Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department has responded to several recent complaints of vandalized campaign signs. "It always seems to be a problem during the campaign season," said Sheriff Craig Doolittle. " I have had several of my signs vandalized and stolen over the years from many different areas." The Whitehall Ledger had several residents contact them about their signs either being stolen or vandalized. Ruth Lott of Cardwell said political signs have been stolen and disfigured, one in...
Since 2002, the Jefferson Valley Community Foundation has awarded 107 grants to 39 non-profits in the local area for a total of $151,139. At a special ceremony last Thursday night in Whitehall, the JVCF handed out their 2018 grants with a record of just under $20,000 to nine deserving area non-profits. The ice cream social event began with several past recipients lauding the JVCF for giving back to make the Whitehall area a better place. Representing the Jefferson Valley Museum, John Joy...
Throughout the year, students Whitehall School's 21st Century Community Learning Center's After School Program take part in a variety of worthwhile activities. Last Thursday, the students made a trip the Whitehall Chamber to help beautify the community. The group of students were helping assist the chamber by getting rid of a large collection of tumble weeds at the building located at 501 N. Whitehall St. Teahcer Martha Farrand believes it is very rewarding to see the children give back to the c...
It's pretty safe to say that the warmer are days of 2018 are long gone and the next few months will have some chilly days. As idiots drive by way to fast on the Interstate people will long for the days when there were warmer temperatures and clear roads. As someone who spends a lot of time on the road, I prefer them clear although the warmer temperatures bring out the seasonal hitchhikers. I would not say I scare easily, but I do admit that each and every time I pass a hitchhiker I immediately...
The Whitehall/Harrison High School Football team still has a shot at making a third straight trip to the Class B Playoffs. The Trojans (2-6. 1-4 Sothern B) will first need to win their regular season finale Friday at Manhattan. Head coach Dan Lacey said the final spot has multiple scenarios including a four-way tie-breaker between Whitehall, Columbus, Three Forks and Jefferson. The Trojans lost their home finale Friday night 38-14 against Columbus. It was a defensive battle in the first quarter...
A large part of my job is covering high school sports and in the fall a fair portion of my time is spent under the "Friday Night Lights". It's usually a lot of fun, but sometimes people can change that in a hurry. When I'm covering a game I like to be on the sideline to get the best possible view I can. I used to spend my time in press boxes, but that is too far away from the action. Also in Whitehall the "Crows Nest" is about the size of a master bathroom and already has a public address... Full story
The Whitehall/Harrison High School football team will look to rebound from a two-game losing streak October 12 when they host Columbus. The Trojans will be coming into the game following a tough 22-0 loss at rival Jefferson High School in Boulder. Columbus (3-3, 1-3 Southern B) fell 34-0 last week at Manhattan. It will be the home finale and senior night for Whitehall. "It's very important for the kids to shake off the loss and regroup for senior night. The Columbus game has a lot riding on a...
In the fall of 2011, S.A. Neff Jr., loaded up his van and made the nearly 2,000-mile trip from western Pennsylvania to Montana. With a self-professed love of exploring rivers, Neff had heard from a friend about fishing on the Boulder River and wanted to try it out for himself. An angler since 9, Neff visited several area ranches to try and get permission to both fish and camp, but he was initially unsuccessful. Finally, he visited the home of Bob and Connie Sims, who owned a ranch on MT Highway...
While I wouldn't say I'm a gambling man who has a bookie in his phone contacts and will bet everything from the World Series to a horseshoe competition at the county fair, I've been known to make a bet or two over the years. Because I wouldn't mind a nice wager every now and then, I was ecstatic when I first heard about fantasy football. I've always been a huge fan of football and at a time would watch just about as many games a week as possible. I would literally watch awful college games on a...
With three games left in the regular season, the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team has their eye on the playoffs. Following a 40-8 set back last Friday night at home against Townsend, the Trojans will need to win two to qualify for the postseason. The Trojans (2-4, 1-2 Southern B) will look to pick up the first of those victories and notch their second conference win Friday night in a rivalry matchup at Jefferson High School (1-5, 0-4) in Boulder. "We need two more wins. The life of...
For the second time this season, the Whitehall High School cross country team was able to compete at the Fairmont Golf Course. Head Coach Kerry Sacry was pleased with the way his team competed at last Thursday's Butte Invitational at Fairmont, the same course they had their second meet of the season. "Everyone had good times. All the runners liked it better now that we are in better shape," he said. "It was a great meet for us getting ready for the state meet in three weeks. The top individual...
To say last Friday's Whitehall/Harrison High School football teams win over Three Forks was exciting would be an understatement. Trailing 22-14 late in the fourth quarter, the Trojans were able to cut the lead to two on a five-yard Connor Johnson to Cade Briggs touchdown with 58 seconds left in the game. Johnson would then connect with freshman Brendan Wagner on a the two-point conversion to tie the game that would eventually end up in overtime. The dramatics would continue with Whitehall scorin... Full story
There has been marked improvement each and every time the Whitehall High School volleyball team has the taken the court during the 2018 season. One of the biggest highlights of the seasons for the Lady Trojans came last Friday evening during a homecoming tilt against Three Forks. While Whitehall was unable to come away with a victory, they showed significant progress including nearly taking a dramatic back and fourth second set they would eventually lose 26-24. The Lady Trojans quickly shook...
Ann Palmer can remember several years ago when the Whitehall area community would come together on an annual basis to celebrate a large fall festival. This weekend a similar event will return to Whitehall with Saturday’s Homegrown 406 Fall Festival. Palmer who is helping to organize the September 21 event, also helped out with the prior fall festival. She said while the new festival is smaller than ones in the past, it will be a fun time with a lot planned throughout the day. The Homegrown 406 Fall Festival is sponsored by the Whitehall Open A...
I watched a lot of baseball growing up. In fact many of my favorites summer memories were watching the Atlanta Braves play on TBS, followed by night games outside with kids in my neighborhood. At the time and for a reason why I to this day can’t understand, the southern based team was in the National League West with teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers games would always stand out to me more than the other division rivals, especially because I used to giggle that they would have a man s... Full story
A new committee of Whitehall residents and business owners will soon be working together to address weed problems within town limits. The Whitehall Town Council voted unanimously last week to begin working on a resolution that would create a "adopt an alley" program. "If we could get the weeds under control it would improve the looks of town considerably," said Mayor Mary Janacaro Hensleigh. Council member Montina Rawson said the weed issue should not just be up to Public Works to take care of....
With a theme of "Road Trip to Victory", it's once again Homecoming Week at Whitehall High School. A busy week of activities at the Whitehall Schools include dress up days, spirit competitions, stick horse races, bonfire, outdoor movie, two volleyball games, fashion show, manly man volleyball game, parade and Friday night football and volleyball games. "It is great to see the students rally to support our fall teams. Over half of our high school students participate in either football,...
I’ve always found it interesting how different people deal with the same situation. A few weeks ago, I was sitting at the office and Melissa returned volleyball game visibly upset. Somehow during the time she had left the office and went to the game, a very important piece on the inside of the camera had come loose and it could not be used. She was really upset because she knew just how important a camera is to a newspaper. To put together a paper there has to be a really good camera, that is just the way it goes. Cell phones companies are m...
It's a huge game Friday night for the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team. Along with the traditional Homecoming festivities, the Trojans will be looking to pick up their first conference victory of the season against 3-1 Three Forks. Whitehall (1-3, 0-1 South Conference) will go into the game coming off a 39-14 conference opening loss at Sweet Grass County High School in Big Timber. Trojans head coach Dan Lacey said the game against the Wolves is going to be really important for his...
It is another week of pivotal matches for the Whitehall High School volleyball team. The Lady Trojans will be hosting two home games, the first a conference matchup Thursday against Broadwater. The team will also be hosting Three Forks on Friday, September 21. The game had originally been scheduled for Saturday, but was moved to be part of the Friday Homecoming festivities. "The moving of our homecoming game to match the boy's football game is great. I think it's awesome to have the parade and...
The Jefferson Valley Rural Ambulance District Board voted late last month to accept a Request for Proposal from Partners United for Live Saving Education (PULSE)/Jefferson Valley Emergency Medical Services and Rescue. PULSE/JVEMSR will now provide ambulance service for the district, which includes the Whitehall School District, excluding the town limits of Whitehall and Sliver Bow and Madison Counties. Jefferson County voters approved a measure to create the district in late 2017. Board Chair Sue Pullman said they are happy to be moving...
I was always lucky on the first day of school because it was impossible to botch the pronunciation of my name during roll call. This however is not the case for some people I've known. Although I'm completely fine with my name and who I'm named after, I did used to dream about what it would be like to have an exotic name. Going to school put those daydreams out of my head in a heartbeat. I had a bad enough time with the "Jack" jokes that would never stop. By the time I was 15, I thought there...
After a difficult start to the 2018 season, the Whitehall/Harrison High School team rebounded in impressive fashion last Friday night in Shepherd with an emphatic 27-13 win over the host Mustangs. The Trojans (1-2) will open conference play Friday when they travel to Big Timber to take on the 3-0 Herders. Senior Connor Johnson stressed the importance of the first victory of the season. "It was very important for our team to get the win against Shepherd because it showed our younger kids the we...
The Whitehall High School cross county team once again had solid times at last Tuesday's Butte Central Meet at the Fairmont Golf Course. Junior Madison Loomis was the lone Trojan to compete in the varsity race and she did not disappoint. Loomis finished seventh out of 35 runners with a time of 23:35.3. The younger members of the team also shined at the meet. Adam Williams was 13th of 49 runners in the boys junior varsity race with a time of 22:219. Kenzie Hugulet was 30th, finishing the race at...
There is no quit in the Whitehall High School volleyball team. After losing two tough sets to start their home opener 25-15, 25-12 to Manhattan, the Lady Trojans came back strong in the third. While they ended up coming short 25-21, head coach Sage Hengst though the third set was great for the team. "We showed Manhattan we can play at their level. We had some great vollies in the first two matches but it just wasn't enough momentum to keep us up with Manhattan's constant hard hits," she said....
