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Fire Board finds budget errors, hears from concerned citizen
The Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Board caught up on expenses and other happenings at the department, but some actions were hindered because of accounting errors discovered during its Nov. 21 meeting. The board also heard from a citizen concerned...
Cowboy Claus rides again
Cowboy Claus made his annual visit to the Ovando Christmas Fest for the 23rd time. He rode into town on Bill and Dena Hooker's faithful steed Nic, who has been carrying Cowboy Claus to the Christmas...
Free music classes offered for students
The teacher shortage in Montana hits communities like the Seeley-Swan Valley hard, and that is particularly true with music teachers. The most recent music teachers for Seeley-Swan High School,...
Excited to Provide Prenatal and Primary Medical Care in Seeley Lake
My name is Dr. Jackie Ordemann and I am thrilled to share that I have joined Partnership Health Center’s Seeley Swan Medical Center team as a family medicine physician. I will provide primary medical care to patients of all ages, and I am...
Sunset bridge closes for maintenance
The bridge spanning the Blackfoot River on Sunset Hill Road will be getting repaved, meaning the pass will be closed for a few days at the end of November. Missoula County said in a press release that the bridge will be closed from 8 a.m. Wednesday,...
Missoula County Sheriff's log for Nov. 30
11/16 9:28 a.m. Suspicious Activity 5XX Timberlane, Seeley Lake 11/17 8:31 a.m. Theft 1XX Peacemaker Place, Seeley Lake 11/18 5:40 p.m. Shoplifting 31XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake 11/19 1:37 p.m. Suspicious Activity 6XX Pine DR, Seeley Lake 11/20 7:53...
Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Call Log for Nov. 30
11/18/2023 Fire Public Assist Tamarack Drive 11/19/2023 Medical Spruce Drive 11/19/2023 Medical Spruce Drive 11/19/2023 Medical Highway 83 11/20/2023 Accident Injury Highway 83 11/20/2023 Medical River watch Trail...
The church necessary for salvation
As Advent begins, may we reflect upon Jesus, our Savior, who by the riches of God’s grace took on flesh by being born of the Blessed Virgin to be the perfect blood sacrifice for our redemption and for the forgiveness of sins (see Ephesians 1:7). By...
Smashed liver for Sunday dinner
After I finished high school, I underwent 16 years of additional training—college, medical school, surgical residency, surgical fellowship—before I started a real job. I was 34 years old and deep red broke. Finally, I thought, I am done with the...
The world record snow goose and other stories
In a way I felt sorry for the guy and in another, thought he got what he deserved. The incident happened in a small café in Macdoel, California, a small town in northern California below the Oregon...
Dance group coming to Seeley Lake
To kick off the holiday season, Alpine Artisans’ 2 Valleys Stage is presenting Missoula’s outstanding dance troupe, Bare Bait Dance, with their holiday show, The Night Before at Seeley-Swan High School on Sunday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. Founded and...
Archives for Nov. 30
Thirty-five years ago... Thursday, Dec. 1, 1988 Whitetail Cabins Burn One day short of one week after a grand opening, the new owners of the Whitetail Cabins five miles north of Seeley Lake, were...
Real estate market updates
Kevin Wetherell of Clearwater Montana Properties, Inc. Thus far in 2023, there has been a total of 34 homes sold, which is behind the pace of the 45 total homes that sold in 2022. The number of homes...
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Public Services & Hours
Public Services • Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): Mon, 7pm, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, www.aa-montana.org • Missoula County Treasurer: 2nd & 4th Thurs, 9:30am – 3:30pm, closed for lunch 11:30 – 12:30, Satellite Office, 3360 Highway 83N • Montan...
Area Lunch Menus
For any area senior unable to afford the lunches, assistance may be available. Frozen meals are also available. Please call Ria Overholt with Missoula Aging Services at 406-728-7682 for information. Swan Valley Senior Lunches The Mission Mountains...
Bridge or bust: Boy Scout bridge out until 2027
Griffen Smith of the Pathfinder Several bridges in Seeley Lake, Greenough and Condon are in need of major repairs or replacements, but work on the bridges likely won't start until 2027 because of a...
Governor Gianforte harvests Capitol Christmas Tree in Greenough
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte met with loggers and state forest officials to cut down the Capitol Christmas Tree on state trust lands in Greenough on Nov. 27. The tree was located inside of a state...
Seeley Lake CC hears nitrate concerns, Refuse District improvements
The Seeley Lake Community Council heard concerns from Missoula County about area septic systems, Seeley Lake Transfer Site improvements, and recycling program updates — welcoming many guest speakers in its monthly meeting on Nov. 13. Jeanna...
Seeley Lake Elementary gets grant to continue out-of-classroom learning
Seeley Lake Elementary School will keep its technology, outdoor education, tutoring and other extracurricular activities after the school announced it received another five-year, competitive federal grant. The school won the Nita M. Lowery 21st Centu...
Time for turkey! Veterans bring meals
Scott Porter carries a tub of onions into the Seeley Lake Food Pantry on Nov. 16. Enough food to feed 60 families flowed into the Clearwater Valley from the Northwest Montana Veterans Stand Down and...
Let's Carry Our Recent Public Lands Lessons Forward
Residents of the Flathead Valley have recently been witnesses to what can happen in public lands management when the public isn’t adequately consulted before decisions move forward. I’m referring to the permitting issues for Holland Lake Lodge. I...
New Federal regs threaten Montana's rural banks
In the quiet corners of rural Montana, credit unions and community banks offer a unique ability to focus on bringing value to Main Street rather than Wall Street. These institutions have a vested interest in the success of their communities and...
