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SWAN VALLEY – Swan Valley Connections is among 85 nonprofits statewide that received notice Jan. 31 from the Montana Department of Justice Motor Vehicle Division that their generic specialty license plate has been revoked for failing to reach the minimum of 400 active registrations. A four-month extension was granted last week to allow these 85 organizations to increase their plate sales. However if they are unable to meet the requirement, SVC will loose more than $5,000 annually in u...
SEELEY LAKE – Eric Hayhurst became interested in photography when he was a student at Capital High School in Helena. He liked the creativity of developing a negative in the darkroom to produce the photo as he wanted it to appear, liked the freedom inherent in layout and composition. Hayhurst considered pursuing a career in photography after graduation but realized it would be difficult to make a living as a photographer. His solution: become a photographer in the United States Navy. Hayhurst ent...
SEELEY LAKE – The Lodge on Seeley Lake was packed Saturday night, Feb. 15 for the 10 year Celebration for Destinations for Education (D4E). Not only did the event celebrate a decade of support for the grassroots program, it also raised more than $5,200 for the nine students returning to Orosi, Costa Rica this April. Attendees enjoyed a Latin Buffet and a seemingly never-ending table of desserts while socializing at the donation-only event. The 2020 travelers did the prep work, served and made s...
SEELEY LAKE – Monday afternoon, Feb. 10 Doug Pewitt, 80 of Seeley Lake, took his last ride from his home above Salmon Lake. His battle with Alzheimer’s came to an end when he got too close to the thin ice around the inlet of Salmon Lake and his vehicle fell through the ice. “This has been an unbelievable tragedy for my sister. Heroic from my other sister’s perspective because he got into the car and took control of his life since he had not had control for the past four to six years. For me it is poetic because here is a man that couldn...
SEELEY LAKE - Doug Pewitt passed away on Feb.10 after his vehicle fell through the ice on Salmon Lake. This tragedy was softened and made easier to handle due to the response and support of individuals and agencies involved. Thanks go out to Seeley Lake Fire Department, Seeley Lake QRU, Seeley-Swan Search and Rescue, Missoula County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Forest Service and Montana Highway Patrol. The events on that day are etched into our family’s memory. I particularly want to commend Heath Hanson, Chaplain Lowell Hochhalter, Zach Bar...
SEELEY LAKE - Missoula County officials have spent more than a half-million taxpayer dollars in the past decade trying to sell a community sewer here in Seeley Lake. Unfortunately, the proposal the sewer board settled on stinks. It does not clean up the shore dwellers’ waste effluent (less than 25 percent of the waterfront properties on the lake and the Clearwater are in the sewer district). It does not protect the watershed. It is REALLY expensive. And it may very well pollute nearly 100 drinking water wells up near the airport where the t...
The task force the governor has created to protect Montana’s workers, businesses and taxpayers sounds good on paper but sometimes good intentions end up hurting our poor and less fortunate at the expense of protecting the more affluent. Other than fighting high taxes and property insurance, low and fixed income property owners and landlords face a continuing problem of property maintenance. When landlords have to pay excessive amounts for maintenance, those costs are passed on to the tenant through higher rents. It should be noted that the o...
Over the years, the idea of soul became the property of many disciplines: religion, philosophy, medicine, technology and psychology. For example, the word that I so often use – psyche -- refers to our psychology but it also means soul. Descriptions of soul include many difficult to understand details, such as soul accompanying a person into death and beyond. Soul is often considered different than a person's body. It is often described in terms of spirituality and the essence of life. R...
Following the close of the Special District filing deadline Feb. 10, Seeley Lake Sewer Board is currently the only Special District election that will appear on the May 5 mail-in ballot. However, citizens can apply to be a write-in candidate until March 2. If someone does apply as a write-in candidate, this could trigger an election if there are more candidates than positions. However, their name would not appear on the ballot. The School District filings remain open until March 26. Current candidates for Special Districts (Filing to be listed...
Fiscally responsible budgets, strong conservative fiscal policy, the first comprehensive infrastructure package for Montana in over a decade, protecting our Second Amendment rights and fighting to keep taxes low in Montana. These are some of the things I promised to get done if I was elected to serve you in the Montana Legislature. After representing the people of House District 92 for the past two sessions, we have a real record of getting things done and getting them done with bipartisan...
There's something about a new year that makes us reflect on where we are and what we want to do in the future. We make resolutions, plans, try to break old habits and begin new traditions. Coupled with the new year, January also brought with it a new decade. With eager anticipation of fresh beginnings, we've opened our minds and are even more accepting of change. For me, 2020 marks significant changes – both personally and professionally. It's my sixth year working in property management and t...
Montana's hunting legacy depends on active, skilled and ethical hunters who pass on their traditions to new generations. This happens in hundreds of classrooms across Montana each year through the state's Hunter and Bowhunter Education program. Instructors in the program volunteer their time and talents to give new hunters baseline instruction on safety, ethics, procedure and other components of successful hunting. Hunter Education, which is administered by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, is...
SEELEY LAKE – Missoula County Building and Development Programs Manager Nicole Whyte attended the Seeley Lake Community Council meeting Feb. 10 to discuss changes to the County building permitting program including adopting new codes and a fee increase. Whyte said that following the Building Forum put on by the Council last year, several County agencies that were involved in different areas of permitting got together to discuss how they could better streamline the permitting process for both contractors and homeowners. Out of that meeting c...
There is the story of a shipwreck on a dark and tempestuous night, when not even a star was visible. A ship was approaching the harbor of Cleveland, with a pilot on board. The captain, noticing only one light as they drew near - that from the lighthouse -asked the pilot if he was quite sure that it was Cleveland harbor, as other lights should have been burning at the harbor mouth. The pilot replied that he was quite sure, whereupon the captain enquired: “Where are the lower lights?” “Gone out, sir,” replied the pilot. “Can you make the harbo...
SEELEY LAKE – After a vehicle went through the ice on Salmon Lake, Feb. 10 and emergency responders were released, Clearwater Towing of Seeley Lake worked late into the night to recover the vehicle. Clearwater Towing Manager Ben Shields said over the years, they have pulled a lot of things off and out of the lakes in the valley. However, they have never pulled a vehicle out that was that far from shore. Before Seeley-Swan Search and Rescue was released from the scene, they spotted Shields as he...
HELENA - The Montana Historical Society (MHS) is accepting applications for the Centennial Farm and Ranch program. New inductees will receive a framed certificate signed by the governor, recognition at the “Ag Day” ceremony in the Montana State Capitol during the 2021 legislative session, the ranch/farm history printed online and in MHS’s periodic Centennial Farm and Ranch yearbook and a durable 24-inch by 36-inch UV-coated metal roadside sign. Since 2009, the MHS Centennial Farm and Ranch program has recognized the state’s agricultural traditi...
SEELEY LAKE – The phrase “bury the hatchet” means to cease hostilities and make amends. Not surprisingly, the origin of the phrase comes from Native Americans, who literally did bury hatchets. Doubtless such ceremonies were performed before Europeans landed on the North American continent but the earliest recorded account, dated 1680, comes from Samuel Sewell a judge, businessman and printer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He documents how trouble between the colonials and the Native American tribes was settled by Major Pynchon and the c...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School recognized their senior basketball athletes and managers along with their families at the last home game of the season Saturday, Feb. 15....
SEELEY LAKE – The Lady Blackhawks and Blackhawks both head into this week's District 13-C Tournament seeded in the top spot. The Lady Blackhawks wrapped up their final week of the regular season with a pair of victories defeating Darby on the road Feb. 14 and Victor at home Feb. 15 while the Boys split the week falling to Darby and defeating Victor. The Lady Blackhawks found little competition in Darby putting the Tigers down 21 to 2 in the first quarter. The Tigers put a little better fight i...
Death Notice SWAN VALLEY - Marian (Matthew) Seaman, 87, passed away in Missoula on Friday, Feb. 14. Arrangements are under the care of Garden City Funeral Home. Federal Grant Brings Early Education Option to Rural Montana 4-year-olds HELENA, MONT. — Rural Montana families now have a new way to prepare their children for kindergarten at home thanks to a large federal grant. The United States Department of Education awarded the nonprofit organization, Waterford.org, an Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Expansion Grant with a goal of f...
Democrats claim taxing the “rich” is the way to help the middle class and poor. That the rich get rich by taking wealth from others. Norm would have said “idiots!” Bill Gates and Paul Allen, worth billions, created an operating system for computers enabling the average person computer operation. Millions use his product on phones, tablets, computers, etc. for personal and business use. Microsoft products and stock have created millions of jobs, businesses and many billion/millionaires and middle class people. Microsoft is presently a trillio...
