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SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan turned into a winter wonderland over the weekend. The Seeley Lake Ranger District officially reported 31 inches of snow from 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5 – Monday morning around 10 a.m. By the end of the weekend, the North Fork Jocko Snotel Site added 33 inches of snow to the 62 inches on the ground. We asked our readers to share their snow and winter fun photos with us....
The bell rang once to signal members of the Montana House of Representatives to punch in their votes, and the result was a dead heat: 50 for “yes,” 50 for “no.” That was enough to kill House Bill 27, the first in a stream of bills working to address gaps in support for Montana students’ mental health. Sponsored by Rep. Moffie Funk, D-Helena, the bill would have permitted schools to implement “handle with care” programs -- allowing law enforcement to contact a child’s school and alert staff to handle the student with extra care because of a po...
Bills Aim to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs in Montana A House committee tabled a bill in the Montana Legislature that would have limited copays for insulin to $35 for a month’s supply after it drew support from families and healthcare providers who say the price of the drug has become otherwise unaffordable. Rep. Jessica Karjala, D-Billings, presented House Bill 222 to members of the House Human Services Committee on Monday, Feb. 1. “The bottom line is that the price of insulin with insurance has become prohibitive, and often, out of rea...
SEELEY LAKE – On Jan. 25, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued Opencut Mining Permit #2864 to Deer Creek Excavating, LLC for a 20-acre sand and gravel pit on 26.5 acres located approximately four miles east of Seeley Lake in Powell County. Owner of Deer Creek Excavating, LLC Gary Lewis looks forward to beginning operations at the Cottonwood Site this summer. “We are pleased that the permit has been approved and we look forward to serving the community of Seeley Lake with our own gravel products,” said Lewis and his w...
MISSOULA COUNTY - By the end of January, Missoula County shifted into the first tier for Phase 1b vaccine distribution. Tier one of Phase 1b includes county residents ages 70 and older, Native Americans and other people of color. Following these groups, appointments will be opened to younger individuals who meet other eligibility criteria under this Phase. Due to high demand and limited doses, Phase 1b appointments will open with a tiered approach as required by the Missoula City-County Health Department (MCCHD). Those without Internet access... Full story
SEELEY LAKE - The fate of a pair of bonds to fund Seeley Lake’s proposed sewer system is in the hands of the voters with ballots being mailed out Feb. 3. If the bonds pass in the Feb. 23 election, the Seeley Lake Sewer District can move forward to finish checking off the conditions of the funding package and put the proposed sewer project out to bid. However the water gets muddier when looking at the impacts of a “no” vote. The Pathfinder reached out to the Missoula City-County Health Department, Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ...
SEELEY LAKE - Alpine Artisans, Inc. (AAI) named Carla and Gene Schade as the recipients of their annual Arts Benefactor Award during their annual meeting which took place virtually Sunday, Jan. 24. Every year the AAI Board of Directors selects someone to receive the award based on contributions of outstanding merit to the local community. AAI Program Manager Jenny Rohrer said the Schades "have brought so much to the organization" both together and individually. "The overall thing is that Gene...
SEELEY LAKE – The community is invited to attend a History Snow Walk n’ Talk starting at Camp Paxson and Winterfest at Seeley Lake Elementary during the afternoon on Saturday, Feb. 6. The Seeley Lake Historical Society is hosting the Snow Walk from 1 – 4 p.m. The Seeley Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting Winterfest activities from 3-6 p.m. The History Snow Walk n’ Talk will start at Camp Paxson, located along Boy Scout Road. Meet at the campfire for the start of snow tour at 1 p.m. The tour will include a walking loop from Camp Paxson to...
SEELEY LAKE - The next meeting of the Seeley Lake Community Council will be held this Monday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. The main topic will be COVID vaccinations. Cindy Farr, County Incident Commander - COVID-19 Response, will explain the current status of vaccinations in Missoula County, where to get information and how to sign up, the schedule of vaccination priority, the availability of vaccine, etc. It should be a very interesting and informative session, with an opportunity for citizens to ask all the questions they might have. Finally,...
MISSOULA – AARP will be offering free tax service at Southgate Mall, in the former location of Lane Bryant, between Hoagieville and Champs in the Dillard’s wing, on Mondays and Wednesdays. Appointments will be accepted between 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays by calling 406-531-2701. Please don’t call until Feb. 8th for the next block of appointments. For more information visit www.mttaxaide.org Also every Saturday beginning Feb. 6 through March 13 from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., the VITA Program will be offering free tax help to those... Full story
SCAPEGOAT WILDERNESS – The Lolo National Forest is seeking comments on the North Fork Blackfoot River Native Fish Restoration Project which is located in the Scapegoat Wilderness on the Seeley Lake Ranger District on the Lolo National Forest, and the Lincoln Ranger District on the Helena – Lewis and Clark National Forest, in Powell and Lewis and Clark counties. The project would authorize Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) to implement fish management and stocking actions within the wilderness that would establish a secure population of nat...
MISSOULA COUNTY - When one positive case of COVID-19 has the power to disrupt the operations for an entire institution, clarifying what is considered an active case versus a positive test can be important when determining the contagiousness of an individual. According to Cindy Farr, Missoula City-County Health Department COVID-19 incident commander, a positive test is someone who tests positive for COVID-19 while an active case is someone who has tested positive and is still in the contagious... Full story
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Foundation is offering a free Grant Technology training for businesses and nonprofits at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 led by SLCF Executive Director Claire Muller. This one-hour discussion will include information on how to use Submittable, a popular cloud-based platform headquartered in Montana that (among many other funders) the State of Montana used for administering COVID-19 grants in 2020. We will also go over how to look for grants, manage the funding you receive, how to think about incorporating grants...
Calls are being received at local Area Agencies on Aging reporting that a credit card arrived in the mail from “Money Network Financial” saying that they represent the US Treasury and to call to activate the card. These are legitimate cards. Some eight million Americans are receiving their stimulus payments on a pre-paid debit card sent through the mail, in addition to others who will receive the payment via paper checks or automatic deposits. Just because the last payment was received one way, does not mean it will be received the same way... Full story
SEELEY LAKE - Massage Therapist Michelle Dunn is hoping to offer her clients relieving therapeutic massage services as she opens the extension of her massage clinic in Missoula, True North Massage, in Seeley Lake. Her techniques include trigger point therapy, myofascial release, soft tissue release, cupping, deep tissue massage and Swedish massage. "My mission is to give my community a way to manage pain relief and stress to keep active so you can adventure in the great outdoors," Dunn said....
Placid Creek Rd. 349 temporary road closure PLACID LAKE - Placid Creek Road National Forest Service Road 349 from milepost 2.7 to milepost 5.1 will be temporarily closed through the end of February for fuels reduction work. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is conducting the work on private lands. For more information or to check the status of the road call the Seeley Lake Ranger District, 677-2233. Missoula County Commissioners seek applicants for board positions The Missoula County Commissioners are accepting applications for the Seeley Lake...
SEELEY LAKE - Skiers were given free reign to run the 39th annual OSCR cross country ski race whenever they wanted last weekend. Participants were recommended to begin the self-supported 10-, 22- or 44-kilometer course from 8 - 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30 or Sunday Jan. 31. Due to the lack of snow, the 25k loop was shortened to a 22k, making the longest distance 44k. According to Lynn Carey, Seeley Lake Nordic Club vice-president and race director, the club could not formally organize the...
Partnership Health Center, in collaboration with the Missoula County COVID-19 Vaccine Coordination Team, will hold a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Seeley-Swan High School on Monday, Feb.8 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Approximately 200 Partnership Health Center patients from the Seeley-Swan area will receive the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Second doses will be administered at the same location on Sunday, Feb. 28. The clinic will be the first drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Missoula County and the first clinic specifically... Full story
The Missoula City-County Health Department (MCCHD) will hold more public vaccination clinics on Tuesday, Feb. 9 and Wednesday Feb. 10 at the former Lucky’s Market in the Southgate Mall. Approximately 400 first-dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available, with 200 appointments scheduled each day. Appointments will open online at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 8. The link to make appointments will be available on the Vaccine Information page at http://covid19.missoula.co/. This clinic will not take walk-ups and appointments are mandatory. These a... Full story
MISSOULA COUNTY - Residents have publicly questioned Seeley Lake Rural Fire District's methods of garnering revenue at fire board meetings since the District voted to charge for fire and accident response in July, 2019. Some have also compared fees charged between Seeley's services and Swan Valley's. Even though both fire districts operate in Missoula County, comparing them is like comparing apples to oranges. Property owners within the District pay an annual tax for fire service based on...
SEELEY LAKE - As part of the last item on her bucket list, resident Dottie Wood, 91, had the opportunity of a lifetime to ride in a hot air balloon free of charge. "It was an experience [...] that I thought I would never get to do," Wood said. Wood said riding in a hot air balloon was on her bucket list because she liked the idea of exploring the world in a similar fashion to the movie "Around the World in 80 Days." "I thought that would really be something, to go around the world and not have t...
SEELEY LAKE - Mary Strumpfer is taking the streets as Seeley Lake’s new resident trooper for the Montana Highway Patrol. In her new position Strumpfer hopes to bring more traffic safety knowledge to the community especially when the tourism season is high in the summer. “There’s a lot of children on the sidewalks and crossing the roads,” she said. “The safer that people drive, the less instances that we have where we have to deal with possibly traumatic things.” Strumpfer graduated Seeley-Swan High School in 2017 and was officially sworn in as...
SEELEY LAKE - The community gathered around a massive flame as part of the 24th annual Christmas Tree Bonfire in the Filling Station parking lot on Friday, Jan. 22. Don and Lorraine White were visiting Seeley Lake from Washington state. "We were glad we could come and get here just in time. It was terrific," Don said. The Filling Station Owner Kris Martin said the word was spread through social media, work of mouth and the newspaper. The Seeley Lake Area Chamber of Commerce provided fireworks...
MISSOULA COUNTY - The Missoula City-County Board of Health (MCCHD) unanimously voted to revise their COVID-19 mitigation requirements for restaurants, bars, breweries, distilleries and casinos during their meeting on Thursday, Jan. 21. These revisions included lifting the 10 p.m. closing time, changing capacity to the degree necessary to ensure six-foot distancing between groups and increasing the number of people at a table from six to eight. These changes went into effect Jan. 22. Missoula... Full story
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Sewer District Board had its monthly meeting on Jan. 21 when the Board discussed litigation strategy, a change in who qualifies for voting agents in the upcoming bond election and comments made by a Director at another public board meeting. The Board closed the meeting to discuss litigation strategy with their attorney regarding a lawsuit filed in December seeking to force the District to install the proposed sewer and mandate properties to connect among other things. After coming out of the closed session,...
