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It started with the "Eagle Army" teaching the crowd how to do the wave. Then, Seeley Lake Elementary School students had the chance to compete in a bottle flipping contest with deputies from the Missoula County Sheriff's Office. The contest was followed by a helmet safety presentation during the afternoon assembly at the gym on Nov. 7. The presentation was hosted by the sheriff's office and the Brain Injury Alliance of Montana (BIAMT). BIAMT, a nonprofit organization dedicated to brain injury...
The Seeley Lake Water District Board voted to approve a rate increase to users’ monthly water fees. This increase is needed to balance the nonprofit water district’s budget after Pyramid Mountain Lumber, the district’s largest user, shuts down and stops using water. Vincent Chappell, Seeley Lake Water District manager, said when the mill does finally shut down the district will lose about $55,000 each year. “Unfortunately we have to find a way to make up that deficit and the only way to do that is to raise rates to other customers,” Chappell...
Standing in a circle under an afternoon autumn blue sky, big fluffy clouds blocking the view here and there, the students of Swan Valley Elementary School were told to be a tree. More specifically, a model of a tree. Taylor Tewksbury, education program coordinator with Swan Valley Connections, explained that models are examples and scientists use them to understand something without, in a tree's case, needing to chop it down. Students made concentric circles of their classmates and were...
Nonprofit organizations are invited to submit grant proposals to the Seeley Lake Community Foundation for 2025 projects. The SLCF awards grants of up to $3,000 for projects to benefit the area of Seeley Lake. Applications are due Jan. 31 each year and grant award decisions are made by early March. The Seeley Lake Community Foundation helps local groups fund important community projects in the areas of: art and culture, community and economic development, basic human needs, education and natural resources and conservation. In this capacity, the...
I want to thank all voters and especially those that went above and beyond for our campaign for House District 92. It was an honor running to be your representative, and we truly enjoyed meeting many of you over the last year campaigning. Though gerrymandering made HD 92 less representative of our rural areas, our precinct results shined through. I thank the large majority of our communities from Condon to Potomac for favoring commonsense, and casting your vote for our campaign. I want to congratulate my opponent Rep. Connie Keogh. I hope she...
We're mental health therapists who work directly with students in Montana elementary and middle schools. We love working with kids to support their well-being and academic success. In Montana, making sure kids have access to the resources and services they need to succeed isn't just the right thing to do, it's also critical for the future of our state. One resource that many students need is help coping with stress, trauma, depression or anxiety. Sadly, many students struggle to access mental...
On Nov. 8, 2024, former Montana State House Representative and longtime publisher and editor Reilly Neill (D) officially filed with the Federal Election Commission to unseat Senator Steve Daines. “We need a Senator who cares about our access to healthcare, our agricultural economy, our Tribal neighbors, about our teachers and schools. We need someone who cares about the ongoing housing crisis in Montana as much as upholding the Constitution of the United States,” Neill said in a recent public announcement. “When I’m in the U.S. Senate, there w...
The best educators view their profession as a calling, not a craft, inspire in and out of the classroom, and never really leave the profession, seeing every individual encountered as a potential student. By this measure Jack was among the best of educators, and we were all his students. George Bernard "Jack" Copps, Jr. was born on March 22, 1937 and raised in Rapid City, South Dakota. His parents, Ruth Schmadlewsky Copps and George Bernard Copps, Sr., raised Jack along with his twin sister,...
Kaye A Mahoney, 78, of Casa Grande, Arizona, passed away on Oct. 25, 2024 in the presence of her husband and friends. She was born on Oct. 18, 1947, to Rollan and Dorothy Shaver in Alma, Michigan. Kaye attended Michigan State University and graduated with a Bachelor's in Education. She also earned her Master's in the discipline. She taught in public education for 35 years in Montana. There were many days spent grading papers by hand sitting in her living room. Those that knew her remember her...
The Blackfoot Challenge has long hosted international groups to the Blackfoot Valley. Through a cultural exchange grant, a team of seven Blackfoot Challenge staff and a former Natural Resources Conservation Science Powell County District Conservationist were able to travel to Slovenia and Croatia in October to meet with colleagues with no expenses paid by the Challenge. "We have hosted groups from many parts of the world here in the Blackfoot," Randy Gazda, Blackfoot Challenge vice-chairman,...
A change in global atmospheric circulation that affects weather around the world, La Niña is a cyclic weather phenomenon marked by wetter-than-average conditions. And according to predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), she’ll make her presence known throughout the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies from December through February, which means denizens of the Seeley-Swan and Potomac Valleys will want to be extra scrupulous about safeguarding their homes, hearths and energy bills from the ravages of Ol...
Despite playing some hard-fought games, the Lady Blackhawks will not be traveling to state tournaments this week. The team placed fifth overall in divisionals last week, winning against Valley Christian and losing against Drummond and Philipsburg. "I couldn't be more proud of them as individuals and especially the team they became and finished the season as," Lady Blackhawk Coach Janelle Greenwood said. Greenwood said each volleyball player had moments where they were outstanding. All the girls...
Many property owners in Missoula County participate in outdoor burning, whether it is to regenerate a hay field or burn vegetative debris. With those crazy summer windstorms, many people have more tree debris to burn than normal - but you may have to wait until spring to burn it. Fall outdoor burning has different rules than spring burning. This article explains the different burning seasons detailing what is allowed in the fall versus the spring, as well as highlights safe outdoor burning...
A grizzly bear was killed by a hunter on Saturday, Nov. 2 after an encounter south of Placid Lake in the Seeley-Swan Valley. The hunter reported the bear charging him at close distance, and he then shot and killed the bear. The hunter was not injured in the encounter. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks wardens responded and confirmed the mortality of the adult male bear. No further management action by FWP is planned. This incident is still under investigation by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), who also assisted with the response. Be...
When my physical therapist told me her husband had already arrowed an elk this archery season I was overjoyed for him but not necessarily surprised. His dad was an inveterate hunter, willing to track and stalk a trophy animal for miles and days if necessary to make the kill of a lifetime. I've known Drew since he was a kid and his old man's blood runs through his veins. And knowing that, I didn't ask his wife - while she was working the knots out of my shoulders - if he had saved the hide. The l...
Thirty five years ago... Thursday Nov. 9, 1989 Gun range combined with multiple-use trailhead facility now ready for site plans At the November meeting of the Wilderness Sportsman's Club, the board of directors agreed to contact an architectural firm to draw up site plans for a shooting range and multiple-use facility at Seeley Lake. The WSC, in partnership with the Forest Service, is firming up plans for a new snowmobile/cross-country skiing trailhead in conjunction with a long awaited gun rang...
MISSOULA, Mont.- The Bureau of Land Management and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) are announcing the first completed land acquisition within the Gold and Twin Creeks area of the Blackfoot River Watershed. The recently purchased parcel, known as the Upper Gold Creek East Parcel, placed 3,264 acres into federal public ownership on Nov. 6, 2024, using funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. This sale marks the first phase of the Gold and Twin Creeks land acquisitions, which aim to transfer...
