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SWAN VALLEY – Owner of the Mission Mountains Mercantile Len Kobylenski and his partner Grace Siloti hardly stop to take a break as they close in on the opening of the newly built Mission Mountains Mercantile. If everything goes as planned, by the end of April, Swan Valley residents should be able to purchase gas and groceries with the grand opening celebration planned for June 23. While the store has the latest technology and will offer many new products and services, the biggest change is t...
SEELEY LAKE – Through the Safety Award program, Pyramid Mountain Lumber has put $2,500 in the past five months back into the economy of Seeley Lake. While this is not a new program, the approach changed in October to help support the community and the local businesses. Every month Pyramid gives employees who have had perfect attendance an incentive check. If there has not been a lost time accident at the mill, anyone who received the attendance award is also put in a drawing for the safety award. Between 60-70 employees meet the attendance r...
SEELEY LAKE – "Real estate has always been an interest of mine so I thought I would try it. Turns out I like it," said Stephanie Cahoon, a new real estate agent with Keller Williams. Cahoon is offering services from Seeley Lake to Missoula and everything in between. Her goal is to make the buying and selling of a home as stress free as possible Cahoon graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in psychology. She met her husband Tyler while at UM and moved to Seeley Lake. "I've a...
SEELEY LAKE – Purchasing a home in the Seeley-Swan area just got a little easier. John Homen, co-owner of Homen Hearth of Seeley Lake, recently passed his state and national home inspector certification. Homen's desire is to provide the safest environment for the homeowners and provide the best possible services so the potential home buyer has a good understanding of what they are purchasing. Homen and his wife Rachel started their chimney cleaning service Homen Hearth in June 2013. Homen has a...
SEELEY LAKE – When Terry Lucke's first patient asked him to be her provider he wasn't sure if he could provide marijuana to a 70-year-old woman. After she told him she had been smoking weed before he was born, he agreed. He has since watched countless patients lead more normal lives after using medical marijuana while they otherwise would live in pain. "My primary focus is just helping people get through their lives and make life a little easier," said Lucke, sole owner of Fat Hippie A Friend I...
SEELEY LAKE – When Brandy Wyckoff moved to Seeley Lake this past summer many of her clients in Seattle, Wash. did not even realized she moved. Owner of the freelance graphic design business B-design, Wyckoff works primarily online so she is able to provide uninterrupted service to her current clients while enjoying a simpler life in Seeley Lake. She looks forward to getting more involved in the community and putting her 20 years of graphic design experience to work for local individuals, b...
SEELEY LAKE – Kristin Mason never thought when she started her career working with young children that she would end up working with the elderly. After more than 10 years working in geriatrics specializing in memory care, nutrition, diabetes care and medication management, Mason is excited to offer Mason's Direct Care, an in home care service in Seeley Lake. She hopes this will allow residents of the area to not only maintain their independence and remain in their home but also continue to l...
SEELEY LAKE – From Michigan to Montana, Seeley Lake resident Angelo Pecora continues to pursue his dream of making saddles. Clearwater River Saddle Company is a custom saddle and repair shop offering quality leather goods including saddles, holsters, sheaths, belts and wallets made in Pecora's one man shop. Even though his name has changed over the years, his goal is still the same, to build a saddle that will "fit you like a glove." Pecora has always been interested in old time skills and c...
SEELEY LAKE – After more than 20 years working in mental health and special education services, Elliott Dugger knew he needed to get his law degree in order to fully advocate for justice for his clients. Dugger graduated from the University of Montana Law School in May 2017. With his practice, Dugger Law Firm PLLC in Seeley Lake, he plans to provide affordable legal access in rural Missoula and surrounding counties. His personal mission is to bring dignity to his clients and put them in a b...
SEELEY LAKE – Art has always been a stress reliever and creative place for Constance Zollo. She looks forward to offering a quiet place of escape in Seeley Lake at Aravensvoice Art Studio, in the Filling Station mall. By offering a place and the materials, Zollo hopes to leave a legacy in the community by training others artistically. Zollo fell in love with art when she was nine years old. "I was able to use my imagination. It is a great escape and you get something physical out of it too," s...
SEELEY LAKE – Ski-Doo® riders in Seeley Lake will not be left in the cold this winter. Seeley Lake residents Karl and Shannon ZurMuehlen opened Kra-Z's Service and Repair Nov. 1 in Seeley Lake in the building connected to Parts Plus. Through a partnership with Gull Boats, they offer Ski-Doo snowmobiles in the winter and watercraft in the summer. They also have Ski-Doo parts and services to keep riders on the snow in the winter and custom built stand-up watercraft, boat parts and services in...
SEELEY LAKE – Bull Creek Forestry's reputation of good forest stewardship, and respect for both the land and the people they work with is known in the area. Now Montana Wood Products Association recognized Owner Leelyn Cahoon as the "Logger of the Year." Leelyn was also named "Western Region Outstanding Logger" by the Forest Resources Association's Western Region and Stihl Incorporated. While Leelyn was surprised and honored by the recognition, he quickly pointed to his employees as the r...
MONTANA – Businesses or private non-profit organizations that suffer physical damage or sustain economic injury in a declared disaster area may be eligible for long-term, low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration to repair or replace damaged property. While there were no physical damages caused by the Rice Ridge Fire, small businesses and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes suffering substantial economic injury may be eligible for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan of up to $2 million to meet necessary f...
POTOMAC - From a special hunt to perhaps a trophy animal, taxidermy is a way to preserve the memory. Woods N Water in Potomac is the place to get that done. Woods N Water is the new taxidermy shop located between Gold Creek and Twin Creek Roads on the north side of the highway in Potomac. Owner Chris Cotten said he has always been interested and intrigued by taxidermy and is honored to be involved in the taxidermy business. Cotten joined the Marine Corps after high school. Then came college and...
SWAN VALLEY – When a Missoula client asked Swan Valley gardener Grace Siloti to plant three acres of lavender she did not realize the new opportunity it could afford for her and hopefully others in the Swan Valley. Now after her second season, she is reaching the top of a steep learning curve and looking forward to offering lavender oil, hydrosol, buds and stems. Siloti was one of the pioneer gardeners in the Swan Valley. When she started in 1991 she tried just about everything to see if she c...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Swan Vacation Rentals is under new ownership. Carrie Sokoloski bought the company from the previous owner, Shelley Alsup, at the end of April. Sokoloski takes on the new company in addition to her property management business Circle S Property Management, which she has run since 2014. "It's funny because I never thought it would get as big as it did," said Sokoloski, who also works full time at Great Bear Properties. Property managers like Sokoloski provide a key service a...
GREENOUGH - Stoney, the iconic cow that guards the intersection of Highway 200 and Highway 83, answers to a new owner. Last month Scott McIntyre and his associates bought Clearwater Junction-the convenience store, gas station, bar and yes, the cow. "I've been going up there since I was a kid and we just thought we'd make an offer," said McIntyre. McIntyre is best known for owning the Badlander Complex, a series of bars in downtown Missoula that includes the Badlander, Golden Rose and the newly...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake resident Juan de Santa Anna is known in the valley for his photography – portraits, weddings, group events, landscapes. He said he is passionate about photography but he is just as passionate about fly fishing. His wife Randi de Santa Anna includes among her passions hiking, wildflowers and just being out in nature. Together they have found a way to infuse their passions into their employment. The result is Four Season Forays. Four Season Forays offers day and hal...
Goal: Six Point Construction Inc. of Potomac is owned by longtime Potomac residents Bob and Crystal Cheff. The goal of Six Point Construction Inc. is two fold: to provide for family and to build the most affordable and cost effective projects for their customers. History: Bob is a self-proclaimed "hands on" owner who prefers to do as much as possible himself. "Of course there are parts that I sub [contract] out, like concrete, plumbing and electrical," he said. In 2005, Bob and his best friend...
Goal: Potomac's Happy Trails Daycare owner Sari Wolff's goal is to provide safe and fun childcare to the community of Potomac. Wolff hopes to eventually create jobs and care for more children. History: Happy Trails opened March 27 and is awaiting final inspection for the state of Montana. Wolff is CPR certified and trained in first aid. Wolff opened the daycare because she loves children. As a mother, she found it hard to find childcare in the surrounding communities without having to commute....
SEELEY LAKE – The miniature cabin on Highway 83 at Bison and Bear Center will once again be offering coffee and light breakfast foods to early morning risers and others working, shopping, recreating or just passing through Seeley Lake. The former Moose B’ Mornin Espresso will open April 1 under the name Crescent Mountain Coffee and with new proprietor Gus Batchelder. A 2016 graduate of Seeley-Swan High School, Batchelder attended Montana State University (MSU) last fall. After one semester he...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake resident Laura Devins has brought her professional cake decorating skills and business Chocolate Moose Cakes to Seeley Lake. While her primary focus is wedding cakes, Devins also does custom birthday and sculpture cakes as well as celebration cakes and cupcakes with a variety of fillings and decorating options to make any event special. Beyond the actual decorating, Devins loves the relationship she builds with her clients through the process. During her first year i...
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake residents Kathy Stevens and her daughter-in-law Tessa are hosting their grand opening for Seeley Lake Vintage March 4 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Heritage Building on the north end of Seeley Lake. They look forward to bringing a store offering vintage, rustic and re-loved home décor, furniture and gifts to Seeley Lake. Both Kathy and Tessa share a love of purposeful re-purposing. They also enjoy creating decorative items and painting. "I've always been kind of a craf...
SWAN VALLEY – Brenda Mitchell opened a dog grooming business this past summer out of her home in Condon. She hopes the local service of bathing, grooming, clipping and trimming will make things more comfortable for the dogs and their owners. For more than 20 years, Mitchell groomed her own Shih Tzus and miniature Schnauzers. "I found it was easier for me to do them than for me to get them to a groomer," said Mitchell. "I realized I had a knack for it." Mitchell worked for the Mission M...
SEELEY LAKE – Minx Beauty Bar is holding its Grand Opening Jan. 28-29 in the Lazy Pine Mall. It offers sunless tanning, full body waxing, facials, eye lash extensions and lash lifts. Owner Jenifer Flannery and co-worker Krisy Stout look forward to bringing services to the community that are not currently available and making clients feel good about themselves. Flannery is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As a teenager she worked with her mother who owned a salon. Later Flannery went i...
