Articles from the April 20, 2017 edition
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District Accepts Second Chance at Funding
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Sewer District (SLSD) Board received a second chance at funding the construction of the proposed wastewater treatment plant and Sub-District/Phase I of the collection system. The funding package consists of $5.7 million...
Draft Decision for Center Horse Project Released
SEELEY LAKE - The Lolo National Forest has completed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Draft Record of Decision (DROD) for the Center Horse Landscape Restoration project. While the analysis for the document is complete, the...
Local Shooters Ranked Second in the Nation
LAYTON, UTAH - The Hellgate Civilian Junior Shooters (HCJS) will be bringing two teams to the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) three-position (3P) National Championships in Camp Perry, Ohio in...
Collecting Eggs, Claiming Prizes
SEELEY LAKE – Preparation for the April 15 Seeley Lake Lions Easter Egg Hunt took hours, but the egg hunters picked their eggs, received their prizes and enjoyed their candy in less than thirty...
Gianforte Best Choice!
Greg Gianforte, a devout family man, moved to Montana decades ago and founded a company that evolved to develop “high tech” $90,000 jobs. When his growing company had a shortage of skilled labor, he started a scholarship to encourage Montana stud...
25 Years of the Seeley Lake Trailblazers!
SEELEY LAKE - Come one, come all to the Seeley Lake Trailblazers' 25th anniversary dinner! On Saturday, April 29, the 4-H club will be having a spaghetti dinner with salad, bread and a dessert...
Horse Tradin' With Siri
Every spring, we embark on long, arduous adventures crammed in a truck in search of replacement horses and mules for the ranch. This is a family tradition, and one we ALL do together. It's an...
Gravel Pit and SMA Dominate Discussion at Council Meeting
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council’s (SLCC) April 10 meeting covered a wide range of topics including the proposed gravel pit on Cottonwood Lakes Road and the Special Management Area (SMA) for septic systems in Seeley Lake....
Era of Megafires – Join the Conversation
SEELEY LAKE - In Montana, the month of May has been designated as “Wildfire Awareness Month.” Residents of area communities are no strangers to wildfire. To help kick off Wildfire Awareness Month, several local organizations are excited to bring...
Updates from the Challenge: Weeds, Water and Swans
by Elaine Caton (Swan Program Coordinator), Karen Laitala (Weed Coordinator), Zoe Leake (Intern), Sara Schmidt (Outreach Coordinator) and Jennifer Schoonen (Water Steward) Staying On Top of Invasives...
PHC Increasing Services at Seeley-Swan Medical Center
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Medical Center (SSMC) gains a new dentist in July. At their April meeting, the Seeley-Swan Hospital District Board also approved the installation of two new sinks that will open another exam room for patients and...
Last Place
My wife Emily and I watched the 5k race back in 2008 as a part of the Fargo Marathon festivities. SEVEN THOUSAND people crammed the course – seemingly on top of one another – to run the 3.1-mile race. The first place finisher clocked a time of...
Free Health Screenings and Mobile Mammography Coach Coming to Condon
SWAN VALLEY – The Seeley-Swan Hospital District (SSHD) and ImProving Health Among Rural Montanans (IPHARM) from the University of Montana are offering free health screenings Saturday, April 29 from...
Swan Valley Community Council ~ One, Three-year Term ~
Diann Ericson My name is Diann Ericson. I have lived in Western Montana for 47 years minus the eight years my husband Mike Childs and I taught school in Alaska's northwest arctic. During that time we...
Seeley Lake Rural Fire District ~ Two, Three-year Terms ~
Scott Kennedy - Incumbent Incumbent seeking fifth term. Scott is current Vice Chairman of the Board and eight years previously Chairman. Scott has served more than 36 years in fire/medical, with more...
SSHS Musicians Excel at District Music Festival
MISSOULA – Seeley-Swan High School musicians took their talents to the stage at Big Sky High School to compete in the annual District Music Festival April 7-8. The band received a one (superior),...
Community Celebrates SSHS's New Stage
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) treated the community to a Celebration of the Arts April 12 to inaugurate the new stage and to thank the community for its support. A snap shot of the...
Hunting for Cold Treasure
SEELEY LAKE – Lions Club member and official treasure hider Ellen McWilliams watched the trees dancing in the wind amid snow flurries at the Lions Club Park the day before Easter and said, "I think...
Potomac and Seeley Wrestlers Hit the Mats
POTOMAC - The Bonner Wrestling Club (BWC) had 38 members this season with 12 wrestlers representing the Seeley Lake and Potomac area. The BWC participated in seven meets over a course of six weeks,...
Community Briefs
SSHS Drama presents "We'll be Right Back After this Murder," April 20 SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan High School Drama class invites the community to their performance "We'll be Right Back After this Murder" by Pat Cook April 20 at 7 p.m. in the...
Local Athletes Rise to the Top at Copper League Meet
FRENCHTOWN – Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) and Potomac School started their track season with their first meet of the season in Frenchtown, April 11. Athletes from 12 schools participated in the...
Blackhawks Brave the Cold at Bigfork
BIGFORK - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks headed to Bigfork on a snowy April 15. The Blackhawks didn't let the cool temperatures get to them as the Ladies earned 72.4 team points for fourth place and the...
Nicholas and Hood Lead the Blackhawks Golf Team
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks golf team started their week out in Ronan April 11 before heading to Bigfork April 14. McKinley Nicholas and Jessie Hood continue to make the top ten list. Nicholas’s 75 strokes at Ronan earned him second while he tied...