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SEELEY LAKE - Lunch at the Seeley Lake Senior Center Oct. 31 provided a lot of laughs and smiles as a new cast of characters showed up for the fun. Prizes were awarded for the best costume and the eats and treats were boo-licious. The saying, "Playing dress-up begins at age five and never truly ends" couldn't be more true for these Seeley Lake residents....
SEELEY LAKE – The fifth annual Trunk-or-Treat at the Wilderness Gateway Motel had another year of success. The 190 children that attended enjoyed nearly a dozen decorated trunks complete with candy. Other highlights this year included a unicorn ring toss game and free apple cider and hot cocoa to keep everyone warm during the rainy weather. New this year, owner of Wilderness Gateway Motel June Blotz set up a photo booth where she took Polaroid photos to capture the costumes. "It was a great e...
SWAN VALLEY – Army grunt turned helicopter pilot, Swan Valley resident Richard "Rick" Ferguson said his three tours in Vietnam were "just doing his duty." While the loss of 58,000 soldiers in Vietnam, especially those he fought alongside, still haunts him to this day, he said he wouldn't change anything about his life. Ferguson was 14 years old in 1958 when his father, a pilot in the United States Air Force, was killed while training a South Korean pilot. Despite that, and despite his mother's p...
SEELEY LAKE - Students, teachers and parents gathered with the Trevino family on the Seeley Lake Elementary football field Thursday morning, Oct. 25 and blew bubbles for Addy Trevino. Nothing was said only a countdown and then thousands of bubbles drifting into the sky in memory of four-year-old Addy who lost her life to brain cancer Oct. 18. Addy's preschool teacher Jama Mauldin and her class hosted the bubbles for Addy event. "Addy loved bubbles and she loved school," said Mauldin. "I know...
SWAN VALLEY - Member from Condon Community Church and the community gathered Sunday, Oct. 28 for an evening of fun and fellowship at the church's annual Harvest Party. After a meal of chili, everyone voted on their favorite pie. Carolyn Westra's cherry pie earned the bragging rights for the best. The rest of the evening was filled with games for all ages organized by Barbara Smith. Smith said the event was a huge success. She thought holding the party on Sunday instead of Oct. 31 was a positive...
Addy Trevino has made a huge impact on the Seeley Lake community. But as her parents know, Addy did not stop at touching lives in our community. Addy’s gift to cancer research is changing the world for families facing DIPG. I interviewed the Trevinos and Addy’s neuro-oncologist Dr. Nick Vitanza, known to the family as Dr. Nick, about the amazing gift Addy provided to cancer research. I had the opportunity to share this story at the Addy’s Celebration of Life Saturday, Oct. 27. Two months before Addy’s third birthday, she was diagnosed with Di...
MISSOULA – Seeley Lake resident Rob Green is the second in his family to be inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution. Green was drawn to the connectedness he felt within the group and looks forward to contributing and being fed by the other enthusiasts in his constant quest to learn more about history and people. Green descended from patriot Adam Oberlin. Oberlin was a German-speaking Alsatians who was forced to leave when France took over, or convert. He came to the United States to a...
SEELEY LAKE – Jeannie Paxton, a fixture at the Filling Station since 1987, poured her last drink as a full time employee Oct. 19. What she enjoyed the most throughout her career in customer service is the people and being able to efficiently take care of her customers. While she officially calls herself "retired," she will still be working part time until she leaves for Arizona this winter and looks forward to helping out again next summer. When Paxton moved to Seeley Lake in her early 20s, s...
SEELEY LAKE - After learning in social studies about the impact six-year-old Jane Addams had on the poor, Seeley Lake Elementary first graders decided they wanted to help people too. With their teacher Sheila Devin's assistance, the first graders sewed potholders from recycled materials which will be sold to raise money to cure childhood cancer. Devins said the students were inspired by a social studies lesson on being a good neighbor. They learned that their community and the world are their...
OVANDO – Ovando teacher Andrea Tougas received the KECI Gold Star Teaching Award this past September. Tougas is thankful to the Ovando School and the community for allowing her to do what she loves to do in such a wonderful place. Tougas's lifelong dream was to become a teacher. Her mother was a teacher and she loved working with children. She taught preschool for a while and then attended the University of Montana to get her teaching degree. She taught third grade in Missoula for three years p...
SEELEY LAKE – "I Ride has been really good not only for him but for the family," said RC Frazier's sister and caregiver Linda Graham of Seeley Lake. Frazier has been taking the I Ride van to Missoula for dialysis once a week for almost a year. He is one of the many local residents that have taken more than 370 rides given since the I Ride Seeley Lake Van Service started in the spring of 2017. The intent of I Ride Seeley Lake is to provide affordable, reliable transportation to medical appointmen...
MISSOULA – Freshman Sariah Maughan took the Montana High School Association Class C State Cross Country Championship by storm Saturday, Oct. 20 beating two past state champions. Not only did she win the meet with her best time of 19:52.89, she set a new Class C State record. The Girls Varsity team finished fourth, missing the podium by just four points. After losing sophomore Caleb Maughan to a football injury, the Boys Varsity team continued to struggle with physical challenges. They f...
SEELEY LAKE – “Are you available to complete a task?” was a simple question emailed to a local organization’s office manager this past week. The email appeared to be from the organization’s leader. Without thinking twice about the email, the manager responded to the first hook of a scammer’s request. Scam artists defraud millions of people each year by using the internet to trick victims into sending money or giving out personal information. In this case the organization was asked to provide information for Google Play gift cards that they p...
SEELEY LAKE - Member of the Sons of the American Revolution Francis Weigand gave a presentation on the 1787 Constitutional Convention to Seeley Lake Elementary sixth, seventh and eighth graders Oct. 12. Junior high civics teacher chose the topic from a list of educational topics offered by Missoula's SAR Liberty Tree chapter. SAR member and Seeley Lake resident Bob Green coordinates SAR's educational outreach. He said he hopes to continue to bring presentations like this to the area, targeting...
HELENA – The Montana Trails Coalition (MTC) highlights the current public land trail infrastructure needs and lack of current funding in their newly released Montana Trails in Crisis report. Along with identifying the shortfalls, the report provides recommendations for sustainable funding for public trails that will continue to maintain access, preserve Montanan’s outdoor way of life and the $7.1 billion outdoor recreation economy. MTC is a coalition of diverse user groups that support trail and outdoor recreation opportunities for all Mon...
SEELEY LAKE - Although temperatures barely reached 40 degrees Saturday, Oct. 13 for the Seeley Lake Chamber of Commerce Tamarack BrewFest, it didn't stop attendees from enjoying the brews, campfires and dancing to the live music by The Double Down Band and Beat Deaf on the shores of Seeley Lake at the Tamaracks Resort....
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Historical Society sponsored their first historical walking tour of downtown Seeley Lake Oct. 13. Attendees learned about the history of the area and many of the historical businesses that made Seeley Lake's downtown what it is today. Many stories were shared by tour guide Ron Cox and others who have been coming to Seeley Lake since the 1930s. Look for these stories in the upcoming weeks as a historical spotlight....
The Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles were undefeated this year in the five-team small school Copper league heading into tournaments. After Clinton sent them to the loser bracket, they worked their way back into the Championship game where they beat Clinton twice to win the tournament. This is the first year they have won the tournament. "The players are awesome," said Head Coach Kristy Pohlman. Pohlman is back in the coaching seat after coaching in Potomac for the past couple of years. She coached...
SEELEY LAKE – When a fighter dropped the fight against Mozi Gerber last minute, Hard Knocks Fight Promoter Jesse Uhde decided to give Seeley Lake's Michael Whitman the chance to box in the ring. Whitman threw on wraps and gloves, borrowed a cup and a mouthpiece said took to the ring for the first time May 6, 2017. Gerber was 26 years old, weighed 165 pounds and had 14 fights under his belt. Whitman was nine years his junior and weighed 125 pounds, although he told the fight organizers he was 1...
SEELEY LAKE – Everything from the table décor and the auction items, to the meal and desserts exemplified the theme “Wonderfully Made.” But it isn’t the ‘stuff’ that Sparrow’s Vine Pregnancy Resource Center highlighted at their 10th annual banquet Thursday, Oct. 4, it was the heart and love of God to change families lives when they welcome the most wonderfully made of all, their new child. Prior to enjoying the meal catered by Moose River and keynote speaker Dan Kulp, Sparrow’s Vine honored Hel...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley-Swan High School senior Jared Townsend has been playing the trumpet since fourth grade. He had no idea that his senior year, SSHS may not be able to find someone to teach music. Thanks to past music director Robert Green coming out of retirement and other teachers stepping in, band and choir are offered the first semester. However second semester is still questionable. While this is the first year Missoula County Public Schools has faced this teacher shortage, there are n...
SEELEY LAKE – The Tamaracks Resort north of Seeley Lake will be buzzing this Saturday with activities for all ages. The Seeley Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Tamarack Brewfest on the north shore of Seeley Lake, Oct. 13 from 2 – 10 p.m. Everyone is invited rain or shine to enjoy local brews, activities for all ages and live music. The day starts at the Morrell Falls trailhead with a guided hike leaving promptly at 9 a.m. Then from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. canoe races on Seeley Lake will take place from the beach rental shack at the T...
SEELEY LAKE – The flag football season is quickly coming to an end for the Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles and Potomac Pioneers. While the Eagles came out on top when the two teams met in Seeley Lake, Oct. 2, both coaches agree it has been a great season. SLE Eagles The Eagles hovered around 20 players for the season and were stacked with nine, eighth graders. "We have a good core of eighth graders so that helps with the success we are having. We have those kids that have been in the program," s...
HELENA – The Seeley-Swan High School Cross County team took to the Capital City 7-on-7 cross country meet Oct. 4. Sophomore Caleb Maughan and junior Jayla Kauffman ran new personal records (PR) for the season. According to Head Coach Zelda Haines, the clock at the one-mile split gave runners the impression they were running faster than they were. She gave them a target of a 6:25-6:30 first mile and then pick up the pace each mile to finish in under 20 minutes. The first mile clock read 5:51 for sophomore Caleb Maughan and 6:08 for senior C...
SEELEY LAKE – "Not only do I get to witness better condition of things but people who come here for tourist seasons get to experience it," said Seeley-Swan High School senior Madison Hinchey. "I know that I helped make it better for them." Hinchey's sentiments were echoed by many of the SSHS students and staff as they connected to the wider community through eight service projects with the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Seeley Lake Ranger District, Seeley Lake Nordic Club and Camp Paxson during...
