Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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There were plenty of changes at Town Hall in 2018. At a special meeting in January, Council members Barbara Gagnon, Katy James, Jason Good and Montina Rawson, and Mayor Mary Janacaro Hensleigh were sworn into their positions. The seat of James was later vacated. In summer, the Council voted to move town offices and public works operations to the former ambulance barn located at 207 E. Legion. 2018 was another year that showed the true giving nature of the Whitehall area community. In late January, the Star Theater hosted a special fundraiser...
One of the best linebackers in the state, Whitehall High School senior Sawyer Keener will be continuing his football career at the University of Montana Western. Keener signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Bulldogs last Thursday in front of family, friends, coaches and teammates. "Signing to play at the next level is a dream come true. I love football to death and have always dreamed about myself signing to play college ball. It's a grateful feeling knowing that hard work pays...
Maxine Hemund left a 99 year legacy of a life well-lived. Born in 1919, Maxine Hemund was raised in a ranching family in Franklin, MT. She was the second-to-youngest in a family of 11 children. Despite growing up during The Depression, her childhood was filled with love and laughter. Her family relocated to the Belgrade area when she was in the second grade. She lived there until she went to college in Dillon MT to become a teacher. As a young teacher, her new career brought her to Cardwell, MT. It was there that she met her husband, George...
Gerald (Jerry) Raab, a long-term resident of Billings, passed away Nov. 9, 2018, at the age of 89, in his home, after a short battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by the love of his life, Marijean Beall Raab, who died in March 2000; as well as his parents, Floyd and Amelia (Geise) Raab; and his siblings, Joan and George. He is survived by his niece and nephews, Estelle Gage and Mark Helman of Oregon, and Andy Helman of Washington; as well as Marijean's nieces: Kitty Thorne and Joan Beckham of Montana and Susan Beall of Washington....
In last week's column I wrote about how much I missed my big green trunk full of collectibles from my youth. While thinking about the contents of the trunk I remembered one of the favorite books from my childhood. It was a book about the 50 states, and I can remember spending hours reading it and learning the state capitals quite possibly before I learned cursive. I'm not sure I ever learned cursive correctly, but there was a time I could rattle of a capital quicker than most adults. When I was in grade school, we had a project in geography tha...
After one of the most storied careers as multi-sport star in Whitehall High School history, senior Max Feight will be heading to the University of Montana. Feight signed a National Letter of Intent last Wednesday to play for the Grizzlies football team. A three-star standout for the Trojans, Feight had a monster junior year for the football team. He passed for nearly 3,000 yards and had 32 touchdowns and added 614 yards rushing. He was all-state on both offense and defense. He was signed by the...
The Whitehall High School wrestling team continued their strong start to the season at two events last week. The Trojans sent five wrestlers to a mixer Thursday at Manhattan and won seven of ten matches. Gage McMillan, Jimmy Best, Jamus Dubois, Riley Forcella and Brody Becker each picked up wins for the trojans. Forcella and Becker each won two matches. Assistant coach Steve Sacry said the match of the night was from Forcella who had a 25-8 technical fall from a Manhattan opponent. The...
With a 51-42 win last Thursday night on the road against Big Timber, the Whitehall High School girls basketball finished the 2018 portion of their schedule with a perfect 6-0 record. Trailing 13-10 at the end of the first quarter, The Lady Trojans (6-0, 3-0 5B District) would outscore the Lady Herders 21-8 in the second quarter to take ten-point lead into the half. "Any win you get on the road is a good win, especially against one of the top teams in the conference," said head coach Kelly Nieskens. "We are finally starting to believe in our...
