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POTOMAC - This spring when school is out, the Potomac School Explorers program, as it currently exists, will end due to loss of funding from the 21st Century Grant. A core group of impacted families are working together to find solutions to continue a Friday enrichment program. Potomac School has utilized 21st Century Grant funds since 2013. They dedicated the funds to programs outside of the classroom including paid staff, training, materials, programming needs, etc. Explorers teacher Crissina Quinn and school para-professionals are running...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council packed the parking lot and filled the barn with residents wishing to learn more about a proposed subdivision at their Jan. 8 meeting. In other business, the council’s newest member, Lee Boman was sworn in. The council also discussed its trails fund, had an air quality update and accepted public comment, including a petition to roll back Seeley Lake’s reduced speed limits. The 60-lot subdivision is called Swan Mountain Estates and is located east of the north end of the Seeley Lake Airport in Powel...
GREENOUGH – Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Clearwater Unit firefighters received two statewide awards for their efforts during 2017's unprecedented fire season. Senior Engine Boss Beau Maciag was named the statewide DNRC Firefighter of the Year and Clearwater Unit Fire Management Officer Cory Calnan received a special Leadership Award. In early July, Maciag accepted a temporary detail as the Clearwater Unit Fire Management Officer when Calnan detailed to the Central L...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Driftriders Snowmobile Club hosted their annual Snow Ball Weekend Jan. 13-14. Following the banquet Saturday night, 232 hands were sold for the Fun Run Sunday. Men's High Hand Winners: Bob Riba of Missoula - Five of a kind, 8s; Parker Pitman of Seeley Lake - Four of a kind, Aces; Bob Riba of Missoula - Four of a kind, Kings. Men's Low Hand Winner: David Pitman of Seeley Lake - 6 high Women's High Hand Winners: Pam Pitman of Seeley Lake - Four of a kind, Aces;...
SPC Rincon R. Parcell, 2006 graduate of Seeley-Swan High School, is currently on duty at FOB/TB Gamberi in Afghanistan. He is part of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army - Alaska, U. S. Army Pacific. His unit is based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Anchorage, Alaska....
All Montanans have reason to be proud that a Montana Englemann Spruce was chosen for the national Christmas tree. And those of us who have enjoyed Sperry Chalet know what a treasure that building was. But I question the practicality of hauling that Christmas spruce back to Montana for use in rebuilding the Sperry Chalet as Senator Tester has suggested. Spruce is not the best choice for log building – the cell structure is long and large and holds more moisture than most woods, which tends to twist when the log builder shapes the log to fit i...
Heather Meaning: In American, the meaning of the name Heather is: A flowering evergreen plant that thrives on peaty barren lands as in Scotland. Social media... {insert ginormous eye roll}; the place people feel entitled to know your business, your relationship status, your kids' birthdays, be informed of your dinner choices, criticize, laugh at you, know where you've been and with whom you've been doing it, satisfy their curiosity, speculate, compare themselves, think they know best, want to in...
SEELEY LAKE – Alpine Artisans, Inc and the Seeley Lake Chamber of Commerce present Montana Winterfest Movie Night featuring “T-Rex: Her Fight for Gold.” The movie will begin at 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Seeley Lake Community Hall with winners of the Winterfest Snow Sculpture competition announced at intermission. This award winning documentary is certainly not about dinosaurs: it’s a much more modern story. Rated PG, “T-Rex” is an intimate coming-of-age story about a new kind of American heroine. For the first time ever, women’s box...
Grizzly bears are on the move. In the last year, we've seen more and more evidence of grizzly travel beyond the borders of original recovery zones. As the Great Bear reconnects its fragmented range, our conflict reduction efforts must follow in the animals' footsteps. That's why our 2017 Conservation Partners Grant Program extended Vital Ground's support to three new areas-the Mission, Madison and Big Hole valleys-while also continuing our efforts in the Swan Valley. Read on to learn about...
SEELEY LAKE – A handful of interested community members gathered Jan. 10 to learn more about the less than 5,000 acres proposed for timber salvage on the 160,000-acre Rice Ridge Fire that burned last summer. Seeley Lake District Ranger Rachel Feigley and nearly 20 U.S. Forest Service employees on the Interdisciplinary (ID) Team explained how they determined what areas could be cut and what areas they plan to plant. Comments will be accepted until Jan. 22 at 5 p.m. Remote Sensing Coordinator S...
Story & photos by Jan Anderson Editor, Boulder Monitor BOULDER, MONT – When fire destroyed two mobile homes in a Boulder trailer court and damaged two others in June 2016, it underscored what the community had known for years: affordable housing was at a premium. Calling the blocks of closely placed pre-1976 mobile homes "a ticking time bomb," Boulder Fire Chief Shane Maichel said the entire area could easily have gone up in flames, jeopardizing lives. It took five area fire departments to k...
POTOMAC - Potomac School board continued discussion on armed staff, the ending of the Friday Explorers program and adult education at their Jan. 8 meeting. They encourage the community to get involved in the discussions that will continue at their next board meeting. Weapons in School/Armed Staff A motion to discuss policy 1705 (Weapons in School) and the continuing safety at Potomac School prompted further discussion. At the invitation of Chair Cliff Vann, a Potomac resident with firearm experience presented some thoughts. That presentation...
SEELEY LAKE – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is proposing changes to the 2018-2019 hunting regulations that, due to increasing numbers, will allow more elk and deer to be harvested in Region 2. Region 2 Wildlife Manager Mike Thompson and Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Biologist Scott Eggeman met with the public Jan. 10 and discussed the proposed changes to the 2018 and 2019 hunting regulations. Some of the statewide changes that affect this area include increasing the youth-only deer season fro...
HELENA - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is launching a new program to improve wildlife habitat through noxious weed management on both public and private lands. The 2017 Montana Legislature passed the Montana Wildlife Habitat Improvement Act. It authorizes FWP to allocate $2 million of federal funding annually toward the Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program to fund grants for herbicide, biocontrol or mechanical weed treatments to restore priority wildlife habitats. Funds can also be used for seedings and improvements to livestock grazing as...
SEELEY LAKE – After depositing his two royalty checks for less than 50 cents each, Seeley Lake author Douglas Waldron questioned why he continues to write and publish his books since all he ever does is give them away. With his two latest releases "Child's Play in a Race for Life" and "Between Two Worlds – The Legend of Spotted Owl" he has found a new purpose for his books. The books will be sold at Rovero's and Heritage Office Stop for $15 each and all the money will go to help Addy Tre...
SEELEY LAKE – Each year, the Art Mobile of Montana (AMM) hires a qualified art instructor to load approximately 30 fine art pieces into a van. The instructor then drives all over Montana displaying the pieces and giving art lessons at schools and other venues. While the job has many rewards, 2017-18 instructor Tess Fahlgren said it also has a lonely side. Asked what was the best part of her AMM experience, Fahlgren replied without hesitation, "The kids. Definitely the kids." She added that it i...
SEELEY LAKE - Roland Blanchard Calhoun passed away peacefully on Jan. 10, 2018, in Centennial, Colo. He was born on Nov. 30, 1925, in Evanston Hospital (where he was the biggest baby born up until that time, at 10 pounds, 4 ounces). Roland was the eighth child of James Kent Calhoun, and the fourth child of JK's second wife, Blanche Hurford (and she wasn't five feet tall, so that big-baby thing couldn't have been fun). Roland was raised on Greenwood Avenue in Glencoe, Ill. and graduated from New... Full story
It’s shortly after the dawn of another new year, and I just thought I would share a few thoughts with you. Its always good to reflect on the past, being thankful for what God has done, and look forward to the future, being thankful for what He is going to do. This last year, every one of us who lives in, visits, has family living in, or is somehow associated with the Seeley, Swan, and Ovando valleys, can be thankful that we were spared from catastrophic damage during the fire season. I am thankful that God has given me another year to enjoy l...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Nordic Team is setting the pace for a great season. Thirteen skiers participated in Glacier Glide 3K Skate Race in Whitefish Jan. 6. The youngest member of the team, Kimber Hanson from Potomac, participated in the cookie scramble. The Kovatch siblings Seeley-Swan High School freshman Klaire and Seeley Lake Elementary seventh-grader Klayton led the team in the female and male races. Klaire swept the women's race finishing in 15:27, almost a minute ahead of the s...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks faced a pair of district foes last week. They hosted the Darby Tigers Jan. 12 and then traveled to take on the Pirates of Victor Jan. 13. The Boys traded shots with the Tigers early in the game and built a small lead by the half. The Tigers took a couple of runs at the Blackhawks throughout the game but the Blackhawks always stayed a couple shots ahead. The final score was 56-51. Four Blackhawks scored into the double digits. Chance Johnson and...
