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bWOODWORTH – "Clear prop," said Rob Henrekin as he pulled his Kawasaki 440 engine to life on his powered parachute. The morning was cool July 12 as the sun rose above the mountains. Henrekin put on his helmet, strapped himself in and in less than 15 seconds was air borne. "This country is just fascinating to me. The part that is the most fun is flying over this country during a beautiful morning like this," said Henrekin who has lived on Woodworth Road since 1985. "Even though it is a motor, i...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake Volunteer firefighters responded to the Wilderness Sportsman’s Gun Range on Cottonwood Lakes Road July 12 around 12:15 p.m. for a tire fire. The fire was confined to the tires in the pistol range and one engine was able to extinguish the burn. Fire Chief Dave Lane said there was potentially a tracer round used in the pistol range. “We don’t know for sure but that would make sense,” said Lane after receiving conflicting witness statements. In the pistol range, the tires are behind the target. Lane said something...
SEELEY LAKE - When Seppa Francis was six years old, her father suffered a traumatic brain injury from a motorcycle accident. Francis and her younger brother blamed themselves for years and Francis's anger grew. Along with the emotional stress, the family experienced significant financial loss after the accident. Francis felt bullied in school and her younger brother watched as a classmate repeatedly bullied others with no lasting repercussions. While the family reached out for help through...
SWAN VALLEY - Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks captured a male grizzly bear south of Condon and euthanized it because it was food conditioned and had a history of approaching residences. FWP personnel captured the bear on the night of July 2 with a culvert trap at Grace's Greenhouse. The bear was estimated to be three years old and weighed 299 pounds. The bear was originally captured incidentally in the summer of 2017 on the Flathead Indian Reservation near Arlee after a different grizzly bear...
SEELEY LAKE – "How many people can say they still own their first vehicle?" asked Seeley Lake resident and car enthusiast Bob Stine. "Well the Seeley Lake Fire Department still owns its first fire engine." The 1929 GMC fire engine, known in Seeley as the 1929 Buick, was purchased from the city of Kalispell in the spring of 1967. The Seeley Lake Volunteer Firefighter Foundation still owns the engine - a mainstay at the Fire Department events and during the Seeley Lake's Fourth of July parade. A...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Volunteer Firefighter Foundation hosted their annual pancake, sausage and egg breakfast July 4th. They served 675 people. There were many raffle items donated by local businesses. Seeley Lake resident Robert Kelley won the 30-60 rifle. "The pancake breakfast went great!" wrote Lizza Kelley, head of the Seeley Lake Auxiliary. "We want to say thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this event a success and thank you to the local business who donated to our...
SEELEY LAKE – Over the weekend more than $2,600 worth of damages was reported to Seeley-Swan High School property. Law enforcement officials are seeking additional information regarding who was involved in the destruction of a snow blower that was pushed off SSHS’s roof. Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Bob Parcell said sometime between Friday, July 6 afternoon and Monday morning a group of individuals climbed on the top of SSHS. They brought bicycles up and rode all over the roof. Stored on the roof was a tarped $2,600 tracked snow...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley Lake was abuzz with activity on the Fourth of July. Activities included the Fire Foundation's pancake breakfast, Mission Bible Fellowship barbecue, the duck race and the Seeley Lake Area Chamber of Commerce's annual parade and fireworks. Winners of this year's parade: Group/Float: 1st: Veterans and Families of Seeley Lake- $150 2nd: Seeley Lake Chicken Coop - $75 3rd: Citizens Alliance Bank - $40 Vehicle: 1st; Blackfoot - $150 2nd: Rathbun's Mac. - $75 3rd: Jim Rogers and...
SEELEY LAKE - Mission Bible Fellowship hosted their seventh annual free barbecue lunch before the parade in Seeley Lake. It was a great success with no one leaving hungry and children decorated with tatoos and red, white and blue bracelets....
SEELEY LAKE - Spectators gathered at the Wagon Wheel Bridge across the Clearwater River the afternoon July Fourth to see whose rubber duck was the fastest. Due to the high water, the first ducks crossed the finish line in less than 10 minutes, half the time of the average race. The first ten ducks won either a cash prize or a free chicken dinner from the Seeley Lake Chicken Coop. This years winners were: 1. Lynette Ogilvie “Tank” 2. Ron Holiday “Monty” 3. David Daves “Carla” 4. Deanna Fowler “Karen” 5. MaryJo Barrett “Alva” 6. Cody Swigert “Ge...
SEELEY LAKE – Commercial morel harvest season ended on the Rice Ridge Fire July 7. Seeley Lake District Ranger Rachel Feigley said the season went well with significantly more personal and incidental pickers than commercial pickers in the area. Feigley said the area designated for commercial picking was based on input received from the community. It was limited to the area of the fire that burned west of Richmond Ridge Road, Forest Road #4353. “Community members were interested in a post-fire economic recovery based on recreation tourism and...
SEELEY LAKE - For the third year, the Bob Marshall Music Festival took place in Seeley Lake June 28-30. Along with three days of music and 19 bands, attendees participated in races and yoga on the lawn at Lindey's Prime Steak House. "I thought the festival went great - 99 percent of my feedback was good," said festival organizer Chris Stout. "Turnout was what I expected with the weather but it turned out fine and I'm going to do it again next year."...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley50K sported the largest field with more than 60 runners in the 50K and more than 100 racers including the 25K and 10K races. With a late start due to a course reroute, race organizer Chris Stout said everyone was out of the woods by 6 p.m. The Bad Bob's 5K Fun Run drew more than 30 racers. No official places were awarded but everyone who ran it got a goodie bag. Results for the 50K, 25K and 10K were not available at press time. They will be posted at w...
DEER LODGE – The Powell County Planning Board will hold a public hearing to discuss a potential revision to the haul route of the Cottonwood Gravel Pit as proposed by Deer Creek Excavating, LLC. The hearing will be held July 12 at 1 p.m. at the Meeting Room at William K. Kohrs Memorial Library in Deer Lodge. The Planning Board approved the request to use Evergreen Drive as a haul route for Double Arrow Ranch projects in January 2018 with the stipulation that Missoula County, Double Arrow Land Owners Association and Deer Creek Excavating e...
SEELEY LAKE – The Rice Ridge Fire Salvage Project team presented the Rice Ridge Fire Salvage Environmental Assessment and alternatives at a public meeting June 27. Public comments will be accepted through July 11. Seeley Lake District Ranger Rachel Feigley said they are on schedule and look forward to implementation by the end of August. During the 2017 fire season, 720,700 acres burned on Federal land in Montana and 227,442 acres were on the Lolo National Forest. The post-fire work was m...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is nearing their $8,000 fundraising goal for the Fourth of July festivities. As of June 25, $7,000 has been raised. The largest expense is the fireworks show over Seeley Lake. Any other funds will be used to support costs associated with the parade and publicity. The community and visitors can still donate to the celebration through the Change Your Pace Challenge in collaboration with the Seeley Lake Community Foundation and through various...
SEELEY LAKE – After three weeks of Sprague Fire burning around Glacier National Park, it reached the Sperry Chalet complex Aug. 31, 2017. In the final report issued by the National Park Service June 21, it was determined that despite the best efforts of firefighters to protect all the structures at Sperry Chalet, an ember entered the dormitory near a second story window and ignited the wooden portion of the structure. In a press release, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke applauded the f...
SEELEY LAKE – This year’s Grand Marshal for the Seeley Lake Fourth of July parade “Celebrate Freedom” is the Veterans & Families of Seeley Lake, a local 501(c)3. The group maintains the Seeley Lake Memorial Park, serves local veterans, sends care packages to service members, donates to local charitable organizations and others related to veterans. Their mission is to promote patriotism. VFSL started in 2013 and is not affiliated with the Veterans of Foreign Wars. This allows them more flexibility with membership requirements and service...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Fire Board learned about the new Type 6 Fire Engine purchase and others by the District at their June 19 meeting. They also approved full payment for employees' health insurance premium and considered a new insurance agent. Fire Chief Dave Lane purchased a new Type 6 fire engine for $48,995. It is a 2007 Ford F-550 two-ton, six-speed manual transmission with four doors. The truck has 98,000 miles. It also has a 225-gallon water tank with foam capability. Lane d...
SWAN VALLEY – "It's a matter of respect," said 20-year retired Navy veteran Edward Klassen as he carefully folded a faded, worn American flag. Klassen and his wife Heidi, also a 20-year retired veteran with the Navy, joined fellow members of the Swan Valley American Legion Post 63 on Flag Day, June 14, to dispose of more than 30 flags. Post member Dale Aldrich started the Flag Day tradition in the Swan Valley "many, many years ago," said Post Member Ray Opp. "Sometimes he was even down here b...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Fire Board approved $50,000 for the purchase of a used Type 6 Wildland Fire Engine at a special meeting June 13. Fire Chief Dave Lane took the Department’s Type 6 engine 716 out of service earlier this spring after noticing it had several fractures in the frame. One of the fractures was at the rear shackle. “That is a huge safety issue,” said Lane. He said the frame would need to be replaced, making it not cost effective to fix. Vice Chair Gary Lewis said that the frame can be welded but then it will not meet th...
SEELEY LAKE – Owner of The Lodges on Seeley Lake Kerry and Brian Bertsch always dreamed of having a main lodge. Now after owning the resort for 22 years, their dream is a reality. They have assembled their perfect team of employees and look forward to using the new lodge to enhance the experience for their guests lodging at the resort. The colorful history of The Lodges on Seeley Lake is closing in on a century of time. The McLeod family of Missoula built the majority of its cabins in the e...
BILLINGS - The Seeley Swan Pathfinder won 12 awards in the 2018 Better Newspaper Awards Division 1 at the 133rd Annual Convention of the Montana Newspaper Association. Lincoln's Blackfoot Valley Dispatch also came home with six awards. The Oregon Newspaper Association judged this year's contest. The Pathfinder staff received several writing awards this year. Topping the list was Micah Drew's feature entitled "Ovando World Renowned" which took first place for Best Feature Story about Ovando's...
SEELEY LAKE – The U.S. Forest Service released the Facilitated Learning Analysis for 19-year-old firefighter Trenton Johnson who lost his life when hit by a falling snag on the Florence Fire near Seeley Lake July 19, 2017. Johnson was a first-year firefighter with the 10-person module from the Missoula-based Grayback Forestry, Inc.'s 20-person Type 2 Initial Attack crew. The report spells out in detail the events leading up to and following the accident. Based on training records provided f...
SEELEY LAKE – Fishermen and women took to Seeley Lake and Salmon Lake to land the biggest and most pike for this year's Mr. Pike Tournament June 9 and 10. This year's entrants drew 40 fishermen from around western Montana. Rookie fishermen Robert Hopp and Tristan Persico from Missoula, Mont. swept the tournament by more than 11 pounds with their six fish over the two-day tournament weighing in at nearly 45 pounds. Many fishermen reported that it was tough fishing on the first day. The only f...
