Community Briefs

CORRECTION

SEELEY LAKE – In the Seeley Swan Pathfinder article, “Annual assessment may double,” published May 28, 2020, the cost of Pyramid Mountain Lumber, Inc.’s share of the Seeley Lake Sewer District’s tax bill was incorrect. Pyramid’s sewer tax bill doubled from approximately $10,000 in 2018 to approximately $20,000 in 2019. If the proposed administrative budget is passed and the assessment method stays the same, it will more than double again this year.

The administrative budget and assessment method will be discussed and adopted at a special meeting June 4 at 5:15 p.m. The Board’s regular June meeting will be held in conjunction with the Board’s organizational meeting June 15 at 5:15 p.m. Information on how to electronically attend the meetings will be available at seeleysewer.org

2020 Customer Service Training offered virtually in June

SEELEY LAKE - Get ready for this year’s tourism season “Hosting Montana Visitors” by attending a FREE customer service training by Glacier Country Tourism in June. Due to COVID-19 and the Governor’s Directive regarding group gatherings and physical distancing, the Visitor Information Center (VIC) training will be conducted via Zoom. Registration is required.

In this time of COVID-19 and economic recovery, this highly interactive video call workshop will help customer service staff provide a positive, helpful and engaging experience before, during and after their interaction with the many customers to local businesses and the community.

The four workshop sessions include: Thursday, June 4 and Tuesday, June 9 from 1 - 4 p.m .; Tuesday, June 16 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and Wednesday, June 24 from 5 - 8 p.m.

Any person interested in participating in this free training must register for the event at the following link https://partners.glaciermt.com/news/981. Attendees must have a computer with video camera and internet access. The preferred attendance method for social distancing purposes is individually from home. However, for those with a device but without distance learning capability, WIFI connection will be available in the conference room of the Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitors Center June 4.

This training is required for employees and volunteers staffing the visitor information center. For more information contact the Seeley Lake Historical Society and Visitor Center, 677-2990 or email seeleyvic@gmail.com

Hospital District meeting to be held via conference call

SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake-Swan Valley Hospital District’s June board meeting will be held via Zoom and conference call Tuesday, June 9 at 5 p.m. The public is welcome to call in to participate in the meeting. Join the Zoom Meeting at https://caltelehealth.zoom.us/j/95622690428?pwd=bDRBa2RPQUN5dEpNbEFXbS9vbXpPZz09, meeting ID: 956 2269 0428, password: 232117. To call in dial 1- 346 248 7799, meeting ID, 956 2269 0428. If a password or participation ID is requested, key in 232117.

The full agenda is posted at the Seeley-Swan Medical Center and the Post Office at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

Share your story with StoryCorps, June 9

Montana Public Radio will host StoryCorps to record the stories of local residents and preserve them in the Library of Congress. StoryCorps, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving and sharing the stories of people from all backgrounds and beliefs, will utilize a new virtual platform to record remote interviews in Montana from June 3 - July 3 as part of its Mobile Tour.

Recording reservations are available June 9 at 10 a.m. Reservations can be made by calling StoryCorps’ 24-hour toll-free reservation line at 1-800-850-4406 or visiting STORYCORPS.ORG

In a StoryCorps interview, two people are able to record a meaningful conversation with one another about who they are, what they’ve learned in life and how they want to be remembered. A trained StoryCorps facilitator guides them through the interview process. After each 40-minute recording session, participants receive a digital copy of their interview. With participant permission, a second copy is archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and a selection of the local interviews may be included on MTPR and NPR.

Weekly COVID-19 update

As of June 1, there are 519 cases of COVID-19 in Montana and 17 deaths due to COVID-19 complications.

Missoula County has had 42 cases. There has been one death and 40 recoveries. There is currently one case in isolation and they are monitoring one close contact.

For the most up-to-date information visit the Missoula County-City Health Department website http://missoula.co/cvirus or call 406-258-INFO (4636) Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Other resources include regularly updated information for Missoula City-County Joint Information Center, http://covid19.missoula.co/, state information at http://covid19.mt.gov.

Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Call Log May 24 – May 31

• 5/26, 12:13pm, 23XX Swanson Meadows Road, Potomac: Theft

• 5/28, 12:18am, 31XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Suspicious Activity

• 5/28, 1:46pm, 10XX Willow Drive, Seeley Lake: Fraud

• 5/29, 1:51pm, 36XX Boy Scout Road, Seeley Lake: Theft

• 5/29, 4:30pm, 27XX Highway 83, Greenough: Theft

• 5/29, 6:15pm, 17XX Holland Lake Lodge Road, Condon: Accident – No Injury

• 5/29, 8:24pm, 2XX Cub Lane, Seeley Lake: Assault

• 5/29, 9:21pm, 3XX Sias Spur, Condon: Assault

• 5/30, 3:04pm, 1XX Evergreen Drive, Seeley Lake: Disturbance

• 5/30, 4:46pm, 319XX Highway 200E, Potomac: Civil

• 5/30, 9:41pm, 2X mile marker Highway 200, Greenough: Accident – No Injury

• 5/30, 11:22pm, X mile marker Highway 83, Greenough: Driving Under the Influence

• 5/31, 9:11pm, Charles Road, Condon: Accident – No Injury

Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Response Log May 24 – May 30

• 5/26, Lodge Way, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 5/27, Hickory Lane, Seeley Lake: Fire

• 5/28, Seeley Lane, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 5/28, S.O.S. Road, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 5/28, Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 5/28, Spring Ridge Road, Seeley Lake: Illegal Burn

• 5/29, Whitefish Drive, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 5/30, Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Vehicle Fire

• 5/30, Woodworth Road: Wildland Fire

• 5/30, Boy Scout Road, Seeley Lake: River Rescue