Articles from the September 7, 2023 edition
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Forestry tour displays Ovando habitat restoration project
Meeting under the Boot Tree outside of Ovando, tour participants looked through a forest managed for health and wildlife habitat on the Blackfoot Community Conservation Area. Abundant grass grew...
'Cutest sheep in the world' residing in Potomac
Some of the only known Swiss Valais Blacknose sheep in Montana live in Potomac on the ranch of Marin and Brad Hall. "I was taken with the breed when a coworker showed me their picture," Marin said....
Students back in class for fall semester
Parents across the Seeley-Swan and Blackfoot Valleys got a sigh of relief last week as the 2023-2024 school year officially kicked off. With more than 250 students in Seeley, Condon, Potomac and Ovando, some new faces and projects will mark what...
How we're improving Montana's education system
As Montana students head back into the classroom for another year of school, our education system is facing multiple challenges. There’s an ongoing teacher shortage in many districts, particularly the more rural parts of the state. Test scores and...
Medicare Advantage Supports Health Care for Rural Americans
Health care policy is a perennially hot topic, and with good reason—it’s about the welfare of the people and how the nation takes care of its most vulnerable. When it comes to health care, few programs have been as transformative as Medicare Adva...
More than words
Languages and words have always fascinated me. The way one word in one language is not easily translatable in another language. The way words are not merely words. The way we communicate with more than our speech or our writings. In high school and...
The Bear is still Hungry
It was a cold, rainy June back in the 70s when I and other members of the Rustics log home company assembled the logs for what would become the Hungry Bear Restaurant in Condon. Many fond memories since—I brought my now wife Pam there in 1982 to sh...
Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Call Log for Sept. 7
8/25/2023 Medical Moose Lane 8/26/2023 Medical Hauser Drive 8/27/2023 Medical Highway 83 8/28/2023 Medical Highway 83 8/28/2023 Medical Moose Lane 8/28/2023 Accident injury 12 MM/Highway 83 8/29/2023 Accident Injury 17 MM/Highway 83 8/30/2023...
Missoula County Sheriff's log for Sept. 7
8/25 10:17 a.m. Suspicious Activity 3XX Lodge Way, Seeley Lake 8/25 11:50 a.m. Offenses Against Family/Children 430XX Blanchard Court, Greenough 8/25 1:08 p.m. Accident - Injury 394XX Highway 83, Condon 8/25 5:13 p.m. Suspicious Activity 30XX...
A message from MAS Resource Center
A Message from the Missoula Aging Services (MAS) Resource Center: Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to optimize your Medicare coverage. Whether you’re considering a Medicare Advantage plan or adjusting your Prescription Drug Plan, MAS is...
Peggy Watts Sisco (1952 - 2023)
Peggy Watts Sisco, 70, of Seeley Lake went to her heavenly home on August 26, 2023. She was a beloved wife, sister, and friend. Peggy was a faithful woman who loved the Lord, her family, her friends,... Full story
State to receive $65 million windfall
During the past legislative session, the Montana Taxpayers Association was excited to support the Gianforte administration’s ideas that improved Montana’s tax systems and provided tax relief. We look forward to continuing that working...
When the storm lifts – fishing in broken weather
My guide client and I were crouched tight under my portable table – we dared not reach out for any of the food we'd left on top of it. The sound of a thousand drums assaulted our ears as hailstones...
Bear working group hopes to lower human-bear encounters
Last winter several Seeley Lake area residents concerned about bear activity and conflicts met with local conservation groups, wildlife agencies, bear specialists, and biologists. We wanted to know how to best tackle bear population issues, sparking...
Archives for Sept. 7
Twenty Years Ago Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003 Theatre camp tucked away on other side of Salmon Lake offers fun time Tucked away on the other side of Salmon Lake, there's a camp that allows kids to laugh,...
Active management will help with wildfires
As summer begins to wrap up here in Western Montana, we are all doing what we can to soak up the warmer weather before fall sets in. Whether you’re fishing along the Blackfoot, hiking in the Mission Mountains, or just getting outdoors in general,...
