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MISSOULA - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks came up against competition from all classes of schools including several Class AA schools last week. They started the week in Corvallis April 10 and then headed to the Missoula County Public Schools Invitational April 14 where more than 1,000 athletes competed. The Boys earned enough points for fifth at Corvallis propelled by their relay teams that took second in both the 4x100 and 4x400. The Boys' 4x400 time of 3:38.14 is currently the fastest in Class C a...
SEELEY LAKE - Mud and pothole season is in full swing. The snow and cold weather on Easter had some questioning if winter is really over but at the county shop in Seeley Lake, the atmosphere on April 1 was more like Christmas. Road department workers were eagerly unwrapping and assembling the county shop's latest acquisition, the PH-410 system. The PH-410 system allows for snow removal equipment to be utilized into the mud and pothole season by attaching three 10 in blades to existing...
FRENCHTOWN - With more than half the team out for spring break and other reasons, the remaining Seeley-Swan Blackhawks still had a great showing at the Jim Johnson Invitational March 29. The Boys took second and the Ladies took fifth out of more that 20 A, B and C class teams. The Boys relay team consisting of Logan Robinson, Soren Moon, Hunter Shelmerdine and Dakota Wood won the 4x400 and took second in the 4x100-meter. Nate Samuli earned the Boys only individual first place in the javelin....
DEER LODGE - The Powell County Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a zoning variance request for a 61-lot subdivision named Swan Mountain Estates near the Seeley Lake Airport at the March 20 public hearing. The variance was the beginning of the official process with the county and the first of many steps for developers to complete before the subdivision can be finalized. Developers Martin Cahoon and Gary Chilcott gave a short presentation on their plans for the subdivision before the board deliberated the variance. The land is currently pa...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Sewer District started working on meeting Rural Development’s conditions including attaining easements and writing district policies at their March 15 meeting. The sewer project can not be let out to bid before the conditions are met. In other business, the board voted to send a letter to Powell County in regard to the proposed 61-lot subdivision and discussed the voter qualifications for the upcoming board election. The district also received one of two grants applied for to start the design of Phase 2’s col...
SEELEY LAKE – We take our seat and flip on our recorder. Often the only "public" in the room, we represent more than 1,000 readers. Many of the local boards welcome us because our articles provides the public information about what they are doing while others would rather conduct their business without the publicity. But it's not about publicity, it's about sunshine. The week of March 11-17 is the 17th annual Sunshine Week. News outlets nationwide will promote the idea that democracy works only...
HAMILTON - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks both ran into season ending competition at the Western C Divisional Tournament. The Girls lost their opening game with Charlo and succumbed to Manhattan Christian while the Boys fell to Plains before Gardner eliminated them. The Lady Blackhawks and Charlo both struggled to put points on the board in the first quarter. Charlo racked up an 11-point lead by the half. The Lady Blackhawks weren't giving up and fought back to within a couple...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council discussed unanswered questions on the proposed 60-lot subdivision near the airport at their Feb. 12 meeting and voted to host a candidate forum ahead of this spring’s primary and local special district elections. The council also heard an update on the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act (BCSA) and received a demonstration of the county’s Property Information System. Developers of the proposed 60-lot subdivision presented and answered questions at the January council meeting. During the meeting,...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks swabbed the deck with the Pirates in the semifinal and tore up the Tigers to take the 13C District Championship. The Blackhawks head to the Western C Divisional Tournament in Hamilton and will face Plains in their first game at 6:30 p.m. March 1. The Blackhawks decimated the Victor Pirates, scoring more points in the first quarter than the Pirates did in the entire game. The final score was 66-22. Cameron Haines led the Blackhawks, nailing 6,...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks are heading to the Western C Divisional Tournament after taking second place at the 13C District Tournament. The Ladies whipped Victor in their opening game and defeated Darby before falling to Clark Fork in the championship game. They will face Charlo in their opening game in Hamilton March 1 at 10:30 a.m. The Lady Blackhawks held Victor to just one basket in each quarter and a handful of free throws in the game. The final score was 60-15. Aspen...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks both wrapped up their regular season with a pair of district victories against the Darby Tigers and Victor Pirates. The Boys head into the District 13C Tournament seeded in the top spot while the Lady Blackhawks are seeded in third. The Boys get a bye in the first round while the Lady Blackhawks will face Victor in their opening game of the tournament. For more information, the tournament brackets are printed in the Cory's Valley...
SWAN VALLEY – Representatives of the Flathead National Forest met with area residents at the Swan Valley Community Hall to discuss where the re-writing of the Forest Plan is in the process and the next steps. The Swan Valley Community Council arranged the Jan. 31 meeting. Forest Plan Revision Team Leader Joe Krueger presented on the plan. Rick Connell, Fire Management officer for the Flathead National Forest, and Eric Trimble, Timber Management Office Swan Lake Ranger District, helped address audience questions and concerns. The current F...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks took on Drummond Feb. 1 and then hosted Lincoln Feb. 3. The Boys had a great game against the Trojans at Drummond. They jumped to an early lead in the first quarter and dominated the second half only allowing two baskets in each quarter. The Blackhawks played a cleaner game than when the teams last met. They gave the Trojans only 5 attempts from the free throw line versus 27 in the last game. The final score was 48-26. Cameron Haines...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks were on the road last week. The Boys were victorious over Clark Fork while the Ladies fell Jan. 26. The next night, the Lady Blackhawks found success against Plains while the Boys fell. The Boys got off to a slow start against Clark Fork before taking off in the second half. They then blew the game out in the final frame scoring a whopping 31 points to a final score of 71-30. Keaton Johnson led the assault on Clark Fork with 17 points...
SEELEY LAKE - At their Jan. 18 meeting, the Seeley Lake Sewer Board voted to restart engineering on the treatment plant and Phase 1 of the collection system. In other business, they signed grant applications for funding to design Phase 2 of the collection system. Engineering had been put on hold until the notice and protest portion of the process was completed. The district didn’t want to spend the money if there was not going to be a project. Now that the landowners have approved the funding the process can resume. In a letter to District M...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks hosted the Valley Christian Eagles Jan. 19 and the Drummond Trojans Jan. 20. Both the Boys and Girls easily brought down the Eagles with the final scores of 59-46 and 71-21. Avery Smith and Chance Johnson led the Blackhawks. Both broke into the double digits with 14 and 12 points respectively. The team preformed well from the free throw line hitting 14 of 18 attempted. Also scoring: Keaton Johnson 9, Hunter Shelmerdine 8, Dakota Wood...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council packed the parking lot and filled the barn with residents wishing to learn more about a proposed subdivision at their Jan. 8 meeting. In other business, the council’s newest member, Lee Boman was sworn in. The council also discussed its trails fund, had an air quality update and accepted public comment, including a petition to roll back Seeley Lake’s reduced speed limits. The 60-lot subdivision is called Swan Mountain Estates and is located east of the north end of the Seeley Lake Airport in Powel...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks faced a pair of district foes last week. They hosted the Darby Tigers Jan. 12 and then traveled to take on the Pirates of Victor Jan. 13. The Boys traded shots with the Tigers early in the game and built a small lead by the half. The Tigers took a couple of runs at the Blackhawks throughout the game but the Blackhawks always stayed a couple shots ahead. The final score was 56-51. Four Blackhawks scored into the double digits. Chance Johnson and...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks took to the road after the holiday break to face Charlo Jan. 5 and Lincoln Jan. 6. The Boys had a strong showing against Charlo. The game was within a few points through the first three quarters. The Blackhawks were down just three points heading into the final frame but could not catch Charlo. The final score was 49-65. Cameron Haines led the Boys with 15 points. He hit 3, three-pointers and was 100 percent from the free-throw line. Avery Smith fol...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Sewer Board voted to levy special assessment after receiving protest letters from less than 50 percent of landowners at their Dec. 21 meeting. Three board directors are up for election in May of 2018. The special assessments will raise $5.79 million to fund construction of the district's wastewater treatment plant and Phase 1 of the collection system. The rest of the funding for the $15.7 million project has already been secured from various granting federal and...
SEELEY LAKE - Residents of Dogtown received an update on the issue of county road maintenance, or lack there of, at the Seeley Lake Community Council meeting Dec. 11. Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Clearwater Unit Manager Kristen Baker-Dickinson gave the update. The issue came to light in the summer of 2015 when Missoula County informed Dogtown residents who access their state lease properties via Grizzly Drive and Cub Lane that the county could no longer maintain those roads. The county stated that it could not use ro...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks faced an uphill battle at home with Arlee Dec. 14 and took on Valley Christian on the road Dec. 15. A rough first quarter against the Arlee Scarlets left the Lady Blackhawks down 11 points. The Ladies put together a rally in the opening minutes of the second quarter, fighting their way back to within a basket of the Scarlets but couldn't keep their momentum up. The Scarlets pulled back out of reach by the half time buzzer and the Lady Blackhawks...
The Seeley Lake Sewer cleared another hurdle this week as the protest period came to a close Dec. 18. Landowners had until the close of the business day to file their written protest against the proposed Levy of Special Assessment. Approximately 42 percent of landowners attempted to protest. The district rejected about two percent of those protests. The rejected protests didn’t change the outcome of the protest. The failure of the protest means the district is now authorized to sell $5.79 million in bonds to match their existing grants for t...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks took on Big Fork and Clark Fork last week. Class B Big Fork outclassed both teams Dec. 5. While the Boys found success against the Clark Fork Mountain Cats, the Girls fell to the district foe Dec. 9. The Boys ran into a wall at Big Fork early in the game, falling behind 6-29 in the first quarter. They struggled through much of the game till the final frame where they were able to cut just 7 points from Big Forks lead. The final score was 29-66....
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks were victorious at the Class C Tip-off Tournament Dec. 1-2. Both the Boys and the Girls came home with two victories each. The Lady Blackhawks had a tight game with Philipsburg. The teams matched each other with 8 points each in the first quarter. The Lady Blackhawks took an 8-point advantage in the second quarter and built on it for a 42-30 victory. Ashley Miller led the charge against Philipsburg with 14 points. Terra Bertsch broke...
