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HELENA - Test results from 182 water bodies in Montana have turned up no new detections of invasive mussels, according to the Montana Mussel Response Team with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP). Salmon Lake, Seeley Lake, Lake Alva, Lake Inez, Placid Lake and Big Sky Lake were among those local lakes tested. Clearwater Resource Council (CRC) is organizing a strategy planning meeting in early January to take a proactive approach to prevention for local waters. “This is very good news. No mussel larvae, or veligers, were found in any of the r...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary kindergarteners donated more than 100 pairs of socks to the Seeley Swan Food Bank Dec. 20. The project that came to life in less than a day, taught the students about giving, sharing and was a blessing to those less fortunate in Seeley Lake. The class project was a part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. "With IB we try to have real engaging projects that engage the students as thinkers," said Kindergarten teacher Sheila Devins. "Instead of...
The Seeley Lake Lions Club delivered their holiday baskets to 32 families in the area, Dec. 20. Prior to the Lions members picking up the boxes, Cory's Valley Market employees packed the boxes with all the ingredients for a full turkey dinner....
POTOMAC - It was a packed house as more than 275 people sat under festive lighting in the Potomac/Greenough Community Center (PGCC) Dec. 21 for the annual Potomac School Holiday Program. Directed by Potomac teacher Renee Clairmont, grades kindergarten through seventh sang, read, danced and acted out Christmas for the audience. Principal Angie Williams gave the welcome which was followed by the fifth and sixth-graders singing "Deck the Halls" as they decorated a Christmas tree in front of the...
If I fall asleep for the last time, Let it be as the sun kisses the Mission Mountains as orange replaces blue. Let it be when jays roost, does feed on clover silently near by. Let it be when the bull bugles good night, stars rush to the owls whim. When darkness presses the lake flat, a mirror for the sky to admire its beauty. Being at peace I will finally die. Let it be that this body, my thin long feet to my solid shoulders, is given to the land that brought me such joy. Let me be when my...
SEELEY LAKE - Where do I begin? What don’t people understand about losing? The Democrats had a meltdown when they lost the election. They wouldn’t drop it. I didn’t see the Republicans having a fit when this last president was elected. Just get over it. You lost. Now our sewer board is having a melt down because the people voted No. Again, get over it. The people said no. Isn’t that enough? Drop it....
SEELEY LAKE - I recently read in the Dec. 8 edition of the Pathfinder a considerably lengthy article by Seeley Lake Ranger Rachel Feigley concerning all the good work and cooperation of the National Forest Service. So, I am left somewhat confused as to why Ranger Feigley seems to be reluctant to address one of the biggest threats to the local environment and the safety and well being of the citizens and other recreationalists that come to Seeley Lake. Of course I am speaking of the purposed gravel pit and asphalt plant on the Cottonwood Lakes...
SEELEY LAKE - It was with dismay that I learned last week that the Pathfinder was attacked for your coverage of the sewer vote. As you know, I am not an uncritical reader, but I have never seen any hint of bias or slant in your paper. In fact, I continue to applaud the rigorous impartiality with which you have been writing about controversial topics for years now. And the persistence with which you drill into the depth of complex issues is on par with the best investigative reporting anywhere. I can think of several reasons why the sewer vote...
SEELEY LAKE - The Sewer Board’s decision to protest the bond vote that did not go its way is disappointing. The facts are: • The board has no one to blame but itself for the outcome. • The board and the county representatives supporting it attempted to shove a costly proposal down voters’ throats. • The proposal would not have significantly protected or improved water quality. • The project fell most heavily on the low and fixed income residents. • The elections board went overboard to try to pull together a fair election based on its time a...
MISSOULA - Recently representatives from the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), Montana Mountain Bike Alliance and MTB Missoula signed on as supporters of the collaborative landscape proposal the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Project (BCSP). There have been numerous stories from across the country of mountain bike advocates butting heads with wilderness and conservation groups over the past year. Mountain bikers across the west are concerned about a potential loss of riding opportunities and finding permanency for our...
I was asked recently what I wanted for Christmas this year, and I thought about that. Of course there are material items that came to mind (I am only human.) A horse trailer was at the top of the list but then a truck upgrade was, too. I'm not much for impractical items like pretty jewelry or fuzzy leggings. Leggings tell entirely too much truth for my liking! So, I decided it's not about what material item I could want or need. My needs are met but sometimes the needs of the heart fall...
HELENA – Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) will host guided hikes at state parks across the state as part of America’s State Parks First Day Hike initiative on New Year’s Day, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. There will be a one-mile easy hike led at Placid Lake State Park again this year. Make a New Year’s resolution to your health and happiness by kicking off 2017 with an invigorating First Day Hike at a state park near you. America’s State Parks First Day Hikes initiative is an annual, nationwide special event which offers individuals and familie...
SEELEY LAKE - To combat a cold January winter, Alpine Artisans' performing arts branch 2 Valleys Stage is bringing the community a mixture of fiery Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music courtesy of the band Maracujá. The Maracujá trio blends guitar, percussion and vocals to produce music for dancing, music for listening, music to bring a smile. Their repertoire includes everything from samba-funk, bossa nova and bolero to Cuban son, an amalgamation of Spanish song forms with Afro-Cuban qualities. M...
MISSOULA – The Bureau of Land Management’s Missoula Field Office is undertaking one of its biggest projects in recent years: overhauling its Resource Management Plan (RMP)—the document that guides its management of 156,000 acres of public lands and 268,000 acres of federal mineral interests. The field office published a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register Dec. 12 announcing the preparation of the RMP and associated environmental impact statement. The notice begins a 60-day public scoping period that ends Feb. 9, 2017. The BLM seeks publi...
New Year's resolutions are typically made with great deliberation and conviction - especially after devouring that second piece of Aunt Betty's famous double chocolate fudge cake Jan. 1 at 10 p.m. In your mind, the guilt of having crossed that calorie laden line one too many times, necessitates a lifestyle change. The first step is recognizing that an acquired habit has somehow challenged your sense of self-control. You make plans for the dieting to commence at promptly 7 a.m., Jan. 2. Not all...
SEELEY LAKE – While children love to receive gifts on Christmas, the ability to give gifts to those they love brings additional joy to the season. For the past 20 years, Seeley Lake Elementary junior high teacher Patti Bartlett has organized the SLE Christmas Store. One student said it made him feel like Santa because he has gifts to put under the tree. Bartlett said when she was in junior high her school had a Christmas Store. Her younger brother brought home a "dorky gift" he had purchased f...
SEELEY LAKE – One of the popular activities leading up to Christmas is the making of gingerbread houses. A Google search for "images of gingerbread houses" pulls up a wide variety of confectionary structures from humble six-graham-cracker buildings, to miniature replicas of the White House (a tradition started by Pat Nixon and escalating from there), to life-size structures with people walking around inside them. But where did gingerbread houses originally come from and why did they become a...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake Elementary third-grader Reece Fowler took his class writing assignment to the next level. After selling hot drinks and cookies outside of Cory's Valley Market Dec. 23 and 24, he raised $428 for the Tanzania School Milk Feeding Program, nearly doubling his $250 goal. Reece wrote a paper about what he could do to help poor people. For his assignment, he chose to make a hot chocolate stand and donate the money he raised to poor people in Tanzania. "I saw this website [www....
For nearly fifteen years, I have worked with kids in a faith-based setting. I was a bible camp counselor for two summers. I volunteered 2-5 hours a week all throughout college at my church to help kids. I worked at my home-church for eight years as a youth director. I then worked on a local college campus for 18 months with young people. And in that time, I learned that kids are totally dumb. Note – kids are not stupid. Stupid shows a lack of intelligence. Being dumb (at least my definition) is more about being ignorant…naïve…and gullib...
SEELEY LAKE – Starting Jan. 1, Dr. Jeff Engel will be the new chiropractor in Seeley Lake. Engel purchased Lance Bohlman's chiropractic business and said he looks forward to serving local clients and bringing his wealth of health information to Seeley Lake. Engel was raised in New Richmond, Wisc. He originally began his undergraduate studies in athletic training. He felt that there was more to do for people than he was capable of doing purely from an athletic training standpoint. He decided t...
OVANDO – 'Twas the Night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. Except for the mouse named Izzy in the home of Clemet Moore. Ovando and Sunset School joined together Dec. 21 for their annual play. Sixteen students played 26 different roles in the play 'Twas the Night Before Christmas adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller from Clemet C. Moore's poem. The audience joined in singing "Deck the Halls" as Moore's children hung their stocking with care, i...
SALMON PRAIRIE - A power outage did not stop Salmon Prairie School's student-written play based on "A Charlie Brown Christmas" held Dec. 20. With the light from a lantern and a few electric lights powered by a generator, the play went on with the student body of five students ranging in ages from first grade to sixth grade, Teacher Holl Hubbard said the students spent the month of November working on their Christmas production. He said the students got experience in all subjects including...
Those who savored a piece of apple pie for dessert this Christmas may have some understanding of the answer American soldiers’ shipping out in World War II gave journalists who asked why the young men were willing to fight in the war. With all the bravado of youth, their typical reply was, “for mom and apple pie.” It wasn’t much of a leap from there to the declaration that X, Y or Z was “as American as apple pie.” But the funny thing is, apple pie is not American. Apples are not native to North America. Apple trees were not cultivated...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary school gymnasium was filled with holiday songs and soloist selections at the annual "Winter Again" concert, Dec. 20. Students from kindergarten through eighth grade sang and played instruments to a full house. The fourth-grade students introduced the preschool through third grade songs. The students sang with great enthusiasm, performing actions to go with the lyrics. The fourth-graders played two selections on their recorders. Music Director Kaytee A...
