast. A total of thirteen members of the Class of 1950 attended. WHS Organizer of the Week: Jefferson Valley Presents (JVP). JVP has made a lot of progress in the last year toward the production of an outdoor theoretical historic presentation of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. JVP continues to fundraise and make plans for a...
Night Ranger will be motorin' to Rockin' the Rockies; the concert site is in much better shape than last year, promoters said. The Rockin' the Rockies concert announced two additions this week, one to the band lineup and one of a more culinary nature. WHS Organizer of the Week: Whitehall Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is active on many fronts, but the crown jewel of the Chamber's events is Frontier Days. Chamber board members and Chamber volunteers have been working for nearly a year,...
Whitehall must be going to the dogs! The Missouri Headwaters Gun Dog Club is holding an AKC hunt test near Whitehall on July 29-30. Up to 100 hunting dogs from multiple states are expected to participate in the event. It's Frontier Days NRA rodeo time. This year, Frontier Days will feature a carnival, complete with rides such as Octopus, Rounder, Bounce, Tempest, Jolly Frog, and the Clatterpillar. WHS Organizer of the Week: Whitehall Ambulance Board. The Whitehall Ambulance Board has been in exi...
The Whitehall Town Council voted on July 10, 2000, to settle a salary dispute between the Town and Francine Stevison. During their monthly meeting, they also heard an update on the paving project and voted to begin another dredging of the town's sewage treatment lagoons. WHS Organizer of the Week: The Whitehall Saddle Club (WSC). The WSC helps manage the rodeo grounds and rodeo arena, and schedules two major summer events. The Whitehall Saddle Club, composed of about 13 area families, sponsors...
The Whitehall Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Mural Project will receive $10,500 from the Montana Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commission to paint several additional Lewis & Clark murals in Whitehall. This Whitehall Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Mural, painted on the First Street side of the former Fish, Wildlife, and Parks sign shop (and garage) has been nominated as one of the "Prettiest Places in America." WHS Organizer of the Week: Whitehall Food Pantry. The Food Pantry board members include Mike...
Frontier Days is shaping up as a beauty! There are now four new events! A carnival, horseshoe tournament, pancake breakfast, and an ATV poker run have been added to over a half dozen traditional events for the annual Whitehall Frontier Days summer celebration. Making a total of 10 teachers or administrators who have left the system in recent months, yet another teacher has resigned from the Whitehall Schools system. Only six new teachers have been hired for the next school year to replace those...
Whitehall's paving project is a go! The Whitehall Town Council awarded the town street paving bid at the June 15 council meeting, voted to fund the project and learned that millings will begin arriving on June 21 and anticipate the paving project starting as early as the first part of July. Silver Star Celebration will include a parade, BBQ in 2000. The town of Silver Star, located about 16 miles south of Whitehall, will host its second annual summer celebration on Saturday, June 24. Montana's...
Nearly a quarter of school teachers and administrators will be new when school starts in the fall. An arbitrator ruled on Monday, June 12, 2000 that Jefferson County did not overcharge Rockin' the Rockies. This means concert promoters must pay the county $19,715 by June 22. WHS Organizer of the Week: Whitehall Kiwanis. The Whitehall Kiwanis Club, a community service organization that focuses mostly on programs for kids. About 15 members strong, the Kiwanis are kicking off their weekly barrel...
June 7, 2000 After nearly 40 years in Whitehall, the Fish, Wildlife, and Parks sign shop has closed its doors. When Jennie McArthur and Carol Elshire closed the door at the FWP Sign Shop at the end of the day on Wednesday, May 31, they closed the door on an era. McArthur and Elshire won't paint any more FWP signs, and the sign shop won't open its doors again. WHS Volunteer/Good Neighbor of the Week: Rural Mail Carriers. When it came time to collect donated food for the Whitehall Food Pantry,...
