Community Briefs

Yurt at Seeley Creek Nordic Ski trails closed for season

SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Creek Nordic Ski trails just north of town on Morrell Creek Road are groomed and ready for skiers. However due to COVID-19, the yurt at the trailhead is closed for the season.

Flathead Audubon offers program on Montana fish, Jan. 11

Have you ever heard of a fish that doesn’t like to swim? Or how about the one so primitive and bizarre that it is surely a ghost from very ancient times?

Flathead National Forest Fisheries Biologist Beth Gardner has picked out seven odd-ball species found in Montana and provide the inside scope on their hidden life underwater during a presentation Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. The Flathead Audubon is offering this light-hearted and fun introduction to our aquatic friends.

Gardner is originally from Ohio and studied at Michigan State University. She began her career with the Forest Service in northern Michigan and moved to the Flathead Valley in 1994. Her primary duties involve the conservation of cutthroat trout and bull trout on federal lands. Beth enjoys fishing, gardening and ice hockey. Her favorite bird is the Brown Creeper.

For information on how to access the program, go to http://www.flatheadaudubon.org. The program is free and open to the public

Hospital District meeting Jan. 12 to be held via conference call

SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake-Swan Valley Hospital District’s January board meeting will be held via conference call Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 5 p.m. The public is welcome to call in to participate in the meeting. To call in dial 1-346-248-7799, meeting ID, 953 2960 8482. If a password or participation ID is requested, press #.

For the full agenda visit https://www.seeleylake.com/home/customer_files/article_documents/sshdmtgagenda011221.pdf

Applicants sought for Seeley Lake Community Council 

The Missoula County commissioners are looking to fill one vacant position on the Seeley Lake Community Council following Kris Martin’s resignation. The term runs through May 31, 2023. At that time, if the appointed member wishes to serve a full three-year term, they must file as a candidate in the 2023 school/special district election. 

Applications are available at https://boards.missoulacounty.us/apply/. The application deadline is 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2.    

The council is comprised of seven members who are registered voters within the boundaries of the Seeley Lake School District. Each council member serves a three-year term. Partial terms do not count against the term limits.  

For more information, contact Communications Coordinator Sarah Bell at sbell@missoulacounty.us. 

Weekly COVID-19 update

As of Jan. 4, there are 82,664 cases of COVID-19 in Montana. There are 5,056 active cases, 3,650 total hospitalizations with 191 active, 76,633 recoveries and 975 deaths in Montana due to COVID-19 complications. Missoula County has had 6,495 cases, has 272 active cases, 6,169 recovered and 54 COVID-related deaths.

For the most up-to-date and accurate information 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.

Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Call Log Dec. 28 – Jan. 3

• 12/28, 2:35am, 62XX Highway 83, Condon: Suspicious Activity

• 12/28, 9:37am, Garnet Range Road, Potomac: Slide-In No Property Damage

• 12/29, 3:48pm, 2X mile marker Highway 200, Greenough: Disturbance

• 12/29, 6:04pm, 3X mile marker Highway 200, Greenough: Accident – No Injury

• 12/30, 10:09am, Boy Scout Road, Seeley Lake: Trespassing

• 12/31, 1:54am, 2XX School Lane, Seeley Lake: Suspicious Activity

• 12/31, 11:18am, 247XX Highway 200E, Potomac: Harassment

• 1/1, 11:53am, 400XX Paws Up Road, Greenough: Accident – Injury

• 1/1, 8:37pm, 1XX School Lane, Seeley Lake: Accident – Hit and Run

• 1/3, 7:55am, 6XX S. Canyon Drive, Seeley Lake: Fraud

Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Call Log Dec. 28 – Jan. 2

• 12/30, Paws Up Road, Greenough: Medical – Greenough-Potomac/MESI Volunteer Fire Department responded

• 12/30, Seeley Lane, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 12/31, Whitetail Drive, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 1/1, Paws Up Road, Greenough: Injury Accident

• 1/2, Fawn Creek Road, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 1/2, Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Medical