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SEELEY LAKE – Mission Bible Fellowship's fellowship hall was filled with new and gently used toys and gifts for this year's annual Loving Hearts Toy Sale. While the turn out was less than in previous years, the volunteers were happy for the opportunity to help provide Christmas gifts to local families who may have otherwise had a hard time purchasing presents for their loved ones. Every year, Loving Hearts sets aside new and gently used toys that are donated. They also purchase new toys for the...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary Eagles boys basketball team is going into the Copper League Small Schools Tournaments as the first seed. Head Coach Brett Haines said it has been a great season with an athletic, solid team that has continued to improve their offense. This year there were 20 athletes on the A and B teams with seven eighth graders and one seventh grader on the A team. "When you have that many eighth graders you would like to see yourself at the top," said Haines. Haines s...
SEELEY LAKE – "It was a calling. I had to do it," said Seeley Lake part-time resident Barbara Jackson about the first time she saw the embroidered tapestry of The Last Supper. "I just fell in love instantly and there was no doubt in my mind it was meant for our church." Jackson completed the three by five foot Last Supper embroidered piece at the end of September after seeing it for the first time just four months earlier. It was dedicated at Mountain Lakes Presbyterian Church on All Saints S...
SEELEY LAKE - After reading the article "A glimpse into the life of William A. Clark," Legendary Lodge's Caretaker Ron Burnett contacted the Pathfinder with more information regarding the Mowitza Lodge and William A. Clark Jr. Burnett taught science at Hellgate High School for nearly 30 years. He started as the caretaker for Legendary Lodge in 2008. Because of his interest in history and ample free time his first winter, Burnett started researching the history of the Mowitza Lodge. "There is so...
SEELEY LAKE – The installation of the new boat ramp at Big Larch Campground is nearly complete. Despite the late start, Thompson Contracting, Inc. has been working diligently to complete the work before freeze-up. "They got started a little late but they are staying committed to working. They are out here rain or shine," said Will Shoutis who is detailed into Katie Knotek's position on the Seeley Lake Ranger District until Matthew Walter starts in January. The crew pumped three bladders full o...
SEELEY LAKE – "The art supplies they have were plenty but very well used," said Seeley Lake artist Kris Gullikson speaking about Seeley Lake Elementary. "They don't have the resources to get new things every year for these kids to try. I feel that if students aren't trying art every year, that is the first thing that is going to go by the wayside when they have to make a choice between electives." Out of her love of art and desire to instill that love in children, Gullikson set up a Giving T...
SEELEY LAKE – The last sentence of an article first run in the Oct. 15, 1877 in Deer Lodge's New Northwest News and reprinted in "Cabin Fever" aggravated Seeley Lake resident and author Douglas Waldron, "The death of [George] Monture is not a matter of regret. Much of the apprehension on the frontier was in consequence of his supplying the Indians with whiskey and ammunition and it is hoped he died like Brigham Young, without a successor." "Why did she write that? She probably never even knew hi...
SWAN VALLEY – The annual Upper Swan Valley Historical Society Frostbite Festival Holiday Bazaar and Bake Sale welcomed all ages and offered something for everyone at this year's event, Saturday, Dec. 1. With more than 20 vendors, a bake sale to satisfy every taste and hands-on projects for children and adults, everyone left with a smile and treasures to bring home. The Swan Valley School gymnasium was filled with crafters and artisans from the Swan Valley, Seeley Lake and Lincoln leaving w...
SEELEY LAKE – Parents, children and teachers at Seeley Lake Elementary gathered before school Nov. 20 for the second Pastries for Parents. The intent of the program is to engage parents and build relationships between parents, the school and the teachers. Pastries for Parents is an established event held across the country as an effort to engage family members with the children and the school. Other variations include Muffins for Moms, Donuts for Dads and Goodies for Grandparents. Following t...
Montana's general big game hunting season closed Sunday, Nov. 25. Montana Fish, Wildfire & Parks reported deer and elk harvest totals were down in northwest Montana while hunter check stations in west-central Montana remained similar to recent years. The five regional check stations in northwest Montana, tallied a combined total of 950 white-tailed deer, including 676 bucks, this season. That is down from 1,275 total white-tailed deer and 925 bucks harvested in 2017. There were 100 mule deer...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Fire Board discussed continued improvements for the department at their regular board meeting Nov. 20. Fire Chief Dave Lane also told the board about a large donation of surplus equipment that they received from the Bozeman Fire Department. Lane reported that the Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) upgrade for the department is 98 percent complete. The project to date has cost around $7,500 and is estimated that it will be completed with an additional $2,300. The original project was budgeted for $30,000, “Th...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan High School Leo's Club has been busy serving the community this holiday season and hope to pay forward the kindness Seeley Lake received during the Rice Ridge fire. The Leos held a turkey drive to support the Seeley-Swan Community Food Bank again this year on Nov. 16. They collected donations and turkeys at Cory's Valley Market and Rovero's. Their efforts raised $743.56 and six turkeys to support families in need in the area. "These kids are doing their part," s...
MISSOULA – When sophomores Klaire Kovatch and Kaylee Rammell tried out for the Montana Volleyball Academy U16 teams, they both had hopes of making it on the 16 National Team. When they both made the cut for the team, not only were the grade-school friends the first in the area to make a MVA 16 National Team but this would be the first time they would be on the same side of the net. Director of Montana Volleyball Academy Nate Michael said MVA has been going since early 2000. It started as a v...
SEELEY LAKE – Copper King, risk taker, western Midas, corrupt, personality of last year's bird's nest, and shame to the American nation were all words used to describe William A. Clark, one of the wealthiest men in Montana. Montana State University-Billings Associate Professor and Chair of the History Department Keith Edgerton, PhD spoke of Clark's life, corruption and his marks on Montana history, including building the Mowitza Lodge on Salmon Lake, Friday, Nov. 16 during a presentation h...
SEELEY LAKE – This winter Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is starting the Elk Basin Restoration Project on the westside of the Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area also known as the Game Range. The focus of the 3,000 acre project is grassland restoration and dealing with the conifer encroachment. Historically in the region, the valley bottoms were expansive grasslands dominated primarily by rough fescue, Idaho fescue and bluebunch wheatgrass. Rough fescue has very high winter forage v...
SEELEY LAKE – Traumatic events like the Rice Ridge fire affect everyone differently. According to licensed, clinical social worker Stacy York, a person's response and feelings are what make it traumatic. "The way that we heal is through relationship. That is the only way," said York during her presentation on how trauma affects children, Nov. 15 at Seeley Lake Elementary. "If we are not in relationship, we can't heal." York's presentation intertwined her personal stories and audience q...
SEELEY LAKE – Just one year after Montana's record-breaking 2017 fire season, the majority of the timber salvage sales in the region have been bid. Although one of the purposes for the US Forest Service salvage projects was to recover the economic value of forest products, design criteria and resource protections limited the scope of salvage opportunities. As megafires continue to take out suitable timber volume as a viable operation into the future, Pyramid Mountain Lumber, Inc. said the s...
BOZEMAN – Swan Valley's Helene Michael was among the first 125 "Extraordinary Ordinary Women" selected by Montana State University for their leadership, problem solving and innovation throughout the university's history. This recognition fell on the heels of Michael also being named the Bobcat Mentor of the Year earlier this summer. Michael earned her bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering technology from MSU in 1985 from which she launched a successful career at Boeing. After serving in v...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley Lake veterans, their families and members of the community gathered Sunday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. with the Veterans & Families of Seeley Lake to celebrate and honor all those who faithful have served and continue to serve our country....
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake, Greenough/Potomac and Swan Valley volunteer firefighters responded to a house fire Oct. 31 around 4 p.m. on Gull Port in Seeley Lake. No one was home when the fire started. While the homeowner had many pets, they all are safe and accounted for. The cause is still under investigation but foul play is not suspected. Seeley Lake Fire Chief Dave Lane said the fire started in the carport furthest from the house. It spread to the adjacent carport and then extended into t...
SEELEY LAKE – After being closed for the summer, the Big Larch Campground vegetation treatment is complete and the log decks are in the process of being sold. Around 90 log truck loads of Douglas-fir, many of which were 20 inches in diameter or larger, were removed as well as incidental amounts of subalpine fir and spruce in the nearly 40 acres that were treated. The Seeley Lake Ranger District has been cutting down between 80 and 100 hazardous trees in Big Larch Campground for the last three y...
In Part 1, Rick Ferguson joined the Army and became an Airborne Ranger. He was sent for his first tour to Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division December 1967. SWAN VALLEY - In December of 1968, Richard "Rick" Ferguson came home for a month. When he returned to Vietnam in January in 1969, he was assigned the position of post liaison officer at Long Binh. For six months he gave the daily briefings to the Post Commander and inspected bunkers. Ferguson still had dreams of flying. Encouraged by...
Everyone is invited to join the Veterans & Families of Seeley Lake at the Veterans Memorial Garden north of Seeley Lake and the American Legion Post 63 at the Swan Valley Community Hall in Condon at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 to celebrate and thank local veterans. Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Observing Veterans Day on Nov. 11, regardless of what day of the...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake District Ranger Rachel Feigley accepted a new position with the US Forest Service as the Blackfoot Swan Landscape Restoration team leader. While she and her husband Pete plan to continue living in Seeley Lake, her last day as the Seeley Lake District Ranger is Dec. 1. Feigley started as the Seeley Lake District Ranger in March, 2015. "I'm proud of the work my employees and our partners have completed during my tenure," wrote Feigley in an email. "It's been a good three...
MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock unveiled a new forestry stewardship partnership to address pressing needs in forest management across ownership boundaries. A new strategic, planning strategy Forests in Focus 2.0: A Cross-Boundary Collaborative Approach builds on the momentum of Bullock’s original Forests in Focus Initiative with the intent to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration and management across ownership boundaries. One of the key components is state leadership through launching a Good Neighbor Authority Program. Bul...
