Looking Back for July 12
A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler.
50 Years Ago
July 12, 1973
Nearly all of Montana’s reporting stations registered reading in the 100s. At Missoula, the mercury climbed to an all-time high for the Garden City of 105 degrees. Great Falls logged 105 degrees also, setting a new record for the month of July. In the Flathead, things weren’t much cooler. Glacier International Airport observed a 102-degree reading, the warmest temperature on record for so early in the summer season. In Whitefish, the mercury rose to its highest mark in nearly four years – 100.3 degrees at 4:25 p.m.
40 Years Ago
July 14, 1983
The design for a pedestrian walkway and bicycle path which would extend into the Whitefish River was due to be reviewed by the Flathead Conservation District and the Whitefish City Council. Gary Tallman, of T&M Construction Inc., planned on building the walkway in front of his condominium project along the river just north of the Second Street Bridge. Tallman said the walkway would be within about 20 feet of the nearest condominium which extends down close to the river on the south side of the project, near the bridge.
30 Years Ago
July 15, 1993
Three Whitefish police officers geared up for their new positions as spokesmen of the department’s new bike patrol. Sgt. Rod DeVall and officers Mike Ferda and Brock Wilson were to begin patrolling the downtown business district, City Beach and other city parks at least one day each weekend during the summer, weather permitting, said DeVall, an avid cyclist who organized the bike squad. “Community-based policing gets us closer to the public,” DeVall said.
20 Years Ago
July 10, 2003
The fate of several proposed subdivisions on Big Mountain hinged on approval of a neighborhood plan the county planning office said should be denied until it’s more complete. Elk Highlands Inc., Alex Brishka, Winter Sports Inc. and Stoltze Land and Lumber had asked the Whitefish City-County Planning Board to approve the Big Mountain West neighborhood plan as an amendment to the Whitefish master plan (growth policy). They also requested that 466 acres of unzoned mountain land be designated resort business property.
10 Years Ago
July 10, 2013
A Flathead District Court Judge ruled no standing agreement exists between the city and county for control of the two-mile planning doughnut around Whitefish effectively giving control of the area to the county. Judge David Ortley ruled that the 2010 interlocal agreement between the City of Whitefish and Flathead County was legally terminated by the county. Until the county adopted a growth policy and zoning for the doughnut, however, the city would have authority to enforce its regulations for that area.