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At 9 a.m. on the dot, a group of nine women made for a dirt road to begin their biweekly morning stroll. It wasn't as cold as it could have been - a cold front was predicted to roll in over the weekend - and minutes before the walking commenced it was around 20 degrees in Condon with a light wind. The ladies were prepared, of course, with coats, hats, gloves and specialized hiking shoes that had enhanced traction. Some say the Amazing Walking Women of Condon cancel the walk if it's 10 degrees...
The Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Board met last Tuesday to hear board members ask questions, and touch base on a community member’s request and firearm carry on district property. Board Chairman Gary Lewis said he called the Missoula Deputy County Attorney to discuss firearm carry laws on fire department property. In November, the board discussed the pros and cons of allowing or not allowing firearm carrying on property. After a situation that occurred in October last year that left a member of the public feeling uneasy when a fire d...
HELENA — Lawmakers heard first testimony Wednesday, Jan. 22, on a flagship property tax bill that would essentially shift property taxes away from primary residences, long-term rentals and small businesses. Rep. Llew Jones, R-Conrad, is carrying House Bill 231, which is the so-called “homestead” bill championed by Gov. Greg Gianforte’s office. Jones said about 230,000 homeowners would see a 17% reduction in taxes on their primary residences under the bill. The burden would then fall on properties like vacation homes and short-term rentals...
Thus far over 4,440 bill titles have been submitted to the Legislature Services Division, as of Jan. 23. More than half of those titles will never result in a bill being introduced. They are referred to as “placeholders,” a title available to be turned into a bill to address some issue, if necessary. During the past five legislative sessions, an average of 1,339 bills have been introduced. Notwithstanding the large number of bill titles and bills likely to be introduced, there is only one bill that really needs to pass, House Bill 2, the sta...
HELENA – As he introduced one of his party’s two primary property tax relief bills on Tuesday, Jan. 21, Rep. Jonathan Karlen, D-Missoula, warned a panel of legislators that residents are being priced out of their communities. The House Taxation Committee heard testimony Tuesday on Karlen’s House Bill 154, which aims to make property tax more affordable to low-income taxpayers through a tax credit and on House Bill 155, which would add a tier structure to property tax. Two Republican-backed bills are up for a hearing in the same committee on We...
During my life I have found it is very important for children to listen carefully to their parents and grandparents. They can learn much from them. I distinctly remember my grandfather telling me in those early years that everything I said or thought or did was in some almost magical way recorded — that someday I would have to be judged according to what I had said, thought and done. This did not frighten me, but it gave me a growing sense of responsibility for my actions. I hope that we will h...
The Jan. 21 meeting of the Swan Valley Community Council was devoted to information. Presentations from Missoula County officials and from a variety of organizations with interests affecting the Seeley-Swan area permeated the gathering with conversations on bridges, grant programs and various local natural resource conservation organizations in the valleys. Each presenter stressed that resources are available for everything from small grants to multimillion-dollar bridges, but they don’t succeed unless ground-level citizens express their i...
Seeley-Swan High School's Principal and Athletic Director Shawn Holmes was presented with an award from the Montana High School Association in recognition of his service to the organization. Holmes said the recognition extends beyond him and to all the people that have helped him put on various MHSA events, like districts, divisional or state tournaments. These are optional for districts to host, but as a Class C school part of a larger district - Missoula Public Schools - Seeley-Swan High Schoo...
The Seeley-Swan basketball teams faced off against one of their most anticipated opponents, the Lincoln Lynx. After that they played the Valley Christian Eagles. Both games proved challenging for the Blackhawks. On Jan. 24, the Blackhawks traveled to Lincoln. The Lynx got the home-court advantage - their court is smaller than the Blackhawks' court. To add to the adjustment, both the Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks were missing starters and players due to travel and injury. These games would be...
Thursday Jan. 25, 1990 Fireman and storyteller team up to teach youngsters fire safety Last Saturday, 17 children learned some important fire safety rules, but they were not sitting in desks at a school and they were not visiting the local fire station. These children came to the Fire Safety Story Hour at the Seeley Lake Public Library. Home Start of Seeley Lake shared a fire education kit, especially designed for young children, at the local library. The kit included the puppets and a...
I may as well start with this story. My clients wanted to stay out late for an evening hatch. The fishing that time of year tapered off in the afternoon, but remained steady for anglers up to the challenge. The evening caddis hatches were gangbusters — if you stayed out until dark-thirty to fish them. We launched late morning, content to be the last boat down the river. The plan was to let the other boats get downstream and wait until the trout were back on their feed. We fished some favorite runs that didn’t produce as anticipated. I tri...
Public Services • Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): Mon, 7pm, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, www.aa-montana.org • Missoula County Treasurer: 2nd & 4th Thurs, 9:30am – 3:30pm, closed for lunch 11:30 – 12:30, Satellite Office, 3360 Highway 83N • Montana Veterans Affairs Division: 3rd Wed, 10am-2pm, Citizens Alliance Bank. 406-721-1288 for apt. • Potomac Food Bank: Second to last Sunday each month, 5-7pm, Potomac Greenough Comm. Center • Seeley Lake Caregiver Support Group: Third Tues, 1-2pm, via ZOOM. For log in info call Missoula Aging Service the Wednesd...
Local Government • Missoula County Commissioners Public Mtg, 2nd & 4th Thursdays, Courthouse Annex, Room 151, Missoula, 2pm. http://www.missoulacounty.us/government/administration/commissioners-office • Seeley Lake Community Council, 2nd Mon, 6pm, Seeley Lake Historical Museum & Visitors Center, 2920 Highway 83. For the agenda and virtual access visit the Facebook Page for Zoom link. http://www.missoulacounty.us/community/community-councils/seeley-lake-community-council • Swan Valley Community Council, 3rd Tues, 6pm, Swan Valley Commu...
Senior Menu For any area senior unable to afford the lunches, assistance may be available. Frozen meals are also available. Please call Ria Overholt with Missoula Aging Services at 406-728-7682 for information. The Mission Mountains Mercantile serves senior meals Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Please call 406-754-2387 by 6 p.m. the night before the meal to order. Visit the Mission Mountains Mercantile Facebook page for the menu. The Seeley Lake Senior Center (Sela Senci) provides congregate meals and delivers ‘meals on wheels’. Congregate mea...
