Articles from the December 13, 2018 edition

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 By Andi Bourne    News    December 13, 2018

TNC donates 'Section 31' to SVC

SWAN VALLEY - The last piece of The Nature Conservancy’s Montana Legacy Project is now conserved for nature and people in the Swan Valley. TNC donated the last quarter section of Section 31, to Swan Valley Connections, who granted a conservation...

 
 By Andi Bourne    News    December 13, 2018

Providing access, exploring options

SEELEY LAKE – "What are you going to be when you grow up?" asked University of Montana President Seth Bodnar of Seeley-Swan High School juniors and seniors Dec. 3. While Bodnar promoted higher...

 
 By Sigrid Olson    News    December 13, 2018

Potomac Christmas shopping fun

POTOMAC - Potomac hosted its second annual Craft Show Dec. 8 at the Potomac Greenough Community Center. Crafts at the event included wreaths, fudge, scarves and hats, wine holders, knives, canned...

 
 By Andi Bourne    News    December 13, 2018

ROCKS Community Ice Rink taking shape

SEELEY LAKE – The community ice rink at Seeley Lake Elementary is nearly operational. With the cold weather, Seeley Lake ROCKS is hoping to host the first skating party over the holidays. The Ice...

 

Grants available to non-profits in Seeley Lake

SEELEY LAKE - As part of its mission, the Seeley Lake Community Foundation (SLCF) endeavors to help charitable groups in Seeley Lake fund projects to benefit the community. In this capacity, the SLCF strives to be a community resource and catalyst...

 

Appointed citizens group could review sewer options

SEELEY LAKE - As a resident of the Sewer District (Dogtown) I try to stay informed and considered applying to fill the vacant board seat. I didn’t, due to other long standing commitments on the same night as the board meetings. I then heard that...

 
 By Andi Bourne    News    December 13, 2018

DEQ permit for Cottonwood Gravel Pit contains deficiencies

SEELEY LAKE – The Department of Environmental Quality notified Deer Creek Excavating, LLC’s that their revised application submitted Oct. 5 for an Opencut Mining Permit at the Cottonwood Pit Site in Powell County still contains deficiencies that...

 

What food denotes Christmas to locals?

SEELEY LAKE – An informal survey unsurprisingly discovered that while turkey may conjure up Thanksgiving to most folks, Christmas is evoked by a wide variety of foods. A contingent of people boasting Norwegian descent – including Kelli Wold,...

 
 By Andi Bourne    News    December 13, 2018

Local choirs participate in "The Last Best Noel" contest

MISSOULA – The Holy Cross Lutheran and Seeley-Swan High School choirs and Seeley-Swan Mountain Bells will all be contestants in the 93.3 Eagle Country "The Last Best Noel" contest starting Dec. 15...

 

Ringing in the holidays

SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Mountain Bells rang in the holiday season with a concert at Double Arrow Lodge Dec. 6. The Lodge was packed as the 11 bell ringers, led by Director Joann Wallenburn,...

 

Section 31 donated to Swan Valley Connections - Ice rink plans

SWAN VALLEY - Swan Valley Connections Board Chair Barb Raible announced to the Swan Valley Community Council that Swan Valley Connections is the recipient of 160 acres within Section 31 in Condon at the Council meeting Dec. 4. SVCC Chair Ken Donovan...

 

Skate into winter with the Community Ice Rink

SWAN VALLEY - For the past two years, the Swan Valley community has been able to enjoy ice skating at the local arena turned ice rink during the winter. A group of individuals will bring an ice rink...

 

2018 Seeley Swan real estate sales data is in

ANNUAL REAL ESTATE SALES CONTINUE TO TREND UPWARD THROUGH 2018 The year of 2018 has seen great success in home sales in both Seeley Lake and Condon. The local market is maintaining a great balance...

 
 By Andi Bourne    News    December 13, 2018

Christmas Bazaar great success

SEELEY LAKE – Lindey's Steak House opened their dining rooms for the second annual Christmas Bazaar, Dec. 8. Shoppers browsed more than a dozen booths filled with creations from local crafters and...

 
 By Andi Bourne    News    December 13, 2018

Blessed to be a blessing

SEELEY LAKE – Mission Bible Fellowship's fellowship hall was filled with new and gently used toys and gifts for this year's annual Loving Hearts Toy Sale. While the turn out was less than in previou...

 

Billy Graham - A man of God

We’d have to be marooned on a deserted island or live in a hellhole like North Korea to not know the great Billy Graham passed away. Of all his preaching the one thing I remember most was how it changed the life of one native. I was at a men’s re...

 
 By Andi Bourne    News    December 13, 2018

Eagles learn to stretch their wings and fly

SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles boys basketball team is going into the Copper League Small Schools Tournaments as the first seed. Head Coach Brett Haines said it has been a great...

 

Robert "Bob" G. Hall 1919 - 2018

POTOMAC - Robert "Bob" G. Hall, a true pioneer of the Blackfoot Valley, served his family, community, county, state and nation. He was born Nov. 19, 1919 to Clarence Albert and Nina Gough Hall at... Full story

 

Helen Verna Andrews 1931 - 2018

LINCOLN CITY, ORE. - Helen Verna Andrews, 87, died peacefully on Nov. 27 surrounded by family in Lincoln City, Ore. at the end of the family's five-day Thanksgiving celebration. Helen was born on... Full story

 

Seeley-Swan soars over Drummond

SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks took on Drummond for their first home game of the season Dec. 7. The Lady Blackhawks took an early lead over Drummond and kept a couple...

 

Community Briefs

High speed chase ends in two arrests Saturday, Dec. 8 at approximately 3:51 p.m. a Missoula County Sheriff Office Deputy attempted to make a traffic stop near West Riverside. The vehicle did not stop...

 

James P. "Jim" Reilly Oct. 30, 1928 - Dec. 8, 2018

SEELEY LAKE - James P. "Jim" Reilly, 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Dec. 8, surrounded by family. He was born October 30, 1928, in Northwood, North Dakota to William A. Reilly Sr. and Ellen... Full story

 

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