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Mercado signs with University of Providence Argos
Sean Mercado of the Seeley-Swan Blackhawks basketball team has signed an agreement to attend and play for the University of Providence in Great Falls next year. Mercado has been interested in many...
Senior Center hosts annual St. Patrick's Dinner
On Saturday, March 11, The Seeley Lake Senior Center had their first St. Patrick's Day Dinner since COVID-19. The buffet-style event from noon to 5 p.m., was attended by 98 people. Irish Stew,...
Potomac School set to host 19th annual bingo fundraiser
On May 13, the Potomac Parent Teacher Club is hosting their 19th annual Bingo fundraiser event at the Hilton Garden Inn in Missoula. The school fundraiser, which raised roughly $27,000 for the Potomac School last year, is already stocked with a wide...
New mother recovering after month-long ICU stay
Paige Paffhausen, from Seeley Lake, recently underwent a serious health scare and spent a month in the intensive care unit. Paffhausen gave birth to her daughter on Dec 15, 2022. She and her husband M...
T-Ball and baseball signups open for spring season
An unofficial baseball club has formed in the Seeley Lake region and signups are currently open for kids interested in the four age groups. The unofficially named “Blackfoot League” is a collection of amateur baseball clubs in the scattered...
Suspected robbery attempt still under investigation
An investigation into a suspected attempted robbery at the Citizens Alliance Bank in Seeley Lake last month is still open. Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Jeannette Smith stated that deputies responded to a criminal...
An achievement, nine years in the making
Last month, Patrick Jones of Seeley Lake was awarded his black belt in taekwondo at the Missoula Taekwondo Center. The ceremony marked a height of achievement, nine years in the making. Earning a...
A successful season on the courts comes to an end
The last weekend of February brought an end to a successful high school basketball season with the Seeley Swan Lady Blackhawks falling in the Divisional finals to Ennis. (50-63) "Every season is diffe...
School nearing dates for new playground construction
The Seeley Elementary School Board is preparing the installation of the new playground which will replace the school’s much-beloved Eagle’s Nest structure with a new plastic one that will be more weather resistant and some say, safer. At a...
A well-played season
Last weekend the Blackhawks boy's basketball season came to an end after losing 38-43 against the Drummond Trojans in game two of the District 13-C finals. But despite not making it all the way to Div...
Seeley Lake dog sled racer wins in Montana, looks to Alaska
Feb. 13 brought another first place win for local dog sled racer, Jessie Royer. The 46-year-old musher and dog trainer crossed the finish line with her seventh win in the Race to the Sky event, a...
'Bucket list' brown trout is one for the wall
Saturday Feb. 11 started like any other day of ice fishing. Wyatt Blevins of Missoula and his friend Morgan McKinney set out on the ice just before sunrise. The brisk Montana morning promised a day...
Sunset School's Toni Hatten wins Rural Teacher of the Year award
Every year the School Administrators of Montana accepts nominations from small schools all over the state and chooses just one classroom instructor to award with the annual Rural Teacher of the Year award. This year’s recipient of that prestigious...
It's a weekend sweep for the Lady Blackhawks
The Blackhawks boys and girls traveled to Hamilton this past weekend to compete in the District 13-C tournament. The boy's started off with a tough game against the Victor Pirates. Leading by just a...
Sexual assault reported at Camp Paxson
A sexual assault reported Thursday morning, Feb. 9, on Boy Scout Road in Seeley Lake was for an incident that allegedly happened more than 12 years ago, the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office stated last week. The location in the report is an 80-year...
