Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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It is such a pleasure to work in a town where everyone loves their library! For those of you who are always asking how to help support the Library, here is your chance. The Friends of the Whitehall Community Library will be having a meeting on October 5 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Library. They will be recruiting new members, planning fall activities, and getting to know who the Friends are and what they do. The Friends do many things to spread information about Library programs, assist with special events, raise and donate money for... Full story
A true gem of downtown Whitehall, the Star Theater has been an integral part of the community for decades. Starting this Friday the theater will be thanking its loyal base of customers with a free admission movie. The theater is also hosting a free of charge concert September 23. The movie will be the family favorite "Shrek", which will run September 22 to 25. The show times are September 22 at 7:30, September 23 at 2 p.m., September 24 at 2 and 7 p.m. and September 25 at 7 p.m. The September... Full story
In October of 2016, the Jefferson Valley Community Foundation awarded five grants at a reception at the Borden's Building in Whitehall. Last week, JVCF board members were able to see the grants put to good use at a walk-through tour. The JVCF awarded five grants in 2016 for a total of $13,500. Throughout the tour, grant recipients thanked the board for their donations. Board Treasurer Tim Mulligan said to be thankful of all who donate to the foundation, allowing them to present the yearly... Full story
An enthusiastic group met to get the Cardwell 100th Anniversary celebration plans started. The Cardwell School has been reserved for August 4, 2018 to commemorate this milestone. With the date secured, the work finding former students and getting other arrangements made, will be the big push. Other volunteers are welcome to join the work. The Cardwell School Board considered policies and budgets during the regular meeting. The budget was approved as well as the request to reserve the school for the 100th anniversary celebration next August. As... Full story
The stories held within the walls of the JV Museum were enhanced during the 2017 Season. Most recently a Broad Ax that had helped to build a barn at the 18 Mile in the early 1900s and once again in the 1930s helped to build a barn in Cardwell joined the many artifacts contained within this historic building. A 1924 Model Ford TT Truck has also been loaned to the museum by Dick Roberts. This joins the collection of the Surrey with the Fringe on Top, the 1907 I.H.C. Model A Autowagon, a 1928 Model... Full story
The Whitehall High School Booster Club has long been an integral part of the community, raising money for the betterment of Trojan athletics. This year, the club has decided to have a little fundraising with the "Kiss the Pig" contest taking place after the Homecoming game October 6 against Jefferson. According to club member Kami Noyes, residents can donate $1 per bet to select one of four contestants. The contestant who receives the most donations will kiss a pig at the 50-yard-line. The four... Full story
The Whitehall High School Interact Club is stepping up to help Montanans affected by this summers devastating wildfires. The club has initiated the "Change For Fires" fundraiser for families in the Treasure State. Donation jars have been set up at Jefferson Fresh Foods, The Corner Store, Pepper Tree and both Whitehall School offices. According to club member and senior Ryan Murphy, the idea originated about a week ago, and it came from all the sad stories in the news about families losing... Full story
Residents at Liberty Place were recently thinking of a way to help out the community, while at the same time looking to obtain funds so they could go out for pizza and several other outings. They decided to combine both efforts at a car wash last week at the Farmstead Property near Whitehall. Diana Smith of Liberty Place said the residents were very excited about the car wash and also that they could help out the community. She added they were also happy to get money for pizza. Resident Braden... Full story
It was another successful year for the Whitehall Annual Softball Tournament. The event that took place in late August was able to give back to the Whitehall Food Pantry. Organizer Mikel Kelley said that heavy smoke led to the cancellation of several teams, but she had five die-hard teams that participated. Kelley said each year she gives participants an option of where donations will go locally, and in 2017 they selected the local pantry. Last Thursday, Kelley presented pantry director Cara... Full story
On Labor Day, the small historic mining town of Mammoth rolled out its own brand of a "Rocky Mountain High" Music Festival. Nestled in the Tobacco Root Mountains, this year's festival was conceived and hosted by local residents, Dave and Marjorie Klem. The 3 hour music extravaganza touted a line-up that featured a diverse genre of music from mostly local talent. The Klem Brothers, Dave and Marjorie's Grandsons, kicked off the Festival with Carson Klem on Cello and Winston Klem on Viola. After th... Full story
Watch the Trojan Volleyball schedule times. The published schedules say the games will begin at 4pm. The accurate time is 5pm. The days haven’t changed, just the time. Supervising Teacher, Seth Coombe, said that the Cardwell School staff is in place and ready to take on the 47 students registered for this school year. Kindergarten has 9 eager little students starting their education experience. The rest of the class numbers will be later. Box Tops for Education are still being accepted at the school. The Whitehall Pinochle Club announces its w... Full story
School is back in session and the Library is back in full programming mode! Don’t forget to stop by and pick up a complete schedule of all the fall events. The new Library hours are in effect and patrons have commented on how much they enjoy having the Library open on Saturday mornings. Monday starts the new season of Tai Chi at 9:00 a.m. If you are looking for a gentle exercise program that provides an excellent workout, this is the place to start. The class is ongoing throughout the year and new people are always welcome. This is the last w... Full story
Saint Teresa's Catholic Church has a new priest, Father Elias Kabuk. Father Elias happily states, "I actually am titled a Parochial Vicar." What that means is that Father Elias has been loaned to the Catholic Diocese of Helena from the Archdiocese of Kaduna, Nigeria, Africa, and the Diocese sees fit to have a local priest as the pastor. Father Thomas Haffey, who is also pastor at Saint Ann's in Butte, is the pastor. In charge in Whitehall is Father Elias. Nevertheless, the parishioners from... Full story
Organizers of the Jefferson County Fair and Rodeo, "A Fair of the Heart," say it was a big success and drew a large crowd. The fair and rodeo was August 24-27, at the Jefferson County Recreation Park one-half mile south of Boulder. "We are really pleased with the turnout. We were a little worried about the smoke, heat and fires, but people seemed determined to have a good time anyway. It's so much more comfortable since we put the cover on the rodeo bleachers. We had a record number through the... Full story
"Feed your babies onions so you can find them after dark!" Or, how about "Ho Ho Hey, Don't take my boat, I got's fishin' when I get to Hare Bay." The audience was singing, laughing and clapping! We had been asked to sing along by Bob Ringler and Friends (Barb Pearson and Lynda Brannon) and by Rock and Flower (Bruce Goebel and Debra Christiansen). It would have been rude to not sing along – right?!? The Music by the Caverns' final 2017 season event was soaring along on a high note. This season w... Full story
A large crowd attended the Montana Shakespeare in the Park performance of "You Never Can Tell" Monday night in Whitehall.... Full story
A grant received late last school year will be a boon for Whitehall students in the upcoming school year. According to physical education and health teacher Robyn Smith, the schools received a $250 "One Class at a Time" grant to purchase playground equipment for K-8 students. Smith said they were able to purchase such things as basketballs, footballs, jump ropes, Frisbees and various age-appropriate equipment that will get kids moving. Smith added the program is sponsored by KXLF and Montana... Full story
The time is fast approaching! Beginning September 1, the Library will change to our new hours. They are, Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 7 p.m., Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Back by popular demand, we have new magnets coming with the Library hours and phone on them to help everyone remember when the Library is open. Speaking of open or in this case closing, don’t forget that the Library will be closed for Labor Day on September 4th. We will be open on Saturday d... Full story
Ponies, parades, pies, puppets and prizes. You can enjoy them all at the Jefferson County Fair and Rodeo, "A Fair of the Heart," this weekend. The fair and rodeo kicks off Thursday, August 24, and runs through Sunday, August 27, at the Jefferson County Recreation Park one-half mile south of Boulder. Ponies are the first feature out of the chute Friday. The kids' horse show and rodeo starts at 9 a.m. with local youngsters showing off their horses and skills in contests from lead-line to barrel...
Local residents will be in for quite the performance Monday night when the Montana Shakespeare in the Parks program returns to Whitehall. The performance of George Bernard Shaw's "You Never Can Tell" will take place at 206 Yellowstone Trail starting at 6 p.m. Associate Artistic Director William Brown will direct the play. Please call the Chamber Office at 287-2660 or email whitehallmtchamber@gmail.com to order box lunches. The cost is $10. For more information on the play and an up to date tour...
Thanks to a generous donation from the Barrick Golden Sunlight Mine, there is now power at the pavilion located at Legion Park in Downtown Whitehall. The mine donated $4,800 to pay for electrical work at the Barrick Golden Sunlight Pavilion that is owned by the Town of Whitehall. The Whitehall Council approved a request for the electrical work at a meeting July 16. Whitehall Chamber Treasurer Jill Dove said prior to electricity going in at the pavilion it was difficult to host events on that sid...
In 1905 Paul Harris, a Chicago attorney, formed the first Rotary Club. His thought was for "professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas, form meaningful, lifelong friendships and give back to their communities." For over 110 years these directives have been met. Now composed of more than 34,000 clubs, the organization is known as Rotary International. In 1934 the first Rotary Club in Whitehall was formed. Since that time they have been very active in providing scholarships,...
I’m under the firm belief that there can never be too many articles about football in not only the Whitehall Ledger, but any other publication. If there was an article about the 3-4 defense in Cosmopolitan, you better bet I’d read it. However since there are already four articles about football in this issue, I best not get too crazy and write this column about the ole pigskin. I also have probably written too much about my cats lately, so I best change things up for my weekly column. This weekend millions of people across the country will be...
Down McKeown Lane is a wonderful old house and out buildings that belong to Scott and Tracie Cornwall. Over the years, Tracie has put a foundation under the old house, done some landscaping and at present, Scott is in the process of refurbishing the barn. Tracie told me some time ago that her investigation of the property indicated that the house had actually had school held in part of it. Recently, Tracie turned 60 years old! Her daughters, Sarah and Aons llie, threw an afternoon party for her, so folks could come and go and wish her well....
More than 50 years ago, five women heard a missionary from China speak at their church in California. That was Audrey Wetherall Johnson. These women asked her if she would lead them in a Bible Study. She agreed, but told them she would not "spoon feed" them. From those first five women, what has grown into Bible Study Fellowship International (BSF), is now holding classes, for both men and women, in more than 40 nations and has more than 350,000 class members. Locally, three women (Carol Latta,...
