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Articles from the June 26, 2019 edition


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  • 4 file for council

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Jun 26, 2019

    A total of four candidates filed prior to the June 17 deadline for the six open seats on the Whitehall Town Council. Incumbent Logan Reiff was the lone candidate to file in Ward 1 and incumbent Katy James was the lone candidate in Ward 2. Incumbent Roy McBride and Maxine Samuelson both filed for the two open seats in Ward 3. According to town hall officials, the open seats in Wards 1 and 2 would be filled by write in votes....

  • Good Music and Good Food at Beats & Eats

    Staff Report|Jun 26, 2019

    There was plenty of great food and great music last Saturday at the Beats & Eats event at Chuchos Tacos....

  • Fiber arts classes available during festival

    Jun 26, 2019

    Nine classes will be offered at the 2019 Copper K Fiber Festival. The third annual event is scheduled for July 20 to 21 and will take place at the Copper K Barn located at 786 Point of Rocks Road in Whitehall. The festival is organized by Kami Noyes of Ranching Tradition Fiber and Betty Kujawa of Snowdrift Alpacas. The Copper K Fiber Festival is offering nine classes for all levels of fiber arts experience. 1) FIBER PREP: Know your Breed- A Guide to Picking the Right Fiber for Your Project 2) KN...

  • COLUMN: The smell of Taco Bell

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Jun 26, 2019

    I'm not sure if I had to choose, I could pick a favorite sport between football and basketball but would easily admit that the NCAA basketball tournament is my favorite sporting event of the year. I also really enjoy covering high school basketball during the postseason and even though it seems to last about five months I also spend a lot of time following the NBA playoffs. I spent a lot of time watching the playoffs this year and the NBA Finals were a very interesting affair with the Toronto Raptors ending a dream season with their first...

  • Missouri River Corps of Rediscovery: Gates of the Prairie

    Tom Elpel, Contributing Writer|Jun 26, 2019

    "This evening we entered much the most remarkable clifts we have yet seen. These clifts rise from the waters edge on either side perpendicularly to the height of [about] 1200 feet. every object here wears a dark and gloomy aspect. the tow[er]ing and projecting rocks in many places seem ready to tumble on us. the river seems to have forced it's way through this immence body of solid rock for the distance of 5 3/4 miles and where it makes it's exit below has thrown on either side vast collumns of...