Community Briefs

Loving Hearts in Need of Donations

SEELEY LAKE - Loving Hearts is in need of clothing and household items.  Please help by donating gently used, no longer needed items that are in good shape and in good working condition.  Clothing should be clean, no holes or stains, no missing buttons and no broken zippers.  Large items, such as big TVs or furniture, can not be accepted.

Donations are accepted at Loving Hearts on Wednesdays 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Please do not leave items on the doorstep as the winter weather ruins them.

Thank you for your help.

Sawyer Creek Road to Rice Ridge Closed for Log Hauling

SEELEY LAKE – As of Feb. 20, the Sawyer Creek (USFS 685 - SNO-63.11) to Rice Ridge (SNO-63.03) snowmobile trail is closed to snowmobiles Monday - Friday from 4 a.m. - 6 p.m. for log hauling activities. The trail is open on weekends.

For more information call the Seeley Lake Ranger District, 406-677-2233.

FREE Movie Night, Feb. 25

SEELEY LAKE – Join Mission Bible Fellowship Sunday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. for the movie “The Case for Christ.”

A hard-driving journalist, Lee Strobel was exactly where he expected to be at work: on top. His award-winning investigative reporting recently earned him a promotion to legal editor at the Chicago Tribune. But things weren’t going nearly as well at home where his wife Leslie’s newfound faith in Christ went against everything Lee believed—or didn’t believe—as an avowed atheist.

Utilizing his journalistic and legal training, Lee begins a quest to debunk the claims of Christianity in order to save his crumbling marriage. Chasing down the biggest story of his career, Lee comes face-to-face with unexpected results that could change everything he knows to be true.

Based on Lee Strobel’s award-winning bestselling book and starring Mike Vogel, Erika Christensen, Faye Dunaway and Robert Forster, “The Case For Christ” website touts the movie “is for everyone who has ever pondered the existence of God.”

Popcorn and treats provided at this free event!

First Friday Oral History Review, March 2

Swan Valley - Voices of longtime Swan Valley residents will be featured at the Upper Swan Valley Historical Society’s First Friday Oral History Review, March 2, 6 p.m. at the Swan Valley Community Hall (Highway 83 mile marker 42.5).

The event will celebrate stories that illustrate the history and culture of the Swan Valley, as heard in oral history recordings, published and unpublished, and from the recollections of event participants. After listening to excerpts of recorded interviews, audience members will be urged to enliven the evening with their memories. Tea, coffee and cookies will be served.

The Oral History Review is free; everyone is welcome. The event is funded by memberships and donations and by Blackfoot. A Montana Cultural Trust Grant also supports the USVHS.

The event had been planned for the Swan Valley Museum. But there is too much snow in the parking lot. A sign at the Museum will direct people to the Community Hall.

For more information, call 406-754-2745 or 754-2538, or email lamar@blackoot.net or anned@blackfoot.net or visit http://www.SwanValleyHistoricalSociety.org.

Seeley Lake Library News

SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Library Book Club will discuss Lauren Groff’s “Fates and Furies” on Wednesday, March 21 at 11 a.m..  In this work of fiction, Groff takes a harrowing look at marriage from both the husband’s and wife’s perspectives. In doing so, Groff creates a “searing, multilayered portrait of a union that seems to thrive on its darkest secrets.” 

All are invited to join in the discussion. Books are available at the checkout desk.

Although the library does not carry tax forms, the public may use library computers to make copies of forms. For more information call 677-8995.

The Seeley Lake Library is branch of Missoula Public Library located at Seeley-Swan High School. The library is open to the public Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. -3:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.