Looking Back for April 5

A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler.

50 Years Ago

April 5, 1973

A contract for a new fire truck was awarded to the Superior Fire Apparatus at the city council meeting. The low bid, including the trade-in allowance for the old International fire truck, came to $38,538. Meanwhile, the Whitefish garbage crews requested property owners to place their leaves and grass in containers. These containers would be picked up by the city trucks at regular stops.

40 Years Ago

April 7, 1983

By nearly a two to one margin, voters approved the Whitefish School levies and in a tight race, elected Ron Olson and Susan Tate to represent them on the District 44 Board of Trustees. A total of 1,032 votes were cast, one of the highest turnouts in recent years. Voters approved a $667,750 levy for the schools, a $40,000 increase over last year. The elementary levy was $327,000 or 31.16 mills and the high school levy was $340,750 or 24.17 mills.

30 Years Ago

April 8, 1993

Whitefish City Council members denied a second reading on the Woods zoning change after Buttrey officials decided not to proceed with construction on the extra land the zone change would have offered. Heated council meetings over the zone change came to a climax when the council voted to approve the change. Buttrey officials said at the time that they could build the store regardless of the zone change, but the extra room would lessen congestion problems from parking.

20 Years Ago

April 13, 2003

North Valley Hospital held three community meetings to discuss plans for relocating the facility. The relocation plan will also be discussed with the Whitefish City Council at its regular meeting. While no final plans are available, North Valley Hospital Foundation Executive Director Carol Blake said the hospital wants to keep city officials informed. The hospital board decided to rebuild at an L-shaped site south of Whitefish near the intersection of Highways 93 and 40 after studying several other sites.

10 Years Ago

April 13, 2013

The City of Whitefish’s wastewater committee reached out for public input while it continued to draft a management plan for how to deal with septic pollution in Whitefish Lake. The city held a forum and released a survey that asks participants about their concern for septic leaching and what type of system they have in their own homes. The Whitefish Lake Institute released a study last year that confirmed septic contamination in the lake that is likely the result of failing septic tanks at homes along the lake.