Articles from the June 3, 2021 edition
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Lady Blackhawks State Champions
MISSOULA - Athletes from Seeley-Swan High School brought home more than a dozen medals and the Lady Blackhawks defended their 2019 team championship at the State Class C Meet May 28-29. Three school r...
Celebrating a year of success and milestones despite the challenges
GREENOUGH – The Sunset School families and friends gathered May 25 for a year-end celebration and to recognize their eighth-grade graduates Aiden Eichenlaub and Jase Root and kindergartner...
Preserving the legacies of those who served
SWAN VALLEY - Veterans and residents gathered together on the Cold Creek Bridge in Condon to honor fallen military members at their Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 31. During the ceremony, Edward...
ATV accident claims life of Stevensville man
GREENOUGH - Jesse D. Sims, 24 from Stevensville, Montana, succumbed to his injuries following a single-vehicle ATV accident in the early morning hours of May 29, near Clearwater Junction. No other persons were involved in the accident. Sims was a...
Patriotism and Memorial Day observation
Sadly, during the misguided war in Vietnam, we subjected thousands of our young men and women to a senseless war, putting them at risk of bodily harm and death for a failed international policy of containing communism. The policy was bankrupt from...
Hold Health Department accountable
SEELEY LAKE - Voters unanimously defeated a $35-million albatross sewer proposal but the message seems to have fallen on deaf ears. Now the Sewer Board wants to charge resident homeowners $250/year for each parcel in the district. Many residences...
The donkey fits - use the power of your vote
The Democratic party chose the donkey as the symbol of their party. They chose well. It fits them. Biden came into office through cheating. Immediately he costs thousands of Americans their jobs. Biden has cost many Americans and illegal aliens...
Lakeside campground temporarily closed
Lakeside Campground will be temporarily closed for the next two to four weeks due to a small landside in a recent construction area. Spring precipitation and runoff has made the area unstable. The...
Small debris slide temporarily closes Cottonwood Lakes Road
SEELEY LAKE - Late in the evening on May 25, a small debris slide was discovered covering a portion of the Cottonwood Lakes Road #477 adjacent to the Rice Ridge fire burned area. The slide is located...
Clearwater Junction Intersection Project discussion, June 16
GREENOUGH – The public is invited to attend one of two Virtual Open Houses June 16 at 12 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to learn more about the Clearwater Junction Intersection study, provide comments and ask questions. The goal of this project is to reconfigu...
2021 Senior Farmers' Market nutrition program coupons
Along with our gorgeous summer weather, we in the Seeley-Swan Valley have something to celebrate! Seniors who are 60 years of age and older, residents of Missoula County and meet federal income...
Remember and honor those who purchased freedom with their lives
SEELEY LAKE – Nearly 100 members of the community joined together Monday, May 31 to remember and honor those veterans who sacrificed and gave their lives in service to our country. People looked...
Giving days and philanthropy
Community-wide giving campaigns are a growing trend in the nonprofit world. ‘Giving days’ wrapped up in most of the bigger cities around Montana in early May. The Seeley Lake Community Foundation is now running our month-long community giving...
Seeley Lake students take the stage in "Spotlight"
SEELEY LAKE - Students from Seeley Lake Elementary and Seeley-Swan High School showed off their talents at "Spotlight," a talent show featuring acts from both schools in the high school's small gym...
Residents prioritize affordable housing, suggest potential solutions
MISSOULA COUNTY - The results of a recent Missoula County Community Needs Assessment (CNA) survey showed that 68% of residents felt that the county should prioritize projects that increase the supply of housing affordable for all income levels....
On a journey without end
1 Peter 4:1-2, “Therefore, since Messiah suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, so that he no longer lives the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men...
SLE Outdoor Program leader excited for summer fun
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School graduate Locke Hassett is looking forward to returning to his hometown as he takes on his new position as Seeley Lake Elementary School Outdoor Program leader. He previously worked for the Outdoor Program in...
Board discusses advertising principal position, certifies new trustee
SWAN VALLEY - The Swan Valley Elementary School Board held a discussion on how they should approach advertising an open part-time principal/teacher position during a special meeting Wednesday, May 26. They unanimously voted to have Erin Lipkind,...
Local students make Deans' Lists
MISSOULA – At the University of Montana, 2,550 undergraduate students made the spring semester 2021 Dean’s List or President’s 4.0 List. The University of Montana Western named 540 students to the 2021 spring semester Dean’s List. Several...
Young people encouraged to get vaccinated
MISSOULA COUNTY - Missoula County’s Epidemiological Situation Unit provided updates on COVID-19 and vaccinations in the county during a virtual press conference Wednesday, May 26. D’Shane Barnett, Incoming Missoula City-County Health Department...
Stopping scavengers with electricity
SEELEY LAKE - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) Bear Specialist Jamie Jonkel and Rob Green, an environmental studies graduate student with the University of Montana, unloaded building supplies ou...
20/35 Year Look Back
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 web...
Community Briefs
Trail Condition Report started for season SWAN VALLEY – Trail conditions for the Mission Mountain Wilderness and Swan Front are now available from June through October online at https://www.swanvalleyconnections.org/trail-conditions. Daughter of...
County Offices reopen to public June 1
MISSOULA - All Missoula County offices will reopen to the public on Tuesday, June 1 with the following guidelines in place: • Masks are no longer required of employees, public or clients within county buildings. It is strongly recommended for...
Seeley-Swan High School - Class of 2021
Congratulations 2021 Graduates!! SSHS Graduation: Sunday, June 6 SSHS, 1 PM. Guests invitation only Speaker: Sandee Cahoon Valedictorian: Klaire Kovatch Salutatorian: Jordan Johnso... Full story