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Everyone is invited to an intergenerational (all-ages) BINGO and Soup Night at Trinity United Methodist (102 N. Brooke Street) on Wednesday, October 22nd, beginning at 5:30 PM. Join us for a bowl of soup and a chance to connect while playing bingo and other games. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this free, fun evening!...
Fortunately, three archery hunters are uninjured after two recent encounters with grizzly bears in the Taylor Fork south of Big Sky. The first encounter involved two hunters on Sept. 29. They were hunting in the vicinity of a known elk carcass when they saw a grizzly bear. To make their presence known, the hunters yelled at the bear. The bear reportedly came toward the hunters, and they each fired once with handguns. Both the bear and the hunters left the site without further incident. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff learned of the...
This summer, a grizzly cub in Grand Teton National Park gained international fame after an adult male bear killed the yearling's two siblings. The sole survivor of the attack, dubbed "Miracle," then separated from its mother to fend for itself, sometimes hanging around a busy area of the park. As Miracle's story spread, the cub became the object of fascination for thousands of people. Perhaps that's no surprise, as many of us are intrigued by the grizzly's power and strength, along with the...
It's common to indulge in sweet treats a little more often once the holiday season arrives. Halloween kicks off people's tendency to consume more desserts and candies, and Thanksgiving, and later Chanukah and Christmas, may round out the year on a sugary note. Desserts can be made a bit healthier with the right ingredients. Nuts certainly can pack nutrition into each sweet bite. This recipe for "Pecan Cream Cheese Cookies" features pecans prominently. With only 4 grams of carbohydrates per servi...
Blasting demonstrations. Life-like nursing simulations and cadaver dissections. Deep dives into artificial intelligence and video game design. There's no better place for high school students to explore in-demand careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) than Montana Technological University's Fall Tech Day, to take place on November 14, 2025, from 9 AM to 2:30 PM. "Tech Day is perfect for students who aren't quite sure what they want to study, deciding between a couple of dif...
One of the renowned primatologist’s final acts was to record a video message for the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, just days before she died. The name David Graybeard may not ring many bells, but it struck the science world like a sonar blast when it hit the scene in the 1960s. Naming violated rules of the scientific community at the time, when Jane Goodall gave it to a chimpanzee she was studying in Tanzania’s Gombe National Park. Giving animals names anthropomorphized them, invited emotional bias, and disrupted the statistics. So, whe...
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...
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...
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...
Recently, my publisher told me that a major technology company involved in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) wants to use my book, Stories from Montana’s Enduring Frontier, “for AI training purposes.” I would earn, the representative explained, $340 for “this one-time use.” Is that one-time use like a wet wipe—disposable, expendable, easily sacrificed? Stories from Montana’s Enduring Frontier collected 20 years’ worth of my essays to argue that 20th-century Montanans developed unique views of how nature worked, as captured in the...
Cooler temperatures are on the horizon, which means soups will be back on the menu in full force. A filling soup can be the ideal meal when the mercury drops, particularly when it incorporates fall flavors and ingredients. This Hearty Sweet Potato Soup was inspired by Ethiopian spices, incorporating layers of flavor with a base of earthy sweet potatoes. It's thick enough to be a meal, and pairs well with fresh, crunchy bread. Try it, courtesy of "Rainbow Bowls" (Sourcebooks) by Niki Webster....
Due to unfavorable weather, the Convoy of Hope food distribution has been rescheduled for Friday, October 10th. Please share the news that this event has not been cancelled, but rather moved to a better weather day a week later. 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 member...
October marks the spooky season, and whether your pleasure or challenge, Southwest Montana offers fun, haunt-filled events for all ages, often tied to the area’s colorful history. Haunted tours, haunted house, fright nights filled with multi-aged activities, a haunted tour of prison cells, ghost walks, and horror movies, whatever your spooky fancy, there’s something spine-tingling for you. WHITEHALL’S GHOST WALKS start off the spooky season on Wednesday, October 1 and 8, with a fall walking tour with stories of Whitehall’s central busines...
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...
Have you ever wondered what all those books by the back door of the Whitehall Community Library are there for? Many of you may not realize that the library is a hub for the south-central libraries in the state. Books arrive here by courier and volunteers from all over the state to be distributed to libraries in the southern loop (Sheridan, Twin Bridges, Virginia City, Dillon, Ennis, and Whitehall School), the northern loop (Clancy, Boulder, and Helena), as well as the courier loop to Missoula,...
The Federation of Jefferson County Public Employees, a Labor union composed of 26 county employees, has voted overwhelmingly to endorse Tom Lythgoe for Jefferson County Commissioner. The vote was 18-1, with 20 members present and only one abstaining from voting. WHS Student of the Week: Mike Hockenberry. Teachers say Mike has good problem-solving skills and that he comes up with insightful questions. Mike is the son of Mary Brazill and Tim Hockenberry. He plans to attend college after high...
I've taken many "last" pictures of Old Town Bridge since it was condemned in 2022 and slated for replacement. Built in 1894, the bridge is a pin-connected Pratt truss design adapted from railroad use to handle horse-drawn wagons. Originally constructed within the town of Three Forks, the bridge has stood witness to 130 years of history while the town itself migrated a mile south and re-incorporated in 1908, leaving behind the old townsite and, with it, "Old Town Bridge." More properly known as...
OCTOBER 2025 • The Lerma River in Guanajuato, Mexico, flooded on October 1, leaving thousands of people homeless as a result. • Three workers are burned alive when the Church Hill Tunnel in Richmond, Virginia, collapses on October 2. The tragedy is partly responsible for the emergence of an urban legend known as the "Richmond Vampire" more than 80 years after the tunnel's collapse. • The Soviet Union removes all restrictions on the alcohol content of beverages on October 4. Alcohol had been...
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...
Tacos are a beloved comfort food. While the true origins of tacos are unknown, they are believed to have originated in Mexico long before the arrival of the Spanish. Ancient Mexicans made soft, flat corn tortillas and filled them with various ingredients, including cooked organ meats and fish. The process of assembling and devouring a taco is relatively simple, but there are ways to improve the flavor profile of this delicious dish. Certainly, you can purchase any number of tortillas from a...
