Editorial: Spring Clean Up a boon to Whitehall

The last week of the month will provide a shining example of some of the great things that happen throughout the year in Whitehall.

The annual Town of Whitehall Spring Clean up is scheduled for April 24 to 28 and local residents will be busy sprucing up the town for the summer months.

This is an important event for Whitehall because it not only makes the town visually look better; it also allows residents to take pride in their community.

During the summer, Whitehall will see an increase in tourists and visitors, and they will be coming to a community where people truly care about how it looks.

The event also gives residents the opportunity to take a wide variety of items including paint, refrigerators, scrap metal, used oil, car batteries, antifreeze, corrugated cardboard and pallets. Residents can also go through an “up for grabs” area at the site to look for items that may help them out. Transfer site attendants will also be able to help residents with any questions they have.

Along with sprucing up the town, the Spring Clean up is also great because local students from the Whitehall schools will be busy cleaning up throughout the week.

The students are being taught at a young age to take pride in their community and this is something they can carry with them into adulthood. This is such a valuable experience for them.

The town of Whitehall, transfer site, and event organizers like Mary Janacaro Hensleigh should be commended for making this happen year after year.

It’s a sign summer is coming, and we can all look forward to having a clean town when the weather gets warmer.

For more information about the 2017 event, please contact Mary Janacaro Hensleight at 406-287-9225. For special “town pick ups” contact Town Hall at 287-3972.

JHS