Community Briefs

Seeley Lake Community Council to meet virtually

SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Community Council will meet via Zoom at 6 p.m. for their March 14 meeting. The agenda includes: updating the Council’s bylaws with Laurie Hire from Missoula County Community and Planning Services; Seeley Lake Sewer District updates from Cheri Thompson; and updates from Seeley Lake District Ranger Quinn Carver.

The official agenda will be posted on the Seeley Lake Community Council’s Facebook page. To join the Zoom meeting visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83384957921?pwd=dXlBOUg3emMzRy9tWkJIcE5MNjYrdz09

Seeley Lake Library News

SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Library Book Club will meet 10 a.m. Thursday, April 7 to discuss “The Aspen Grove” by Jane Fulkerson. Patrons are encouraged to stop by the library to pick up your copy. Masks are no longer required in the library.

“The Aspen Grove” is a story about a third generation Irish immigrant family living in Colorado in 1883. Daniel O’Neal, his wife Johanna, their daughter Sarah and their hired hands live a frugal but rewarding life raising cattle.

A catastrophic event changes all of their lives forever and their friends and neighbors must come to their aid. Sheriff Nathan Westphal and his Deputy Wilf Bennington, two men who served on opposite sides of the Mason-Dixon Line during the Civil War, seek to bring justice to the devastated family. An unexpected twist takes the story in a different direction.

The Seeley Lake Community Library is located in the Seeley-Swan High School and is open Mondays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information call 406-677-8995.

Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Call Log Feb. 27 – March 5

• 3/1, Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Accident

• 3/1, Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 3/3, Chipmonk Court, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 3/4, Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Accident

• 3/4, Airport Road, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 3/4, Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 3/5, Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Medical

Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Call Log Feb. 28 – March 5

• 2/28, 9:18am, 20XX Highway 83, Greenough: Accident – No Injury

• 2/28, 4:59pm, 27XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Littering

• 3/1, 7:21am, 23XX Highway 83, Greenough: Accident – No Injury

• 3/1, 12:57pm, 117XX N Placid Lake Road, Placid Lake: Probation

• 3/1, 8:48am, X mile marker Highway 83, Greenough: Accident – No Injury

• 3/2, 12:16am, 2XX Drew Creek Loop, Seeley Lake: Suspicious Activity

• 3/3, 5:47 am, 1XX Chipmonk Court, Seeley Lake: Disturbance

• 3/3, 9:17pm, 32XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Disturbance

• 3/4, 5:43am, 2X mile marker Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Accident – Injury

Weekly COVID-19 update

As of March 7, there have been 266,579 cases of COVID-19 in Montana. There have been 1,410,287 doses of vaccines administered and 556,902 Montanans fully immunized. There are 1,061 active cases, 11,700 total hospitalizations with 87 active, 266,922 recoveries and 3,208 deaths in Montana due to COVID-19 complications. Missoula County has had 27,106 cases, 129 active cases, 26,776 recovered and 201 COVID-related deaths to date.

Free, drive-up COVID-19 testing, for those with symptoms or those who are a close contact to a positive case, is available at the Seeley Lake Community Foundation Parking Lot Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m. At-home tests are also available at no cost at the Seeley Lake Fire Department, 200 Firehouse Lane. 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.