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Yesterdays: Canyon Elementary facing closure
70 years agoApril 16, 1954Carpenters at the Anaconda Aluminum Co. plant construction settled with the company for $2.65 an hour, if they were needed. The subcontractor would pay them the prevailing wage, but also didn’t expect that they would be needed anymore. The carpenters had been on strike for a few weeks.60 years agoApril 17, 1964Ten cows and three Hereford calves from the Flathead Valley were going to be on display at the World’s Fair in New York City. The animals were part of the Edmiston family’s herd, which had a spread between Columbia Falls and Kalispell.50 years agoApril 19,...
Biologist talks the evolution of bear management
Tim Manley, retired Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist and bear specialist, pulled up a National Geographic video of the Craighead brothers from their 1950s-70s Yellowstone grizzly project.“We learned a lot about what to do and what not to do based on what they did,” Manley explained during his Wilderness Speaker Series presentation hosted by Wild Montana March 20.The Craigheads had tranquilized an adult male grizzly, and as they worked to take his measurements and complete a mold of his paw, he was twitching on the ground. “Concerned as much for the bear’s safety as his own, John [Craighead] decides against...
Schweikert to retire from football coaching
After a distinguished career, Columbia Falls High School football coach Jaxon Schweikert announced his retirement from football.Schweikert led the Wildcats to the playoffs in every season but one during his tenure as head coach, including three championship appearances and the school’s first ever state A championship in 2017.He went 80-37 over his 12 years at the helm of the football program.Schweikert considered coaching one more year, but he said the team has a lot of upcoming talent that he would have wanted to see through high school.“If I did one more year I’d have to do three,” he said. “I...
Track teams making their mark as season begins
The Columbia Falls track squads opened up the varsity season in earnest last week, competing at the Kalispell Time Trials and the Missoula Invitational.At Kalispell, notable performances included Malaki Simpson who won the 200 meters with a 23.19. He took fifth in the 100.Quinn Clark was third in the 400 with a time of 55.57.Banyan Johnston was sixth in the 300 hurdles with a 46.58. Lane Voermans took second in the shot put with a 52-4 throw, his best so far.Oliver Kress was sixth in the pole vault with a 11-6 leap. Ally Sempf took fourth in the 100 with a...
Tennis opens with win over Ronan
Columbia Falls High School tennis started their season with a home match against Ronan Tuesday, April 2. The girls team went 5-0 and boys 4-1.In girls singles, Lexi Oberholtzer won over Sara McConnell 6-0, 6-0; Aliyah Arends 6-1, 6-1 over Amy Snyder; and Elaina Dorr 3-6, 6-1, (10-7) over Aizhan Akhmetchanoua. In doubles, the team of Alanis Petersen and Kristina Tamburelli won 6-0, 6-0 over Maidens Chevy Reum and Yanella Tillman and Lucie Love and Fiona Bryant went 6-1, 6-1 over Addison Crawford and Kate Johnson.In boys singles, Wildcat Brady Heitz defeated Hayden Fussell 6-1, 6-2; William Oberholtzer won 7-6 (9-7),...
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