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SEELEY LAKE – Questions over where SLE Outside Store's inventory went after the Store was closed has led to former Seeley Lake Elementary Superintendent Chris Stout paying SLE for items sold through an eBay account. In July 2017 Stout told the Pathfinder that the inventory would be sold during clearance sales or sold online following the closing of the Store's retail location. With the Rice Ridge Fire essentially shutting down retail business in Seeley Lake, no clearance sales were held before t...
MADRID, SPAIN – "I'm so interested in climate change because it is kind of the absolute example we have of just how pure science will not change the way people behave. It needs to be personal. We need to talk about our values and how climate change and its effects can affect those values," said Lily Clarke, former Condon resident. "[The conversation] needs to be about our families, how we value our rural livelihood, how climate change is affecting that and how we can shift our practices to m...
OVANDO – Attendees at Ovando School's annual holiday production were treated to a story of caring, perseverance and childhood memories as the 10 students and three community members performed "The Nutcracker Prince" the evening of Dec. 19. After receiving a nutcracker as a gift from her Uncle Drosselmeyer (Kyle deRonnebeck), Clara (Sawyer Hessler) is distraught when her brother Fritz (Silas Hessler) breaks it. Her uncle assures her that everything will be fine in the morning. She said a p...
MISSOULA - Former Seeley Lake chiropractor Dr. Andrew Lance Bohlman, 48, entered a guilty plea Oct. 15 before Missoula County District Court Judge Jason Marks after being charged Sept. 25 with one count of Medicaid Fraud by common scheme, a felony. After a pre-sentence investigation was conducted, the defendant was sentenced Dec. 2 to six years at the Montana State Prison, deferred, and placed on supervised probation. Bohlman was also ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution to the Montana Medicaid Program in addition to other court ordered fees....
Now that the holidays are over, it's that time of year to think about tax season which is just around the corner. This year Missoula Aging Services/Seeley-Swan Resource Center has coordinated with the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide services to provide in-person, no-cost tax assistance, preparation and electronic filing Feb. 25 and March 24 at the Seeley Lake Community Foundation building, 3150 Highway 83. Trained volunteers provide this service to taxpayers of all ages. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, is...
Summers up on Rumble Creek work'n for the Berners sometimes had a story. Doc, ya know, had a heart of gold, God rest his soul. Anyway, he told me when he was a lad they lived within walking distance of the railroad. Sometimes a hobo would show up at the back door and gently knock. They always knew it was a hobo by that type of knock. His mom always had something for them to eat. They'd stand there with tattered hat in hand and basically be ashamed of liv'n. "Would ya--could ya-well maybe--I...
SEELEY LAKE – This fall, you may have noticed the large white truck with "Health Matters" printed on the side parked behind the Bison and Bear Center in Seeley Lake. Care Net of Missoula recently expanded their services reaching outside of Missoula with their mobile unit. Services include pregnancy testing, limited ultrasounds, free or reduced cost STD/STI testing, material goods, education and emotional support. They will be in Seeley Lake again Jan. 9. Care Net Pregnancy Support Center of M...
SEELEY LAKE - Alpine Artisans' 2 Valleys Stage is ushering in the New Year by bringing a world class opportunity to our rural communities. Straight from concert venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Sydney Opera House, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Salle Cortot (Paris) and the Glasgow Concert Hall, acclaimed pianist Tanya Gabrielian will be performing at 3 p.m. Jan. 5 on the stage of the Seeley-Swan High School Auditorium! Gabrielian writes that she feels just as comfortable with...
I want to express my gratitude for the many decades of service of retiring Game Warden Bill Koppen and what his career represents. More broadly, I want to acknowledge the many thousands involved in natural resource law enforcement: state and tribal game wardens and officers, US Forest Service Law Enforcement Officers, Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers, US Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Wildlife Officers, and the Criminal Investigators and Special Agen...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan High School Writing 101 senior debate took place Dec. 18. They debated whether the United States Federal Government should ensure universal health coverage (UHC) in the United States. Teacher Lori Messenger explained that the seniors chose the topic of UHC because many of them did not know much about the issue. They felt this was an opportunity to explore this national issue since they will be able to vote next year. Students drew from a hat which side of the i...
POTOMAC - There was standing room only during the annual Potomac School Christmas Program Dec. 18 in the Potomac/Greenough Community Center (PGCC) as more than 300 people attended to watch the students and sit with family and friends. Highlights of the evening included the annual art silent auction, presentation of raffle prizes by the eighth grade, singing and dancing, special guests and Christmas cookies and drinks. Eighth grader Lauren Nordberg emceed the event again this year. She...
SALMON PRAIRIE - The Salmon Prairie School invited the community to their production of "Rudolph" Dec. 19. The student body made up of three students, seventh grader Cameron Lytle, kindergartner Hannah Bachkala and first grader Stetson Hulett along with teacher Holl Hubbard wrote the play roughly based on the TV production of "Rudolph." They also created the set drawings. Hubbard said that in the past, veteran students of the winter program helped the younger and new students. This year all the...
SEELEY LAKE - Phase II of the Double Arrow Ranch Subdivision added a little competitive spirit to the holidays with a decorative lighting contest. The contest was a way to show appreciation to those who provided a bright spot in the neighborhood and perhaps to encourage others to show their Christmas spirit. Twenty-one residents participated this year in the second annual competition. Three volunteers judged the light displays. Judges considered originality/creativity, magnitude, attractiveness...
The Seeley Lake Elementary kindergarten through third grade classes collected 38 sets of pajamas and a book for each set, plus some extra books during their first annual SLE Pajama/Book Drive in December. SLE third grade teacher Kristy Pohlman delivered most of the donations to the Watson's Children's Shelter as well as a set to the Ronald McDonald house Monday, Dec. 23. "Thank you to each and everyone of you that donated!" wrote Pohlman on Facebook. "You made it possible!"...
SEELEY LAKE - Arguably the most decorated street in Seeley Lake, all but one house on Fir Drive had a light display to celebrate the holiday season....
We're going to look back a little bit in order to look forward. Christmas is all about celebrating the Incarnation. For followers of Christ, this is really an everyday kind of thing. So often, the whole "God-with-us" reality of the Incarnation gets lost amidst our tendency to focus on gifts, parties and the like. Incarnation means "being made flesh" from the Latin root. This activity in the past has on-going meaning and action in the present and on into the future. That's what the birth of...
Annual Christmas Tree Bonfire set for Jan. 17 SEELEY LAKE - Everyone is invited to bring their Christmas trees to the Filling Station parking lot in Seeley Lake for the Christmas Tree Bonfire, Jan. 17. Place trees in the pile with tinsel, wire, lights and ornaments removed. The pile will be lit around 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17. The community is encouraged to come out for the free event to celebrate winter. Swan Valley Community Library Highlights SWAN VALLEY - The Swan Library will be hosting a weather data class on Jan. 8 at 1 p.m. in the libr...
