Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Over 150 teams competed in Boulder at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in the growing sport of skijoring. The Whitehall Ledger was right in the midst of the action; on Saturday, serving as the finish line judge and on Sunday, working three gate posts and the rider’s ring in the center of the action....
The crew at Whitehall ACE Hardware was proud to offer a check of $7,500 to representatives of Shodair Children’s Hospital on Thursday, February 8th, in honor of Whitehall’s ACE garnering first place in the NATION for rounding up. Duracell generously donated $100,000 nationwide to sponsor the “Power Up the Miracles” contest, where stores competed head-to-head to see who could get the highest percentage of Round-Up transactions from November 24 - December 31. Whitehall ACE Hardware finishe...
"For everyone involved in the Clara Myrstol fundraiser benefit, you have truly touched our hearts with your generosity and kindness bestowed to us," Montina Rawson, Clara's mother, said. "We are genuinely grateful to live in such a loving and supportive community. We are completely overwhelmed by the love, friendship, and offers of assistance we've been shown and appreciate our little town very much." Clara's Crusade, held at the Whitehall Community Center on Saturday, February 3rd was attended...
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On October 1, 2023, Clara Myrstol was life-flighted to Primary Children's in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was diagnosed with AML Leukemia. On her admission, Clara immediately started chemotherapy and received 14 platelet transfusions and 4 whole blood transfusions. The bone marrow biopsy from her first round of chemo brought her to a non-detectable status (no cancer found). She has gone through three rounds of chemotherapy and will receive a bone marrow transplant on February 28th, 2024. Now, four...
Visionary Broadband representative Brian Worthen met with the Whitehall Town Council at their January meeting on Monday, January 16 at the Whitehall Town Hall. For many, his information was an exciting new development of business opportunity for the Whitehall area. For the town, it was a bit of a headache in the form of legal processes, and for some local businesses, potential competition in the fiber internet realm. Worthen detailed the federal grant he was awarded to put fiber internet throughout the town of Whitehall, information he had...
The 21st Annual Cori Bishop, Steve Dyson, and Dave McLaughlin Memorial Pool Tourney brought in 70 teams, and 134 matches were played during the two-day event, held Saturday, January 20th, and Sunday, January 21st at multiple locations throughout Whitehall. The Whitehall Pool League would like to thank all sponsors and volunteers for making this tournament a success. The results of the tournament are as follows: 1st: Dustin Hamper & Luke Johnson; 2nd: Dave Custer & Sam Pickett; 3rd: Kevin LaFond...
The Whitehall Sustainability Committee (WSC), with oversight from Golden Sunlight Mine, was formed in 2022 to help Golden Sunlight rank community projects in the Whitehall area by a local advisory group. In 2022 the WSC funded $135,000 worth of projects in the form of the new playground on Legion Avenue and the upcoming daycare facility next to the Whitehall Schools. In 2023 it heard projects from the Whitehall Recreation Complex and Gold Junction Presents - 2023 grants have not yet been...
Whitehall High School’s Drama group has not participated in the Montana Thespian Festival for several years (I believe the last time was in 2009, but can’t be certain). The 2023-2024 WHS drama participants are excited to change that with their entry into competition this year. Thespian Festival is held at the University of Montana in Missoula February 16th - 17th. As the drama director at WHS, I am very proud of these students and the hard work they’ve put into this play. This is my second year as director - last year I truly wish we had been a...
In the January 7, 1998 issue of the Whitehall Ledger, owner Glenn Marx offered up 98 Best Wishes for 1998. What a great idea - and in the January 4, 2023 edition I restarted this tradition, though lucky for me, as we entered 2023, I only need to offer 23 Best Wishes. Now, on to 2024, and some best wishes for the new year! 24) Best wishes to everyone involved in the highly anticipated new Golden Sunlight daycare facility. 23) Best wishes (and speedy finishing) to the new Whitehall Town Pump. We can’t wait to see it! 22) Best wishes to the W...
PHOTOS THAT MADE 2023: Hundreds of photos were sent to the Whitehall Ledger in 2023 - landscapes, portraits, events, and more. Each week a photo was named BEST of the week, then placed on Facebook for your enjoyment. At the end of each year, the most "liked" photos are named the best. This year's first-place honors go to Sarah Smart's cloudy winter day. Second place is Tanya Johnson's peacock with a rainbow in the Jefferson Valley. Third place goes to Judy Chadwick's lovely river capture. Want...
Gold Junction Presents (GJP) is excited to move into 2024 with many plans for movies, events, game nights, theatre, and renovation for Whitehall’s Star Theatre. GJP consists of Colton Anderson, Ron Jung, Chiara Schober, and Elizabeth Pullman - all Whitehall residents with a love of this town, its history, its people, and the endless possibilities Whitehall’s epicenter - The Star Theatre - brings. GJP is assuming ownership and running the business of the Star, and eventually (hopefully by mid...
As the majority of New Year’s Resolutions are to “get healthier,” “lose weight,” and “look better in swimwear,” Whitehall’s newest Adult-Education class has you covered. Headed by Brenda Volz, join the Indoor Walking group Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:20 PM until 5 PM, and Fridays from 9:30 AM to 10:15 AM. The group meets at the main entrance to the WHS varsity gym to get started. Have questions? Contact Brenda Volz for more information at 406-498-6916....
Every New Year’s I set myself up for failure. I’m going to lose 30 pounds this year! I’m going to wake up early and go for walks every morning! I’m going to cut sugar, wheat, milk, and all things fattening out of my diet. Yeah...right. However, this year feels a bit different. My best friend Stevie, when we were making New Year’s plans, stressed me out when she said she wanted her NYE to be “intentional.” What does that mean? But it turned out to be an evening of girl talk, Love Island Games, and creating 2024 vision boards. We ended the eve...
The winner of the Whitehall Chamber's Best Decorated Home was misidentified in last week's edition. The winning home belongs to Brent and Sandi Mabbott and is located at the Jefferson Skypark at 18 South Centurion Way. Go check it out before it's put away for the season! Apologies to the Mabbotts for the incorrect information published....
NOODLES CAST & CREW BOO BOODLE: Sara Cheuvront NED BOODLE: Jakin Cheuvront KRYSTAL: Jennene Armstrong GRANDPA BOODLE: Bill Hildebrandt JACK: Creed Cheuvront LULU BOODLE: Chiara Schober STU BOODLE: Kerry Wafer MRS DOODAH-DOODAH: Terry Chadwick NORA: Julia McNew ELAINE: Kylee McLaughlin Luke: Tim Schober Director: Ron Jung Sets: Liz Pullman, Ron Jung, Kerry Wafer Props & Costumes: Liz Pullman and Cast Lights/Sound: Tim Schober, Boaz Cheuvront, Charlie Morris Script Assistance: Millie Armstrong...
JANUARY (1/4/2023): • The Whitehall Sustainability Committee opened its second grant cycle, with applications due by February 1st. (1/11/2023): • The Whitehall Town Council updates the Rec Complex bylaws, while a Rec Board working session brings in opinionated crowds. • LaHood Park reopened in Cardwell after rebuilding from a fire in 2021. • Obituaries: Patty Strozzi (94), Amy DuBois (44), Loren Shaw (80), and Claire Best (85). (1/18/2023): • The Whitehall Chamber holds First Business After Hours and introduces new goals. • Six WHS students com...
Whitehall Community Theatre, brought to you by Gold Junction Presents, is excited to bring its third production to the Star Theatre. NOODLES will be presented on Friday, December 29th at 7 PM, and twice on Saturday, December 30th, at 2 PM and 7 PM. Admission is $5 and donations to help fund future productions are appreciated. Ned (Jakin Cheuvront) is the 30-ish son of Boo (Sara Cheuvront) and Stu (Kerry Wafer) Boodle whose efforts to introduce girlfriends (Jeannene Armstrong, then Julia McNew)... Full story
Each week the Whitehall Ledger spotlights a photograph taken by a local resident of the beauty that surrounds our hometown. These photos are placed on the Ledger's Facebook page and, at the end of each year, voted on with "likes" to crown the winner of PHOTO OF THE YEAR. In 2022 this honor went to Sarah Smart, and in 2021 to William Ulrichny. It's time to start voting! Visit the Ledger's Facebook photo album entitled 2023 Photos of the Week (https://bit.ly/485KGsG) and start voting! Likes will...
We each have a calling - sometimes it just isn't clear to us right off. We have to learn and we have to live, before we realize where we are meant to be. For Jacob and Brittany Trodick, their calling brought them to God and the church and, more recently, to Whitehall. The Trodicks, along with children, moved to Whitehall earlier this year, taking on the youth director position for ages 5-11 at the Whitehall Assembly of God Church, pastored by Bill Lanes. Jacob and Brittany, who knew (and...
Tilden Yamamoto and his business have been flying under Whitehall's radar for a while now, but with his top-selling wreath with custom jeans selling to Split Diamond Ranch at the 25th Annual Whitehall Saddle Club Wreath Auction making front page news, his days of being inconspicuous are numbered. The custom clothing business is nothing new to Tilden, who has been designing classic silhouettes since 2000. "I started really early sewing, as a kid, just for fun and I ended up going to a state...
For the fifth year in a row, Whitehall resident Pati McLaughlin put together a crew of carolers to visit Meadowlark Manor, as well as spread some Christmas cheer throughout Whitehall on Friday, December 22nd. LEDGER...
When you have a child, that first Christmas is magical...and so is the second, third, fourth, and so on. And then, suddenly, that little bundle of joy is a full-grown adult. This year marked the first Christmas of my son’s adulthood. He’s out on his own, having moved to Manhattan in mid-December, and is working at the Bozeman airport. Being the newbie at work, he had to work both Christmas Eve day and Christmas Day. I texted him mid-day Christmas Eve when he got off work, asking whether he thought he could make it over. for Christmas Eve tradit...
While the December Whitehall Town Council meeting, held Monday, December 18th, was brief, the main item of discussion will be a recurring topic into 2024. Public Works Director Kory Klapan reported that the Town had received bids for the water treatment facility, ranging between $8.6 and $11.6 million. Hard Rock of Helena was the lowest bid. These bids come in almost 50% higher than originally expected. For context, the pre-COVID-engineered cost estimate for the water treatment building alone was $3.7 million. It now sits at $5.3 million. The...
Whitehall Community Theatre, brought to you by Gold Junction Presents, is excited to bring its third production to the Star Theatre. NOODLES will be presented on Friday, December 29th at 7 PM, and twice on Saturday, December 30th, at 2 PM and 7 PM. Admission is $5 and donations to help fund future productions are appreciated. Ned (Jakin Cheuvront) is the 30-ish son of Boo (Sara Cheuvront) and Stu (Kerry Wafer) Boodle whose efforts to introduce girlfriends (Jeannene Armstrong, then Julia McNew) to his family don’t turn out very well. His f...
