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HELENA - Members of the Montana House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee heard a bill last week that would require landowners to allow anyone access through their land in order to reach nearby public lands. Introduced by Rep. Tom Jacobson, D-Great Falls, House Bill 243 specifically prevents landowners with property that surrounds state land from allowing only certain wildlife outfitters access, sometimes through leasing. “There’s 1.2 million acres of inaccessible state land in the state of Montana,” Jacobson said. Jacobson said it’s an issue of...
It seems that this year much of Montana is experiencing a tough winter but it’s actually not. We are just getting back to winter after last year’s weird spell. Temperature readings haven’t gone wild – yet. No reporting stations have recorded 50 below or colder and the coldest known low during January’s first week was 46 below Fahrenheit. Twenty to 30 below was more prevalent in the past. Stories abound about conditions changing quickly and in a pronounced way. Montana holds the national record for cold with a 70-degrees-below-zero reading near...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Lions Club hosted their annual skating party Sunday, Jan. 29. Community members of all ages came out for fun in the sun and enjoyed temperatures above 40º Fahrenheit. Lion Neil Ruttenbur made sure the rink was plowed for skating. Lunch including chili, hot dogs, hot chocolate and cookies and a fire to warm up. The Lions all agreed that it was a fun event and it is great to see the community come out and use the park. The ice skating rink is plowed regularly and...
SEELEY LAKE – Missoula County Sheriff's Office Deputy Mike Sunderland was pleased with the turnout and participation for the Say Something Assemblies at Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) Jan. 17. He is excited about the upcoming Phlight Club at SLE Feb. 2-3 and looks forward to following up with students and parents in the near future. "We can't just let the conversation die," said Sunderland. "It is still a community issue and as a community we all have to keep the conversation going with our k...
Caution To All Seeley Lake Water Customers SEELEY LAKE - The Water District has had numerous calls regarding frozen water service lines. This is a friendly reminder to all customers to take care of their pipes. Insulate pipes well and keep them warm. Refrain from plowing snow above water lines and driving on them. The snow is a good insulator and moving it actually drives the frost deeper. It is also recommended to trickle cold water. A small trickle of water keeps the water moving and keeps it from freezing. Due to the cold weather and the...
SEELEY LAKE – A petition, to return the speed on Highway 83 to its original limits prior to the changes implemented this past October, has been available at businesses in Seeley Lake and Condon for nearly two months. The intent is to get as many signatures as possible and return it to the Montana Transportation Commission (Commission) this spring asking them to reconsider their decision for the speed limit change. The petition also requests pedestrian-operated crossing lights on Highway 83 at Riverview Drive and the south end of Boy Scout R...
SEELEY LAKE – Hip-hop music was blaring, colored lights were flashing and three 14-foot screens carried rotating Say Something logos as fifth through eighth-grade students from Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE), Potomac School and Swan Valley School entered the SLE gymnasium Jan. 17. The ultimate purpose was to convince them to say something if they saw or experienced bullying, were having thoughts of suicide or knew of someone else contemplating suicide. An evening program covering the same topic w...
Many horses, cattle and dogs live in rural areas and experience subzero weather in the winter. Each species has certain needs during cold snaps. Missoula County Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Bill Brown has practiced for the last 25 years. He said horse and mule, or equines, needs include extra hay, fresh water and a place to get out of the wind during subzero temperatures. He said having something for the animals to stand by, like a building or tree, provides extra warmth by transferring...
SEELEY LAKE – Saturday, Jan. 28 will mark the 35th annual Over Seeley's Creeks & Ridges (OSCR) 50 kilometer (K) ski race. The OSCR has become a local legend in the ski community because of its length, history and reputation for ruggedness and delivering the unexpected. Avid racer and race director since the early 1990s Lynn Carey said the only thing constant with OSCR for the past 35 years has been change. Prior to the OSCR was the Marathon Ovando Seeley Tour (MOST) race. The course started a...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Sewer Board discussed options as they try to retain a $10 million funding package after the failure of the bond election. The board was also informed at their Jan. 19 regular meeting that three positions on the board are up for election this May. The district received a letter dated Dec. 14 from the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development (RD) informing them that the funding package was no longer available as a result of the bond election failing. RD’s funding package consisted of $5.7 million i...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake Elementary School Board discussed the SLE Outside store’s income and expense report for November 2015-November 2016 at their meeting Jan. 17. The board also accepted Sally Johnson’s resignation. Johnson will be retiring in April. The Income and Expense Report for SLE Outside gave a revenue total of nearly $233,000. Expenses reported were nearly $243,000, a $10,000 deficit. “With the dust settled after a year, I’m pleased with this number,” said Superintendent Chris Stout. “[SLE Outside’s] not just straight invent...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Board approved a 2.5 percent raise for District Administrator Lynn Richards and Maintenance staff Mark Kues at their Jan. 17 meeting. This was less than the three percent raise Seeley Lake Fire Chief Bob Vanden Heuvel recommended. The board also approved the budget, new carpet at Station 2 and the Walmart gift cards Vanden Heuvel gave to the volunteers as a Christmas gift. Vanden Heuvel first asked the board to approve a three percent raise at their November meeting. The raise was accounted f...
SEELEY LAKE – Women from around Montana came to Seeley Lake this weekend to learn how to ice fish with the Montana Fish, Wildlife &Parks (FWP) Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program. Leader Kim Driscoll of Potomac said it is all about having fun and catching fish. The BOW program provides participants with information, encouragement and hands-on instruction in outdoor skills such as fishing, shooting, archery, map & compass, survival, canoeing and outdoor cooking. Driscoll said BOW is d...
SEELEY LAKE – Minx Beauty Bar is holding its Grand Opening Jan. 28-29 in the Lazy Pine Mall. It offers sunless tanning, full body waxing, facials, eye lash extensions and lash lifts. Owner Jenifer Flannery and co-worker Krisy Stout look forward to bringing services to the community that are not currently available and making clients feel good about themselves. Flannery is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As a teenager she worked with her mother who owned a salon. Later Flannery went i...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) junior high students shared their final science projects Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the SLE Science Fair. Eighth grade students built Rube Goldberg machines to demonstrate their understanding of forces and motion. The seventh grade students each researched and presented on one plant and one animal that lives in the Morrell Creek ecosystem. The eighth-graders built Rube Goldberg machines, a contraption, invention, device, or apparatus that is deliberately o...
SSEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) Drama Club presented "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Jan. 18. Sixth-grade teacher Sharon Teague led an elective entitled "Stage Craft" that did all of the set design, production and props. Teague's afterschool sewing club, funded through the 21st Century Grant, made all of the costumes. When the new schoolmaster Ichabod Crane (Bethany Hoag) showed up in Sleepy Hollow, he was quite the ladies' man. However there was only one lady that won his h...
SWAN VALLEY - Swan Lake District of the Flathead National Forest (FNF) Ranger Rich Kehr presented updates to projects in the works for the Swan Valley, the FNF forest plan revision draft and answered questions from attendees at the Swan Valley Community Council (SVCC) meeting Jan. 17. Kehr briefly explained that community residents had concerns pertaining to wilderness expansion onto the Swan front addressed in the draft forest plan. Kehr said FNF Supervisor Chip Weber will make recommendations about the plan draft to the United States Forest...
SWAN VALLEY – The Swan Valley Community Council (SVCC) discussed the $100,000 that will be used for updating the Swan Valley Community Library at their meeting Jan. 17. They assigned the Ad Hoc Committee to ask Director of Missoula County Library Honore Bray about transferring the $100,000 to the library board so they would have control of the money. On Sept. 13, 2016 the Montana Department of Labor and Industry conducted a limited service safety and health consultation for the Swan Valley Community Hall and Library that was requested by S...
Open Positions on Local Boards - Filing Deadline Feb. 6 Several local government boards have trustee seats up for re-election in the May 2 election. Boards and number of positions to be elected include: Seeley Lake Community Council (2); Swan Valley Community Council (1); Seeley Lake Sewer District (3); Seeley Lake Rural Fire District (2) and the Seeley Lake-Swan Valley Public Hospital District (2). Terms vary in length from three to four years. The Declaration for Nomination and Oath of Candidacy must be completed and returned to the Elections...
SEELEY LAKE – Hellgate Civilian Shooters (HCS) Ibby Lorentz and Justin Thomas took the state championships for junior air rifle and smallbore at the Junior Olympic Invitational in Bozeman, Mont. Jan. 7-8. They are both invited to compete in the Junior Olympic Championships at the Junior Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. in April. Lorentz is ranked eighth in the country. She along with an HSC team of four earned a spot to shoot at the Army Nationals in Fort Benning, Ga. at the e...
SEELEY LAKE – A local musher happened upon a vehicle that was stuck on the Cottonwood Lakes Road Jan. 7. This road has been closed to wheeled vehicles since Dec. 5. Had Federal Officer Tyler Robinson been notified both the driver and the friend that towed out the vehicle could have been charged with a Class B Misdemeanor and faced up to $5,000 each in fines and up to six months in prison. Driving wheeled vehicles on groomed trails damages the trails costing taxpayers money and poses a serious safety risk to both the driver of the vehicle and t...
SEELEY LAKE - Around 100 people attended the Seeley Lake Driftrider's annual Snow Ball Saturday night and participated in the annual Fun Run on Sunday. Despite the subzero temperatures, snowmobilers came from across Montana to enjoy the snow and each other. "Snow Ball was great, fun times had by all attendees, with great money raised," wrote Driftrider's Admin Secretary Kristy Pohlman. "We would like to thank everyone for the support. This event helps fund our grooming program." Fun Run Winners...
