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MISSOULA – Montana fires have affected many customers and employees of both Blackfoot and Missoula Electric Cooperative (MEC) this summer. The cooperatives share many of the same service areas and wanted to help their neighbors. The respective Board of Trustees from each organization expressed a desire to aid their local communities impacted by the devastating fire season. The CEOs from both companies were quick to collaborate. Jason Williams from Blackfoot and Mark Hayden from MEC issued a joint statement: “We are pleased to pledge $10...
PABLO, MONT. – The Seeley-Swan High School Cross Country team took to the course for the first time this season at the Salish Kootenai College Silver Fox Golf Course Saturday, Sept. 16. While Head Coach Zelda Haines said the runners did well she saw it more of a practice than a competitive meet. Because of the smoke, the team has not been able to practice until this past week. The team missed their first two meets due to poor air quality. With varsity football and volleyball games scheduled t...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks played a match on the road against Victor Sept. 15 before finally getting to play on their home court. The threat of fire subsided and the smoke cleared allowing the Ladies to host Lincoln Sept. 16. Lady Blackhawks Head Coach Tammy Lewis said the team got in a couple of solid practices. She thinks it will still be a few weeks before they will be at full capacity but noted that the season is nearly half over. "It kind of feels like I am making...
SEELEY LAKE - The smoke lifted and the Blackhawks returned to their home field to host the Twin Bridges Falcons Sept. 16. The Blackhawks came out strong, stopping the Falcons' opening drive and holding them to just one touchdown in the first quarter. The Falcons scored another touchdown early in the second quarter. The Blackhawks answered right back with Dakota Wood returning the kickoff 60 yards for a touchdown. Two more Falcon touchdowns in the second quarter brought the score to 6-30 at the...
Community Handbell Choir Fall Season Begins SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Mountain Bells, a local community handbell choir, will kick-off the fall season Tuesday, Sept. 26. New members are welcome. Anyone who is curious is encouraged to give the group a try and see how you like it. Members are expected to be able to read music. The choir practices Tuesdays in the music room at Seeley Lake Elementary school. Set up begins at 3:15 p.m., practice is from 3:30 – 5 p.m. and then members should allow time to take down. Director Joann Wallenburn d...
Morning Update: The Rice Ridge Fire is 160,181 acres, 71% completed* and has cost $45.9 million. There are currently 366 personnel assigned to the fire. YESTERDAY: Periodic rain showers yesterday brought moisture over the fire area averaging 0.10 inches. Firefighters continued mop up and patrol from the northwest side of the fire south and east to Monture Cabin. Focus areas for mop up remained in Sawyer Creek where heat was still present and sprinklers were still running in the bog area between...
LINCOLN - Rain, snow and colder weather in the Lincoln-area high country provided relief from fires - and the resultant smoke - but caused some schedule changes for this weekend's "Festival in the Wild," a celebration of Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild and the work of artist-in-residence Patrick Dougherty. The park along Montana 200 on the eastern edge of Lincoln has become a focal point for visitors to the area. A unique, walk-in, woven-willow sculpture by the North Carolina-based...
