Articles from the August 24, 2023 edition
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Washington D.C. involved in Holland Lake Lodge process
The final outcome of the Holland Lake Lodge could still be years away, but Forest Service officials in Washington D.C have joined the process in deciding the future of the resort. Representatives...
Sheriff shortage leaves gaps in service, housing needed
The Missoula County Sheriff's Office reserves three deputy jobs for the Seeley-Swan Valley, but since May just one officer lives in the area full-time, and sometimes there is no law enforcement on...
Pedaler for prostate cancer visits Ovando
A heavy-duty recumbent tricycle pedaled out of Ovando on Monday, Aug. 14. It was not to take a quick trip, as pedaler Greg Veal plans to make an 18-day, 820-mile trip to Bismarck, North Dakota, from...
Swan Valley Indigenous history comes to Condon
For thousands of years, members of the Salish Tribe would cross the Mission Mountains into Lindbergh Lake - what they called Long Ridge Trail - and up Holland Creek to reach hunting grounds in the...
GOP strategy to help the housing crisis is to increase homeowner property taxes
Across western Montana, people are being squeezed out of their homes and communities by rising prices. Teaching positions go unfilled – and no one is applying to fill them because a $40k salary - the high end of starting teacher salaries in...
Thirty-Nine legislative leaders encourage Rosendale to run for senate
Matt Rosendale is the kind of proven conservative Montana needs in the race for the U.S. Senate against Jon Tester. As a group of committed conservative leaders and citizen legislators representing Montana, we are committed to our principles and the...
Funding gives Montana plan to reduce vehicle-wildlife collisions
Anyone driving Montana’s highways knows the risk of colliding with deer and other wildlife. Hardly a mile goes by without the gruesome reminders of hit animals, broken bumpers, or smashed headlights scattered on the shoulder. According to the Bozem...
Missoula County Sheriff's log for Aug. 24
8/13 9:36 a.m. Accident, No Injury 27XX Hwy 83, Seeley Lake 8/13 7:40 p.m. Trespassing 47XX Hwy 83, Condon 89/14 10:36 a.m. Theft 1XX Morrell Creek Drive, Seeley Lake 8/14 10:10 p.m. Suspicious activity 6XX Spruce Drive, Seeley Lake 8/14 10:45 p.m....
Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Call Log for Aug. 24
8/11/2023 Medical Boy Scout Road 8/13/2023 Fire illegal Burn Highway 83 8/14/2023 Accident injury Highway 83 8/14/2023 Fire alarm Double Arrow Road 8/15/2023 Fire Alarm School Lane 8/16/2023 Medical Highway 83...
Hoppers, beetles, ants – and Hannah
Hannah Baron Spencer is a tall athletic woman with an engaging presence and winsome smile. She is a wife and the mother of lively twins living a homestead way of life on the Salmon River; she’s also a fly fishing and whitewater rafting guide, and...
The art of war
I’ve spoken much on the importance of the local church, but I’ll keep harping on the topic. In this article and a few more to come, I want to focus on the armor of God. Specifically for this...
Carol Ann Jacobsen (1946-2023)
Carol Ann Jacobsen, 77, of Helena, passed away Aug. 11, 2023 of natural causes. She was born May 9, 1946, in Missoula, to Harold and Hazel Jacobsen of Ovando. She lived with her family on the Ovando...
Margaret "Margo" Jane Reeve (1930 - 2023)
Margaret "Margo" Jane Reeve was born on Aug. 3rd, 1930, the long-awaited only-child, of David and Imogene Stutzman. Margo peacefully passed into her new life with Christ on March 31, 2023. She was...
First 'nature of art' workshops coming to Seeley Lake
A movement in the art world has begun to take hold. A collective of people are having the same idea around the state, region and nation: to get together in person and share the experience of making art. This has inspired Alpine Artisans to host...
Archives for Aug. 24
Twenty Years Ago Thursday, August 21, 2003 Dawson Community college honors Seeley Lake area students for academic achievement Glendive, Montana, DCCC registrar Lane Holte has released the names of...
Blackfoot Management strategies: informing direction in the 2024 statewide fisheries management plan
Wild trout management is a cornerstone of fisheries management in Montana. Here in the Blackfoot, a primary focus of our river and stream management program is native, wild trout. The Blackfoot has a long history of habitat restoration with an...
