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Articles from the June 19, 2019 edition


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  • Cirucs coming to Whitehall

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Jun 19, 2019

    For the first time since 2013, the circus is coming to Whitehall. The Culpepper and Merriweather Circus will be in town Friday, June 28 with performances scheduled for 5 and 7:30 p.m. The tent will be located behind the rodeo grounds. The 90-minute show will feature classic and unique circus acts including trapeze, unicycles, contortion, sword balancing, clowns, performing animals and a concession. The circus treats for sale will include popcorn, cotton candy, peanuts, Coke products, nachos,...

  • Deadline nears for community garage sale

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Jun 19, 2019

    The deadline is approaching for the 2019 Whitehall Community Garage Sale. The annual event is scheduled to take place Saturday, June 29 and the deadline to signup is June 25. The cost is $5, and this includes being placed on a map for the event that will be available starting the day before at the Corner Store and the day off at the Farmer's Market. To signup for the Community Garage Sale, please visit the Corner Store or contact the Chamber at 287-2260. In a past interview with the Ledger,...

  • COLUMN: Let em score...

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Jun 19, 2019

    While I much rather watch a basketball or football game, whenever the United States soccer team is playing in a World Cup, I pay attention. I don't know much about soccer, don't like it enough to call it football, but do love cheering on my country and anything where the best in the world are doing it is usually pretty exciting. I guess I probably wouldn't watch cricket, but I at least know that in soccer you want put it in a goal. I seriously have no idea what is going on with cricket. While I...

  • Gordon Russell Shuck Jr.

    Jun 19, 2019

    June 6, 1918-May 31, 2019 Gordon Russell Shuck Jr. died peacefully in his sleep at the Eastern Montana Veterans Home in Glendive, Montana on May 31st, 2019 just six days shy of his 101st birthday. Dr. Shuck was born in Oakland, California June 6th, 1918 to parents Mary Watson Shuck and Gordon Russell Shuck Sr. He grew up in Seattle where his father, Gordon Russell Shuck, Sr. taught Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington. Dr. Shuck graduated from Lincoln High School in Seattle in...

  • Whitehall Project Gears Up for Summer of 2019

    Todd Breitenfeldt, Project Coordinator|Jun 19, 2019

    After a decade of being a not-for-profit organization, we are back under the auspices of the Jefferson County Weed Board and Jefferson County. We are pleased to be working under the direction of Jefferson County Weed Coordinator Jill Allen. We received a Noxious Weed Trust Fund grant as usual and are receiving monies/voluntary donations from the Montana Department of Transportation, State DNRC, other counties and agencies and of course, the numerous wonderful landowners to whom we provide...

  • Keener awarded Sportsmen Scholarship

    Jack H. Smith, Whitehall Ledger|Jun 19, 2019

    Not only was Sawyer Keener able to represent his school at the recent Class B All-Star Football game in Billings, he also walked away with a scholarship. The 2019 Whitehall graduate was awarded the Sportsmen Scholarship. "I was really excited to hear my name called for the scholarship. Had my fingers crossed that I would win it. It will be a huge help next year for schooling," he said. While his South team may have fell 41-34, the game had supreme importance for Keener who was missed half the...