Yesterdays: Family butchers its own Thanksgiving meal
Jerry Thomas of Columbia Falls plays the role of head butcher for the Thanksgiving feast in 1992. “It’s a dirty job but someone has to do it,” he said. (Lynnette Hintze photo)
70 years ago
Nov. 28, 1952
Work was to start shortly on a new Great Northern Railway depot The plan was to cut off the west waiting room off the existing depot and move it out of the way. The new depot would be immediately west of the old depot at the end of Main Street. The depot has long since been moved. It is now the Shops at Station 8.
60 years ago
Nov. 30, 1962
Glacier Park crews were busy clearing brush and thinning trees along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, which made it so motorists would have better views of Lake McDonald and McDonald Creek.
50 years ago
Dec. 1, 1972
Glacier National Park was implementing plans to control visitor use, including a backcountry management plan that would require people to camp in designated campgrounds. They also implemented restrictions along lower McDonald Creek during the salmon spawning to reduce disturbance of grizzlies and eagles feeding on the fish.
40 years ago
Dec. 2, 1982
The big game general hunting season was the best in 10 years with game at check stations up a little bit over the previous years. Chopper pilot Pilot Frederick C. Weber ran afoul of the law for transporting an elk from Crossover Mountain to the Spotted Bear airstrip. It was illegal to use aircraft for hunting unless the transport went from an FAA approved airport to another FAA approved airport. The pilot wasn’t aware he even broke the law. The elk was legally taken.
30 years ago
Nov. 26, 1992
The Ericksons and Thomases were butchering their own turkeys for thanksgiving. The newspaper ran a photo spread on the process. The families said the birds tasted great.
20 years ago
Nov. 28, 2002
The Hungry Horse Food Bank was temporarily closed after there was an allegation that food had been taken from it just before the holidays. The Sheriff said it didn’t appear to be criminal, but the rules regarding moving food were lax, at best.
10 years ago
Nov. 28, 2012
The newspaper had a feature on Leon Syth, who used to own the Pines Cafe. Syth did iconic fish mounts that used to hang in the cafe, which are now at Montana Coffee Traders.