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SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary School board approved the budget and made several new hires at their Aug. 19 and Aug. 23 meetings. Superintendent Daniel Schrock continues to look for opportunities to streamline processes and set SLE up for a great year. The school board unanimously adopted the 2019-2020 general budget of just over $1,431,181.06. District Clerk Heather Mincey said the mills went down this year lowering taxes for property owners. She also informed the board that there is about $23,000 uncollected District tax levy r...
SEELEY LAKE – After a year of owning the Tamaracks Resort on Seeley Lake, Jessica and Jeff Kimmel have expanded their business model by not only opening up their property to the public but also intentionally collaborating with other local businesses to offer more services on site. When the Kimmels purchased the resort in May of 2018, one of their goals was to offer more services. Along with hosting various events on the property they opened up the resort to the public offering various options t...
SEELEY LAKE – When students start school at Seeley Lake Elementary this year, there will be a new game in their classrooms. Thanks to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and Providence Hospital, SLE is one of more than 30 schools to receive a grant to implement the PAX Good Behavior Game. SLE kindergarten teacher Sheila Devins sees the program as an opportunity to provide continuity in the way SLE’s approaches teaching healthy emotional regulation and social skills and gives students the ability to navigate various soc...
SEELEY LAKE – An attitude of gratitude permeated this year's annual Loving Hearts Fashion Show Saturday, Aug. 24. Gratitude for the constant abundance of donations. Gratitude for the ability of Loving Hearts to fill needs for students at the schools, locals needing a hand up and visitors passing through the area. Thankfulness for the time and resources that volunteers provide to keep the store organized and running smoothly. And an appreciation to everyone for supporting Loving Hearts' m...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake Elementary's new Superintendent Daniel Schrock has always loved the excitement of the first day of school and the fresh start it offers. Schrock said this year is no exception at SLE with new leadership and teachers working for the best interest for students. He looks forward to elevating academics, building school pride and fostering relationships within the school and community. Schrock chose not to follow in the footsteps of his father who was a mechanic for Ford M...
SEELEY LAKE – Members of the community and visitors came out for the Seeley-Swan Search and Rescue Open House to check out the facility, meet the volunteers and enjoy lunch. At the dedication, Assistant Chief Joe Miller named the building the "Gerry Connell Search and Rescue Building" in recognition for Connell's more than 30 years of dedicated service, leadership and effective organization that has made SSSAR what it is today. Connell helped establish the SSSAR unit after it separated from Miss...
SEELEY LAKE – Every year when school starts Seeley Lake Elementary Secretary Suzie Teafoe has a collection of donated school supplies available to help students. This year Teafoe said the generosity has been amazing and well beyond her expectations. She has two cabinets full of donated supplies thanks to local business owner Terry Lucke of Fat Hippie, other generous individuals and local groups. Lucke said he feels that taking care of needs in the community should come from the individuals a...
SEELEY LAKE –Seeley-Swan High School's new principal Kellen Palmer is excited for the first day of school when the halls will be filled with students and he can start getting to know everyone. He looks forward to helping SSHS continue the good work already being done and celebrating new successes as the students and faculty strive to become even better. He is also excited to meet the community and invites everyone to meet him at the concession stand before the first home football game, Aug. 3...
MISSOULA – Potomac Valley 4-H Club and the Seeley Lake Trailblazers stood out at this year's Western Montana Country Fair Aug. 7-11. Despite the 90 plus degree days at the start of the fair, many project were chosen at the top of their class while a few placed in the top overall. Again this year the sheep were a stand-out. Four of the top 10 market lambs were from the local clubs: Trailblazers Laciey Auchenbach, Chris Auchenbach and Amanda Thomas and Kyla Nelson with Potomac Valley. This was L...
Seeley Lake Trailblazers 4-H uses the Danish system in the judging process. Top ribbons include grand and reserve champion, followed by a purple group (P – top in their class), blue group (B), red group (R) and white group (W – participation ribbon) according to the placing received. Chris Auchenbach: Market Lamb Interview, B; 9th place overall Market Lamb; Novice Showmanship, P Laciey Auchenbach: Market Lamb Interview, B; 4th place overall Market Lamb; 5th place overall Junior Showmanship Dan...
SEELEY LAKE – After officially moving into their new building in the fall of 2015 at 130 Shop Road near the Seeley Lake Airport, Seeley-Swan Search and Rescue is inviting the community to an Open House Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The community is invited to tour the facility, meet the volunteers and enjoy free hamburgers and hot dogs. There will be an official "Grand Opening" presentation at 1 p.m. SSSAR was a part of Missoula County Search and Rescue until 2010 when they formed their own uni...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Community Foundation presented 14 organizations with more than $74,000 raised from this year's Change Your Pace Challenge at their annual banquet Aug. 11. Foundation Executive Director Claire Muller recognized that many people give time and energy to local organizations that provide important services to the area, "it's wonderful to help be a part of encouraging essential financial support for these causes." The Foundation is a locally driven and locally supported 5...
SEELEY LAKE – "Dad, did we just do a wheelie?" Seeley Lake native Colby Evenson asked his father Errol. "It was scary, but from there I was hooked. I just wanted more and I wanted to go faster." Colby, now 24, claimed the 2019 High Country Motocross Association (HCMA) 250 Intermediate and 450 Intermediate Class championship titles. He will join the professional class motocross racers next year, a dream that he has held since a child. * * * * * Colby grew up riding motor bikes with his brother C...
SWAN VALLEY – On July 30 Seeley-Swan Search and Rescue was called just after 5 a.m. for a 50-year-old man that had reportedly eaten mushrooms on the trail to Upper Holland Lake and was violently ill. The 50-year-old had also sustained a head injury and was rescued by Two Bear Air just before 7:30 a.m. He was airlifted to Kalispell via Kalispell A.L.E.R.T. He condition is unknown. Incident Commander Missoula County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Dunster said SSSAR got the call at 5:10 a.m. Tuesday. The ma...
SEELEY LAKE - Quick work by Forest Service personnel and contractors from Bull Creek Forestry cleared the Dunham Creek Road from recent debris flows caused by a surge of precipitation the last week in July. The road, although bumpy in some areas, is now passable. The Dunham Creek Road passes through the 2017 Rice Ridge burned area and is a popular access route to the Lodgepole Creek Trailhead and Bob Marshall Wilderness. Friday, July 26, after a microburst of precipitation, the road was...
Douglas-fir trees throughout western Montana are being damaged by an outbreak of Douglas-fir tussock moth (DFTM). It is localized to the historic outbreak regions including Missoula. Caterpillars and the egg masses of the Douglas-fir tussock moth can cause "tussockosis." The Montana Department of Natural Resources and the USDA Forest Service are currently monitoring the scope and extent of damage. For the previous one to two years, DFTM have damaged the tops of ornamental Colorado blue spruce, w...
SEELEY LAKE - As Randi de Santa Anna looked through the photographs her husband Juan took of their journey through breast cancer, the story was clear. She coupled her daily journal entries with his images creating an intimate and candid photo memoir of their experience, fears and the raw reality of the situation. "Cancer's Eddy" brings the reader alongside the de Santa Annas as they weathered the storm of breast cancer. It is their hope that the book offers courage to men and women to help them...
SWAN VALLEY – At a meeting held July 10, the Missoula Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution No. 2019-106 to assess the Rural Special Improvement District No. 282 for the cost of maintaining the Lindbergh Lake bridge across the Swan River at the outlet of Lindbergh Lake and change the boundaries of RSID 282. Any property owner within RSID 282 can protest the proposed bridge maintenance cost and/or against the extension of RSID 282 in writing by Aug. 20 or speak against the resolution at the Commission’s regular meeting Sept. 5 at 2 p...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Jon Tester submitted a letter to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Ranking Member Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) Thursday, July 25 requesting a bill mark-up for the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act. Tester reintroduced the bill at a rally in June. “For more than a decade, Montanans have worked hand-in-hand to create a long-term solution for public lands in the Blackfoot River watershed in the Lolo National Forest,” Tester wrote in a press release. “Now is the time to move fo...
SEELEY LAKE - Recent thunderstorms camped on Spruce Creek last week which caused a substantial mud/debris slide to cover the Dunham Creek Road (Forest Road #4388) in three places. There were several people stuck at the Lodgepole trailhead, located at the end of the road. No one was injured during the slides. Bull Creek Forestry started opening the road Thursday, July 25. The crew opened the road enough to allow the stuck vehicle to get out. However, at the Spruce Creek crossing, water was...
MISSOULA – The 4-H and Future Farmers of America livestock and exhibit buildings are open to the public Aug. 5 – 11 during the Western Montana County Fair. The 4-H/FFA Fair is an opportunity for 4-H members to show off their projects and hard work. Livestock and other projects are highlighted in shows and on display for fair attendees to enjoy. Saturday, Aug. 11 is the Western Montana 4-H and FFA Livestock Auction where projects are sold to the top bidder. In Missoula County, more than 400 youth are enrolled in the 4-H program. Every 4-H mem...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary School District Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the following finalists for the position of SLE District Superintendent. Daniel Schrock has been the Superintendent and K-12 Principal of Ekalaka, Mont. since 2016. He previously served as the Dean of Students and Activities Director in Dillingham, Alaska. Schrock holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education from Northern Michigan University and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Montana State University. Leland Stocker was most r...
SEELEY LAKE – Alpine Artisans, Inc. presented the Seeley-Swan Community Food Bank with a donation of $1,084 raised from their Soup Bowl fundraiser at the Loon and Fish Festival over Memorial Day weekend. Local potter and owner of Obsession Pottery Carrie Darrah donated 50 clay soup bowls. They were sold along with soup donated by local restaurants: Blue River Station, Hungry Bear, Pop's Place, Season's Restaurant, Seeley Lake 1-Stop, Seeley Lake Chicken Coop, The Filling Station and The L...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Fire Board adopted a resolution establishing and implementing a program to charge mitigation rates for fire and rescue emergency and non-emergency services. This is an effort to provide the service that Fire Chief Dave Lane feels the community deserves. Medical and ambulance services billing is established and there will be no change. Lane presented the board with the resolution for fire billing in preparation to transition to a different billing company. He said this is just the first step in making the transition...
SEELEY LAKE – A couples themed golf night at Double Arrow has brought a whole new attire to the course Thursday nights. Spurred by a golfer wearing Hawaiian golf shorts, pro shop employees Chelsea Cahoon and Lauren Selleck started the event July 11 and it continues to gain popularity. When Cahoon's friend walked into the Double Arrow Golf Course Pro Shop in a colorful pair of Hawaiian golf shorts Cahoon said to Selleck, "Wouldn't it be fun to do a theme night?" They brainstormed theme ideas a...
