Community Briefs

Trail Condition Report started for season

Swan Valley – Trail conditions for the Mission Mountain Wilderness and Swan Front are now available from June through October online at https://www.swanvalleyconnections.org/trail-conditions.

Daughter of the Sun Back Country Services provides the reports published by Swan Valley Connections. They include general information, warnings, timely notices and road conditions to favorite hiking trails and designations in the Swan Valley.

Applicants sought for expanded Seeley Lake Cemetery Board

Missoula County Commissioners approved new bylaws for the Seeley Lake Cemetery District Board, updating basic guidelines and expanding the board membership from three to five members. The commissioners are accepting applications for two new three-year terms, which will run through April 30, 2024. Applicants must reside and/or own real property in the boundaries of the district, which has the same geographic boundaries as the Seeley Lake Elementary School District No. 34. Applications are available online. The deadline for applications is 3 p.m. Monday, June 28.

The additional members will help expand the board’s capacity and provide a more robust member representation of the community. Members serve as volunteers with no compensation, are subject to the county commissioners and have full charge, control, custody, management and supervision of:

• All cemetery grounds and places of interment that are now or may be owned, held or controlled in any manner by the cemetery in the future.

• All property (real, personal or mixed) that is now owned or may be used, occupied or possessed in any manner in connection with the cemetery grounds or places of interment in the future.

• All book, plats, records and other papers to any such property in any manner belonging to, appertaining to or used in connection with the cemetery.

Meetings are mandatory and are held at 12 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at Faith Chapel at 3260 Highway 83. All board vacancies are listed at https://www.missoulacounty.us/community/current-vacancies. For additional information, contact Administrative Assistant Kyla Lehnerz at klehnerz@missoulacounty.us.

Weekly COVID-19 update

As of May 31, there have been 111,829 cases of COVID-19 in Montana. There have been 813,389 doses of vaccines administered and 393,553 Montanans fully immunized. There are 747 active cases, 5,280 total hospitalizations with 52 active, 109,469 recoveries and 1,613 deaths in Montana due to COVID-19 complications. Missoula County has had 9,207 cases, has 52 active cases, 9,061 recovered and 94 COVID-related deaths.

For the most up-to-date and accurate information please refer to the Missoula County-City Health Department website http://missoulainfo.com or call 406-258-INFO (4636) Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Call Log May 24 – May 30

• 5/24, 4:13pm, 32XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Fraud

• 5/25, 12:52pm, 2X mile marker Highway 83, Condon: Burglary

• 5/25, 8:55pm, 1XX Trailer Lane, Seeley Lake: Vandalism

• 5/28, 9:48am, 19XX Skimmerhorn Road, Potomac: Civil

• 5/28, 11:16am, 30XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Suspicious Activity

• 5/28, 11:22am, 6XX Pine Drive, Seeley Lake: Intimidation

• 5/28, 3:59pm, 14XX Highway 83, Greenough: Suspicious Activity

• 5/28, 5:35pm, Highway 83, Salmon Lake: Accident - Injury

• 5/28, 7:39pm, 20XX Highway 83, Greenough: Accident – No Injury

• 5/29, 1:12am, 3X mile marker Highway 200, Greenough: Accident Fatality

• 5/29, 7:36am, 7XX Riverview Drive, Seeley Lake: Theft

• 5/29, 1:43pm, 33XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Disorderly Conduct

• 5/29, 8:16pm, 5XX N Canyon Drive, Seeley Lake: Civil

• 5/30, 11:50am, 400XX Paws Up Road, Greenough: Sex Offense

• 5/30, 5:11pm, Oak Lane, Seeley Lake: Disturbance

Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Call Log May 23 – May 29

• 5/24, Montana Drive, Seeley Lake: Fire Alarm

• 5/26, Buckskin Drive, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 5/28, Drew Creek Loop, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 5/28, Highway 83, mile marker 9, Greenough: Accident

• 5/29, Highway 200, mile marker 31, Greenough: Accident with Greenough-Potomac Volunteer Fire Department and Life Flight