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It was an incredible week for the Whitehall High School volleyball team. The Lady Trojans were able to pick up a home win against Twin Bridges and won on the road Thursday in four sets against Drummond. "It was awesome for the girls to get two wins last Tuesday and Thursday. They are improving week by week which is great to see," said head coach Kyla Simon. The team also had a great deal of success at a tournament Saturday at Manhattan Christian. Simon said it was a good day for the team. "We ar...
For the second straight year there will be a fall festival in Whitehall. The Whitehall Chamber of Commerce and Whitehall Garden Club are sponsoring the 2019 event scheduled for Saturday, October 12. The festival will include a flea market, chili and cornbread cookoff, bingo, pumpkin carving contest, and farmer's open-air street market that will host demonstrations and a scarecrow contest. Whitehall Chamber President Melissa Jenkins is enthusiastic about the upcoming event and hopes to see a big...
The Golden Sunlight Mine's tailings processing project is one step closer to reality. According to mine general manager Dan Banghart, Barrick Gold recently approved the mine advancing the project with detailed engineering and preparing for a permit application. He added the engineering will take around six months. "We'll still need project funding down the road to start any procurement and construction. Everything remains very positive," he said. At a meeting last month, Golden Sunlight's Steve...
I was watching a football game the other day and witnessed a mascot going absolutely bananas on the sideline and it reminded me of my senior year of high school. For the two and a half years of school, I had often watched the "Tiger" at my high school at games and it was usually a very dull performance. Finally, after watching the mascot spend most of the time sitting on the ground at a basketball game, I decided I had enough, and figured out what I needed to do to be the mascot. I was told by...
Whitehall/Harrison's Friday night gridiron matchup at home against Boulder will not only be a battle of two rivals, but it will also serve as a crucial conference game midway through the season. Following a 42-0 homecoming loss to a high-powered Manhattan team, Trojans (2-3, 0-2 Southern B) head coach Dan Lacey is looking forward to not only getting better as they prepare for the Panthers but to use the game as an opportunity to go "1-0" this week. "We want to be 1-0 on the week and to do it...
The Whitehall High School volleyball team picked up their second conference win of the season last Thursday with win over Big Timber. "I was happy that the girls could get a win for Homecoming on Thursday night, especially since it was a conference game," said head coach Kyla Simon. In action Saturday, Whitehall fell on the road 16-25, 16-25, 25-22 to Three Forks. "We played a tough Three Forks team on Saturday. The loss was definitely not because of lack of effort. Our Trojans worked hard the...
"The Arcadian Wild" is heading to Whitehall. The popular alternative folk band is scheduled to play Saturday, October 5 at the Star Theater. The concert presented by the Cardwell Church is free of charge and scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Star Theater Manager Colton Anderson said he was approached by David Parker about bringing the band to town with the backing of the church. Anderson said he has always loved the versatility of the theater and having the ability to bring in different types of...
The Whitehall High School volleyball team will get a chance to shine in front of a homecoming crowd at Thursday's 5B conference game against Sweet Grass County. "The team and I are really excited for homecoming because it's always so much fun to see all of the school spirit and support for our Trojans," said head coach Kyla Simon. In the first match between the two teams, the Lady Trojans picked up their first conference win with a road victory in Big Timber. The team will travel Saturday to...
I don't really get home to Wyoming to visit family and friends as much as I would like. It's not necessarily the seven-hour drive that is a burden, it is instead falling way too behind at work which is never fun. Earlier this month I had a good friend getting married and I decided to make a quick trip to attend his wedding. I had not been home in nearly two years and would have liked to stay for a few days but instead would arrive in my driveway 33 hours after I had left. Considering 14 hours...
The Whitehall/Harrison High School football team will be looking to pick up their first conference win of the season in a homecoming matchup against high-powered Manhattan. The Trojans (2-2, 0-1 Southern B) lost a tough 6-0 defensive battle last Friday night against Townsend. The Bulldogs would score the lone points of the game on a second quarter touchdown run from Tommy Steward. Trojans head coach Dan Lacey said he was extremely proud of how the defense played. “Outside of a few big plays they were lights out all night,” he said. On the offen...
A tailings reprocessing project could breathe new life into the Barrick Golden Sunlight Mine near Whitehall. At last week's Community Transition Advisory Committee Meeting, Steve Lloyd said the TSF 1 and 2 Tailing Projects are gaining lots of traction, adding they will be meeting soon with Barrick officials to get a yes or no answer on moving forward. According to Lloyd, the TSF 1 project could produce more than 200,000 ounces in 12 years and both projects could last between 30 and 32 years....
After years of planning and hard work, the Whitehall Public Transportation Dick Gustin Memorial Bus Barn is now a reality. Local residents will have the opportunity to view the new facility at a special open house scheduled for Friday, September 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. at 1147 MT HWY 55 in Whitehall. WPT Director Paula Hippert said she is thrilled the public will get the opportunity to visit the new 3,200 square foot facility that features a four-bay bus burn, offices, and a passenger waiting area....
Fall has arrived in Southwest Montana and I must say it is easily my favorite season the year. I love to leave the house for work on a crisp morning and see the temperature slowly rise to a comfortable high later in the day. To me there is just something special about the colors of fall and it also means the start of football season which also gets me fairly excited unless I have to try and take pictures again in a driving rain storm which was a nightmare. I still don't think my camera is dry. H...
The Whitehall High School volleyball team battled to the end but ultimately fell in two hard-fought matches last week. The Lady Trojans were defeated 23-25, 19-25, 24-26 Thursday against Manhattan. "The girls played so hard against Manhattan. Manhattan is a good team and all three games were really close," said head coach Kyla Simon. Kendra Klapan led the team with 22 kills and two blocks, Haley Briggs had 12 assists, and Meagan Johnson finished with eight digs. Johnson and Hannah Tebay had a...
The Whitehall/Harrison High School football team will open up 5B Conference play Friday in Townsend with a road matchup against Broadwater High School. After picking up two consecutive wins to open the season, the Trojans were defeated for the first time September 13 in a 47-25 road loss against perennial Class B powerhouse Missoula-Loyola. The game was scoreless until midway through the first when Loyola took advantage of several Whitehall turnovers and would score four straight touchdowns to...
It was a busy day for area firefighters last Wednesday. According to Whitehall Volunteer Fire Chief Jeremy Ward, the department responded to three calls September 4, all in the Milligan Canyon area west of Three Forks. Ward said the department was first called out Wednesday morning to an accident involving a semi-truck and a contractor striping the road at mile marker 259 on Interstate 90. Ward said the department was called out a short time later on a mutual aid call from the Willow Creek Fire...
As long as I can remember, Labor Day has always been the symbolic end of the summer and an opportunity for people to get as much enjoyment as possible out of a three-day weekend. There is also a great deal of history behind the holiday and it also serves as a great reminder of the labor movements that helped shape the history of this country as well as those who continue to fight for the rights of workers today. While many people were camping, out at the lake, or having a barbecue with family...
The Whitehall High School volleyball team bounced back from a conference opening home loss against Townsend Thursday with a four-set victory on the road Saturday in Big Timber. The Lady Trojans picked up the victory with a 25-20, 20-25, 25-23 and 25-19 win over the Lady Herders. "It was so great. The girls worked their tails off and never gave up, even when we were down in the third game. I'm so proud of them. This group really has a lot of heart, a lot of fire, and a desire to win," said head...
In the week leading up to Whitehall/Harrison High School's home opener last Friday against Shepherd, head coach Dan Lacey talked to his team about playing with effort energy. The message was well received with the Trojans who shined in all areas of the game and improved to 2-0 with a 19-8 victory over the Mustangs in a game that was delayed nearly 40 minutes due to lightning. "I could not be any prouder of the way they played in all three phases of the game. We had a lull last week in special...
There will be plenty of local athletes in action this weekend at the annual Whitehall High School and Junior High Rodeo. The rodeo is scheduled to take place Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8 the Whitehall Rodeo Grounds. The event sponsored by the Whitehall Saddle Club and Whitehall High School Rodeo Club will start Saturday at 10 a.m. and at 9 a.m. Sunday. A Cowboy Church Service with Preacher John Spencer of Big Sky Ranch Ministry of Billings will take place Sunday at 7:30 a.m. Acc...
In late July, Whitehall siblings Dawson and BreeAnne Lanes made the cross-country trip to Orlando for the 2019 Assemblies of God Youth Ministries National Fine Arts Festival. To say they did a great job representing Whitehall would be an understatement. Dawson finished second nationally in the "Rap" category, and BreeAnne finished second in the "Book Chapter" competition. She also received an "excellent" rating in the photo category. The two were among 6,000 participants at the annual festival....
I'll be the first to admit I spend too much time on my phone and really need to put it down a lot more. It's very addictive and I can certainly see why kids who have been raised with phones spend so much time with them. It's all they know. I'm old enough to remember using a rotary phone so I should know better than to spend hours with my eyes focused on a tiny screen, especially after looking at a computer screen most of the day. I really wish the younger generation could have experienced the...
It was a tremendous start to the season for the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team. Sparked by incredible play on defense, the Trojans picked up their first win of the season last Friday with an impressive 12-7 road win over Cut Bank. Whitehall head coach Dan Lacey said it was a great feeling returning to Cut Bank for the first time since a 2016 playoff victory and grinding out a win in a tough environment. "I was very proud of the unity our team showed on the first long bus trip of...
A few years back when video stores were still a mainstay, I used to rent five or six movies a week. Sometimes when the weather was bad, or I was in a lazy mood I would spend my entire weekend watching a variety of films in a variety of genres. These days I still watch a movie here and there but I'm no longer a movie buff who could tell you the director of each film I'm watching as well as other movies they've directed. These days I've found the joy of binge watching a television show and it is...
At the start of each season, Whitehall High School head football coach Dan Lacey discusses with his team the little differences between good teams and great ones. Two weeks into fall camp, he is optimistic about what he sees from the team who will open their season August 30 on the road against Cut Bank. "To be a great team you have to have discipline, team chemistry, and a positive culture in which you enjoy being a part of. If we can simulate practice effort and energy to game situation, we...
