Yesterdays: Cloud seeding considered

70 years ago

Aug. 24, 1956

More visitors came to Glacier National Park from Alberta than they did from Montana from Aug. 9 through the Aug. 13. All told, 988 vehicles entered Glacier from Alberta, while 962 came from Montana. California was third at 609 vehicles.

60 years ago

Aug. 26, 1966

The Bonneville Power Administration was considering cloud seeding the area, which brought immediate concerns about wet falls making it more difficult to harvest crops and wet winters harming the elk herd in the South Fork.

50 years ago

Aug. 26, 1976

A windstorm up the North Fork downed  about 2.76 million board feet of timber near Big Creek. 

40 years ago

Aug. 20, 1986

After 21 years on the job and 15,000 miles on the trails, Glacier National Park ranger Jerry DeSanto was retiring. DeSanto was the only Glacier Park ranger to be attacked and injured by a grizzly bear. He  spent the better part of his career patrolling the North Fork.

30 years ago

Aug. 22, 1996

A man who was charged 20 years ago for poaching in Glacier was charged again, this time for poaching a bighorn sheep. John Partney, 46, of Missouri was charged with multiple counts of poaching in Glacier and other national parks.

20 years ago

Aug. 24, 2006

Brian Merseal and Tripp Gimbel, cross country runners at Columbia Falls High School had to put the  brakes on hard while training in Glacier National Park. The two ran into a grizzly sow and cub on a blind corner while running the Highline Trail. The bear, fortunately, ran off the trail away from them.

10 years ago

Aug. 24, 2016

Workers who were laid off after Weyerhaeuser closed sawmills in Columbia Falls were entering a good job market, particularly if they had trade skills, as the construction industry was doing well.