Articles from the October 11, 2023 edition
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Two Bit Celebrating Grand Opening This Saturday
Whitehall’s own Two Bit Saloon & Grill had a soft opening with burgers for Frontier Days and has been flying quietly under the radar as new owners and management put together the perfect team - but...
Screams Come True Opens Next Thursday
Over a month of building non-stop for just seven days of fun - but worth it! The cast and crew of Whitehall's Screams Come True (SCT) is preparing for opening night, next Thursday, October 19th. If...
History of Sacry's 50 Years Serving Whitehall Community
In October of 2023, Dr. Gayle Sacry celebrates 50 years of serving the Whitehall community via medicine and the Whitehall Medical Clinic. Here Dr. Sacry details the history of his contribution to Whitehall and all of those who helped along the way....
Op Ed: Beat a Cyberbully - Here's How Parents Can Help
While remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic lowered reported instances of bullying, parents fear that, for some students, going back to school will mean going back to being bullied. “With the prevalence of technology and social media,...
Dear Editor: Trumpism is Populism at its Worst
Dear Editor, I recently attended a talk on Democracy at the Mansfield Center at the University of Montana featuring former congresswoman Liz Cheney and former governor Marc Racicot. Despite the self-inflicted chaos and commotion infecting our...
Dear Editor: Whitehall Public Transportation a Great Part of Our Town
Dear Editor: This past summer, my husband and I had occasion to make use of Whitehall Public Transportation's ride service, my husband more often than I did. What a blessing it is to have this service in this town. We are so appreciative of how...
Thought Provokers: 10/11/2023
Men are trained to never assume a woman is flirting with them. Women are trained to always assume a man is flirting with them. It’s easy to make everything a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works. No one ever dresses up like Santa Cla...
Our Town 125 and 100 Years Ago...October, Part I
125 Years Ago, October Part I: The Jefferson Valley Zephyr reported plenty of area news in early October 1897. Livingston suffered its worst fire when an abandoned building on Second Street caught fire. A new $40,000 theater opened in Anaconda...
Ledger Looking Back 25 Years: 10/7/1998
October 7, 1998 After hearing 17 different witnesses during the October 5-6 trial, a Jefferson County jury found Jason Marker guilty of aggravated assault by accountability for his role in the January 2, 1998, Mint Bar incident, but reached no verdic...
Whitehall Chamber Corner: Local Professional Gains Insight and Connections at the Fall MACE Conference
Chiara Schober, Executive Director of the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce, recently attended the Fall MACE (Montana Association of Chamber Executives) Conference hosted by the Helena Area Chamber of...
Marion Carol Johns, 82
Marion Carol Johns, age 82, of Whitehall, Montana, passed away on October 4, 2023. She was born on August 28, 1941, in Missoula, Montana, to Josephine and Bill Scheeler. Marion grew up in St. Ignatius, Montana, where she attended St. Ignatius High... Full story
Jefferson County Democrats Clean Up Along Hwy 69
"Neither cold nor rain can keep us from our work," joked Bryher Herak, Basin, co-chair of Jefferson County Democrats. The group met recently to clean up trash along Highway 69 in front of the...
Between the Stacks: 10/11/2023
October is the month for special programs and the Library is hosting two great local speakers. On October 12th at 6 PM you are invited to come and hear a history of the Lewis & Clark caves by Kenslee Jory. Then in the vein of local history, Arlene...
Help Clara Fight AML Leukemia
On October 1st, Blaine Myrstol and Montina Rawson's daughter, two-and-a-half-year-old Clara, was diagnosed with AML Leukemia and flown to Salt Lake for treatment. Clara has started Chemotherapy and...
Tech Questions? Get the Answers: 10/11/2023
Tech Solutions For Disaster Preparedness In an age marked by unpredictable weather events, rising global temperatures, and natural disasters, the importance of disaster preparedness cannot be...
Whitehall Garden Club News: October
It wasn't a particularly scary day, but the WGC members were met with a brunch table of ghoulish delights. Jayne Dean and Glenna Waltee collaborated and devised morning treats to make the monsters mas...
Steps to a Safe and Accident-Free Holiday Season
As the holidays approach, you might be hosting guests, shopping for gifts, and decorating your home. While all these activities can bring a lot of joy into the season, they can also bring an increase in risks. Prepare by following these five tips to...
DPHHS Encourages Montanans to Prepare for Respiratory Illness this Fall, Winter
As Montana gears up to enter another respiratory illness season, the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) encourages Montanans to take precautions to help protect against severe symptoms from COVID-19, influenza, pneumococcal...
About 3/4 of Eligible Homeowners Apply for MT Property Tax Rebates
The Montana Department of Revenue said Wednesday it received more than 226,600 applications for homeowner property tax rebates during the application period that closed Oct. 2 — a figure that, MTFP calculates, represents about three-quarters of...
Test Meat for CWD Prior to Donation, Commercial Processing
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks along with the Montana Department of Health and Human Services are advising hunters to have their deer, elk, and moose tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD). FWP strongly recommends that hunters receive a negative...
Living Without Anger
The “benefits” of anger are many. Stress, anxiety, diminished judgment, reduced productivity, poor digestion, sleeplessness, elevated blood pressure, negative impact on relationships, unhappiness, and attraction to negative situations can all be...
Playground Nearly Complete
The new playground on Legion Park is nearly complete. The playground was made possible by funding from the Dennis Washington Foundation, the Whitehall Sustainability Committee, the Whitehall TIF...
