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SEELEY LAKE – Amidst the uncertainty and challenges presented by statewide closures of schools and businesses, many residents are reaching out to others with encouragement and support. The ways to do that are endless and exemplify the words "Montanans taking care of Montanans." Depending where you live in Seeley Lake, the encouragement for our local health care workers and other essential workers can be heard with howls at 8 p.m. every night. The Facebook group "HOWL for Seeley Lake" has v...
With the Governor declaring the Easter Bunny essential and forgiving the 14-day quarantine as long as the Bunny maintains social distancing guidelines, we want to share reader photos from the holiday weekend. There are so many ways to celebrate. Readers gave us a glimpse of their holiday activities....
SEELEY LAKE – When school buildings closed because of the Corvid-19 pandemic, teachers devised home assignments for their students. However, with distractions such as toys, TV and video games readily accessible in the home, many students had a hard time focusing on those assignments. And no doubt many a parent was heard to say, “Knuckle down and get to work,” or perhaps “buckle down and get to work.” While the two phrases now mean the same thing, they have different origins. Knuckle down may sound like a gorilla’s way of walking but the phr...
Missoula resident Alex Gray is running to become the first member of the Little Shell Tribe to serve in the Montana Legislature. In December 2019, Congress granted federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians after over a century without legal status. Following generations of fighting for recognition, tribal member Gray now is seeking Senate District 46 position as a Democrat to be the first ever Little Shell member of the Montana Legislature. "Montana's legislature has...
Shannon O'Brien, former dean of Missoula College and education policy advisor to Governor Bullock is running for Montana Senate in District 46 as a democrat. Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE) and the current outgoing Senator Sue Malek endorsed her. Raised by a teacher and small business owner in a rural town, O'Brien said, "The truth is, we are all really more alike than we are different. By focusing on the similarities that we share, and not the few differences, we can roll up our...
Missoula County Public Schools started serving meals to all youth under 18 in Missoula and Seeley Lake starting Monday, March 23. Since the start, MCPS has served nearly 21,000 meals through the end of March including 1282 in Seeley Lake. The district will continue to serve meals as long as schools remain closed. MCPS served over 20,898 meals from March 23 – March 31. This is more meals than MCPS served in the entire summer of 2019 at their four summer nutrition sites in Missoula. In the first f...
Below is a summary of the new information about local and statewide closures, restrictions and accommodations due to the coronavirus as of Monday, April 13. Information changes daily, sometimes hourly. Please call ahead or contact the organization directly with questions. Please follow the Seeley Swan Pathfinder website (seeleylake.com) for Breaking News for our area. We will post information as it becomes available. For the most up-to-date and accurate information and best ways of protecting...
Seeley Lake Gun Range now open SEELEY LAKE – The Wilderness Sportsman’s Club Gun Range on Cottonwood Lakes Road is now open. The Seeley Lake Ranger District opened the road to the range to allow for vehicles. The Club reminds shooters to use the range responsibly and pick up after themselves. Flathead National Forest suspends spring prescribed burning SWAN VALLEY – The Flathead National Forest has put an indefinite hold on spring prescribe burning operations due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Forest will continue to adapt as the situa...
To protect the health of essential workers and members of the community, the Missoula City-County Board of Health adopted a recommendation today that all members of the public and employees and volunteers serving the public wear a cloth face covering over their nose and mouth when in public and unable to social distance. The recommendation does not replace the need for social distancing, but rather provides additional protection to members of our community from presymptomatic spread. The recommendation applies to members of the public when...
MONTANA - At a press conference Friday, April 17, Governor Steve Bullock announced the state is planning to do a phased reopening of the state following the expiration of the Stay at Home Directive and other closure orders April 24. This plan, which is still in development, is based on President Donald Trump’s recommendations for reopening the economy that was released Thursday. According to Worldometer’s website on Friday, Montana ranked #48 of the 50 states with 422 cases. There are 233 patients who have recovered and 21 active hos...
Local and state agencies are warning consumers to beware of frauds exploiting the outbreak of COVID-19 and the economic stimulus checks that will be distributed across the country. “Scammers are hard at work turning breaking news into ways to steal your money or personal information. While we know about several types of COVID-19 scams, these frauds are constantly evolving, and the best tool you have to protect yourself is your own good judgment,” Attorney General Tim Fox said. “Fraudsters are working COVID-19 into common phone scams you may a...
SWAN VALLEY – "I think some of those teachers got glitter out just to get to me," said Swan Valley Elementary School custodian Dar Kearney laughing at the memories. "The older kids all knew, Dar hates glitter." Just shy of 16 years, Kearney retired from her job as the Swan Valley Elementary School custodian at the end of March. While she is looking forward to having more time to spend on her home improvement projects, gardening and planting flowers, she will miss the students and treasures h...
SEELEY LAKE – Sunday morning, April 5 those driving Highway 83 through Seeley Lake were greeted with Burma-Shave-type signs on pastel-colored crosses with a palm branch mounted to every light pole between Riverview Drive and Cedar Lane. While most were humorous asking motorist "How do you make Holy Water?" "Boil the hell out of it," and saying "Tweet others as," "You would like," "To be Tweeted," they all had a message that Mountain Lakes Presbyterian Church hoped permeated the community in t...
SEELEY LAKE – In November of 1967, when the Vietnam War was heating up, Don Johnson received notification he had been drafted into the United States Army. Though repulsed at the possibility of having to kill another human being, his sense of patriotism and love for his country impelled him to embrace his duty and honor the draft notice rather than run from it. That decision was the beginning of a circuitous route which would guide him to the evangelical ministry. Johnson said he hoped the A...
POWELL COUNTY - The Powell County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) 911 Dispatch Center will be instituting measures to assist in the pre-screening of potential exposure for First Responders. When someone calls 911 or the non-emergency line, he or she may be asked a series of questions that will help assess the condition of the patient or those that may come in contact with first responders. The dispatcher may ask the caller whether they or the person needing medical help has a fever, has respiratory distress or has traveled or interacted with someone w...
What a wild few weeks it has been. We hope you're doing ok. Crises bring lots of stress and unknowns. Yet, this is also an opportunity for some beautiful collaboration. There are so many good people in this community! Many of our neighbors are having a hard time and we realize that number will grow the longer this pandemic goes on. Over here at the Seeley Lake Community Foundation, we are reaching out to different parts of our community and looking at how we can help get people access to the res...
Below is a summary of the new information about local and statewide closures, restrictions and accommodations due to the coronavirus as of Monday, April 6. Information changes daily, sometimes hourly. Please call ahead or contact the organization directly with questions. Please follow the Seeley Swan Pathfinder website (seeleylake.com) for Breaking News for our area. We will post as it becomes available. For the most up-to-date and accurate information and best ways of protecting yourself and...
SEELEY LAKE – Among the things the coronavirus has disrupted is the supply lines feeding the nation. Who would have thought toilet paper would become the most hoarded commodity? There's a possibility it may also lead to fewer Easter "necessities." The traditional Easter egg hunt has already been canceled for Seeley Lake and other places. So just in case supplies of baskets, egg dying equipment, or candy run out before you get there, or because you are staying home as all the health officials are...
SWAN VALLEY - Flathead National Forest is planning spring prescribed fire projects when weather and air quality are favorable. People can expect to see smoke in various places in the Flathead Valley depending on burn locations and weather conditions. The Forest follows a prescribed burn plan for each project, designed to reduce the potential for an escaped wildland fire or other adverse effects like excessive smoke. Fire managers time the projects to comply with air quality standards and state and local regulations to reduce smoke impacts in...
SEELEY LAKE – During this time of toilet paper shortages across the country, local owner of Rockn-B Septics Norman Bernstrauch reminds those on septic systems to put used handi wipes, disinfectant wipes and paper towels in the trash. Flushing them down the toilet can result in clogs in their septic system and, in worse case scenarios, can require homeowners to replace their entire drain field. Bernstrauch has owned Rockn' B Septic for the past seven years. In his tenure he has had several c...
SEELEY LAKE - Stuffed animals are appearing in windows of residences and businesses as the Seeley Lake community joins the global movement of "Teddy Bear hunts" for children. The hunt is inspired by the children's book "We're Going on a Bear Hunt" written by UK author Michael Rosen. The intent is to give children a fun, socially distant activity to do with adults. Teddy bears have been spotted all over the world bringing joy and promoting a sense of community during a time of isolation....
WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be distributed automatically, with no action required for most people. However, some seniors and others who typically do not file returns will need to submit a simple tax return to receive the stimulus payment. Who is eligible for the economic impact payment? Tax filers with adjusted gross income up to $75,000 for individuals and up to $150,000 for married couples filing j...
SEELEY LAKE – Due to the school closure because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) winter sports awards banquet was canceled. Members of the SSHS varsity basketball teams will still receive their varsity letters, pins, chevrons, All-Conference and Academic All-State. Letters, Pins & Chevrons: Students earned a letter if basketball was the first activity they have lettered in along with a pin. Pins are awarded to students who have previously lettered in another activi...
Ice Off 50/50 Challenge partners with AAI SEELEY LAKE – Participants have until Sunday, April 12 at 6 p.m. to enter their guess for the 2020 Ice Off 50/50 Challenge sponsored by Tamaracks Resort. Each date and hour is $10. Half of the pot, which is up to $300 as of Monday, April 6, will go to the winner. The other half will be donated to the Alpine Artisans Inc. to throw the first big event at Tamaracks Resort after coronavirus restrictions are lifted. Tamaracks Resorts partnered with AAI following last week’s article announcing the Cha...
SWAN VALLEY - The Montana History Foundation (MHF) announced its 2020 grant cycle will put $164,800 into 29 historic preservation projects in 27 communities this year including the Upper Swan Valley Historical Society. Since 2012, when the MHF grants program began, they have provided more than $1 million to history projects throughout Montana, supporting 247 projects in 47 counties. Funding for the MHF Grants Program comes from a variety of private sources, including a grant from the Fortin...
