Articles from the April 5, 2018 edition
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Heart of the Swan Valley Returns
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...
Egg Hunters Brave the Cold and Snow
SEELEY LAKE – After holding an intervention between Frosty the Snowman and the Easter Bunny, the Seeley Lake Lions Club reached a resolution. While they were unable to get rid of the snow, the...
SLE Students Pay It Forward
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake Elementary Junior High Teacher Patti Bartlett Gladstone and her students were busy paying it forward this last month. After hearing about the extreme weather conditions...
Pyramid Hit with Ransomware Attack
SEELEY LAKE – “Your files have been encrypted,” were the words on a black screen for the file servers at Pyramid Mountain Lumber March 15. Pyramid’s entire network fell victim to the ransomware attack. Not willing to deal with criminals,...
Preparing for Potholes
SEELEY LAKE - Mud and pothole season is in full swing. The snow and cold weather on Easter had some questioning if winter is really over but at the county shop in Seeley Lake, the atmosphere on April...
Rescue Victim Disputes Article - Thanks Rescuers
SEELEY LAKE - The story “Snowmobiler Rescued Near Marshall Lake” that ran in the Pathfinder’s March 8 issue about my snowmobile wreck near Marshall Lake March 1 has a lot of things wrong. My riding partner Dave McDonald, also from Frenchtown,...
How to Succeed in Local Government Agencies
Regarding the Editor’s Note about media coverage of local government meetings on March 15, that was a well-written piece and deeply appreciated. Having served on boards I have seen board members tempted to be secretive and avoid transparency. But...
Fairy Tales of Seeley Lake Sewer
SEELEY LAKE – As I read the March 22 issue of the Pathfinder, I walk over to the wall and beat my head against it. I am very amazed how a board of individuals that are supposed to be representing the citizens of Seeley Lake have posted false info...
Radioactive Waste Welcomed to Montana
“Obfuscation” – to make obscure or unintelligible. Governor Steve Bullock and his party have been considered very environmentally conscious, but it seems they are forging a new direction. North Dakota is not currently allowing the disposal o...
Yesteryear
Some of this was from my book "Journey to the Backwoods" When I was lad and ol' Shep was a pup, we lived for a spell in an old homestead on the end of a dirt road. Weren't no modern conveniences but...
Safety Awards Reach Out to Local Community
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...
Dirty Fingernails Columnist Molly Hackett to Headline Gardening Workshop
SEELEY LAKE - Have you ever had ground squirrels eat all your freshly sprouted peas? Wondered how to get rid of black spots on potatoes? Asked if row covers will keep bugs off your vegetables? Master...
MAS Makes Educational Opportunities Available
Dear Seeley-Swan residents, Happy Spring! As you know Missoula Aging Services (MAS) opened a branch office at the Bison & Bear Center in the fall of 2016 called Seeley-Swan Resource Center. I am...
MCC – A Skill-based Summer Experience for Youth
SEELEY LAKE – When 14-year-old Kya Smith's mother Lauren Callahan signed her up for the Montana Conservation Corps Middle School Expedition as "her summer experience" she was less than thrilled....
Council To Hold Candidate Forums Next Week
SEELEY LAKE - If you are overwhelmed by the number of candidates who are running for the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House, Fire District, Sewer District, County Commissioner, Sheriff, etc. come to the Seeley Lake Community Council’s Candidates Forums...
Supporting Those that Respond for the Community
SEELEY LAKE – Seeley Lake resident Lizza Kelley has brought the Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Auxiliary back to life. What started as a desire to volunteer her time to support those serving the...
EMS Supervisor Speaks to District Progress and EMT Conduct
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Fire Board invited EMS and Trauma Systems Section Supervisor for the state of Montana Jim DeTienne to review the current progress of the department and speak about some of the district concerns regarding other professi...
What is Truth?
I believe we can all agree that the truth is a very elusive commodity in this day and age. It is rare that you get the same story on TV, newspapers, internet or radio as most of the stories seem to be slanted toward a particular agenda or thinking. I...
Community Briefs
CORRECTION SEELEY LAKE - In the coverage of the Seeley Lake Fire Board in the March 29 issue, the Seeley Lake Rural Fire District received a $15,000 grant from the Montana Community Foundation, not the Missoula Community Foundation as stated....
Blackhawks Soar at Frenchtown
FRENCHTOWN - With more than half the team out for spring break and other reasons, the remaining Seeley-Swan Blackhawks still had a great showing at the Jim Johnson Invitational March 29. The Boys...
Put Through the Wringer
A teenager who stayed out past curfew and got bombarded with questions upon his return home might tell his friends the next day, "Boy, my dad really put me through the wringer last night." Or perhaps...
Russ Fagg is the Conservative Choice
Russ Fagg is the obvious choice for the US Senate race. He is: • Pro-second amendment, • Pro-education, • Pro-limited government, • Pro-life, • Pro-jobs, and • Pro-balanced budget. Russ will represent our Montana values in DC. He will...
Tester is Out of Fingers
Wow, Jon Tester’s ads tell us he’s “out of fingers” counting the ways he’s just like Donald Trump. Truth is, he WISHES Montanans would run out of fingers when remembering the times he bowed to Obama, Pelosi, Clinton and Shumer and left Mont...
