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Whitehall High School senior Maggie Whitehurst can remember being a shy and silent girl who always sat in the back of her class during her freshmen year. Things sure have changed. Since Whitehurst began her high school career in the fall of 2015, she has gone on to participate in numerous activities, was the captain of the cheerleading team, had a leading role in numerous plays and on Sunday will graduate on the top of her class as Valedictorian. After previously attending schools in Southern...
5 Whitehall High School seniors will graduate this Sunday at a 2 p.m. ceremony in Varsity Gym. The 2019 ceremony will start with the National Anthem being performed by Madison Loomis followed by a welcome from Whitehall High School Principal Hannah Nieskens. The honorary guest speaker at the ceremony will be longtime Whitehall science teacher Ken Kinzer. Teacher Rodney Head will then lead the presentation of scholarship awards. The next speech will be given by Salutatorian Max Feight which will be followed by the presentation of the Golden W...
The Whitehall Town Council welcomed two new members Monday night. Katy James was sworn in as the new council member for Ward 2. She replaces Barb Gagnon who resigned from her position. Roy McBride is the new council member in Ward 3. He will replace Montina Rawson who moved out of town limits. Their terms will expire at the end of 2019. The possibility of the Town of Whitehall joining the Jefferson Valley Rural Ambulance District was also discussed at the meeting. District Board Chair Sue Pullman approached the council and said their district...
The Montana Department of Transportation is resuming work on MT-55 near Whitehall. Crews will be at work installing shoulder and centerline rumble strips the week of May 20 that are part of a continuation of improvements on MT-55. Rumble strip installation is part of MDT's Vision Zero initiative to reach zero fatalities and zero serious injuries on Montana's highways. Last summer MT-55 saw new alignment, roadway widening, and an updated bridge at Pipestone Creek. "Rumble strips are an extremely...
About three minutes ago I was abruptly woken up by a semi driving way too fast in a 25 mile per hour zone. I'm writing this on May 15 which just so happens to be my birthday so I decided I would take a quick post lunch nap. Wednesday mornings are a little hectic and when I finished updating two websites and completing the calendars for the newspapers, I decided to reward myself. While I certainly wasn't happy with the way the nap ended, I was however pleased it happened because it cut it to about 20 minutes which is the perfect length. I've...
A Memorial Mass for Janice Breitenfeldt and Skye Breitenfeldt of Whitehall has been scheduled for Saturday, May 25. The mass will take place at 10 a.m. at St Teresa’s Catholic Church located at 107 2nd St. East in Whitehall....
Peggy Mae Patrick Armstrong, age 91, died Friday, April 5, 2019 at the Tobacco Root Care Center in Sheridan. Her daughter Bonnie was by her side as she made her final journey. Peggy was born in Cardwell, Montana to Josie and Sam Patrick on November 12, 1927. Peggy’s maternal grandparents were custodians at the Cardwell School, where Josie gave birth to Peggy while staying with Grandma and Grandpa Kyle in the apartment which was attached to the school. The day after her birth, Peggy Mae was taken to the first grade class room to show the s...
American Legion Post 24 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4603 have received a grant from The Whitehall Country Store to purchase Veteran Grave Markers for the Whitehall Cemetery. When you pay your respects this year on Memorial Day you will see that they have marked the Graves with "US VETERAN" MARKERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED. No Veteran should ever be forgotten. If you know a veteran is in the cemetery, but has no marker, please contact a member of either the VFW or the American Legion. On Friday 24 May, the Local Veteran Organizations...
Whitehall High School junior Britney Welker picked up valuable experience for next season while competing at last week's Class B State Tournament at Montana State University in Bozeman. Welker went 2-2 at the tournament and according to head coach Kerry Sacry competed very well in what he called a very difficult draw. He added most of the tournament was moved indoors because of weather. Welker opened the tournament with a 6-4, 6-2, victory over Lindsay Nefzger of Wolf Point. Welker fell in the second round 6-3, 6-3, Emily Clotfelter of...
Four Whitehall High School athletes have qualified for this week's Class B State Track Tournament in Kalispell. Katie Whitehurst, Colby Smith, Tegan Robbins, and Cade Briggs will all compete at the tournament scheduled for Friday and Saturday. The four all finished in the top eight in at least one event at last week's Southern B Divisional Meet in Laurel. Head Coach Dan Lacey said Whitehurst had another great meet and finished second in the 400 and fourth in the 200. She also qualified for...
