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 Whitehall School Board of Trustees voted last week to approve BinaxNOW, a rapid antigen test for COVID-19. The use of the tests is voluntary for both students and staff. During a presentation, School Nurse Mary Beth Hunter stressed this is not mass testing, it is not asymptomatic testing, and it is not mandatory. She added a parent has to come in and sign a release and a staff member also has to agree to the testing School Nurse Krista Glaus told the board the rapid tests would allow them to get results in 15 minutes at the school, rather...
While organizers were unable to move forward with the traditional Christmas Stroll scheduled for Saturday, December 12, the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce is still putting together a family-friendly holiday celebration for local residents. An Elf Scavenger Hunt will start December 11 and run until December 21. Elves will be placed in windows throughout Whitehall. Those who join the hunt are asked to take a selfie with all of the elves and send the pictures to the chamber via email or text at...
Covenant Community Church, along with others in the Whitehall area, is planning a Community Christmas Celebration on December 20th, at 4 p.m. on the lawn of The Education Station, located on the corner of Legion and Division Streets. The celebration will include live music, refreshments, fellowship, and a tree lighting. As part of the celebration, we will also be doing a "Blessing Tree" to help meet needs within the community. This has been a difficult year for many, and this will be an...
Twelve Montana counties including Jefferson y have officially founded the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority to advocate for the return of passenger rail service across southern Montana. The finalized joint resolution, fully executed last week, seals the commissioner actions and provides for the appointment of one representative from each county to serve on the authority. Gallatin County was the first to act on July 28, and Powell County the last on Nov. 18. “Counties in Montana have done what h...
As many may have noticed, as small town changes are always noticed, P.U.L.S.E. and the Jefferson Valley EMS are now housed in what used to be the Whitehall Drug Store. This prominent location on Legion Street was made possible with assistance provided by the Jefferson Valley Rural Ambulance District. Ambulance workers will now have a place to train, wait for calls, get education and more. This is one of the many ways that the funds brought in through the JVRAD’s fees help assist the community. So what does JVRAD do and what don’t they do? The...
Alice Capp (94) passed away December 5, 2020 in Bozeman. She was born September 8, I926 to Jesse and Ethel (Giles) Gambee at Harrison, Montana where she attended grade school and received her high school letter. She moved to Whitehall in 1942 and graduated from Whitehall High School in 1944. While there she lettered in basketball and was on the Whitehallite and annual staff and enjoyed the girls athletic association activities. She attended Butte Business College on scholarship in 1945. At a dance in Pleasant Valley she met her future husband,...
James Leslie McCrossin – known better as "Jim" to most, and "Mr. MAC" to the many students he taught over the years, passed away at his home in Whitehall, Montana on November 28 th , 2020 at the age of 73. He was doing what he liked to do – working on his place. Jim was born to Alice and Leon McCrossin on March 6, 1947 in Hamilton, Montana. He was raised and went to school in Darby alongside his brother Larry (Teresa) McCrossin and sisters – Bonnie (Clint) Bruggemann, Sandy (Phil) Bergren, and Suzy (Scott) Vandersloot. He lost his young...
Despite a restricted year, Whitehall Rotarians were still able to complete service projects and several ongoing fundraisers. Dishcloths sales were done during Frontier Days and would have been offered during the Christmas Stroll. The dish cloths are, however, still available by contacting Joan Jones at 287-5520 or Karen Burtch at Mountain View Real Estate. The club also raises funds through aluminum can recycling at the local dump and a donation jar at the KFC/A&W. Funds raised from these endeavors help to cover the cost of two scholarships...
Christmas is fast approaching in the Jefferson Valley. Candlelight tours of the caverns are the first big event of December as a promotion of Morrison Cave. A special dinner was held at the Palm with 40 visitors (at least 21 were influential men from around the state) and close to that many locals attended. Our local band played music outside of the Palm so everyone could enjoy the tunes. After dinner, twenty-one boarded the train for a ride to the cavern area. Another mile had to be covered to reach the cavern entrance. Mr. Morrison led the...
Heaven welcomed a sassy 5’2 angel on December 4th, 2020. Gay passed away in her home of congestive heart failure with three daughters at her side. She was born June 9, 1946 in Livingston and spent her younger years in Big Timber. She worked at several nursing homes and care facilities in Whitehall and Sheridan as a CNA where she made wonderful friendships with some amazing women. Gay loved her little flower garden especially the pansies, the color purple, she loved her wonderful neighbors, NHRA drag racing, having “girls coffee,” camping and p...
