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SEELEY LAKE - Winter is not here yet and the Seeley Lake Ranger District will be providing some flexibility in the wheeled vehicle access on roads that normally are scheduled to close Dec. 1. “The district recognizes the public desire for vehicular access to enjoy their National Forests if conditions permit,” said Seeley Lake District Ranger Rachel Feigley. “This fall, snow has not accumulated enough to support snowmobiling, mushing, skiing or other uses allowed on our winter trails. We want to continue to allow the public access where roads...
SEELEY LAKE – The five University of Montana (UM) students who make up the 2016 Celebration Brass Quintet had a busy three days Nov. 20-22. They traveled the Seeley, Swan and Potomac valleys to perform four informances, four workshops and one community concert. Though the quintet played many of the same pieces at each venue, their presentation differed from group to group. The full musical playlist was performed at the community concert at Swan Valley School. Incorporating music from Bach to con...
SEELEY LAKE - Frank Tabish of LHC Inc. in Kalispell, Mont. has applied for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) with Powell County to operate a 26.5-acre gravel pit within 160 acres four miles east of Highway 83 and south of Cottonwood Lakes Road. Gary Lewis, owner of Deer Creek Aggregates, LLC, will be leasing the pit after it has been developed and sees many benefits of the gravel pit to the area. An opposing group of Double Arrow Ranch landowners feels it will be detrimental to the area. Powell...
SEELEY LAKE - The Holiday Home Party Extravaganza featured 14 direct sales consultants offering everything from health and wellness, to everyday home items and fashion. Since its start four years ago, the extravaganza has been held on Small Business Saturday. Organizer Kelly Hoag said this is a great opportunity for direct sales consultants to feature their wares and interact with the community all at one location. Many of the consultants agreed that the reason to shop local through the holiday...
MISSOULA - I read in the paper recently that the Missoula Sheriff’s Office donated money to the jail diversion program. I want to commend the Sheriff on having the foresight to take available funds and apply them in such an action. By supporting a movement to take or keep a portion of the jailed population out of the jail, he has helped the Missoula County taxpayers as much as he has helped the offenders and his own department. First, by removing some of the jail population, administration of the jail is made more manageable. Second, by s...
"The trouble is, you think you have time." ~Buddha These past few weeks, I've once again found myself looking at life through a lens of loss and struggle and a gamut of emotions I am unable to reign in, and not even really wanting to try. I've needed to feel the rawness of it, the deep love of my family, and not take one, single breath for granted. It isn't all sad but I am learning to highlight the good moments and savor them a little longer; letting them take the edge of the sadness that...
SEELEY LAKE - On Tuesdays and Thursdays 7-8 a.m. at Seeley Lake Elementary, the Junior High teacher Duane Schlabach (Mr. S) oversees Chess Club. Kids enjoy playing matches and learn to play the game. The players in my pictures are Eric Lorenz and Ted Aldeen. Also, I have a picture of what the board looks like at mid-game. The club takes place in Mr. S's room. Mr. S hosts Chess Club because some kids like to play a nice, relaxing game of chess before school. Another reason kids come to Chess...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) reports that white-tailed deer harvest reported through the Anaconda, Bonner and Darby check stations reached a six-year high with the close of the 2016 general big game hunting season on Sunday. “The climb in white-tailed deer harvest is welcome and follows an upward trend in deer populations on public land, as well as on private land,” said Mike Thompson, FWP Region 2 Wildlife Manager. On the other hand, elk harvest was 36 percent behind last season, due primarily to a lack of snow and cold weather suf...
With the holiday season upon us, there is no better time for a discussion of cyber security. According to the National Retail Federation, consumers are forecasted to increase online spending by seven to 10 percent, or as much as $117 billion for the months of November and December. In recent years, news stories have abounded detailing data breaches by large retailers, government agencies and health care providers. It is a fact of modern life that more of us are spending more of our waking time online. In addition to the increased amount of time...
SEELEY LAKE – When Great Falls resident Ben Sidor expanded his business Coop Ski Works into Montana, he had trouble finding a local wood supplier for spruce. His search ended at Pyramid Mountain Lumber, Inc. in Seeley Lake. There he found the spruce lumber needed for the wood core to make his backcountry skis the lightest, strongest backcountry skis on the market. Sidor started building skis out of Wenatchee, Wash. with three friends in September 2014. Their first shop was a chicken coop so a...
SEELEY LAKE – Three Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) band students participated in the University of Montana (UM) All-Star Wind Ensemble Nov. 11-13. Seniors Tessa Grimes and Trinitey Bartlett and freshman Jayla Kauffman each said the opportunity to play with other musicians with more experience has made them better players. SSHS Music Director Kaytee Ambrozich said seven students applied for the All-Star Wind Ensembles. Three were chosen based on their level and need for the band. SSHS paid for t...
GREENOUGH - Hali Miller is a new teacher at Sunset School in Greenough. Miller believes each student has the right to get the highest and best education possible. Miller is from Sunburst, Mont., a small town seven miles south of the Canadian border. She attended school at the College of Education at the University of Montana in Missoula, Mont. She graduates this December with her teaching certificate for kindergarten through eighth grade. Miller's student teaching brought her to Greenough to...
SEELEY LAKE - It's getting to be that time of year again as Christmas fast approaches. Each year Seeley Lake Lions Club distributes Holiday Food Baskets to area families in need of help, providing a holiday meal for Christmas. The Lions perform various fundraisers throughout the year to raise money to purchase turkey dinners, with all the trimmings for those in need. Besides fundraisers by the club, personal donations have been made in the past from community residents. All groceries are...
As you read this, we will have experienced yet another Thanksgiving holiday and it sure seems to me they come around quicker each year! Hopefully your Thanksgiving was a day filled with family, friends, good food (love that turkey and dressing) and peace. But are we truly grateful for what we have and do we give any thought to the source of our good fortune? A few years ago I attended a meeting where a husband and wife had recently returned from a service mission in western Africa and were reporting on their experiences. One of the...
Seeley-Swan Mountain Bells to Perform Carols by the Fire – Dec. 1 SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Mountain Bells invite the community to join them as they ring in the Christmas season with Carols by the Fire. Enjoy an evening of traditional carols and holiday tunes in the Great Hall of the Double Arrow Lodge Thursday, Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. Donations to help support the choir, maintain the bells, buy music and so forth will be gratefully accepted. What is Your Big Idea? SEELEY LAKE – Meet small business experts John Donovan fro...
SEELEY LAKE - It is with great sorrow that we share the loss of our husband, father, grandfather, Papa, uncle, brother and friend. Phil was taken unexpectedly in an accident while at work Nov. 17 at Pyramid Mountain Lumber. Phil was born Philip Harold Pohlman May 25, 1950 at 7:05 a.m. in San Antonio, Texas, one of two sons, to parents Dorothy Florence (Furhman) and Percy Harold Pohlman. He joined sisters Barb and Lois. His brother Ken Pohlman joined them in 1952 followed by Scott Jenkins in... Full story
SWAN VALLEY - David Philip Solum went to glory Nov. 17 at 60 years of age from a car accident outside of Seeley Lake, Montana. David Philip Solum was born Oct. 26, 1956 in Spring Grove, Minn. to Elling Oliver and Grace Lucille Flatten Solum. David grew up in a home of faith, love and farming and that foundation laid his character for his entire life. His father was a hard worker and his mother was filled with faith, prayer and love. David's home was overflowing with sons: Robert, Paul, Dale,... Full story
GREAT FALLS – Donald H. Niles, 84, of Great Falls (formerly of Greenough), died peacefully in his sleep after a short illness Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016. He is now enjoying heaven and talking face-to-face with his Lord Jesus. Visitation was held Friday, Nov. 25, at O'Connor Memorial Chapel in Great Falls, Mont. Funeral services were Saturday, Nov. 26 at Faith Chapel in Seeley Lake. His final resting place is Seeley Lake Cemetery. Arrangements were by O'Connor Funeral Home. Born in Mosinee, Wisc., t... Full story
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) fall sports awards banquet was held Nov. 15 at Seeley-Swan High School. The banquet was held to present varsity letters, pins, chevrons, All-Conference and Academic All-State awards to members of the SSHS varsity fall sports team members. All-Conference awards are selected by District 8C (Football) and District 10C (Volleyball) coaches. Academic All-State awards are presented to student athletes who maintain a 3.5 or better grade point average...
