Articles from the May 24, 2023 edition
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Scafani Valedictorian, Watson Salutatorian at Class of 2023 Graduation
Whitehall High School will graduate 27 students this Sunday, May 28, 2023, at 2 PM in the Whitehall Varsity Gym. The Whitehall School District is proud to announce Leo Scafani as WHS 2023...
By Second Mural Update in the Works at Town Hall
Following the successful creation and placement of the beautiful mural at Jefferson Fresh Foods the Whitehall Mural Restoration Project is moving forward strongly in 2023! At this point, it is expected that this year the faded murals at Rocky...
Memorial Day Service at Cemetery 10AM Monday
The Whitehall American Legion Post #24 and the Ralph Sullender Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4603 will have a Memorial Day service in the veteran's area of the Whitehall cemetery at 10 AM on Monday,...
New Greenery
The Rocky Headstart class helped the Town of Whitehall and the Mayor plant a new crab apple tree in Legion Park....
Hoagland, Watson, Reiff, and DuBois Receive Whitehall Country Store Scholarships
The Whitehall Country Store Board of Directors is pleased to announce recipients of $5,000 scholarships awarded to graduating Whitehall High School seniors. The applicants' essays focusing on their...
Ledger Closed For Family Fun May 31 - June 4
It’s an emotionally stressful time for this Editor - my son turned 18 this month, my niece graduated this past Sunday, and my son and his many wonderful friends will graduate this coming Sunday. I am sad, I am happy, I am joyful and fearful all at...
Dear Editor: Fess Up, Town Hall
Dear Editor, We have been reading and hearing about the issues of the Whitehall Saddle Club and the Town of Whitehall. So just show the real reason the town is pushing this. There are so many rumors...
Dear Editor: Why Less Music Opportunities at WHS?
Dear Editor, I am writing about concerns I have with the school decreasing and even cutting access to music programs. I know that in the last two years, my son had to split his music class with study...
Dear Editor: Canada Wildfire Smoke Causing Unhealthy Air Quality
Dear Editor, Wildfire smoke due to fires in Canada is causing unhealthy air quality in some parts of Montana. Follow local air quality updates and guidelines at Montana Todays Air (mtdeq.us)....
Thought Provokers: 5/24/2023
Coffee doesn’t give you energy. It loans energy out to you, and you’re expected to pay it back with interest. We are going to need security questions between friends/family to make sure we aren’t speaking to an AI soon. In less than a century,...
Our Town 125 and 100 Years ago: May, Part II
May, Part II As of now, the Kentucky Derby was a big event in 1897. Typhoon II won the 23rd running followed by Ornament. Second place received a tidy sum of $700. A San Francisco millionaire made the...
Ledger Looking Back: May 20, 1998
MAY 20, 1998 The race in the Republican primary election for Senate District 20 saw current State Representative Duane Grimes running against current State Senator Dan Hurwitz, and despite the relatively high-profile stature of the two candidates,...
This Month in Montana History: May
May 20th, 1862, 161 years ago: President Lincoln signed the Homestead Act of 1862. Under this new law, an American citizen could claim 160 acres of Federal land, provided they "prove up" and reside...
Are you Building Your Gnome/Fairy Home Yet?
Now you all know there is a delightful request for community members, young and old, to "build" or create a fairy dwelling for the Enchanted Forest, but you might be asking, "HOW?" To make a fairy...
Maxine Byler, 93
Maxine Byler, 93, of Sheridan, Montana, passed away on May 10, 2023, at the Tobacco Root Mountains Care Center. Maxine was born in Corvallis, Oregon on July 26, 1929, the oldest of five children to... Full story
Several Trojans Headed to State Track & Field
MEN’S RESULTS: Varsity 400 Meter: 13th freshman Tucker Huckaba (55.53a PR). Varsity 4x100 Relay: 10th freshman K.T. Schuller, junior Parker Wagner, senior Kyle Denny, senior Nick Denny (46.44a). Varsity 4x400 Relay: 11th freshman Dixon Koenig, fres...
Reichert Graduates Carroll College
On Saturday, May 13, 2023, Carroll College conferred degrees on 313 graduates of the class of 2023 during its 113th commencement ceremony held in Nelson Stadium. Whitehall resident Danna Reichert graduated with a business degree in accounting and...
What Is That, Part I: Mrs. Head & Mrs. McLean's Classes Guess
In anticipation of their museum field trip, Whitehall Elementary third and fourth-grade students were asked to try and identify a mystery item from the museum's thousands of artifacts. Their answers...
Looking Back: Class of 2023 Share Their Santa Wishes
Dear Santa, My name is Jaykob. I am 8 years old. Thank you for all the wonderful things you have given me and my family. Can I please have a Nerf sniper gun and a remote control helicopter? Your...
Tech Questions? Get the Answers: 5/24/2023
What is the Cloud? Do I need it? Have you ever heard of the cloud? No, I don't mean those fluffy white things in the sky. I'm talking about a different kind of cloud – the digital one. In the world...
Between the Stacks: 5/24/2023
Summer Reading is almost here, and we are celebrating with a mystery. Readers from birth to 120 may sign up at the Library for a summer of free lunches, prizes, programs, and great books. We are going to sign up families together so those with...
Hagedorn Tradition Continues
Matt Hagedorn, son of Scott and Dawn Hagedorn of Hagedorn Auction Twin Bridges, recently graduated from the Western College of Auctioneering to become one of Montana's newest professional auctioneers...
Whitehall Happiness Corner: Last Day of School for Cardwell
Another year down for Cardwell School and so many great memories! Thank you to everyone (staff, students, and families) who have made this year such an amazing success. Have a fun filled summer - see...
