Ledger Looking Back 25 Years: 1/7/1998

January 7, 1998

The first issue of the Whitehall Ledger for 1998 brought owner/publisher Glenn Marx making “10 Predictions of 1998 Events that Won’t Happen in Whitehall.” These included:

10) The Town council won’t pass an ordinance making it illegal to remove your baseball cap during the Pledge of Allegiance.

9) Ryan Patrick won’t grab Trojan Coach Jeff Kreis by the neck and threaten to take his life.

8) Dale Morse won’t purchase or wear a nose ring.

7) A trio of fourth graders won’t convince Paul Stremick to stick his tongue on the bike rack in February by telling him it t...