SIILVERLVER STTATEATE POOSTST This edition is for Jason Smith and the people of Powell County YEAR 135 • WEEK NO. 23 • June 9, 2021 • WWW.SSPMT.COM • 406.846.2424 • $1.50 Deer Lodge will once again be Montana Capital for the Day On June 19, 1921, the City of Deer Lodge celebrated the official opening of the new City Hall Building. The event included a proclamation from state of- ficials designating Deer Lodge as the Montana Capital for the Day. 100 Years to the day, the City of Deer Lodge will commemorate the event on Saturday, June 19, 2021, during the annual Territorial Days that will once again include the designation of being Montana Capital for a Day. Deer Lodge Mayor Diana Solle was thrilled to find out the 100th anniversary of City Hall coincided with Territorial Days and approached Montana Governor Greg Gianforte with the idea of another proclamation. She praised Gianforte for the proclamation they will receive on June 18 and his willingness to help com- memorate the 100th anniversary. Looking back at the inaugural event, Solle said al- though Deer Lodge had been an official government since 1888, they did not have a city hall and the huge celebration that included a ball. This year’s event will include tours of the Deer Lodge City Hall, and they also plan on making a vid- eo of the winding of the clock tower that will later be available for viewing. “This is just a great time to celebrate City Hall,” Solle said. The Territorial Days events on June 19 are sched- uled from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and include a parade, live music, street dance, Show N Shine Car Show, and Jaywalkers Jamboree. City Reminds Residents of Sprinkling Policy The City of Deer Lodge is reminding residents HACRS Garage: a new about the use and timing of irrigation and lawn sprin- kling to specific dates and times. In an attempt to manage current water resources, decrease waste and misuse, and ensure sufficient -wa place to fix vehicles ter supply during this shortage, the City has adopted the following policies. Even-numbered addresses may only sprinkle on by Peggy Kerr has a BMW, a motorcycle and go ahead and bring it in,’ and even days of the month. Odd-numbered addresses a four-wheeler in his shop. He then it will sit here for two and may only sprinkle on odd days of the month. There is new full-service holds the contract for the post a half weeks, and then you’d be to be no sprinkling on the 31st day of any month. Au- auto repair shop calling and say, ‘Hey, where’s office and ambulance service. tomatic sprinkling devices must be programmed on a has opened for “Business has been good,” my car.’ 48-hour cycle to irrigate every other day, based on the business in Deer he said. “Mackenzie and I work “If it’s something quick, an A owner’s address, and may include the 31st day during Lodge in the last month. long hours. We try to keep up; oil change or something like summer months. Automatic sprinkling must be done HACRS Garage is located in we’re about two and a half that, we can usually squeeze between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m. the building that once housed a weeks out. it in somewhere, but when it An exception to the above policies exists for new- laundromat in front and John’s Hershaw currently has two comes to larger stuff that has ly planted lawns or landscaping. For new planting, Tune Up in back, at 220 Main employees: mechanic Macken- troubleshooting, it’s definitely sprinkling may be done every day at any time between St. - scheduled out.” zie Harrison and office manag 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. for up to two weeks. Jacob Hershaw moved his er Christine Migneault. Hershaw’s mechanic experi- Those seeking this exception must notify the City business to the building last “In the next couple of ence comes from working on in writing of their new planting. Violations of these November. months, I’ll probably end up wind turbines for nine years; policies can result in a fine of up to $160.00 for repeat “We’ve been working on the having to hire another mechan- working for Ford, a small stint offenses. If you have any questions, please contact shop, trying to get everything ic just because we’re getting a with Les Schwab and just pre- the City’s Chief Administrative Officer, Jordan Green, going,” he said. “Finally, about little behind,” Hershaw said. viously, Sherm Anderson’s die- at (406) 846-2238.The City asks residents follow a month ago, we just opened Because they are two and a sels at Sun Mountain Lumber these sprinkling policies as they ensure adequate wa- the doors and started bringing half weeks out before they can as well as his museum cars and ter supply for people in.” look at a vehicle, he believes personal vehicles. yourself, your Hershaw says they work on it is important to schedule the He moved here six years ago neighbors, just about anything: American, work. with his wife, Jennifer, and two and your com- Japanese, European cars, as “I feel it’s better to tell them munity now well as diesels. Right now he that because it’s like, ‘Oh yeah, See HACRS, Page 11 and in the fu- ture. Silver State Post, June 9, 20212 Precipitation Returns in May Adding to the Snowpack, Snowmelt is in Full Swing Following two months Weather Service, “This of June brought the hot- the larger basins such as of well below average ranked as the 15th wet- test temperatures of the the Gallatin and Yellow- precipitation, rain and test May on record for year and rapid melt of all stone River basins are snow was welcomed Montana, and the wettest high elevation snow. This near normal. KOHRS LIBRARY across much of Montana since 2018.” rapid melt drove many According to NOAA’s during May. Water users across rivers to their annual Climate Prediction SUMMER READING Two mid-month Montana have seen snowmelt peak. Center, the next several storms brought signif- stream levels rise over As the remaining weeks have the potential icant precipitation to the last month, and a snowpack melts in the for warmer than nor- Wednesdays 3 pm – 4 pm the Rocky Mountain substantial portion of coming months, streams mal temperatures and, Front and portions of the this year’s snowpack will run out of snow according to the 8-14 day Flathead River Basin ac- has melted as of June water and begin their de- and 30-day models, be- June 16 – August 4 cording to data from the 1. “The snowpack in the cline into summer. June 1 low normal precipitation. USDA’s Natural Resourc- state peaked early and streamflow forecasts vary The long-range forecast es Conservation Service at below average levels widely across the state. also calls for a continu- MAGIC SHOW (NRCS). SNOTEL sites in most locations,” said While May precipitation ation of conditions seen near Seeley Lake and Mage Hultstrand, Acting increased forecasted throughout much of this JULY 21, 2 PM Lincoln, Mont., received NRCS Montana Water streamflow volumes for year: increased chanc- record amounts of May Supply Specialist. A much of the Flathead and es of warmer and drier precipitation. couple locations did peak Rocky Mountain Front weather than normal. Overall, the recent above average such as the Range river basins, many Current water year precipitation was ben- Upper Clark Fork, Upper southwest Montana river precipitation (October 1, eficial and added much Bitterroot, and Bighorns, basins remained below 2020, to current) is near needed snow to the which will result in sus- average or even declined. to below average in most remaining upper eleva- tained streamflow this “The Jefferson and locations. tion snowpack across the summer. Madison river basins, A full report of con- region. Unfortunately, Mid-to-low elevation which have been a ditions for June 1 can other portions of Mon- snowpack melted out concern for most of the be found in the monthly tana received well below weeks ago, slightly ahead season, did receive good Water Supply Outlook average precipitation of schedule. These melt- precipitation from the Report available on the including portions of the outs can be attributed storms in May but it was Montana Snow Survey Clark Fork river basin, to warm temperatures not enough to make up website on Monday, June northeastern Beartooths, in April that caused for water year deficits 7. In addition, real-time and Central Montana above average melt rates. from the lack of precip- snow survey data can be from Wyoming’s Big- May weather patterns itation in March and found at https://www. horns north to Glasgow. were more favorable to April,” said Hultstrand. nrcs.usda.gov/wps/por- The good news is ac- slowing snow melt rates. 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