Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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A FANTASTICAL EVENT: The Whimsical Wonders, with assistance from Gold Junction Presents and the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce, put on the successful Enchanted Forest Faire, which brought in fairies and gnomes of all ages to Whitehall....
With Frontier Days just a month away, the Whitehall Recreation Complex Board is under a time crunch to get sponsors, donations, and the arena ready to roll for the Ranch Rodeo on July 29th. At the June Rec Board meeting, town clerk Kennedy Kleinsasser reported that, after just a few weeks of fundraising efforts, over $11,000 has been raised. Kleinsasser said that $12,000 in total is needed. Sponsors have until July 1st to contact the Town (406-287-3972) in order for the Town to get the needed banners ordered. Sponsorship levels are available...
It's tick season and we are in tick country! After the long, hard winter we've had here in Montana, you can vet that ticks are mighty hungry and are seeking a blood meal that they will happily take from a human. To learn more about these hardy creatures and how to stay safe when heading outdoors, come to Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park on Saturday, July 1 for a free program, "Tick Talk" at 8 PM at the campground amphitheater. For more information, call 406-287-3541 ext 9. The Park is located at 25 Lewis & Clark Caverns Road, Cardwell,...
Due to the Juneteenth holiday on Monday, June 19, the Whitehall Town Council met for their monthly meeting a bit off schedule, on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. The meeting was missing its usual reports from the Mayor and outside entities, making for a short meeting, running less than 45 minutes. The largest item on the agenda for the evening was Town Attorney Ed Guza introducing Sam Martin to serve as Town prosecutor for the next six months, ending December 21, 2023. Guza said that Martin, who has worked with Guza’s office for the last four years, w...
As we draw closer to Independence Day and the 4th of July, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office would like to offer a few clarifications regarding the use of fireworks in Jefferson County. Such use is not regulated at the county level, however, the incorporated jurisdictions within the county do regulate fireworks. Contact the City of Boulder (406-225-3381) or the Town of Whitehall (406-287-3972) for information about their specific ordinances. We encourage everyone to be safe and respectful in their celebrations during the upcoming h...
It is an excellent time to be a business owner in Montana. Americans from all corners of our nation are beginning to get back out and adventure and many of them are coming to our great state. This increased traffic, combined with our burgeoning technology sector here in Bozeman, has made for a stronger and healthier economy. A key factor in the economic growth of the Gallatin Valley is access to air travel. This year Congress can help facilitate additional growth in air travel options for Western communities like ours by supporting the Federal...
Dear Editor, Jefferson Valley Search and Rescue would like to thank the Whitehall community for their continued support of the Father's Day Pancake Breakfast. It was a successful event! JVSAR would also like to thank the Whitehall Town Pump, Three Bears Alaska, Butte Walmart, and the Butte Safeway for their donations, as well as Bobbie Fleege, and the Whitehall Senior Center for the use of the facility. And finally, a thank you to Dana Brunet and Kari Herrera for volunteering their time as well. The JVSAR members look forward to seeing and...
Dear Editor, Montana's 1972 constitution guarantees its citizens a right to "a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations." The 2023 trial of Held V. State of Montana, a lawsuit brought by 16 Montana youth, attempts to show how the state government's longstanding energy policies violate this constitutional right by favoring fossil fuel industries with high carbon emissions. The lawsuit is named for plaintiff Rikki Held, age 22, a fifth-generation Montanan raised on a cattle ranch in the Powder River basin. In...
We dress up for people we want to be undressed with. Kids are much more accepting of other people than adults are. Comparing an animal’s intelligence with a kid's age sounds cool, but comparing a kid's intelligence with certain animals sounds awful. It’s a good thing we can’t hear our eyeballs move inside their sockets. People care more about animals than humans in games and movies. Every big city has had a point in its history where there was only one high-rise in the entire city and it must’ve looked super awkward. Paper cuts will become...
JUNE, PART II June 1897 was a busy news month, especially the second half. In Missoula, a large stable owned by the Higgins brothers was burned by an arsonist resulting in the death of five horses and a young 16 year- old practice boy. In the Big Hole Basin, William Christenson, a wealthy landowner known as the terror of that country, was shot by Sheriff Smith when he tried to escape justice. Outside of Montana, Mason City, Iowa was struck by a cyclone that killed several people and left a destr...
JUNE 24, 1998 The Department of Justice sent warning letters to three Whitehall entities - including the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department - and is proposed to impose $250 fines on three Whitehall taverns as a result of gambling infractions stemming from the Whitehall Fire Department’s 1997 Casino Night. The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) jointly issued an emergency order prohibiting motorized vehicles from driving off established roads and trails in the Delmoe Lake area northwest of Whitehall, between Whitetail R...
There is a small change to the Whitehall Garden Club meeting this July. The WGC will be meeting on July 12, the second Wednesday at 10 AM. The brief meeting will be held at Glenna’s house (check your book for the address) and is the first hop of our member’s annual Garden Tours and Progressive Lunch. The June minutes has all the details and if you signed up for something don’t forget! If you didn’t sign up, you still can bring a salad/side dish or dessert. This is the time when our members get to show off their gardens! Remember good walking...
Whitehall residents Oakley Buckner and Kortni Wilson, who will both be eighth graders this fall, compete in The Dance Awards: the 12th Annual Celebration of the Year in Dance national competition in Las Vegas this week. Both girls dance with the Dynamic Dance & Tumbling Academy in Butte. These photos were taken at their recital last Tuesday in Butte at the Motherlode Theatre, right before they left for the spotlight of Las Vegas! Congratulations on making it to nationals and good...
The Whitehall Ledger will have a special section in the July 26th Ledger for Frontier Days. Special rates are as follows: Rectangle (7”x3”): $75 Quarter page (11”x5”): $125 Half page (11” x 11”): $250 Full page (11”x 21”): $500 If you would like to advertise in this section, please contact the Ledger at 406-287-5301 or whledger@gmail.com....
Due to Independence Day falling on a Tuesday this year, the deadline to get into the July 5th Whitehall Ledger is Sunday, July 2nd by noon. The paper must be sent in by noon on Monday, July 3rd to hit the print deadline. Content/ads may be called into 406-287-5301 or emailed to whledger@gmail.com. Apologies for any inconvenience....
The Town of Whitehall was established in 1890 and it has been our mission to keep our little Town thriving since that time. Our goal is to keep Whitehall alive, and what better way to do that than by bringing people to our little Town to support local businesses? We are very excited to announce that the Town will be coordinating the Whitehall Frontier Days Ranch Rodeo in 2023. As all of you know, the Town of Whitehall Recreational Complex is solely run on our general tax base, leaving us with...
Well, butter my biscuits! Frontier Days is almost here, and it's fixin' to be a hootin', hollerin', and stompin' good time! Don't miss out! Whitehall Frontier Days is just around the corner and the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce would like to make your business an offer you (hopefully) can't refuse! To get festive for Frontier Days, the Chamber is offering three levels of business decorating! Chamber members will come to decorate the front of your store (inside or outside, depending on what you t...
This Thursday at 5 PM the Whitehall Community Library will hold Middle Teen Madness for any young person who likes to play games and is 12 years of age or older. There will be snacks and all types of board games. This is a great chance for new residents and old, to come and meet new friends or just spend time with old ones. The Library will be closed on the Fourth of July for the holiday but open on Monday and Wednesday for regular hours. We are having a special guest on Wednesday at 10:30 AM for Summer Reading as a friendly wizard is stopping...
Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for spring semester 2023. There are two MSU honor roll lists: the President’s List and the Dean’s List. To be eligible for the lists, students must be enrolled in at least 12 college-level credits. This honor roll list was current as of June 12, 2023, and includes all registration corrections or grade changes processed to that date. Students with a 4.0 GPA for the semester were named to the President’s List. An asterisk follows their names below. The Dean’s List includes the s...
The County Health Department’s mission is to promote good health practices, keep the environment clean, healthy, and safe, and to help people enjoy good health and use resources effectively. The snapshot summarizes recent and year-to-date health department activities of the JCHD. The intent is to share relevant information with our constituents to increase awareness of conditions in the community and department activities. Jefferson County Residents May 2023 Snapshot Reportable D...
Because of the continued cool, wet weather, we are continuing to collect the Dalmatian toadflax stem boring weevil Mencius janthiniformis. We have requests for over 70 releases and have only been able to collect 10 releases so far. We will be trying to collect more this week as the weather warms. Wish us luck! It is very heartening to see how much damage these skinny little black weevils are doing to Dalmatian toadflax along the I-90 corridor in the Missoula area and along the 1-15 corridor betw...
Driving back to Colorado State University with a van full of students after a day of working to heal some beat-up land north of Fort Collins, I wondered: Could ecological restoration be a new form of outdoor recreation? We’d spent the day building a sawbuck fence around a spring. From the spring, gravity would carry the water through a pipe to a stock tank in the middle of the pasture. On this land protected by a conservation easement, cows would no longer drink, pee, and poop while trampling the spring’s vegetation. The spring could rec...
Have you ever received a call from someone pretending to be from a business, bank, or government agency, but it turned out to be a SCAM? These are called "imposter scams," and they are one of the fastest-growing and most devastating schemes out there today. Read on to learn more about imposter scams and how to protect yourself. Fraudsters will use any angle they can to steal your hard-earned money, including pretending to be from a well-known business, your bank, or even from the government. You might get a pop-up on your computer telling you...
What is a password management system? In our town, where the vast landscapes stretch far and wide, it's easy to overlook the significance of digital security. However, as our lives increasingly intertwine with the online world, protecting our digital presence has become vital. To help you navigate the complexities of online security, look at password management systems: a powerful tool that can enhance our online defenses. A password management system is a user-friendly software solution...
State and local public health officials are reminding Montanans to be aware of the risk of exposure to rabies as summer approaches. The risk for potential encounters between humans and wild animals increases during spring and summer because of the time spent hiking and engaging in other outdoor activities. On June 13, 2023, DPHHS received the first report of a rabid animal this year. A striped skunk in Powder River County tested positive for rabies. In 2022, 13 animals submitted for rabies testing to the Montana Department of Livestock (DOL)...
