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Corky Hill and Janice Rierson were king and queen of the junior high carnival in November, 1961. Crowning them is Jim Friske. (Mel Ruder photo)
70 years ago
Oct. 21, 1949
A 7-foot-diameter cedar was considered the largest tree in Glacier National Park. The cedar was about a quarter-mile from the Going-to-the-Sun Road and was about 500 years old, according to estimates. Oil prospecting was underway up the North Fork of the Flathead.
60 years ago
Oct. 23, 1959
Installation of 16 new antennas on Teakettle Mountain had vastly improved TV signals for Channel 4 in the upper Flathead. Channel 4 was a station out of Spokane, Washington. It was then rebroadcast locally on Channel 77.
50 years ago
Oct. 24, 1969
Glacier National Park was considering putting up six barriers on streams to prevent coho salmon from entering the park. The park decided to do a feasibility study of the barriers after Montana Fish and Game announced it would stock the non-native fish in Flathead Lake. Glacier was worried the salmon would deplete the native cutthroat trout fishery in the park.
40 years ago
Oct. 25, 1979
The Anaconda Aluminum Co. had installed 10 smokestack extensions at the plant so harmful gases like carbon monoxide would be carried farther away from the plant and make it safer for employees to work on the potlines. The Columbia Falls Fire Hall got a new look after it was named after the late Don Anderson, a longtime chief.
30 years ago
Oct. 19, 1989
About 80 residents had petitioned to have the old Red Bridge replaced. State bridge inspectors earlier in the year had determined the old bridge was too rotted for use. The bridge still stands today, but has been all but abandoned by the county.
20 years ago
Oct. 21, 1999
William O’Neal of Hungry Horse was shot multiple times by fellow resident George Delbert and died. The two apparently had a heated argument. President Bill Clinton’s roadless rule, which would prohibit new roads in roadless lands in National Forests was lauded by some conservation groups, but seen as an abuse of power by timber interests.
10 years ago
Oct. 22, 2009
The Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. announced it was shutting down operations and 88 employees would lose their jobs. The plant would never restart.