Community Briefs

Sunset School Fall Round-Up, April 13

GREENOUGH - Sunset School, District 30, welcomes the community to their Fall Round-Up, April 13 at 3:30 p.m. Families are encouraged to attend if they have a child about to turn five or are looking for a new school for their child this fall. It is an opportunity to tour the school and Supervising Teacher Toni Hatten said, “Learn what makes a small school like Sunset so special.”

Sunset School is a K-8 school located at 5024 Sunset Hill Road, Greenough. They currently have eight students and are always happy to welcome new students.

For more information call 406-244-5542 or email sunsetschool@blackfoot.net

Calling All Egg, Treasure Hunters, April 15

SEELEY LAKE - The Easter Bunny will be in Seeley Lake for the annual Easter Egg Hunt put on by the Seeley Lake Lions Club. Children ages 0-12 are welcome to participate, April 15, at the Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) lawn. Registration begins at 12:45 p.m. and the egg picking and treasure hunting starts at 1 p.m.

Friday night, members of the Senior Center and Lions Club get together to stuff more than 2,000 eggs to be hidden in the SLE field. Most of them have candy in them, but there are 32 special eggs for each age group, 0–3, 4–6 and 7–9. The lucky egg hunter who ends up with one of the special eggs with a number will get a toy prize.

For the 10-12 year-olds there is a treasure hunt in the Lions Club Park. Each youth will be given a treasure hunt map at SLE and then they will walk over to the Park at 1 p.m. with a few of the Lions.

There will be bottled water courtesy of Blackfoot Telephone and cookies.

“We Stand with Rob” Bluegrass Jam, April 18

SEELEY LAKE - Musicians across the state are coming together in small communities to raise funds for U.S. House Representative Democratic candidate Rob Quist. Seeley Lake is no exception.

The community is invited to a “We Stand with Rob” fundraiser Tuesday, April 18 from 5-8 p.m. at Littlebird’s Marketplace, 110 Larch Lane. While listening to live bluegrass music, attendees can enjoy refreshments and learn more about Quist for House and how to support his campaign.

Missoula Aging Services Warns of Phone Scams

SEELEY LAKE – Senior Medical Patrol Program Manager Renee Labrie-Shanks reported a phone scam in Missoula County telling people their social security number has been suspended. In some cases the caller called multiple times and in some causes left a voice message prompting the recipient to return the call.

“It’s just another call that shouldn’t be answered,” wrote Labrie-Shanks in an email. “As always, never give out personal information over the phone.”

Labrie-Shanks recommends reporting any scam phone calls to the Federal Trade Commission at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#&panel1-1

FNF Spring Prescribed Fire Projects

Swan Valley - The Flathead National Forest (FNF) is planning to conduct spring prescribed fire projects, when weather, fuel conditions and air quality become favorable. Smoke will be visible from various places in the Flathead Valley depending on the location of the burn units and weather conditions. 

 Each project follows a Prescribed Fire Burn Plan. The prescribed fire projects are located and designed to be controlled to reduce the potential for adverse effects, or to escape as a wildland fire. These projects will be in compliance with Montana air quality standards and coordinated with Montana State Department of Environmental Quality to reduce the impacts of smoke to our neighbors, cooperators, and surrounding communities. The project areas include:

Swan Lake Ranger District:

Wild Cramer – This project includes broadcast and underburning in stands located within the Blacktail Mountain area West of Lakeside. These treatments will use prescribed fire for fuels reduction, vegetation regeneration, and wildlife habitat improvement. 

 Tree Farm – Hand or machine piles will be burned to help maintain the property north of Bigfork.

Swan Lake Ranger District Compound – Grass understory will be burned to help naturally maintain the landscape especially the steep hillside.

Pile Burning – Hand or Machine piles are located in several locations within the Swan Valley and Blacktail Mountain as a result of, but not limited to: logging, hazardous fuels reduction in the wildland urban interface, hazard tree removal, and trail or road construction. These piles are burned to reduce the fuel loads in these areas. These piles are strategically burned based on their location, access, and weather conditions.

Burn projects are also planned for the Tally Lake and Hungry Horse Ranger Districts.

For more information about these projects, contact the appropriate Ranger Station: Swan Lake Ranger District, 406-837-7500; Hungry Horse/Glacier View Ranger District, 406-387-3800 and Tally Lake Ranger District, 406-758-5204. 

FWP Seeking Hunter and Bow Education Instructors

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) is looking for prospective volunteer hunter and bow hunter education instructors across western Montana to teach safety, outdoor skills and ethics to students of all ages. 

 Each year, more than two thousand students are certified in hunter and bow hunter education across western Montana alone. All courses are taught by a group of dedicated volunteers. These instructors donate many hours each spring and fall to ensure that hunters coming into the hunting tradition are safe and ethical. Now, due to instructor retirements and increasing demand for classes, the program needs more volunteers.

Instructors receive training and supplies but no monetary compensation. Instructors must stay active in their training and teaching on an annual basis, but can flex their volunteer hours to what fits their schedule best.

This year, the hunter education program is celebrating 60 years and the bow hunter education 30 years of teaching Montanans to be safe and responsible hunters. 

 For more information and to apply, visit fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter/instructors/. Or, call Vivaca Crowser in FWP’s Missoula office at 406-542-5518 or Sara Smith in Helena at 406-444-9948. Experienced youth hunters 14-17 years old may apply to become junior instructors.

Blackfoot Issues Statement on Internet Privacy Rules

MISSOULA – Blackfoot, an innovative communications, broadband and IT services provider issued a statement April 6 about recent Internet Privacy Rules making the headlines.

Internet related privacy rules are a hot topic today. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed privacy changes last year that, this week, Congress voted to overturn. The proposed changes unleashed a firestorm of media articles, many of which may be difficult to decipher.

First and foremost, it is important to note that key privacy rules that were in place prior to this vote remain in place today. “At Blackfoot, we take customer privacy and security very seriously and welcome this opportunity to assure our customers that their trust in us is well placed,” said Blackfoot in a press release. “Blackfoot has never sold, nor do we have plans to sell, customers’ browsing history or any other private account information. We will continue to be good stewards of our customers’ privacy as we have been for more than 60 years.”

 

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