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Seeley Lake Library News

     SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Library has resumed curbside service and is currently open after school on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 

3:30 - 6 p.m. In accordance with local COVID-19 directives, upon arriving at the library, patrons are asked to call 677-8995 to arrange pickup of their items. If driving, library patrons are asked to stay in their vehicles. 

     All items returned curbside or to the book drop will show as “checked out” on user accounts for a while. Items are currently quarantined a minimum of four business days to prevent COVID-19 transmission. All overdue fines will be waived.  

     The Seeley Lake Library is a branch of Missoula Public Library located at Seeley-Swan High. For more information call 677-8995.

     Thank you for your patience and support during this time.

Weekly COVID-19 update

As of Aug. 31, there are 7,421 cases of COVID-19 in Montana. There are 1,987 active cases, 436 total hospitalizations with 134 active, 5,330 recoveries and 104 deaths in Montana due to COVID-19 complications. Missoula County has had 433 cases, has 45 active cases with two currently hospitalized, 385 recovered and three reported deaths. There are more than 333 identified close contacts in quarantine and isolation.

For the most up-to-date and accurate information and best ways of protecting yourself and others, please refer to the Missoula County-City Health Department website http://missoula.co/cvirus or call 406-258-INFO (4636) Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Swan Valley Community Library Highlights

Swan Valley - The Swan Valley Library continues to offer curb service to patrons. A hold on a book can be placed at the missoulapubliclibrary.org. When searching for a book to pick up locally, filter the choices to only show those available at the Swan Library. Choose the option to have it picked up at the Swan Valley Library. Patrons can also stop by and a book or DVD located on the shelves will be checked out to them and brought out.

The book for September’s book chat is “The Island of Sea Women” by Lisa See. It was published in 2019. The story takes place on the small Korean island of Jeju where two best friends, Mi-Ja and Young-sook, come from vastly different backgrounds which becomes impossible to ignore.

The story begins when the two girls begin as baby divers working in the seas with the village’s all-female diving collective known as haenyeo. It is led by Young-sook’s mother and it is a life of excitement and danger. It is how the village makes a living by selling what the divers bring up from the sea such as abalone and octopus.

The book covers many decades and the conflicts and wars that came with them beginning in the 1930s and 1940s with Japanese colonialism to World War II, the Korean War and up to the cell phone era and wet suits for divers instead of the flimsy suits worn in the cold waters at the beginning of the story.

A reviewer said that the story is, “A classic Lisa See story—one of women’s friendships and the larger forces that shape them—“The Island of Sea Women” introduces readers to the fierce and unforgettable female divers of Jeju Island and the dramatic history that shaped their lives.”

The monthly book chat will be held Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. It will be held outside if possible and social distancing will be observed.

The Swan Valley Library is located on Highway 83 in Condon and is just north and adjacent to the Swan Valley Community Hall. The library is open Mondays and Fridays from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. For more information call 754-2521.

Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Call Log Aug. 23 – Aug. 30

• 8/24, 8:23am, 29XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Intimidation

• 8/24, 5pm, Rumble Creek Road, Condon: Theft

• 8/25, 6:15pm, 285XX Highway 200, Potomac: Theft

• 8/25, 9:53pm, Garnet Range Road, Greenough: Suspicious Activity

• 8/27, 11:21am, 1X mile marker 200, Potomac: Accident – No Injury

• 8/27, 1:17pm, Cedar Lane and Elm Drive, Seeley Lake: Vandalism

• 8/28, 10:27am, 3XX Grizzly Drive, Seeley Lake: Vandalism

• 8/28, 1:14pm, 31XX Scenic Drive, Condon: Trespassing

• 8/28, 1:36pm, 28XX Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Trespassing

• 8/30, 2:32pm, Forest Service Land, Seeley Lake: Trespassing

Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Call Log Aug. 23 – Aug. 29

• 8/23, Airport Road, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 8/24, Hickory Lane, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 8/26, Woodworth and Cottonwood Lakes Road, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 8/26, Highway 83: Medical

• 8/27, Highway 83: Medical

• 8/27, Highway 83: Medical

• 8/28, River Watch Trail, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 8/28, School Lane, Seeley Lake: Fire Alarm

• 8/28, School Lane, Seeley Lake: Fire Alarm

• 8/29, Lost Prairie Creek Road, Greenough: Illegal Burn