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    Jun 9, 2022

    Blackhawks Skills Football Camp, June 17-18 SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan High School football program is offering a Blackhawk Skills Football Camp June 17-18 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the SSHS football field. Third through eighth graders are invited. Registration is $25 before June 12 and $35 after June 12, including June 17. The Blackhawk Skills Football Camp will focus on the fundamentals of offense and defense as well as special teams. The Campers will receive instruction from the Seeley Swan Blackhawk Coaching Staff as well as the pla...

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    Jun 2, 2022

    COVID Booster Clinic, June 7 SEELEY LAKE – The Missoula City-County Health Department will be offering a free COVID booster clinic Tuesday, June 7 from 12 – 4 p.m. at the Seeley Lake Foundation Building on Highway 83. The Clinic is open to ages five and up. Pfizer, Moderna and Janssen will be on hand for primary series and first and second boosters. For more information visit http://missoulainfo.com or call 406-258-INFO (4636) Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Summer childcare scholarships available The Department of Public Health and Hum...

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    May 26, 2022

    Shirley Erickson Memorial Service, May 28 BUTTE, MONTANA – Shirley Ann Erickson, age 79, of Butte, Montana, formerly of Seeley Lake passed away Feb. 16. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 28 at Butte Country Club, 3400 Elizabeth Warren Avenue in Butte. Please visit https://buttefuneralhome.com/ to offer the family a condolence or to share a memory of Shirley. McNamara Road closed May 31 - Oct. 31 POTOMAC - Noble Excavating Inc. will be working on the McNamara Road from Johnsrud Park to Whitaker Bridge....

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    May 19, 2022

    Get ready for the June 7 primary election, May 19 event SEELEY LAKE – Have you moved recently? Changed your last name? Changed your mailing address? The Missoula County Elections Office is hosting a special event May 19 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Seeley Lake Extension Office, 3360 Highway 83, to ensure residents are prepared to vote in the June 7 federal primary election. The following services are available: Register to vote; update voter registration; request a replacement ballot and drop off vote ballot. For more information call 406...

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    May 12, 2022

    Nationally renowned speaker William Federer to present May 22 SEELEY LAKE - Mission Bible Fellowship invites the community to a presentation by historian, speaker and author William Federer Sunday, May 22 at 9:30 a.m. and during worship at 10:30 a.m. Federer will share how the Bible influenced world and American history. There is no cost and everyone is welcome. Federer is a nationally known speaker, best-selling author and president of Amerisearch, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to researching America’s noble heritage. He is known for h...

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    May 5, 2022

    Swan Valley AARP Highway Cleanup, May 10 SWAN VALLEY - The Swan Valley AARP will gather Tuesday, May 10 for their Adopt-a-Highway cleanup at 11 a.m. Sack-lunch-social to follow. Contact Joe Raible for details jraible@blackfoot.net. Seeley Lake Library May News SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Community Library is hosting their Book Club May 5 and “Lawyers in Libraries” presentation May 25, 3 p.m. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend both events. The Seeley Lake Library Book Club is reading “Raven’s Gift” by Don Rearden. In “Raven’s Gi...

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    Apr 28, 2022

    Seeley Lake Community Foundation scholarship applications due June 7 SEELEY LAKE — The Seeley Lake Community Foundation is pleased to announce a scholarship opportunity for Seeley-Swan High School graduates that are entering their second year of college or trade school. The up-to-$1000 scholarship is meant to assist with costs incurred at a college, university or technical school. Applications are due June 7. Scholarship applications are available online at https://www.seeleylakecommunityfoundation.org/slcf-scholarship The Seeley Lake C...

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    Apr 21, 2022

    Seeley Swan Food Bank open this Saturday SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Swan Community Food Bank will be open Saturday, April 23 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Currently the Food Bank is open every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. next to the Seeley Lake Elementary School Multipurpose Room. For more information about the Food Bank or to volunteer call 406-677-5025. Personal Tech Support Event April 28 SEELEY LAKE - Have technology questions or issues you want resolved? Come by the Foundation Building West Wing on Thursday, April 28, between 10 a.m. - 1 p.m...

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    Apr 14, 2022

    Swan Valley Community Council resumes in-person meeting, April 19 SWAN VALLEY – The Swan Valley Community Council will meet for the first time since the pandemic Tuesday, April 19 at 6 p.m. in the Swan Valley Community Hall. The agenda includes a discussion with the US Forest Service and Missoula County officials about a proposed garbage transfer site in Condon. The Missoula County Building Department will also present current happenings with building codes and answer questions. There will also be an opportunity comment on non-agenda items. E...

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    Apr 7, 2022

    Seeley-Swan High School Pre-Prom Party and Grand March, April 9 SEELEY LAKE – The community is invited to come support the Seeley-Swan High School students at their Prom Grand March, Saturday April 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the SSHS Auditorium. The Prom will start at 8 p.m. Prior to the Grand March on Saturday, students are invited to The Lodges on Seeley Lake for a Hollywood Pre-Prom Party from 4:30 – 6 p.m. There will be appetizers and fun beverages as well as lakeside photos by Chelsea Cahoon. All are welcome. No cost. Seeley Lake Baseball pro...

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    Mar 31, 2022

    Our Lady of Swan Valley Mission resumes summer-only Mass schedule SWAN VALLEY - Our Lady of Swan Valley Mission Church in Condon will be returning to a summer-only Mass schedule effective April 1. Sunday Masses are temporarily suspended until the church resumes its summer schedule Memorial Day weekend (May 29) through Labor Day weekend (Sept. 4). While OLSV has been a mission of St. John Paul II Parish in Bigfork since 2015, it has been served by a priest from The Sycamore Tree Catholic Retreat Center in recent years. Starting May 29 the Sunday...

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    Mar 24, 2022

    Personal Tech Support Event, March 31 SEELEY LAKE - Have technology questions or issues you want resolved? Come by the Foundation Building West Wing on Thursday, March 31 between 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and visit with SLCF volunteers. Volunteers can help on various devices and will try their best to help solve your issues. If possible, please bring the device and be sure to know your passwords so you can access what you need help with. For more information, contact the Seeley Lake Community Foundation at 406-677-3506. The Foundation Building is...

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    Mar 17, 2022

    Missoula BLM to conduct prescribed burning along Blackfoot River POTOMAC – There will be a little “smoke on the water” this spring as the Bureau of Land Management’s Missoula Field Office does some prescribed burning along the Blackfoot River corridor between Johnsrud Park and Riverbend Campground, north of Potomac and west of Highway 200 near Greenough. Smoke may be visible periodically starting in late March and lasting through early May. When weather and fuel conditions are favorable, multiple units ranging from 20 to 570 acres are planned...

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    Mar 10, 2022

    Seeley Lake Community Council to meet virtually SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Community Council will meet via Zoom at 6 p.m. for their March 14 meeting. The agenda includes: updating the Council’s bylaws with Laurie Hire from Missoula County Community and Planning Services; Seeley Lake Sewer District updates from Cheri Thompson; and updates from Seeley Lake District Ranger Quinn Carver. The official agenda will be posted on the Seeley Lake Community Council’s Facebook page. To join the Zoom meeting visit https://us02web.zoom...

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    Mar 3, 2022

    Missoula BLM plans controlled burns near Potomac MISSOULA – The Bureau of Land Management’s Missoula Field Office is preparing to burn landing piles associated with several timber sales and stewardship projects this spring in the Lower Blackfoot River area. The piles are near Belmont Creek and Highway 200 near Potomac. Smoke may be visible periodically starting in early March. When weather and fuel conditions are favorable, multiple landing piles will be lit and each of these piles will produce smoke for several days. These landing piles are...

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    Feb 24, 2022

    Snowshoe Hike, Feb. 27 SEELEY LAKE – Join Clearwater Resource Council and USFS Wildlife Biologist Scott Tomson on a two- to three-mile snowshoe Feb. 27 from 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. Participants will learn about winter ecology and identify tracks along the way. Please bring your own snowshoes and leave dogs at home. Please RSVP at http://crcmt.org/registration Updates will be posted on Facebook and sent via email to those who register. For more details visit crcmt.org or contact Amanda at crc.watshd.coord@crcmt.org/ 412-956-0208 Weekly COVID-19 upd...

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    Feb 17, 2022

    Clarification of proposed “high-speed roundabout” at Clearwater Junction SEELEY LAKE – In the article “Roundabout at Clearwater Junction tops discussion” in the Feb. 10 issue of the Pathfinder, Robert Peccia & Association Engineering Firm Project Manager April Gerth referred to the roundabout proposed at Clearwater Junction as a “high-speed roundabout.” The project team requested clarification that the “high-speed” refers to Highway 200, not the roundabout. The 70 mile-per-hour speed limit will start decreasing 800-1,000 feet before the rounda...

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    Feb 10, 2022

    Addition to UM Western’s Deans List MISSOULA - Kyla Nelson of Potomac was among the students who received high honors on this fall’s Deans List from the University of Montana Western. Nelson is enrolled full-time and has a grade point average above 3.33. Seeley Lake Library Book Club to meet March 3 SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Library Book Club will begin Thursday, March 3 at 10 a.m. in the library. Everyone is invited to join. The first book is “Boomers” by Rita Sommers-Flannagan. It is available now in the library for patron checkou...

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    Feb 3, 2022

    “A Play” rescheduled for March 3 SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan High School Drama Class’s production of “A Play” written and directed by SSHS Senior Oskar Murphy scheduled for this Thursday has been postponed until Thursday, March 3 at 6:45 p.m. in the SSHS auditorium. The community is encouraged to come to the show. Free at-home COVID test kits available at Fire Hall SEELEY LAKE - The Missoula County Office of Emergency Management is distributing over 25,000 at-home COVID test kits to residents. They are being distributed at the Seeley Lake...

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    Jan 27, 2022

    Seeley Lake Book Club interest sought SEELEY LAKE – Plans to re-start the Seeley Lake Book Club at the Seeley Lake Community Library are in motion. Please call the library, 406-677-8995, or stop in to sign up. The Seeley Lake Community Library is located in the Seeley-Swan High School and is open Mondays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. History Wintertime Walk n’ Talk, Jan. 29 SEELEY LAKE - Join the Seeley Lake Historical Society for their annual wintertime Walk N’ Talk Saturday, Jan. 29 from 1 – 3:30 p....

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    Jan 20, 2022

    Weekly COVID-19 update As of Jan. 17, there have been 212,078 cases of COVID-19 in Montana. There have been 1,355,958 doses of vaccines administered and 544,572 Montanans fully immunized. There are 11,448 active cases, 10,632 total hospitalizations with 195 active, 197,685 recoveries and 2,945 deaths in Montana due to COVID-19 complications. Missoula County has had 20,530 cases, 1,921 active cases, 18,417 recovered and 192 COVID-related deaths to date. For the most up-to-date and accurate information please refer to the Missoula County-City...

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    Jan 13, 2022

    Seeley Lake Library news SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Community Library has brand new fiction and nonfiction titles available. Everyone is invited to come in and check them out. The Library will be closed Monday, Jan. 17 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. The Seeley Lake Library is located in Seeley-Swan High School and can be reached at 406-677-8995. It is open Mondays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. and Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Masks required. Missoula City-County Air Quality Advisory Council seeks membe...

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    Jan 6, 2022

    Local Ice Rinks are open for skating SEELEY LAKE - Thanks to some amazing volunteers from Seeley Lake Regional Outdoor Center for Kinetic Sports (ROCKS) and the Seeley Lake Lions Club, the two ice skating rinks in town are now open for use. ROCKS has been flooding the Community Ice Rink at Seeley Lake Elementary since mid-Dec. It was officially open Dec. 29. The skate shed is stocked with skates of all sizes to use free of charge. It is unlocked from 9am-9pm and lit until 11pm. Please rehang the skates when you are finished using them and...

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    Dec 30, 2021

    Art Supplies Giving Tree available through the weekend The Art Supplies Giving Tree will be available at the Grizzly Claw Trading Company in Seeley Lake and the Swan Valley Community Library until just after New Years. This is an opportunity to raise money for supplies that support art in the classrooms. Community members are encouraged to pick a tag off the tree at the Swan Valley Community Library in Condon or the Grizzly Claw Trading Company in Seeley Lake. Drop cash or check (made out to Alpine Artisans, Inc.) into the coffee can at the...

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    Dec 23, 2021

    Community Ice Rink still in progress SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake ROCKS volunteers have been working hard to open the Community Ice Rink in the Seeley Lake Elementary ball field. While it has a good base, it needs cold weather, without snow, to finish the rink. Please do not skate on it until it is ready. Volunteers have been setting up and will maintain the rink. This includes snow removal, keeping the shed picked up, etc. If interested in volunteering contact ROCKS President Garry Swain garryswain@gmail.com. There’s snow place like Seeley Lak...

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