Looking Back for Feb. 10
Winter Carnival Parade watchers lined the sidewalks and Central Avenue during the 42nd annual Whitefish Winter Carnival in 2001.
A look back at past Whitefish Pilot articles by Whitney England.
10 years ago
Feb. 9, 2011
In Whitefish the housing market rebound was in desperate need of increased jobs as well. Home sales were up, prices were down, but foreclosures remained a major issue. About 80% of homes sold in 2010 were under $300,000 and appraisers were accepting that those prices were the new normal for the local market.
20 years ago
Feb. 8, 2001
The Flathead Land Trust was celebrating 15 years in existence and supporters had a reason to celebrate with two recent victories in the battle to preserve open space in the valley. The FLT had recently acquired conservation easements on tw properties, one near Blanchard Lake Road and the other off of Highway 93 west that bordered the Stillwater River.
30 years ago
Feb. 14, 1991
Two tanker train cars carrying a total of 64,000 gallons of liquid propane gas had just derailed near Whitefish. Resting just a few feet next to the downed propane tanks were three tanks carrying ammonium nitrate. The tankers were safely emptied and restored, and Whitefish emergency response crews had escaped a near disaster.
40 years ago
Feb. 12, 1981
Daily flight service between Calgary and Glacier Park International Airport was in development. The Canadian airline firm proposing the new flight path was planning to fly twin-engine, seven-passenger planes midweek and 27-passenger planes on weekends. A main issue was the small crew to perform customs checks at Glacier Park International Airport.
50 years ago
Feb. 11, 1971
The soil Conservation Service and the Forest Service were conducting surveys of potential major ski areas in Montana. There was increasing interest in major resort development and the need for environmental planning well ahead of resort development would make this new Montana inventory timely. For a resort area a combination of suitable terrain, adequate snow and accessible area for necessary base facilities would be required and were less common to comeby than one would expect.