Friday, January 29
Voisin places fourth at X Games slopestyle
Whitefish's Maggie Voisin capped her return to ski slopestyle competition with a fourth-place finish at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado on Friday afternoon.
Thursday, January 28
Whitefish restaurant group buys Max & Erma's chain
Whitefish-based Glacier Restaurant Group has acquired the Max and Erma’s casual dining restaurant chain.
Tuesday, January 26
Trail easements a collaborative effort
At their meeting last week, the Whitefish City Council officially adopted three easements in Haskill Basin that permanently guarantee the protection of important wildlife habitat and the city’s water supply. They also allow the Whitefish Trail to make its debut on the east side of Whitefish Lake.
Meet the original band of yetis
They were a secretive band of brothers — their faces painted and covered while dressed in white and fur — who took to the streets of Whitefish Winter Carnival to have a little fun with the crowd.
Whitefish ski joring races this weekend
It’s already one of the most anticipated ski joring events in the nation — and it’s only getting bigger and better.
Lady Dogs take down Polson in squeaker
Haley Nicholson was having a quiet night on the court Saturday. But with four minutes to go against Northwest A foe Polson, the Whitefish junior simply took over.
Police calls: Filling up and surfing the web
Whitefish Police calls from Jan. 18-24
Councilors praise Haskill land deal in final vote
A deal that protects the city’s source for drinking water and provides public access to the forest while allowing for continued management of timberlands is nearly complete.
Whitefish to update bike path plan
Whitefish’s bicycle and pedestrian master plan will get an update this year.
Polson slips by Dogs
A back-and-forth game Saturday slipped away from Whitefish down the stretch as Polson came out on top in a battle of the unbeatens in Northwest A.
Pay it forward
My wife and I enjoyed visiting your city in November. This is to the nice family who surprised us by buying our dinner at the Italian restaurant located downtown: Thank you again for the gesture of kindness. As promised, we have now “paid it forward” as we did the same for some nice ladies on Sanibel Island in Florida. We have fond memories of Whitefish, one of which is the kindness of the people we met. We hope to return soon!!
Whitefish speakers strong heading into state tournament
With 27 competitors qualifying, Whitefish is poised to make a good showing at the Class A state tournament this weekend.
Great for developers, but homeowners pay the price
It’s half right to say that those of us who oppose the use of blended density are opposed to development. What we are opposed to is development when its design is not respectful of the interests of neighboring homeowners.
Supports raising legal tobacco age
I support increasing the legal age of access (LEA) to tobacco and nicotine delivery devices to the age of 21.
Monday, January 25
Easement allows Whitefish Trail to pass through Haskill
A 3,020-acre conservation easement in Haskill Basin has not only secured public access to private forestland near Whitefish, but it’s also provided an opportunity to connect more than 5 miles of Whitefish Trail through the area.
Lockwood honored for college wrestling career
It was his combination of balance, strength and technique that vaulted Jim Lockwood into the annals of Montana wrestling.
Sunday, January 24
Snowmobiler killed in avalanche near Whitefish
Authorities have identified the 33-year-old Kalispell man killed in an avalanche Saturday while snowmobiling in the Swede Creek area of the Whitefish Range near Olney.
Friday, January 22
Frank Eugene May
Frank Eugene May, known to all as Buck, passed away Jan. 21, 2016 at home, peacefully, with his family.
Wednesday, January 20
Whitefish City Hall and parking budget climbs to $16 million
The cost to construct a new Whitefish City Hall and attached parking structure has ballooned to just over $16 million.
Tuesday, January 19
House for homeless students to open this spring
A longterm housing facility for homeless high school students is planning to open in Whitefish by late March, but is in need of donations now to make that happen.
Whitefish recycling moves to new location
With a centralized recycling spot for Whitefish in place, the satellite recycling sites in town are expected close early next month.
Police calls: Gun goes sliding at rink
Whitefish Police calls from Jan. 11-17.
City approves Potter's Field parish house on East Second
A parish house on East Second Street will be allowed to house ministry staff for Potter’s Field Ministries.
Building inspector remembered for work ethic
Longtime Whitefish Chief Building Official Virgil Bench died Monday after battling cancer for several months. He was 63.
Harwood and Casazza to marry
Mark and Jodi Casazza of Columbia Falls announce the engagement of their daughter, Cami, to Logan Harwood, son of Bryan and Karen Harwood of Whitefish.
Junior ski races in Whitefish this weekend
Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation will host four days of junior ski racing at Whitefish Mountain Resort Jan. 23 – 26. The event features competitors ranging in age from 12 to 21. These races are part of the nationwide USSA Series and will be qualifying races for Regional Championships to be held in March.
Downtown hotel touts modern amenities
The peaks of Glacier National Park have inspired the moniker of a new hotel going up in downtown Whitefish.
Bulldog speech ready for divisional tourney
In a final tune-up before the divisional tournament, the Whitefish speech and debate team took second place Saturday at Bigfork.
Swimmers dominate home pool
Swimmers from Columbia Falls and Whitefish dominated the action in the pool at the Cat/Dog Invitational on Saturday at The Wave.
Offense shines for Lady Dogs in win
Whitefish quickly returned to the win column Saturday with a high-scoring performance against Class B Thompson Falls.
Pilot Editorial: Study will provide clarity on housing needs
The urgency for some sort of meaningful action in addressing Whitefish’s affordable housing shortage couldn’t have been more obvious than it was at City Council’s first meeting of 2016.
Concrete work to start at City Hall
Work at the Whitefish City Hall and parking structure construction site should soon turn toward pouring concrete for the buildings.
Hesitant to support minimum wage increase
I am hesitant to support a minimum wage increase. I believe everyone who deserves higher wages should receive them, but it can only be done following economic sense. Laws of supply and demand are important, and no legislator has ever been able to overturn them.
Whitefish students taking a STAND against world hunger
What is the biggest problem facing our world today? That is one question the members of STAND know the answer to, and they have something in the works to address that exact problem.
Glacier murals installed at O'Shaughnessy
A pair of historic Glacier Park landscape murals are once again on public display.
Monday, January 18
Whitefish affordable housing project likely dead
A proposal for an affordable housing complex on Highway 93 South is likely dead after it wasn’t selected to receive critical funding in the form of federal tax credits.
Knight edges stacked field at Whitefish Whiteout
A new course for the Whitefish Whiteout ski mountaineering race Saturday challenged racers to climb more than 5,100 vertical feet over four different peaks at Whitefish Mountain Resort.
Saturday, January 16
Ray and Jerrie Boksich crowned Winter Carnival royalty
A Whitefish couple known for their work with the American Field Services Exchange Student Program and the Whitefish school system will reign as the Whitefish Winter Carnival King Ullr and Queen of the Snows.
Friday, January 15
Tap room planned on Wisconsin Avenue
Plans have emerged to resurrect an old favorite Whitefish watering hole.
Wednesday, January 13
Virgil E. Bench
Virgil E. Bench was born Nov. 6 1952, and passed away Jan 11, 2016
Housing crisis focus of study
More than a half dozen Whitefish business representatives stepped before City Council on Jan. 4 to show support for a planned study on the city’s workforce housing needs.
Robert (Bob) Donald Flint
Robert Donald Flint, 79, passed away Jan. 2, 2016 in Hayden, Idaho. He was born April 23, 1936, in Whitefish to Roy and Sadie Flint.
Delbert Roy Storkson
Delbert Roy Storkson was born in Whitefish Aug. 23, 1950. He died in his Hot Springs home on the morning of Jan. 4, 2016.
Rail safety focus of roundtable
The Montana Public Service Commission will hold a roundtable discussion on Jan. 20 in Helena on improving railroad safety in Montana.
Whitefish speech takes second at C-Falls tourney
The Whitefish speech and debate team took second place behind the host team at the Columbia Falls tournament last weekend.
Bulldog wrestlers 6th at Cut Bank
Five seniors made the podium as the Bulldogs tallied 138 points to place sixth at the very competitive Cut Bank Invitational wrestling tournament on Saturday.
Police calls: Woman suspects tainted cocktails
Whitefish Police calls Jan. 4-10
Betty Lou Robertson Showen Funseth Schurr
Betty Lou Robertson Showen Funseth Schurr “Trapper Betty,” passed away at age 90 on Dec. 15, 2015 at her home in Whitefish surrounded by her husband John and daughters. She was born June 27, 1925 to John and Margaret Robertson. After graduating high school she lived in California for a few years.
Francis Breidenbach
Francis Anthony Breidenbach, 85, of Whitefish, passed away peacefully Jan. 7 surrounded by loving family members after a very short illness.
Akey and Heinrichs to marry
Rob and Kim Akey, of Whitefish, announce the engagement of their daughter, Josephine “Josie” Akey to Jeffrey Heinrichs, son of Robby and Carol Heinrichs, of Columbia Falls. Both are Whitefish High School graduates. Josie is a first grade teacher at Peterson Elementary School in Kalispell, and Jeffrey is a partner with his father in Benchmark Concrete. A July 2016 wedding is planned.
Monday, January 11
Thump, thump, thumping work downtown to wrap up soon
The constant banging that has rattled downtown Whitefish for the past few weeks should soon draw to a close.
Saturday, January 9
Akey named Carnival Prime, Twete is Duchess
Whitefish Winter Carnival on Saturday revealed Joe Akey as the 2016 Prime Minister and Brenda Twete as Duchess of Lark.
Thursday, January 7
Number of Les Mason beachgoers soars
Finding a secluded patch of paradise for a family picnic along Whitefish Lake was more difficult than ever last summer.
Full-size basketball court to go in Memorial Park
The effort to breathe new life into Memorial Park received another jolt last week when funding was approved for a new full-size basketball court.
Wednesday, January 6
Delbert Roy Storkson
Delbert Roy Storkson was born in Whitefish Aug. 23, 1950. He died in his Hot Springs home on the morning of Jan. 4, 2016.
FauntLeRoy signs with Fighting Saints
Bulldog defensive back Brian FauntLeRoy will suit up on Saturdays next season for Carroll College.
WTC hosts free concert for at-risk youth
Ukrainian music ensemble DahkaBrahka will perform a free concert in Whitefish for at-risk younth later this spring thanks to a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Former top federal leader dies in Whitefish
A Whitefish resident with a long history of top-level federal public service who helped expand small business and ensure racial equality during the Civil Rights era died at a Whitefish care center Dec. 30 of natural causes.
Tuesday, January 5
Snowmobiler suffers serious spinal injury riding in Jewel
A Whitefish man is recovering after a Dec. 15 snowmobiling accident on Jewel Basin Road that broke two cervical vertebrae and caused a spinal cord injury.
Police calls: Suspicious lights over Big Mountain
Whitefish Police calls from Dec. 28 to Jan.2:
Super Bowl inspires Carnival theme
Expect to see a few Minnesota Vikings divas, possibly a quarterback Queen or even a huddle of pigskin penguins roaming the streets of Whitefish this month.
Special tax to fund 911 turned down
A plan to fund upgrades at Flathead County’s 911 dispatch center with a special tax district is dead after enough county property owners protested the maneuver.
New plan trims City Hall shortfall
Whitefish City Council took a first look Monday at a plan that begins to chip away at a projected cost overrun for the new City Hall and parking structure under construction downtown.
Glacier Glide Nordic races Jan. 10
The Glacier Nordic Club will host its annual Glacier Glide race on Sunday, Jan. 10 at the Nordic Center at the Whitefish Lake Golf Course.
Campus Views: Climate change concerns
The 2015 Paris Climate Conference (COP21), that occurred in December, stirred up the climate change debate and has everyone from Bill Gates to high school science teachers talking. However, the question has changed from whether or not climate change is real to how do we stop, or at least limit, climate change?
Zinke shines at Dillon Duals
Led by senior Konrad Zinke, Whitefish wrestling overcame a sluggish start to post a strong showing at the Dillon Duals on Saturday.
Silliker leads Dogs in key conference win
Whitefish junior Sawyer Silliker posted a double-double Tuesday night to lead Whitefish in a 51-39 victory over Frenchtown.
New distillery and tapas restaurant opens in Whitefish
A group of friends might lounge on the leather sofas, gather around the pool table, or head out to the patio to keep warm by the fire — there’s a relaxed atmosphere that asks you to stay awhile at Whitefish Handcrafted Spirits.
Saturday, January 2
New Year's baby arrives at North Valley Hospital
The North Valley Hospital Birth Center delivered its first baby of 2016 when Raevyn Rhondalynn Woods was born New Year's Day at 6:45 p.m.
