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SEELEY LAKE – Paintings, photographs, prints and quilted images of wildland fire hung on display in the Seeley Lake Community Hall Saturday, Sept. 29. Every image told a story and each piece invoked different reactions and conversations from those who engaged. The art was meshed with a presentation on the newest fire science to foster conversations about how to deal with wildfire in the environment. University of Idaho Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Science Professor Penny Morgan a...
The Seeley-Swan High School cross country team turned heads and earned recognition this past week. Sariah Maughan, Hannah Ayers and Jayla Kauffman placed first as a three-person team in Arlee, Sept. 25. Sariah and Emily Maughan placed in the top 15 at the Mountain West Classic in Missoula, Sept. 29 and Cordell Turner set a new personal record. Sariah is now ranked third in the state with her time from Arlee. Head Coach Zelda Haines also learned that eighth grader Emily Maughan also set a course...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary School Board approved the temporary ice rink on the SLE fields for three years. Superintendent Chris Stout also provided several updates on the new school year. The Board received no more comments on the proposed ice rink. Ice Rink Committee member Gary Swain had no new information about the ice rink to present to the board. He confirmed that all the group was asking for this year was a location that would require a little leveling, sand and temporary boards installed as forms for the rink. Board C...
SEELEY LAKE – At the inception of the Seeley Lake Community Park in 1983, there were plans for many recreational facilities including tennis courts, a fitness trail, covered pavilion/ice skating rink, softball fields, basketball court and horseshoe pits on the 10-acres owned by Seeley Lake Elementary District #34. While many of these projects have been completed over the past 35 years on the property, minimal maintenance has been done to maintain the existing infrastructure. While the SLE s...
SEELEY LAKE – At times all parents feel lost or without a clue about what their children might need. Imagine if you could make sense of what your child was really asking from you. Stephen Marten, COS-P facilitator and LCPC candidate and Bekah Cahoon, BIS, graduate student in counseling will be presenting an eight-week Circle of Security® Parenting™ program at Seeley Lake Elementary starting the first week of October. While the program is directed mainly at caregivers of children up to 12 years old, the principles apply to all ages and anyone ca...
SEELEY LAKE – This past summer, Missoula City-County Animal Control installed two new dogs kennels at the Missoula County Satellite office north of Seeley Lake. The intent for the temporary, holding facility is to provide a place for local law enforcement officers to bring stray dogs and keep them secure, sheltered and watered until an Animal Control officer is able to come up from Missoula. Animal Control Officer Sonney White started with Missoula County Animal Control five years ago. He s...
SWAN VALLEY – Rebecca Folsom and Mark Oblinger filled the Swan Valley Community Hall with their beautiful harmonies, talented wit and honest emotions Sunday, Sept. 23. Folsom's performance opened the 2018-2019 2 Valleys Stage concert series. This was not Folsom's first appearance in the Seeley-Swan valley, having performed before with Celeste Krenz as the "Rhythm Angels." Splitting her time between Colorado, Nashville, Tenn. and touring nationally, Folsom shared parts of her artistic journey a...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Fire District discussed issues with the billing company and vendors at their Sept. 18 meeting. They also approved a $5,000 raise for Fire Chief Dave Lane. Lane said the District is down 60 calls from last year. This is good because it cuts down on the wear and tear on the vehicles and cuts expenses, however it is a loss of revenue for the District. Lane said he is working on increasing the revenue. He added there are things coming to light with the billing company that need to be addressed to improve the billing ou...
SEELEY LAKE – Sunday, Sept. 23 the Missoula Hellgate Classic Car Club drove through the area. They met at the Seeley Lake Historical Museum with many local classic car owners. The group then proceeded to Seeley Lake beach for lunch. Member of the club and Ovando resident Steve Kloetzel organized the tour around the lake on Boy Scout Road, the only loop option on pavement....
SWAN VALLEY – Condon Community Church broke ground for their new expansion project Sunday, Sept. 16. They hope the expansion will allow them to share the Gospel and love of Christ with more people in the Swan valley and continue to be an outreach to the community. Elder Buzz Busby said the reason for the expansion was simple, "We are full." Pastor Bruce Rippy said that the congregation started praying about the expansion project around four years ago. Watching the congregation grow, sometimes to...
SEELEY LAKE – After more than three years of gathering feedback about priorities and vision for the Clearwater-Blackfoot Project (CBP) area, The Nature Conservancy has identified two main themes for the land as they continue work through the transitions to new ownership. Along with seeking permanent conservation on the ground, recreational development and a community-governed ownership outcome are the two new focus areas that will further TNC's mission to connect people to the land. Ownership t...
SEELEY LAKE - Pathfinder owners Nathan and Andi Bourne revisited photo points they took along the Morrell Falls trail again this fall to help visually capture the change one year post fire. Photos were taken Oct. 19, 2017 and again Sept. 9, 2018. The amount of regrowth depended on the fire severity in the photo point....
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is no longer located in the Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitors’ Center, locally known as “the Barn.” The Chamber is moving to a location more fitting for their seasonal needs and be closer to the downtown area, primarily due to the higher additional traffic volume. The Chamber’s Executive Director Lisa Hayhurst said that while visitation at the Visitors’ Center was up over last year, overall visitation has decreased somewhat. She attributes that to the Chamber’s new website and...
SEELEY LAKE - Tuesday, Sept. 11 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Game Warden Bill Koppen captured, collared and relocated the black bear sow and her two cubs that were getting into animal feed on the Double Arrow Ranch. He reminds everyone to pay attention and not have any bear attractants available for the next two months. "Pick up," said Koppen. "It's really, really simple or the bears don't stand a chance."...
SEELEY LAKE – "His story had me on an emotional roller coaster. One minute you're laughing and the next crying," recalled Sparrow's Vine Executive Director Tera Wold after listening to Dan Kulp at a Care Net Missoula event in March of 2017. "It left me feeling that the world is beautiful and there are beautiful people out there who were put directly on this earth to help others. After the show, I just KNEW I needed to get him to my audience in Seeley." With the financial support of Seeley Lake r...
The Seeley-Swan High School Cross country team competed in two meets this week, the first in St. Ignatius Sept. 18 and the second in Pablo Sept. 15. Freshman Hannah Ayers and sophomore Sariah Maughan are ranked in the top five in the state for Varsity Girls. Eighth-grader Emily Maughan has yet to lose a Middle School Race and is first in the state for middle school girls. St. Ignatius Hannah and Sariah finished in the top five in the girls varsity meet. Ayers finished with a new personal record...
Bear activity continues in Seeley Lake and Swan Valley. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Game Warden Bill Koppen asks residents to "start using their head" and put all attractants away for the next two months. There are at least eight black bears roaming Seeley Lake, the young collared female grizzly bear was relocated and another grizzly was euthanized south of Condon this September. The bears have moved down into the valley floors in search of food before denning season. Koppen said all...
SWAN VALLEY – Anyone driving by the Swan Valley School can't help but notice the newly installed 55 mile-per-hour school zone and flashing lights during school day drop off and pick up times. The speed zone and signs will hopefully not only promote safer access to the school from Highway 83, it also taught the community a few lessons in persistence and working together towards a common goal. In response to several complaints from bus drivers and parents picking up and dropping their children o...
SEELEY LAKE - The Lolo National Forest has approved harvest of approximately 3,494 acres of the Rice Ridge Fire that burned over 160,000 acres last summer near Seeley Lake. Nearly 106,500 acres were on the Lolo National Forest, The project is located in an area allocated to timber management in the Lolo Forest Plan. Habitat for the threatened Canada lynx was avoided and streams were buffered to ensure protection of water quality and habitat for fish. The limited scope and scale of project activities are not expected to disrupt grizzly bear...
SEELEY LAKE - Tuesday morning, Sept. 11 Seeley Lake Rural Fire District volunteers Jaycee McGraves, Shelley McGraves and Lieutenant Kody Kelley, District Administrator Lynn Richards and Fire Chief Dave Lane stood to remember those who served and lost their lives during the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001. They stood for 102 minutes, the amount of time it took for the first of the two Twin Towers to fall. This was the 10th year for the tribute....
SEELEY LAKE – Members of the community are invited to get involved in a new school volunteer resource program. “Community Volunteers Helping Students” is an opportunity for local professionals and individuals to share their professional skills and knowledge with students at Seeley-Swan High School and Seeley Lake Elementary. The intent for the program is to engage the community by recruiting individuals with specific areas of expertise whose goal is to support the faculty and staff on a demand basis. CVHS Organizers Steve Bowen and Tom Browder...
SEELEY LAKE – After the Blackhawks finished their race at the 2017 State Cross Country meet in Helena, they came back to find the wind had destroyed their tent beyond repair. Parent Dena Turner along with the athletes, Cross County and Track and Field Coach Zelda Haines, and the Seeley-Swan High School Boosters raised the funds to purchase a new tent that can be used for all SSHS athletic events. Turner recalled what the boys found after returning to the tent after their race. "When they came ba...
KALISPELL – The Seeley-Swan Cross Country team took to the course at Rebecca Farms Sept. 7. The Maughan sisters, Sariah for the varsity and Emily in the middle school races, set the pace. Sariah finished ninth in the field of 86 varsity girls and Emily swept the middle school girls race finishing five seconds ahead of her closest competitor. Varsity Race – 3.2 miles More than 20 schools competed in the meet with 100 racers in the Varsity Boys, 86 in the Varsity Girls. The Varsity girls inc...
SEELEY LAKE – The bears have moved back into the valleys in search of food. There have been numerous bear sightings in the area this past week. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Bear Biologist Jamie Jonkle asks that people be conscious of bears and help keep them out of trouble. An unmarked large adult male grizzly attempted to get into a bear-resistant garbage Monday, Aug. 27 along the North Placid Lake Road. This may be the same grizzly or a separate incident for a grizzly that got into a freez...
SEELEY LAKE – The lawn at Littlebird's Marketplace came alive for the final Farmers' and Crafters' Market of the season Sept. 2. The End of the Season Celebration closed out the tenth year with food, vendors, music and an opportunity to get together. Attendees were all smiles in the sunshine as they picked out their produce, browsed the many displays and visited with neighbors and vendors. Many of the vendors shared how much they love the atmosphere at the Seeley Lake Market. While it is a s...
