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Articles from the July 3, 2019 edition


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  • Future of Cardwell container site in question

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Jul 3, 2019

    Changes could be on the way for the Madison County Cardwell Container site. Kacey Smart with the Madison County Sanitarian's Office said the Solid Waste and Recycling Board is considering combining the Pony and Cardell sites. "They are looking at a site by the gravel pit outside of Harrison. They discussed lots of options and reasons. The property at the Jefferson Island area, is questionable for a site. Between old County road easements, Highway easements, Railroad easements, high water, power...

  • Mobile food pantry headed to Whitehall

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Jul 3, 2019

    The Montana Food Bank Network Mobile Food Pantry will be in Whitehall later this month. The free of charge pantry will be making a local stop July 17 at 10 a.m. at the Education Station located at the corner of Legion and Division. The pantry visit is being organized by Sincerely Paul Feeding His Sheep, a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission statement is caring people caring for people and feeding the hungry through the love and compassion of Jesus Christ. Vicki Rabenstein with Sincerely Paul said she is not concerned with interested...

  • Whitehall Department Responds to 4 Fires

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Jul 3, 2019

    It was a busy week for the Whitehall Volunteer Fire Department. According to Chief Jeremy Ward, the department responded to four fires, the first a truck fire Wednesday morning on Homestake Pass. Ward reported the department was called out at 8:48 a.m. to a truck fire on the westbound lane of Interstate 80. Melissa Jenkins with the Whitehall Ledger was traveling to Anaconda to pick up the newspaper from the printer when she saw smoke and pulled over when she realized it was coming from a truck....

  • Carey chosen for a state honor

    Jul 3, 2019

    At the recent Montana Federation of Garden Clubs annual state meeting in Miles City, Mary Ann Carey was chosen to receive the highest award given to a garden club member. As an active garden club member Mary Ann has served as President of the local garden club and on various committees. She has presented programs at meetings on propagation, wool for mulch, glass garden art, and aquaponics, just to mention a few. She is an Accredited National Flower Show Judge. She was presented with her Flower Show Judge pin at the State Convention in Helena...

  • COLUMN: It's not real?

    Jul 3, 2019

    When I was a little kid, I was a borderline obsessive fan of professional wrestling. It wasn't today's era where I could catch a program or one of the many easily accessible pay per view events, instead I had to wait to watch my favorites like Sting on the weekend on the NWA show on TBS or sneak out of bed to watch the WWF's "Saturday Night's Main Event" that seemed to air after midnight and would always include several really big matches. I would spend multiple hours wrestling and practicing moves with friends which often times would get too r...

  • James Eliott Thorne

    Jul 3, 2019

    Jim was born in Glendive, MT on January 20, 1988 in Glendive, Montana to Richard and Jan Thorne. He had a strong love of sports participating in baseball, soccer, wrestling, football, and track. After graduating from Whitehall High school in 2006 he left for Glauchau, Germany. He was a foreign exchange student living with Ralf and Renate Schmidt for one year. Returning home from Germany he went to The University of Wyoming majoring in physical chemistry. He was able to get a grant after his sophomore year for a summer to work with his advisor...

  • Trojan football releases schedule

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Jul 3, 2019

    The Whitehall High School will have a difficult three-game non-conference slate to open their 2019 season. The Trojans will be looking to return to the Class B Playoffs for the third time in four years and will open the season on the road August 30 against Cut Bank. It will be the first time they two teams have met since October of 2016 with Whitehall picking up a dramatic 17-14 overtime road victory in the opening round of the playoffs. The Trojans will open their home season September 6...