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SEELEY LAKE – A Missoula man faces charges for criminal mischief after allegedly dumping two tons of drywall, construction and household waste on the Blackfoot/Clearwater Game Range the weekend before the Fourth of July. If found guilty he could owe a fine of up to $1,500, lose his privileges to hunt, fish and trap for up to two years and must clean-up the dump site or face restitution for clean-up. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) Game Warden Bill Koppen received three calls on the i...
SEELEY LAKE – Three large wooden figures were erected by Jackson Hole Public Art and local volunteers in Seeley Lake this past week. The intent of the stick figures is to get people to slow down going through town. They are temporary and will be taken down after a couple of months. The community can decide if they want to keep them or send them back to Jackson Hole, Wyo. The LOR Foundation funded the project. Jackson Hole Public Art is developing a public art and place-making toolkit in the i...
To the left is the future for Montana if Governor Steve Bullock, the Missoula Mayor, his City Council and the Missoula County Commissioners bring unvetted Muslim refugees to Montana as planned. They are all contributing to President Barack Hussein Obama's Muslim pipeline to America, and they are all contributing to Islamic jihad on American soil. Protest this insane proposal and remember these misguided "public servants" on Election Day. If it's refugees they want, bring those who do not grow...
These last few weeks in our country have been rough, raw, emotional and painful. In these times, I find it hard to find ground that is inspirational and peaceful; I find it difficult to spread words of love without at first having an angry, knee-jerk reaction to the news that is poured out over televisions and social media platforms. Never have I felt our country is more at a loss for direction than now. I am not so naive as to think that my words will change anything. I am not educated by socie...
POTOMAC - An old burn pile on private property in Potomac caused a fire that burned three tenths of an acre July 2. While the pile was cold to the touch above ground, the fire still burned underground in roots and organic material. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is still investigating and it is unknown if citations will be issued. Greenough/Potomac Volunteer Fire Department (GPVFD) Chief Ryan Hall said residents called 911 and began fighting the fire with a skidder to knock down the spread of the fire. Nine...
SEELEY LAKE – Volunteers with the Veterans and Families of Seeley Lake (VFSL) installed two new benches and level concrete pads for wheel chairs at the Seeley Lake Veterans Memorial Park north of Seeley Lake on Highway 83. The new seating was placed so visitors can see all the memorial plaques while not interfering with the programs held for Veterans Day and Memorial Day. The land belongs to Missoula County but the Veterans and Families of Seeley Lake (VFSL) have been given permission to use i...
SWAN VALLEY - Saturday, July 9 at 10 a.m. the Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a single vehicle accident on US Highway 83 at approximately mile marker 51, near the Salmon Prairie Access site. The vehicle was reported to have two occupants at the time of the crash. Lake and Missoula County Sheriff’s Offices and the Montana Highway Patrol responded along with Swan Valley Emergency Services. The male driver, 63-year-old Richard Graham of Boulder, Mont., was not wearing his seatbelt. He was ejected from the vehicle and died fro...
The Seeley Lake Ranger District recorded 1.67 inches of rain from Friday afternoon, July 8 through 2 p.m. Monday, July 11. There were reports from Double Arrow Ranch of more than 2 inches in rain gauges. The Condon Work Center Remote Automated Weather Station recorded 1.18 inches over the weekend. The rain and cooler temps has dropped the fire danger in Missoula County to Moderate....
When The Nature Conservancy (TNC) invested in its Clearwater Blackfoot Project, we were looking to the future. But not just the future of the forest as a haven for wildlife and important waterways. We were also investing in the future of the communities who work and play on this land. The unique structure of the investment allows us time to study the landscape’s and the community’s needs. We hope that we will be able to find permanent conservation outcomes that help communities that have long lived and worked these lands develop a more cer...
SEELEY LAKE - At the Clearwater Resource Council (CRC) annual meeting July 10 the focus was on Trails for Everyone. CRC Executive Director Cathy Kahnle called Seeley Lake the hub of a wheel with spokes going out to communities all around it. According to Kahnle, those communities all have pre-existing trails which can form the backbone of a really spectacular, regional, trail system. Connecting them could create economic opportunities for all the communities and have the added effect of...
Submitted by the Upper Swan Valley Historical Society. Reprinted from the Library of Congress Manuscript Division Gifford Pinchot, who later became chief of the U.S. Forest Service, was working for the National Forest Commission in 1896 when he traveled south through the Swan Valley with Jack Monroe, a trapper and guide. In the previous installment of the 7-part series, they had arrived at Skunk Prairie where they had hoped to find horses. Finding none they had continued to Morrell’s. By this time both Monroe and I were so stiff that travel h...
In my previous articles I have focused on an attribute of God. An attribute is a description of who God is and how God relates to us. Understanding the attributes of God are important to know the beauty of who God is and the truth of how the Lord acts toward people. Every attribute of God points us to how God provides for us and protects. I want to look at the character of God as being just and fair. The idea of just is an action or behavior that is morally right and fair. When we speak of...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley Lake resident and Psychologist Ken Silvestro, PhD self-published his second book "The Sound of the Other Hand Clapping" in January 2016. Silvestro hopes that it will help readers understand that they have the potential to have every possible psychological joy and issue surfacing in them. Silvestro earned his PhD in 1984 from the University of Connecticut. For his project he combined computer science and cognitive psychology. After earning his doctorate, he studied at a Jung...
PROMONTORY, UTAH - Seeley Lake resident Mark Melvin took his interest in space exploration to a new level after attending his first solid rocket booster (SRB) test in Promontory, Utah June 28. After watching the 124-second test, Melvin left impressed and with hopes to attend an actual launch in the future. "I find space exploration to be really exciting," said Melvin. "Satellite observation of our own earth and our own effects on it are really vital to how we continue to function as a species. I...
Seeley Lake resident Paul Daniels submitted these photos of the Fourth of July fireworks show over Seeley Lake. They were taken from Lindey's Prime Steak House lawn....
SEELEY LAKE - In the fall of 1965, Tim Berry was a 17-year-old high school senior in Helena, Mont. He was busy going to school and working two jobs, one at a gas station and one at Brackman's Grocery. It was while working at the grocery store that Tim first saw the girl he was destined to marry. He saw her often but he was either too busy working or too shy to approach her. He didn't even know her name. In November 1965, Tim's mom was temporarily hospitalized at St. John's. While visiting his...
Kade Kimball and his wife celebrated their sixth anniversary at the Double Arrow Lookout this past weekend. They are both teachers with the Helena School District. When they arrived at the lookout the flag was still flying at full mast. They lowered the flag in honor of the Dallas police officers. They captured this photo of the evening sun shining behind the lookout and illuminating flag....
SEELEY LAKE - Since its founding in 1994, Clearwater Montana Properties has emphasized community-building as a key component of its company culture. Through its Charitable Giving Program, the company's 80 agents give back a portion of all real estate proceeds to the Montana communities in which they were earned. To date, the program has produced more than $350,000 in charitable donations to causes throughout the state, including more than $60,000 in 2015 alone. "Being a positive force in our...
MISSOULA – The Cinnabar Foundation’s board of directors met in mid-June to review applications from 126 groups for its 2016 competitive grant-making cycle. All applicants are conservation-oriented nonprofit organizations or institutions serving Montana or the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. After two days of meetings, the Cinnabar Foundation’s board selected 68 groups as recipients of the Foundation’s 2016 Challenge Grants including Swan Valley Connections in Condon and the Blackfoot Challenge in Ovando. Grants totaled $363,000, and ranged...
SEELEY LAKE - The Hellgate Civilian Shooters returned from their National Shooting Competition at Camp Perry, Ohio placing 22 out of 40 invited teams. "We didn't perform like I thought we could have," said Head Coach Trace Weisenburger. "But it all comes down to the experience of the teams. We are going to take some lessons we learned from this competition and use them to our benefit." The team consisted of Seeley Lake shooters Justin Thomas, Ibby Lorentz and Sam Weisenburger, Alex Weisenburger...
Linnell Memorial Service, July 16 POTOMAC – After a battle with cancer, Potomac resident and school teacher Nancy Linnell passed away July 9. There will be a Memorial Service Saturday, July 16 at 1 p.m. at the Potomac Community Center. The family invites everyone to stay for food and drinks immediately following. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Nancy’s name to Potomac School or Missoula Community Theatre. Flea Market, July 17 SEELEY LAKE - Join the Seeley Lake Trailblazers 4-H Club for a Flea Market July 17 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m....
