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SEELEY LAKE – Saturday afternoon, May 9 Clearwater Montana Properties CEO Kevin Wetherell found himself in the crosshairs of a social media storm when his name and image appeared on a post in the "Justice For Gregory and Travis McMichael" private Facebook group. The post, accompanied with a photo of a tactical shotgun lying on a chair read, "Stay out of our Neighborhoods and this incident will not happen again." Wetherell quickly denied the post on his personal page posting, "I was hacked, or s...
SEATTLE, WASH. – When Addy "Boo" Trevino's parents Jen and Treay agreed to donate cells following Addy's initial brain tumor biopsy, they had no idea that gift would allow researchers all over the world the opportunity to continue to study their growth and test new treatments three years later. Seattle Children's Hospital Pediatric Neuro-oncologist and Addy's doctor Nicholas Vitanza will soon be submitting the results of a study for peer review and publication in a scientific journal. The study...
SEELEY LAKE – Every few minutes the phone rang at All Decked Out on Monday. Owner Becki Robbins did her best to work her customers in but she is booked solid for this week and into next. Robbins was shut down March 23. She doesn't qualify for grants because she doesn't have any employees. While she could get a small business loan she declined and has continued to use her two months of reserve to pay bills through this unexpected emergency. "Being in business in Seeley is so unstable," said R...
SWAN VALLEY – The Swan Valley community celebrated their blessings at the second annual Condon Easter Egg Hunt May 9. This event, scheduled for April 11, was postponed due to the statewide shelter in place order issued for coronavirus. Organizer Edward Klassen said the event went great. He hoped everyone had a great time and he is looking forward to more participation next year. Klassen thanks all the businesses for their support, the volunteers that helped set it up and his wife Heidi and d...
The Seeley Swan Pathfinder was one of more than 200 news organizations to receive nearly $16 million in grants through the Facebook Journalism Project’s relief fund for local news. The grant will be used to hire a part-time reporter, grant free and reduced local and regional advertising to businesses and non-profits impacted by COVID-19 and grant free and reduced subscriptions to high-risk residents. The COVID-19 Local News Relief Grant Program was designed to provide support for US local news organizations serving a critical role for c...
The final, unofficial results until canvass are in for the Seeley Lake Sewer Board, Seeley Lake Elementary Board of Trustees and the Seeley Lake Elementary General Fund Levy. The Sewer District election had approximately 67 percent voter turnout and the School Board and bond had approximately 64 percent turnout. For the Sewer Board of Directors' two open positions, Thomas P. Morris and Jason Gilpin received more than double the votes than the closest candidate Duane Anderson. Morris received 168...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Ranger District staff is working hard to reopen developed campgrounds by Memorial Day weekend or shortly after depending on current conditions. Campgrounds and rental facilities across the Lolo National Forest will begin a phased reopening on May 13 based on seasonal availability and facility conditions. Until then, developed campgrounds and rentals remain temporarily closed. "The number one priority for the [Seeley Lake Ranger] District from now until Memorial Day...
The Big Blackfoot Chapter of Trout Unlimited, in collaboration with many different private landowners, agencies and other non-profits, has been working over the past 30 years restoring habitat for trout populations across the Blackfoot and Clearwater watersheds. Trout that live in Montana's rivers and streams rely on cold, clean water with plenty of open miles to swim long distances and ample hiding spaces in deep pools full of wood, root systems and overhanging trees. We are proud to work on...
SEELEY LAKE – "I miss the sounds of the gym. I'm just really excited to hear the hum of people," said Terryl Bartlett, Owner of Optimal Fitness in Seeley Lake. "I love that gym, I love all the people that come and I cannot wait to open the doors." After being closed since March 18, Optimal Fitness will reopen May 15. While hours will be reduced and hourly sign ups required, Bartlett is doing everything she can to make the gym as safe, clean and accessible as possible while complying with the G...
SWAN VALLEY - Swan Valley Emergency Services lost a vital member on April 30, 2020. Dan Maloughney served the community for 40 years, starting with the QRU when it formally organized as one of the founding members, then with the fire department upon its inception. Serving in many formal capacities over the years, the latest being the Medical Chief, Dan was passionate about learning all he could about the COVID-19 virus so he could keep the community and all of our members safe. He was very...
SWAN VALLEY – "I love to sew and I love to feel like I'm helping people," said Dixie Parker of Condon who has made more than 671 cloth masks since mid-March. Parker, who was encouraged to start making masks by daughters Casey Graham and Kellie Auchenbach, is giving away the masks to help those in need during the coronavirus pandemic. Not only has she supplied masks to those in her community but veterans in Colorado and health care workers in Colorado, Washington and Arizona. "I was just so t...
Firefighters responded to a wildland fire south of Placid Lake around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, May 10. Fire Chief Dave Lane said no one was hurt and no structures were threatened. The fire was controlled Sunday night. According to Lane, the homeowner was burning an anthill on the property a couple days prior to the wildfire. The fire continued to burn underground and resurfaced Sunday afternoon. With the higher temperatures and wind, the fire took off. The fire grew to five acres burning in grass and...
SWAN VALLEY – Flathead National Forest and concessionaire Flathead Valley Campgrounds are working hard to open developed fee campgrounds over the next three weeks, with most sites anticipated to fully open by Memorial Day weekend. Rental cabin facilities will also begin a phased reopening, expected on or before Memorial Day weekend based on seasonal availability and facility conditions. Currently, dispersed camping is available in developed sites in many non-fee campgrounds. People should avoid dispersed camping in fee campgrounds due to a...
SEELEY LAKE – The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office received reports this past week of scammers contacting Seeley-Swan residents and soliciting money over the phone. While there are more and more scams happening, the Federal Communications Commissioners offers the following tips to help protect yourself from the gamut of scams, including coronavirus scams: • Do not respond to calls, texts or emails from unknown numbers or any others that appear suspicious. • Do not confirm information requested from callers. • Never share your personal...
Weekly COVID-19 update As of May 11, there are 459 cases of COVID-19 in Montana including 423 recoveries, 62 hospitalizations with four currently hospitalized and 16 deaths due to COVID-19 complications. Missoula County has had 41 cases. There has been one death and everyone else has recovered. • The Seeley Lake Library remains closed. • For the most up-to-date and accurate information and best ways of protecting yourself and others, please refer to the Missoula County-City Health Department website http://missoula.co/cvirus or call 406...
May is National Wildfire Awareness month, and the Blackfoot Clearwater community is prone to wildland fire. During your annual spring-cleaning efforts celebrate Wildfire Awareness Month by preparing your home and property for the upcoming fire season. Some suggestions include: • Clean your roof and gutters by removing pine needles or other debris. • Remove any flammable material within five feet of your home. • Remove items stored under your decks and porches, especially the remnants of last winter’s firewood and other flammable materia...
SEELEY LAKE – "Look Hale, they got their fishing pole snagged on something," Seeley Lake resident Laura Devins told her four-year-old son while they were out canoeing on Seeley Lake Saturday, May 2. "We were going to paddle over and see if we could help them but then we saw the line get really tight and it started to pull their boat around which was crazy. We realized it was a huge fish." Mike Deming of Manhattan, Mont. and his fishing buddy Justin Kitto came up for a day of fishing in the a...
SWAN VALLEY – An accident on Highway 83 just south of Holland Lake Road claimed the life of 29-year-old Melissa Ellis-Munoz on May 1 at approximately 3:30 p.m. According to Montana Highways Patrol Trooper TJ Templeton, Ellis-Munoz was traveling southbound when her silver Subaru left the roadway to the right side, over corrected and then rolled. Speed is not believed to be a factor but the accident is still under investigation. Templeton said Ellis-Munoz was restrained and suffered fatal injuries...
SEELEY LAKE – The light poles along Highway 83 are now decorated with the faces of the 19 seniors who will graduate from Seeley-Swan High School May 31. The joint effort between the Seeley-Swan High School Booster Club and Missoula Electric Cooperative was an effort to make the best out of the reality that this year's seniors will likely not have the ceremony and celebration from the community that classes in the past have had. Booster Club treasurer Kelly Hoag saw a story on social media w...
Last week, the Bob Marshall Music Festival, LLC announced the cancellation of the 2020 festival. “We had hoped to be able to pull off the festival but with so many things up in the air, we have been forced to cancel,” organizers posted on their website. Factors that played into the decision included: not knowing at what phase of opening Montana would be; bands not sure if they would be able to make the trip while respecting quarantine; attendee survey feedback regarding the festival and the sanitation logistics of having hundreds of us cam...
SWAN VALLEY – "Normally you pick a place, you plan it all out, you get enough people, have enough time to put it all together. We are just going to have a few other things we need to do," said Edward Klassen, organizer of the Condon Community Easter Egg Hunt. "We want to celebrate all the blessings bestowed upon us." The Klassen family rescheduled the Condon Easter Egg Hunt for this Saturday, May 9 starting at 11 a.m. at the Condon Community Ball Field, off Highway 83 on the north end of the a...
The community has wondered about the opening of Loving Hearts and the ability to donate items. I am available to take donations, however, Loving Hearts will not have regular working hours until May 27. If you would like to donate, please do not just leave items at the store. Call, text (406-670-5526) or email (mnewps@gmail.com) me prior to dropping things and someone can meet you. Last night a friend passing by called to inform me that there was a large pile left at the store. I, unfortunately, had already showered and was in my pajamas. I was...
SEELEY LAKE – Since economies around the world have ground to halt in the last month, there are very few industries that haven’t seen an impact. While the lumber prices have dropped an average of 20% in the last month for the products Pyramid Mountain Lumber, Inc. produces, Pyramid has remained operational through the coronavirus pandemic thanks to their employees. They are continuing to invest another $1.3 million in their phased upgrades to the mill. Chief Operations Officer Loren Rose said this year was lined up to be a really good yea...
It's an honor and privilege to serve resilient communities willing to take steps to overcome whatever challenge is before them. The Sheriff's Office and Detention Center are also working to meet the challenges of this pandemic to minimize impacts to our communities. The flexibility and great work by our patrol deputies, detectives, detention staff, administrative staff and search and rescue volunteers has allowed us to continue to protect and serve, complete time-sensitive civil process, issue...
These are historic days in Missoula County as our community copes with the changes and challenges of COVID-19. The Missoula County Elections Office and Elections Advisory Committee are looking ahead to June 2 and a primary election unlike any election in our history. In March, the governor’s office issued a directive giving counties the option to run the primary as an all-mail election, and county commissioners later approved a resolution to take advantage of that option. The EAC is grateful to the commission for approving the resolution. It e...
