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SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council hosted two candidate forums, Sept. 19 and Sept. 26, at the Seeley Lake Community Hall. 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 including Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians, were invited. This week the Pathfinder features the candidates for Montana Senate District 46 and Montana House District 92. Visit...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council hosted two candidate forums, Sept. 19 and Sept. 26, at the Seeley Lake Community Hall. 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 including Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians, were invited. This week the Pathfinder features the candidates for Montana Senate District 46 and Montana House District 92. Visit...
Laetiporus conifericola, or "Chicken of the Woods," grows around Potomac. They are a mushroom species known as the "sulfur shelf mushrooms" that grow on conifer trees. These are mushrooms that get their name from how they taste after being prepared correctly. These mushrooms belong to the fungi kingdom and the name Laetiporus is a genus of edible mushroom. There are six North American species in the genus and one species variety that occur in different ecosystems and/or perform different...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake resident Rob Loveman kept running into circumstances where people shot videos and never edited them. He opened Loveman Video Editing in August 2016 and looks forward to where the market will take him in his quest to make movies out of clips. Loveman has had a camera in his hand since he was six years old. His first desktop computer had a 66 megabite hard drive which was "a really good hard drive at the time." Loveman used videos for promotional and instructional p...
SEELEY LAKE – A reader asked the question how big of a problem is domestic violence in Seeley Lake and what is being done to address the problem. Missoula County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Sunderland spoke about what law enforcement sees in Seeley Lake and provided a list of resources for victims. “It’s a big problem everywhere,” said Sunderland. “Domestic violence is, unfortunately, prevalent no matter what the size of the community.” Sunderland said local law enforcement deals with it on a “regular basis.” They have had two partner/family member a...
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake-Swan Valley Hospital District received a positive audit report for the fiscal year ending in June 30, 2015 at the October board meeting. The board also learned that the Seeley-Swan Medical Center will have an X-ray machine in mid-November. The audit was required by Missoula County after the district borrowed $500,000 for the expansion. Even though it was required, the board agreed it was a good thing to do to show accountability to the taxpayers. Donald Nolan Davies, PC, Certified Public Accountant presented his a...
New Labor Regulation Information Session, Oct. 26 SEELEY LAKE – Small Business Owners and Employers with concerns about impacts of federal regulations, such as the new federal overtime rules, will have an opportunity to meet with representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration at the Seeley Lake Historical Society Museum and Visitors Center, Oct. 26 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. The meetings will include SBA Regional Advocate John Hart, and SBA Regional Administrator Betsy Markey. Hart, representing the SBA’s Office of Advocacy and Reg...
SEELEY LAKE – Ever hear a gun shot in town and wonder if it’s legal? The short answer is, yes, it is legal. However, the long answer is it depends on a number of factors including safety, proximity to structures and land ownership. “When you start talking about firearms to Montanans or Americans, the first thing a lot of people think about is [their] second amendment rights,” said Federal Officer Tyler Robinson. “It’s a constitutional amendment and I value it deeply. But when it comes to harming or hurting another person, public safety is p...
SEELEY LAKE – Recreationists looking forward to renting the Monture Guard Station this winter will be happy to know the roof has been repaired. The Lolo National Forest (LNF) Historical Preservation team along with the Montana Conservation Corps (MCC) reroofed the building and fixed the failing chimney this past September. All the work was done in keeping with the historical nature of the structure. Lolo National Forest Zone Archeologist Sydney Bacon said for the past couple of years the S...
More than 25 artists in four studios, three historical museums and two galleries from Condon through Seeley Lake to Ovando participated in the Tour of the Arts Oct. 8 and 9....
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School celebrated Homecoming Oct. 8 with a parade, football and volleyball game. A student dance was held in the evening....
SWAN VALLEY - The Swan Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) invites the public to help celebrate the receipt of $70,000 grant from the William H. Donner Foundation, Inc. A formal announcement of the award and presentation of the four initiatives will be at the Swan Valley Community Council meeting, Oct. 18. The announcement is the last agenda item for the council meeting that starts at 7 p.m. at the Swan Valley Community Hall. The SVCF was incorporated in 2011 and received its non-profit 501(c)(3) status in 2012. The SVCF started small in 2012...
This is National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9-15. While this year's theme emphasizes replacing smoke alarms that are more than 10 years old, Seeley Lake Fire Chief Bob Vanden Heuvel said it's also a good time to stop for an hour and think about home fire safety. Vanden Heuvel said that in the U.S. 2000 fire fatalities occur each year. A home fire will double in size every 20-30 seconds. Home fires now also include deathly toxic by-products that kill before people in the home ever wake up....
SEELEY LAKE - Older adults in the Seeley Lake area will now have access to Missoula Aging Services (MAS) resources and assistance in Seeley Lake, right in time for the Medicare Open Enrollment period. Starting Oct. 18, MAS's new satellite office located at the Bison Bear Center, 3166 MT Hwy. 83 North, will be open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to serve seniors, their families and caregivers in person or by phone. The Seeley Lake Community Foundation provides the office. Resource...
SEELEY LAKE - After being open daily from Memorial Day, the Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitor Center closed for the season on Labor Day. Visitors often commented that the little visitor center provides an impressive amount of information about the area, region and state. Many are impressed with collections in the museum featuring Norman Maclean, The Big Burn, Wilderness Epicenter, Earliest Logging, Seeley Business, and personal utility and leisure items. 2016 visitation to the Seeley Lake Historical Museum and Visitor Center by U.S....
OVANDO – The Blackfoot Community Conservation Area (BCCA) has been the recipient of two Forest in Focus (FIF) grants totally nearly $315,000. Of the 5,600 total acres within the BCCA core, 863 acres have been treated with FIF grants generating around 6,600 tons of saw logs and pulp. The BCCA is located in the mid-reaches of the Blackfoot watershed near Ovando Mountain. It combines community forest ownership and management within the Core 5,609 acres with cooperative ecosystem management for m...
SEELEY LAKE - Attendees rock n' rolled at the Seeley-Swan Food Bank's (SSFB) second annual Sock Hop, Friday, Oct. 7. They enjoyed a spaghetti dinner, silent and live auction, and tunes from an old fashion jukebox all to help fight hunger in the valleys. From January through September, the SSFB served 271 households and 695 individuals. Volunteers have put in 445 hours giving out nearly 13,700 pounds of food. The organizers were happy with the turn out. They were thankful for those that attended...
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council hosted two candidate forums, Sept. 19 and Sept. 26, at the Seeley Lake Community Hall. Candidates for state and local races answered questions from moderator and Council Chair Klaus von Sutterheim and the audience. All candidates that will appear on the ballot including Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians, were invited. This week the Pathfinder features the candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction and Public Service Commissioner....
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council hosted two candidate forums, Sept. 19 and Sept. 26, at the Seeley Lake Community Hall. Candidates for state and local races answered questions from moderator and Council Chair Klaus von Sutterheim and the audience. All candidates that will appear on the ballot including Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians, were invited. This week the Pathfinder features the candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction and Public Service Commissioner....
MISSOULA - For those of you who don't know me, I am Dave Strohmaier and I'm running to be your next Missoula County commissioner. I'm a Democrat and father of two school-age kids. My wife is on the staff of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church. I'm running because I firmly believe that it's our duty to give back to our communities through public service. To serve well, it's essential to remain accessible and accountable to the public. Priorities for the next six years include: 1. Leadership. From...
SEELEY LAKE – For the past few weeks, law enforcement has been actively working the school zones, enforcing speed limits. Once the new speed limits on Highway 83 go into effect, these will also be enforced. Monday, Oct. 3, Missoula County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Sunderland worked for two hours by the Seeley-Swan High School (SSHS). He wrote several speeding tickets and gave a lot of warnings. “People need to realize that we are going to enforce the speed laws around the school,” said Sunderland. “These kids are very important to all of us.” For...
Fire Danger LOW in Missoula County MISSOULA – Recent significant and widespread rain has resulted in a drop in the fire danger in Missoula County. Wildland fire officials with the Missoula County Fire Protection Association (MCFPA) have dropped fire danger within Missoula County from MODERATE to LOW, the lowest level of fire danger. Recent days have seen lower temperatures, higher relative humidity and widespread precipitation. The forecast for the next several days is similar. Hundreds of people in Missoula County have Prescribed Wildland a...
SEELEY LAKE - Every fall Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) fish biologists complete bull trout redd counts, tracking the abundance of the trout spawning nests. A redd is an area on the stream bottom that trout prepare as their spawning nest. The redd counts is an index for spawning activity and adult abundance. FWP Fisheries Biologist Ladd Knotek said that monitoring bull trout as the keystone species is a good indicator because they are the most sensitive species to disturbance and they...
HELENA – Montanans earning minimum wage will see the rate increase to $8.15 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2017. An estimated 3,323 workers, or approximately 1.2 percent of the workforce, receive minimum wage. “By tying our minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), we are making sure that Montana families are keeping pace with inflation,” said Labor & Industry Commissioner, Pam Bucy. “Through an increased minimum wage, our workforce will be able to have more purchase power in their local communities.” In 2015, the industry with the large...
SEELEY LAKE – When driving the major roads in Montana, travelers can't help but notice the white crosses dotting the side of the roads. The American Legion has used the white crosses to mark the sites of fatal traffic accidents for the past 50 years. Jim Kelly, a member of the American Legion Post 13 out of St. Regis, keeps this tradition alive in District 5, including the Blackfoot, Clearwater and Swan Valleys. He covers more than 2,500 miles and maintaining more than 1,000 crosses, adding m...
