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In the past several weeks, there has been a common theme in conversations between community members, teachers, coaches, and administrators --- there is something special about the Whitehall High School Class of 2017. The 27 amazing members of the class graduated at a ceremony Sunday afternoon in Varsity Gym. After a stunning performance of the national anthem by senior Rachel Smith, class president Hunter Flynn welcomed the audience and said it was an honor to speak for the class and the...
On a beautiful Montana morning, a crowd made their way to the Whitehall Cemetery for the annual Whitehall VFW Post #4603 and American Legion Post #14 Memorial Day Ceremony. Local Veteran Tom Harrington told the crowd that Memorial Day wasn’t about sales or barbecues, it has a much more important meaning. “Americans understand that freedom isn’t free and that eternal vigilance and decisive action are the price we must pay for liberty,” Harrington said. “We must always remember the ultimate...
The 33rd annual Montana Mule Days is coming to Whitehall. A presentation of the Montana Longears Association, the popular family-friendly event is scheduled to take place June 9-11 at the Whitehall Rodeo Grounds. It is Montana's only mule and donkey show. Event organizer Tara Price said the event is for everyone in the family; and participants will not only have the opportunity to take halter, packers, equitation and fun gaming classes, but they will also be able to watch popular events like...
The beginning words of a song written by Liberty Place musicians "Music takes me to a different state of mind. Makes me feel pumped, relaxed, helps me unwind." . . . . echoes the goal of the Liberty Place Musical Therapy Program. Three years ago Musical Therapist David Parker approached Liberty Place concerning a special Musical Therapy Program to which they agreed. Ann Geiger, the Executive Director, is excited about the program as she has a background in musical therapy also. This program incl...
Five eighth grade graduates took their places on the platform at the Cardwell Gym to be honored for the completion of nine years of learning. The graduating students were Katie Whitehurst, Marta Nelson, Anna Nelson, Wyatt Biggers and Brodie Becker. Wyatt Biggers was the only one of the five that was a student at Cardwell all nine years. Mrs. Coombe and Mrs. Simon, both instructors at the school had an "Only at Cardwell School" speech. Very entertaining and very true. Two quips that stood (to...
The school year has already come to an end or is nearly finished for students at the public schools in Cardwell and Whitehall. This issue of the Whitehall Ledger is full of stories and pictures from graduations and a variety of school events. With the year wrapping up, we are happy to fill the issue with a tremendous amount of positive information about the schools. The Class of 2017 in Whitehall was a tremendous group of kids and we were lucky to have them in our community. As students get ready for a summer of fun, the Ledger would like to...
Norman Dennis Theurer, 80, passed away on May 26, 2017 with his family by his side. Norm was a man of many hats and achieved much in his life. He was strong willed, a lover, and a skilled craftsman. The thing to remember about him was that he loved his family and he believed that we earn our place in life. Hard work was the backbone to his beliefs and he strived every day to get one step ahead. He was dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather and traveled to the ends of the...
Aila Rose passed away at her home in Whitehall on May 11, 2017. She was born in Butte May 28, 1922 to Peter James Thompson and Aila (Hughes) Thompson. Aila Rose attended Butte Catholic Schools and graduated from St. James School of Nursing in June 1943. Nursing was her life long passion and private duty was her calling. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband Amos (Tiny) West; sons Kenneth, Edward and Peter; sisters Grace Ransom and Mary Lowney; brother Sam Thompson; and best friend...
On Thursday May 18, 2017, the world lost an amazing man, husband, father, son, brother and friend, in David Stanley Schiller II, age 40 of Three Forks, MT. After years of struggling with depression, David succumbed to the darkness, and entered the light, by his own hand. "Dave," as many knew him fondly, was the first-born son of David and Joyce (Baer) Schiller. He came into the world on Sept 10, 1976, at Travis AFB, CA. Growing up in a military family David lived in many different states around...
Monday, May 22 10:19 a.m. – traffic stop, Hwy 359, Cardwell 12:09 p.m. - welfare check, 30 Wapiti Road, Whitehall 12:35 p.m. - stray livestock, Hwy 69, MM 9-10, Cardwell 3:30 p.m. - prisoner transport, 225 North Alaska Street, Butte 4:01 p.m. - care for sick/injured, 415 North Whitehall Street, Whitehall 5:18 p.m. - family disturbance, C Street, Whitehall 6:08 p.m. – traffic stop, Kountz Road, Whitehall 7:52 p.m. - child endangerment, Hwy 2, Whitehall 9:26 p.m. - stray livestock ,139 Sheep Camp Road, Whitehall Tuesday, May 23 1:32 p.m. – theft...
I saw a really cute picture on Facebook. It was Kyle Glaus hanging onto a tree with his fiancé, Krista, pulling on his legs. The caption reads, “The Hunt is Over”. Their wedding plans are for later this summer. I have kidded Kyle about marrying an old, rich, widow. Krista is none of those, but she definitely is a ‘keeper’. Congratulations. Hey, Kyle, God says in Proverbs 18:22 “He who finds a wife, finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD”. The Armstrong ranch on Armstrong Road hosted its annual Armstrong picnic. The crowd includ...
Hi Folks, We didn’t have our regular afternoon meeting on Tuesday last week. We did meet with the Road Supervisor and as the Solid Waste Board. We had been talking about holding several Public meetings early this summer to talk about the possibility of raising rates or changing some of the operation of the Solid Waste District. We have decided to hold off on the meeting for the time being. We are looking at doing a detailed study of the whole process and coming up with two or three different scenarios of how the Solid Waste operation might l...
It was quite the weekend for Whitehall's Ann Russell. One day before graduating, the senior made it to the podium at the MHSA State Track Meet in Butte, finishing fifth in the 200 meters with a time of 27.16. "I as so proud to see Ann finally get to the podium," head coach Dan Lacey said. "She has worked so hard for the opportunity to have that feeling and it was awesome to see her achieve that." Russell also finished 11th in the 100 meters, 15th in the 400 meters, and 20th in the long jump....
Each year near Memorial Day fish are placed in the Rotary Club Fish Pond located in Legion Park. Last Friday morning, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Fish Naturalist Kerry Berger made a trip to fill the pond. Berger said she would be stocking the pond with 35 Westslope cutthroat trout from Washoe Park in Anaconda. Rotary Club member Erv Hedegaard said the fish will remain in the pond until after Labor Day. He added they will then drain the pond, fillet the fish and divide them up with most going...
