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NEWS

WORDS
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of the Week

AN INDEX OF
RECENT
NEWSMAKERS

CFAC
Environmental Protection
Agency oicials recently

released the results of a
study to determine if the
shuttered Columbia Falls
Aluminum Company plant
should be designated a
Superfund site.
(STORY, PAGE 6)

MARATHON
The city of Boston held a
memorial on April 15, the irst
anniversary of the Boston
Marathon bombing that killed

three people last year. This
year’s marathon is being held
on April 21.
(STORY, PAGE 14)

PLOWING
Glacier National Park began
the daunting task of clearing
the Going-to-the-Sun Road
last week by slicing through Whiteish River is seen near Second Street Bridge in Whiteish. BEACON FILE PHOTO
the 25-foot deep avalanche
at Red Rock, just past Lake Whiteish Residents Rally in Support

McDonald.
(STORY, PAGE 13)
of Non-Motorized River Designation

BAUCUS
Former Montana Sen. Max
Baucus donated his Senate Supporters urge state
papers to the University of droves last week for a public hearing to to the trestle bridge at JP Road. The pro-
Montana last week along with commission to restrict consider whether a stretch of the White- posal, adopted by the city council in No-
$850,000 to help archive the ish River should be designated non-mo- vember and unanimously approved at its
documents. Additionally, an access along popular torized, with the lion’s share of those in regular meeting on April 7, would amend
institute for public service attendance – including numerous city of- the current no-wake regulation and re-
will be established at the UM recreational artery
School of Law.
icials – voicing support, while a slim mi- strict the three-mile stretch of river to
nority expressed dissent.
manually powered vessels like kayaks and
By TRISTAN SCOTT of the Beacon
The city is seeking restricted access stand-up paddleboards or boats with elec-
along the popular recreational artery near
Whiteish residents turned out in
the river’s conluence at Whiteish Lake
See River PAGE 12

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