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Setting the stage for long term success in the music department
SEELEY LAKE – After the combine started on fire and the main belt in the swather blew while she was operating it, Janet Morgenstern decided that managing the family's 11,000-acre ranch in Wibaux,...
Grizzly Bear Advisory Council releases final report
HELENA - After working for a year to provide recommendations and input on the future of grizzly bear management in Montana, the Montana Grizzly Bear Advisory Council released its final report Sept. 10. “The Grizzly Bear Advisory Council members...
SSHS recognizes seniors at start of the season
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School recognized their senior football athletes along with their families at the first home football game of the season Friday, Sept. 4....
School off to successful start, board discusses mask requirement
SWAN VALLEY – Swan Valley School opened with in-person learning Sept. 8. The school board received an update on the first day of school and discussed the face covering requirement that evening at their monthly board meeting. Swan Valley School Prin...
Lady Blackhawks sweep first meet
HAMILTON – The Seeley-Swan High School Cross County team made a great showing at their first meet of the season Sept. 12 in Hamilton. The Lady Blackhawks won the team title by 14 points over four A...
Lady Blackhawks defeat Pirates, fall to Prospectors
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks faced two opponents last week starting off in Victor Sept. 10 and then back on the home court Sept. 12 facing Granite. The Lady Blackhawks blew the...
Blackhawks fall to Blue Hawks
THOMPSON FALLS – The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks traveled to take on the Blue Hawks in Thompson Falls Sept. 11. It was brutal game for the Blackhawks. They were down 22 points by the end of the first quarter and 38 by the half. While the second half was...
Scaling issues
If the early history of Seeley Lake is intertwined with the lumber industry, the rise of the United States Forest Service is incontrovertibly intertwined with Seeley Lake and in particular with the...
Community Briefs
Death Notice TULSA, OKLAHOMA - Dr. Ben F. Irvin, 74, died of natural causes at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma Sept. 11, 2020. He was a former educator in Seeley Lake and Lincoln, Montana. Death Notice GREEN VALLEY, AZ - Charles E. Wolff, 67, passed...
Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act and Economic Report draws criticism
SEELEY LAKE – This past August the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Project released an economic report highlighting how public lands and water sustain the economy of the Blackfoot and Clearwater Valleys and nearby communities. There has also been...
What does online community look like today?
Beginning note: In the age of online information and fast paced technology, understanding how today's people communicate seems daunting. The Pathfinder talked to professors, law enforcement, mental...
Alpine Artisans enduring amid COVID-19
SEELEY LAKE – Like so many other groups in 2020, Alpine Artisans (AAI) has found ways to function in the "new normal." AAI Program Manager Jenny Rohrer confirmed that the annual Tour of the Arts... Full story
Helmville Rodeo returns for 56th Annual Labor Day
Helmville Rodeo Club welcomed local and professional Northern Rodeo Association cowboys and cowgirls to their 56th annual Helmville Labor Day Rodeo. The event ran Sept. 6 and Sept. 7 and was the...
Bringing the community together for the Mike Haley Memorial Golf Tournament
SEELEY LAKE – What better way to practice social distancing while supporting a great cause than to spend Sept. 19 on the Double Arrow Golf Course for the Mike Haley Memorial Golf Tournament. Mike’s son Jacob organized the tournament to honor his...
New SLE superintendent and skate park proposal at next council meeting
SEELEY LAKE - The next meeting of the Seeley Lake Community Council will be on Monday, Sept. 14 via Zoom. Instructions for sign-on are at the end of this release. The first speaker will be Jennie Dixon, planner with the Missoula County Community and...
Meet the Blackfoot's Range Riders
It's summertime in the Blackfoot, and that means the Blackfoot Challenge's team of range riders are back in the saddle. Every summer when cows are put out to graze their summer pastures farther away...
Adventure Club sets a new course for students starting Sept. 16
SEELEY LAKE – Starting Wednesday, Sept. 16 the Seeley Lake Baptist Church will be hosting a weekly Adventure Club from 3:30 – 5 p.m. for students ages three through sixth grade. Pastor Jim Johnson looks forward to starting this...
SSHS recognizes seniors at start of the season
SEELEY LAKE - Seeley-Swan High School recognized their senior Lady Blackhawk athletes and manager along with their families and friends at their home game Saturday, Sept. 5. Senior football athletes...
PHC clinical staff member tests positive for COVID-19
MISSOULA – Partnership Health Center learned Sept. 3 that a member of their clinical staff tested positive for COVID-19. PHC Communication Director Eric Halverson confirmed that this does not affect the staff at the Seeley-Swan Medical Center. PHC... Full story
Returning to the classroom with a new perspective
SEELEY LAKE – Ever since learning about heredity in her sixth-grade science class with Sharon Teague at Seeley Lake Elementary, Shelby Holmes loved science. As she continued onto junior high with...
Blackhawks defend home field from Pirates
SEELEY LAKE – The Blackhawks kicked off to the Victor Pirates Sept. 4 for their opening game of the season. The Pirates' opening drive came to an abrupt end after just a couple plays with a fumble t...
Lady Blackhawks take down Eagles and Lynx
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley-Swan Lady Blackhawks improved their record to 2-1 with a pair of wins last week against the Valley Christian Eagles and the Lincoln Lynx. The Lady Blackhawks traveled to...
Norton saves the larch
If the early history of Seeley Lake is intertwined with the lumber industry, the rise of the United States Forest Service is incontrovertibly intertwined with Seeley Lake and in particular with the...
FNF plans for fall prescribed burn projects
SWAN VALLEY - The Flathead National Forest is planning to conduct fall prescribed fire projects on the Swan Lake, Hungry Horse/Glacier View Ranger, Tally Lake and Spotted Bear Ranger Districts when weather, fuel conditions and air quality become...
BLM completes Upper Belmont acquisition adding 1,120 acres
MISSOULA – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) acquisition of 1,120 acres in the Lower Blackfoot River drainage secures permanent public access to the land. Using $868,000 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the transaction finalizes a...
