Ledger: Looking Back 25 Years: 8/6/1997

August 6, 1997

The Whitehall Farmers’ Market was set to become a reality in the summer of 1997, reported Dr. Kathy Meyer, who helped spearhead the proposal. A series of technical difficulties and logistical problems made it nearly impossible to find a proper location or suitable dates at other possible sites. The Farmers’ Market idea grew from the Whitehall Vision 2010 project, which identified goals and objectives for Whitehall. The project was sponsored by the Whitehall Business Association.

Myrtle Sankey, who would turn 84 years old in October of 1997, was selected by the Whitehall Kiwanis...