Twenty Years Ago
Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003
Volunteer crews grinding out new Lake Trail system
By Ron Cox
What caused the long narrow strip of trees to fall down alongside the Boy Scout Road from Highway 83 to C Street? A tornado?
No, a whirlwind crew fell the trees Sunday, Sept. 14. The trees were cut to begin the clearing on an all-purpose trail for bicycles, snowmobiles, walkers, joggers, horse riders and others off road.
Eventually the trail will reach clear around Seeley Lake. Another section of the trail was recently pioneered by another group from the Boy Scout Bridge north, beyond the Girard Larch Grove towards Deer Creek.
The crew that worked on the South Boy Scout Road project included sawyers "Papa Smurf" Eldon and Wes Rammell, delimber Steve Thompson, pole pusher Andy Teague, back-hoe tree pusher Dick Lewis, ATV pilot car operator Andy Wilson, traffic controller Gene Boucher, street sweeper Ron Cox, all around gofer "NAPA Lady" Cheri Thompson and blue line tree marker Bruce Timpano.
Chuck Alsup provided hand tools and an ATV. Several people in vehicles traveling around the lake cooperated by waiting a few minutes while trees were felled and removed from the road...
This project is done by a combination of volunteers, in-kind contribution and rented equipment with a grant provided from Federal highway funds through the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The Seeley Lake Community Council is administering the grant.
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Thirty-five Years Ago
Thursday, Sept. 22, 1988
What it takes in food!
Condon Center serves 20,000
By Charles Goff
Since the fire outbreaks started in northwestern Montana, the Condon Work Center, under the able management of Assistant Fire Management Officer Doug Russell, has been the focal point of food preparation for hundreds of firefighters and support personnel.
Leita Anderson, head cook at the Work Center Kitchen, has the responsibility of ordering supplies in huge quantities and determining the daily menu and its execution. Able food service assistants, for whom 12-hour plus shifts, are the norm during the heat of the battle, include: Linda Guizzo, Lois Ecksted, Lilli Wood, Wanda Freyholtz, Edna Kesterson, Gem Christiansen, Margo Melton, Evie Anderson, Sherry Hulett, Bridget Kennedy, Clairie Wood, Michele Kennedy, Darlene Kaser, Shawnee Pringle, Barbara Frye, Therese Casebolt, Delores Freyholtz, Virginia Kessler, Shelley Kaser, Val Styler and Leona Styler.
As of Sept. 14, 1988, 20,500 meals have been prepared at the Work Center Kitchen for the following fires: Helen Creek, 62; Lodgepole Creek, 6,807; Huckleberry, 1,501; Dunham, 1,206; Shaw Mountain, 486; Combat Creek, 16; Squeezer, 3,034; Scout Lake, 24; Spring Slide, 325; Emery Creek, 908; Bethel Creek, 360; Coal Ridge, 40; Whistler, 1,853; Deer Lick, 96; Canyon Creek, 1,690; Red Bench, 20; Tamarack, 77; and Lake Alva, 1,852.
In addition to these fires, hundreds of support personnel have been fed. Firefighters in the hundreds have been bedded down at the Work Center buildings, tents and the Community Hall and clean fire shirts, pants and gloves have been dispensed. First aid was handled by Joyce Himes of the Condon QRU unit and more serious cases were taken to Missoula, Seeley Lake SOS or Kalispell.
Forest Service retirees Herb Styler, Bud Moore, Boyd Kessler, Dave Owen and Charlie Goff have returned to the fold handling diverse assignments as needed during the crisis.
The magnitude of the meal preparation can best be described by a few sample menus, such as a typical breakfast of 100 dozen eggs, 90 pounds of either ham, bacon or sausage and 40 loaves of bread. A dinner menu consisted of 450 t-bone steaks or pork chops, 100 pounds of baked potatoes, six gallons of vegetables, six gallons of peaches, pears or apricots and salad. Sack lunches included two meat and cheese sandwiches, juice, candy bars, six cookies and an orange or apple.
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