Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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This is one of a series of articles focusing on estate and legacy planning. The authors are Kaleena Miller, Madison-Jefferson County Extension Agent, kaleena.miller1@montana.edu, and Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension Family Economics Specialist, goetting@montana.edu John and Mary, an unmarried couple, lived together for 15 years prior to John’s death. They never obtained a marriage license or had a wedding. John had two children from a previous marriage while Mary had no children. They did not have any children together. All property was in J...
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) will begin conducting Medicaid and Healthy Montana Kids (HMK) eligibility redeterminations on April 1 for the first time in three years. Federal requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic led to the suspension of annual redeterminations, in order to keep every individual enrolled in Medicaid covered throughout the pandemic. However, last December’s federal omnibus spending bill directed states to resume evaluating the eligibility of Medicaid enrollees on April 1. Beginning in April a...
A deer stands paralyzed in the middle of a mountain highway, stunned by the lights and deafening roar of an 18-wheeler barreling toward it. At the last second, the deer leaps back into the forest. This time, the deer and the trucker avoid a fatal collision, but this stretch of Interstate-5 in southern Oregon is a known killing field for wildlife and dangerous for motorists. The highway cuts through a critical connection for wildlife moving between two mountain ranges and home to the...
It is that time of the year when the squirrels are coming out of the trees and starting to tease my dog. I am on the same page as my dog I hate seeing them and I try to chase them away. I really hate squirrels because they chase away all the pretty birds. So, about 4 years ago, I started to shoot them with an air rifle. The problem with shooting them is they can sometimes get stuck in the tree, and other times as soon as the body hits the ground the dog would come up and grab it. I thought and thought about what the best way would be to get...
THURSDAY, MARCH 30 5:00PM PBS NEWSHOUR 6:00PM THIS OLD HOUSE 6:30PM ASK THIS OLD HOUSE 7:00PM CALL THE MIDWIFE 2 8:00PM PBS NEWSHOUR 9:00PM AMANPOUR & COMPANY 10:00PM THIS OLD HOUSE 10:30PM ASK THIS OLD HOUSE 11:00PM CALL THE MIDWIFE 2 FRIDAY, MARCH 31 5:00PM PBS NEWSHOUR 6:00PM WASHINGTON WEEK 6:30PM FIRING LINE 7:00PM JONI MITCHELL: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG 8:00PM PBS NEWSHOUR 9:00PM AMANPOUR & COMPANY 10:00PM JONI MITCHELL: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG 11:00PM FIRING LINE SATURDAY, APRIL 1 5:00PM...
Whitehall Community Theatre, a division of Gold Junction Presents, will perform The Literati Awards on Wednesday, April 19 at 7 PM and Saturday, April 22 at 3 PM at the Star Theatre. Admission is $5 per person. Come support the local actors and actresses of our area in this delightful short play, directed by Whitehall resident Ron Jung. The brightest stars of classic literature are coming together for the biggest awards show of the year - so of course they're all on their absolute worst...
On March 14-15, the Whitehall Schools sent both a middle and high school team to compete at the MSU Academic Olympics in Bozeman. The WHS Academic Olympic Teams included Andrew Crowe (senior), Leo Scafani (senior), Lindsay Briggs (junior), and Miles McLean (freshman) as Team 1; Nick Denny (senior), Gavin Watson (senior), Isaac Skogen (junior), Ethan Wock (sophomore), and Coya Kelley (freshman) were Team 2. They competed Wednesday, March 15th. Both teams lost out in the 8th round of the double...
MARCH 23: Christopher Nolan Spotlight Series at Star Theatre: Interstellar, 6:30 PM. Brought to you by Gold Junction Presents. MARCH 25: Whitehall High School Prom in WHS Multi-purpose room. Grand March open to public, 7:30 PM. MARCH 29: Jefferson High School Trivia Night Fundraiser, 6-10 PM. MARCH 30: Christopher Nolan Spotlight Series at Star Theatre: Dunkirk, 6:30 PM. Brought to you by Gold Junction Presents. MARCH 31: Car Seat Safety Day at Whitehall Town Hall, 1-4 PM. Limited supplies of free car seats. MARCH 31: Cowboy Dinner & Hoedown...
The application for Whitehall-Cardwell based non-profit We Are HER’s Mental Health Scholarship is officially open! Here are some important things to know: Who is this scholarship for? Survivors over the age of 18 who have demonstrated a financial or economic need, have expressed a desire and willingness to seek therapy from a licensed mental health provider, have not shown or expressed that they are in immediate danger or crisis, and have articulated in their application the specific ways in which winning the scholarship would aid in their h...
March Part 2 The March weather "lion" was roaring in 1897 very much like now. The U. S. House of Representatives had just elected a new Speaker of the House, Republican Tom Reed; the U. S. supreme court ruled that states have the power to tax franchises of corporations, such as express, telegraph, and railroad companies; and the Mississippi river was flooding the lowlands of Arkansas. The following articles are taken as written from the March 12 and 19, 1897 editions of the Jefferson Valley...
MARCH 25, 1998 Jefferson County, with a July 1997 estimated population of 9,878, was the second fastest growing county in Montana, according to statistics released by the U.S. Bureau Of Census. The figures, which cover a span from 1990 to 1997, show the population in Jefferson County grew 24.4 percent, second only to Ravalli County’s 38.2 percent. Madison County, with a population of 6,899, grew 15.2 percent over the same period. Of Montana’s 56 counties, Jefferson County is the 22nd most populated county, and Madison County is the 30th most po...
The Jefferson Valley Friends of the NRA is preparing for the 2023 fundraising banquet on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the Madison County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Twin Bridges. It is always a fun event. We are always looking for people who want to help. Volunteers are so important in so many things Whitehall does. There are so many ways to help, in person becoming a part of the committee, being a sponsor at any level, and or donating your time or money. One specific way of helping the Friends is by sponsoring the banquet event. Not only are you hel...
This Friday is PBSKids Storytime with Deanna Mydland, our own special word wizard. She always comes with multiple crafts, stories, games, and other activities for our youngest readers. Storytimes will be at 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, and 1 PM. We are always excited to see all the great things she has to do. One of the most interesting things about authors is how they can completely change their writing styles and assume other identities when exploring different genres. I was recently told to read the...
March is a month that shines a light on some very important topics for our student population: nutrition (including the importance of breakfast) and sleep. There are plenty of age-appropriate tasks you can teach your child to be helpful in the kitchen. This resource breaks it down by age groups. Obviously, safety is key and you know your child best, so until you have seen them work with a utensil like a peeler or a knife, don’t think they will be able to do it just because they fall into these age groups. It can be a very good bonding e...
Q: What is Artificial Intelligence? A: Artificial Intelligence, or AI is a hot topic in the news recently. In fact, last week’s Tech Question column was written by a powerful new AI platform called ChatGPT which stands for Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer. Before anyone goes bananas and hides in their bunker from the robot uprising, that sort of thing is not happening…yet. AI has been around for a while, in fact the first presentation of AI was given at a conference in 1956, so it is not...
Montana Child Care Business Connect (MCCBC), a program of Zero to Five Montana, is launching a new program to support the growth of child care in Montana. This hybrid mentorship-business accelerator targets new and expanding licensed/registered child care operations across the state, providing a 12-month, intensive framework to help business owners start or grow their licensed/registered child care business. The program is free, thanks to a grant from Montana DPHHS, and includes business resources, Early Childhood Project (ECP) compliant...
The Easter Bunny and the vividly colored eggs and treats he leaves behind are one of the time-honored traditions of this spring holiday. However, many other customs also are enjoyed during Easter celebrations, including a holiday table resplendent with delicious foods. After the main meal is cleared, family and guests can relish in any number of sweet offerings. From pastries to coconut-covered cakes cut in the shapes of bunnies, there's often no shortage of tasty options. Carrot cake is a...
THURSDAY, MARCH 23 5:00PM PBS NEWSHOUR 6:00PM THIS OLD HOUSE 6:30PM ASK THIS OLD HOUSE 7:00PM CALL THE MIDWIFE 1 8:00PM PBS NEWSHOUR 9:00PM AMANPOUR & COMPANY 10:00PM THIS OLD HOUSE 10:30PM ASK THIS OLD HOUSE 11:00PM CALL THE MIDWIFE 1 FRIDAY, MARCH 24 5:00PM PBS NEWSHOUR 6:00PM WASHINGTON WEEK 6:30PM FIRING LINE 7:00PM BBC WORLD NEWS 7:30PM BBC WORLD NEWS AMERICA 8:00PM PBS NEWSHOUR 9:00PM AMANPOUR & COMPANY 10:00PM WASHINGTON WEEK 10:30PM FIRING LINE 11:00PM AMERICAN MASTERS: IN THE MAKING SATURDAY, MARCH 25 5:00PM ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: WAGS TO...
On Wednesday, March 8th, the Whitehall Sustainability Committee (WSC) heard two legacy grant projects - the Town of Whitehall’s Recreation Complex and Gold Junction Present’s Multi-Use Flexible Stage. The WSC is a group of Whitehall residents who assist Golden Sunlight Mine in identifying “legacy” projects for the mine to invest in: the projects would leave a lasting effect on the Whitehall area and hit several of the pillars identified by the committee and GSM (cultural, economic development, education, environment, and health). The Town of...
The application for Whitehall-Cardwell based non-profit We Are HER's Mental Health Scholarship is officially open! Here are some important things to know: Who is this scholarship for? Survivors over the age of 18 who have demonstrated a financial or economic need, have expressed a desire and willingness to seek therapy from a licensed mental health provider, have not shown or expressed that they are in immediate danger or crisis, and have articulated in their application the specific ways in...
MARCH 18, 1998 The new 500,000-gallon tank, built in the summer of 1997 as part of the Whitehall water improvement project, has had a series of leakage problems since it was filled. Representatives from the Town of Whitehall, water project engineers (Damschen & Associates), the water tank contractor (Sharbono Construction), and water tank manufacturing (Peabody) met in Whitehall and inspected the tank. An initial, tentative finding was that the foundation for the tank was faulty and would need to be improved. To do the improvement, the tank...
Join the Whitehall Rockhounding Club on Monday, March 20, at 5:30 PM at the Whitehall Public Library. Guest speaker Ramona Radonich will be discussing the basics between rocks and minerals. She will explain how to tell the difference between the different rock groups when out in the field, and will also present some tips on identifying minerals. Radonich worked at the renowned Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro, OR as the Museum Educator. She is excited to share the knowledge she gained there with aspiring rockhounds in...
Mike Dennison will be here on Wednesday, March 15th at 1 PM to discuss the Holocaust and its Effects on Modern Media. Mike retired from a successful journalism career here in Montana and now is on the Humanities Montana Speakers bureau list. We are very pleased to be able to present this program, which is open to the public. I attended the Broad Valley’s Federation meeting this week for the libraries in our area. It is always great to see other librarians and swap ideas. One of the really fun things I discussed with the librarian in Dillon i...
Millions of rural caregivers provide crucial support to family members or friends living with memory loss and dementia. These same caregivers often feel stressed and isolated. An online workshop may help them. The University of California, San Francisco is conducting a study of a new online caregiver workshop. The project is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Caregivers may qualify if they: • Live in a rural area • Care for someone with memory loss • Are 18 years of age or older • Provide care for at least 10 hours per week. Caregiv...
When Montana State University education student Mariah Leum considered moving to a new Montana community to complete her student teaching, she felt nervous and anxious. But thanks to a new offering at MSU, Leum said, those feelings were eased right away. Leum, who is from Three Forks, is completing her student teaching this semester at the elementary school in Shelby, a community of about 3,000 people in north-central Montana. She is one of seven students from the MSU teacher education program based in Shelby or nearby Cut Bank as members of...
