Twenty years ago...
Thursday, July 3, 2003
Special meeting here July 8 on future of Plum Creek lands
A community meeting to consider and discuss potential future status of Plum Creek lands in the Clearwater drainage and the Seeley Lake area will be held.
Desired future uses of these lands will be a primary focus of discussion including consideration of such issues as wildlife values, public access, forestry practices, real estate development and suggestions for private or public ownership.
This meeting will look at all Plum Creek lands in the Clearwater drainage, and will provide a context for responding to the request of the Blackfoot Challenge for input on future status of Plum Creek lands in the Horseshoe Hills Area.
All are invited to attend and participate.
Thirty-five years ago...
Thursday, July 7, 1988
Branch library appears likely by fall
In an effort to restore library service to Seeley Lake, a delegation of concerned citizens met with the county commissioners last Tuesday. Various groups were represented, including the Community Council, Chamber of Commerce, and the high school, grade school and PTA. The meeting was the result of the recent decision by the Missoula Public Library Board to curtail bookmobile service.
Dick Potter of the Pathfinder was asked to be spokesman for the group. In Potter’s opening remarks to the commissioners , he said that the community’s thinking had evolved to a point where the “demise of the bookmobile is viewed as an opportunity rather than a problem.” He referred to a plan developed by Seeley-Swan High School to convert their existing library to a full-fledged county branch. The plan had originally depended upon securing a $15,000 federal grant; however, the grant was turned down earlier this spring.
Half of the grant had been earmarked for building a small extension on the high school library. When the grant was denied, high school officials proceeded with construction anyway, thus leaving a $7,000 requirement to operate the facility as a county branch. Potter proposed to the commissioners that, if they would fund half , the community would fund the other half.
He described the many advantages of a permanent branch over the bookmobile, saying that, compared to having a branch, the bookmobile was a third rate service. The commissioners agreed and were very supportive of the idea. They urged the members of the library board who were attending the hearing to implement the proposal.
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