Looking Back for September 7
Doug Pitman, Chet Hope and Jim McKenzie joined hands as they finished the hill climb together as part of the Whitefish Summer Games in September of 1982. (Pilot file photo)
A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler
50 Years Ago
September 7, 1972
Roy Olson, Whitefish Street Department Superintendent for over twenty years, resigned his post to take another position in the area. In his letter of resignation, Olson said in part, “I leave knowing that I’ve been considered ‘bullheaded.’ I will admit I like the designation and… I have acted to my best ability for the past twenty-three years to my many bosses and the public of Whitefish.”
40 Years Ago
September 9, 1982
The Whitefish City Council approved a contract with Hydro Management for plans to construct a small hydro-electric plant and sell power back to Pacific Power and Light. The council approved a proposal which would return 20 percent of the gross income of the sale of power generated in the city for the first 15 years, estimated to be about $6,000 annually.
30 Years Ago
September 10, 1992
After a long, drawn-out fight over the Marina Beach subdivision, Russell Street threw in the towel and conceded victory to his neighbors. Street’s request for a master plan map and zone change amendment for his proposed subdivision was scheduled for a public hearing at the Whitefish City Council’s meeting. Before the meeting, Street submitted a letter to the city and withdrew his request.
20 Years Ago
September 5, 2002
According to Whitefish City Manager Gary Marks, the budget that was unanimously passed by the council was based on wrong figures given to the city by the Montana Department of Revenue. To compensate for the mistake, which reduced anticipated tax collections by $14,776.62, Whitefish taxpayers would see an increase of 1.429 mills.
10 Years Ago
September 5, 2012
The Montana Supreme Court ruled that a Whitefish man wasn’t responsible to pay $7,327 in restitution to the city following an incident in 2009 when a Whitefish police vehicle rear-ended another patrol car while in pursuit of Ralph Jentile. The court found the officer was negligent for following too closely and noted that while emergency personnel may be authorized to ignore certain laws of the road, they still have a duty to drive safely.