Looking Back for March 8

A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler

50 Years Ago

March 8, 1973

Julio Delgado, 1971 graduate of Whitefish High School, was named to the list of “Outstanding College Athletes of America.” The honor represents… sportsmanship, leadership and high individual achievement. An all-star athlete for the Whitefish Bulldogs, he was named in both “Who’s Who in High School Athletics“ and "Who's Who in High School Scholastics.”

40 Years Ago

March 10, 1983

The Christian Life Fellowship Church was purchasing the Emporium Mall building from Michael Stoddard and they planned on remodeling the structure at 235 Central Avenue into a church with space up front for some retail businesses. All five businesses in the building were given notice to be out by April 1 and two of the tenants were upset because they felt a main reason they were being asked to leave is that they did not belong to the church.

30 Years Ago

March 11, 1993

The Whitefish City Council reversed its decision to deny a zone change for a proposed Buttrey store and voted 3-2 to allow the controversial zone change. The zone change, which covered a parcel of land south of Mountain Mall on U.S. 93, extended the commercially-zoned depth from 400 feet to 800 feet and would allow Buttrey to set its store back off the highway and add 74 parking spaces. “I just want to come in here, be a good citizen and compete like everyone else,” Buttrey’s Vice President in charge of real estate, Norm Dusenberry said.

20 Years Ago

March 6, 2003

Whitefish School District voters split their ballots, supporting a nearly complete rebuild of Central School and narrowly rejecting an upgrade of Whitefish High School. Superintendent Jerry House had understandably mixed emotions as he examined the results. “I look at the big picture first,” House said. “I’m really pleased the community placed their trust in us to take $10.2 million to develop Central School. You can’t be greedy.”

10 Years Ago

March 6, 2013

Utilities would not be placed underground when the City of Whitefish reconstructed a portion of East Second Street but the city council decided to consider a policy change that could require future city projects to bury utility lines. The Second Street reconstruction included a bike and pedestrian path alongside a new street that would provide a safe route from town to the public amenities near the Armory and dog park.