Playhouse to be Raffled for Veterans and Families

SEELEY LAKE - It started with a doodle.

The doodle was a simple drawing of a bear, standing behind a wooden gate with his front paws hanging over the door.

Now almost three months later that doodle has become a teal-trimmed house, just big enough for a few children to fill with their imagination.

Seeley Lake resident Doug Richards has constructed 11 playhouses for fundraisers in Washington and Montana over the years. The 12th filled his garage-cum-workshop this spring.

The playhouse stands about ten feet high. The design is simple- four walls and a pitched roof. Two walls have windows at the r...