Articles from the January 3, 2019 edition
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Billings snowmobiler rescued in Marshall Creek drainage
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley-Swan Search & Rescue volunteers and local experts rescued a lost snowmobiler Sunday, Dec. 30. After he spent the night in the Lake Marshall drainage, the 32-year-old...
Complaint against Hopkins dismissed
HELENA – A complaint accusing House District 92 candidate Mike Hopkins of campaign ethics and finance reporting violations has been dismissed by Montana’s Commissioner of Political Practices Jeffrey Mangan. The complaint filed by Lee Bridges...
Inaugurating the Community Ice Rink
SEELEY LAKE –Children and adults gathered Dec. 29 for the official opening of Seeley Lake ROCKS' new ice skating rink at the Seeley Lake Elementary School field. The Seeley Lake Lions Club supported...
The first puck drops Friday for annual Pond Hockey Tournament
SEELEY LAKE – The four rinks on Seeley Lake in front of Lindey's Prime Steak House are ready to welcome 34 teams for this year's Seeley Lake Pond Hockey tournament, Jan. 4-6. The community is invite...
The Pathfinder welcomes student reporter Ashly Alexander
SEELEY LAKE – The phone rang and on the other end was 16-year-old Swan Valley resident Ashly Alexander. She said she had a story that she really needed to get published to help warn other people...
Some history and my time
Many moons ago we lived for a spell in the old Mount Emily railroad logging camp near Starkey, Ore., not far from Ukiah. Anyway, I was cutt'n timber up the Grande Ronde River. It paid 57 cents a log...
Did you know about the I Ride Seeley Lake Van Service?
Dear Seeley-Swan residents, Happy New Year! This month I am highlighting the I Ride Seeley Lake Van Service. This is an excellent service provided to us by the Seeley Lake Community Foundation,...
Jazzing up the new year
SEELEY LAKE – Alpine Artisans' 2 Valleys Stage Performing Arts Series will be ringing in the new year with The University of Montana's Jazz Ensemble! They will present a community concert at...
Protecting a bridge to the Bitterroots
When a federal judge returned grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone area to the threatened species list in September, he cited the bears' fragmented range in the lower 48 states as one of his...
Mushing with Jessie and the J Team
SEELEY LAKE - "From the moment we finally met [musher Jessie Royer] through our first two days of sledding with her, it was everything and then some - from the quality of her equipment, to the quality...
Missoula County seeks comment on area Land Use Map and Element Amendment
MISSOULA - The Missoula Area Land Use Map and Land Use Element is available for public and agency comment. It is proposed as an amendment to the Missoula County Growth Policy following three rounds of public outreach and a year of gathering feedback...
Christian "Hokey Pokey"
For those of us who are old enough to remember the song “Hokey Pokey” you may remember the words went something like this, “You put your right foot in, you put your left foot out, then you do the Hokey Pokey and you shake it all about.” Why...
Stageline Pizza branch opens in Seeley Lake
SEELEY LAKE – Stageline Pizza, "your pizza delivery people," is now open for business in Seeley Lake across from Seeley Lake Elementary School. Branch owners Patrick and Cheryl Sheridan look...
Potomac offers new preschool program
POTOMAC - Potomac School is offering a preschool program this year. Jodi Hausmann teaches the Potomac Early Learning Program in the Potomac School Library and History Center. The preschool program is...
Community Briefs
Swan Valley AARP meeting, Jan. 8 SWAN VALLEY - The Swan Valley AARP will meet Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 12 p.m. at the Swan Valley Community Hall. A potluck lunch hosted by Mike Childs and Diann Ericson will begin at 12:30 p.m. At 1:30 p.m., there will be...
A change is needed
Thank God a group of Republican legislators have taken the initiative to rid Montana House of Representatives of a 30-year supermajority experiment that has contributed to hyper-partisanship disdained by most of Montana's citizens. The Montana consti...