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Through mid-December: $10 food bags for the Seeley-Swan Community Food Bank available at Cory's Valley Market. Sponsored by Veterans & Families of Seeley Lake. Through Monday, Dec. 12: Giving Tree sponsored by Mountain Lakes Presbyterian Church at Cory's Valley Market. Check out gift cards from the tree at the check stand. UNWRAPPED gifts must be returned to Cory's by 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12. Boxes appreciated. Through Tuesday, Dec. 20: Angel Tree at the Seeley Lake Fire Department, 200... Full story
By Gwyneth Hyndman A local search and rescue team was called off last minute on Sunday, Nov. 6, in the Seeley Lake Ranger District, when two snowmobilers who were illegally snowmobiling up to Lake Elsina in the Lolo National Forest broke down and were believed to be in trouble, as a severe weather warning for the area approached. Missoula County Sheriff Sergeant Bob Parcell said his office was alerted to the situation just before 7 p.m., after a group of “irate hunters” called the U.S. Forest Service about two snowmobilers who had ridden rig...
By Gwyneth Hyndman The Seeley-Swan area was dealt a winter weather warning last Wednesday morning, Nov. 9, along with much of western Montana, as road crews, law enforcement and local schools braced for the abrupt - though not entirely unwelcome - change of seasons. “It’s been a pretty steady snowfall,” said Missoula County Public Schools (MCPS) Communications Specialist Tyler Christensen. While last week’s winter weather also prompted MCPS to cancel all after-school athletics and activities in most of the county, Seeley-Swan High School...
By Gwyneth Hyndman One person has died in a house fire just north of Seeley Lake, in a blaze that was reported late Wednesday night, Nov. 9, on Hwy 83. Seeley Lake Fire Chief Dave Lane said the structure was about 50% ablaze when crews arrived at the double-wide mobile home along the highway, after being alerted to the fire at 11:29 p.m. One engine, a utility vehicle, a command vehicle and an ambulance attended the scene. Lane said the crew of four had been advised that there was "potential for...
By Gwyneth Hyndman A precinct breakdown of Seeley Lake, Swan and Potomac election results show that voters in these areas voted overwhelmingly in favor of Republican 1st Congressional District candidate Ryan Zinke for Montana’s newly created western U.S. House district. The AP Press declared Zinke the winner on Thursday morning, Nov. 10. On the whole, Missoula County voted in favor of Democrat Monica Tranel, who secured 63.58% of the vote, over Zinke’s 33.32% and Libertarian John Lamb’s 2.97%. In Seeley Lake, Zinke won 720 votes, Tranel secured...
Vince Lovato is no longer employed as editor by the Seeley Swan Pathfinder, owned by Ponderosa Publications. A search for a new editor is in the works. We appreciate the community’s understanding and support as we work to fill this position. - Ponderosa Publications New Pathfinder Office Hours: Tuesday thru Friday 10am to 1pm, 3195 MT Hwy 83 Unit #3, Seeley Lake, MT 59868. 406-677-2022.... Full story
Ovando Outdoor education classes held in the area provide hands on experience within the natural surroundings children encounter regularly. Blackfoot Challenge hosted two educational events this fall, the Annual Youth Field Day near Ovando and a Bear education event in Lincoln (see related story in this week's Pathfinder). The Annual Field Day on Sept. 15 taught fourth- through eighth-grade students facets of interacting with the natural world they live in. Stations were laid out on a half-mile...
Jamie Harrison's new novel "The Center of Everything" places you firmly in the mind of its central character, Polly, and her life in Livingston, Mont., with flashbacks to earlier years on Long Island. Harrison will be reading from her novel at Alpine Artisans's Open Book Club event at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Seeley Lake Community Foundation. The book begins with Polly recovering from a brain injury caused by a bike accident, and she repeatedly asks, "Am I losing my mind or am I seeing...
Hooper Park in Lincoln was a hot spot for bear studies Sept. 28. Living safely in bear country was taught through four stations covering safe camping, guardian dogs, bear identity and personal safety. Eighty K-12 Lincoln students attended and rotated through the stations. "With more bear activity and more people getting out exploring, we're trying to find ways to keep people safe, keep bears wild and minimize conflicts," said Elaine Caton, Education Coordinator for Blackfoot Challenge, who...
SEELEY LAKE & SWAN VALLEY: The Veterans and Families of Seeley Lake and American Legion Post #63 in the Swan Valley hosted their annual Veterans Day ceremonies Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. Both ceremonies were followed by a lunch for the veterans and their families. President Barbara Knopp led this year's ceremony in Seeley Lake. She focused on the importance and sacrifices made by soldiers fighting for freedom. She summed up her thoughts with two words, "Thank you!." During the lunch in the Swan Valley,...
By Vince Lovato, Pathfinder Editor SEELEY LAKE – Though Republicans control Montana politics today, that wasn't always the case, retired journalist Mike Dennison told Seeley Swan High School students Nov. 1. Up to about 30 years ago, Montana was a so-called Blue State, he said. Dennison, who covered Montana politics as a print and TV journalist for the last 40 years, is a guest lecturer for the Humanities Montana Democracy Project. According to the website, the privately funded Democracy P...
By Jean Pocha, Pathfinder Correspondent GOLD CREEK Emerging technology and forest product utilization was the focus of the forest tour in the Gold Creek area Oct. 25. More than two dozen people observed the Tigercat Carbonator 6050 make biochar out of slash piles as part of forest thinning and fuels reduction work done on land managed by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service and private landowners. Land managers discussed biochar production in the...
Seeley Lake schools took time to honor area veterans....
By Vince Lovato, Pathfnder Editor SEELEY LAKE – A Missoula County Sheriff's detective, posing as a 14-year-old girl on a social media site, lured a 61-year-old Seeley Lake man into an illicit rendezvous in Missoula, where he was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual assault of a minor. After the weeks-long online interaction, Detective Travis Wafstet arrested Charles Lief Isaacson, at the rendezvous location and booked him into the Missoula County Detention Facility on Oct. 25. I... Full story
Grants available for projects helping Seeley Lake From Claire Muller, SLCF Executive Director Non-profit organizations are invited to submit grant proposals to the Seeley Lake Community Foundation for 2023 projects. The SLCF awards grants of up to $2,500 for projects to benefit the area of Seeley Lake, MT. Applications are due January 31st each year, and grant award decisions are made by early March. The Seeley Lake Community Foundation helps local groups fund important community projects in the areas of: art & culture, community & economic...
By Jean Pocha, Pathfinder Correspondent SEELEY LAKE -- Native plants had their first summer in the Clearwater Resource Council's (CRC) Native Plant and Pollinator garden. Bearing up under the hot summer, with exceptional care from volunteers with daily watering taught organizers many things. "Thanks to Ginger Williams and other volunteers we were able water the plants nearly every day, which I think also kept the plants super happy and healthy," said Miske. "The success of the plants seemed to...
By Kelly Moore Missoula County Extension, Family and Consumer Science Agent The holidays we look forward to each year can often bring stress and anxiety into our already busy lives. Attempts to please everyone can leave us feeling exhausted and less able to feel thankful. Family traditions and guests can become a dark cloud of dread in our minds as November and December come into view. Re-evaluating traditions and reducing expectations, can pave a rejuvenating path to the holiday season. Let’s start with the Thanksgiving menu. We know that m...
From Jeannette Smith PIO Missoula Co. Sheriff’s Office MISSOULA -- An operation that began Wednesday in Missoula and concluded Thursday by The Montana FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force led to six arrests of those suspected of the exploitation and enticement of children. The task force is comprised of law enforcement personnel from various agencies in Montana and Federal Officers. Missoula County Sheriff’s Office was the central point for the operation but also worked very closely with City of Missoula Police Dep...
In celebration of 36 years of the Seeley Swan Pathfinder, each week we will run parts of articles that appeared in the issue 35 years ago and 20 years ago. The entire issue will be uploaded to our website seeleylake.com for you to enjoy. https://www.seeleylake.com/home/customer_files/article_documents/1987-11-12.pdf https://www.seeleylake.com/home/customer_files/article_documents/2002-11-14.pdf... Full story
Swan Valley Connections is taking orders for tree seedlings until Nov. 30. These seedlings are 10-cubic-inch root plugs that are grown at the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Tribal Forestry Tree Nursery in the Mission Valley. Place your order now, and pick your trees up from our office in the spring for planting. Or, if you'd like us to do the planting for you, check out our price sheet and contact us to schedule a date. Place your order at www.swanvalleyconnections.org or call...
OVANDO -- Time is approaching to make Ovando bright and colorful for the Holidays. And your help is seriously needed. We are in need of pine boughs if anybody can let us know if you can come up with a pick up load of tree trimmings. 9 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 19. Bring your staple guns, your gloves. Short ladders....
This week at SSHS • Wednesday 11/9/2022 Accelerate Montana will be here at 12:30 for seniors. For more information go to Acceleratemt.com • Friday 11/11/2022 Intervention 7:50 -11:00 National Honor Society Information Membership in the National Honor Society (NHS) is based on a student’s fulfillment of four requirements. Members of the junior and senior class who meet all four requirements, as evaluated by faculty, and complete an application will be admitted to the National Honor Society. The four basic requirements for membership are: - Sch...
Mr. Lovato is no longer employed by the Seeley Swan Pathfinder, owned by Ponderosa Publications. We have started the search for a new editor and appreciate the community's understanding and support as we work to fill this position.... Full story
https://www.seeleylake.com/photos Only at the Seeley Lake Senior Center could one meet a drag queen and a bumble bee sharing the same soup cauldron. Actually, these two were a few of many who took on an alter ego for the senior center's Halloween Costume contest Oct. 28. On the left, Boyd Gosserd was dressed as Judge Judy while caterer Hope Lewis was a bee with her co-host, Sally Johnson, in the background as a smiling flower. For more photos from the costume contest, see Page 7 of the print...
Kole, 3, uses a black marker to paint a tangerine to look like a mini-jack-o-lantern during Seeley Lake Baptist Church's weekly Adventure Day for kids Oct. 26. For more pictures, see Page 4 of the print edition or click the link: https://www.seeleylake.com/photos...
