Joe Capron was a young teacher in 1972 when he walked into the principal’s office at Whitehall Elementary School and asked a simple question: Can we have a Memorial Day ceremony at the school? The principal said yes and a 40-year tradition was born. “When I first started [...]
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Legion Auxiliary to honor Aiken
The American Legion Auxiliary will honor Whitehall’s Gold Star Mother Catherine Aiken with a remembrance service at 2 p.m., Sunday Oct. 9. Catherine lost her son William in the Viet Nam War. Please join us to honor the Aiken family Also mark your calendar and spread the word. The annual town-wide children’s Halloween party will [...]
Whitehall Remembers toll of Wars
By Derek Liebig Scottie Stream, 39, and Tyler Parten, 24, aren’t from Whitehall and almost certainly never stepped foot in the community, but it didn’t stop Lieutenant Colonel Paul Somersall from evoking their names during Monday’s Memorial Day Ceremony. Both were exemplary soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. And both lost their lives serving their country. Stream, [...]
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VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]