Yesterdays: Park rangers shoot griz that woke up while being collared
Hungry Horse News | UPDATED 6 months AGO
An aerial view of Fourth Avenue West in May 1956 with the high school, at left, the additions and the old Talbott School and annex. Photo was taken from a helicopter. (Mel Ruder photo)
70 years ago
May 11, 1956
Glacier National Park Assistant Chief Ranger A.D. Cannavina said he watched a grizzly bear taking swings at a raven in Many Glacier. The bear would swipe at the bird which would jump right out of reach then land back near the bear and the bear would swipe at it again. It appeared the two were playing.
60 years ago
May 13, 1966
The community of West Glacier would get its water from Glacier National Park. The town was having a hard time getting a reliable water source and Glacier got the OK from Washington to provide water. Glacier’s west side water comes from Apgar Mountain.
50 years ago
May 13, 1976
Glacier Bank had its grand opening at the corner of Nucleus Avenue and Highway 40. The bank is building a new branch this year and has grown from one bank in Columbia Falls to a publicly-traded regional financial institution.
40 years ago
May 14, 1986
A grizzly bear in Glacier National Park was shot and killed by rangers after the immobilizing drug it was given didn’t work and the bear woke up just as they were trying to fit it with a radio collar. The bear had gotten into a building in park headquarters that had barrels of lard. The plan was to move it to the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
30 years ago
May 16, 1996
The region was bracing for flooding as it had been cold and wet raising flood concerns. The Luding family had recaptured the concession contract for Sperry and Granite Park chalets, which had been closed due to water and sewer issues. Sperry remained closed at the time, but Granite Park would reopen.
20 years ago
May 11, 2006
$50 million in funding to fix the Going-to-the-Sun was secured by Sen. Max Baucus. Baucus inserted language into a supplemental spending bill after the original bill to the fund the reconstruction was held up over a dispute over technical language. The funding kicked off the greater reconstruction of the road, which was about $200 million when it was all said and done.
10 years ago
May 11, 2016
A coalition was formed looking to ban commercial air tours over Glacier National Park. The Park Service eventually did phase out the tours, though some operators still advertise tours from the edge of Glacier looking into the park.