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The Seeley Lake Sewer District Board met last Thursday to discuss the process of selecting a wastewater treatment plant site, heard about funding updates and announced the resignation of the board’s secretary and manager. Bill Decker, the sewer district’s manager since the end of 2022, announced his resignation at the meeting on Sept. 19. Decker told the Pathfinder he started to feel like he was going in a different direction than the board, and that it was his time to step down. As a part-time Seeley Lake resident and one that doesn’t live...
Recently Justin Iverson, a Potomac rancher, was invited to go on an international agricultural trade trip to Japan. The purpose was to build relationships, study the Japanese market and explore opportunities for U.S. red meat. As a member of the Montana Beef Council, a beef marketing group, Iverson was part of the 21 member team of beef, pork, soybean and corn representatives, hosted by the U.S. Meat Export Federation, which markets U.S. meat worldwide. The Tokyo office hosted the group of indus...
Seeley Lake is facing challenging times — ones that will leave a lasting impact on our community — but ones that we can work through together one step at a time. It is not the first time we have encountered such challenges, and it certainly won’t be the last. The Seeley Lake Community Council is committed to ensuring that our town remains a place where everyone can thrive, and we need your help to succeed. We invite all residents of Seeley Lake to participate in a community survey designed to gather your thoughts, ideas and concerns. “This...
The fifth annual Mike Haley Memorial golf tournament took place in Seeley Lake on Sept. 15 and raised over $6,000 for youth sports in the Seeley-Swan valley. The money goes directly to the principal of Seeley-Swan High School and in the past has been used for a shot clock and scoring table in the basketball gym. Jacob Haley, son of the late Mike Haley, said he's not sure what the school will use the money for this year. "I like to do it to keep my dad's name around," Haley said. "It means a lot...
Thirty five years ago ... Thursday Sept. 21, 1989 School bustles with activity at Swan Valley Elementary The Montana Energy Education Council conducted an art contest last May to get art to be included in the 1990 Montana Energy Calendar. Swan Valley Elementary School student Boomer Alexander submitted artwork and his art was one of 13 chosen for the calendar. Congratulations to Boomer Alexander. The seventh and eighth grades have elected their class officers for this school year. They are President Boomer Jenson, Vice-president Justin Shoup,...
In a recent Montana Supreme Court ruling, the temporary restraining order against LHC, Inc. a company that applied for an opencut mining permit for mining gravel on Highway 83 near Elbow Lake, was rescinded. The decision was made due to a technical difference between the state Supreme Court and District Court Judge John Larson, who originally set the restraining order in July 2023. The restraining order was applied for in the Fourth Judicial District Court, which includes Missoula County, by Protect the Clearwater, a local grassroots group form...
On school day mornings, roving rural speech language pathologist Yolie Bodie Jandreau hops into a car well stocked with a colorful array of games, toys, picture books and craft supplies and, depending on the day of the week, motors off to either Swan Valley Elementary School in Condon, Seeley Lake Elementary School, Greenough's Sunset School, or Potomac Elementary School. Depending on the weather and destination, the journey can take upwards of an hour, or a mere five minutes. (As a Potomac...
A free developmental and preschool screening clinic for children ages zero to five for Seeley Lake and Swan Valley School Districts will be held on Oct. 22, 2024, 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Seeley Lake Elementary School. This free screening will include gross motor, fine motor, language concepts, communication concepts, communication skills, hearing and vision screening. Please call (406) 677-2265 to schedule an appointment for your child’s screening or to receive more information....
The photo of the handmade sign and snapdragons planted near the corner of Boy Scout Road and Highway 83 by a light pole was missing a bit of information in last week's Pathfinder. Zelda Haines wanted to make sure that Cole and Keanna Henrekin were given credit for their contributions. Cole made the sign in his shop, Peak Fabrication, and donated it in memory of Zelda's husband, Kim, who was a principal at Seeley-Swan High School and a beloved track and field coach before he lost his battle with...
Editor's note: The Pathfinder published this piece on the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11. We're grateful to Mr. Browder for allowing us to do so again a few years later. Last Wednesday was the 23rd anniversary of an event that has totally changed our lives and how we look at the world. On that morning back in 2001, I walked through the World Trade Center in New York City as I went to my office in Lower Manhattan. Memories from that day are as clear to me today as the skies were on that fine fall...
The Seeley Lake Community Foundation has been awarded $2,500 through AgWest Farm Credit's Rural Community Grant program to be used towards blinds for the West Wing of the Foundation Building. In the unincorporated rural community of Seeley Lake, SLCF serves as a clearinghouse for community needs and opportunities, hub for resource sharing and charitable giving and mechanism for facilitating savvy, collaborative solutions to local challenges. SLCF has spent the last five years creating a com...
Thirty five years ago ... Thursday Sept. 14, 1989 McNeely is new pastor at Blackfoot Parish The Blackfoot Parish voted this past Sunday to call Richard I. McNeely to be its new pastor. He will assume pastoral duties the first of October and will reside in the Parish Manse on Riverview Drive in Seeley Lake. Most recently, Rev. McNeely has been the interim pastor of the Libby Presbyterian Church, and prior to that served as an elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Missoula. He has been active in the work of Glacier Presbytery, having served...
A Condon resident was severely injured after wind storms with speeds up to 70 mph swept through the Seeley-Swan valley on Aug. 23. Chris Soelter, who is a construction worker in the valley, received a call from a local business in Seeley Lake. The business had some roof damage after the storm and Chris and his son, Brandon, were leaving Chris's home in Condon to get to the job on the day of the storm. Brandon left the house a few seconds before Chris, according to Chris's brother, Mike, and...
Two avenues of purchasing Holland Lake Lodge were presented on Sept. 3 in Condon to a crowd gathered at the Swan Valley Community Center. Private equity investors Eric Jacobsen and Thomas Knowles introduced themselves and their intentions to those gathered, and a new nonprofit based in Condon announced its own plan to purchase the property. Jacobsen and Knowles have issued a letter of intent to purchase the assets of Holland Lake Lodge LLC and the liquor license, the property currently 80%...
The community of Seeley Lake is no stranger to long power outages. Fortunately, there are many resources available in town for when the power goes out. Cory's Valley Market is located right across from a substation. This location means the business has power as long as the substation has power. It sometimes has power when a lot of Seeley Lake doesn't, which was the case after the long power outage that resulted from the wind storm on Aug. 23. "We try to stay open if we can," says Cory Thompson,...
The Seeley Lake Pickleball Club is offering an opportunity to learn to play pickleball, one of the fastest growing sports in the U.S. Spend a couple of hours (one evening) with us at the courts behind the elementary school from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. We are hoping to register 16 new players, four per court, ages 18 and older with two women’s sessions and two men’s sessions. We initially would like to limit the training to one session per person to reach out to as many community members as possible. Up to 16 Ladies Tuesday, Sept. 16 Up to 16...
The Helmville rodeo opened its sixtieth rodeo on Sunday with a special appearance by the Patriot Parachute Team skydivers floating into the arena with parachutes and a Betsy Ross flag. In addition there was an appearance by U.S. Congressional Representative Ryan Zinke, who shared an address about Helmville that he will be making in front of Congress soon. "Sometimes in Washington D.C. people forget about our values. Here our values are pretty simple. We love Montana, we love the great outdoors,...
Twenty years ago ... Thursday Sept. 16, 2004 Bridge Construction Temporarily Closes Two Swan Valley Roads A portion of Forest Road #561, Kraft Creek and the Red Butte Creek Road #9576, south west of Condon, MT, will close for a month while crews replace two culverts with bridges. The Kraft Creek Road will be closed about six miles from state Hwy. 83, September 27 through October 29. The Red Butte Creek Road will be closed at the junction with the Kraft Creek Road, about 6 miles from Hwy. 83, September 20 through October 29. Visitors won’t be ab...
Missoula County Parks, Trails & Open Lands is accepting applications starting Sept. 3 for the annual Community Parks & Recreation Grants Program The program, formerly called the Matching Grants Program, provides funding to help communities create and enhance parks, trails and other public recreation sites and facilities. Staff encourage local nonprofits, schools and community groups to apply for the grant by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. Ninety thousand dollars is available during the 2025 awards cycle for community-driven projects that improve...
Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Montana following President Biden’s federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of straight-line winds that occurred July 24, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private nonprofits that provide essential services of a governmental nature are eligible for assistance. These low-interest federal disaster loans are available in Missoula and Powell counties. “Private non...
Karen Dove's hands shake when she starts talking about what it takes to keep a rural pharmacy open. Each day, she orders drugs customers need at the Seeley Swan Pharmacy. She pays for the drugs before she gets reimbursed and before a customer uses insurance to compensate for what it doesn't pay. Dove doesn't get repaid the full cost of the drug, though, and has to choose an amount she's going to sell a drug on which she's willing to lose. Dove spends money when she's buying drugs and loses it...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Park bear specialists are in charge of collaring a certain number of bears for research purposes. In 2016, a male grizzly nicknamed Walking Bear was captured and collared northeast of Ovando. This month that same bear was implicated in the deaths of four calves on summer pasture northeast of Ovando. Grizzly populations have been increasing in Montana over the years and the effort to delist the bears from the endangered species list has gone in and out of court...
Attention water district customers: The Seeley Lake Missoula County Water District will be performing fire hydrant flushing from Tuesday Sept. 10 through Wednesday Sept. 11. During this time, you may experience a reduction of water pressure. The work will begin at 8 a.m. and continue until approximately 5 p.m. each day. It is advisable to refrain from washing laundry during this time due to a possible discoloration of water. Please contact the office at 406-677-2559 if you have any questions or concerns....
Over the summer, Seeley Swan residents have experienced multiple power outages. The main electric provider for the area, Missoula Electric Cooperative, is responsible for getting the power back on when it goes out. The Pathfinder spoke with Kelsey Lodge, manager of communications at Missoula Electric Coop, about how MEC responds to power outages. In a coming edition, we'll provide an article that goes more in-depth on what resources are available in the Seeley-Swan area to residents when the pow...
Thirty five years ago ... Thursday Sept. 7, 1989 Griz hunt closes before season even opens The man-caused killings of six grizzly bears in northwestern Montana so far this year has prompted the closing of one grizzly bear hunting area, the Flathead Bear Management Area, before the season has had a chance to open. Each year, the state opens an area known as the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE) to a strictly controlled grizzly bear hunting season. Earlier this year, quotas for grizzly...
