Looking Back for July 7
Millie Gwiazdon of Whitefish returns the ball during a tennis lesson. She was one of several kids taking part in tennis lessons offered by the Flathead County Parks and Recreation in June of 1981.
10 years ago
July 6, 2011
Cleanup of the next section of the Whitefish River was set to begin. It was the third phase of cleanup and was expected to use a wet dredging system to suck up contaminated soil in the river and move it to another location.
20 years ago
July 5, 2001
Mayor Andy Feury was running unopposed for re-election. Candidates running for City Council were Doug Adams, Erik Garberg, Velvet Phillips-Sullivan, Mark Wagner, Bruce Travis, Shirley Jacobson and Chet Hope.
30 years ago
July 4, 1991
A new place to soak up the sun on Whitefish Lake was possible after the official opening of Les Mason Park on the east side of the lake.
40 years ago
July 2, 1981
Neighbors of a proposed planned unit development south of the Houston Point subdivision were protesting it. The development was a patchwork of 15.5 acres along Houston Drive and Duff Lane and was set to involve townhouses in clusters of two to eight units per building.
50 years ago
July 1, 1971
Joining the ranks of new enterprises cropping up in Whitefish, the shop, Donut Time, located at 17 Central Avenue was opened by co-owners Bill Sharp and Jessie Lagge.