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POTOMAC - A version of the Rapunzel story brought unicorns, gremlins, mushrooms, princes, trolls and the Billy Goats Gruff to Potomac along with corn and potato spies, ogres, pixies, long braids and wood elves on Feb. 6. The Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT) shared their expertise with 34 Potomac children for the production of Rapunzel which was conceived and written by Michael McGill. The actors and actresses provided entertainment during two show times as well as conveying a message about...
POTOMAC & SWAN VALLEY - Students at Swan Valley and Potomac elementary schools studied for the January geography and spelling competitions. Potomac's Lars Erickson won the geography bee. Jayla Kauffman from Swan Valley Elementary School and Bethany Heisey from Potomac won their spelling bees as well. Potomac School has been organizing geography bee competitions for more than 14 years. Students in grades four through eight participated in class geography bees that qualified them for the school...
Winter plowing the Blackfoot is in full swing for the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) snowplow drivers. The Missoula section includes 17 total sections including Montana Highway 200 to Greenough (Blackfoot) and Seeley Lake. The Missoula section has seven snowplow trucks with one or two trucks covering the Blackfoot. That stretch of road is from Bonner to Greenough Hill. The Seeley section has five snowplow trucks. Snowplow drivers need to have their commercial drivers license,...
POTOMAC - Wild Skies Raptor Center is a non-profit rehabilitation facility in Potomac specializing in raptors and native birds. The mission is to provide care, rehabilitation and eventual release of injured wild birds. Presently there are 18 raptors on site. Brooke Tanner and Jesse Varnado work together to rehabilitate the injured birds. Tanner has been involved in rehabilitating birds for the last 10 years. She worked at the Grounded Eagle Bird rehabilitation facility in Condon. She currently...
Livestock owners need to have current brand inspections or permits accompanying livestock. Brand inspections include lifetime and annual inspections, transfers of ownership, change of pasture, travel permits, market permits, slaughter and hide inspections. Each specific inspection is good for a certain number of days. Permits and inspections are written by Montana Department of Livestock (MTDOL) Brand Inspectors after inspecting the owner's paperwork and livestock. There are 12 brand inspectors...
POTOMAC - Animal Wonders in Potomac is a non-profit corporation that houses animals while focusing on education and entertainment using exotic and domestic animals found all over the world. Jessi Knudsen Castañeda and her husband Augusto Castañeda are the founders of Animal Wonders Inc. Since August 2008 they have been adding animals to their facility. "We're sort of like a zoo, but instead of visiting a zoo, we bring the zoo to people," Jessi said. The goals of Animal Wonders are to rescue d...
POTOMAC - The annual Potomac School Holiday Program, also known as the Community Christmas Concert, was led by Potomac School Music Teacher Beth Ann Ryan, Dec. 16. Accompanying the singing on piano was Potomac resident and Potomac School "Grandma" Maureen Talbert. More than 80 students participated in the program. Grades Kindergarten through sixth sang or signed songs like Way up High in the Christmas Tree, Up On the Housetop and Sign Language Jingle Bells. The seventh and eighth grade girls'...
The Potomac Pioneers boys’ basketball season ended with their win over the Target Range Elementary School Tigers in their last tournament game Dec. 14 at Target Range. The A team’s record for the regular season included six wins and three losses. The B team was an even four wins and four losses. For the out of conference games, the A team had two losses and the B team had two wins. The Pioneers forfeited the first game in the Copper Tournament due to another scheduled home game Dec. 9 against Seeley Lake Elementary. Played at Potomac, the Pio...
POTOMAC - Potomac's annual winter celebration Christmas Comes Home was held the evening of Dec. 12. More than 100 people attended and enjoyed a tree decorating contest, crafts, festive treats, the Angel tree, holiday music, a silent auction of outdoorsman items and hayrides. Ray Woodside and his wife Brenda live in Potomac and brought their four mules harnessed and lighted, complete with jingle bells to provide hayrides. Their mules pulled a wagon as a team of four including the wheeler team...
POTOMAC - There are certain fire hazards people should be aware of during the wintertime. The Greenough/Potomac Volunteer Fire Department (GPVFD) strives to protect, educate and assist the community by providing emergency services and recommends being a vigilant neighbor and taking precautions during the winter to prevent structure fires. Through the years the GPVFD has seen fires that have been started in different ways. Hall said fires have started from heating lamps, wood stoves, chimney...
This animal activity was captured by game camera in the Blackfoot Watershed during the summers of 2014 and 2015....
POTOMAC - The Potomac/Greenough Community Center (PGCC) in Potomac is undergoing changes and improvements. Jeanne Hall, PGCC chair, said the projects will support and benefit all the groups that use the center. The center has been in use since 1978. Among the many groups using the PGCC is Potomac School, which uses the facility for two classrooms, physical education and sports in the gym and as a lunchroom. The Potomac Valley 4-H Club also uses the building for 4-H meetings and the...
The Potomac Pioneers boys basketball A and B teams opened their season with three home games against Hellgate, Bonner and Desmet Elementary Schools plus one away game at Target Range Elementary School. The A team, seventh and eighth-graders, are 3-1 for the season. The B Team, fifth and sixth-graders, are 1-3. In the first home game against the Hellgate Hawks, the Pioneers B team were 10 - 10 at the half. The Hawks beat the Pioneers B team 29 to 19. The A team went basket-for-basket against the Hawks. By the final buzzer, Potomac won by two...
POTOMAC - American flags are flown all over the country on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Veterans Day celebrates the service of all United States military veterans. For one Potomac resident and veteran John Garberson, the flag represents the good of the United States and the freedom it provides. Garberson grew up in a military family and spent 26 years in the military. On Veterans Day he somberly remembers servicemen and women and the support they receive from family. "The single day recognizes the ser...
POTOMAC - Potomac girls' volleyball season ended Oct. 24. The team of 12 played hard and set the bar for good playing and a good reputation, according to Potomac Volleyball Coach Grace Perry. Potomac played 12 volleyball games total this season with their team of 12 athletes. On the A team there were three eighth-graders and four seventh-graders. The B team consisted of fifth and sixth graders with a few of the seventh graders as well. Coach Perry said starting young members of the team helps them learn teamwork, game basics and fundamentals....
POTOMAC - Crissina Quinn is the new coordinator and teacher for the Friday Potomac School Explorers Program. Quinn grew up in Missoula and graduated from Montana State University in Bozeman. She completed her student teaching at Seeley-Swan High School the fall of 2014 and graduated that December with a bachelor's degree in Secondary Education focusing on Social Studies broadfield. The students have already had lots of fun adventures since school began, according to Quinn. They learned about...
POTOMAC - Potomac and Greenough communities held their traditional harvest potluck dinner the evening of Oct. 17. The event took place at the Potomac/Greenough Community Center (PGCC). The Blackfoot Home and Community Club (BHCC), Potomac Bible Church and the Blackfoot Church of Potomac hosted the event. Attendees brought side dishes or salads according to last name and the BHCC provided desserts, breads and ham. Pastor Carrie Benton of the Blackfoot Church of Potomac led the community in...
