Community Briefs

Seeley Lake Senior Center activities canceled, meals continue

SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Senior Center has canceled activities including Mexican Train, bingo, bridge and pinochle until further notice. Meals will continue to be served in the congregate setting, carry out or delivery. Call before 8 a.m. to order.

Open burning opens Oct. 1

MISSOULA - In response to predicted weather, stable current and predicted fire danger indices, air quality and historical data, fire managers decided to reopen prescribed wildland and essential agriculture burning Friday, Oct. 1 in Missoula County.

“Be sure that you qualify, check current and expected weather, and have water and tools on hand and ready. It’s wise to stop burning by 2 p.m.,” said Anna Henderson, Fire Prevention & Education for the Lolo National Forest.

All outdoor burning in Missoula County is by permit only. The General Burning Season (burning of yard debris/untreated vegetative waste generated onsite) is closed until March 1, 2022. Burning seasons remaining open are always conditional upon actual fire danger and air quality conditions.

Visit http://www.missoulacounty.us or http://www.MCFPA.org for more information on outdoor burning seasons, permits and current restrictions. Burn permits can be obtained at https://app.egovmt.com/burnpermit/

Glass recycling in Seeley Lake Oct. 2

SEELEY LAKE - On Saturday, Oct. 2 Recycling Works will be in Seeley Lake collecting glass for recycling. They will be located in the parking lot of the Seeley Lake Community Foundation from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Recycling Works will return for another drop off event April 23.

Glass must be clean with no caps, lids or corks. They accept all colors of food-grade glass, but cannot accept Pyrex, windows or light bulbs. There is a suggested donation of $1 per gallon of glass. All proceeds will be donated to the Seeley Lake Elementary School.

“We’re proud to help bring this resource to Seeley Lake through a grant to Recycling Works through the SLCF Community Grants program,” wrote SLCF Executive Director Claire Muller in an email. “In this capacity, we strive to be a community resource and catalyst for innovative approaches to improving the quality of life in Seeley Lake.”

For more information visit https://recyclingworksmt.com/ or contact Josh Shimkus at josh@recyclingworksmt.com

Rapid Community Food Assessment survey open until Oct. 11

MISSOULA – Missoula County residents are encouraged to complete the rapid community food assessment online survey to share what they want out of their food system and how the Missoula Food Policy Advisory Board can best serve the community. Survey questions are mostly focused on consumption habits and notable gaps and assets in the current food system.

The Missoula Food Policy Advisory Board is a city-county board made up of volunteer members who have been appointed by city and county elected officials to represent the interests of various food system stakeholders throughout the Missoula County community. The Board’s central charge is to provide policy recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners, City Council and Mayor of Missoula to support a thriving, vibrant, sustainable and equitable food system.

The survey is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HJHLTGM. It will be open through Monday, Oct. 11. For more information about the Board, visit: https://boards.missoulacounty.us/board/2819.

Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Call Log Sept. 19 – Sept. 25

• 9/19, Boyd Ranch Road, Highway 200: Accident; Seeley/Ovando

• 9/19, Highway 83: Accident; Seeley/Ovando

• 9/21, Snow Mass Drive, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 9/22, School Lane, Seeley Lake: Fire

• 9/23, Drew Creek Loop, Seeley Lake: Medical

• 9/23, Highway 83, Seeley Lake: Fire

Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Call Log Sept. 19 – Sept. 26

• 9/21, 6:20pm, 43XX Mcnamara Lane, Potomac: Suspicious Activity

• 9/22, 9:03am, 42XX Mcnamara Lane, Potomac: Civil

• 9/23, 5:59am, 1X mile marker Highway 200, Greenough: Accident – Injury

• 9/23, 10:34am, 3XX Hopkins Road, Condon: Trespassing

• 9/23, 11:32pm, 297XX Potomac Road, Potomac: Disturbance

• 9/25, 3:04pm, 46XX Elk Creek Road, Greenough: Suspicious Activity

• 9/25, 3:47pm, Marshall Lake Road, Seeley Lake: Suspicious Activity

• 9/26, 4:43pm, 30XX Double Arrow Lookout Road, Seeley Lake: Suspicious Activity

• 9/26, 6:11pm, 43XX Mcnamara Lane, Potomac: Intimidation

Weekly COVID-19 update

As of Sept. 27, there have been 147,287 cases of COVID-19 in Montana. There have been 994,979 doses of vaccines administered and 485,319 Montanans fully immunized. There are 11,007 active cases, 7,445 total hospitalizations with 415 active, 134,307 recoveries and 1,973 deaths in Montana due to COVID-19 complications. Missoula County has had 13,204 cases, 1,560 active cases, 11,519 recovered and 125 COVID-related deaths to date.

For the most up-to-date and accurate information please refer to the Missoula County-City Health Department website http://missoulainfo.com or call 406-258-INFO (4636) Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.