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POTOMAC - Members of the Potomac School Board approved a collection of Montana School Board Association (MTSBA) policy updates both on first and second reading with amendments during their regular meeting Monday, June 14. The Board also heard from the eighth graders on their recent school trip and approved the 2019-2020 audit. The required policy updates that were approved on second reading with amendments had to do with uniform complaint procedure; district policy and procedures; school calendar and day; school emergency and closure; entrance...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Fire Board amended their by-laws and approved the 2021-2022 budget at their June 15 meeting. They also addressed public questions regarding the mission statement, financials and public information requests. At a special meeting June 21, they approved a five percent raise for Chief Dave Lane and assigned Board Chair Scott Kennedy and Board Member Jon Kimble to a committee to further discuss the volunteer shortage and options. In his report, Lane said on June 13 following the windstorm, the District responded to 13 c...
In a wildfire briefing at the state Capitol attended by more than a dozen land use and wildfire response agency leaders, Gov. Greg Gianforte said he wants to double the number of treated acres on Montana’s forests and pressured the National Park Service to extinguish all wildfire starts on park service lands. Gianforte said the state is undergoing a forest health crisis due to insect outbreaks, disease and heavy fuel loading that leads to an elevated wildfire risk. Increasing treatment — forest management strategies including some mix of thi...
Seeley Lake residents Elizabeth “Ibby” Lorentz, Brittany Cory and Nicole Williams were named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester. Lorentz, a junior majoring in biological sciences, was named to the Dean’s List for the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln after maintaining a grade point average of 3.7 or higher. She was among more than 6,800 students at Nebraska named to the Spring Deans’ Lists for the spring semester. For the full Deans’ List, visit https://go.unl.edu/deanslist-spring21. Cory and William...
SWAN VALLEY - Hailey Loudon and her husband Jesse Arno are bringing back Swan Valley Café for the first time since it closed in 2016. They are excited to bring in another active restaurant to the Condon area. "I always just wanted to own my own business and ... it seemed like a good opportunity," Loudon said. "It's been for sale forever and I would try to convince him to do this for about 10 years now. He finally just gave in." Loudon is originally from Aurora, Oregon but she graduated from Seel...
SEELEY LAKE - Potomac resident Sherri Housley has been selling her collection of various jam and jelly flavors at Seeley Lake Market for around a decade. She learned how to make jam at an early age when she would help her family pick strawberries and make jam out of it. "That's how we ate, we were really poor," she said. She finds the jam-making process "relaxing" and says that describing it is like describing art. She said while some may freeze the fruit in their jars, she prefers to leave...
In celebration of 35 years of the Seeley Swan Pathfinder, each week we will run parts of articles that appeared in the issue 35 years ago and 20 years ago. The entire issue will be uploaded to our website seeleylake.com for you to enjoy. We hope you will enjoy the journey with us as we follow our community through the past 35 years as documented by the Pathfinder. 35 years ago: June 25, 1986 issue New survey questions surface at Condon community meeting About a dozen Swan Valley residents...
Weekly COVID-19 update As of June 21, there have been 113,225 cases of COVID-19 in Montana. There have been 852,515 doses of vaccines administered and 420,329 Montanans fully immunized. There are 454 active cases, 5,446 total hospitalizations with 44 active, 111,119 recoveries and 1,652 deaths in Montana due to COVID-19 complications. Missoula County has had 9,337 cases, has 37 active cases, 9,205 recovered and 95 COVID-related deaths. For the most up-to-date and accurate information please refer to the Missoula County-City Health Department we...
SALMON PRAIRIE - "We talked the teacher into letting us go up in the attic to see if we could kill some of the pack rats that were always up there. She went along with us for awhile until she couldn't get us to come down. I made the mistake of telling my folks about what I was doing instead of my studies." Karen Conley, a former student of Salmon Prairie Elementary School, told this story as it was recorded and published in the book, "Lake County School History, Vol. II' in the chapter on Swan...
GREENOUGH - Horse enthusiasts rode through the Blackfoot Clearwater Wildlife Management Area (aka Game Range) as part of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation's (RMEF) annual Horse Ride Saturday, June 12 at Old Boyd Ranch. Blackfoot Clearwater Chapter Co-chairs Twyla and Todd Johnson have been organizing the event for over 20 years. Its purpose is not only to give horseback riders an opportunity for adventure and prizes but also to act as an additional fundraiser for the RMEF. "My husband and I really...
SEELEY LAKE - Paul Benbow, former Seeley Lake resident who currently lives in Missoula, had an "intense" experience during the heavy thunderstorm Sunday, June 13. According to the Seeley Lake Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) near the Seeley Lake Airport, temperatures reached 90 degrees by 5 p.m. However as the predicted cold front hit, temperatures dropped 30 degrees and winds hit gusts of up to 39 miles per hour by 7 p.m. The RAWS at Clearwater Junction recorded wind gusts up to 42...
SEELEY LAKE – Local growers, artisans, non-profits and other organizations will once again fill the Seeley Lake Community Foundation's lawn, Highway 83, starting this Sunday, June 20 for the Seeley Lake Market. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday through Labor Day, the community can come, browse and support local vendors. This is the third year the Market has been managed by the Foundation. Market manager Rachelle Harman said the intent is to promote homemade or homegrown products/crafts. T...
On Thursday, June 10 the Clearwater Resource Council kicked off its newest education and outreach program, the Campfire Series. This first presentation was titled "Aquatic Invasive Species" and was led by Heidi Sedivy at the Placid Lake Campground. Sedivy discussed various aquatic invasive species (AIS) that threaten Montana and reviewed the different ways AIS are spread. She emphasized the importance of Clean Drain Dry, while also highlighting the lesser-known ways invasive species are...
Are you or someone you know struggling to catch up on your home energy bill from last winter? There might be help available. While it has been frustrating at times throughout COVID to work through the process of applying for help, Energy Share and the Human Resource Council (HRC) in Missoula want you to know there is help available, including one-on-one assistance when needed. Energy Share helps Montanans who are facing home energy emergencies. The HRC processes Energy Share applications and can help you apply. Common reasons people apply for E...
SEELEY LAKE – At their June 8 meeting, the Seeley-Swan Hospital District Board learned more about the residency program that will be starting at the Seeley-Swan Medical Center this fall. The Medical Center Satellite Manager Georgiann McCoy said there are several residents interested in doing their rural rotation in Seeley Lake. Dr. Stephen Humpal and Nurse Practitioner Lynne Rogers are hoping to have a resident in the clinic every Friday starting in September. They will have two to three that will rotate every week. McCoy said this will allow f...
SEELEY LAKE - Annette Johnson wrapped up her 24-year position as Seeley-Swan High School math teacher at the end of this school year. Johnson graduated from Great Falls High School in January 1985. Soon after she attended the College of Great Falls where she graduated in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in secondary math education and business. She then received a master's degree in technology in education as well as several math credits from the University of Montana. She started teaching math at...
MISSOULA COUNTY - The Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation announced that two Seeley Lake students won cash prizes for their participation in an essay-writing contest. Ava Thornsberry won first place and received $300. Clara Kyrouac tied for third and received $100. Other Missoula-area students to win were Abigail Sherwood in second and Kenney Smith tied for third. Each entrant received a one-year membership to the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. In their essays, the girls talked about the significance of the 1803-06 Lewis and...
SWAN VALLEY – "Let's hear it for the chili," Auctioneer Rip Grubaugh said to which the room erupted in applause. The 30th Annual American Legion Post 63 Chili Cookoff filled the Swan Valley Community Hall June 12 with aromas of 15 different chilis. The taste testers agreed all the chilis were good with their own style. The hardest part was choosing the best. Patricia Maurer again claimed the traveling trophy after her chili was named the 2021 Chili Champ. The Chili Cookoff is the only major f...
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley Lake Elementary School eighth graders enjoyed their last day as students in the school's gymnasium during their graduation ceremony Tuesday, June 8. As tradition, the graduates presented flowers to their parents in the audience. Amaiya Dalrymple and Bailey Bartlett introduced the ceremony. "The reason you're getting wonderful flowers is because you have done so much for us for so many years," they said. "We also want to show some recognition for fathers. We admire all the...
POTOMAC - Potomac Elementary School eighth graders and kindergartners concluded important life stages following their graduation ceremony Wednesday, June 9 at the Potomac Greenough Community Center. In his opening speech Principal John Rouse acknowledged the inquisitiveness of this year's group of kindergarteners. "They come here with a sense of curiosity," Rouse said. "A sense of curiosity which is evidenced through unending questions. Well, we hope we kept it alive and we believe we did. ......
SWAN VALLEY – "We made it," said Swan Valley School Principal Ralph King June 8 at the Swan Valley School Kindergarten promotion and eighth grade graduation. This set the stage for an evening of celebrating successes, overcoming adversity and looking towards the future. Prior to presenting the completion certificates, Kindergarten, First and Second Grade Teacher Chris Mauldin applauded the kindergarteners for rising to the added challenges this year with masks trying to understand what M...
In celebration of 35 years of the Seeley Swan Pathfinder, each week we will run parts of articles that appeared in the issue 35 years ago and 20 years ago. The entire issue will be uploaded to our website seeleylake.com for you to enjoy. We hope you will enjoy the journey with us as we follow our community through the past 35 years as documented by the Pathfinder. 35 years ago: June 19, 1986 issue Fishin' At The Pothole "Fishin' at the Pothole," a children's fun day held Saturday in Seeley Lake...
SALMON PRAIRIE - Salmon Prairie Elementary School eighth grader Cameron Lytle wrapped up his time in the one-room schoolhouse at the school's graduation ceremony and end of the year picnic Monday, June 7. Next year he will attend Seeley-Swan High School. "Cameron, we're going to miss you," said Supervising Teacher Holl Hubbard. "We wish you the very best ... and the door is always open and you can come back and visit. It's going to be different without you here." Lytle's grandmother Zana Lytle...
SEELEY LAKE –The consensus for the 2021 Mr Pike Tournament was ""It was tough fishing." With 24 participants only seven teams came for the weigh-in Saturday and six on Sunday. Regardless of the results, the intent of the tournament is just to have fun fishing for pike and adding a little competition with it. Mr Pike Tournament is held annually in June. Participants can fish Seeley or Salmon Lakes on Saturday and Sunday. They are allowed to weigh-in three fish, over 22 inches, each day. Prizes a...
MISSOULA COUNTY - The Missoula County Sheriff's Office has a new method of patrolling local bodies of water during warmer seasons. Missoula County Sergeant Bob Parcell said the Office recently purchased its second jet ski earlier this year after having purchased one in 2020. The newer one is currently in Kalispell having its lights and decals installed. The waverunners will be used to patrol all lakes to make sure boaters have the appropriate registration and are taking safety precautions like w...
