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Potomac Elementary School wrapped up its third summer food program two weeks ago. Over the eight week summer break, over 24,000 meals were served to kids 18 years and younger in Potomac, but also in Seeley Lake, Condon, Bonner, Clinton, Missoula, Lolo and Victor. The program is made possible in part by a program through the United States Department of Agriculture, which provides some funding in the form of reimbursements to support getting breakfast, lunch, fresh fruit and vegetables and milk to participating families seven days a week during...
The Blackfoot Challenge hosted its annual community appreciation event on Aug. 16. A silent auction, food trucks - Rockstar BBQ and Balsamroot Catering - drinks provided by Trixi's Antler Saloon and the Stray Bullet and music from Tanner Laws and friends made for a jovial mood. Seth Wilson, executive director of the Blackfoot Challenge, stood on the stage and thanked the Challenge staff, board of directors and various event volunteers and sponsors. "I just want to thank the community of the wate...
Tiffanie Zavarelli had zero restaurant or bartending experience when she and her husband, Ryan, were sitting in their car in front of a bar in Ovando, pondering taking it over. It was 2019 after a family Christmas party at the Double Arrow Lodge in Seeley Lake and the couple were in the Trixi's Antler Saloon parking lot looking out at Ovando Mountain. Ryan's mom and stepdad, Cindy and Ray Francis, wanted to sell Trixi's a few years back and they approached Ryan and Tiffanie to see if they...
Drivers may have encountered some construction relief around Salmon Lake over the past week or so. The Salmon Lake Highway Reconstruction project isn’t completely finished, but Kiewit, the construction company partnering with the Montana Department of Transportation for the project, is getting close to its ending point. Lisa Gray, communications associate with engineering firm HDR, said work is expected to wrap up by mid-November, weather permitting. Final striping, seeding and fertilizing through the construction area is still underway. A...
Do you own a home and wonder what it’s worth? You can easily look up your address on Zillow and see the estimated value is rapidly rising, translating to more property taxes. Too many Montana families cannot keep up with an annual $249 million property tax increase imposed by Republican Governor Gianforte and his party in the Legislature. Yet, after months of analysis by the Governor’s property tax task force, they recommended a complicated process that will raise our taxes again. Why didn’t they didn’t consider the new taxes they already...
On Sunday, Aug. 4, my husband and I were in a serious accident on Highway 83 north of Seeley Lake. We were towing a fifth wheel and a boat, both which will probably be totaled. Needless to say, we were unbelievably fortunate to not have been injured. We want to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank everyone who helped us, especially the Swan Valley emergency response team, Missoula highway patrol and Missoula County sheriff. We especially want to thank Bob and Ben at Clearwater Towing, who were exceptional at clearing up the huge...
Does anyone know Where the love of God goes When the waves turn the minutes to hours Those lyrics from Gordon Lightfoot's famous ballad "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" were passing through my mildly seasick brain as the predicted 3-foot waves were clearly significantly higher. Moving our boat from New York City back to Chesapeake Bay involved 122 miles of open North Atlantic Ocean, and I had waited patiently for a benign weather forecast. On the day of departure my many weather apps predict...
Loving mother, wife, sister and daughter, Twyla Jane Johnson, 54, of Seeley Lake, Montana passed away Aug. 11, 2024 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Twyla was born on Oct. 18,1969 in Rugby, North Dakota to Curtis and Patricia Knight. As a child she was educated in the Glasgow Public School system. Growing up Twyla admired her dad's passion for photography and later had a love for taking photos with her Nikon camera. She was a straight A student and strong athlete, competing in high school...
“Throughout history, there have been supernatural apparitions and signs that go to the heart of human events and, to the surprise of believers and non-believers alike, play their part in the unfolding of history” (Vatican). If someone predicted future events and said, “I will perform miracles on a certain date to prove my words to be true,” and has 70,000 witnesses, would you believe it? That happened in Fatima, Portugal. The details began in the village of Fatima, Portugal on May 13, 1917. The Blessed Virgin Mary, holding a Rosary, appeare...
The summer reading program finishes Thursday, Aug. 22. Reading logs can be turned in through the end of the day. The grand-prize drawing will be on Monday, Aug. 26. A special thank you to the Ice Cream Place for donating small cones for each kiddo who completes a reading log. This steadfast support for years from the ICP makes the summer reading program such a treat for the kids. Also, thank you to Linda Orr, who donates a blanket with a hand-crocheted border each year for the summer reading...
Montana’s Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) will perform in Seeley Lake on Monday, Aug. 26 at 6 pm as part of their 52nd summer tour across five states, bringing free performances to 65 communities in the Rocky Mountain West. It has become a tradition for MSIP to set up their portable stage and perform on the grounds at Double Arrow Lodge as the kickoff event to 2 Valleys Stage;s annual season of performances. “Seeley Lake is one of our favorite venues to perform”, said Riley O’Toole, the tour manager. “Double Arrow offers an incompara...
Kyle Duran received $1,000 from the Veterans and Families of Seeley Lake. He will be attending Montana State University Northern in Havre this fall to study diesel mechanics. Duran worked at Glen's Automotive while he lived in Seeley Lake. Hattie Batchelder received $1,000 from the Veterans and Families of Seeley Lake. She will be attending the University of Montana this fall to study environmental studies and documentary film and is working at the Route 83 coffee kiosk in Seeley Lake before...
Thirty Five Years Ago... Thursday Aug. 24, 1989 No three-hour waits with Highway 200 blasting Rumor has it there will be two to three hours delays during the construction project on Highway 200 east of Bonner. But, this rumor can be considered false unless half of a mountain goes at one time with the blasting project. A person can expect to wait for 30 minutes when the heavy blasting begins. At this time, there is no scheduled date, according to Martin VanMil, Montana State Highway Department’s district construction supervisor. “Plan a lit...
Throughout the years, the Forest Service has had a lasting impact on the landscape and culture of the upper Swan Valley. Many residents were employed by the Forest Service from the local teenagers on the YACC (Young Adult Conservation Corps) crews, to the seasonal trail crews, fire crews, planting crews, spraying crews, building crews, fire lookouts, to the full-time employees. The Condon Work Center has remained an important part of the fabric of the community. When the Forest Service decided...
You see them everywhere - maybe not in blizzard numbers but usually at least a few - all summer long. They start while salmonflies are on the water in June and they last, most years, well into September, depending on how chilly the nights get. You'll often find more of them clinging to streamside willows and tall grass than you'll see on the water. When they're ready, you'll see the egg-layers flying almost haphazardly over the stream, then dropping to shed their cargo of eggs into rifled...
