Looking Back: Lady Bulldogs track team wins in Ronan
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Clark Heyler of Kalispell works on a mural which depicts and early 1930s storefront scene. Heyler was commissioned by Remember When? Emporium in downtown Whitefish in 1995. (Ann Arbor Miller photo)
A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler
50 Years Ago
May 1, 1975
A special school levy amounting to $228,597.00, or 33.5 mills, was requested from voters in District 44. The special school levy of about 25 mills passed for the current school year expired at the end of the year in June and the new levy would was needed to replace it. The newly requested levy was for maintenance and operation of the schools with 18.6 mills, or $123,118, for the elementary district and $105,479, or 14.9 mills, for the high school.
40 Years Ago
May 2, 1985
The Whitefish Lady Bulldogs had to share first place with Hamilton at the Ronan Invitational track meet, but no one was complaining. Both teams finished with 47 points in the meet, which attracted 10 schools from western Montana. The Whitefish boys finished seventh with 12 points. In the Ronan meet, the Lady Bulldogs’ 47 points were scored by six girls who each placed in two events. Amy Christensen took first in the 100-meter hurdles.
30 Years Ago
April 27, 1995
A land swap between the city of Whitefish and School District 44 was inching toward completion. The land transfer had been on the trustees’ agenda on and off throughout the 1994-95 school year. ”It's the only thing I can remember being on the agenda that long,” said Dave Peters, district superintendent. “We're getting the kinks worked out.” The swap involved the district transferring approximately 1.3 acres on the north corner of Central Avenue and Railway Street to the city and the city transferring approximately 1.7 acres northwest of the Central School gym to the district.
20 Years Ago
April 28, 2005
The Whitefish High School boys’ tennis team was known as “Young Guns” because all six were freshmen. They keyed the Bulldogs’ 5-2 Conference win over Columbia Falls by sweeping doubles play. “We've got a really young doubles crowd this season,” Whitefish coach Michelle Malletta said. “But they're improving rapidly and taking great strides. They're working very hard.” Along with the win over Columbia Falls, Whitefish suffered twin setbacks at Polson and Ronan. Polson dealt the Bulldogs a 5-2 loss and Ronan won 4-3.
10 Years Ago
April 29, 2015
Whitefish voters were resounding in their approval of a resort tax hike to help fund a conservation easement in Haskill Basin. About 83% of out of ballots cast were in favor of increasing the resort tax from 2 to 3 percent to back the $20.6 million land deal with F.H. Stoltz Land and Lumber Company. There were 1,718 votes in support of the tax increase and 334 votes against. The 3,000-acre easement is aimed at protecting the Haskill watershed, which is the primary source of Whitefish’s drinking water.