Community Briefs

Essential oils for preparedness, Sept. 19 & Sept. 28

SEELEY LAKE – Learn how you can empower your family now and in times of emergencies with essential oils in your emergency kit during National Preparedness Month. Join doTERRA Wellness Advocates Mari Bergeson and Marjorie Pelletier Sept. 19 from 7-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 28 from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Seeley Lake Elementary Multi-purpose Room for a free seminar on how to use the power of essential oils for health and wellness.

No purchase or enrollment is required to attend. Everyone is invited to attend whether you use deTERRA oils or not. For additional information and to RSVP contact Bergeson, 546-6665 or Pelletier, 210-2738.

Jewel Basin Hawk Watch Trip, Sept. 21

Flathead Audubon is offering a field trip to the Hawk Watch site in the Jewel Basin on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. to see migrating fall raptors. The hike to the Hawk Watch site will take approximately two hours and is uphill at a moderately strenuous pace. Weather can affect the field trip, so dress accordingly. The temperature feels much colder at the ridge-top viewing site than in the valley. This trip is limited to nine people. If you’re interested in participating, please call or email Cory Davis at 406 471-3314 or piranga99@gmail.com

The program is free and open to the public.

For more information, visit the Flathead Audubon website: http://www.flatheadaudubon.org

Montana Mountain Mushers Canine Fun Days Oct. 5 & Oct. 6

SEELEY LAKE - All beginning or experienced mushers, runners, bike enthusiasts and scooter lovers are invited to Mushing 101/Canine Fun Days Oct. 5 and Oct. 6 at the West Side Bypass Trailhead, four miles north of Seeley Lake. Montana Mountain Mushers is hosting the event to begin at 8:30 a.m. both days.

All skill levels are invited. Participants are encouraged to bring their wheeled rigs (four-wheelers, dog scooters, bikes or carts) and dogs to the training. Rides will be available and an opportunity to talk with area mushers. Camping is available at the trailhead.

For more information call or e-mail Rob Loveman, robloveman@blackfoot.net 406-677-3141

Missoula County Parks and Trails grant applications available

The Missoula County Parks and Trails Advisory Board wants to hear about your project idea for improving community recreation opportunities throughout the county. They are accepting matching grant applications through Nov. 1

Each year, grant funds are made available to community groups interested in improving and maintaining public recreation sites and facilities outside the Missoula City Limits. There is $40,000 available for capital improvement projects and $10,000 set aside for maintenance projects. Eligible match includes cash expenses, volunteer labor and in-kind donations of materials and professional services. Examples of past projects include: playground construction/maintenance, trail construction/improvements, ice skating facilities, and improvements to community centers. 

Grants will be awarded early in 2020. To learn more about the program or for an application please visit: http://tinyurl.com/Matching-Grants, stop by the Community and Planning Services office at 127 E. Main Street in Missoula or call 406-258-3458.

Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Call Activity Aug. 26 – Sept. 8

• 8/26, 8:08pm, 7XX Spruce Drive, Seeley Lake: Disturbance

• 8/26, 9:53pm, 33XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Suspicious Activity

• 8/27, 8:44am, 8XX Jette Road, Condon: Obscene and Nuisance Phone Calls

• 8/27, 3:42pm, 3X mile marker Highway 83, Summit Lake: Accident – No Injury

• 8/28, 5:10pm, 400XX Paws Up Road, Greenough: Harassment

• 8/28, 8:47pm, 3X mile marker Highway 200, Greenough: Accident – No Injury

• 8/30, 3:56am, 56XX Boy Scout Road, Seeley Lake: Suspicious Activity

• 8/30, 6:36am, 1X mile marker Highway 200, Potomac: Accident - Injury

• 8/31, 4:37pm, 2XX A Street, Seeley Lake: Suspicious Activity

• 8/31, 6:26pm, 1XX Larch Lane, Seeley Lake: Harassment

• 8/31, 7:43pm, 464XX Highway 200, Greenough: Suspicious Activity

• 9/1, 12:17pm, 27XX Boyd Lane, Potomac: Harassment

• 9/2, 6:40pm, 42XX mile marker Highway 83, Lake Inez: Accident – No Injury

• 9/3, 9:00pm, 4X mile marker Highway 83, Condon: Accident – No Injury

• 9/4, 10:02am, 18XX Highway 83, Greenough: Burglary

• 9/5, 8:43pm, 111XXX Napton Way, Greenough: Offenses Against Family/Children

• 9/5, 8:49pm, 464XX Highway 200 E, Greenough: Suspicious Activity

• 9/6, 7:09am, 17XX Holland Lake Lodge Road, Swan Valley: Suspicious Activity

• 9/7, 1:42pm, 2XX Wrangler Road, Condon: Fraud

• 9/7, 7:07pm, 67XX Highway 83, Condon: Accident – No Injury

• 9/7, 8:14pm, 4X mile marker Highway 83, Salmon Prairie: Accident - Injury

• 9/8, 11:29am, 56XX Boy Scout Road, Seeley Lake: Theft

• 9/9, 12:14pm, 32XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Suspicious Activity

• 9/9, 2:41pm, 6XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Burglary

• 9/9, 10:57pm, 1X mm Highway 200, Potomac: Accident – Injury

• 9/12, 10:50pm, 18XX Camas Road, Potomac: Disturbance

• 9/13, 8:31pm, 1X MM Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Accident – No Injury

• 9/14, 12:06pm, 12XX Antler Ridge Road, Condon: Trespassing

• 9/14, 1:14pm, 1XX Shoreline Court, Seeley lake: Suspicious Activity

• 9/14, 4:32pm, Grizzly Drive, Seeley lake: Suspicious Activity

• 9/14, 4:39pm, 2X MM Highway 200, Potomac: Suspicious Activity

• 9/14, 9:48pm, 400XX Paws Up Road, Greenough: Trespassing

Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Response Log Sept. 8 – Sept. 14

• 9/8, Firehouse Drive, Seeley Lake: Medical – SLRFD

• 9/8, Highway 83: Illegal Burn – SLRFD

• 9/11, Highway 83: Medical – SLRFD

• 9/12, Highway 83: Medical – SLRFD

• 9/13, Seeley-Swan High School, Seeley Lake: Event Stand-by – SLRFD

• 9/14, Highway 83: Medical – SLRFD