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SWAN VALLEY – "I want this place to be beautiful. I want it to be a showcase," said Allen Erickson, founder of the North West Montana Veterans Stand Down & Food Pantry, sharing his vision for Camp Ponderosa Veterans Retreat and Learning Center. "We've got to live in this place together so let's make it something to give back to society and help veterans." The North West Montana Veterans Stand Down & Food Pantry hosted a community meeting in Condon Dec. 7 to provide more information about t...
POTOMAC – "It really puts things in perspective and makes you realize what's important," said Jodi Hausmann, mother of four whose daughter Everly was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia this past July. "We've learned to count our blessings every day. And just being, maybe not thankful for every situation, but trying to find small moments of joy in the situation." Last week the Hausmanns returned to Montana Children's Hospital in Kalispell for Everly's second round of intensive chemothera...
SEELEY LAKE - Many area children and children-at-heart stopped to make sure they were not on the naughty list this year when Santa Claus visited The Filling Station Dec. 3. Santa received letters and patiently listened as little ones whispered in his ear their Christmas wishes....
SEELEY LAKE - Partnership Health Center is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Stephen Humpal, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, to our Seeley-Swan Medical Center. Dr. Humpal attended medical school at Pacific Northwest University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Yakima, Wash. for two years before completing his clinical rotations in communities across Alaska. He later attended Family Medicine Residency in Madison, Wisc. before moving to Granby, Colo. where he practiced for the past four...
For those of you who live in and around Seeley Lake, if you have to go to court, it will probably be Missoula County Justice Court. It’s where traffic tickets and criminal charges from the Sheriff’s Office, the Motor Carrier Service, Montana Highway Patrol, Fish, Wildlife & Parks and Animal Control are filed. It’s also where smaller civil suits are filed. Admittedly, none of that is particularly fun. Justice Court is taking a step that (among other things) should cut down on the most painful court visits. As of Jan. 1, 2020, Missoula Count...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School senior Sam Weisenburger was among 34 students nominated by U.S. Senator Jon Tester to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy based on their academic accomplishments, extracurricular activities and commitment to serving and leading in the United States military. "I'm proud to nominate Montana's best and brightest students to our nation's most prestigious military academi...
SEELEY LAKE - Each year Seeley Lake Lions Club distributes Holiday Food Baskets to area families in need of help, providing a holiday meal for Christmas. The Lions perform various fundraisers throughout the year to raise money to purchase turkey dinners, with all the trimmings for those in need. Besides fundraisers by the Club, donations from the community have been made in the past. All groceries are purchased locally at Cory’s Valley Market. Cory’s employees assemble the food baskets, which are then distributed by Lions Club members. It has...
SWAN VALLEY - The Upper Swan Valley Historical Society hosted their annual Frostbite Festival Dec. 7 at the Swan Valley School. There was something for all ages including a bake sale, bazaar, crafts and a watercolor class by local artist Sharon Lamar. The proceeds go towards maintaining and operating the Swan Valley Museum....
SEELEY LAKE - Pyramid Mountain Lumber is in its 70th year of operation. Obviously there have been many changes and technological improvements during that time. For most of those 70 years, finding employees and staffing up for additional production was never a problem. Not only has that changed here in Seeley Lake but across Montana there is a growing workforce shortage that will get worse before it gets better. Recent Montana Department of Labor statistics indicate the state's workforce will...
SEELEY LAKE - Montana Wilderness Association is excited to announce the 2020 season of Winter Adventures (formerly Wild Winter Adventures). This year, participants will be able to choose from 42 Winter Adventures in diverse locations across the state including a Ski for All Jan. 11 in Seeley Lake and Winter Bird Ecology Feb. 15 in Condon. Sign up opens 9 a.m. Dec. 9. This is the first year MWA has offered cross-country skiing adventures for those looking for a new way to explore Montana’s forests, mountains and prairies. “Our Winter Adventures...
HELENA – The Montana Historical Society’s State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is announcing $350,000 in Revitalizing Montana’s Rural Heritage (RMRH) grant program funding to support the preservation of historic buildings in rural communities across the state. This brick-and-mortar grant comes from the National Park Service’s (NPS) Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program (HRSP), funded by that agency’s Historic Preservation Fund. SHPO is among nine entities nationwide to obtain HRSP funds in the program’s inaugural year. The state agenc...
Did you know that many of the elderly who qualify for services through Medicaid for their health coverage lack access to these same services? This lack of access is a critical unmet need and a continuing problem for many of Seeley Lake's seniors and disabled residents. The Seeley Lake Community Foundation started the iRide program, in partnership with the Missoula-Ravalli Transportation Management Authority, in April 2017 to help meet the needs of Seeley Lake's transportation disadvantaged. The...
The place of King Herod within the Christmas story is intertwined with the history of the Magi. The Lord used the Magi to reveal the birth of Jesus to outsiders from a faraway place. The response of the Magi was then authentic worship of Jesus as King and Messiah. Matthew 2:7-8 (NIV) "Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to...
SEELEY LAKE – A packed crowd assembled at the Double Arrow Lodge Dec. 8 to hear the Seeley-Swan Mountain Bells ring in the 2019 Christmas season. Under the title "Step Into A Christmas Card," the members of the bell choir presented a selection of familiar carols specially arranged for handbells. Again this year the ringers have added new skills to their repertoire allowing them to play increasingly complex arrangements. Using both chimes and bells, the ringers coaxed an astounding number of m...
Each holiday season the Pathfinder reports on a different holiday tradition. In conjunction with that, reporters ask a specific question of people who happen to be out engaging in holiday activities. This year's Holiday Traditions question is Do you use special candles and/or decorate with lights at your house for the holidays? If so, why? Betty Dustin of Condon said, "I use little white lights on my house all year long just because I like the ambiance of that. I do use candles inside, but...
POTOMAC – With only two losses for the season, the Potomac Pioneers Boys basketball A Team is looking forward to defending their Copper League Small Schools Championship title at this week's tournament. While their new coach Gary Flomer is happy with their success, his whole goal this year has been to have fun. There were 11 boys that played this year for Potomac: three, eighth graders; three, seventh graders; four, sixth graders and one, fifth grader. Flomer was the head coach with Jake N...
SEELEY LAKE – The Lady Blackhawks are under new leadership this year with David Cahoon stepping into the head coaching role. Cahoon said they are looking forward to working hard, having a good attitude and playing as a team. While Cahoon has always enjoyed playing football, he didn't start playing basketball until he was a freshman at Seeley-Swan High School. He had to work more on the fundamentals and understanding the basics of basketball because he hadn't developed the skills and the knowledg...
RONAN – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks Boys took on Arlee and Frenchtown’s JV at last week’s Western Tip-Off Tournament. The Boys came out strong against Arlee in the opening quarter leading by 3 points but the Warriors slipped by in the second quarter outscoring the Blackhawks 13 to 6. The Blackhawks nearly matched the Warriors in the second half but could never regain the lead and fell 46-52. Owen Mercado racked up 24 points for the Blackhawks including hitting a pair of three pointers and shooting 6 for 7 from the free throw line. Dakota Wood...
Rich Ranch Community Appreciation Day, Dec. 15 WOODWORTH – The community is invited to the Rich Ranch for their annual Community Appreciation Day Sunday, Dec. 15 from 1-4 p.m. at the Rich Ranch, 939 Cottonwood Lakes Road. The Seeley Lake Lions Club will be hosting their annual Chili Contest Lunch complete with cookies from the Seeley Lake Trailblazers 4-H club. There will be sleigh rides through the pasture and local musher Jessie Royer will return with the J Team offering rides in her dog sled. Santa will stop for a visit at 3 p.m. with g...
Montana’s national parks are some of the best in the country, but they desperately need repairs. Parks across our county, like those in Montana, are facing unreliable funding, record visitation and aging infrastructure. That’s why I am encouraged by a bipartisan proposal in Congress to address the $12 billion in national parks deferred maintenance. The Restore Our Parks Act (ROPA) would set aside $6.5 billion over the next five years to fix dilapidated trails, buildings, roads, bridges, monuments and historic markers in our parks. Ama...
