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SEELEY LAKE - Locals and visitiors alike took to Seeley Lake to close out the Fourth and enjoy the shows. Oregon band Code Red performed classic rock hits before the fireworks ceremony on Lindey's Prime Steak House lawn. Around 7:30 p.m. several boats in a boat parade came through decorated with flags and sharing their patriotic spirit. Private fireworks shows dotted the shoreline before the community show put on by Big Sky Fireworks lit up the night. The community display was put on with funds...
SEELEY LAKE - After canceling last year due to COVID restrictions, the Seeley Lake parade returned to Highway 83. With temperatures in the mid-90s, those that gathered appreciated the goodies and the sprinkles of water from some of the floats while others in the crowd were ready and fired back with squirt guns. Thank you for helping Seeley Lake Celebrate Freedom! • Obsession Pottery • Wild About Seeley • Fat Hippie • Glen’s Automotive • Pop’s Place • Trail Creek Merc • Emily Rindal Insurance...
Thank you for helping Seeley Lake Celebrate Freedom! • Obsession Pottery • Wild About Seeley • Fat Hippie • Glen’s Automotive • Pop’s Place • Trail Creek Merc • Emily Rindal Insurance Agency • Lindey’s Prime Steak House • Clearwater Montana Properties • Claire Muller • Deer Creek Excavating • Rent-All • Rovero’s • Heritage Plumbing • Richard & Carol Weidner • Seeley-Swan ATV Club Inc. • Seeley Lake Auto Parts • Carl Gustaf Flygare III • Tamaracks Resort • Kelly Darrow • Gerry and Bonnie Connell • Seeley Lake Liquor Store • True North Massage ...
SWAN VALLEY - Highway 83 was lined with parade-goers for this year's annual parade in Condon. The parade was sponsored by the American Legion Post #63 and ran from Liquid Louie's north to the Swan Valley Community Hall. There the festivities continued with huckleberry ice cream, a barbecue and the O-Mok-See. The Swan Valley Community Foundation also put on a fireworks show in the arena at dusk....
SEELEY LAKE - The Glacier Street Rod Association will have multiple cars on display outside the Seeley Lake Fire Station during the Seeley Lake Fire Foundation's annual Fourth of July pancake breakfast from 7-11:30 a.m. Association President Rob Eickert said the non-profit group, which is based out of Kalispell, will celebrate their 40th anniversary this year. They currently have 56 members. Their overarching goal is to promote car safety and host display events for special interest vehicle enth...
I decided we needed to have a class reunion (1963-1974) to honor students that did or did not graduate, because of the long bus ride. Remember the long fight Seeley Lake and surrounding communities had and they made trips to our capital in Helena to get a high school built in Seeley Lake? Every year students wrote letters to the Helena Legislators. I remember standing on the balcony in the capitol building, looking down on the senators. Lots of people showed up!! Sometimes we take things for granted and we all need to know how lucky we are to...
SEELEY LAKE – Local growers, artisans, non-profits and other organizations will once again fill the Seeley Lake Community Foundation's lawn, Highway 83, starting this Sunday, June 20 for the Seeley Lake Market. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday through Labor Day, the community can come, browse and support local vendors. This is the third year the Market has been managed by the Foundation. Market manager Rachelle Harman said the intent is to promote homemade or homegrown products/crafts. T...
On Thursday, June 10 the Clearwater Resource Council kicked off its newest education and outreach program, the Campfire Series. This first presentation was titled "Aquatic Invasive Species" and was led by Heidi Sedivy at the Placid Lake Campground. Sedivy discussed various aquatic invasive species (AIS) that threaten Montana and reviewed the different ways AIS are spread. She emphasized the importance of Clean Drain Dry, while also highlighting the lesser-known ways invasive species are...
SWAN VALLEY – "Let's hear it for the chili," Auctioneer Rip Grubaugh said to which the room erupted in applause. The 30th Annual American Legion Post 63 Chili Cookoff filled the Swan Valley Community Hall June 12 with aromas of 15 different chilis. The taste testers agreed all the chilis were good with their own style. The hardest part was choosing the best. Patricia Maurer again claimed the traveling trophy after her chili was named the 2021 Chili Champ. The Chili Cookoff is the only major f...
POTOMAC - Potomac Elementary School eighth graders and kindergartners concluded important life stages following their graduation ceremony Wednesday, June 9 at the Potomac Greenough Community Center. In his opening speech Principal John Rouse acknowledged the inquisitiveness of this year's group of kindergarteners. "They come here with a sense of curiosity," Rouse said. "A sense of curiosity which is evidenced through unending questions. Well, we hope we kept it alive and we believe we did. ......
SWAN VALLEY – "We made it," said Swan Valley School Principal Ralph King June 8 at the Swan Valley School Kindergarten promotion and eighth grade graduation. This set the stage for an evening of celebrating successes, overcoming adversity and looking towards the future. Prior to presenting the completion certificates, Kindergarten, First and Second Grade Teacher Chris Mauldin applauded the kindergarteners for rising to the added challenges this year with masks trying to understand what M...
SALMON PRAIRIE - Salmon Prairie Elementary School eighth grader Cameron Lytle wrapped up his time in the one-room schoolhouse at the school's graduation ceremony and end of the year picnic Monday, June 7. Next year he will attend Seeley-Swan High School. "Cameron, we're going to miss you," said Supervising Teacher Holl Hubbard. "We wish you the very best ... and the door is always open and you can come back and visit. It's going to be different without you here." Lytle's grandmother Zana Lytle...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School seniors closed a new chapter of their lives as they celebrated their achievements at the school's graduation ceremony Sunday, June 6. During his opening speech, Principal Kellen Palmer acknowledged the challenges the 19 students had faced in recent years. "This is a 13 year culmination of hard work," he said. "The last few years have been well, unusual to say the least. Between the way last spring ended and then the uncertainty surrounding this fall, it's be...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary kindergarten class said their classmates' name in unison as photos from the year's activities showed during the slideshow at their Completion Ceremony June 4. Captured in snapshots, parents and family members could see their children learning, playing and interacting throughout the year. The class cohesion was tangible as they echoed each other's names throughout the dark SLE gymnasium. As the lights returned, teacher Sheila Devins said "Flat tire" the cl...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Elementary junior high band showed what their music program is capable of at their year-end concert Tuesday, June 1. The show featured a mixture of both concert and pep band songs. Music teacher Janet Morgenstern said many of the performers were playing at a fifth grade level when they began practicing this January. However, over time they have been able to catch up to their respective grade levels. "They did really, really well tonight," she said. "We knew we...
GREENOUGH – The Sunset School families and friends gathered May 25 for a year-end celebration and to recognize their eighth-grade graduates Aiden Eichenlaub and Jase Root and kindergartner promotions for Hudson Skelton and Lily Kihara. This is the first time since 2014 that Sunset has graduated an eighth grader. Supervising teacher Toni Hatten said despite the global pandemic, Sunset's goal was to offer in-person learning and they achieved that all year. Although things were different, school w...
SWAN VALLEY - Veterans and residents gathered together on the Cold Creek Bridge in Condon to honor fallen military members at their Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 31. During the ceremony, Edward Klassen, Swan Valley American Legion Post 63 commander, spoke about the history of Memorial Day and its incarnations across the U.S. before it became a national holiday in 1971. "These American veterans of all American conflicts are at rest now," he said. "We must bear the burden of carrying this...
SEELEY LAKE – Nearly 100 members of the community joined together Monday, May 31 to remember and honor those veterans who sacrificed and gave their lives in service to our country. People looked through the name plaques that were recently mounted to the new kiosk to find those they loved and remember others from the community who served. "Our presence here is in solemn commemoration of all these men and women, an expression of their tribute to their devotion to duty, to their courage and p...
POTOMAC - After having studied the Middle Ages, the sixth through eighth grade students together with the staff decided to host Medieval Days May 18 - 19. Social Studies teacher Jessica Van Kerkhove said the goal of Medieval Days was to provide a more hands-on experience for students to learn about the Middle Ages. The Middle School teachers were royalty presiding over their 'kingdoms.' Each kingdom was set in a classroom closely resembling manors. Van Kerkhove explained that each kingdom had...
GREENOUGH - Students from Sunset School ended their school year with a bang as they performed a drum concert inspired by West African music for family members Friday, May 21. The students had been training with Matthew Nord, who teaches African rhythms for Tangled Tones Music Studio in Missoula, for about five sessions over the course of two months. In between performances, Nord educated audience members on the various drums they were using in the set including djembes, dunun, sangbans,...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley Lake Elementary School students spent the day at the Lions Club Park learning about bear safety and the role bears play in the local ecosystem during the school's Bear Academy Tuesday, May 4. Students transitioned through presentations taught by local agencies throughout the day. "We just have this really awesome, collaborative group of people who've all come together to educate Seeley's young people about living in bear habitat," organizer Rob Green said. "It's really cool...
SEELEY LAKE – Students took the red carpet Friday, May 7 for their 2021 Prom themed "A Spring Ball." Seeley-Swan High School Principal Kellen Palmer was the announcer for the Grand March. This year's Eric Lorentz and Klaire Kovatch were crowned prom king and queen. Walker McDonald and Sally Aldeen were this year's prom prince and princess. Grand March was held on the walkway outside and only two spectators were allowed per student to follow Missoula County protocol for COVID-19. Students and p...
SEELEY LAKE – With the Fourth of July a little over two months away, discussions have begun around what this year’s celebration in Seeley Lake will look like. The Seeley Lake Area Chamber of Commerce was instrumental in putting together the parade through downtown Seeley Lake and the fireworks over the lake. Last year since the parade through downtown was canceled due to COVID-10, Tamaracks Resort organized a boat parade and put on the fireworks show in the middle of the lake. Several other organizations hold events that many people look for...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley Lake community members and visitors had the opportunity to meet the top five candidates for the Seeley-Swan High School principal position at a Meet-and-Greet event April 30. Current Principal Kellen Palmer resigned his position effective at the end of this year. Candidates included Daniel Grabowska, John Stilson, Thomas Vail, Shawn Holmes and Edward Norman. Attendees were able to ask candidates questions and provide written feedback on forms outside the event. Missoula...
SEELEY LAKE - Clearwater Resource Council (CRC) invited members of the public and local organizations to celebrate Earth Day with them at a chili tailgate Thursday, April 22. Attendees were welcome to have some complimentary chili and lemonade with reusable utensils while listening to organizations present their messages. CRC Executive Director Caryn Miske said they had been organizing the event for a little over a month. This is the first time an event like this has taken place for them. "The...
