In celebration of 35 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. We hope you will enjoy the journey with us as we follow our community through the past 35 years as documented by the Pathfinder.
35 years ago: Dec. 11, 1986 issue
Goals and bylaws to be defined
Missoula County Commissioners need to know whether the community of Seeley Lake really believes that the creation of a community council is a good idea, and what residents expect from the council if it is approved.
About a dozen concerned citizens turned out for Saturday's "town meeting" to discuss the creation of a community council with County Commissioner Ann Marry Dussault.
"We don't really have a mechanism to work with your community to find out what the community's priorities are," Commissioner Dussault said. The idea of a community council was originally suggested by commissioners when Missoula County Comprehensive Plan was being reviewed several years ago.
Dussault believes that rural communities, such as Seeley Lake, should attempt to draw up a plan for the future and address such issues as land use, water quality, septic systems and economic development.
To read the full article and more from the Dec. 11, 1986 issue visit https://www.seeleylake.com/home/customer_files/article_documents/1986-12-11.pdf
20 years ago: Dec. 13, 2001 issue
Trappers, researchers partner up for Lynx
For some reason or other, thoughts of lynx always seem to melt away in my mind with the snow in springtime. And, they reappear when the snow falls again in autumn.
Nevertheless, John Squires assures me that lynx really are flesh and bone and not just crystallized water. And, just because I can't envision them against any but a snowy backdrop, it doesn't mean that they evaporate in summer or follow the receding snow pack to the arctic.
John leads the Rocky Mountain Research Station's study of lynx in the Seeley-Swan valleys. John's research team is doing work of international importance in furthering our understanding of lynx populations and habitats. And, he swears that at least 20 radio-collared lynx continued living in the Seeley-Swan study area throughout the oppressively hot, powder dry summer of 2001.
In fact, eight kittens were born to three radioed females last May. And, what do lynx eat in summer? Well, that's a tough question to answer. Just as lynx persist after the snow melts, so do snowshoe hares and presumably are an important component of the lynx summer diet. In addition to the hares, which turn brown in summer, lynx kill squirrels and birds...
To read the full article and more from the Dec. 13, 2001 issue visit https://www.seeleylake.com/home/customer_files/article_documents/2001-12-13.pdf
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