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SWAN VALLEY - Nearly 70 veterans and their families from the Swan Valley and Seeley Lake gathered in front of the Swan Valley Community Hall, Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11 to join with American Legion Post 63 to honor the area's veterans. The newly organized Swan Valley American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Post 63 hosted the lunch following the flag ceremony. After the prayer by Condon Community Church Pastor Bruce Rippy and American Legion Post 63 Commander Rick Ferguson's remarks, a few in...
LOLO - Missoula Electric Cooperative (MEC) recently launched the Missoula Electric Community Solar (MEC Solar) array. The array includes 176 American-made panels with a total output capacity of 50 kilowatts of electricity. Electricity generated by the array will be fed directly into MEC's grid via the Lolo Substation adjacent to the site of the solar installation. MEC members will be able to add solar generation to their current energy mix by purchasing the output of one or more panels in the...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley Lake Elementary eighth-grader Avery Smith's hunting success this year will be hard to beat. Opening weekend Smith bagged a 5X6 mule deer after drawing one of 45 special antlered buck mule deer tags for hunting district (HD) 270. His goal now is to get his bull elk. Smith has been hunting since he completed his hunter safety requirements at age 11. "I love everything about hunting, being out in the woods with a gun in hand," said Smith. He said he enjoys hunting with his...
I'm going to compare and contrast the differences and similarities between the Auggie forest controlled and treatment areas. Things that may differ or be the same will be the fuel loads, ground cover, horizontal cover, the types and amount of trees in the area and the coarse woody debris. To start, our group looked at the ground cover of the controlled area. Litter and woody debris mostly covered the ground. Whereas in the treatment areas the ground mostly consisted of woody debris. The ground...
How great our Fire Dept. is for entering a burning home to look for the pets after they knew all people were out. They did save a kitten with oxygen but could not save the mother cat or the little dog who hid under the bed. How sad for the family. Lets pull together to help the family. Donations can be made at Citizens Alliance Bank by making a check out to the Gonzalez Benefit. WARNING AGAIN about sugar free gum and other products which are sugar free due to the addition of XYLITOL which is in sugar free gum and other foods. Check before you a...
SEELEY LAKE - I would like to thank all of the community for their support, kind words and generosity after my house burned. I am grateful for all of your help. Thank you!...
SEELEY LAKE - In the olden days, when school buildings were in better shape, when my four children were young and I was less “old” and as I raised kids in the public school system, I recognized the value of communities that truly supported education. Then working as a teacher and years later serving as a school board member for MCPS [Missoula County Public Schools] multiple terms, the diversity of these perspectives strengthened my realization that education is only made possible by making a responsible investment, not necessarily the eas...
SEELEY LAKE - Realtor Kevin Wetherell’s defense of the proposed Seeley Lake Sewer Project is weak. Here are a few reasons why. First, it will not appreciably change the water quality in Seeley Lake and the Clearwater River. The District includes less than 25 percent of the lake and riverfront residences, which are most likely polluting our waters. It does not include any of the residences on the three principal creek systems in the area Seeley, Morrell and Trail Creek. It does not address upstream pollution caused by Lake Inez residents. And i...
SEELEY LAKE - The SLE Outside Co-op, Seeley Lake's new outdoor equipment cooperative, officially opened its doors Saturday, Nov. 14. While the Co-op is still adding to its inventory, the hope is that it will be fully stocked in the next couple of weeks. Customers purchased merchandise, rented equipment and signed up for the few remaining Lifetime Founding Membership spots. "We are excited to be up and running," said Chris Stout, Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) Superintendent and one of the main...
MISSOULA - Last week the Pathfinder reported that election officials were unable to provide results of how local precincts voted on the Missoula County Public Schools’ (MCPS) $70 million high school facilities bond. The county elections office explained that the election was done by district not by precinct so the local results were not available. Additional data has been provided, based on the style of ballot used. This sheds light on how voters from rural and urban areas voted. Ballots containing only the high school bond were used by v...
SEELEY LAKE – The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to help ensure a sufficient blood supply throughout the holiday season. There will be a blood drive at Seeley-Swan High School Nov. 23 from 12-5:15 p.m. A seasonal decline in donations often occurs from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day when donors get busy with family gatherings and travel. However, patients don’t get a holiday vacation from needing lifesaving transfusions. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. To make an appointment to donat...
The recent "Walk in the Woods" hosted by Swan Ecosystem Center provided a tremendous insight into some of our local wood utilization businesses. Visits to Nordique System Log Homes, Swan Valley Montana Firewood, Mountain View Log Homes and Roundwood West Corporation all provided opportunity to see how forest management can sustain the economy of our place as well as the ecosystems and the beneficial services forests provide. Tried and tested methods along with new and innovative uses for wood...
OVANDO - The Lolo National Forest (LNF) just completed the fourth culvert replacement on streams in the Seeley Lake Ranger District (SLRD). Culverts for Spring, Cottonwood, McCabe and most recently Little Shanley Creeks have been replaced in the north Ovando landscape. These culvert replacements are just one example of the ongoing efforts made possible by the Southwestern Crown Collaborative (SWCC) and the Collaborative Landscape Restoration Program. Two more culverts down the road from Little...
MISSOULA - Big game harvest is up from last year’s pace in west-central Montana through the third week of the general hunting season. The combined harvest of elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer through the Anaconda, Bonner and Darby hunter check stations is 14 percent higher than last year’s tally at this time of the season. The higher white-tailed deer harvest checked at Bonner continued to be a major contributor to the increased harvest this year. The harvest of 248 white-tailed deer is above last year’s tally of 195 at this point in the s...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake resident Carol Evans has contracted to take on the role of Program Manager of Alpine Artisans' (AAI) 2 Valley Stage (2VS). Evans began her involvement with 2VS in 2006, shortly after moving to Seeley Lake. She started by selling tickets at performances but soon was put in charge of coordinating all the front of house activities – tickets, refreshments, art display, CD sales – and finding volunteers to assist with all those undertakings. In 2013, Evans was asked to as...
“Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath. Laugh with your happy friends when they’re happy; share tears when they’re down. Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody.” (Romans 12:14-16 The Message) These last few months around here have been tremendously challenging as a community. There have been fires, some unexpected deaths, employment issues at the mill, families breaking up, more cancer diagnoses, increased alcoholism and drug use – all right here in Seeley Lake. Friends...
SEELEY LAKE - At the Seeley Lake Community Council’s (SLCC) Nov. 16 meeting J.R. Reger announced his company plans to build a cell tower in Seeley Lake. Also at the meeting, Cathy Kahnle resigned her position on the council. Kahnle explained that due to an address change, she will no longer be eligible to sit on the SLCC. Kahnle’s position, which runs through May of 2017, will be appointed by the Missoula County Commissioners. Individuals interested in the position may call the commissioners’ office at 258-4877 or fill out the volunteer form on...
MISSOULA - The draft Missoula County Growth Policy is available for public and agency comment. The Missoula Consolidated Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on the Missoula County Growth Policy Update on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. in the Missoula City Council Chambers, 140 W. Pine Street, Missoula, Mont. After the Planning Board has made a recommendation, the Board of County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on this item at a date yet to be determined. This follows an extensive public process involving multiple opportunities...
SEELEY LAKE - More than 50 people gathered at the Seeley Lake Veterans Memorial on Nov. 11 to honor local veterans and celebrate Veterans Day. Junior high students from Seeley Lake Elementary walked from the school to participate in the ceremony. Veterans & Families of Seeley Lake (VFSL) hosted the event and VFSL President Barbara Knopp gave the address. "We celebrate this day, we honor veterans today because we know that without them, there would be no land of the free," said Knopp. Knopp...
For the past few weeks local churches and families have gathered supplies and packed shoeboxes for the annual Operation Christmas Child (OCC) National Collection Week, Nov. 16-23. For many, this is an annual event at their church to brighten a Christmas for a child who may never have received a gift. For others, sharing the message of Jesus Christ along with toys, hygiene products and school supplies with someone they will never meet is a way to show their love for others. Since 1993,...
MISSOULA & KALISPELL - Beginning Nov. 23, Christmas tree permits will be available at each of the Lolo and Flathead National Forest offices and from a variety of retail vendors in the area. A complete list of vendors can be found on the Forest’s website, www.fs.usda.gov/flathead and www.fs.usda.gov/lolo. Each permit costs five dollars and is valid for one tree. There is a maximum of two permits allowed per household. Commercial permits are not available. The Lolo National Forest Supervisor’s Office and Missoula Ranger District, located at 24...
Goal: Owner and General Contractor Ted Linford works to build a lasting quality product that has his customers smiling when the project is done. Linford enjoys paying close attention to detail in all areas of construction. "We specialize in working with the customer to achieve their vision," said Linford. History: When Linford was a teenager, his father started buying one house at a time that needed a face-lift. He and his brother were the crew on the projects that, as he said, "always turned...
The Potomac Pioneers boys basketball A and B teams opened their season with three home games against Hellgate, Bonner and Desmet Elementary Schools plus one away game at Target Range Elementary School. The A team, seventh and eighth-graders, are 3-1 for the season. The B Team, fifth and sixth-graders, are 1-3. In the first home game against the Hellgate Hawks, the Pioneers B team were 10 - 10 at the half. The Hawks beat the Pioneers B team 29 to 19. The A team went basket-for-basket against the Hawks. By the final buzzer, Potomac won by two...
Annual Giving Tree Opportunity Available Nov. 23-Dec. 15 SEELEY LAKE - It’s time again for the annual “Giving Tree” sponsored by the Mountain Lakes Presbyterian Women. The tree will be set up in Cory’s Valley Market on Tuesday, Nov. 23 and will be available for those wishing to purchase gifts for children in the Seeley Lake community. There are two cards for each child (one for clothing, one for a toy) listing age, gender and a gift to purchase. Parents or guardians have indicated clothing items and toys that are needed and/or wanted by the chi...
