The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

On Saturday, July 1, 2023, 12-year-old Whitehall resident Lillian Schober graduated from the Civil Air Patrol Montana Wing Summer Encampment. This week-long event took place at Fort Harrison in Helena and is akin to a youth-based boot camp. During the week, Schober and over fifty other cadets developed leadership skills, investigated aerospace sciences and other related careers, committed to a habit of regular exercise, and solidified their moral character. They did this through regular uniform and barracks inspections, drills and ceremonies (marching), flying in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter...