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SEELEY LAKE – Just before 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 there was a call that there was a boating accident at Lake Alva. Screams for help alerted those on the shore and someone camping at the Lakeside Campground came with a pontoon. A 70-year-old Eureka man received CPR but upon the arrival of Life Flight was confirmed dead. According to Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Robert Parcell, the 70-year-old man from Eureka and his 24-year-old grandson from Missoula were out canoeing on Lake Alva in an Old Town Saranac Canoe. They visited the isl...
POTOMAC – Greenough-Potomac Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire just before 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31. The house on Coloma Way was fully involved. While firefighters were not able to save the structure, they kept it from spreading to nearby outbuildings and wildlands. The homeowner was taken to Missoula via ambulance for burns. No one else was injured. The cause is still under investigation. GPVFD Assistant Chief Justin Iverson arrived on scene three minutes after the page a...
SEELEY LAKE – The power was out. Grizzly Claw Trading Co. Owners Dee and Susan Baker were prepared for a great sales day during the heart of their first summer in business. Now it was so dark in their store that it was nearly impossible to see what was in the display cases. When two visitors from North Carolina walked in they apologetically told them that yes, they were open but they had no power. When the two middle-aged men insisted that they wanted to see what was in the cases, the Bakers o...
HELMVILLE - People came from all over Montana and out of state for this year's Helmville Rodeo, Sept. 1-2. The stands were packed and the competition was good as riders rode for the purse and entertained. Even a handful of locals joined the fun in the Mutton Busting and Wild Cow Milking events....
Q: We will be traveling next year and so not gardening in Seeley Lake. A friend will water the perennials enough to keep them alive but what can we do about annual vegetables and flowers? We don't want the beds to become weed patches while we are away. A: If you do nothing about the beds, weeds are guaranteed. They have adapted to take advantage of local gardening conditions, and they will thrive in the rich soil of your garden. If it were my garden, I would mulch the beds heavily, any time...
These mass shootings occurring around the country are doing grave damage to one of our most cherish freedoms. Millions of people believe that gun control laws are the answer to the problem. But that is not a solution. How many laws does a mass shooter break in the act of shooting innocent people totally unknown to him? Do you think passing one, two or three more laws that will not impact a psychopath is going to make a difference? First recognize what is the mass shooter seeking. Recognition of...
In past years Dr. Marsha A. Goetting, Montana State University Extension Family Economics Specialist, has presented programs about the need for all Montanans to take action and plan their estates. If you haven't taken action because you have lingering questions, the Seeley-Swan Resource Center, which is our branch office of Missoula Aging Services in Seeley Lake is providing an opportunity for you to have those questions answered. Dr. Goetting will be available for half hour appointments on...
SEELEY LAKE - The North Fork Cabin bridge replacement project is complete. The trail closure has been lifted ahead of hunting season. The bridge reconstruction began July 22. The bridge provides access over the North Fork of the Blackfoot River near the North Fork Cabin on Trail 32. Trail 32 is a major travel corridor for outfitters, guides and the public to access the Scapegoat Wilderness. The Seeley Lake Ranger District's goal was to complete the project ahead of the majority of the hunting...
SEELEY LAKE - Like so often, the Sept. 9 meeting of the Seeley Lake Community Council promises an ambitious agenda. Linda Howard of the Missoula Aging Services will explain the various options available during the open enrollment period for Social Security and the ACA. Drug addiction and prevention will be the next topic, covered by Shannan Sproull, Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist of the Western Montana Mental Health Center. Then Kellen Palmer, the new Seeley-Swan High School principal, will introduce himself to the community. He will be...
SWAN VALLEY - The Flathead National Forest is planning to conduct fall prescribed fire projects, when weather, fuel conditions and air quality become favorable. Smoke will be visible from various places in the Flathead Valley depending on the location of the burn units and weather conditions. Each project follows a Prescribed Fire Burn Plan. The prescribed fire projects are located and designed to be controlled to reduce the potential for adverse effects or to escape as a wildland fire. These projects will follow Montana air quality standards a...
SEELEY LAKE – On Aug. 26 the otherwise quiet halls of Seeley Lake Elementary school were filled with the sound of an air horn. More than 30 teachers and staff from Seeley Lake Elementary and Swan Valley Schools hid themselves in the two junior high classrooms in preparation for an active shooter drill where there were told they could do nothing but hide. Swan Valley School teacher Chris Maudlin had 60 seconds to hit as many people as he could with ping pong balls. He methodically moved t...
SEELEY LAKE – There is a new face behind the front desk at Seeley-Swan High School. Aimee Stevenson, of Greenough, is the new SSHS secretary. She looks forward to becoming more proficient in her job and continuing to get to know the students, staff and members the community. Almost four years ago the Stevenson family moved to the area from Syracuse, Utah. Stevenson's husband Brandon and his brother are in business together as general contractors. This allowed them the freedom to relocate. "We we...
SEELEY LAKE – When the Seeley Lake Nordic Club received an email from the Missoula Nordic Club that the U.S. Forest Service was proposing a user fee at the Seeley Creek Nordic area they were totally caught off guard. After further research and conversations with the Forest Service, the Seeley Lake Nordic Club is actively fighting the proposed fee for the Seeley Creek Winter Sports Site and said, "if it isn't broken, don't fix it." The Seeley Lake Driftriders Snowmobile Club, who manages the south trailhead and parking lot included in the p...
OVANDO - The Blackfoot Challenge is pleased to announce the hiring of Seth Wilson as Executive Director. Wilson assumed the position full-time on Sept. 3, concluding the organization's eight-month national search. As the organization's first Wildlife Coordinator in 2001, Wilson brings with him a wealth of knowledge about the unique issues facing the Blackfoot watershed as well as an intimate understanding of the collaborative approach that has come to define the organization's success. "I am...
After a two year hiatus, the Blackfoot Challenge will again host their annual Trumpeter Swan Release on Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Rolling Stone Ranch in Ovando. This annual event offers the public a rare opportunity to take an up-close look at Trumpeter Swans and learn about their biology, habitat and recovery in the Blackfoot watershed. This year, attendees will also be able to purchase raffle tickets for the opportunity to release a swan themselves the morning-of. Releases were not held in...
SWAN VALLEY - In an effort to boost native westslope cutthroat and bull trout populations, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will remove non-native trout species in Cooney Creek, a tributary of the upper Swan River in northwest Montana. Following a public comment period, FWP is moving forward with the project to capture and remove all brook and rainbow trout in Cooney Creek’s core westslope cutthroat trout habitat. The project will be in collaboration with the University of Montana and MPG Ranch, a privately-owned conservation ranch. Funding f...
If you follow the news at all, or if you are on social media at all, you have certainly seen some nasty treatment of and language toward those who hold differing views from one another. This is certainly evident in political discussions between left and right. It is also evident in church matters, family matters, local government matters, even, (dare I mention it?) sewer district matters. Sometimes I think it is worse than it used to be, and continuing to get worse, but then I also recall that our nation went to war and killed each other on...
SEELEY LAKE – Ever since Jason Gray's childhood, music has been a vehicle for inner healing, storytelling and conveying what really matters. Now a nationally acclaimed Christian singer and songwriter, Gray hopes that his songs will help someone be transformed and reengage with whatever life happens to be throwing at them. He will bring this message to the Sparrow's Vine Pregnancy Resource Center's 11th Annual Benefit Concert/Silent Auction, Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Mission Bible Fellowsh...
SEELEY LAKE – Lloyd Hahn was not present at the Aug. 3 Upper Swan Valley Historical Society (USVHS) program, Outfitters and Guides in the Swan Valley. Nevertheless, his reputation as a long-time outfitter earned him a place. Ellie Greenough, who had previously conducted an extensive interview with him for USVHS, recounted a few of his stories. Greenough related how Hahn wound up in Montana. She said he was living in Wisconsin but had done some hunting in Idaho. In 1975 he decided he wanted to m...
DEER LODGE – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks were one of four teams that participated in the inaugural 5K race at the Grant-Kohrs Ranch in Deer Lodge Aug. 30. Despite battling the heat, the Ladies swept the top three spots. Seeley-Swan, Arlee, Thompson Falls and Deer Lodge brought runners to the field. The race was delayed so the Ladies didn't start until around 10:30 a.m. The 5K loop course took runners through pasture, long grass, short grass and then finished on a gravel road. "It was all open a...
SEELEY LAKE – The Blackhawks kicked off their season with a victory over the Darby Tigers Aug. 30. The Boys in black and gold wasted no time putting points on the board. After stopping the Tiger's opening drive, Caleb Maughan took the ball 49 yards to the 1-yard line where Avery Smith was able to punch through for a touchdown. The Tigers were not going to go down easy though and fought their way down the field for a touchdown of their own. The Blackhawks answered right back. Dakota Wood r...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks' volleyball season got underway with a win over Arlee Aug. 29 before the team headed to a tournament in Philipsburg Sept. 1. The first three sets of the match with the Arlee Scarlets were really hard fought with the Lady Blackhawks dropping the first set, 24-26 and then winning the next two sets 28-26 and 27-25. The Ladies won the fourth set and with it took the match, 25-12. Bethany Hoag and Trista Wendel led the Lady Blackhawks in kills with 6 and...
William Oscar Keiper Death Notice SEELEY LAKE - William Oscar Keiper met Jesus Aug. 29. There will be a graveside service at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Missoula Sept. 7 at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome. Closure lifted on Cottonwood Lakes Road SEELEY LAKE - Cottonwood Lakes Road 477 Swamp Creek Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP) work is mostly complete and the road is now open for public use. While only a section of this road was closed for a portion of time, this project finished ahead of schedule and before the fall hunting season. This type of...
