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Hi, I am Lee Bridges running to represent you in HD92. I share your Montana values and love for our magnificent state. Let's Build Bridges to Common Ground to enact sensible problem-solving legislation in this divisive political environment. As your representative, I will bring my 40 years of experience as a blue-collar tradesperson as well as my lifetime of public service. I am a mobilizer, problem-solver and strong voice in our community. I have the skills and understanding it takes to work wi...
I am in the middle of listening to the audio version of the book “The Road to Wigan Pier” written by George Orwell and published in 1937. In it, Mr. Orwell describes in detail the living conditions of thousands of common working class men and families living in northern England in the years before World War II. I have not finished the book yet but my time listening to and considering it have led me to share a couple of thoughts that have been sparked in my head by it. 1. I have nothing to complain about! If I gain nothing else from the boo...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Lions and Seeley-Swan High School Leos Club filled more than 100 sandbags Saturday, May 5. The bags were available at the Missoula County Satellite office for the community to use for flood protection. Team Rubicon's Missoula Chapter, a volunteer disaster relief organization, filled 500 bags at the Fire Hall on Sunday. John Richards Construction and I Know Jack LLC provided the sand to fill the bags provided by Missoula County. Deer Creek Excavating and Nature...
SEELEY LAKE – If the way the nation takes care of its forest is likened to health care what would it look like? Fire Scientist Mark Finney made the comparison. He feels that the way fire is treated on the landscape would be equivalent to removing all doctors except those for emergency care including emergency rooms, paramedics and ambulance services. "Those would be absolutely necessary for health care and those would save lives," said Finney during a presentation to the Missoula County C...
SEELEY LAKE - Claire Muller started as the Seeley Lake Community Foundation's new executive director April 30. She looks forward to bringing her skills in leadership, relationship building and collaboration as well as her experience in non-profit administration to work for the community of Seeley Lake. Muller graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts in International Development Studies. She said her degree has a lot of application to her position in...
Although winter conditions were severe this year with a longer period of ice cover on lakes and heavy snow accumulation in western Montana, Fish, Wildlife & Parks fisheries surveys in Region 2 indicate fish mortality was low. According to Region 2 Fisheries Biologists Ladd Knotek, the fisheries of Browns Lake, Harpers Lake and Lake Upsata remain in good condition following spring surveys. “Winter conditions were severe and similar to years past where we experienced fish kills on area lakes,” said Knotek. “Thankfully, it appears that morta...
SEELEY LAKE - Across the Lolo National Forest spring runoff and recent rain has begun to impact some roads. Some roads are also closed due to soft roadbeds. Those traveling on forest roads should check Alerts and Notices on the Lolo National Forest website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/lolo/home/?cid=FSEPRD577941 for current road closure information. Contacting the Seeley Lake Ranger District, 677-2233 for current information. Closures on the Seeley Lake Ranger District • Beaver Finley road #9974. Closed for washed out culvert and soft r...
Seeley Lake Shelter Available SEELEY LAKE - As of 12 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, the American Red Cross opened a shelter in Seeley Lake at Mission Bible Fellowship for those displaced by flooding in or around Seeley Lake. MBF is located on Highway 83 and School Lane. If the shelter is not being used for a 12-hour period, it will not be staffed and put back into standby. If this is the case call the Red Cross directly at 1-800-853-2570 if needing shelter. They have personnel on standby that will be able to open the shelter within four to six hours of r...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School students all dressed up and ready to dance the night away at their 2018 Prom May 4....
MISSOULA - Seeley-Swan's Klaire Kovatch has been aiming to break the school discus record all season. Her efforts paid off at the Kim L. Haines Invitational track meet May 5 with a throw of 130 feet 5 inches. She broke the previous record of 127 feet 7 inches set by Shyanne Feucht in 2007. Anticipation that the freshman thrower could break the school record has been high all season. Kovatch's Seeley Lake Elementary record of 123 feet 7 inches was just 4 feet short of the high school record. Kova...
MISSOULA - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks competed at the Kim L. Haines Invitational May 5. It was the last meet of the season before the 13C District meet. In team points, the Boys tied with Manhattan Christian for second place with 65 points behind Loyola Sacred Heart with 97 while the Girls earned 53 points for third place behind Powell County with 68 and Manhattan Christian with 74. The Boys relay teams continued to show their dominance in the 4x100 and 4x400 taking first place in both. The...
The Best of the Valleys Readers' Choice Awards are back again for 2018. The Pathfinder is looking for what people like best about the Blackfoot, Clearwater and Swan Valleys we proudly inhabit. Whether you live here year-round, during the summer or consider this area your backyard on weekends, we want to hear about the places you frequent. Follow this link to get started: http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KNHMTLW All the businesses and locations in the Pathfinder's readership, including Ovando, Potom...
Potomac School Board: Gary Long Seeley Lake Fire Board: Gary Lewis and Connie Clark Seeley Lake Sewer District Troy Spence, Beth Hutchinson, Juli Cole Missoula County Public Schools Operations Levy: PASSED **Full results and numbers will be available in next week's issue....
SEELEY LAKE – Highlights from the Missoula County Flood Information meeting held Tuesday, May 8 at Seeley-Swan High School: Evacuations Update • Sheriff's Office is monitoring areas of concern making sure roadways are kept open and people are notified if issues arise. • There will be more officers in the area and they are making face-to-face contact with residents in the affected areas including Boy Scout Road, C Street, Cabin Lane, and Deer Park off of Airport Road, Morrell Creek. They will...
