Looking Back: Increased bear activity, U.S. 93 study
Construction workers used three cranes to take down the huge ___ beams of the old viaduct over the Burlington Northen rail yard, marking the end of hte 58-year-old Whitefish landmark. (1994 Mark Goldstein photo)
A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler
50 Years Ago
Oct. 17, 1974
Mrs. A. E. Carr was in charge of the Whitefish Women's Club's 50th anniversary celebration. Rev. Hanson entertained the large attendance by singing and accompanying himself on the guitar. A gold service table was presided over by Mrs. Ben Hugle. Mrs. Ross Donohoe cut the anniversary cake. The club’s only charter member was present, Mrs. Bea Whitmore, one of the original 24.
40 Years Ago
Oct. 18, 1984
Bear activity increased slightly in the Whitefish area, according to Game Warden Dave Wedum. Wedum trapped and relocated a black bear from the lower end of Haskell Basin and set a trap for a black bear by Mountain Harbor on the east shore of Whitefish Lake. Wedum also received a report of a black bear sow and cub in the Suncrest area, although these may be the same bears spotted by Mountain Harbor. The Whitefish game warden, who trapped 29 bears this year, anticipated wintry weather may ease black bear problems.
30 Years Ago
Oct. 13, 1994
The final study for improving U.S. 93 was issued, and the document recommended nearly everything a local advisory committee and the State Highway Commission were seeking. In the 18-month, $800,000 study, the engineering firm Carter Burgess envisioned a couplet system for U.S. 93 through Whitefish that would make Baker and Spokane avenues into one-way streets. The study also recommended building a $2,000,000 bridge at Seventh Street over the Whitefish River.
20 Years Ago
Oct. 14, 2004
Montana voters had the option to make the Montana Weed Trust Fund a constitutionally protected institution with Amendment 40. The $10 million trust fund was originally created in 1985. It issued grants for research and education on noxious weeds as well as chemical and biological control of them. Amendment 40 would require a 3/4 majority vote in both the House and the Senate for trust fund dollars to be allocated to any other use.
10 Years Ago
Oct. 15, 2014
Whitefish was taking steps to ban private helicopters from landing within residential neighborhoods. According to a planning department report. The city received several complaints about private helicopters landing in town this summer. A helicopter landed off Dakota Avenue at the Krumholtz property owned by Joe and Cindy Gregory. The incident prompted some neighbors to call police and complain about the noise during takeoff and landing.