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SEELEY LAKE – While Seeley Lake couple Shawn Ellinghouse and Kristy Pohlman had known they were pregnant for over a month, nothing prepared them for the news they received at their first ultrasound May 10. "When the lady said we were having twins I thought no way. Then when she said it was triplets I was completely stunned," wrote Kristy in an email. "We were not even trying to get pregnant and now we were having not one but three." Shawn added, "My thoughts to triplets was, WOW! Okay, it is w...
SEELEY LAKE – "When it first started, I thought it would be just a little Seeley Lake and Condon thing," Chris Jewett said about Alpine Artisans' Tour of the Arts, which took place Oct. 12-13. "I never thought it would grow as big as it has. Every year more and more people come. It's an exciting thing." Jewett said the idea of having a fundraiser that consisted of visiting artist Open Houses was conceived 16 years ago by then AAI president Joyce Bissell. Bissell promptly delegated Jewett to t...
ELBOW LAKE – Residents on Elbow Lake are facing what they feel is an inevitable decision by the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation to remove and remediate the Elbow Lake dam. While some property owners and lessees feel this will negatively impact the ecosystem, recreation opportunities and property values for years to come, the Draft Environmental Assessment released Sept. 30 proposes the project is necessary to remove the unauthorized, ar...
Our family is one of over 20 that own a cabin on Elbow Lake. Although we have been owners for only a few years, many families have had cabins on the Lake for decades. Our family has come to love this beautiful portion of the Clearwater River watershed – we are devastated by your proposed action! On page 12 Section IX. Draft Environmental Assessment Conclusion Section 3, you state: “Is an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) required? No. We conclude, from this review, that the proposed activities would have an overall positive impact on the...
"It is not the survival of the fittest, it is the survival of the most nurtured," Dr. John Gottman, Ph.D Today I would like to share the evidence-based research on marriage from world renowned researchers John Gottman, Ph.D. and his wife Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D. As I sought to research the topic of successful romantic partnerships, I was impressed by how frequently these two leading thinkers were cited. Their work covers many different forms of romantic relationships beyond marriage and is...
SEELEY LAKE – The Department of Environmental Quality notified Deer Creek Excavating, LLC’s that their revised application submitted Aug. 9 for an Opencut Mining Permit at the Cottonwood Pit Site in Powell County still contains deficiencies that must be corrected prior to approving the application. The revised application was in response to DEQ’s Nov. 28, 2018 Deficiency Notice. If Deer Creek Excavating still wants to pursue the application, they can appeal DEQ’s decision within 30 days or submit a revised application that resolves all deficien...
Did you know that every minute of every day, a poison control center receives a call about a potential medicine poisoning for a child age five and under? And in around 86 percent of emergency department visits for medicine poisoning, the child got into medicine belonging to a parent or grandparents. Whether you're a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or caregiver, you can help prevent medicine poisonings by properly disposing of your unused or expired medications before they get in the hands of...
October in Missoula County means one thing to most people … tax bills! Hopefully, that’s not actually the case for most people, but in the Clerk and Treasurer’s Office, it certainly is. Throughout August and September, local taxing jurisdictions – which, in addition to the county, include local school, fire and other special districts − finalize their budgets and determine the amount of tax dollars they’ll need to levy to fund those budgets. They submit these numbers to the Missoula County Finance Department, whose staff work with the Montana...
When we think of October, trick or treating, pumpkins and fall foliage come to mind. But at Missoula Electric Cooperative (MEC) and fellow cooperatives across the country, October is notable for another reason – National Cooperative Month! This is the time of year when cooperatives celebrate what makes us different and most importantly, the members and communities we serve! Cooperatives are different than other businesses. When the market fails to offer a product or service, or does so at a s...
SWAN VALLEY –Swan Valley School Board covered a lot of ground making several decisions at their Oct. 9 meeting. The doors and windows have arrived and the Matthew Brothers just received the required permits to remodel the front portal entry to the school. Construction will get underway soon. Board Chair John Mercer presented the board with a Draft Board Action Plan for 2019-2020. He is still missing a couple of the board evaluation forms so he is waiting to incorporate them. Mercer said this is the first time the school has had a c...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan football player Dakota Wood was voted Missoulian's Prep Athletes of the Week. Wood received more than 400 votes after he was nominated for scoring three touchdowns in the game against Victor, Oct. 5. Wood has been playing football for eight years. "I enjoy being out on the field with my teammates," said Wood. "I like being the leader on the team, working hard and pushing everyone else and having everyone else push me harder in practice and in the games." In his senior...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School recognized their senior football athletes and managers and the senior cross country athletes along with their families at the last home football game of the season Friday, Oct. 11....
HELMVILLE - Donald Joseph Pocha, 80, of Helmville passed away Oct. 10 at home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born Nov. 20, 1938 to Joseph and Florence Pocha of Gilman, Mont. In 1946 the family moved to Montana City where they had bought a ranch. He attended grade school in Montana City and Jefferson High School. In 1956 he and Hap (Sharon Ross) were married. His early work was at the smelter in East Helena. He wanted to work at the cement plant in Montana City but they wouldn't hire him...
Billy Grahams' "Decision" magazine published parts of this many, many moons ago. On one of those timber tramps to Alaska, I was bunking near an Indian village. No logg'n camp so had to use the two washing machines in a makeshift building. The only time to find them empty was late at night. The only occupant was a tall Indian women about 30 folding her clothes and humming a hymn. She acknowledged me and I her. I dumped my bag into the washer. As it chugged along the only sound was dogs barking...
DEER LODGE - Representatives of the northern areas of Powell County said they would like a board to govern the ambulance service. This would provide them representation and the return of some of their tax money from the new ambulance levy to the fire districts through which the three quick response units (QRUs) of the county operate. They would also like to see some of the tax money go to the Lincoln Ambulance Service which responds to many calls in northern Powell County. But Powell County Commissioner Rem Mannix said he didn’t think all of t...
SEELEY LAKE – After offering in-home care in Seeley Lake for the past two years, owner of Seeley Home Health Dawn Butler has taken the business in a new direction. She now offers assistance for people in the area to be able to obtain a medical marijuana card and complete the required state registration to become a legal cardholder. Butler has been offering home health services since she was 16 years old. When elderly or disabled people needed help, she assisted them as needed. "In this area, f...
SEELEY LAKE – With the sun shining through the western larch trees at Tamaracks Resort, locals and visitors alike enjoyed the Seeley Lake Area Chamber of Commerce's Tamaracks Festival, Oct. 12. "It was perfect weather with beautiful fall colors, blues skies and clean mountain air! We had a great turnout overall," wrote the Chamber's Executive Director Lisa Hayhurst in an email. "It was great to see everyone enjoying the music, beer, Made in Montana vendors and great views of Seeley Lake from t...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles' flag football team is wrapping up their season this week. Head Coach Brett Haines is happy with the season and the progress the boys made posting a 7-4-1 record. He added it was a great group of players to coach. While the numbers fluctuated, Haines said they had up to 19 players including four eighth graders who led the team. They started out really strong winning their first games. However when eighth grader Cannon Hawkinson was injured and n...
The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks defeated two conference foes last week taking on Victor Oct. 11 and Darby Oct. 12. The Lady Blackhawks finished off Victor in three sets, 25-13, 25-16 and 25-16. Sariah Maughan led the Ladies with 10 kills and had the highest hit percentage with 21 kills attempted and just 4 errors. Aspen Conley racked up 6 aces out of 26 serves and she led with 8 assists. On the defense, Klaire Kovatch led with 4 solo blocks and 1 assisted block. Emma Stevenson and Maughan had 6 digs each while Trista Wendel received 10 serves w...
ARLEE – For the first time this season, a full Blackhawk team of five girls traveled to Arlee for the Arlee Fish Hatchery Challenge Oct. 10. While the meet in the past has always been for Class B and C schools, this year Class A schools joined the race with strong teams from Hamilton and Ronan. The Lady Blackhawks missed the gold by one point finishing second to Hamilton. The team knew that this meet would be a challenge on a very difficult course. They were up for it as they set new personal r...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks had a rough start against the undefeated Clark Fork Mountain Cats falling 28 points behind early in the final home game of the season Oct. 11. The Blackhawks finally got some points on the board when Brayden Rodriguez caught the ball and ran in a tipped pass for a 25-yard touchdown in the final minute of the first quarter. In the second quarter the Blackhawks matched the Cats touchdown for touchdown. Caleb Maughan scored on a 22-yard play, Dakota Wood r...
RV Park meeting rescheduled for Nov. 11 SEELEY LAKE - The Oct. 18 neighborhood meeting with Territorial-Landworks, Inc regarding the proposed RV Park has been canceled. A representative from Territorial-Landworks, Inc. will be speaking at the Nov. 11 Seeley Lake Community Council meeting at 6 p.m. at the Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitors Center. Those who would like more information or have questions are invited to attend. PHC Cares Food Drive through Oct. 30 SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Medical Center is running a PHC Cares Food D...
