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SEELEY LAKE – Missoula County Sheriff's Office Deputy Mike Sunderland was pleased with the turnout and participation for the Say Something Assemblies at Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) Jan. 17. He is excited about the upcoming Phlight Club at SLE Feb. 2-3 and looks forward to following up with students and parents in the near future. "We can't just let the conversation die," said Sunderland. "It is still a community issue and as a community we all have to keep the conversation going with our k...
SEELEY LAKE – Public comment on the SLE Outside store, current school district policies for conduct on school property and the Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace were topics of discussion at the Seeley Lake Elementary School Board meeting, Nov 15. The board made no changes to the current policies. They anticipate discussing the profit and loss report for the SLE Outside store at their January meeting. Business owner Duane Anderson inquired about the profit and loss statement for the SLE Outside store. District clerk Sally Johnson said she had o...
For the third time in three years a countywide bond issue has passed with Missoula city voters in favor and rural voters opposing it. Rural voters were also outvoted in the county commissioner race this year like they were in 2014. The $30 million bond to pay for a new public library in Missoula passed countywide with 58 percent of voters saying “yes” to 42 percent “no” votes. However, rural voters in Clinton, Frenchtown, Lolo, Seeley Lake, Potomac and the Swan Valley voted down the bond wi...
SEELEY LAKE – After substitute teaching at Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) in 2014, Crissina Quinn returned this year to SSHS as the new U.S. History, Psychology, Sociology and Drama teacher. Her goal for all her classes is to create an engaging, student-driven classroom where the students lead the curriculum through discussions, research and anything other than lecture format. Quinn grew up in Missoula. She attended school at Montana State University in Bozeman, Mont. "I've always had a love f...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council hosted two candidate forums, Sept. 19 and Sept. 29, at the Seeley Lake Community Hall. They also hosted the Justice of the Peace candidates at their Oct. 10 meeting. Candidates for state and local races answered questions from moderator and Council Chair Klaus von Sutterheim and the audience. All candidates that appear on the ballot were invited. This week the Pathfinder features the candidates for Missoula County Commissioner and Justice of the...
SEELEY LAKE - A team of eight Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) parents, students, and Missoula County Public Schools staff and administration attended the Challenge Success conference at the end of September at Stanford University. At the Missoula County Public School (MCPS) Board of Trustees’ October meeting, the team shared their experience, their mission statement for SSHS and an action plan that they will work to implement over the next year. “Seeley-Swan High School is taking an exciting and innovating new direction in problem solving tha...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council hosted two candidate forums, Sept. 19 and Sept. 26, at the Seeley Lake Community Hall. Candidates for state and local races answered questions from moderator and Council Chair Klaus von Sutterheim and the audience. All candidates that appear on the ballot including Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians, were invited. This week the Pathfinder features the candidates for Montana Senate District 46 and Montana House District 92. Visit...
Missoula County Public Schools Board Position, Open May 2017 SEELEY LAKE - Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS) School Board Trustee Debbie Dupree will step down when her term ends in May 2017. Dupree encourages anyone interested in running for the position to attend the MCPS board meeting in Seeley Lake, Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. in the Seeley-Swan High School cafeteria to get a feel for how the board operates. Dupree has served on the board since 2002 representing the areas of Seeley Lake, Swan Valley, Clinton, Potomac and Sunset. She has...
SEELEY LAKE – Change is inevitable in any community. That is the working premise of the Montana Economic Developers Association (MEDA). The question is whether the community wants to direct that change or simply let it happen. MEDA Resource Teams have helped 48 Montana communities direct their change. On Sept. 19-20 a resource team came to do the same for Seeley Lake. At a Town Meeting held at the Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitors Center, the eight-team members took turns presenting t...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council hosted a candidate forum, Sept. 19 at the Seeley Lake Community Hall. Candidates for Governor/Lieutenant Governor, U.S. Congress, Secretary of State, Supreme Court Justice and State Attorney General races answered various questions from moderator and council chair Klaus von Sutterheim and the audience. All candidates that will appear on the ballot including Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians, were invited. Only the Supreme Court Justice race h...
SWAN VALLEY – More than 100 concerned citizens attended the Swan Valley Community Council (SVCC) special meeting Sept. 14 to discuss and gather more information on the Flathead National Forest (FNF) Draft Forest Plan. US Forest Service representatives from the Revision Team including team leader Joe Krueger presented the four proposed Alternatives A, B, C and D. Swan Valley resident, Swan Valley Fire Service Area board member and Swan Valley Emergency Services (SVES) volunteer Jimmy Boyd spoke about the safety concerns he sees with the plans a...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) students returned to school Aug. 29. Along with the renovations to the building, SSHS is participating in the Challenge Success program offered by Stanford University and will be offering Altacare mental health services. Funded by the Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS) bond passed last November, the renovations to SSHS will be completed by Thanksgiving. Once the glass comes in for the front entrance, students will be using key cards for entry and the public will be buzzed in. The public library...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) Board received a formal complaint regarding the sale of alcohol on school grounds. SLE Outside store’s function and relationship to the school was also discussed at the Aug. 16 board meeting. Seeley Lake resident LaRee Morris filed a complaint that alleges that the school violated the school board’s own policy when it allowed alcohol to be sold during SLE Outside’s Bob Marshall Music Festival. The complaint cites SLE board policy - Conduct on School Property 4015 (page 102) that states: “No p...
SEELEY LAKE – Erik Rose, 2006 graduate of Seeley-Swan High School, was one of the recipients for the 2016 Governor's Award for Excellence in Performance for his work on the project entitled "Labor Market Outcomes for Missoula College." Rose was a data analyst on the project with the Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (OCHE) and Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI). Rose has been the Montana compliance and workforce data analysis program manager with the OCHE for t...
SEELEY LAKE - After 23 years as head cook at Seeley Swan High School (SSHS), Connie Betson is hanging up her apron. While she will miss the students, she is looking forward to travelling and having more time to do the things that she enjoys. Betson ran a day care for nine years. When all of the children she cared for were going into first grade, she saw it as an opportunity to try something new. "When the job became available at the high school I thought it was something I would enjoy doing,"...
SEELEY LAKE – Twenty-eight graduating seniors bid farewell to Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) the afternoon of June 5. While a few tears were shed for the memories and friendships of the past four years, the excitement of the future captured the attention of the graduates as they walked out of the SSHS gymnasium for the last time as students. This year's class graduated with more than 220 college credits. Three of the students have enough credits, they will start their college career as s...
SEELEY LAKE - The Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS) School Board unanimously approved the $1,596,600 construction bid for the Seeley-Swan High School expansion and renovations at their May 24 meeting. Wadsworth Builders Company of Great Falls, Mont. was the lowest bidder of four bids. They will begin the project as soon as school adjourns contingent on successful contract negotiations. Four contractors bid on the project. Langlas & Associates, Inc. of Missoula, Mont. was the highest bidder at $1,946,250. Sletten Construction of Great Falls...
MISSOULA - The top five athletes from the Missoula County Public Schools and schools from the Copper League competed against each other at the Meet of Champions, May 19 at Big Sky Stadium. Potomac School sent 11 athletes. Three athletes from Swan Valley School (SVE) and one thrower from Salmon Prairie School joined with Seeley Lake Elementary's (SLE) 24 individual athletes and relay teams for the meet to end their season. Potomac Pioneers Potomac head coach Amy Vann is very proud of the track...
Free Developmental and Preschool Screening, May 13 SEELEY LAKE - A free Developmental and Preschool Screening Clinic for children ages 0 to 5 for Seeley Lake and Swan Valley School Districts will be held Friday, May 13 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) School. Please call SLE at 406-677-2265 to schedule an appointment for your child’s screening or to receive more information. This free screening will include gross motor, fine motor, language concepts, communication concepts, communication skills, hearing and vision s...
SEELEY LAKE - The addition of the Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) stage and other improvements was discussed at the Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS) board meeting, April 26 in Seeley Lake. The construction is being put out to bid this week (see page 14 for the Bid Notice). It is scheduled to begin June 11, the day after the last day of school, and be completed in August before school resumes. The improvements to SSHS are funded by the MCPS bond that was passed last November. Jake Zander, with CTA Architects Engineers, presented the plans...
MISSOULA - Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) junior Quinton Johnson and senior Tanner Beall were recognized as two of Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS) Most Inspiring Students at a banquet April 21. The Most Inspiring Students Banquet has been held for the past five years. Every year SSHS teachers and staff choose two students who they feel are an inspiration. "The staff recognizes students that have overcome circumstances, worked really hard and become a better student because of that," said...
Seeley Lake Library News SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Library Book Club will be discussing Elizabeth McCracken’s “Thunderstruck and Other Stories” Thursday, May 19 at 11 a.m. This book is a collection of nine stories that navigate the fragile space between love and loneliness. Widely acclaimed, this collection has been described as brilliant, funny and heartbreaking. All are invited to join in the discussion. Books are available at the checkout desk. The Seeley Lake Library has life jackets in various sizes available for checkout. Stop by th...
The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks took on the Missoula Quad April 19 and then hosted the Seeley-Swan High School Invitational April 23. The Blackhawks joined, Big Sky, Ronan and Charlo at Missoula County Public School's track for the Quad. The Lady Blackhawks continued to prove they are the relay team to beat this year, taking first in both the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays. Lily Mercer and Alex Bohlman each took home a first in individual events, Mercer in the 400-meter and Bohlman in the high jump....
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Elementary (SLE) School Board will run a general fund operating levy of $17,056 or 2.21 mills on the May 3 ballot. It would increase taxes on a $100,000 home by $2.98 and on a $200,000 home by $5.96 annually. Unless voting absentee, voters must vote at SLE between 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. on May 3. This is the second levy run by SLE in the past seven years that has passed. One failed in 2009 by 35 votes and another was passed in 2014. The reason for the levy is declining enrollment. “That is not an increase in the bud...
Seeley Lake Ranger District Spring Prescribed Fire Projects SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Ranger District plans to conduct spring prescribed fire projects when weather, fuel conditions and air quality become favorable. Smoke will be visible from various locations around Seeley Lake depending on the burn units and weather conditions. Each project follows a Prescribed Fire Burn Plan. The prescribed fire projects are located and designed to be controlled to reduce the potential for adverse effects or to escape as a wildland fire. These projects...
