Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Heart & Soul Alpacas & Guest Cabin owner Karen Ball is caught in a heartwarming moment with one of her prized alpacas at the 2025 Alpaca Harvest Affair. Ball's children, as well as their children, were on hand Saturday, October 4th to help make the annual event the huge success it always is....
Make your way to the Whitehall Town Hall at 10 AM to grab some free goodies on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10th! Items include Peak unsweetened tea, Gatorade, various Hostess products, NutraGrain bars, Mr. Beast Feastables chocolate bars, various cereals, various chips, paper plates, toilet paper, paper towels, and more. All residents of the Jefferson Valley are welcome; there are no income requirements, and this event is free for all interested parties. Organizers ask the public to be patient with the...
Montana Chamber Music is pleased to announce its first commissioned work by groundbreaking violist and composer Kenji Bunch. Bunch will perform with pianist Monica Ohuchi and violinist Angella Ahn on Saturday, October 11th at 1 PM at The River Ranch in Cardwell. All are invited to attend this free event; however, seating is limited. Please RSVP to Ruth Lott at 406-599-2560. A groundbreaking violist, Bunch was the first student to receive dual degrees in viola and composition from The Juilliard...
Recognized by Travel Pulse Magazine as Montana's top haunted house destination in 2022, Whitehall's Screams Come True Haunted House is preparing for its seventh season of scares and community spirit. Once again, the haunt will transform the Whitehall Community Center (11 N Division) into a nightmare-filled attraction across three weekends: October 17-18, 24–25, and 30-31. While the blood-curdling screams and eerie sets draw crowds from across the state, the true heart of Screams Come True l... Full story
The Whitehall Rotary Club was planning to host a mayoral candidate forum in mid-October. The intent was to provide an opportunity for Whitehall residents to learn more about each candidate and have questions asked about their stand on important issues facing our community. Unfortunately, the forum had to be cancelled after one of the candidates declined the Rotary Club's invitation. The Whitehall Ledger has reached out to both candidates to write an article introducing them, their viewpoints,...
Article 1 of the Constitution vests in Congress the sole authority to appropriate money. Each year, Congress and the President are required to pass 12 appropriations bills to fund the government for the next year by September 30. The current Republican-controlled House only requires a simple majority to pass a bill, yet not one appropriations bill has been agreed upon by both chambers. In fact, only three of the 12 appropriations bills have been passed out of the House. Instead of focusing its energy on passing the 12 appropriations bills...
Dear Editor, Let me ask you a question. Your answer doesn't need to be long or wordy, because the answer should be simple. When it comes to the Town of Whitehall's Mayor, do you want someone who is experienced and has selflessly donated hours daily to see the town operate more smoothly? Or someone who has no experience, has never held a committee position, or regularly attended any meeting? I have had the pleasure of working with Linda Jung (pronounced Young, which I also have to remind myself)...
Dear Editor and Whitehall Community, The Whitehall Garden Club (WGC) extends a HUGE heartfelt THANK YOU for your outpouring of pies, bids, and purchases at our annual Non-profit Silent Pie Auction, and Pie by the Slice, fundraiser that took place during the Harvest Festival. You made it our most profitable pie event to date. The silent pie auction generated $701.00, which was distributed to eight non-profits. Way to go, Whitehall!!!! This year's recipients were JVEMS/Ambulance Barn, Liberty...
There are probably more planes in the ocean than submarines. Do you think animals get frustrated, too, when a sneeze just doesn’t follow through for them? It’s popular knowledge that the save icon is a skeuomorphism of a floppy disk, but we don’t often think about how the name “floppy disk” refers to that 3.5-inch disk, which is already a skeuomorphism referring to the older, actually floppy disks. At restaurants, we are asked how long we’d like our meat cooked, but never how long we'd like our vegetables cooked. The money that IKEA spends...
October 1899: The fall harvest is mostly complete. The weather is becoming more fall-like and even winter-like. Butte held a large celebration to welcome home Montana soldiers who had been in the Philippines for the past year. Before the troops left San Francisco, they were not happy – payday was postponed again, and a smallpox outbreak at the Presidio made the ride home even more inviting. Admiral Dewey received a grand welcome from several million spectators around and in the New York City h...
Next week is Banned Book Week around the country. Libraries everywhere are hosting programs, displays, and posters to raise awareness that readers have the right to choose what they read without censorship from others. That seems like a simple statement until children are involved. I have been at the Whitehall Community Library for nine years, and we have never had a book challenge in that time. I like to think it is because the staff and I spend a great deal of time choosing books our patrons...
The Whitehall Garden Club (WGC) members have FALLen into Autumn, enjoying an October meeting on Wednesday, October 1st, at the new ambulance barn, their regular meeting place. Kay Fisher and Janet Chapman greeted guests and members with a "Fall Harvest" of delectable treats fresh from their gardens, including egg and veggie muffins, steamy potatoes, applesauce from Kay's trees, and a carrot cake with all sorts of wonderful ingredients included! And if that wasn't enough, we were welcome to take...
State of Mind is a free theatre and public conversation event that is visiting over 30 Montana communities between September 2024 and May 2026. The project has been developed at the University of Montana by a small group of professional Montana artists, facilitators, education specialists, and mental & behavioral health professionals over the past three years. State of Mind aims to address the mental and behavioral health crisis in Montana by using creative methods to facilitate productive...
This is your reminder to submit your items for the Whitehall Local Gift Guide, brought to you by the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce! The deadline is quickly approaching for submissions! The Whitehall Local Gift Guide will be one of the Chamber's biggest tools to help shoppers discover unique, meaningful gifts right here in Whitehall. Don't miss the opportunity to showcase your business this holiday season. Submission deadline is Wednesday, October 15, 2025. How to participate: • Choose 1 to 3 o...
Lucy Chun died September 25, 2025, at BeeHive Homes in Butte, Montana. Lucy was born June 3, 1933, in Cardwell, Montana. The family later moved to Whitehall, Montana, where Lucy and her mother, Sunny Chun, operated a 78-acre truck farm. She attended Whitehall schools, and when old enough, she began delivering vegetables to various warehouses, including Safeway in Butte. While working on the farm, the family often entertained Korean families from around the state, local workers, and friends.... Full story
David Popelka rode off into the sunset on Wednesday, September 22. 2025. He is survived by his wife, Jerri; his children, Daryl (Eva Marie) Popelka, Randall (Stephanie Sword) Popelka, and Chayne Popelka; his cherished grandchildren, David, Christopher, Ariel, USCG Cadet Dane, Charlotte; his great-grandson, Hunter; his sister, Diane Wegner; many nephews, many nieces, and numerous friends. Though his boots may be still and his rifle at rest, his spirit lives on in the land he loved, the family he... Full story
Marilyn Anne (McCall) Craft was called to her heavenly home on September 17, 2025. She was born in American Falls, Idaho, to Warren and Ruth (Ward) McCall on September 5, 1951, the third of five children and their only daughter. She was raised on family farms near Toppenish, Washington, and Pasco, Washington, attending MacLaughlin Jr. High School and Pasco High School. Following graduation, she attended Columbia Basin College in Pasco, then pursued an AA in secretarial at Kinman Business... Full story
The Whitehall Rotary Club donated $270 of canned food items to the Whitehall Food Pantry on October 6th. All items were purchased locally at Jefferson Fresh Foods. Rotarians Terry Ross (left) and Karen Burtch made the delivery to the Whitehall Food Pantry and Pantry coordinator Cara Sacry (right) was there to receive the goods. The Rotary Club has been supporting the local food pantry for many years with donations and assistance in delivering Christmas food baskets to a low income housing...
From the depths of space, Dracula has devised his most dastardly plan yet; turning the residents of the small town of Marlow into his personal army of vampire zombies! A motley crew consisting of a grizzled detective, a skeptical rookie cop, a chain-smoking greaser, and a determined young woman band together to save the world from VAMPIRE ZOMBIES...FROM SPACE! An over-the-top comedy which satirizes and pays homage to drive-in, creature-feature horror films of the 1950s, Whitehall, Montana's...
Intermountain Health St. James Hospital is proud to be re-verified as a Level III Trauma Center by the Verification Review Committee (VRC), an ad hoc committee of the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This achievement recognizes St. James’ dedication to providing optimal care for patients with injuries. Verified trauma centers must meet the essential criteria that ensure trauma care capability and institutional performance, as outlined by the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma in its cur...
Christopher Plummer opened with a soulful voice-over of “Epstein Files” to the tune of “Edelweiss,” and after that, there was nowhere to go but up. Adam Kinzinger defined an OODA loop in terms of the Dem’s quandary, and Aaron Parnas reminded us that the First Amendment is worth exercising and defending. Whitehall Indivisible (WI) discussed the presidential directive, identified as National Security Presidential Memorandum 7, which instructs anti-fascist organizations not to be confused with any of the 206 Executive Orders signed by Trump thi...
Golden Sunlight Mine has announced its intentions to hold future meetings on the most pressing topic at hand: what will happen to the Golden Sunlight Mine (GSM) when active mining ceases? Golden Sunlight has been producing gold east of Whitehall for nearly two decades. At one time, GSM employed close to 320 workers; however, a series of layoffs has reduced the workforce to about one-third of its original size. GSM has said publicly for the past year or so that it will cease active mining...
It’s 2 AM. Again. You’re hunched over your laptop, squinting at a baptism record from 1847. Your eyes are wet. Your throat is tight. Your coffee went cold hours ago. And you’re wondering what the heck is wrong with you. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Here’s the raw truth about genealogy that nobody talks about: It will emotionally wreck you! Not in the superficial way that makes you shed a quick tear and move on. No. This hits deeper. This rewires your brain. This changes how you see yourself in the grand tapestry of time. Let me show you exa...
Montana’s two-day, youth-only deer hunt is coming up October 16 and 17, and general deer season opens October 25. If your youth is planning to apply as an apprentice hunter to participate in the youth hunt, it’s a good idea to apply now and avoid what could be longer wait times closer to general season. The apprentice hunter law allows people ages 10 and older to hunt as apprentices with an adult mentor for two seasons without completing a Hunter Education course. It’s also a good idea to visit the website at https://fwp.mt....
When the Montana Legislature passed House Bill 328 earlier this year, it expanded hunting privileges for Montana residents 75 years of age and older. Currently, residents aged 62 and older can purchase various hunting and fishing licenses at half price, such as conservation licenses, fishing licenses, and tags for different game animals. The new provision allows residents who are 75 years or older to use a general elk license to harvest an antlerless elk on private lands during any season in a hunting district where youth under 15 may harvest...
