Looking Back: City cuts two full-time positions
Whitefish Pilot | UPDATED 3 months AGO
Temperatures reached about 60 degrees in the shade at the foot of Big Mountain in 1986, affording skiers the opportuity to shed a few layers of clothes and slide through the "ego snow." (Steve Schunk photo)
A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler
50 Years Ago
March 18, 1976
Expansion appeared to be the future of Whitefish, as evidenced by the number of requests for water hookup and annexation heard at the City Council meeting. Water hook-up for a subdivision east of town bordering on the Crosswinds subdivision was requested by developers Gene Post and Shirley Granmo. Post explained how these ten one-acre lots had been accepted by the county in 1972 as a single-family residential area. They sought to hook water onto the Cross Winds water line. On the other side of town, contractor Dick MacDonald requested permission to hook on to the north end of the Orchard View subdivision water line west of town.
40 Years Ago
March 19, 1986
Two full-time employee positions were cut by the Whitefish City Council in a move designed to help combat the city's first recorded deficit. Another position was trimmed to half-time. The full council voted unanimously to combine the duties of animal control officer and parking enforcement officer. Both positions were full-time and the move will result in one less employee. The position of a worker in the street department who is retiring will not be filled. The clerk of the city court's full-time job was also reduced to half-time.
30 Years Ago
March 21, 1996
Winter Classic organizers made good on their promise to put the to put on the biggest and best event and the fundraiser’s 12 years. Hundreds of Flathead Valley residents participated in functions during the four-day Big Mountain Doug Betters Winter Classic. Twenty-seven celebrities were on hand to sign autographs and promote the fundraiser. The figures were in from the auction, the biggest money maker for the Winter Classic Foundation. Generous bids put the net amount at $116,800 and broke a record. “It's a new record, I'm happy to say,” Winter Classic co-chairman Joe. Basirico said.
20 Years Ago
March 16, 2006
Supporters and opponents of a proposed dog park faced off during a master plan meeting for Armory Park. About 40 people attended the meeting, including people for and against the proposed Whitefish Dog Park, members of groups who currently use the facility, and other concerned citizens. Whitefish Parks and Recreation Director Dan Keyes hosted the meeting at the Roy Duff Memorial Armory and presentations were given by City Planning Director Bob Horne and consultant Bruce Booty. Discussion focused on the park’s current facilities, which include a skate park, softball fields, a soccer field and a proposed bike jump course. Future use of the park was also addressed.
10 Years Ago
March 16, 2016
One of the historic Christmas trees at Whitefish Lake Golf Club was set to come down along with a handful of other mature spruces that lined the entry. A towering spruce in the roundabout that dons multicolored Christmas lights each winter was diseased and dying, said Terry Nelson, WLGC board member. Crews planned to remove the tree along with others between the entry and the Whitefish Cemetery.