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Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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The previously scheduled October 20 hearing to determine if a recall election for five elected officials in Whitehall would move forward, will instead take place at an undetermined date. Earlier this month, Jefferson County Election Administrator Bonnie Ramey moved for the Fifth-Judicial Court in Jefferson County to set a telephone hearing to discuss resetting the date. Ramey made the motion on the grounds the September 20, 2016 death of Mike Fellows, the Libertarian candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, has caused significant...
Just moments before kickoff of Whitehall/Harrison's October 14 game against Libby, a storm moved in and rain began to fall onto the FieldTurf at Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula. Minutes into the game the rain would dissipate, but it did not stop a frenzied storm on both sides of the ball by the Trojans, who for the second week came out of the gates early and never looked back in a convincing 59-7 neutral site victory. Whitehall (7-1, 2-1 Southern 5B) would score a total of seven...
After a successful inaugural event, the Whitehall Rotary Club Harvest Dance is back for year two. The dance is scheduled to take place Sunday, October 30 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Whitehall Community Center. The dance will feature the Little Boulder River Band. Rotary Club member Ed Handl said this is a family friendly event that is open to all ages. He said the center will be decorated in a fall theme, and a meal will be included with admission, which is $10 per person and $30 for a family. This year's event will be held the day prior to...
The 2012 approved Noxious Weed Mill Levy is due to sunset in June of 2017. According to Jefferson County Weed and Mosquito Coordinator Jill Allen, the mill levy being proposed on the November 8 ballot will be a continuation of the existing mill to maintain what is currently operating the herbicide cost-share program. Allen said two mills fund the herbicide cost-share program and the remaining mill will fund education outreach program, information pamphlets, and training sessions. WHAT THIS MEANS The amount of three mills generates about...
The production in September was well above the anticipated target at the Barrick Golden Sunlight Mine. During his monthly update at the Community Transition Advisory Committee meeting, Mine General Manager Dan Banghart said the production for the month was 4,400 ounces, above the target of 3,700. He said it was one of the better months since the new mine plan and in the future they will be attempting to get closer to 5,000 ounces each month. Banghart reported there were no reportable injuries during September, and they have not had a...
This Friday night is a huge one for the Whitehall/Harrison High School football team. They will be playing for a spot in the Class B playoffs that begin next week, and to finish the regular season with an impressive record of 8-1. They will also be honoring the nine seniors on the 2016 team prior to the game. These are all great reasons to come and support the Trojans. There would be nothing better for them to run onto the field in front of a standing room only crowd. The senior class has given fans so many memories on the gridiron. They need...
It doesn't matter what I'm doing, I keep hearing about creepy clowns. While that doesn't sound serious, it is. It's all over the Internet, television, and it is even coming up in conversations. The kids have actually come home and said the whole school is talking about clowns. I'm honestly not sure how the whole clown shenanigans began, but it really needs to stop. Even Ronald McDonald has had to scale back promotional appearances because people are getting leery of even friendly clowns. I'm sure some people don't know what I'm talking about,...
Monday, Oct. 10 7:24 a.m. - animal problem – injured, 151 Hwy 2 East, Whitehall 1:52 p.m. - traffic stop, Hwy 2 East, Cardwell 2:02 p.m. - care for sick/injured, 1122 Hwy 55, Whitehall 3:50 p.m. - suspicious/person/vehicle/circumstance, 770 Hwy 2 East, Cardwell 3:59 p.m. - traffic private property, 14 South Cherokee Place, Whitehall 8:54 p.m. - traffic stop, Hwy 69, MM 11, Cardwell Tuesday, Oct. 11 8:59 a.m. - traffic stop, 513 East Legion Avenue, Whitehall 4:48 p.m. - animal problem, 513 East Legion Avenue #3, Whitehall 4:58 p.m. - a...
The Whitehall Lady Trojans volleyball team is inching closer to the District Tournament scheduled for October 28 and 29 in Belgrade. Last night, Whitehall wrapped up their regular season on the road against Three Forks. The Lady Trojans fell three sets, 25-8, 25-18, and 25-22. Despite the setback, head coach Lauren McDonald said the team seems to be getting their groove back. "They played really well against Three Forks," she said. Kaya Welch had eight assists, Rachel Smith had seven digs, and...
The season will come to an end this Saturday for the Whitehall High School Cross Country team. After two months of hard work, the season will conclude at the state meet that will take place at the Rebecca Farm in Kalispell. After finishing 11th as a freshman and sophomore and fifth as a junior, senior Hunter Flynn will be looking to end his career with a state title. In his last regular season meet last Saturday in Townsend, Flynn finished second with a time of 16:41.57. Bryant Edgerton of Townsend won the race with a time of 16:20.49. Flynn...
A large crowd made their way to the Borden's Building last Thursday for the annual Jefferson Valley Community Foundation Celebrate Community Grant Awards event. Co-Chair Millie Baycroft told those in attendance that the JVCF is a permanent endowment fund for the area, and discussed the importance of foundations like this in Montana. "This is a permanent fund for this community. Every time you give to the JVCF, you are giving a gift to yourself," she said. The $2,500 Barrick Golden Sunlight Mine...
The voters of Jefferson County will have the chance in November to decide on the future of the county’s Emergency Broadcast System at the polls. The cost of operating the seven county owned low power FM radio stations has risen to about half of the budget of the county’s office of Disaster and Emergency Services, and the County Commissioners have decided to ask the voters if this is a service they would like to continue. The low power FM radio stations that make up the Emergency Broadcast System are located in Boulder, Basin, Cardwell, Elk Par...
Here’s a P.S. to the congratulations for Kaitlyn Lamb. Her other grandmother, Fray Patacini, along with two aunts and one little cousin, were very proud of Kaitlyn and were present at her swearing in ceremony in Helena. Winners at the Pinochle Club were awarded prizes by hostess, Joyce Held. Guests Erv Hedegaard and Aileen Shaw won High and Second respectfully. Martha Hanson won Low and Pinochle. Gladys Ballard will hostess next time. Four Thousand miles later, Jim and Lois Frazer were glad to get home. On their ‘bucket list’ was riding their...
The address was inadvertently left out of a garage sale ad in the October 19, 2016 edition of the Whitehall ledger. A two party garage sale will take place Friday, October 21, and Saturday, October 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 95 Whitetail Road. The sale will feature tools, clothes, movies, a vacuum cleaner and more....
The Whitehall/Harrison High School football team picked an opportune time to play their best football of the season. With a spot in the playoffs on the line last Friday night at home against Townsend; the Trojans scored 21 points in both the first and second quarters on their way to a 56-12 rout of the visiting Bulldogs. Following the game, Whitehall Head Coach Dan Lacey said it was by far the teams best half of the season. "We executed our game plan to a 'T'. Everything we were doing was working. Offense, defense, and special teams looked...
