Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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As I explained in a previous article the science of prevention has grown through research and study over the past 50 years. It naturally follows that the approaches, materials and programs have also changed. In this article I will explain more about social-emotional learning, known as SEL, as part of that change process. Schools presently use evidenced-based programs which provide a good foundation for SEL development. Social, emotional, and behavioral learning focuses on developing skills to...
LARGEST ROD RUN IN RECENT MEMORY! The Bill Baycroft Memorial Rod Run, honoring Bob Casagrande, had dozens of beautiful rods on display at the 2024 Whitehall Frontier Days....
Several free events have been scheduled in August at Madison Buffalo Jump, Missouri Headwaters and Lewis & Clark Caverns state parks. Madison Buffalo Jump State Park events: On Aug. 4, Madison Buffalo Jump State Park will host its traditional kite festival. This year’s kite festival will include kite building and flying, face painting, traditional games, a food truck, and Native American vendors. This family-friendly event will also feature a lecture on bison and a flint knapping demonstration. Kite building kits will be available for purchase...
Thank you, Caj Fernstrom and Tractor & Equipment Rental/CAT - Bozeman, for sponsoring the Kids Tractor Pull! Big thank you to Mike Price & family, and Expedition Church for running the tractor pull! AGE 4-5: 1st place Jaxon, 2nd place Henry, and 3rd place Bre. AGE 6-7: 1st place Kynoa, 2nd place Braxton, and 3rd place Emryn. AGE 8-9: 1st place Trenton, 2nd place Kade, and 3rd Lance. AGE 10-11: 1st place Wyatt, 2nd place Stetson, and 3rd place McKinley....
It's Cypho Season! The Whitehall Project is soon going to start collecting spotted knapweed root boring weevils (Cyphocleonus achates). These weevils are starting to emerge from the roots as collectable adults. This is a bit earlier than usual because of the hot weather we have been having. Spotted knapweed is a short-lived perennial plant with a tap root. If you hand pull it and get most of the root you will kill it. Wear gloves and a long-sleeved shirt when pulling knapweed. Always bag and dis...
The first full week in August (the 5th-9th), the staff is taking some well-deserved time off, so there will be no Kid's Quilting on Monday or Storytime on Friday. There will also be no Tuesday painting class during the month. Joan Dedeyker, our resident artist, plans to offer another class in January for those who want to join. You may have noticed many new people helping out in the Library. With all of the programs going on and our circulation statistics going higher every year, our volunteers...
2ND ANNUAL FRONTIER DAYS WORLD RECORD COMPETITION: The World Record Competition was the place to be Saturday afternoon - not only because of the tent to protect from the rain - but for all the giggles the games produced! Thank you to game sponsors Whitehall Country Store, Country Cabin Floors & Boutique, Western Legacy Center, Numb3rs Accounting, Muddy Creek Truss, Subway, Spiffy Biffy, Cliff's Automotive, and Mountain West Parts City....
Celebrate our wild heritage at the Butte-Silver Bow County Fair with music and mad stunts, vendors and fair food, A Wyldman Scramble and Rodeo, a cornhole tournament, and free concerts under the stars by High Ore Road. Highlights include the final stunt of stuntman Spanky Spangler’s storied career, the wild antics of the Kamikaze Kid, and the high-flying daredevilry of Levi Renz and the 406FMX Freestyle Motocross team. Rockin’ country band Little Texas is headliner of the indoor concert with opener Rob Wolf. Tickets to the concert are ava...
FEEDING AN ARMY: New-to-the-area Valley Bank (who bought out Rocky Mountain Bank) brought in the crowds with their Frontier Days Customer Appreciation BBQ on Friday, July 26th. Most of the town made an appearance at the bank in one way or another!...
A quick and easy salad can be the perfect ending to a long summer's day. Delicious and light, there's not much fuss that goes into preparing salad, and making one typically does not require turning on the oven, which is ideal when the weather is steamy. With already-cooked chicken and a dressing that can be made up to one day ahead, this Chicken Salad Niçoise is easy to assemble. Suggested pairings include a chilled soup, like Gazpacho, crusty bread, and a light dessert of fresh fruit topped...
SUNDAY, JULY 21 00:15:56 Traffic Stop: S Brooke St 00:43:05 Criminal Mischief: E Legion St 01:01:29 Traffic Stop: S Division St 02:08:01 Motorist Assist: E Legion St 04:35:31 Agency Assist: I-90 14:58:08 Traffic Offense: I-90 15:19:45 Follow Up: W Legion St 15:39:23 Traffic Stop: Hwy 359 15:51:30 Motorist Assist: I-90 16:23:10 Traffic Stop: W Legion St 17:08:50 Traffic Offense: I-90 17:15:50 Traffic Offense: I-90 18:06:05 Suspicious Vehicle: N Main St 19:25:51 911 Open Line: Bowman Ln 19:45:25 Traffic Offense: Hwy 41 22:00:01 Traffic Stop: N...
With Whitehall’s annual Frontier Days celebration just days away, the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the 2024 event is bigger and better than ever! Whitehall is ready for a safe and fun weekend filled with food, vendors, music, ranch rodeo, and more. This year celebrates the 40th year of the annual festivities. With so many things to see and do, make sure you keep your Frontier Days special section (inside this edition) handy! RAFFLES Whitehall Veterans: Quilt, gun, gift certificates and more. Visit them at their vendor bo...
On October 1, 2023, Clara Myrstol, daughter of Montana Rawson and Blaine Myrstol, was life-flighted to Primary Children's in Salt Lake City, UT, where she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). She went through four rounds of chemotherapy, followed by an allogeneic stem cell transplant on February 28, 2024. She was discharged from the hospital to outpatient care twenty-two days later. Clara returned home to Whitehall, Montana, on June 5th and rang the bell on June 10th, signifying the...
HOOT OWL: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced a river closure and a couple of additional “hoot-owl” fishing restrictions, designed to protect trout when water temperatures get too warm or water quality drops. A full angling closure on one portion of the Madison River took effect at midnight Friday, July 20th: • From Madison Dam at Ennis Reservoir on the lower Madison to the footbridge at NorthWestern Energy powerhouse. Hoot–owl restrictions prohibit fishing from 2 PM to midnight each day. These closures and restrictions, which are...
A skull found on Mars would raise a lot of questions. A fake skull found on Mars would raise even more. There is no physical proof that the future exists. You know a place feels like home when your body feels comfortable enough to poop there. Since DNA testing is a relatively new concept, most family trees dating back several centuries may be wrong. Homeless people technically are in the 1%, just not the 1% you want to be in. Putting things in a small refrigerator is Tetris, and getting them out is Jenga. I wonder if rappers ever secretly...
8+ YEARS AGO - July, Part II: Another hot July was ending, and people hoped the fighting in Cuba and the Philippines would also end. Something like Yellow Fever was making our soldiers sick. Americans were freed in a prisoner exchange with Spain. The Hawaiian Islands made the front page on the July 15, 1898 Zephyr in a report on the population – 110,000 people, of which 31,000 were Hawaiians, 9,000 part Hawaiian, 24,000 Japanese, 22,000 Chinese, 15,000 Portuguese, 5,500 Americans and the r...
JULY 21, 1999 The Rockin' the Rockies classic rock concert got a unanimous green light from the Jefferson County commissioners on July 14. The concert site - located on private land about three miles east of Lewis & Clark Caverns State Park off Highway 2 - was a flurry of activity as concert promoters and workers prepared for the August 6-7-8 concert. Whitehall Reader of the Week was Gena Kraha, who reads "at least" one book a week. Gena, 14, likes historical fiction and murder mysteries and...
What an exciting time to be involved with prevention services and to share about community engagement! Every day, each of us has opportunities to participate in our community. From simple things like picking up the trash that litters the sidewalks or greeting someone as you pass to more committed ongoing involvement in a committee or community activity—each one of these matters. The primary purpose of this article will be to focus on how we participate with the youth in our community. Some examp...
Social Security is secure, solvent and here for the long term. Those who claim that it is not are just plain wrong. If you repeat something even if it’s wrong often enough, people begin to believe it. The fiscal foundations and future of Social Security, so important to so many of us, have been subject to a blizzard of misinformation. Every year the Social Security Trust Fund Trustees report to Congress on the long-term financial health of Social Security. The reports provide our elected officials with the information they need to secure and en...
I just want to take a moment to thank all of the wonderful people who make our summer reading program function like a well-oiled machine! First, to my wonderful staff and volunteers, who never panic when 120 children come for a magic show and lunch. They are a professional group of women and men who love their library and patrons. Next, thanks to the Whitehall Community Library Friends, who have picked up lunches in Butte for eight weeks and never let me down. Lunches were always on time and hot...
Youth from around southwest Montana gathered in Dillon on Saturday, July 13, 2024, to clean up the Southwest Montana Veterans Memorial. The youth came from Dillon, Lima, Sheridan, Whitehall, Butte, Anaconda, and Deer Lodge and are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They spent their time pulling weeds, replenishing the rock near the waterfall, trimming trees and shrubs, cleaning the boulevard, sweeping the pavilion, sanding and staining the picnic tables and pavilion,...
Montana is known for its big, blue skies and fresh air. Summer in “Big Sky Country” brings opportunities to enjoy outdoor activities which are enjoyed by many. As temperatures rise, so does the risk of wildfires and wildfire smoke. Montana’s wildfire season typically runs from May through September. The peak of the season generally occurs in mid-July. It is important to understand the risks associated with wildfire season. Preparing for and knowing how to live with wildfires is integral to st...
We often think of going to physical therapy to get stronger, but did you know we can help tremendously improve your balance? Good balance is key to staying active and preventing falls and injury. Collectively, we balance by using our eyesight, senses in our inner ear, and joints, giving feedback to our brain. If any one of these systems is compromised, so is our balance. A physical therapist can perform several activities with you to determine which systems need to be “strengthened” to improve balance. For example, a person may lose their bal...
