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Prevent T2 Diabetes Prevention Program begins May 19
The Missoula Public Health City-County Health Department’s National Diabetes Prevention Program called Prevent T2 is starting a new virtual session starting May 19 from 4 – 5 p.m. Prevent T2 is a lifestyle balance program carefully designed to...
Election results for local races
SEELEY LAKE - The final, unofficial results were reported May 4 for the Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Board of Trustees, Potomac School District 11 Board of Trustees and the Seeley Lake Elementary General Fund Levy elections. There was nearly a... Full story
Game Range opens Saturday, May 15
SEELEY LAKE - The Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area (WMA), aka the Game Range, along with many other state WMAs opens Saturday, May 15 at 12 p.m. to shed-antler hunters and other recreationists. While cars have already started “lining u...
A Spring Ball - SSHS Prom 2021
SEELEY LAKE – Students took the red carpet Friday, May 7 for their 2021 Prom themed "A Spring Ball." Seeley-Swan High School Principal Kellen Palmer was the announcer for the Grand March. This...
"The Cow" getting makeover
After Mission Mountains Mercantile's mascot Condi the dinosaur was stolen, it was no surprise the response on social media when "The Cow" from Clearwater Junction went missing this weekend. As it...
Tester reintroduces BCSA, recreationist call for change
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thursday, April 29 U.S. Senator Jon Tester reintroduced his landmark Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act (BCSA) in the Senate. With no change to the bill since it was reintroduced in 2019, many still support it while other...
Local Election Results
The final, unofficial results until canvass are in for the Seeley Lake Fire Board, Potomac School Board of Trustees and the Seeley Lake Elementary General Fund Levy elections held May 4. For the Fire Board of Trustees two open positions, Gary Lewis...
Seeley Fourth of July activities undecided, input needed
SEELEY LAKE – With the Fourth of July a little over two months away, discussions have begun around what this year’s celebration in Seeley Lake will look like. The Seeley Lake Area Chamber of Commerce was instrumental in putting together the...
Leos Club lends helping hands
SEELEY LAKE – Despite the rain this weekend, the Seeley-Swan High School Leos Club decided to get out and do some community service. They decided sweeping the parking lot at the Seeley Lake Senior...
New Visitor and Resource Guide tells story of Tri Valleys
SEELEY LAKE - Residents and visitors will be able to pick up the new Blackfoot, Clearwater, Swan Valleys Visitors and Resource Guide entitled "Dream, Explore, Discover." The guide will be available...
SSHS recognizes basketball players
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley-Swan High School hosted its winter sports awards banquet April 27 for athletes and two guests. Members of the SSHS varsity basketball teams received their varsity letters, pins, chevrons, All-Conference and Academic All-State...
Workshop planned to discuss volunteer shortage options
SEELEY LAKE – At the Seeley Lake Fire Board's monthly meeting Tuesday, April 20, Fire Chief Dave Lane presented the idea of a feasibility study and hosting a board workshop to discuss hiring...
#406vaxxed and proud campaign encourages student vaccinations
The Missoula Education Foundation (MEF) announced their #406vaxxedandproud incentive campaign Monday, April 26. The campaign’s goal is to get all 16-18-year olds in Missoula County vaccinated against COVID-19 by June 1. This will help reach the... Full story
Golfers continue to make podium
The Seeley-Swan Golf Team took to the courses in Thompson Falls April 20 and Anaconda April 22. The Girls Team placed first at the Thompson Falls High School Golf Invitational with a team score of 477. They had a 28 stroke lead on Bigfork who took...
Local burglaries and thefts create cause for vigilance
SEELEY LAKE – The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office investigated several burglaries in the past couple of weeks. While it is still unknown if any are connected, Missoula County Sergeant Bob Parcell said he expects old burglaries that happened over...
Van extinguished, no injuries
GREENOUGH – Just before 10 p.m. Thursday, April 15, local volunteer firefighters and law enforcement responded to a van that was on fire in the Harper's Lake Campground. While the van was a total...
Coming together at candidate Meet-n-Greet
SEELEY LAKE – More than 50 members of the public, Seeley Lake Fire Department volunteers, staff and board members attended the Fire Board Candidate Meet and Greet April 16. Hosted by Cheri and...
Seeley Lake music program experiences year of growth
SEELEY LAKE –Expecting to spend her first year simply getting to know the students, community and building trust, Seeley-Swan High School and Seeley Lake Elementary music teacher Janet Morgenstern said the students dove in headfirst and “I think...
Four girls qualified for State Golf
Friday, April 16 Seeley-Swan Golf teams placed second for the Class C schools at the Plains High School Golf Invitational. Girls Trista Wendel and Ava Thornsberry also qualified for State Golf. They...
Spring burning ignites wildfires in Blackfoot Valley
POTOMAC – Just after 5:30 p.m., April 7, 10 fire engines responded to a hay fire in the lower Blackfoot Valley north of Highway 200. No structures were lost and no one was injured, however, the...
Seeley-Swan takes to the course in Eureka
EUREKA, MONTANA – The Seeley-Swan Golf Team brought three boys and three girls to the meet in Eureka April 9. Senior Bethany Hoag led the girls with a third place finish, 11 strokes shy of first. Sophomore Ben Haley led the boys with 115, placing...
Hop-n-Bop continues Lions' tradition
SEELEY LAKE – There were a lot of smiling children Saturday, April 3 as they traveled through the Seeley Lake Elementary School parking lot and received an Easter basket at the Seeley Lake Lions...
Open Book Club presents Chris La Tray April 10
SEELEY LAKE – Join Chris La Tray and the Open Book Club via Zoom Saturday night at 7 p.m. as La Tray reads his amusing poetry from his collection of life in Montana titled "One-Sentence Journal:...
Area churches reach out to community during Holy Week
SEELEY LAKE - The week leading up to Easter, six area churches joined in a cooperative effort and distributed a DVD of the "Jesus" film along with Easter goodies to 300 families in the Seeley Lake...
Vaccine eligibility expands to 16 and older as cases rise
Missoula County opened COVID-19 vaccine availability to all county residents 16 and older on Sunday, March 28. This was four days earlier than the state of Montana which opened vaccine eligibility April 1. Those over the age of 16 can receive a... Full story
