Articles from the August 15, 2019 edition
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Lolo National Forest considers recreation fee increase
SEELEY LAKE - While Tim Love worked with the Forest Service as the Seeley Lake District Ranger, the Region was encouraged to consider concessionaire management to maintain recreation sites. While the District decided against the use of...
Continuing success at SSHS
SEELEY LAKE –Seeley-Swan High School's new principal Kellen Palmer is excited for the first day of school when the halls will be filled with students and he can start getting to know everyone. He...
4-Hers shine in and out of the ring
MISSOULA – Potomac Valley 4-H Club and the Seeley Lake Trailblazers stood out at this year's Western Montana Country Fair Aug. 7-11. Despite the 90 plus degree days at the start of the fair, many...
Seeley Lake Trailblazers Results - 2019 Western Montana Country Fair
Seeley Lake Trailblazers 4-H uses the Danish system in the judging process. Top ribbons include grand and reserve champion, followed by a purple group (P – top in their class), blue group (B), red...
Thank you for kindness to Seeley Lake Elementary students in need
SEELEY LAKE - I wanted to personally write and thank the community for your kindness in donating much needed school supplies for our students at Seeley Lake Elementary. Your act of kindness will undoubtedly benefit our students and their education....
Old Ray never eats alone
Over in central Oregon near the little town of Monument is Cupper Canyon Ranch, there once lived Ol' Ray Ackerman. My cutt'n partner got me hooked up with Old Ray, thought I might get to hunt muleys...
Community invited to Search and Rescue Open House Aug. 17
SEELEY LAKE – After officially moving into their new building in the fall of 2015 at 130 Shop Road near the Seeley Lake Airport, Seeley-Swan Search and Rescue is inviting the community to an Open...
New 2VS Director eager to contribute to community
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake resident Sam Arroyo has been chosen as the new 2 Valleys Stage (2VS) Director after Kirsten McGlynn accepted a position with the Missoula Symphony Orchestra. Arroyo looks...
"Dream Big" through collective giving
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Community Foundation presented 14 organizations with more than $74,000 raised from this year's Change Your Pace Challenge at their annual banquet Aug. 11. Foundation Ex...
Seeley Lake welcomes new sporting goods store
SEELEY LAKE - After making one-too-many trips into Missoula for outdoor gear, Ryan Dunster decided it was time for a change. "There wasn't anything here, so we saw the need for it," said Ryan....
Martha Kay McManus 1947 - 2019
MISSOULA - Martha Kay McManus of Missoula, passed away Tuesday, July 30. She was born Nov. 18, 1947 and was the daughter of Norman F. McManus and Alta Harden McManus of Greensboro, N.C. Martha was a longtime resident of Seeley Lake and is survived... Full story
Dental tips for summertime fun
It's summertime! The time for fun in the sun, swimming in the lake, hiking those beautiful Montana Mountains. It's time for barbecues and picnics. It is also the time for iced lattes and ice cream,...
The authority of the Bible
Concerts are a major industry and there are countless stories of music artists that list out lavish demands that concert promoters are required to take care of before the rock star will agree to come. One of the most notorious requirements came from...
Swan Valley School Board prepares for upcoming school year
SWAN VALLEY – The Swan Valley School Board approved budgets for the upcoming year, as well as contracts for educators and facility maintenance projects at their meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 6. The board approved the school’s adopted General Fund...
Tales of Swan Valley outfitters - Leonard Moore
SWAN VALLEY – Ninety-three-year-old Leonard Moore was the first speaker at the Aug. 3 Upper Swan Valley Historical Society (USVHS) program entitled Outfitting and Guiding in the Swan Valley and...
4H, not just about the show
MISSOULA - The 4H year is a journey for all members, especially when something happens to the project animal. Owning livestock provides opportunity for responsibility but sometimes things happen that...
Berries galore at Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival
SWAN LAKE - The 38th Annual Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival featured an assortment of huckleberry products, nearly 50 vendors selling hand-made items including jewelry, furniture and art work, game...
Maughan siblings take to USATF competitions
SEELEY LAKE - The Maughan siblings are no strangers to athletic excellence, but this past summer Seeley-Swan High School senior Caleb, sophomore Sariah and freshman Emily sunk their teeth into...
Community Briefs
Road work to begin on Cottonwood Lake Road #477 SEELEY LAKE – According to Seeley Lake District Ranger Quinn Carver, the contractor is planning to start the Cottonwood Road 477 Aquatic Organism Passage at Swamp Creek as soon as this Thursday, Aug....
CONSERVATION CON JOB - Why Won't Steve Daines fully fund the LWCF?
they say or how they vote during the re-election cycle. Focus on the voting record from earlier in their term. That’s an important thing for Montanans to remember about Senator Steve Daines in relation to public lands, wildlife habitat and public...
