Grizzly bear euthanized after cattle depredations in Helmville Valley
HELMVILLE - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks euthanized a sub-adult male grizzly bear on Tuesday, April 23 in the Helmville Valley in response to its involvement with livestock depredations.
USDA Wildlife Services captured the grizzly after it killed a calf on April 20. The bear killed two calves prior to its capture on April 23 and was suspected to be involved in three depredations last year near that same site.
Due to the bear’s history of livestock depredations, FWP made the decision to euthanize it in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and in accordance with Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee guidelines.
Swan Valley AARP meeting, May 7
Swan Valley - The Swan Valley AARP will meet Tuesday, May 7 at 12 p.m. at the Swan Valley Community Hall. A potluck lunch, hosted by Sue Cushman and Betsy Spettigue, will begin at 12:30 p.m. At 1:30 p.m., there will be a brief business meeting, after which the George and Emily Beck will talk about their trip to Greece. The public is invited.
Seeley Lake Blood Drive, May 7
SEELEY LAKE – Mission Bible Fellowship is sponsoring an American Red Cross Blood Drive for the Seeley Lake community Tuesday, May 7 from 11:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at Mission Bible Fellowship on Highway 83.
Visit www.redcrossblood.org to make an appointment.
Swan Valley Community Library highlights
Swan Valley - Swan Valley Library has been serving the valley for 40 years. We have books and DVDs to check out. Also available is public computers and WIFI.
The Swan Valley Library’s monthly book chat group will be discussing Alexis Smith’s first novel “Glaciers” Wednesday, May 8 at 1 p.m. at the library.
“Glaciers” is a very short read of 174 pages, set in Portland, Ore. The novel, which is more like a novella according to one reviewer, follows 20-something Isabel who is a thrift store shopper and remnant collector and works with damaged books. It is an internal story that takes place in a single day. It moves between the imagined future, the present and past which reminds one of the writing of Virginia Woolf who showed how one day can reflect a whole life. Isabel contrasts deteriorating city structures with the loss of glaciers in her childhood home in Alaska.
A reviewer said, “While she contemplates loss and the intricate fissures it creates in our lives, she accumulates the stories - the remnants - of those around her and she begins to tell her own story.”
Author Alexis Smith was raised in Soldotna, Alaska and Seattle, Wash and now lives in Portland, Ore.
Story time for youngsters is held every Friday at 11 a.m. along with an arts and crafts project.
The Swan Valley Library is located on Highway 83 in Condon at mile marker 42.5, north and adjacent to the Swan Valley Community Hall. The library is open Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. For more information call 754-2521.
Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Call Activity 4/15/19-4/28/19
• 4/17, 4:28pm, 10XX Scenic Drive, Condon: Robbery
• 4/18, 2:59pm, 30XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Accident – Hit & Run
• 4/18, 3:28pm, 13XX Cottonwood Lakes Road, Woodworth: Burglary
• 4/18, 4:06pm, 16XX Scenic Driver, Condon: Trespassing
• 4/23, 9:59am, 2XX Drew Creek Loop, Seeley Lake: Disturbance
• 4/24, 10:48pm, 9XX Elm Drive, Seeley Lake: Theft
• 4/27, 9:21pm, 1XX Hickory Lane, Seeley Lake: Disturbance
Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Response Log 4/21/19-4/27/19
• 4/23, Airport Road: Medical – SLFRD
• 4/27, Paws Up Road: Medical – SLFRD
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