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Looking Back: Chamber of Commerce seeks cheaper digs
2025-09-03
A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler 50 Years Ago Sept. 4, 1975 The Whitefish City Council discussed the feasibility of constructing and maintaining a public swimming pool. Representing a citizens committee interested in building a pool deck, Adams presented a plan where the required $200,000 estimated cost could be raised. Through state and federal funding. By charging swimmers 25 cents a day during the mid-May to mid-September swimming. Figures from the City of Cut Bank showed the pool could pay for lifeguards and maintenance costs. The group requested permission to use the southeast corner of Memorial Field, the corner of 4th St. and Fur Ave. as a possible pool site when applying for the state funds. 40 Years Ago Sept. 4, 1985 Faced with the prospect of being $9,000 in the red, the Whitefish Chamber of Commerce decided to lay off its manager and sell its building. The board of directors of the organization announced it was taking major steps to cut expenses and relocated in a less expensive location. Ed Grogan, president, reported to chamber members, “For several years we carried over deficits and loans. If we continue on in the same direction we are
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