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OVANDO – Three thefts in the Ovando area were reported this last week. All thefts are still under investigation. Powell County Sheriff Gavin Roselles said currently there is no indication that the thefts are connected. On Tuesday, April 2 a stolen snowmobile was recovered in the Ovando area. A Lewis and Clark County resident reported the late 1990's blue Skidoo stolen earlier this year. The owner resumed possession of it April 3. Roselles said this is an ongoing case. Anyone with information a...
MISSOULA – Despite having only five choir members and four members in the band, Seeley-Swan High School musicians performed the most solos, duets and ensembles in the past several years at the District Music Festival April 5 and April 6. The band, five soloists, the brass duet and the brass/woodwind ensemble received a Superior rating. All the individuals and groups except the band will perform at the State Music Festival May 3 and May 4 in Helena. The District Music Festival is an o...
Following the March 28 deadline to file for open school trustee positions, the local boards either had the same number of applicants for positions up for reelection or seats went unfilled. Incumbent Cliff Vann was the only applicant for the two, three-year positions on the Potomac School Board. Kendra Fredricks filled the one, two-year term and Laura Russell-Nygard filled the one, three-year term open on the Sunset School board Incumbent Todd McNutt will remain on the Swan Valley School board since he ran unopposed. Finally incumbent Gary...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley-Swan High School English students are embarking on a new project entitled the Empathy Project. With the help of the University of Montana School of Journalism and guided by the classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, the students will be capturing the stories of community members to share through podcasts and photographs. “To Kill a Mockingbird” was written by Harper Lee and published in 1960. One of the main themes in the book is compassion. In the book Father Atticus Finch spoke to his six-year-old daughter...
OVANDO –Powell County Planning Board hosted two separate open houses in Ovando and Helmville April 1 and April 4 to discuss the zoning requirement for Powell County Zoning District 3. According to Powell County Planner Carl Hamming, the Open Houses were an effort to gather what people liked, disliked and what they saw as a future vision for zoning for Ovando, Helmville and the northern Powell County region. Hamming said within Montana state code, counties are required to have a growth policy. While the growth policy itself doesn’t have any regu...
HELENA – The Seeley Lake Historical Society was among 33 organizations across Montana that received grant funding from the Montana History Foundation. They were awarded a $5,000 grant for the Maloney Cabin Reconstruction Project. Since 2012, the Montana History Foundation (MHF) has awarded annual grants to projects and organizations that work to preserve and protect the historic legacy of Montana. This year, the Foundation reached a new record, giving away the largest amount ever at $134,451 a...
SEELEY LAKE – "The only thing I won't pick up [and clean around] is a dead mouse," said Darlene Muex reeling at the thought of it. Muex is the sole proprietor for Loving Hands cleaning and in-home care service in Seeley Lake. She hopes to work with as many clients as her schedule allows, "and make them happy and provide for any needs they have [except rodent removal]." Muex grew up in Detroit, Mich. Her mother Helen Hester, a professional cleaner for nearly 40 years, took her on cleaning jobs e...
GREENOUGH - While many are calling fowl, the change is official. The 15-foot rubber duck replaced the age-old steer, affectionately known to the locals as "The Cow" at Clearwater Junction April 1. When Seeley Lake resident Mike Marshall first saw the duck he said it "quacked me up." After pondering a bit more, he decided he liked the rubber duck, "Ducks and rubber, they don't go together but I like contrast." He continued, "Rubber ducks are friendly and they have no political persuasion."...
SEELEY LAKE – Steve Thompson carried five gallon buckets of snow into his home in Dog Town March 18. He and his wife Cheri had the service line to their house freeze ten days earlier and are still without water. The Thompsons aren’t the only ones in Seeley Lake with frozen water lines. Seeley Lake joins the list of other communities including Helena, Red Lodge, Big Timber, Cut Bank, Great Falls and Missoula that are dealing with frozen water lines due to frost. Seeley Lake Water District Manager Vince Chappell estimated they have received rep...
HELENA – Senate Bill 260 was transmitted to Governor Steve Bullock for signature March 26. Sponsored by Senator Sue Malek (D) - SD46, SB 260 it establishes an eight-mile stretch of Highway 83 through Seeley Lake as the Trenton Johnson Memorial Highway. Johnson was a 2016 graduate of Hellgate High School, scholar, member of Hellgate’s four-time state champion lacrosse team, sophomore at Montana State University and first year firefighter with Grayback Forestry. He lost his life July 19, 2017 when he was working with the initial attack crew fig...
SEELEY LAKE – "I just have to ask Norm a quick question," said a Rovero's customer on Norm Sindelar's last official day of work. "He always knows the answer." Anyone who frequents Rovero's knows Norm. After 17 years working the floor of the hardware department and in ordering, Sindelar retired at the end of March. While customers will still see him in and out helping with different projects and helping train his replacement Carmen Contreras, he is looking forward to more time to work on u...
SEELEY LAKE – Tuesday, March 19 the Seeley Lake Elementary drama class treated the community to dessert and the murder mystery "And Then There Was One, A Spoof," that left everyone a suspect and no one guilty. Drama teacher Sharon Teague said she loves watching the magic happen on the day of the performance and seeing the students come together and support one another. The third quarter drama elective is an opportunity for sixth through eighth grade students to learn all aspects of putting on a...
BILLINGS – "Winning the national championship was our goal from the very beginning and we all knew what we had to do to get there," said Paige Holmes, 2016 Seeley-Swan High School graduate and guard for the Montana Western University Bulldogs. "I still can't believe that I am a part of the national champion team. It is really a dream come true." Montana Western Bulldogs took the program's first NAIA Division 1 National title with a 75-59 victory over Oklahoma City University Stars Tuesday, M...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Fire Board discussed pursuing a franchise agreement and voted to increase rates for service at their March 19 meeting. Seeley Lake Fire Chief Dave Lane brought up the franchise agreement to start the discussion of whether it was needed or not for the Seeley Lake Fire District. Currently Missoula Emergency Services Incorporated (MESI) has a franchise agreement with Missoula County to provide county-wide ambulance service. Lane thinks that because the District is a political subdivision within Missoula County with it...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary second graders wowed audience members with their memorized lines and acting ability as they performed "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare Wednesday, March 20. Second grade teacher Erin Lynch said it allowed her students to overcome a fear of public speaking and learned how to work as a team. "Twelfth Night" has been one of Lynch's favorite Shakespeare plays because of the cases of mistaken identity and humor. "Once I got to know the kids in this c...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) winter sports awards banquet was held March 19 at Seeley-Swan High School. The banquet was held to present varsity letters, pins, chevrons, All-Conference and Academic All-State awards to members of the SSHS varsity basketball teams. Letters, Pins & Chevrons: Students earned a letter if basketball was the first activity they have lettered in along with a pin. Pins are awarded to students who have previously lettered in another activity. Chevrons...
In the first article, Louis Woodrow "Louie" Vero of Greenough, Mont. told of his early years riding and roping. With the nickname "cowboy" given to him by his mother at age two, he had a lot to live up to. Vero served in the U.S. Air Force and graduated with a degree in animal science and agriculture from Cal-Poly. He worked for the E Bar L Ranch in Greenough during his summers in college. GREEOUGH - Not only was Vero smitten with Montana, he also fell in love with E Bar L ranch owner Bill...
ALASKA – After crossing under the burled arch in Nome at the end of the 2019 Iditarod sled dog race, musher Jessie Royer dropped her snow hook and worked her way to the front of her 11-dog team loving and thanking her dogs. When asked why, she replied, "I'm here because the dogs got me here. They deserve the credit." Placid Lake area part time resident Royer, 42, and her 14-dog team took third place in the 1,000-mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. This success came on the heels o...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles went undefeated in their regular season with a 16-0 record. Head Coach Brett Haines said this is the first time the team has gone undefeated and they played like they were number one in the tournaments. The Eagles took the championship title for the girls Copper League Small Schools 2019. In the tournament, the first game was Wednesday night against Clinton. Clinton proved to be no competition for the Eagles winning 57-6. "At some point I needed t...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Senior Center hosted their annual St. Patrick's Day Dinner March 17. Senior Center President Boyd Gossard said the event went very well and all the proceeds will support the general operating budget for the Senior Center. The Seeley-Swan High School Leos Club helped with the event for the second year. They had six students that helped Saturday night and Sunday during the main event. "They were a tremendous help. I just can't say enough about those kids and all t...
SEELEY LAKE –Seeley Lake residents have been the target of a phone scam with the caller and number posing as DISH network. DISH Network advises customers to not give out their account number, last name, pin number or credit card number over the phone. Instead, hang up, block the number and call DISH directly and report the call to their fraud department. Seeley Lake resident Rick Derry said three different times during the week of March 10 he received fraudulent calls from someone posing as a representative from DISH. His caller ID showed t...
SEELEY LAKE – Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention Coordinator Rob Scheben introduced himself at the Seeley Lake Community Council meeting, March 11. The crime prevention coordinator is a new position with the Sheriff’s Office. Scheben hopes to share his knowledge and expertise in regards to crime prevention with residents and business owners in Missoula County through small and large group presentations. While Scheben has lived in Montana for 29 years, he grew up on the outskirts of New York City. He remembers hearing peopl...
BILLINGS – Seeley-Swan High School senior Chance Johnson was selected to participate in the Treasure State Senior Classic Tournament March 14-16. He was one of 12 seniors to represent the Western Class C Division in the tournament. Johnson enjoyed the high level of competition and opportunity to play on the same side of the court with some of his past rivals. The annual tournament features seniors from AA, A, B and C classes. The Western C team was one of four C teams and was made up of p...
GREENOUGH – With the nickname "cowboy" coined by his mother at age two, Louis Woodrow "Louie" Vero of Greenough had a lot to live up to. Throughout his childhood, Vero learned to rope and ride. His love affair with horses continued when he worked at the E Bar L Ranch in Greenough, Mont. while attending college at Cal-Poly. After a short stint in Idaho and Oregon, he returned to Montana and has spent most of his adult life fostering the western lifestyle and traditions. Vero was inducted into t...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles girls closed out their regular season on a high note, beating Frenchtown 36-11. Head Coach Brett Haines said it has been a great season and they are ready for tournaments. Haines said he was looking forward to this year since the seventh grade girls almost went undefeated last year. The now eighth graders lived up to the expectation and played well again this year. Haines said his guards and his forwards are all strong and it is a well-balanced t...
