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SEELEY LAKE – Haunted Scapes brings family fun to Seeley Lake with a pumpkin patch, bouncy house, maze, haunted house and more. They will be open Thursday – Sundays through Monday, Oct. 31 when they will host Seeley Lake Trunk-or-Treat from 6-8 p.m. Owners of Nature Scapes Davy Good and his wife Angela came up with the idea for Haunted Scapes after taking their children to pumpkin patches outside the area. "We've talked about wanting to do a pumpkin patch for years and finally have the room to...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Foundation (SLCF) is pleased to announce the donation of property at the Double Arrow Meadows Golf Course from Pat and Nina Brock. Pat Brock said, “After owning a ranch in Ovando for 20 years, we fell in love with the whole area and the people. We gave our gift because we felt so close to the communities and it was the right thing to do.” SLCF Vice President Kevin Wetherell said, “This generous gift of land from the Brocks, was a win-win for all. The Brocks took the opportunity to extend their legac...
SWAN VALLEY - Missoula County Public Library (MCPL) Director Honore Bray presented about the MCPL Bond and Swan Valley Library improvements to nearly 40 attendees at the Swan Valley Community Council (SVCC) meeting Oct. 18. Swan Valley resident Rick Ferguson also presented the idea of a shooting range in the Swan Valley. Bray explained the $30 million library building bond that appears on the ballot this November. Bray explained that the present MCPL building is out of space. There are requests every day for more books for which there would be...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Sewer Board has been discussing an alternative route for the main pipe to the proposed wastewater treatment plant. Plans to send out information packets on the proposed system and the names associated with the test wells were also discussed at their Oct. 20 meeting. Currently the main pipe to the treatment site is planned to go from a lift station near Highway 83 straight up Cedar Lane and over the hill on the other side of Tamarack Drive. From there it would go...
SEELEY LAKE – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) Game Warden Bill Koppen worked with the state to initiate the FWP decoy program in Great Falls, Mont. 25 years ago. Ever since, Koppen has used simulated decoys during the hunting season as a deterrent to keep people from shooting from vehicles and hunting public roads. During the 2014 and 2015 seasons he wrote citations that produced 30 convictions, 15 of which were to hunters who took illegal shots at the decoy. In Montana, enforcement o...
Opening weekend of the 2016 general hunting season resulted in an encouraging tally of harvested big game animals through the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) hunter check stations in west-central Montana. The total harvest of 212 animals was identical to the harvest checked on the opening weekend in 2015 and was achieved with 10 percent fewer hunters afield. Over the first two days of the season, 2,786 hunters stopped at the four check stations in west-central Montana, with eight percent harvesting game. Elk harvest was down at the...
POTOMAC - October is Fire Safety Month. A group of four Greenough/Potomac Volunteer Fire Department (GPVFD) volunteers spoke to Sunset and Potomac Schools Oct.19. The group from the GPVFD included Chief Ryan Hall, Assistant Chief Justin Iverson and volunteers Tim Nesmith and Justin Kennedy. More than 90 kindergarten through eighth-grade students and staff watched the presentation which began in the Potomac/Greenough Community Center (PGCC) and then moved outdoors. After introducing the GPVFD...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Fire District Board of Trustees welcomed Connie Clark to the board. They discussed the need for paid officers and an assistant chief. No decisions were made. Continued discussion along with the budget approval are on November’s agenda. Clark was sworn in as the new board member filling Bruce Bourne’s term. The Missoula County Commissioners appointed Clark after being the only applicant for the open position. Fire Chief Bob Vanden Heuvel assigned Shelly Johnson and Kristy Pohlman as medical crew chiefs and will...
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 - 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 – Fubuki Daiko filled the Seeley-Swan High School gymnasium with their traditional Japanese drumming Tuesday, Oct. 18. Their high-energy performance included elements of dance, meditation and drumming. Their synchronized movements accompanied the rhythm that shook the ground and could be felt outside the gymnasium. The four-person drum ensemble played Taiko, a broad range of Japanese percussion instruments. The performers rotated through the various instruments, sometimes s...
SEELEY LAKE – Speed limits have changed on Highway 83 and the school zone is official by the Seeley-Swan High School. Law enforcement has been stopping people for speeding. Missoula County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Mike Sunderland also offers safety messages for the hunting season and Halloween. The Montana Department of Transportation Commission approved new speed limits for Highway 83 through Seeley Lake. These include: south of Cory’s Valley Market to Riverview Drive, 40 mph; Riverview Drive to the Deer Country Quilts, 35 mph; Deer Count...
Information Sought on Thefts around Potomac POTOMAC – The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information on thefts in Potomac over the past month. On Wednesday, Sept. 14 a Honda generator, battery charger and five-gallon fuel jugs were stolen outside of an outbuilding in the 700 block of Swanson Lane. The victim reported the items were stolen over night. Residents on Morrison Lane noticed items missing on Oct. 4. They were unsure how long they had been gone. On Oct. 7 at the 200 block of Swanson Lane there was another ove...
SEELEY LAKE - The one-year stand-down after the expiration of the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) Oct. 12, 2015 is now over. Since there has been no resolution, those in the timber industry are asking if there is going to be a trade case filed by either the Americans or Canadians or if an agreement can be reached. This SLA along with other issues was a point of discussion with U.S. House representative Ryan Zinke when he visited Pyramid Mountain Lumber, Inc. Oct. 14. According to Pyramid's...
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 – Sparrow's Vine opened up the Field of Dreams fundraiser inviting the community to step up to the plate. Those that came out to play enjoyed a gourmet hot dog dinner, tested their speed in the dessert dash and bid on various auction items throughout the night. Following the seventh inning stretch, complete with popcorn, peanuts and cracker jacks, keynote speaker Cameron Reimers, former Missoula Maverick and Tronto Blue Jay player shared his story, starting with becoming a father at...
SEELEY LAKE – As a part of Montana Forest Products Week celebrations Oct. 16-22, the Flathead Valley Habitat for Humanity chapter will be hosting a Build Day in Kalispell Saturday, Oct. 22. All seven of the large sawmills donated bunks of lumber and plywood for this Habitat for Humanity home. Pyramid Mountain Lumber, Inc. provided siding material for the house. Being opening day of hunting season, they are short of volunteers to help with the build. No building experience is needed and there w...
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has confirmed the first influenza cases of the season. To date, five cases have been confirmed involving various age ranges from children to the elderly. Cases include three from Missoula County and two from Lewis and Clark County. Public health officials say that these first confirmed cases are an important reminder for the public to get vaccinated against influenza as soon as possible. Vaccinations are available now and health care providers and public health authorities recommend tak...
MISSOULA — Oktoberfest may be over, but The Nature Conservancy and Kettlehouse Brewery have extended the season with the launch of the month-long OktoberForest in Montana. The campaign is making beer fans aware of the critical link between the health of America’s forests and beer’s main ingredient—water. More than 90 percent of beer is water and more than 50 percent of America’s water comes from our forests. Montana’s forests help shade streams, lakes and snow from evaporation and keep waters cool for fish; the forest floor helps filter sedi...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council (SLCC) agreed to write letters of support for two area projects and hosted discussion on the upcoming library bond at its Oct. 10 meeting. Mike Boltz presented his plans to convert the Wilderness Gateway Inn, just south of Cory’s Valley Market, into an apartment complex. Boltz is applying for financing from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (RD). The RD loans are to help build housing for elderly, handicapped and low to mid-range income. Boltz said that he isn’t doi...
SWAN VALLEY - The Swan Valley Regional Planning Committee (SVRPC) met Oct. 12 and revisited residents’ responses regarding what was envisioned for the Swan Valley. The envisioning process was intended to be the foundation of the Swan Valley Draft Plan. Members of the SVRPC reviewed the envisioning questions to see if the draft plan is in agreement with what the community wants for the Swan Valley. They also wanted to apply it to the 2.0 Economic Opportunity Element on which they are currently working. The SVRPC members discussed balancing e...
SEELEY LAKE – Pyramid Mountain Lumber, Inc. recently received a notable practice on their conformance audit through the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). This maintains their fiber sourcing certification. Pyramid is one of two SFI certified mills in the state. Pyramid applied for its fiber sourcing certification through SFI five years ago. One of their main ponderosa pine customers Pella Windows wanted to make sure they were using certified wood and promote that on their products. Now several more customers are asking for the certified w...
SEELEY LAKE – Attendance and grades at Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS) have shown significant improvement at the one-year anniversary of the four- day school week with the half day of enhancement on Fridays. SSHS Principal Dr. Kathleen Pecora is pleased with the data as was the Missoula County Public School (MCPS) Board of Trustees at their Oct. 11 meeting. At one of the parents’ meetings to discuss the 4+ day school week in the spring of 2015, teacher Mary Stone said, “Our goal is still two-fold: to increase attendance and provide addit...
by Andi Bourne Pathfinder SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake Elementary's (SLE) new preschool teacher Jama Mauldin is excited to play a role in building a foundation for education with her students and being a positive voice of encouragement for them. While this is her first year teaching with her own classroom, she feels her background in mental health, previous experience in the classroom and heart for children will give her a great start. Mauldin has always loved children. "They are fascinating and I...
