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SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake volunteer firefighters responded Friday night, Jan. 10 to a structure fire on Grayling Drive in Seeley Lake. The fire was contained to the outbuilding where it started. No one was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. No foul play is expected. The Seeley Lake Fire Department received a page around 10 p.m. for a wildland fire. Before arriving, more information confirmed it was a structure fire. Three volunteer firefighters and Seeley L...
SEELEY LAKE - "Montana, winter, pond hockey, love - That is what this is about," said Seeley Lake Pond Hockey player Brian Jon Zimmer as he walked off the ice following his last game Sunday, Jan. 12. Player Holly Foster, an eight-year participant, added that Seeley Lake Pond Hockey has become their family's third major holiday along with Christmas and New Years. Many other tournament veterans echoed their love of the tournament and offered accolades and appreciation for the work and dedication...
SEELEY LAKE – When Seeley Lake native Caleb Kesterke was paid to offer snowmobile riding clinics in Russia this past November, his dream of making money riding snowmobiles took another jump towards reality. As the youngest backcountry rider sponsored by Polaris, Kesterke has spent years to reach this point and hopes to turn his passion for snowmobiling into a career through hustle, dedication and perseverance. Kesterke, now 22, started shooting photographs and videos of himself snowmobiling i...
The Democrats, the mainstream media and some Republicans have brought shame to the United States of America because of their hate for our President Donald Trump. Our President has exposed the evil of the deep state swamp and they hate him for it. Their hate of President Trump has deranged these people and their behavior has become irrational. I have never seen such lies, despicable words and actions against any other president before. If any other president had accomplished as much as President Trump, (mostly alone, I might add) there would be...
There are 21,000 Montanans living with Alzheimer’s disease, which is a growing public health crisis that threatens to bankrupt America. In 2019, caring for individuals living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias cost an estimated $290 billion. That is why I am joining the Alzheimer’s Association in thanking Senator Tester for voting to include an additional $350 million for Alzheimer’s research in the government’s 2020 budget. As someone whose family has been touched by Alzheimer’s disease several times, I understand the enormous burden this dis...
My first reply to that question is, "yes, sometimes, maybe." It all depends on the situation. But let me define what a premium bullet is - I'm talking about the projectile, not the cartridge.) Most bullets available are "cup and core" bullets. These are made of a copper jacket with molten lead poured into the jacket, then squeezed into final shape. There is very little in the construction of these bullets that holds the core and the jacket together. When these bullets strike a target, the...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan Search and Rescue returned to Lake Dinah again this weekend to assist a 26-year-old female from Huson, Mont. who was injured after falling off her snowmobile. The injured female was treated on sight for possible hypothermia and, despite the pain, was able to ride her own sled out. She then was taken by personal vehicle to Missoula for treatment. Around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, the SSSAR were dispatched for an injured snowmobiler at Lake Dinah. According to Missoula County Sheriff Sergeant and Incident Commander...
MISSOULA – The Missoula Field Office and Federal Highway Administration will hold an open house in Missoula to discuss a proposed $5 million Federal Lands Transportation Project to improve 5.7 miles of Johnsrud-McNamara Road. The meeting, open to the public, is set for Jan. 22 from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the BLM’s Missoula Field Office at 3255 Fort Missoula Road. The heavily used Johnsrud-McNamara Road runs parallel to the Blackfoot River 17 miles east of Missoula and provides access to five BLM recreation sites as well as the Montana Fish, Wil...
KALISPELL – Professional working artists from various disciplines, media and styles are invited to apply the Artist Wilderness Connection, an artist-in-residence program where artists stay in remote forest cabins for one to two weeks to create art. Applications are due Feb. 25. Artists will be notified by March 27. A collaborative project managed by Flathead National Forest, Hockaday Museum of Art, Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation and Swan Valley Connections, the Artist Wilderness Connection is now in its 17th year. Two artists will be s...
KALISPELL - Kurt Steele has been named forest supervisor for Flathead National Forest. He's expected to begin work in mid-February. Steele has been the deputy forest supervisor for the Nez-Perce Clearwater National Forests for the past three years. "I am very pleased to welcome Kurt to the Flathead National Forest," said Regional Forester Leanne Marten. "Kurt is a proven leader who welcomes new voices and diverse perspectives, and has dedicated his career to public service." In addition to his...
Some say that events and people become of historical interest after 50 years have passed. If that is so, the early phases of Double Arrow Ranch will reach this milestone in June of 2022, just over two years from now. Today we know the Ranch as one of the larger residential developments in Western Montana. It's a long-standing part of the Seeley Lake community and a place where some residents go back many years. If we look back at the early days of the Ranch, from 1972 - 1979, we see a lively...
HELENA – January is Radon Awareness Month and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s Radon Control Program encourages people to consider that long-term exposure to indoor radon can be deadly. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer for non-smokers and second only to smoking for the entire population. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that more than 20,000 Americans die of radon-related lung cancer every year. Radon is a colorless, odorless, naturally occurring radioactive gas. Radon seeps into homes and bui...
SEELEY LAKE – Last May the Seeley Lake Refuse District stopped accepting plastic recycling due to continuing problems with improper sorting, low market value, increasing freight costs and overall loss of revenue from plastic recycling. At the end of 2019, the District stopped accepting magazine recycling due to low market value. If the market rebounds, Pacific Recycling in Missoula said they will consider recycling them again. However, continued contamination in the recycle bins in Seeley L...
The Missoula Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, administered through the Missoula City-County Health Department, is accepting new clients in Missoula and surrounding counties. As the nation’s most successful and cost-effective public health nutrition program, WIC is designed to influence lifetime nutrition and health behaviors for participating families. Nationwide, WIC provides healthy food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support and other benefits to more than 7 million people, including 16,000 participants in Montana. The p...
As most of you probably know, on New Year’s Day, tragedy struck our valley in the form of the death of two snowmobilers buried in an avalanche. This is not the only tragedy so far this year but is one that hits fairly close to me. I am an avid snowmobiler and also had the privilege of being part of the group who assisted in the recovery. It is a struggle for me to know what to say about the incident and how to organize my thoughts in a logical way, so I am going to just share a couple of things on my mind relevant to that incident. 1. I say it...
SWAN VALLEY - In Montana's Swan Valley, grizzly bears, wolverine, moose and wolves cross the roads and backyards that lie between mountain ranges. Separating the Mission Mountains and the Bob Marshall Wilderness, the rural valley is both a crucial wildlife corridor and a blueprint for collaborative conservation. Two hundred acres in the heart of the Swan are now protected forever as open space and habitat after The Vital Ground Foundation completed a conservation easement with the Quinn Family o...
SEELEY LAKE – What do curling, football, shooting and ice fishing have in common? They are all the ways to score points at the annual Fishing and Football On The Ice that was held Saturday, Jan. 11 on the north end of Salmon Lake. Commonly referred to as FAFOTI, organizer Chris Neibauer of Seeley Lake said it is a group of his friends, many he has known for up to 40 years, that come from all over to eat good food, drink a few beers and try and catch some fish. There used to be a big ice f...
SEELEY LAKE - Braelyn Reagan Bartlett was born Nov. 26, 2019 to Seeley Lake residents Leland and Jona Bartlett. She was born at 11:14 a.m. weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces and measuring 18.5 inches long. She was also welcomed by grandparents William and Terryl Bartlett of Seeley Lake, Marty and Carol Peltier of Libby, Mont. and great grandparents Jay and Marlene Haveman of Seeley Lake....
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks Boys racked up a pair of wins while the Lady Blackhawks split the week as the teams faced the Charlo Vikings and Lincoln Lynx on the road Jan. 10 and 11. The Blackhawks took a commanding lead over the Vikings in the first half. While the teams went point for point in the third the Blackhawks scored 25 points in the final frame to finish off the Vikings 77-49. Nearly all the Blackhawks who were on the bench got in on the scoring but it was Owen Mercado who stole the show scoring nearly half the points. H...
Legends and Lore of Mowitza, Jan. 19 SEELEY LAKE – Join the Seeley Lake Historical Society and Legendary Lodge caretaker Ron Burnett for a tour of the historical Mowitza Lodge on Salmon Lake. Meet at the Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitors Center at 12:30 p.m. to car pool to Legendary Lodge. Tour will be from 1 – 3 p.m. Participants will traverse Salmon Lake on the historical walk n’ talk. Visit the historic Mowitza Lodge and cabins, now called Legendary Lodge, with an optional climb to the “Tea House.” Learn about the Butte Clark fam...
