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The last units of lumber were processed at Pyramid Mountain Lumber on Friday. No more production will continue at the mill. In March, Pyramid Mountain Lumber announced their closure due to workforce shortages. The high cost of living in western Montana was cited as one of the main reasons for closure. Pyramid was the largest employer in Seeley Lake and has been family-owned for the last 75 years. Pyramid has been winding down through a five-part plan and are now in the final two stages, which...
A wind storm with gusts up to 60-70 miles per hour burst through Seeley Lake on Aug. 23 and left thousands without power, some going days before the lights came back on. The storm postponed the beginning of Seeley-Swan High School's school year. Freshmen were to have started school on Monday, and as of press time Monday afternoon, it wasn't clear when classes would begin either for the high school or the elementary school. A couple of log storage sheds at Pyramid Mountain Lumber were damaged...
With a new school year underway students at Seeley-Swan High School and Seeley Lake Elementary School will be greeted with many changes. One of the most visible changes at Seeley-Swan High School is the new sign that was built towards the end of the previous school year. History teacher Trace Stone worked with the student government to design and build the sign. Other high school students also helped with the construction. Materials for the project were provided by The Lodges, Peak Fabrication,...
Shortly before 10 a.m. on Salmon Lake, an eagle swooped in front of a boat that started collecting water quality data a couple hours earlier. The bird of prey dipped into the water, grabbed a fish and flew away. "You don't see that every day," Colleen Stone, who was volunteering that morning with the Clearwater Resource Council, said. Later on, a herring flew across the width of the six-mile long lake. Brea Dehm, aquatic technician with the Clearwater Resource Council, said these moments, and be...
The Seeley Lake Pickleball Club is trying to get more people on the courts. About 55 people are members of the club and they play Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 8 a.m. until noon behind Seeley Lake Elementary School next to the baseball diamonds where there are six outdoor courts available for pickleball playing. Since the club practices at this time, members are required to have insurance, so each person pays $30 each year to cover those costs. People can play outside of those...
T-shirts emblazoned with the famous Clearwater cow hang on racks in the new Cow Store n' More that's taken up residence in the old bar behind the convenience store at Clearwater Junction. Speciality coffees, soft serve and Big Dipper ice cream and Montana made gifts and books fill the refreshed space. A soft opening happened on Aug. 23 and the grand opening is planned for Labor Day. "We had a branding party for local ranchers to bring in their brands and brand the new bar counter for the coffee...
The In the Footsteps of Norman Maclean Literary Festival announced that its biennial gathering will be held Sept. 27 to 29, 2024 in Missoula, Montana, featuring the theme, Finding Our Place In Nature: The Power of Story. Award-winning authors and artists will examine society's critical relationship to nature through literature, art and music. The Saturday daytime festival at The Wilma will be free, but registration is required at www.macleanfootsteps.com. "The Maclean Festival was initially...
The inner life of a writer and how it appears in their works is a mystery as deep and as wide as the canyon of the human spirit. How that grandeur leaves a haunting echo on the page is as curious a notion as is to suppose there is a meaning existing between two things. Namely that this piece of the story reflects or holds a piece of the author in some way, shape, or form. Being able to make those connections is the stuff of literary studies. Timothy Schilling is a master at this, leading us to... Full story
Thirty five years ago … Thursday Aug. 31, 1989 Back to school at S.L Elementary The Seeley Lake Elementary PTA will be hosting an orientation for new families and a membership drive on the first day of school. Refreshments will be provided and families are invited to stop in the new cafeteria and visit with them. School starts for Seeley Lake Elementary on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Class times are 8:25 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. The school will be participating in the Free and Reduced Lunch Program with hot meals being provided everyday. The cost for the l...
Potomac Elementary School wrapped up its third summer food program two weeks ago. Over the eight week summer break, over 24,000 meals were served to kids 18 years and younger in Potomac, but also in Seeley Lake, Condon, Bonner, Clinton, Missoula, Lolo and Victor. The program is made possible in part by a program through the United States Department of Agriculture, which provides some funding in the form of reimbursements to support getting breakfast, lunch, fresh fruit and vegetables and milk to participating families seven days a week during...
The Blackfoot Challenge hosted its annual community appreciation event on Aug. 16. A silent auction, food trucks - Rockstar BBQ and Balsamroot Catering - drinks provided by Trixi's Antler Saloon and the Stray Bullet and music from Tanner Laws and friends made for a jovial mood. Seth Wilson, executive director of the Blackfoot Challenge, stood on the stage and thanked the Challenge staff, board of directors and various event volunteers and sponsors. "I just want to thank the community of the wate...
Tiffanie Zavarelli had zero restaurant or bartending experience when she and her husband, Ryan, were sitting in their car in front of a bar in Ovando, pondering taking it over. It was 2019 after a family Christmas party at the Double Arrow Lodge in Seeley Lake and the couple were in the Trixi's Antler Saloon parking lot looking out at Ovando Mountain. Ryan's mom and stepdad, Cindy and Ray Francis, wanted to sell Trixi's a few years back and they approached Ryan and Tiffanie to see if they...
Drivers may have encountered some construction relief around Salmon Lake over the past week or so. The Salmon Lake Highway Reconstruction project isn’t completely finished, but Kiewit, the construction company partnering with the Montana Department of Transportation for the project, is getting close to its ending point. Lisa Gray, communications associate with engineering firm HDR, said work is expected to wrap up by mid-November, weather permitting. Final striping, seeding and fertilizing through the construction area is still underway. A...
Montana’s Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP) will perform in Seeley Lake on Monday, Aug. 26 at 6 pm as part of their 52nd summer tour across five states, bringing free performances to 65 communities in the Rocky Mountain West. It has become a tradition for MSIP to set up their portable stage and perform on the grounds at Double Arrow Lodge as the kickoff event to 2 Valleys Stage;s annual season of performances. “Seeley Lake is one of our favorite venues to perform”, said Riley O’Toole, the tour manager. “Double Arrow offers an incompara...
Kyle Duran received $1,000 from the Veterans and Families of Seeley Lake. He will be attending Montana State University Northern in Havre this fall to study diesel mechanics. Duran worked at Glen's Automotive while he lived in Seeley Lake. Hattie Batchelder received $1,000 from the Veterans and Families of Seeley Lake. She will be attending the University of Montana this fall to study environmental studies and documentary film and is working at the Route 83 coffee kiosk in Seeley Lake before...
Thirty Five Years Ago... Thursday Aug. 24, 1989 No three-hour waits with Highway 200 blasting Rumor has it there will be two to three hours delays during the construction project on Highway 200 east of Bonner. But, this rumor can be considered false unless half of a mountain goes at one time with the blasting project. A person can expect to wait for 30 minutes when the heavy blasting begins. At this time, there is no scheduled date, according to Martin VanMil, Montana State Highway Department’s district construction supervisor. “Plan a lit...
John Maclean stood next to a rather old looking cabin outside of Seeley Lake and reminisced. It used to be a wonderful place for him and his sister to play. Six-foot piles of sawdust would leave traces in their hair, clothes and teeth. It also served as a summer landing spot for his father, renowned writer Norman Maclean. "It looks like it's old," John's niece said after seeing the ice house earlier this spring. "The jokes on her," Tom Attard, owner of Burlyman Creations and contractor for the...
A missing swimmer was found drowned near the west end of Seeley Lake on Aug. 5 shortly after 8 p.m. The swimmer was identified as a 15 year old male from Washington state. 911 dispatch received a call reporting a missing swimmer near the west end of Seeley Lake at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 5, according to a press release from the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office. Seeley-Swan Search and Rescue and Missoula County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived at the Seeley Lake Campground to search for the missing swimmer. Missoula County Search and...
Editor's note: Shortly after this story was published, fire danger was reduced to moderate in Missoula County. Fire danger on the Lolo National Forest was also moved to moderate. Stay up to date on fire danger, restrictions and evacuation notices at mtfireinfo.org. In the last few weeks, Missoula County has seen an increase in precipitation and cooler temperatures. The change in conditions caused fire danger in Missoula County to be moved from extreme to high on Aug. 5. The decreased fire danger...
The Montana Department of Revenue (DOR) will soon be distributing its second round of property tax rebates to eligible Montana taxpayers as part of a property tax relief package signed into law by Governor Greg Gianforte in 2023. The property tax rebate is a rebate of up to $675 of property taxes paid on a principal residence. To qualify, you must have owned and lived in a Montana residence for at least seven months of 2023 and paid the property taxes on that residence. Properties owned by an entity and irrevocable trusts are not eligible for...
The Nevada Creek 4H Club has 13 kids going to the Tri-County Fair in Deer Lodge this year. Two of the members are brothers living between Avon and Helmville. Michael and Payton Goettle live on the family ranch and have both animal and craft projects in 4H. Michael, age 15, is continuing with his breeding beef project. The star in his project is BB, a heifer he was awarded in 2022 through the Rocky Mountain Stockgrowers Association Investment program. BB is now two years old and Michael will be...
Ovando School celebrated its centennial on Aug. 3. Nearly 60 past students, community members and teachers gathered to reminisce at the schoolhouse and visited the Ovando Museum to see class photos and memorabilia collected over the years. Last spring students in grades four through eight interviewed some of Ovando's citizens about the Ovando School. The interviewers asked the 10 participants what they liked about the school and what was important about it. Overwhelmingly interviewees said the...
Pyramid Mountain Lumber is currently in the process of shutting down, leaving some employees uncertain about the future. As a way to help the 99 employees directly impacted by the closure the Missoula Job Service is hosting a job fair in Seeley Lake. In March, Pyramid Mountain Lumber announced their closure due to workforce shortages. The high cost of living in western Montana was cited as one of the main reasons for closure. Pyramid is the largest employer in Seeley Lake and has been...
Even after a rainy Tuesday, the Blackfoot River looked low on July 31 as experts and community members gathered to talk about the record drought in the watershed. Data from the United States Geological Survey showed an increase in river flows after the rain, and at 10 a.m., when the press conference started, the Blackfoot River was at 476 cubic feet per second. The last time the river dropped below 500 cfs was in 2015. Montana is the epicenter of drought in the western United States right now,...
The Powell County Community Foundation is currently accepting grant applications from nonprofits throughout Powell County. The PCF awards grants, usually ranging from $500 to about $2,000, are for charitable purposes in the following broad focus areas: basic human needs, arts and culture, recreation and economic development. The application deadline is Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. The short application form is available by writing to the PCF at P.O. Box 834, Deer Lodge, 59722, or by contacting board members Kirk Sandquist, Steve Owens, Kathy...
