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Snow Joke returns live for 2022
The Snow Joke Half Marathon returns in-person to Seeley Lake Saturday, Feb. 26. The largest winter road race in Montana, traditionally is held on the last Saturday of February. The iconic race celebrates its 43rd anniversary this year. “We’re...
Tenth annual Skiesta draws largest field in race history
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Nordic Team hosted their largest turnout for their 10th annual SLE Outside Skiesta Jan. 22. Ninety-two skiers from around the area registered for the 20K, 10K, 5K, 3K...
Curiosity and nonsense prevail in "Alice in Wonderland"
SEELEY LAKE – Friday, Jan. 14 more than 50 Seeley Lake Elementary students took the stage for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of "Alice and Wonderland," an original adaptation based on...
Chadwick advocates fundamental reset of our thinking about nature
SEELEY LAKE – Doug Chadwick presented his latest book "Four-fifths a Grizzly," to Alpine Artisans' Open Book Club Jan. 15. The book is less about grizzlies and more about us as humans and our...
Ovando students get back into the Holiday spirit
OVANDO – Though COVID canceled Ovando School's Dec. 16 play, on Jan. 12 the Ovando community put their holiday spirit back on and gathered to enjoy the students' performance of "The Life and...
Winter Fun Days - Not just for the dogs
SEELEY LAKE – While most people call it the "Dog Days of Summer," the dogs of winter were out enjoying the new snow this past weekend. Montana Mountain Mushers hosted their annual Winter Fun Days...
A new perspective on nature that just might save us all
SEELEY LAKE - Doug Chadwick will be presenting his new book at the Open Book Club at the Seeley Lake Community Foundation on Saturday, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. Masks are required. Please note the earlier...
Foundation sponsors Personal Tech Support event Jan. 27
SEELEY LAKE - Did you receive a new technology device for the holidays and are unsure how to use it? Have technology questions or issues you want to be resolved? Come by the Seeley Lake Community Foundation Building West Wing Thursday, Jan. 27,...
Winter Fun Days offers training for skijorers and mushers
SEELEY LAKE - All mushers (beginning or experienced) and all skijorers are invited to Montana Mountain Mushers Fun Days on Jan. 8 and Jan. 9 at the Morrell Creek parking lot, just north of Seeley...
"Home Alone" draws a mix of supporters
SALMON PRAIRIE - The 100-year-old Salmon Prairie Schoolhouse welcomed a mix of people from the community who came to watch the traditional Christmas program. With help from Teacher Holl Hubbard, four...
A musical Christmas in the Swan Valley
SWAN VALLEY – Swan Valley School students lit up the stage Dec. 21 as they welcomed the community to "Christmas at the O.K. Corral." Attendees were treated to singing and dancing by the preschool,...
Potomac School Christmas program brings down the house
POTOMAC - This year's Potomac School Christmas Program brought more than 130 people together for the community event with standing room only. Last year's audience numbers were strictly limited due to...
Breakfast with Santa starts new traditions
SWAN VALLEY – Caravanning from Kalispell on Saturday, Dec. 18, 20 members of the Wilson family dressed up, played and sang Christmas carols all the way "to the North Pole to see Santa," Ally Wilson...
Lightin' it up for the holidays
SEELEY LAKE - The second annual Christmas Caravan of Lights lit up the streets of Seeley Lake Saturday night, Dec. 18. More than a dozen groups decorated their trucks and trailers, UTVs, and other...
Seeley Lake Stockings fill community with joy
SEELEY LAKE – The room erupted with excitement when Santa walked through the door at the Seeley Lake Community Hall, Dec. 18. The third annual Seeley Lake Stocking event was a huge success where...
Sunset School's holiday program was all music
GREENOUGH – Matthew Nord of Tangled Tones Music Studio in Missoula drives up once a week to teach music to the students at Sunset School. On Dec. 16 the students presented their holiday program for...
A night of musical merriment
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley-Swan High School and Seeley Lake Elementary junior high musicians took the stage together at their combined concert Dec. 16. They played several traditional selections and...
Fun for the whole family at the Rich Ranch
WOODWORTH - With the snow drifting down outside, it was warm inside during the Rich Ranch Community Appreciation Day Dec. 12. Adults enjoyed the chance to visit, listened to holiday favorites played...
North Pole Radio Hour
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley Lake Elementary third - sixth graders, directed by Music Teacher Janet Morgenstern, presented "North Pole Radio Hour" Dec. 9. Taking place in the 1946, they offered a mix of...
The Gothard Sisters to perform Holiday Music Concert Dec. 12
"People have realized that live music is so special after this long COVID pandemic. Music brings people together and Celtic music in particular is so joyful and uplifting!" stated Greta Gothard, the...
Swan Valley crafters display their wares
SWAN VALLEY – For the second year, COVID dictated the cancellation of the Upper Swan Valley Historical Society's Annual Frostbite Festival and for the second year a group of crafters opted to rent...
Twenty years of Old West Christmas fun continues
OVANDO – Ovando was filled with the Holiday Spirit as Cowboy Claus helped kick off the Christmas season Friday, Nov. 26. Families enjoyed the wagon ride through town stopping downtown for the pettin...
Invisible reality: Storytellers, storytakers and the supernatural world of the Blackfeet
As we conclude Native American Heritage Month, I suggest a great book for your enjoyment. Settle into a comfortable chair and read Rosalyn R. LaPier’s “Invisible Reality”. It is wonderful. LaPier will be presenting this book at Alpine...
Hungry Bear hosts second annual Thanksgiving dinner
SWAN VALLEY – The Hungry Bear Bar & Grill offered a complimentary Thanksgiving feast as a customer appreciation on Wednesday, Nov. 24. Owners Rick Medeiros and Debbie Urick cooked 160 pounds of...
Ovando celebrates 20 years of Old West Christmas Nov. 26
OVANDO - They say that the magic of Christmas lives in the hearts of the young and old – a magic that's cultivated over the years from our holiday memories. In the small town of Ovando, Montana, thi...
