Timber salvage pales in scope to area burned
SEELEY LAKE – Just one year after Montana's record-breaking 2017 fire season, the majority of the timber salvage sales in the region have been bid. Although one of the purposes for the US Forest...
MSU names Michael Extraordinary Ordinary Woman and Mentor of the Year
BOZEMAN – Swan Valley's Helene Michael was among the first 125 "Extraordinary Ordinary Women" selected by Montana State University for their leadership, problem solving and innovation throughout...
Hunter harvest steady across west-central Montana
Big game harvest in west-central Montana maintained a steady pace through the fourth weekend of the general hunting season, bringing totals in line with average. At the hunter check station near Bonner, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP)...
Swan Valley celebrates veterans
SWAN VALLEY - Attendees gathered on the Swan Valley Community Hall porch with the temperature in the low 30s to pay tribute to all veterans at 11 a.m. Nov. 11. Attendees then went inside and enjoyed...
Tyro to present about The Polar Bear Connection
SEELEY LAKE – Dr. Frank Tyro, the director of the film "Walking Bear Comes Home" about the life of Chuck Jonkel, is returning to Seeley Lake to present more detail about the Great Bear Foundation's...
Relationships key to healing from trauma
SEELEY LAKE – Traumatic events like the Rice Ridge fire affect everyone differently. According to licensed, clinical social worker Stacy York, a person's response and feelings are what make it...
Gwen Florio presents "Silent Hearts" at AAI's Open Book Club
SEELEY LAKE - Gwen Florio will be presenting her new book “Silent Hearts” Saturday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Grizzly Claw Trading Company. Alpine Artisans Open Book Club is sponsoring the event. There is no charge for this event and all are...
Veterans celebrated in Seeley Lake
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley Lake veterans, their families and members of the community gathered Sunday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. with the Veterans & Families of Seeley Lake to celebrate and honor all those...
The POWER of Solar
Missoula Electric Cooperative's (MEC's) community solar program, "Solarshare," provides members the opportunity to acquire renewable solar energy from cooperative-owned solar arrays. Community solar...
Joy in the snow?
I recently ran across a quote on Facebook attributed to @mindfulfitness that said “If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow.” I suspect that for most people who choose to...
Customers vote with their wallets
SEELEY LAKE - I am so glad that the main street businesses in Seeley Lake are booming. Profits are so high that business owners can afford to alienate huge percentages of their customers by endorsing one political candidate over another and...
Thank you to the Seeley Lake community and surrounding areas
Back on Oct. 11 my daughter, her friend and her friend’s mother were involved in a car accident in Missoula. Their injuries were severe and the recovery will be long. We personally want to thank everyone who expressed their concern. We are truly...
Need to pull our head out of the sand and respond
If the United States of America was being attacked by air or by sea, we and our military would immediately respond to protect our sovereign nation. Our military needs to also respond to the invasion of the caravans coming by land to our border. We...
Neil Gordon Ruttenbur May 16, 1941 - Nov. 6, 2018
SEELEY LAKE - "Sober, steadfast, quiet and true. This can be said of very few." Neil Gordon Ruttenbur of Seeley Lake, age 77, died of complications from cancer on Nov. 6 under the care of Hospice in...
Upcoming Events Calendar
Through mid-Dec. $10 food bags for the Seeley-Swan Community Food Bank available at Cory’s Valley Market. Sponsored by Veterans & Families of Seeley Lake. Nov. 15 • Missoula City & County Needs...
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