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As we move through the Christmas season, I hope you’re finding time for what matters most—family, friends, and fellowship. I spent the week before Christmas in Helena in long days of budget meetings—going line by line through Montana’s year-end finances to prepare for the new year. That’s how Montanans do things: you make sure you’re ready before the weather turns. This week the Legislative Finance Committee reviewed the FY 2026 financial report. Bottom line: the “record surplus” era is cooling off. Montana’s budget picture is tightening as...
KEEPING TRADITION: Pati McLaughlin (center) and her caroling crew have caroled around town and to Meadowlark Manor since 2018. On Saturday, December 20th, the singers braved the wind and weather to sing a few classics to the residents....
HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS: The Whitehall Garden Club decorated the Main Street Green with both holiday home gnomes and nativity scenes earlier this month. Thankfully, JUDY CHADWICK and MONIQUE MORRIS snapped some photos before the homes had to be scurried into the Star Theatre due to high winds. The scenes are available to view inside the theatre....
True Love is at it again this holiday season – and paying more than ever. According to PNC’s Christmas Price Index (CPI), the final price tag to buy all of the gifts in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” comes to $51,476.12 this year, headlined by drastic increases in the price of gold and the famed partridge’s Pear Tree. For more than 40 years, PNC has tracked the price of the birds, entertainers, and other gifts that comprise the classic holiday song as part of its Christmas Price Index, a light-hearted take on the Bureau of Labor Sta...
We’re getting close to Christmas with presents, trees, and lights. The outside decorations will brighten up dark nights. Ornaments of old and new are hanging from the tree. The manger scene is lit up for all the world to see. The lists are growing longer for those to come to eat. And wish lists that were inches are measured now in feet. The magic of the season is seen within the eyes Of people from around the world of every shape and size. Spending time with loved ones should always top the l...
Game wardens with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks are seeking information on a pictograph panel that was vandalized at Missouri Headwaters State Park. The graffiti was discovered this month at a popular destination for park visitors that contains a visible pictograph consisting of a human figure in solid red. An initial assessment of the vandalism indicates a person likely used a paintbrush to paint over a portion of the existing pictograph and made about 10 markings in other areas of the...
CARD will award five, one-time, $2,000 scholarships to students who come up with a design and write a brief paragraph (explaining design) to create posters, T-shirts, stickers or decals, coasters, billboards, etc. dedicated to the question: What does “Alcohol Responsibility Matters” mean to you and your community? How is this possible? Montana’s Cannabis & Alcohol Regulation Division (CARD) is a member of the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) and has received an alcohol education award from this organization. NABCA...
Katie Frankman of Cardwell, Montana, was named to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List at Berry College. The Dean’s List honors students who posted an academic average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale while carrying a class load of at least 12 hours during the semester. Nationally recognized for academic excellence and as an outstanding educational value, Berry is an independent, coeducational, comprehensive liberal arts college of approximately 2,200 students. For more than a century, the college has offered an exceptional education that balances int...
On Dec. 4, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission set the 2026 and 2027 hunting regulations. In doing so, it made a variety of changes to address concerns about nonresident hunting pressure and mule deer numbers. “The commission’s action was a culmination of a lengthy process that started this past summer with public meetings around the state,” said Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Director Christy Clark. “Both the commission and FWP heard a lot of input from hunters, landowners, and the public. This input was critical in the final regulat...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will hold a public hearing on Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. to consider an amendment to the previous Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program (WHIP) rule. The amendment reflects changes to the program following approval of House Bill 932 during the 2025 legislative session. The changes in HB 932 revise WHIP from a solely noxious weed management-focused program to one that also includes FWP grants to partners for proposed projects that improve, conserve, and maintain terrestrial and aquatic habitat, resulting in conservation g...
If you think money buys happiness, that means you still have hope. The more the world moves towards a cashless economy, the harder it becomes for an average person to participate in money laundering. East and West aren’t opposite destinations; they’re the same place, just reached by different distances. You only realize how loud modern life is when the power goes out. Mall Santas must get sick a lot. Rice Krispies Treats may be the only reason Rice Krispies cereal is still being made. Architecture made by animals in fiction often inc...
December 1925. Another year was ending; a quarter of a century almost completed. Christmas was a big deal around the world, even if most front-page news did not reflect it. There was plenty of positive news that might have been considered early Christmas presents. L.P. Yates, a farmer from Fishtail, Montana, in Stillwater County, was crowned the winner at the International Grain and Hay show in Chicago for his Marquis wheat. Many other Montana farmers won top honors for their Durum wheat....
Rockin' the Rockies gets rocked into court. Rock'n roll will never die, and neither, apparently, will the legal battles between Rockin' the Rockies and Jefferson County. At the same time, Rockin' the Rockies is being hauled into court by county authorities, as it appears a rockin' show at the same concert site is in store for 2001. But the 2001 concert will be called Rockin' the Rivers and will be managed by a new group of concert promoters. WHS Creative Leader of the Week: JAMIE SCHMIDT....
School is out, and families are gathering for the holidays. What to do with everyone after the presents are open? One idea is to have a movie night or several movie nights with DVDs from the Whitehall Community Library. This fall, we received hundreds of new and older DVDs via donations, including many PBS, Ken Burns, Acorn, and other favorites, which are now in the collection. The staff still has three boxes left to add, but most are out and ready to go. There are American History series,...
Darryl Palmer Layne, 85, of St. George, Utah, passed away on December 15th, 2025, in the comfort of his home. He was born April 25th, 1940, in Preston, Idaho, to Garald and Doris Layne, the fourth of nine children. Darryl was married to Joanne Savage in the Idaho Falls Temple on August 27th, 1965. Darryl spent the first 11 years of his life in Lewiston, Utah, before his family relocated to Whitehall, Montana. Following high school, he enlisted in the United States Navy and was assigned to the... Full story
A little indulgence is par for the course come the holiday season. That’s especially true in relation to baked goods, which find their way into entertaining areas at office parties, family gatherings, and school functions. Treats are indeed part of what makes the holiday season a special time of year. This year, families can whip up this Lines+Angles recipe for “Chocolate Christmas Cupcakes” to make the holiday season a little more flavorful. INGREDIENTS: (Makes 12 Cupcakes) For the cakes...
Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, chapter six, is well known for its “Armor of God” teachings. Paul uses strong metaphors to draw comparisons to spiritual disciplines we Christians can utilize to stand firm against deception and temptation. Humans tend to focus on physical strength and agility, so Paul’s metaphor is typically illustrated by large, muscular soldiers. For a second, Google “The Armor of God,” and you will see what I am getting at. I would contend that spiritual discipline and Godly attributes have little to do with physical mu...
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 If you are feeling half-hearted about what you are working on, then put it off for a little bit and focus on something more interesting this week, Aries. You can use the rest. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Make it your business to remind others not to take life so seriously this week, Taurus. The best way to do that is to show them how to laugh by example. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Your thoughts are on an important decision that you need to make, Gemini. It’s best to wait a few days before you get into the thick of things. You n...
SUNDAY, December 14 08:06:03 Traffic Stop 09:30:41 Agency Assist 10:43:33 Extra Patrol: Hwy 2 E 11:55:29 Traffic Stop: I-90 12:29:46 Traffic Stop: Hwy 55 12:57:42 Traffic Stop: Legion/Main 13:32:05 Citizen Assis: N Whitehall St 14:16:35 Traffic Stop: Main/Legion 16:11:30 Traffic Stop: Legion/Stanley 16:34:36 Harassment: Commercial Way 17:25:46 911: E First St 19:23:25 911: E First St 20:06:39 Assault: Cardwell Campground MONDAY, December 15 04:43:44 Traffic Hazard: Hwy 55 04:49:22 Duplicate Call...
