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SEELEY LAKE – Just after 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 a vehicle was reported sinking into the northern portion of Salmon Lake near the open water. A certified diver with the Missoula County Sheriff's Office extracted the sole occupant Douglas Pewitt, 80 of Seeley Lake, at approximately 8 p.m. The vehicle was then removed from the lake. The recovery took several hours with very cold temperatures. The Missoula County Sheriff's Office ruled it an accidental drowning. The Sheriff's Office said, "A b...
SEELEY LAKE – "Ten years ago, I and a handful of other students headed to Ecuador. We didn't realize that we were starting something that would last much longer than our time at Seeley-Swan High School," wrote Locke Hassett, 2011 SSHS graduate, in an email. "I didn't realize that that short trip would re-frame my worldview and quantify experiences to be infinitely more valuable than objects." Destinations for Education (D4E) celebrates 10 years of community support Saturday evening, Feb. 15 a...
SEELEY LAKE – The Montana's Race to the Sky came through Seeley Lake this weekend after the 35th anniversary start in Lincoln at 1 p.m. Saturday. Seeley Lake's Jessie Royer and her J Team won the 300 mile and Josi Thyr, also from Seeley Lake, was the 100 mile champion. 300 Mile Race Royer took the lead in the 300 mile race in the first 50 miles. She passed all nine 300-mile teams on the way to White Tail Ranch and was the first musher to arrive at 7:45 p.m. Saturday night with 12 dogs. Just 1...
SEELEY LAKE – More than 100 people came out to ice skate and play in the snow Saturday, Feb. 8 for the Seeley Lake Elementary Winterfest. The enthusiasm was tangible as children of all ages and adults enjoyed ice skating, sledding, snow shoeing, skiing, making snow persons and snow sculptures. The hot dogs and snacks served by the Seeley Lake Lions Club disappeared half way through the six-hour event. There was plenty of fresh snow and flavoring for the homemade snow cones and fires to warm u...
Jade Green and Lowell Grosvold passed away on Jan. 1, 2020. The families of the late Lowell Grosvold and Jade Green, wish to extend our sincere thanks for your many kindnesses, and for the condolences and support that we have received. We also send our gratitude and appreciation to Missoula County Sheriff’s Office, Seeley Swan Search and Rescue, Missoula Search and Rescue and all other search and rescue volunteers....
SEELEY LAKE - In July of 2017, a group of dedicated, experienced teachers at Seeley Lake Elementary rightfully brought the alarming deficiencies of the previous superintendent to the attention of the School Board. They received little support from others within SLE right up until last summer, when it finally became obvious to all that their concerns were justified. That suggests to us that this same group’s united grievances against the current superintendent are worth supporting. Their previous struggle was no doubt exhausting. Would they w...
SWAN VALLEY - I would like to call attention to an article from the August 2019 issue of National Geographic Magazine “As wolverines battle to survive, warming poses a threat.” The article discusses the wolverine that survive in the lower 48 states. Only about 300 of these unique animals are known to exist in four states: Montana, Idaho, Washington and Wyoming. The article displays a very unique two-page photograph of a wolverine feeding on a deer carcass. The picture was taken in our Swan Valley. There are several outstanding photos of wol...
During the 2019 Legislature, Gov. Steve Bullock, legislators and Montanans across the Treasure State worked tirelessly to keep history alive in a variety of ways. Senate Bill 338, also known as the Montana Museums Act, is best known for providing a portion of the funds to build the new Montana Heritage Center. But the legislation also creates an ongoing historic preservation grant program for counties, incorporated cities or towns, tribal governments, associations and incorporated nonprofit groups. Feb. 28 is the deadline to apply for the...
Americans are accused by many as having an obsession with firearms. If this is true, why is it? Let's assume for a moment it is true. Maybe it is because we are much more closely tied to our frontier heritage. Europeans had been ruled by the "elite" for at least two centuries when we declared ourselves a separate nation. During those two centuries, the general world-wide population had been disarmed by the rulers for one reason - to make revolt nearly impossible. The general population was consi...
HELENA – Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) is seeking public comment on proposed Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant applications for the current grant cycle which closed Jan. 31. Among the applicants are the Seeley Lake Driftriders, Seeley Lake Nordic Club, Seeley Lake ROCKS and Swan Valley Connections. Public comment on the proposed RTP grant applications is open through Monday, March 9 at 5 p.m. RTP is a federally funded program administered by Montana State Parks which provides funding for trail and trail related projects a...
12 was a busy year for both the civil and criminal divisions of the Missoula County Attorney's Office. On Jan. 1, I began my second four-year term as the chief elected prosecutor. Throughout the year, we continued to focus on improving our response to victims of crime, increasing the efficiency of the criminal justice system through innovative programs and working together with our justice partners to bring dangerous offenders to justice. Our criminal division consists of our Special Victims,...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley Lake resident Tom Browder has announced his candidacy for Montana House District 92 on the Democratic ticket. Tom grew up in western Montana where he enjoyed fishing, hunting and hiking from an early age. His deep appreciation for the Montana outdoors continued with six summers of seasonal work at the Seeley Lake Ranger Station. Tom enlisted in the US Army in 1969 and served almost three years on the East German border during the height of the Cold War. After his military...
The prevalence of chronic wasting disease in Montana has created "a new reality" for hunters and wildlife managers, just two years after it was first detected in the state. An extensive program of testing deer, elk and moose harvested across Montana from April 1, 2019, to Jan. 29, 2020, turned up 142 positives from Libby to the Hi-Line to the Ruby Valley to southeastern Montana, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said. The positives included 86 white-tailed deer, 53 mule deer,...
The Montana Historical Society is seeking nominations for people and organizations whose exemplary commitment to identifying and preserving our historical and cultural heritage makes them eligible for the Heritage Keeper Awards. Up to three people or organizations will be honored by the MHS Board of Trustees for the Heritage Keeper Awards. An additional award, The Montana Heritage Guardian Award, given out only on special merit, recognizes the accomplishments of one of the Heritage Keeper Award nominees with a record of outstanding...
MISSOULA - Phil Parker, 34, of Missoula passed on Feb. 5, 2020 in a single car vehicle accident. Phil lived in Missoula with his family for a few years when the family then moved to Seeley Lake where he spent the next 12 years going to school and growing up. Phil grew up learning the asphalt paving business from his father, owner of J. D. Parker Construction. He took that experience with him as he moved around Montana living and working in Helena, Butte, Bozeman and a few other places and most...
Especially after the loss of a loved one, our thoughts are often directed to the brevity of life here on earth. As I advance in age, time seems to rush by faster & faster each year. Surely, we all need to be very aware that are days are numbered here in this temporary existence. And, Christians should most assuredly fix their eyes toward Heaven and hold fast to God’s promise that after we depart this earth, we will live eternally in Heaven with our Savior Jesus Christ. In the beginning when Adam and Eve disobeyed God, sin then filled the w...
SEELEY LAKE – The Lady Blackhawks and Blackhawks defeated the Trojans of Drummond on the road Feb. 7 and Lincoln Lynx at home Feb. 8. The Lady Blackhawks put Drummond down early, outscoring them nearly three to one in the first half and they didn't let up. Final score was 62-28. Two Lady Blackhawks scored into the double digits with Klaire Kovatch hitting 8 of 11 shots for 16 points and Bethany Hoag scoring 13 including hitting 7 of 11 free throws. Emily Maughan had a pair of three pointers w...
Movie night at the barn, Feb. 15 SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Historical Society will be presenting “The Hanging Tree” Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Seeley Lake Historic Museum and Visitors Center. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the movie starts at 7 p.m. Dorothy M. Johnson wrote the story the movie is based on in 1957. Johnson was born in Iowa and soon after her birth, the family moved to Montana. She began to write professionally while in high school at Whitefish. Three of her best-known western stories were made into films: “A Man Called Horse...
For communities and businesses to prosper, they must be safe. From the 9-1-1 call through to the arrest, conviction and incarceration of felony offenders, Montana citizens rely on state funded public safety and justice programs to support that goal. I’m dismayed to read about Greg Gianforte’s proposed tax cut on Public Safety of 30%. If Montanans see such cuts in the next biennium there will be serious consequences to public safety across the state. We can’t all afford to provide our own security and safety like those with Gianforte’s wealth....
At the recent Montana Republican Kickoff, something very strange happened. A GOP legislator from Billings suggested that he ought to be shot. Representative Rodney Garcia dropped a stink bomb in the middle of the gathering by insisting that it is our Constitutional duty to execute the socialists in our midst – or at the very least, lock them up in a dank dungeon somewhere. He sees them as too much of a danger for our free society to deal with if left on the loose. We need to ask our patriotic friend if he has looked at our Constitution l...
