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SEELEY LAKE - The Lolo National Forest is proposing to harvest trees burned by the Rice Ridge Fire. A public meeting will be held Jan. 10 from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Seeley Lake Chamber of Commerce, 2920 MT Highway 83 to provide information and answer questions related to the Rice Ridge Fire Salvage Project. Members of the planning team will be in attendance and Seeley Lake District Ranger Rachel Feigley encourages all those who are interested and/or affected by the project to attend. The deadline for comment is Jan. 22. During the 2017 fire...
SEELEY LAKE – While driving up Richmond Ridge during the first weekend of hunting season, Ed Callaway stopped to enjoy the changing colors and the bright yellow leaves drifting down. He snapped a photo with his phone. It quickly became a favorite of his and will be the featured photo on the cover of the Seeley Lake Lions Club 2018-2019 Phone Book. Callaway currently lives in Great Falls. He lived in Seeley Lake and worked for Pyramid Mountain Lumber, Inc. in the mid-80s and now returns to visit...
SEELEY LAKE – Winterfest and snow sculptures are back again in Seeley Lake this winter thanks to the Seeley Lake Chamber of Commerce. The event, now officially called Montana Winterfest in Seeley Lake, has expanded from the last two weeks in January to include and promote all of the events through January and February. The chamber's goal is to bring Seeley Lake into the spotlight, take advantage of all the gorgeous snow, and get the word out that Seeley Lake is the place to be in the winter. T...
This past week the northern Rockies was hit by a major snow storm dumping reports of more than three feet of snow in the area and leaving many without power for days. We asked our Facebook followers to share their snow photos with us. We were overwhelmed with the response! While we wished we could have printed them all, these were our favorites and ones we thought would print well. The Seeley Lake Ranger District recorded 15 inches of new snow Thursday, Dec. 28 and 13 inches by 11 a.m. Friday,...
This past week the northern Rockies was hit by a major snow storm dumping reports of more than three feet of snow in the area and leaving many without power for days. We asked our Facebook followers to share their snow photos with us. We were overwhelmed with the response! While we wished we could have printed them all, these were our favorites and ones we thought would print well. The Seeley Lake Ranger District recorded 15 inches of new snow Thursday, Dec. 28 and 13 inches by 11 a.m. Friday,...
This past week the northern Rockies was hit by a major snow storm dumping reports of more than three feet of snow in the area and leaving many without power for days. We asked our Facebook followers to share their snow photos with us. We were overwhelmed with the response! While we wished we could have printed them all, these were our favorites and ones we thought would print well. The Seeley Lake Ranger District recorded 15 inches of new snow Thursday, Dec. 28 and 13 inches by 11 a.m. Friday,...
This past week the northern Rockies was hit by a major snow storm dumping reports of more than three feet of snow in the area and leaving many without power for days. We asked our Facebook followers to share their snow photos with us. We were overwhelmed with the response! While we wished we could have printed them all, these were our favorites and ones we thought would print well. The Seeley Lake Ranger District recorded 15 inches of new snow Thursday, Dec. 28 and 13 inches by 11 a.m. Friday,...
Local and state public health officials across the state are seeing an increase in outbreaks of gastrointestinal illnesses- investigating eight norovirus outbreaks in the last six weeks. Outbreaks of norovirus often increase in winter months and this year’s activity is similar to outbreaks seen in 2016. This year’s outbreaks have occurred in the counties of Cascade, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Meagher, Missoula, Silver Bow and Yellowstone. Norovirus, a very contagious virus that can affect anyone, is the most common cause of gas...
As a kid, I remember certain ailments being, well just creepy. Like a goiter, or corns, or gout. While I had no idea what any of these things were, in my mind I would picture an old grandpa or grandma sitting on the front porch in a rocking chair rubbing a sore elbow saying something like, "I feel a storm's a comin'." I even thought at one time that, while creepy, it might be kind of cool to predict the weather just by the way your elbow felt for the day. I have since learned that it is in fact...
SEELEY LAKE - A proposed 60-home subdivision will head the agenda at next Monday’s Seeley Lake Community Council. Kurt Fredericks, a lifelong builder who is a consultant to the project, explained that they envision 60 high-end homes in a private community with lot sizes from one and a half to three acres. It would take between five and 10 years to complete. Fredericks said that he started coming to Seeley Lake 30 years ago, fell in love with it and will move into the subdivision. He now lives on his ranch in Helena. Fredericks’ two sons and Mar...
This month I want to tell you about a very useful program developed by the National Council on Aging called The Benefits Check Up. The Benefits Check Up was developed to help seniors connect with a wide range of programs to help save money through home weatherization, stretching grocery dollars, lowering prescription drug costs, help paying Medicare copays or premiums, among others. After completing the online form, a personalized, printable report is created that lists all the programs a person...
MISSOULA - Longtime resident of Missoula County Josh Slotnick announces his intention to run as a Democratic candidate in the 2018 race for Missoula County Commissioner. He will be running for the seat currently held by Jean Curtiss. After more than 30 years living, working and raising a family in Missoula County, Slotnick is ready and prepared to 'give back' to county citizens. "Running a small family-owned business growing local food for county folks and teaching at the University of Montana...
There is no direct translation for the Danish “hygge.” However the word comes from 16th century Scandinavia as a description of embracing and enjoying the winter months through coziness and togetherness. At Swan Valley Connections, we are feeling the need to practice hygge, rather than just hibernation, as we get dumped on with snow at the start of this winter season! Hygge (pronounced hue-guh) is not just cozy, as in a fuzzy blanket and a glass of wine, but it is also interpersonally cozy, as in having a few people with you talking about iss...
Camping indoors when the power is out has the potential for creativity when it comes to eating healthy and staying hydrated. Woodstoves are a great resource not only for keeping warm and drying snow clothes but also for cooking. Clean snow collected and set by woodstoves can be used for cooking, handwashing and toilet flushing. Line the bottom outside of pans with tinfoil for tidiness and do not use pans that have plastic handles. Cast iron or all metal pots and pans are best but must be used wi...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) will hold public meetings throughout the state in January to provide information, answer questions and gather input on the tentative 2018-2019 hunting regulation proposals adopted by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission earlier this month. In west-central Montana’s Region 2, FWP will host 12 meetings. The meeting in Missoula is at the Doubletree Hotel, 100 Madison St, at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 4. The meeting in Seeley Lake is Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Seeley Lake Community Hall. Hunting regulations are a...
KALISPELL – Flathead National Forest Supervisor Chip Weber released the draft record of decision and final environmental impact statement for the Flathead National Forest revised land and resource management plan (referred to as the “forest plan”) for a 60-day objection period. The existing forest plan is more than 30 years old, dramatically exceeding the 10-15 year duration of plans directed by the National Forest Management Act. Since the 1986 forest plan was completed, there have been changes in ecological, social and economic condi...
Harassment is a problem in the Missoula county bar-scene. Earlier this year, Make Your Move! released the results of a community-wide survey which found that 84 percent of bar-goers in Missoula experienced verbal harassment or a physical altercation at least once in 2016. The most common experience of aggressive behaviors were unwanted sexual touch (65 percent), sexist comments (69 percent) and being followed to the next destination (37 percent). To combat this issue, Make Your Move!, a Missoula-based coalition that promotes the prevention of...
Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, “Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God!” [Isaiah 40:3] The biblical image of “the wilderness” is a mixed bag - neither inherently good or inherently evil. It seems to be a neutral place, full of possibility and potential. It is often a metaphorical place we enter to discover something about ourselves, the world, God or all of the above. The Israelites wandered around in the wilderness for 40 years. God gave them this time to s...
Puck Drops Friday for Annual Seeley Lake Pond Hockey Tournament SEELEY LAKE - Despite the three feet of snow that fell last week, Seeley Lake Pond Hockey organizers worked over time to get the rinks on Seeley Lake ready for this weekend. The first puck drops at 4:50 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5 with the first co-rec game of the tournament. The championship games are scheduled between 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon depending on the division. There are 44 teams participating this year. Everyone is invited to come down and watch the action. Please...
Leigh Ann Valiton watched a customer meander the aisles of the Blackfoot Commercial Co. in Ovando, Mont. Valiton's store, and attached Inn, is open until seven every evening, but it was 10 p.m. and she showed no sign of leaving. The customer, Faye Cunningham from New Zealand, filled her basket with frozen burritos, energy bars, chips and a Mountain Dew. Cunningham was competing in the Tour Divide Race, a 2,735-mile long mountain bike race that stretches from Banff, Canada to the Mexican border....
