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HELMVILLE - Basketball teams from Butte, Missoula, Helena, the Hi-Line and Helmville descended on the Helmville Community Center for the Helmville Community Club's 55th Annual Basketball Tournament Jan. 28-30. The purpose of the Tournament is to contribute to funding the Community Club scholarships, community needs and the upkeep of the Helmville Community Center. The current Helmville Community Hall replaced the old dance hall in 1958. The old dance hall was the venue for many dances,...
SEELEY LAKE - United States Representative Matt Rosendale was traveling through the area Jan. 25 and took the opportunity to tour the mill for the first time. "The amount of technology that they're utilizing here to make sure that they get the most value out of every log that goes through this plant was impressive," said Rosendale....
SEELEY LAKE – "Conditions could not have been better for the 40th running of the OSCR cross country 50k ski race," Mike McGrew said in an announcer voice and laughed. President of the Seeley Lake Nordic Club and OSCR veteran since 1984, McGrew's light-hearted comment captured the race well. Not only were the courses groomed to perfection, the sub-zero temperatures in the morning gave way to sunshine and temperatures in the upper teens by early afternoon making the course fast and the racers h...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan's fans were in for a special treat Jan. 28 as the Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks hosted long time rival Drummond. The Drummond Boys came into the game sporting an 11-1 record with their only loss of the season being at the hands of Class B's Powell County. The Blackhawks got off to a stellar start putting up 19 points to Drummond's 5 in the first quarter and they maintained a comfortable lead through much of the game. Drummond, however, wasn't going to go down without...
SEELEY LAKE - I want to publicly thank our Seeley Lake First Responders who came to our house last Thursday night. My husband’s caregiver and I were dealing with an emergency situation involving my husband and we needed immediate help. I called 911 for help and they responded quickly, professionally and patiently. We are blessed to have you helping to take care of our community....
Last week in The Pathfinder, I described the Systemic Immune System which mostly serves to protect internal organs and is activated by clinical infections of all sorts including the COVID virus and intramuscular vaccines such as the COVID vaccines. The larger “compartmentalized” mucosal immune system which is integral to the lining (mucosa) of the airways (from the nasal passages to the lungs) was also described. When the airway is exposed to the airborne pathogen (like the COVID virus), the immune cells (lymphocytes) in the airway lining are...
MISSOULA - The Missoula Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) is now accepting project proposals for 2022. The project submission deadline is close of business on May 6, 2022. The RAC is anticipating approximately $40,000 in project funding to award. Funding and administration for the Missoula RAC is provided under the authority of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self–Determination Act. Last year, the Missoula RAC funded seven projects under this authority that included noxious weed treatments, stream restoration, road decommissioning, t...
The University of Montana Western and Carroll College announced their Dean’s Lists for the 2021 fall semester. Among students listed in the area were Laura Devins and Nicole Williams of Seeley Lake. To make the UM Western Dean’s List, students must be enrolled full-time or for 12 semester credits and carry a minimum 3.33 grade point average. UM Western named 563 students to this fall’s Dean’s List including Devins who also received high honors. For the full list of in-state and out-of-state/international students visit https:/...
Missoula Aging Services is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new service available to clients in the Seeley-Swan Valley. The Money Management Program is designed to aid older and at-risk adults who are finding difficulties in managing their personal financial affairs. Clients enrolled in the Money Management Program receive peace of mind in knowing essential bills are paid so their most important needs are met including shelter, food, clothing and healthcare. Undeposited checks or un...
Home food preservationists feel especially grateful in January, for having spent countless autumn hours canning, pickling, fermenting, drying and vacuum packaging their garden or local farmer's market produce. Ingredients are typically more identifiable and easier to pronounce than the generic commercially available or "temporarily unavailable" grocery store item. Few things compare to the gratification of consuming something that has been planted, fed, weeded, watered, picked and prepared by...
SEELEY LAKE – Thanks to the rekindling of an old program, the Seeley Lake Ranger District now has two snow rangers in the field this winter. Seeley District Wilderness Ranger Abby Propsom and developed recreation technician Paige King have increased the District's presence this winter interacting with recreationists through patrols, helping maintain the services the Forest Service offers and working local events and teaching winter safety awareness in area schools. According to Seeley Lake Range...
In his book, "Praying the Lord's Prayer," author Elmer Towns tells the story of a salesman who attended one of his Bible classes. The salesman worked in the appliance section of the local department store and was known for always wearing a straw hat. Everyone simply knew this man as the tall man wearing the straw hat. Most people assumed he always wore the hat because he was bald but that's not why he wore the hat. The man in the straw hat loved to talk to people and was a very good salesman....
SEELEY LAKE - Missoula Aging Services (MAS) received $6,700 from the Seeley Lake Community Foundation (SLCF) to help expand their Lifelong Connections program into the Seeley-Swan Valley. This program provides Samsung tablets, an unlimited data plan and one-on-one training to learn how to use the technology. In 2020, MAS developed the Lifelong Connections program in response to the pandemic. Lifelong Connections purchases wi-fi enabled tablets, the data plan and trains volunteers. Program...
SWAN VALLEY - For the month of February, we are reading "A Painted House," written by John Grisham copyright 2000. The Book Chat meets Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. at the Swan Valley Community Library on Highway 83. The summary on the back of the book "A Painted House" states, "Until that September of 1952, Luke Chandler had never kept a secret or told a single lie. But in the long, hot summer of his seventh year, two groups of migrant workers-and two very dangerous men-came through the Arkansas Delta to...
OVANDO – While most people come to the area to recreate in the winter due to ample snowfall and great terrain, the US Army 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is here on a different mission. Public Affairs Officer for the 10SFG(A) Major Pete Bogart said they are conducting routine cold weather training in the area to improve the group's ability to conduct mountain operations in extreme cold weather conditions. The 10SFG(A), also known as Green Berets, is based at Fort Carson in Colorado S...
In celebration of 35 years of the Seeley Swan Pathfinder, each week we will run parts of articles that appeared in the issue 35 years ago and 20 years ago. The entire issue will be uploaded to our website seeleylake.com for you to enjoy. We hope you will enjoy the journey with us as we follow our community through the past 35 years as documented by the Pathfinder. 35 years ago: February 5, 1987 issue Site chosen for new Seeley P.O. When the new Seeley Lake Post Office is built later this year,... Full story
“A Play” rescheduled for March 3 SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan High School Drama Class’s production of “A Play” written and directed by SSHS Senior Oskar Murphy scheduled for this Thursday has been postponed until Thursday, March 3 at 6:45 p.m. in the SSHS auditorium. The community is encouraged to come to the show. Free at-home COVID test kits available at Fire Hall SEELEY LAKE - The Missoula County Office of Emergency Management is distributing over 25,000 at-home COVID test kits to residents. They are being distributed at the Seeley Lake...
