Yesterdays: Hungry Horse News wins Pulitzer Prize
Don Reynolds and Robert Travis with a bear they treed and shot in May, 1965. The person in the cab was not identified and cropped out of the original photo. The bear had multiple ear tags. (Mel Ruder photo)
70 years ago
May 6, 1955
The Oliver C. Hall home in Bad Rock was destroyed by a fire. Damage was estimated at $5,000 at the time. It only had partial insurance. A Canada lynx showed up at Glenn Johnston’s place along the Flathead River, a rare occurrence. Glacier National Park plows were 2 miles from Logan Pass.
60 years ago
May 7, 1965
The Hungry Horse News was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for general local reporting. The award was for the picture and story coverage of the June 8-9 flood in 1964. Crystal Creek had flooded Satterthwaite Field. The spring creek had no outlet and would flood portions of the south side of town.
50 years ago
May 9, 1975
A charter for a new Columbia Falls bank was approved by the U.S. Comptroller of Currency. The bank would have an initial capitalization of $600,000 and no stockholder could own more than 5% of the shares.
40 years ago
May 9, 1985
The Atlantic Richfield Co. said it was “actively” trying to sell the aluminum plant in Columbia Falls, but no deadline had been set and no buyer had been found.
30 years ago
May 4, 1995
The Columbia Falls City Council decided to keep City Manager Roger Hopkins on in a quick vote, despite a petition drive to have Hopkins fired that was spearheaded by then businessman Gary Purdy. Purdy claimed the city was being heavy-handed in code enforcement. School District 6 hired Michael Nicosia as its new superintendent. He would go on to have a distinguished career in Columbia Falls.
20 years ago
May 5, 2005
The Columbia Falls growth policy called for more housing in Columbia Falls, a similar sentiment as today.
10 years ago
May 6, 2015
Glacier National Park was considering a timed entry/reservation system to get into the park in the peak summer months. It would take a few years, but one was eventually instated. Demolition of the defunct Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant was expected soon.