Articles from the January 16, 2020 edition
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Fire contained to outbuilding
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake volunteer firefighters responded Friday night, Jan. 10 to a structure fire on Grayling Drive in Seeley Lake. The fire was contained to the outbuilding where it started. No...
The love of the game
SEELEY LAKE - "Montana, winter, pond hockey, love - That is what this is about," said Seeley Lake Pond Hockey player Brian Jon Zimmer as he walked off the ice following his last game Sunday, Jan. 12....
Living the snowmobiling lifestyle
SEELEY LAKE – When Seeley Lake native Caleb Kesterke was paid to offer snowmobile riding clinics in Russia this past November, his dream of making money riding snowmobiles took another jump towards...
Repent and turn from wicked ways
The Democrats, the mainstream media and some Republicans have brought shame to the United States of America because of their hate for our President Donald Trump. Our President has exposed the evil of the deep state swamp and they hate him for it....
Thank Senator Tester for Alzheimer's support
There are 21,000 Montanans living with Alzheimer’s disease, which is a growing public health crisis that threatens to bankrupt America. In 2019, caring for individuals living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias cost an estimated $290 billion. Tha...
Premium bullets - Are they needed?
My first reply to that question is, "yes, sometimes, maybe." It all depends on the situation. But let me define what a premium bullet is - I'm talking about the projectile, not the cartridge.) Most...
Injured snowmobiler rescued from Lake Dinah
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan Search and Rescue returned to Lake Dinah again this weekend to assist a 26-year-old female from Huson, Mont. who was injured after falling off her snowmobile. The injured female was treated on sight for possible hypothermia...
Discussion begins for Johnsrud-McNamara road project
MISSOULA – The Missoula Field Office and Federal Highway Administration will hold an open house in Missoula to discuss a proposed $5 million Federal Lands Transportation Project to improve 5.7 miles of Johnsrud-McNamara Road. The meeting, open to...
Artist residency wilderness opportunity
KALISPELL – Professional working artists from various disciplines, media and styles are invited to apply the Artist Wilderness Connection, an artist-in-residence program where artists stay in remote forest cabins for one to two weeks to create...
Flathead National Forest announces new Forest Supervisor
KALISPELL - Kurt Steele has been named forest supervisor for Flathead National Forest. He's expected to begin work in mid-February. Steele has been the deputy forest supervisor for the Nez-Perce...
Double Arrow Ranch - The early days of the residential development
Some say that events and people become of historical interest after 50 years have passed. If that is so, the early phases of Double Arrow Ranch will reach this milestone in June of 2022, just over...
Elevated levels of radon can be abated
HELENA – January is Radon Awareness Month and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s Radon Control Program encourages people to consider that long-term exposure to indoor radon can be deadly. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer...
Community asked to be more diligent with recyclables
SEELEY LAKE – Last May the Seeley Lake Refuse District stopped accepting plastic recycling due to continuing problems with improper sorting, low market value, increasing freight costs and overall...
Missoula WIC accepting new clients in surrounding areas
The Missoula Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, administered through the Missoula City-County Health Department, is accepting new clients in Missoula and surrounding counties. As the nation’s most successful and cost-effective public...
An opportunity to cheat death
As most of you probably know, on New Year’s Day, tragedy struck our valley in the form of the death of two snowmobilers buried in an avalanche. This is not the only tragedy so far this year but is one that hits fairly close to me. I am an avid snow...
Vital Ground and Quinn family establish conservation easement
SWAN VALLEY - In Montana's Swan Valley, grizzly bears, wolverine, moose and wolves cross the roads and backyards that lie between mountain ranges. Separating the Mission Mountains and the Bob...
Fun with fishing and football
SEELEY LAKE – What do curling, football, shooting and ice fishing have in common? They are all the ways to score points at the annual Fishing and Football On The Ice that was held Saturday, Jan. 11...
Braelyn Reagan Bartlett
SEELEY LAKE - Braelyn Reagan Bartlett was born Nov. 26, 2019 to Seeley Lake residents Leland and Jona Bartlett. She was born at 11:14 a.m. weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces and measuring 18.5 inches long....
Seeley-Swan takes on Vikings and Lynx
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks Boys racked up a pair of wins while the Lady Blackhawks split the week as the teams faced the Charlo Vikings and Lincoln Lynx on the road Jan. 10 and 11. The Blackhawks took a commanding lead over the...
Community Briefs
Legends and Lore of Mowitza, Jan. 19 SEELEY LAKE – Join the Seeley Lake Historical Society and Legendary Lodge caretaker Ron Burnett for a tour of the historical Mowitza Lodge on Salmon Lake. Meet at the Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitors...
