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MISSOULA - Fourth generation, lifelong resident of Missoula County and current County Commissioner Juanita Vero filed to run as the Democratic candidate in the 2020 election for Missoula County Commissioner on January 9, 2020. "I'm running to retain my seat because I believe in the Missoula County staff and citizens I work with daily," said Vero. I want citizens to know they've been heard by county leaders and empowered to create the community in which they want to live." Born and raised on the...
Death notice for Donald Schaff SEELEY LAKE - Donald J. Schaff, 88, of Seeley Lake, died Jan. 17 at The Living Center in Stevensville, Mont. A memorial mass is pending for Feb. 10 in Seeley Lake at Living Water Catholic Church with a reception to follow. Time TBA Bridge players wanted SEELEY LAKE – A Chicago-style Bridge group is looking for full-time or substitute card players to join their group. They meet at the Seeley Lake Senior Center Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. The group includes beginners and is not very serious. Anyone int...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks and Blackhawks each added a pair of wins to their records last week on the road facing Valley Christian Jan. 24 and Granite Jan. 25. The Boys’ season record now stands at 11-1 while the Ladies have a 10-2 season record. The Lady Blackhawks decimated Valley Christian, holding them to two or less baskets per quarter. The final score was 59-13. Klaire Kovatch sunk 10 baskets and a free throw to lead the Lady Blackhawks with 21 points. Emily Maughan, Sariah Maughan, Terra Bertsch and Bethany Hoag eac...
Imagine trying to hike, bike or ride a snowmobile in your local mountains only to encounter a fence and no trespassing sign every mile or so. That could have been the future for hundreds of thousands of acres in the Blackfoot and Swan Valleys...and beyond. That was also a big reason that The Nature Conservancy took a real leap of faith when it began buying land from Plum Creek Timber more than 20 years ago. Over time, we bought more than half a million acres of this former industrial timber...
Alpine Artisans, Inc. presented Seeley Lake Elementary school and Swan Valley School with checks for art supplies this past week. The annual AAI Art Supplies Giving Tree raised $348 for SLE and $221 for Swan Valley School. Seeley Lake artist Kris Gullikson started the Giving Tree for art supplies last year. She has been a guest artist in several classrooms and while the students had supplies, they were very well used. "The teachers have been spending money out of their pocket for years," said...
SWAN VALLEY - Swan Valley residents interested in local weather data collecting met Jan. 8 to obtain more information on how to record and share local weather observations on the website Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network or CoCoRaHs. Volunteers in locations around the United States, Canada and the Bahamas measure rain, hail and snow in their backyards, enter it on the website and within minutes it is included in maps and data analysis tools. Swan Valley resident and CoCoRaHs...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks defeated two conference teams last week starting with the Darby Tigers at home Jan. 17 and then the Victor Pirates on the road Jan. 18. The Boys took a commanding lead over the Tigers in the second quarter scoring 26 to the Tigers' 10 and they never looked back. Even the Tigers stellar free throw shooting, hitting 18 of 20, couldn't close the gap and the Blackhawks won, 65-43. Quinlan Ream led the Boys scoring 24 points including 15 i...
Nearly 15 percent increase to building permits proposed MISSOULA - Based on a request for commission action, the Missoula County Commissioners will consider a resolution to adopt the 2018 Building Codes as well as a resolution to adopt increased fees for building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing permits of roughly 15 percent. If approved both would take effect Feb. 1. The decision will be made at the Commissioners’ public hearing Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. in the Sophie Moiese Room 151 of the Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, M...
KALISPELL – Professional working artists from various disciplines, media and styles are invited to apply the Artist Wilderness Connection, an artist-in-residence program where artists stay in remote forest cabins for one to two weeks to create art. Applications are due Feb. 25. Artists will be notified by March 27. A collaborative project managed by Flathead National Forest, Hockaday Museum of Art, Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation and Swan Valley Connections, the Artist Wilderness Connection is now in its 17th year. Two artists will be s...
Some say that events and people become of historical interest after 50 years have passed. If that is so, the early phases of Double Arrow Ranch will reach this milestone in June of 2022, just over two years from now. Today we know the Ranch as one of the larger residential developments in Western Montana. It's a long-standing part of the Seeley Lake community and a place where some residents go back many years. If we look back at the early days of the Ranch, from 1972 - 1979, we see a lively...
SWAN VALLEY - In Montana's Swan Valley, grizzly bears, wolverine, moose and wolves cross the roads and backyards that lie between mountain ranges. Separating the Mission Mountains and the Bob Marshall Wilderness, the rural valley is both a crucial wildlife corridor and a blueprint for collaborative conservation. Two hundred acres in the heart of the Swan are now protected forever as open space and habitat after The Vital Ground Foundation completed a conservation easement with the Quinn Family o...
SWAN VALLEY – Edward and Heidi Klassen met and began a relationship aboard the USS John Stennis. Both ended up serving 20 years in the U.S. Navy and ultimately getting married. But maintaining a relationship while both partners were in the service was not easy. It was even more complicated with children involved. Edward, who had three daughters from a first marriage and later one son and a daughter with Heidi said, "The hardest part about going on deployments is you have to find arrangements f...
SEELEY LAKE - Suicide Prevention will top the agenda of next Monday’s meeting of the Seeley Lake Community Council. Sadly, Montana holds the suicide record in the nation with more than three and a half times the rate of New York, the lowest state. Nancy de Pastino, Missoula County Suicide Prevention Coordinator, will start with a presentation of what the County is doing to help desperate people who can see no way out. Following Pastino will be Molly Bowlen of the Missoula City-County Department of Relationship Violence Services. Bowlen will t...
SWAN VALLEY - Randy Alfred Styler was born Aug. 15, 1952 in Warroad, Minn. to Walter F. and RosaLee P. (Stoskopf) Styler. In 1956, the family moved from Minnesota to western Montana. Randy attended Swan Valley Elementary School and graduated from Seeley-Swan High School in 1970. Randy served in the US Army for one tour of duty, primarily spent in Germany, as a military policeman. Returning to Montana, he married the love of his life, Denise Soelter, on July 27, 1974. They had two daughters,... Full story
What is a community foundation? Community foundations are organizations that can help manage community-wide discussions and collect and distribute funds for local projects. A community foundation is a tax-exempt public charity created by and for the people in a defined geographic area. It enables people to easily and effectively support the issues they care about-immediately, or through their wills. They serve a vital role as facilitators of good works by bringing together people from across the...
Missoula County Public Schools launches strategic planning process MISSOULA - Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS) is beginning the next phase of its long-term planning process. MCPS wants the public’s input on what they value most about MCPS and improvements for the future. Input offered through the survey and at the strategic planning sessions will be used to set the future direction for MCPS. The public is invited to join the MCPS Board and a committee of approximately 40 teachers, staff, parents and community members in the MCPS B...
Annual Christmas Tree Bonfire set for Jan. 17 SEELEY LAKE - Everyone is invited to bring their Christmas trees to the Filling Station parking lot in Seeley Lake for the Christmas Tree Bonfire, Jan. 17. Place trees in the pile with tinsel, wire, lights and ornaments removed. The pile will be lit around 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17. The community is encouraged to come out for the free event to celebrate winter. Swan Valley Community Library Highlights SWAN VALLEY - The Swan Library will be hosting a weather data class on Jan. 8 at 1 p.m. in the libr...
SWAN VALLEY - Many of us will gather with extended family or friends over the Christmas holiday to share gifts and good will. It seems the way we celebrate Christmas is rooted in Christmas past. A review of the yuletide traditions and events of yesteryear reveal a simple lifestyle of the residents of the region. Over 100 years ago in 1907 Joseph J. Waldbillig and Ethel Lynn were about to exchange wedding vows on Christmas Eve at the Lynn home near Ovando when an unexpected turn of events caused...
SWAN VALLEY - The Swan Valley School hosted a night of holiday song and dance Dec. 18 featuring the students from preschool through the junior high. Each class sang a couple of Christmas songs accompanied by Ellie Wood and then third through eighth graders joined with the staff to close the program with "Let It Be Christmas" by Alan Jackson....
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks' first home game of the season was against Valley Christian Eagles Dec. 19. Friday they headed to Hot Springs to face the Savage Heat. The Boys came out strong against the Eagles but couldn't get much more than a couple basket lead until the third quarter. They outscored the Eagles 14-4 in the third and were able to hold on for a 62-49 victory. Owen Mercado pounded in a dozen baskets and a pair of free throws to lead the Blackhawks w...
FWP looking for information on deer poached in Upper Rock Creek Area Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) is seeking information on a white-tailed deer that was poached earlier this week in the upper Rock Creek area east of Missoula. The whitetail buck was likely shot sometime early on Tuesday, Dec. 17 and found between Rock Creek Road and US Forest Service Grizzly Campground in the Ranch Creek area. Only the antlers were taken and the rest left to waste. FWP game wardens say that wildlife crimes like this one are often solved because of...
SWAN VALLEY - More than 150 people crowded into the main lodge of the Oro Ranch on Saturday night, Dec. 14 in honor of a grizzly sow named Windfall, to raise money and ensure that future generations will see grizzlies in the meadows and forests of the Swan Valley. "I am really surprised at the turnout, especially for a community of this size," newcomer Phil Grunis said above the noise in a room crowded with fellow bear lovers. "We want to do everything we can to help make communities compatible...
It is a very sad fact that all living creatures die, even the giant Sequoia trees of the western coast. The wild animals of our forest and mountains face death every day. It should be no surprise that harsh winters, when there is over 200 inches of snow with 48 inches on the ground for three months is the biggest killer of all. The severe cold and the deep snow ensures that no wild animal dies of "old age." Many starve and freeze to death. I find this to be appalling but there is absolutely noth...
SEELEY LAKE – Thanks to the generosity of the community through last year’s Giving Tree for art supplies, students at Seeley Lake and Swan Valley Elementary schools have the opportunity to be creative weekly. The Alpine Artisans, Inc. (AAI) Giving Tree is continuing again this year raising money for supplies that support art in the classrooms. The community can pick a tag off the tree at the Grizzly Claw in Seeley Lake and Swan Valley Centre in Condon through the end of December. Seeley Lake artist Kris Gullikson started the Giving Tree for...
BILLINGS - Les Meyer, Superintendent of Fairfield Public Schools, was selected as the 2019 Superintendent of the Year for Montana and was honored at the annual Montana Conference of Education Leadership (MCEL) held in Billings this past October. Meyer graduated from Seeley-Swan High School in 1988 and started his educational career in Fairfield. Meyer grew up at Salmon Prairie with his parents Dixie and Neil Meyer and two sisters Pam and Gerri. Meyer said he was raised to go to work every day...
