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Many of us have been going to the community meetings about the fire and one of the things mentioned was to check the Air Quality Index (AQI). Montana.gov has air monitoring data that is updated hourly and Seeley Lake is one the locations across Montana being monitored. To find this website, type "air quality Seeley Lake" into your search engine and it's one of the first websites to come up. Now that you know how to check for air quality – what does it mean? AQI is a measurement of the c...
Seeley Lake residents Robert and Tracy Snider were married Aug. 11 by Todd Fife in Condon. Congratulations!...
SWAN VALLEY - As the terminus of summer loomed nearer, and my tenure reporting for the Pathfinder approached with equal speed and horror, I knew I needed to get in one last adventure before trading in my lakeside life for one of city streets and lecture halls. For several weeks, I had the idea of bagging Holland Peak, the tallest mountain in the Swan Range, in the back of my head. For those same weeks, I was continuously thwarted in my attempts-first by a lack of adventure buddies, then by the e...
MISSOULA – In celebration of Active Aging Week Sept. 24-30, Missoula Aging Services is offering a Life Reimagined Checkup Sept. 26 from 5:45-8:15 p.m. at the Missoula Public Library. The Life Reimagined Checkup is a free two-and-a-half hour training designed for people age 50 or over. Life Reimagined offers a personalized, authentic and thought-provoking approach to navigate into the next phases in life. The Checkup will help participants: • Reflect on goals and aspirations • Reimagine life in extraordinary ways • Harness personal strengt...
Rice Ridge Fire Morning Update: A community meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 17 at 6pm at the Seeley Lake Elementary School. The Rice Ridge Fire grew around 300 acres and is now 12,091 acres. It remains at 10% containment with 589 Firefighters assigned to the fire: 11 crews, 35 engines, 7 helicopters, 2 dozers, 20 water tenders and overhead personnel. YESTERDAY: The most active portion of the fire continued to burn in the Swamp Creek and Morrell Mountain areas. Indirect line construction and...
Rice Ridge Morning Update: The community meeting will be held tonight, Aug. 17 at 6pm at the Seeley Lake Elementary School. The Rice Ridge Fire is up to 12,244 acres and is 10% contained. There are 610 firefighters assigned to the fire: 10 crews, 39 engines, 4 helicopters, 2 dozers, 20 water tenders and overhead personnel. YESTERDAY: Crews began strategic firing operations near Morrell Mountain. Conditions were favorable for both aerial and ground based firing operations. The resulting fire acti...
SEELEY LAKE – The community gathered Thursday, Aug. 17 for the sixth community meeting on the Rice Ridge Fire. The fire has dropped to the fourth fire on the national priority list. Suppression costs are currently at $13 million and rising. Firefighting efforts are being concentrated on the southeast corner of the fire. A dozer line tied into the natural fuel break in the rocky cliffs on the top of Morrell Mountain and brought it down to the Cottonwood Lakes Road. There is also a hose lay is p...
Rice Ridge Fire Morning Update: Another community meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 21 at 6pm at the Seeley Lake Elementary School. The Rice Ridge Fire grew 620 acres and is now up to 12, 861 acres and remains 10% contained. There are currently 539 firefighters assigned to the fire including: 7 crews, 31 engines, 4 helicopters, 2 dozers, 19 water tenders and overhead personnel. YESTERDAY: Crews continued strategic firing operations on Morrell Mountain and near the Morrell Lookout. Conditions...
Rice Ridge Fire Morning Update: Another community meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 21 at 6pm at the Seeley Lake Elementary School. The Rice Ridge Fire grew significantly to the east into the Cottonwood Creek drainage, adding 3,000 acres. It is now 14,834 acres and remains 10% contained. There are currently 573 firefighters assigned to the fire including: 7 crews, 32 engines, 4 helicopters, 2 dozers, 18 water tenders and overhead personnel. YESTERDAY: The lake at Seeley Lake, Clearwater Canoe...
Rice Ridge Fire Morning Update: Another community meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 21 at 6pm at the Seeley Lake Elementary School. Burnout operations last night were done around Mount Morrell Lookout to the corner of the dozer line. Thanks for the great photos, Mark Melvin...the lookout is still standing! The Rice Ridge Fire grew about a 500 acres yesterday bringing it up to 15,357. It remains 10% contained. There are 505 Firefighters assigned to the fire: 7 crews, 31 engines, 4 helicopters, 2...
Rice Ridge Fire Morning Update: A community meeting will be held today at 6pm at the Seeley Lake Elementary School. The Rice Ridge Fire grew 600 acres yesterday and is now 15,947 acres. The fire crossed the road to Morrell Falls (Forest Road 4353) circling back on the containment line north of the Seeley Lake Airport dropping the containment to 9%. There are 524 Firefighters assigned to the fire: 8 crews, 31 engines, 4 helicopters, 2 dozers, 17 water tenders and overhead personnel. YESTERDAY:...
SEELEY LAKE – The community gathered at Seeley Lake Elementary for the seventh community meeting discussing the Rice Ridge Fire. The fire is now nearly 16,000 acres. This week is a transition week as the Eastern Area Incident Management Team transitions command Tuesday at 6 p.m. to John Thompson's Northern Rockies Type 2 Team. Seeley Lake Elementary will no longer host the Team, they will be located south of town at the main firefighter camp. Field Operations Chief Rich Schenk said the m...
Rice Ridge Morning Update: A community meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 24 at 6pm at the Seeley Lake Elementary School. The Rice Ridge Fire grew about 200 acres and is up to 16,117 acres. It is 9% contained. There are 535 firefighters assigned to the fire: 8 crews, 31 engines, 4 helicopters, 2 dozers, 16 water tenders and overhead personnel. YESTERDAY: Due to unfavorable weather conditions, there were no strategic firing operations conducted on the southeast portion of the fire. There was...
