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ABOVE: After nearly seven decades of family own- ership, Glacier Park Inc. has purchased the busi- ness operations and 200 acres of adjacent land from the Lundgren family that provide a gateway to West Glacier and Apgar Village. GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
RIGHT: Paddlers walk along the road in West Gla- cier.GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
“I’m the outlaw of the family, the black sheep, and I just want to see this place preserved,” she said. “I think it hurts the community because they’re selling the soul of West Glacier. They sold out, just like everyone else.”
Ognjanov promised that the change is “good for the company, and it’s good for the communi-
ty.”GPI is retaining all 150 employees in West Glacier, she said, and the only concern she heard was whether or not they’ll have to trim their beards or wear uniforms.
“People will not see any major changes,” she said. “We want to live with the business commu- nity and the folks for a while and get to under- stand what it’s all about. At this moment there are zero plans to make any changes.”
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