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BOSTON, MASS – Seeley Lake resident Loren Rose participated in the 121st Boston Marathon April 17. While he finished 12 minutes slower than he had hoped, Rose said nothing compared to the overall experience. He is one of only a few Seeley Lake residents and part-timers who have competed in the marathon. Rose has run six marathons prior to running the Boston: three Missoula Marathons, two Portland Marathons and the Prague Marathon. After running the Prague Marathon in 2014, Rose's wife Pam g...
MISSOULA - Due to serious and potentially hazardous infrastructure conditions resulting from higher than normal levels of snowfall and runoff, as well as heavier rains, Missoula County Public Works, with the approval of Missoula County Commissioners, has decided to cut the dust abatement program this year. In previous years, Missoula County has abated approximately 80 miles of road and offered a shared-use program since 2010. The county has worked to supplement its own program with resident participation wherever possible by allowing residents...
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. - For the second year in a row, 2013 Seeley-Swan High School graduate John Parcell of Condon won the 2017 Western Collegiate Stihl Timbersports Championship April 19-21 at Northern Arizona University. Parcell will be one of eight collegiate athletes who will chop and saw their way towards the title of Best Lumberjack in the USA at the Stihl Timbersports 2017 U.S. Championships in Milwaukee, Wisc. July 28-30. "I hoped I could do it again," said Parcell who was nominated by the...
The new intersection (right middle) of Grizzly Drive and Riverview Drive in Seeley Lake. The old access (left middle - now rehabbed) was bisecting private property. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) negotiated with owner Kevin Wetherell to gain legal access to the state lease lots on Grizzly Drive. DNRC Clearwater Unit Manager Kristen Baker-Dickinson said Wetherell was paid fair market value including the road construction costs for the easement. They are in...
SEELEY LAKE - Timber companies and conservationists may seem like unlikely partners—for those who don’t know the Blackfoot, that is. For years, Seeley Lake’s Pyramid Mountain Lumber has partnered with many groups on conservation initiatives around watersheds to protect clean water for fish, wildlife and people. For more than a decade, Pyramid and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), along with other groups including the Blackfoot Challenge, have been working together to find sustainable solutions for the region’s forests. Over the last twenty years,...
We might ask if superstition is actually related to psychology. The answer to this question simply requires an understanding that everything a person does, thinks and feels is related to psychology. Psychology is the foundation of human nature and experiences. So, superstition and psychology certainly are related. Superstitions can be simple or complex. For example, one person might place a horseshoe above a doorway to summon good luck to enter. Another person might avoid stepping on cracks. An athlete might wear the same hat, or shirt,...
So many people are extremely upset about Governor Bullock’ veto of Senator Regier’s SB97 “Prohibit Application of Foreign Laws in Montana Courts.” How can he veto a bill that passed both the Senate and the House of Representatives? Well, he can because he is the Governor of Montana. If all the Montanans who voted for President Trump would have voted for Greg Gianforte, we would have had Governor Gianforte and SB97 would now have been signed into Montana law. This, ladies and gentlemen, is another example of “Why Elections Matter and Have Cons...
The biggest issue of the Montana special election is the Montana mail-in ballot. Risking defeat by doing the right thing is the very definition of courageous. And in this case what’s right was profoundly clear, unequivocal and laid squarely in the hands of one Republican candidate Greg Gianforte - a failure in this test of courage. Rob Quist showed courage by doing the honest thing and calling for a mail-in ballot. He was told that any one of those mail-in votes could be cast while a love Trump and hate Democrats commercial was blasting on a T...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Sewer District (SLSD) Board is moving forward with a public outreach program after receiving a second chance at funding. The funding package from the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development (RD) consists of $5.7 million in grants and $4.4 million in loans. Manager Greg Robertson recommended that the board utilize the services of a public outreach and education firm. At its March meeting, the board received a proposal from PartnersCreative to create and run a public outreach program. The public ou...
MISSOULA - The Montana Department of Commerce, through its Community Development Block Grant program, has awarded a grant to Missoula County to provide homeowners with assistance paying for home rehabilitation and repair costs. The program is administered by District XI Human Resource Council, Inc. (HRC) in an effort to address health and safety issues for homeowners, make their home comfortable and adaptable to their needs and help increase the quality of housing available in Missoula County. To be eligible for the Home Rehabilitation...
SWAN VALLEY - The Swan Valley Regional Planning Committee (SVRPC) members addressed the Wildland-Urban Interface and Regulatory Framework sections of the Land Use Element contained in the draft growth plan at their April 17 meeting. The committee agreed with the wording of the original Wildland-Urban Interface section and voted to accept it. The Regulatory Framework section generated a lengthy discussion about the community’s aversion to regulations and zoning in the growth plan as expressed in the visioning comments and neighborhood m...
SEELEY LAKE - New for Placid and Salmon Lake State Parks are campsites designed for a growing number of users, hike and bike campsites. Montana Department of Commerce provided construction funding to Montana State Parks for the creation and enhancement of "hike & bike campsites" at four state parks. The parks chosen were selected based upon the current popular corridors of bicycle traffic and intended to support the growing trend of bicycle tourism in western Montana. Those campers who have...
Springbeauty started blooming in the grasslands of the Seeley Swan Valley in early April and its bloom will gradually work its way up in elevation. It is in the Purslane Family (Portulacaceae). One of the coolest things about this tiny plant is its ability to move through its life cycle quickly and successfully. In the fall, when the growing season is done, Springbeauty starts growing from its tiny bulb. Its sprout continues to grow during the winter to just below the soil surface. By doing...
SEELEY LAKE – The 2 Valleys Stage (2VS) hosted The Sapphire Trio April 23 on the Seeley-Swan High School's (SSHS) new stage. The Sapphire Trio closed out the 2016-2017 Concert Series. The Trio has played all over the world. They performed standard and newly written compositions for piano, violin and clarinet. They premiered their new arrangement by Montana composer Dennis Alexander entitled "Introduction and Tango." Clarinetist Maxine Ramey commented how wonderful the acoustics are in the new s...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Community Foundation is proud to present the Bob Marshall Music Festival in Seeley Lake July 13-16. The Bob Marshall Music Festival is a celebration of community spirit and support. This year’s lineup includes: Dead Man Winter; Deer Tick; Jeffrey Foucault; Good Old Fashioned; Birds of Chicago; Matt Strachan and the Hoot Owls; Jameson and the Sordid Seeds; National Park Radio; Rebekah Rolland; Alanna Royale; Shovels and Rope; and Meta Lions. The weekend begins with free music at local venues, Thursday, July 13t...
SWAN VALLEY - Newly-elected Missoula County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier introduced himself and visited with those in attendance at the Swan Valley Community Council (SVCC) April 18 meeting. SVCC candidates Nathan Richardson and Diann Ericson introduced themselves and shared why they want to serve on the council. Council member Marcia Tapp told Strohmaier that the Swan Valley is a unique community of highly motivated, hardworking individuals. “We would like you [and the other commissioners] to know us and interact with us. We want to be able t...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) school board discussed teacher contracts, proposed solutions to the budget shortfall and the 2017-2018 calendar at their April 18 meeting. The proposed budget and calendar are expected to be approved at a special meeting in the next couple of weeks. The teachers’ union and SLE staff agreed to no raises for next year. The contract negotiations included a request for a 25 minute duty-free lunch period which is similar to what is currently in place. The negotiations committee is still waiting on lan...
SEELEY LAKE – In a humorous display of wit, improvisation and talent, the Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) Drama Class hosted the first production on the new SSHS stage entitled "We'll be Right Back After this Murder" April 20. SSHS Drama teacher Crissina Quinn was very proud of the students for pulling together and giving an excellent performance. The students in Quinn's drama class began practicing second semester at the end of January. They worked an hour per day during their class time and l...
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Hellgate Civilian Junior Shooters (HCJS) Justin Thomas, Ibby Lorentz, Alex Weisenburger and Abby Donald went straight from Western Regional Championships in Layton, Utah to the 2017 National Junior Olympic Championship in Colorado Springs, Colo. While Head Coach Trace Weisenburger was extremely pleased with how well each of the shooters did, he emphasized it is not as much the score as the opportunity to compete in high pressure situations against nationally ranked s...
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks hosted athletes from seven Class B and 16 Class C schools at the Seeley-Swan High School Invitational in Frenchtown April 22. The Blackhawks competed earlier in the week at the Big Sky Quad in Missoula. Five Blackhawks and three Lady Blackhawks set personal records (PR) at Frenchtown and one qualified for state. Freshman Terra Bertsch reached a new height with a five-foot high jump. The jump earned her a spot at State. In addition to the PR in the high jum...
ALBERTON – Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) eighth-grader Klaire Kovatch set a new SLE discus record April 20 at the Alberton track meet. She threw 102 feet, 2 inches. That broke Alika Schneiter's record of 87 feet, 1 inch set in 1992. Kovatch said her goal this season was to break the school discus record. Last year she came within six feet of the record. "I knew I was capable of throwing farther than it," wrote Kovatch in an email. She practiced almost every other day on her throw and the f...
Swan Valley School Hosts Poetry Slam, April 28 SWAN VALLEY – Parents, students and the community are invited to a Poetry Slam hosted by Swan Valley Elementary School (SVES) third, fourth and fifth grade class April 28 at 2 p.m. at the SVES. The students have been studying poetry during the month of April. Their teacher Erica Carroll gave them the option to either memorize their favorite poem or create one of their own. Poems will be shared Friday in Carroll’s classroom or, if the weather is nice, it may be outside. Prescription Drug Take Bac...
SEELEY LAKE - Judy passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones in Seeley Lake, Montana after a short but very courageous battle with cancer on April 23, 2017. Judy was born in Kalispell, Mont. Jan. 27, 1958 to Frank and Gaye “Tootie” McKean and was their second child together. Judy spent most of her childhood in Missoula where she attended Sentinel High School. Her life was spent in Montana and she had lived all over the state throughout the years but settled in Seeley Lake in the...
