Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Sorted by date Results 21 - 45 of 1522
HONOR ROLL SIXTH GRADE: Boston Babcock, Payton Cruea, Dylan Elliott, Isaac Emerson, Zoe Huber, Emma Martinez, Jayden McDonald, Jameson Roman, Sage Wilson, and Westen Wock. SEVENTH GRADE: Rockton Ball, Violet Blevins, Rhysan Evans, Twila Grabil, Blair Ressler, and Zoey Zitnik. EIGHTH GRADE: Benjamin Eiserer, Colten Frazer, Tyson Hildreth, Stephen Matkovich, Gabriel Olave, Ryan Raty, Zane Savage, Deakon Schedel, Aleeyah Senst, and Jace Yazzie. FRESHMEN: Claire Christensen, Ashlinn Edsall, Bridger...
After more than a century of sack lunches and cold sandwiches, Cardwell School officially entered a new era this week. On Monday, October 27, 2025, the school served its first-ever hot lunch prepared in its own on-site kitchen-a milestone more than 100 years in the making. Opened in 1919, the small rural school had never operated a hot lunch program. For one brief year in this century, the school partnered with Bill Brown of the K Bar & Grill to provide catered lunches. That experiment ended...
Working Equitation — ever heard of it? Don’t worry if you haven’t. It’s one of the fastest-growing equestrian disciplines in the country, but it’s still a mystery to many outside the horse world. And that makes Whitehall’s own Brianna Krennerich’s recent championship win all the more exciting. Originating in Europe and rooted in the traditional ranch work of Portugal, Spain, and Italy, Working Equitation combines the grace of classical dressage with the grit and practicality of real ranch ri...
The Jefferson Valley Community Foundation (JVCF) has two very important community events scheduled for November. The first is the Short and Sweet, the event at which non-profits that have applied to JVCF for financial aid for worthy community projects will find out the amount of aid awarded. The Short and Sweet event will be held on Wednesday, November 5, at 7 PM at the Whitehall Community Center. All non-profits that have made an application should be present to find out the results of the JVCF’s awards. Other non-profits that have not s...
The Western Legacy Center (WLC), a Whitehall nonprofit, is excited to invite you to its upcoming Cowboy Christmas Dinner on November 13th at the Whitehall Community Center in Whitehall, Montana. This special evening will feature a holiday dinner, auctions, and a community gathering to support our programs and mission. The evening will honor the Carey family's Montana legacy. Individual tickets are $55, couples are $100, and a table is $375. Please purchase your tickets as soon as possible, as...
The 2025 Veterans’ Day Program at the Whitehall High School is scheduled for November 11th at 10 AM in the WHS Varsity Gym. This program is open to the public with a special invitation to all veterans!...
It was a speedy meeting of the Whitehall Town Council on Monday, October 20, at the Town Hall, as finishing up summer projects and preparing for winter was on the to-do list for the Town over the last month. Whitehall Town Clerk Sarah Unruh reported that $20K in past due water/sewer balances have received reminder notices and doorhangers; unpaid balances will be submitted to the County to be added to tax bills at the end of the month. Unruh also noted that she has not had time to regularly update the Town’s website, but if anyone notices any s...
On Saturday, October 18th, Lower Rader Creek Road outside of Whitehall was targeted by trespassers and burglars. Some may have seen Whitehall resident Judy Chadwick’s Facebook report on her “interesting” afternoon after coming home from Butte. Chadwick’s property was the site of one of the invasions, where two of the trespassers were apprehended. The Whitehall Ledger requested information on the home invasions from Jefferson County Sheriff Tom Grimsrud. Grimsrud explained that a burglary occurred on Lower Rader Creek, involving one residen...
CONVOY OF HOPE: 142 vehicles came through the Convoy of Hope line at the Whitehall Town Hall on Friday, October 10th, and received various goods, including water, paper towels, chocolate bars, Hostess snacks, Gatorade, and tea. And all went very smoothly because of the many amazing volunteers who served the Whitehall community and the Convoy! Photos courtesy BILL LANES and LEDGER...
Heart & Soul Alpacas & Guest Cabin owner Karen Ball is caught in a heartwarming moment with one of her prized alpacas at the 2025 Alpaca Harvest Affair. Ball's children, as well as their children, were on hand Saturday, October 4th to help make the annual event the huge success it always is....
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 residents of the Jefferson Valley are welcome; there are no income requirements, and this event is free for all interested parties. Organizers ask the public to be patient with the...
Montana Chamber Music is pleased to announce its first commissioned work by groundbreaking violist and composer Kenji Bunch. Bunch will perform with pianist Monica Ohuchi and violinist Angella Ahn on Saturday, October 11th at 1 PM at The River Ranch in Cardwell. All are invited to attend this free event; however, seating is limited. Please RSVP to Ruth Lott at 406-599-2560. A groundbreaking violist, Bunch was the first student to receive dual degrees in viola and composition from The Juilliard...
Recognized by Travel Pulse Magazine as Montana's top haunted house destination in 2022, Whitehall's Screams Come True Haunted House is preparing for its seventh season of scares and community spirit. Once again, the haunt will transform the Whitehall Community Center (11 N Division) into a nightmare-filled attraction across three weekends: October 17-18, 24–25, and 30-31. While the blood-curdling screams and eerie sets draw crowds from across the state, the true heart of Screams Come True l... Full story
The Whitehall Rotary Club was planning to host a mayoral candidate forum in mid-October. The intent was to provide an opportunity for Whitehall residents to learn more about each candidate and have questions asked about their stand on important issues facing our community. Unfortunately, the forum had to be cancelled after one of the candidates declined the Rotary Club's invitation. The Whitehall Ledger has reached out to both candidates to write an article introducing them, their viewpoints,...
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...
The Whitehall Rotary Club donated $270 of canned food items to the Whitehall Food Pantry on October 6th. All items were purchased locally at Jefferson Fresh Foods. Rotarians Terry Ross (left) and Karen Burtch made the delivery to the Whitehall Food Pantry and Pantry coordinator Cara Sacry (right) was there to receive the goods. The Rotary Club has been supporting the local food pantry for many years with donations and assistance in delivering Christmas food baskets to a low income housing...
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...
One of Whitehall's best-kept secrets is now out - Raven Hrysenko is a force to be reckoned with and has been named to the Butte Chamber of Commerce and Montana Standard's 2025 20 Under 40. Hrysenko and 19 other local business leaders were honored on September 18th at the Butte Civic Center for their contributions to the community through their careers, philanthropy, and civic engagement. Hrysenko embodies everything this award represents - her behind-the-scenes volunteerism, community involvemen...
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...
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) will present HENRY V on Sunday, September 7th at the Main Street Green (next to the Star Theatre) at 5 PM. Here, Executive Artist Directory and HENRY V Director Kevin Asselin gives attendees an inside look at MSIP, the works of Shakespeare, and the upcoming HENRY V presentation, brought to Whitehall by Gold Junction Presents. Kevin, you have been a part of this company for 24 years (including the past 11 years as Executive Artistic Director). You are...
Whitehall resident Shirley Baustian's illustrations are featured in her late daughter's book, The Adventures of Copper the Dog. The children's book, whose proceeds benefit suicide prevention, was recently named a finalist in the Children's Book category of the Pacific Book Awards. The award is in recognition of excellence in writing. The Adventures of Copper the Dog was written as a class assignment by Jamie Ann Rogers, as a seventh grader. After Jamie's untimely passing, Baustian found the...
Hunters Against Hunger, a partnership between Montana Food Bank Network and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, provides hunters in Montana with the opportunity to donate any amount of their legally harvested big game animals. The meat is processed free of charge and is then distributed directly to a nearby food pantry. Since the program’s inception in 2014, over 413,995 pounds of meat have been donated and shared with Montanans experiencing food insecurity. The meat has been distributed to 30 food banks across Montana thus far, with plans to r...
The Whitehall FFA Poultry Judging team is preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: competing at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis this fall. The team earned its spot after a strong showing at the Montana state competition earlier this year, and now they will represent both their chapter and their community on the national stage. Consisting of Whitehall High School students Hannah Frazier (senior), Zane Downey (senior), Addisyn Gray (senior), and Halle Downey (freshman), the...
At the August 19th meeting of the Whitehall School Board, held in the school library, the board reviewed financial statements and approved budgets for both the elementary and high school districts for the 2025–26 school year. A key topic of discussion was the impact of declining taxable property values on local mill levies. For the first time in over a decade, the taxable valuation for Whitehall schools dropped - the opposite of residential property taxes. Superintendent Hannah Nieskens showed the elementary district’s taxable valuation dec...
The Whitehall Town Council gathered for its regular monthly meeting on Monday, August 18, at the Whitehall Town Hall, and covered a range of town business from infrastructure updates to pool fundraising efforts. Two major topics stood out during the evening: the Whitehall Community Pool’s new “Trip of the Month” fundraiser and public concerns over an easement dispute between residents. Kelley Seccomb and Michelle Hoover, representatives from the Whitehall Pool Committee, reported on the past summer season, noting steady community turnout and s...
