Looking Back: City councilor said she was ‘spinning her wheels’
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Gladys Carr lived in the home at 444 Central Avenue for many years. (Whitefish Pilot photo)
A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler
50 Years Ago
May 16, 1974
Cash, liquor and checks were stolen when the Whitefish Golf Club was burglarized. Whitefish police and the resident sheriff’s deputy apprehended two adults and one juvenile soon after the incident occurred. “We had ‘em in jail before the golf club officials knew they had been robbed,” said police chief Joe Eason. Police arrested Don Skinner, Greg Wiebe and the juvenile, and recovered the cash, buried at State Park in a metal box. They also recovered some of the liquor.
40 Years Ago
May 17, 1984
Helen Tate, the first woman to serve on the Whitefish City Council, resigned. She cited conflict with the park advisory board and stress of serving on the council, as reasons for her decision. When Tate was appointed to take over the Ward 2 seat vacated by Ken Doxtater after his resignation in 1981, she said she was getting involved because she was appalled at the condition of City Beach, other city parks and the cemetery. If she stayed on the council any longer, she said, she would be “spinning her wheels, and I'd rather not spend my time doing nothing.”
30 Years Ago
May 12, 1994
The new viaduct over the Burlington Northern railroad tracks was ahead of schedule. The entire substructure of the viaduct would be completed in a matter of days according to construction supervisor Dick Overman of D.H. Blattner and Sons who are constructing the bridge. “We are a little bit ahead of schedule,” Overman said of the $3.8 million project. He said the company saved money on the pilings and that all other costs are close to early estimates. Overman said the progress is due, in part, to help from the Burlington Northern switch crew and office personnel. “They have been excellent to work with,” he said.
20 Years Ago
May 13, 2004
The Whitefish Rotary Club and the City of Whitefish signed a construction agreement that would mean better and safer equipment at the Baker Avenue Kiddie Park playground. As part of Whitefish’s centennial celebration, the Rotary Club initiated the improvements. Two structures, one for children aged 2-5 and one for children aged 5-12 would replace the existing equipment. “They are pretty elaborate structures with a lot of challenges. They are set up to stimulate thinking, challenge physical abilities and promote teamwork,” explained Bruce Lutz, the landscape architect who worked with the manufacturer to custom configure the park.
10 Years Ago
May 16, 2014
At a public hearing in front of local Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials, 36 people spoke in favor of a proposed rule to designate a section of the Whitefish River as a non-motorized corridor. Six people spoke in opposition. The proposed amendment would restrict river traffic to manual- and electric-powered watercraft from the railroad trestle south of Whitefish Lake to the bridge on JP Road.