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Seeley Swan Pathfinder—Thursday,February 7, 2002Seeley Swan Pathfinder—Page 2Editorial CommentCfttj9S. bits K piecesTwo worthy local groups are in need of a little more support. The QRU needsmore volunteers and the Food Bank needs food. See stories below. Your help will bemuch appreciated.Seeiey Lake QRU Seeking New MembersThe Seeley Lake Quick Response Unit wants you!! The QRU is seeking people interested!n joining the QRU, and will be starting a First Responder Ambulance course in February. No previous experience is necessary, and all the training is done in Seeley Lake. Thecourse will run from February 25 through May 15 on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Ifyou are interested in helping your community, call IQisti Roesner at 677-2987, or the firehall at 677-2400, for more information or to sign up.Food Bank Sweet AuctionrPUBLISHER S NOTICEGARV No!AND, ED!tORSeeley Swan ekiybyPafhfinder Press, Inc., Bax 702, Seeiey Lake, MT59868 (ph. 406/677-2022). Area served isSeeley Lake, Swan Valley and neighborIng communities. Distribution Is by mailsubscription (S20 pet year in Missoula,MILLIE NQIAND,ADYERIIEINSLake or Powell County; S25 pet year elsewhere In U,S,) and by newsstand sales.Periodicals postage paid at Seeley Lake,MT. Postmaster;Send address changes fa: Seeley SwanPathfinder, P.O. Box 702, Seeley Lake, MT59868-0702,You Food Bank Volunteers Banquet!!! Our annual Food Bank Volunteer Potluck andSweets Auction will be February 12th at 6 PM. at the Multi-purpose room in the Seeley LakeElementary School!A new addition to our potluck banquet is that we will auction off some fantastic dessertitems made by the board members.Please bring any favorite potluck item to join in! Beverages and dessert will be provided. 'I'his has always been a really fun evening as a thank you to our diligent volunteersand a perfect time for others to find out just what the Food Bank is about! Please come joinus for a fun evening!On another note, due to increased usage and pretty slim contributions over the holidays,our Seeley Swan Food Bank is bone dry! Please be a sweetheart and give to the Food Banktoday!Seeley Swan Food Bank, PO Box 1344, Seeley Lake, MT 59868!Montana Land Reliance had good yearCOMMUNITY CALENDARCommunity members are invited to submit dates, times and locationsof events, meetings and other happenings. Submission deadline:Friday, 5 p.m.; call 677-2022PUBLIC MEETINGSS.L. Cemetery Bd, 1stThur, 7pm, fire hallAmerican Legion, 2ndFri, 7pm, Swan ValleyComm. HallSeeley-Swan Health Bd.,2nd Mon, 6pm. med. Cir.S.l. Eiem Bd, 2nd TLIes,6pmSwan Valley school Bd.,2nd Tues, 7:30pm, schoolOvereaters Anonvmous:every Thursday. 7pm, FaithLutheran Chuich, Condon,754-2371Missoula County Commissioners Public Mtg,every Wed, ics Anotis mous:(helpfor thosewttha sus-pected drinking problem!-Condon: Faith LutheranChurch, every Sunday,Ipm-Seeley Lake: EveryWed, 7pm, Living WaterCatholic Church, on SOSRd. For info: 677-3271 orSeeiev Lake CommuniNHail'For hall rental, callCheri Thompson,2454677-I:30 pm.T.O.P.S.Mtg, every Thurs,Mission Bible Fellowshipbldg., Seeiey Lake, 10am.libraryWEEKLYLevine 11earts Thrift tte: Open Wed, 12:005:00, Sai, 11-3, 677-5683(emergency 677-2110)MONTHLY SERVICESFAIM Outreach Specialist,1st & 3rd Thur, 9:30-3,Seciey-Swan Mcd. Cir.Pinochle, every 1st Sai,S.L. Comm. Hall, 7pm;every 3rd Sai., Senior Citizens CenterLIBRARIES:Seeiey Lake Public Library (Scciey-Swan HighSchool) Regular hours:Mnn-Fri., 8-3pm (closedI 1 am-noonfor lunch);Wed., 3-8pm; Sat, lOam3pm. Story Time-Saturdays at 11 a.m.Swan Valley Library(Condon) Tues, I I am4pm; Wed, I 1 am-7pm; Fri,I I am-4pmDUMPSTER TRANSFER SITE: Winter hours(Oct-Apr) - Wed & Sai,10am-4pm, 677-3809Family History Ctr.-LDSChurch: Open Wed,I I am-3pm. Call 677-2642or 677-2575.677-2892.5204SSTFP Crisis Heln iniui677-3177. Domesac viLIIencc, sexual assault, childAiateem (help foragers of alcoholic fantilies)teen-out-abuse, communityreach & educationFood Bank: Tues, 12-4pm, next io Multi-purposeRoom, S.L. Elementary,677-5025EMERGENCY: Dial 911if you live in Seeley Lake,Condon, Greenough orOvando.Swan l,ake Residents:886-2324 (Fire, QRU orSearch & Rescue) or 1406-752-6161 for Sheti(I;HighwayPatrol.2001panded the scope of its outreach by presenting continuing education courses for realtors,attorneys and CPA,s. They also staffed awell-received booth at numerous agriculturalevents across the state."Neighborhood conservation is a significant component of our work," remarked AmyEaton, MLR,s regional director in Bigfork.For the past five years, over two-thirds of neweasements werc adjacent to or within fivemiles of existing easements. creating a"neighborhood effect". This is in part due toMLR focusing on critical properties, especially along riparian corridors and in largevalleys where it is imperative to maintainaquatic habitat, wildlife migration corridors,and the heart of our agricultural communities.MLR would like to thank the privatelandowners with strong ties to the land andto Montana's future that provided generoushelp, without which MLR could not haveachieved their goals.Candacc Du!ran Communications Co-Dear Editor,I want to thank you and DonnaLove for the article about me andthe Forest Service award. I guessthat qualifies as my 15 minutes offame!I would like to mention several other people who have beenOSCR - Dave Spence SheriBrandemihl and Lisa Pena forOSCR results, and Micki andWerner Probst for all their supportof the Ski Club and OSCR.There were a few inaccuraciesin the article, most of which nobody cares about, but I would liketo clarify two points. Dan neverasked me to groom snowmobiletrails, and I refuse to accept blamefor starting the Cheetah Herders.That rather dubious distinction be-longs to my good friend PatCaffrey.Lynn CareySeeley Lake, MontanaThe Hawks dropped two games lastweek to Florence and Frenchtown in DistrictNorthwest Connections ofweekend animal trackingafersclass February 16-17 in Condon.Participants will learn the basics ofdetermining tracks by habitat association, gait pattern and trackdetail. The course is taught entirelyin the field and costs 100. To register call 754-3185 or contact themat nwc@montana.corn.5-B play.18-16, after the first quarter, but Florencethen outscored the Hawks by 9 points (16-7)to take a 7-point lead at halftime.Then, Florence's Lco Hansen scored 20of his game high 27 points in thc second halfand Florence dropped 14 of 18 free throwsin the fourth quarter to stave off the Hawks66-61.Zach Nelson and Abe Madinger eachhad 19 points to pace the Hawk offense; CodyHard added 8, Spencer Balcom 5, BrianGallea 5, Rich Copenhaver 4, and LoganRammell 1.Pitman2.The Hawks play Class A Stevensville ina home game Thursday'(Feb. 7) evening,,andthen go on the road Friday and Saturday withgames at Loyola and Flathead Christian.The Hawks are now 7-7 overall and 3-5in leaguc play.nity.Sign a petition and give ourcitizens the opportunity to vote onthis issue.H. HoganMissoula, Montana Q/ GRINLunch speciaisWe Have 7 TV's,Darts, & PoolT bl(A!I 677-2422p e1ZRII "NeektV5eahdQOtIi)00ITsbls Willi fslaRS0IINrsEDear Editor,The Wilderness Sportsman'sClub is considering building aVskeet range at the existing gun clubsite in Seeley Lake. Our intent isto enhance the shooting opportunities for the public, as well as promote proper gun handling andsafety programs for young shoot-ers.This facility will be open tothe public with a nominal fee tocover the cost of the clay pigeons.The funding for this projectwill be shared 50-50 by a grantfrom Fish, Wildlife and Parks. (Thegrant money comes from huntinglicense revenues ) The WildernessSportsman's Club will defray someof the Club's costs with donatedlabor and materials.The Wilderness Sportsman'sClub will purchase two skeet andone trap automatic clay pigeonthrowers, and will construct two8'x8'uildings for the skeetthrowers. The third thrower willreplace our old manually loadedtrap thrower.The Wilderness Sportsman'sClub will conduct free clinics tofamiliarize people with safe gunhandling, as well as skeet and trapshooting.Since this is open to the pubandwe are applying for a statelicgrant, we ask that you attend ameeting on Monday, February 11,2002 at the Fire Station in SeeleyLake to give us your ideas and input regarding this matter, or dropyour written comments at Rovero'sin Seeley Lake by February 15, 1.50 E MicroA Coupon SpecialI'4beEcNI'NL8 LI4caN&ai've)Le vaLIIeyfiALlrktNvicebcLraLCServing From 5 —9 pm DailyReservations Highly RecommendedCall 677-2777Many blessiri gs and thanksto theSeeley Lake fire crew who came to the Burgessl8'atson house and helped us out during our chimney fire.s Thursday, February 14, 2002 all.95Sluua!fi II II.95'Fikt 2.0081Buy 1 Dinner,Get 2nd at 4I2 PriceShak 8 Nett 8'Fiht IffigRRR-10% discountbrew draftt)ayBet-e!cotlteH1pov c4u4H DiezieyNitesi 1 Ooiilstic OrNlksri]2 ill)oltai OratShow Coupon Le'k7recLt ycrLu" kP ecLaLNN18ovte''0 fiVI&SneCialSWell drinks) ) Arange at club siteiit ItsHappy Hour EVERY DAY 4-6 1.50—Page 3u.'.CegP'aifCHECK OUT OUR LUNCH SPECIALS Senior citizens2 for1 domestic draft-M 2002.Board of DirectorsWilderness Sportsman's ClubSeeley Lake, Montanaa.a ouWednesday - Rib Eye Steak Dinner 12.956.95Chicken Fry ThursdayFriday - Prime Rib, baked potato, salad bar 10.9510.95Saturday Baby Back Ribs Sunday - Meat loaf, mashed potatoes, salad bar 6.956.95Parmesan Monday ChickenTuesday - Liver & onions, mashed potatoes, roll 6.95candace@mtland.int.netThe sixth-ranked Frenchtown Broncsmoved into a tie with Deer Lodge when theybeat the Hawks 71-49 in a game Saturdaynight at Frenchtown.The Broncs cushioned a 9-point halftimelead, 35-26, with a 21-11 third quarter rush.Zach Nelson and Cody Hard had 13points apiece to pace the Hawk's effort, BrianGallea added 6, Riley Devins 6, RichCopenhaver 5, Abe Madinger 3, and David1998. Gambling is cannibalizingour own residents and businesses.Money spent and lost in casinoscould be buying a new car, refrigerator, or household necessities, orinvigorating our business commu-February 7, 2002Clubplanning skeethad 234,000 problem gamblers inAnimal Trackingclass in Condonordinator,Montana Land RelianceSportsman'sDear Montana Voters,We cannot be misled by theJanuary 31 letter by Leon Martin.If Initiative 85 were to pass, itwould not go into effect unt!1 2006,to enable the Legislature time tocome up with a system to replacethe revenue gambling now provides. Initiative 85 prohibits slotmachines and video gambling.State lottery and paramutual betting would not be affected.Gambling was introduced byour Legislature in the mid 70's.Initiative 85 will give us thepeople, the opportunity to vote onthis issue.The 1998 Montana GamblingStudy reports only 4 to 5% of monies wagered are by non-residents.It also reports problem gamblershave grown 164% in six years. Wevery helpful with the ski trails andBlackhawks drop two gamesAgainst Florence, the Hawks led by 1,*Potomac: 406-244-Hotline 677-2753"2001 was another record-breaking yearfor the Montana Land Reliance. Our success is driven by the mounting interest ofprivate landowners to protect their wellmanaged agricultural operations and irreplaceable natural resources that are the foundation of Montana's economy and culture,"says Roy O,Conner, board president of theMontana Land Reliance (MLR). Setting anainbitious new standard for private land conservation, MLR,s goal is to protect I million acres of land and 1,500 miles of streamfrontage by the year 2010. Completing 38new conservation easements encompassing61,250 acres in 2001, MLR now has a totalof 480 conservation easements, covering466,831 acres statewide. The number ofacres protected by MLR in 2001 was nearly24 percent higher than in 2000."Outreach and education are vital to ourwork at MLR," observed Chris Montague,regional director of MLR,s Billings office.Scholarships provided by MLR for bothMontana Range Days in Jordan, and theMontana Youth Range Camp in Bozemanenabled 15 families and 3 students to attendsummer range programs. In 2001, MLR ex-inAnother sideto GamblingInitiative 85Cheetah Herdersfounder was Caffrey—Thursday,giIIee I0.95I(iREIIIItIEEaIReservations Suggested.—OpenIhibEI4)7 Days a WeekFriday, Feb. 5:Prime Rih 5 Shrimp ICoupon Does Not Apply to Dally Specicils 5 R R R IIgl R R % w 55 % % R R % R R R R R hl 17.95 Crab Legs 18. 5',,[OZII',,llerlierSi,la,i, auSITake Woodworth Road at MM7 off Hwy 83, then four miles4066?7-5699

Ieeley Swan Pathfinder—Thursday,February 7, 2002—Page 4Bo: ar, so igooc.: or !3arnei:s.' lesearp'2 on .'ionSfemale that was looking straightdown at us from its perch about 20feet high in the tall Douglas-fir.Sure enough, another of'rian'sprized bluetick hounds couldbarely be heard barking "treed,"apparently at a great distance fromby Mike ThompsonIt was a sight to see. Tawnybrown hair on its bacl'nd sides,creamy white on its belly. A bright,expressive I'ace with distinctiveblack markings. Lean, fit and inthe prime of life.Puxatawney Phil? Hardly, al-though it was Groundhog Day.But, surely this Montana carnivorewas a more fitting harbinger of thecoming springtime in the Rockiesthan some captive marmot in Pennsylvania.The mountain lion saw hisshadow. Expect six more weeksof winter."O.K, let'ssce what we'etree,"Brian Shinngot in thc otherdirected us, as he finished recording digital images of the 3-year-old io' ::'! 51%IiINdlIIPI' I'mPQIIour present location.Jeff Sikkich already hadleashed Victor, the canine hero ofthis moment, and was leading himback to his box atop a sled in thesnowmobile train. Jeff and twoother field assistants work in alternating shifts throughout the winter season to keep FWP's GarnetsLion Study in the mountains sevendays a week.Rich DeSimone, the projectleader, acknowledged Brian's advice and began wrapping up hisexplanation of the unusual radioINSETI.O,'0:I .0 l 8Monday, February ! ITuesday, February 12Wednesday, February 13Thursday, February 14Friday, February 15Hot DogsPizzaTurkey & GravySausage & French ToastThere will be no school on Friday, February 15 andMonday, February 18 for President's Weekend.)Ea Acta osIonce in every five hours and recordits position in reference to one ormore satellites that may be accessible at that time. When we recapture the lion and recover her collarsomeday, we'l download the accumulated data to our computerand develop a very detailed pictureof this lion's movement patterns aiall hours of the day and nigh1."It was almost 4:00 P.M. as wesons with data obtained from anaerial relocation flight two daysearlier, all of which contributed toa continually developing train ofinvestigative logic. By the time thedogs were released on the trackstravelling together inthe northern Garnets, the researchteam had narrowed the possibili-1221 N. Russell St. Miss pula, MT 59808For questions, call: (800) 8494108'AZY ties to three known lions."This work is very humbling,"have to in order to meet the principal objective of the study. Thatobjective is to correlate a knownlocations of lions from the first twoyears of'he study. Then we devised a 180-mile system of surveyroutes that would intersect thesewith corresponding changes intrack counts and other indirect indicators. The idea is to develop apractical and reliable method ofmonitoring whether lion numbersare increasing, decreasing or staying the same. Therefore, to complete the study, it is absolutely nec-relocations and sample all kinds ofhabitats in our study area. Basedon experience from other lion studies, we can expect to cross thetracks of every lion in our studyarea if we cover our survey routesten times each winter."That's 1,800 miles of surveysper winter, not to mention the additional time and miles required todeviate from the fixed routes whenfollowing up on suspicious tracks.on a daily basis, orwhen searching for specific lionsto replace or adjust radio collars aspracticallythe animals grow.So, how manv lions are livingin the study area? Well, that number is a moving target. Rich saysthat lions are continually testingthe limits of their territories, leaving their marks for neighboring li-ons to read, and vice-versa. In thismanner, they are in constant communication.So, lions leave thestudy area, and lions enter. But, atany given time this winter, therehave been about 20 lions in the350-square-milearea, aboutequally divided between adu! ts andyoung.And, the researchers are quitesure they know every one. 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Greatfarge windows, large decks, 4 stall garage, sun room, hoi tub. Mustbuildingsite. Owner terms. 32,500Immaculalesee. 249,000O2oplRich says, referring to the timesthat the lions prove him wrong."But, we are not operating blindlyhere. We plotted all our radio re-CpHIGHWAY— dh 800 800 2607/transmitter that was visible on acollar around the lion's neck. "It'equipped with a miniaturized GPS(global positioning system) receiver. It's programmed to activateof two lionsTelephone Cooperativex Abbie 1901Nearly 2Seeley-Swan High SchoolSecond Quarter AwardsHigh Honor RollCOJI?SgdfM&mpfirst visible only to Brian), manychecks for correlated radio signalsfrom already known and instrurnented animals, many compari-No Schoolg PFMontana Fish, Wildlife & Parksthi» moment had included manyl1liles of snowmobiling that day,punctuated with many inspectionsof lion tracks (most of which were11, 2002WEE K OF FEBRUARY e KA.X1Q Kamblin g sheaded out toward the continuingbark» in the distance, and an anticipated second lion. It was justas Rich and Brian had predictedearlier, the culmination of anotherroutine day'» work that had begunat 7:00 A.M. The preparation!'orQIIL1 l4L1'—Thursday,See!ey Swan Pathfinderand changing lion populationsizethe actualpopulation size as it increases under a temporary closure to hunting,and then as it decreases after hunt-essary to documentiiig is reapplied in the fall of 2003.Because it is critically important to be accurate for their scien-tific puf13oses, Rich and crew testtheir information in the field almost on a daily basis by treeing li-.ons that leave fresh tracks on theirsurvey routes and following up onany other good leads.So, we did not approach thesecond lion of the day without anexpectation of which individual wewould find. However, in thissomewhat unusual case, there weretwo likely possibilities. It wouldeither be the first kitten in the lifeof the 3-year-old we had treed earlier. which was becoming increasingly independent. Or, it would bea 2-year-old female that appears tobe working in a sort of cooperation with the 3-year-old. (Suchcooperation is considered rare forlions that are not closely related.)It turned out to be the kitten,but don't let the label fool you. Shewas 72 pounds when last weighedand fitted with an adult-sized collar on January 31, an increase ofme, I was . till soa!'ing up everyminute, happy to have liad the opportuniiy to get a first-handglimpse of the efforts being madeto improve mountain lionmanagement techniques in Montana.CrystalRamsy Hoelm. Christina Hoffitian,Samantha Foxworth, Tyler Hug-gins, Mary Jo Jensen,ScottJohnson, Gene Jovin, Emmy Kats,Molly Kenney, Briana Kessler,Joshua Kesterson, Brody Klemer,Basia Kobylenski,Ben Krantz,Tyler Krantz, Matthew Kyle, AnneLeishman, Sadie Linford, NathanLove, Abraham Madinger, Sarahr;10'I IIII%!4YHI1P.'I:il wIIrl;Ir'11I.".I1i.I filter'i''2i':.I18a1 fx1t4II I HdThursday, Feb. 7Stevensville at Seeley4:15 ABCFriday, Feb. 8Seeley at Loyola4:]5 ABCSaturday, Feb. 9Seeley Bt Flathead Christian4:30 BCrw'I'IINikki Maloughney,Brian Matthew, Heather Matthew,Willie Maus, Erin Meissner, .Ien-''Il lvYTII1inifer Moderie, Stacie Morris,Desiree Nemmers, Valerie Niles,Sierra Parcell, Anthony Peterson,David Pitman, Holt Rogers, Andrew Rose, Cobralee Ruth,Amanda Springer, BenjaminStratton, Anthony Swearengin,Ryan Teafoe, Sarah Thomas,Katrina Webb, Jessie Wehren,thony Peterson, Ryan Sheppard,Chris SmithPerfect Attendance - First SemesterNick LeRoy, Abe Madinger, SarahI!'l 1 11 1.'IiiI I I! I iLItI xIIII'lIThursday, Feb. 7Seelcy at Frenchtown4:15 V/JV/FRSaturday, Feb. 9Seeley at St. Ignatius11:00V/JV/FR% 4'ask,Thank youI sendNOTICE SEELEY LAKE-SWAN VALLEY PUBLICX HOSPITALDISTRICTdba SFELEY-SWAN MEDICALCENTER1'oro!BoardTrusteesNominations arc open I'or two (2)three (3) year positions I'or members of the Board of Trustees of'thcScelcy-Swan Public Hospital District.The names o!'nomination will beplaced on the ballot for election onMay 7, 2002, within School Districtsand part of SchoolDistrictPersons interested in a petition ofnomination, please contact: Timo-¹33,¹34¹30.G. Love, Chair, PO Box 1186,Seeley Lake MT 59868, or MartinJ. Kux, Clerk, at phone 754-2529.The deadline for submitting Petition of Nomination and Oath ofCandidacy forms is February 21,2002 iit 5:00 p.m. These forms areto be submitted to the MissoulaCounty Elections Office in theMissoula County Courthouse, 200West Broadway, Missoula MTUntilIII,'I') I: II'I see youagain - your friend and neighbor,iIfor you? faithful prave/smy love to you all. Get A FREE DISH NetworkDigiia! 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Yes, John and Pattyhave aheating pad on their front stepthat the rabbit sits on during the day.Np doubt Thumper has special foodalso, knowing the Bewicks. p.SJohn - we have a cat that would teamup with Thumper for the ultimateguard!Paws Down in Coloradowas visiting Colorado lastweek, a man had taken a rock andbeat a little black and white pug withWhile'Ii.pn ay«.4the little dpg lived,but the pathetic little dpg was shownon TV. When the neighbors foundpu! whp it was, although the manwas going tp jail anyway, the policeremoved him immediately for h!ssafety. The man faces one year injail, a 5000 fine, and will never beallowed tp own a dpg. Seems mostof Colorado Springs had rockspicked put for this man. (Man? Myit,I"',Idid not hearifopinion, he is a useless piece of garbage.) Ashelped with very large rocks!8Iwas there,Iwould gladly havePaws UpSable struck it rich and has her pwn sofa! Our wonderful Sable, at 11 months old,a Mastiff whp weighs in at 90 pounds, has been adopted by Rick, Stacey andErin Demerle, another perfect home for one of our Paws Up dogs. The Demerlesare known for being loving pe! owners. Erin, whp is and has been a great 4-H girlwhp has helped at Paws Up with any chore she is asked tp dp, and has wpn manyawards in obedience training, will make Sable a show dpg. Yes, they love Sableand Sable has her pwn fenced yard and SOFA! We are thrilled Erin fell in love withSable, and Sable is so happy tp have her pwn loving family, Bless all of you!Paws Uptp Was Brennan of Sun Lakes, AZ, for the great donation and nice note. Great tphear sp many read the column in the Pathfinder. Tp Randy and Lpnnle Warner forthe nice donation and picture of a very lucky and loved dpg they adopted fromPaws Up, To Emily and Arie!d Wasem for the very generous donation. Emily andAr!eld, as the Wafnefs, are twp of our pillars since we started. As sure as the starsshine, always we get a donation from pur loyal Burme!stars.Please Help!We have a beautiful 3 year old yellow mostly Lab for adoption. H!s family could nptkeep him. Neutered with shots and adores children. Loves attention and needslove and attention. This dpg is very loyal and loving. Yard (fenced or large kennel)and lots of love needed. Paws Up dogs have had the worst and will npt leavePaws Up unless they gp tp the best!1 Chance ln 600,000visited my daughter in Colorado Springs (population 600,000) for 5 days. Wewent fp the store for groceries. I had a sweatshirt on with Montana on it. As I cameput of the aisle, a young couple was directly in front of me and gave fne the thumbsup and a hooray for Montana. I answered "Thank you, and it's hprray Seeley Lake,Montana." The young woman said, "You have tp be kidding. Seeley Lake'? I justgpt back from there in Dscember. My folks, the Mprgensterns, have a cabin onIsubscribe to America's Top 50I IIi IiI—Page 5Paws Up59802-4292.z aaePhtzpeFebruary 7, 20024 v r )Smiththyi', [IgAshley Pena, ChrisMadinger,Re: NominationsMadinger,22 pounds f'rom the 50 she weighedonly 6 weeks e irlier. Although shewas physically capable of causingus harm, she sat patiently and quietly in her tree, watching us standwithin easy striking distance bene;ith her, even after the dog hadbeen removed from the site.When we returned to thepickup at about 5 30, the crewcommented on how pleasant it w;isto load thc snowniohiles and equipme!it in daylight I'or oiice. As forChristianson,Dome, Jane Eustance, Jana Greenwood, Tatum Hoehn, Heidi Matthew, Ashley Pena, RonnieRichards, Ashlee StoegerHonor RollJamie Adams, Ariah Baker, IvyBalcom, Renee Bergeson, NicoleBostwick, Ralph Cahoon, JonCammack, Abbie Christianson,Beth Copenhaver, Brooke Dellwo,Jessie Diamond, Sarah Drew,Michaela Dunlap, Lindsay Evans,Aleta Farra, Token Ferdinand, Savanna Fjell, Teshia Freseman,13randon Friede, Brian Gallea,Karen Gehrke, Sarah Gehrke, PaulGereg, Jerry Greemvood, JenniferHals, Ryan Harnisch, Tessa Hatten,Daniel Westcott, Angela Williams,Kaylee Williams, Jennifer Wutzke,Mary YiengstPerfect Attendance - Second QuarterSpencer Balcom, Bryce Freyholtz,Shane Gehrke, Jana Greenwood,Tatum Hoehn, Liz Jensen, BasiaKobylenski, Nick LeRoy, SadieLinford, Abe Madinger, SarahMadinger, Nikki Maloughney,Trenton Marx, Brian Matthew,Marshall Meycr, Stacie Morris,Zach Nelson, Ashley Pena, An-Seeley Lake." Hpw small our world islPS. I was carrying 20 roses for my husband as I went tp board the plane tp comehome. As the lady explained, it hadn't been seen before sp I was searched. I hadtp remove my shoes, etc. and they took my roses apart, I than Insisted they get mewater after the search for my trip home sp the roses would live until I could givethem to my husband. After it was al! done, the lady said, "Hpw nice to take roses toI'enever done that." I told her "Try it" and gpt on the plane. Glad tpyour husband.be going tp Montana roses and al!Paws Upand thanks to all whp continue to support pu efforts with dpnatipns p f mpnay fppdand kind words and letters. We have helped several with spaying, neutering andfood the last few weeks. We sp need your help! We so appreciate your help!Ranee made a mercy trip tp M!ssoula a couple of weeks agp tp get dpg food forour Food Bank people whp have pets. 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Seeley Swan Pathfinder—Thursday,February 7, 2002—Page 6Seeley Swan PathfinderFlathead Audubon invites thepublic to an evening slide programFebruary 11 examining why wildlife needs snags, large trees aridlogs. Wildlife biologist Lisa Bate,who does contract work for theU.S. Forest Service, will share howwith Art Benefactor AwardWine & Chocolate honorsartist Alan TaylorIIy Patricia Swan SmithAlan Taylor will be honoredas the "Arts Benefactor" at theEighth Annual Wine and Chocolate Social sponsored by AlpineArtisans (AAI). It will be held atthe Secley Lal

Mission Bible Fellowship bldg., Seeiey Lake, 10am. MONTHLY SERVICES . Family History Ctr.-LDS Church: Open Wed, I I am-3pm. Call 677-2642 or 677-2575. EMERGENCY: Dial 911 if you live in Seeley Lake, Condon, Greenough or . Animal Tracking class in Condon Northwest Connections of-fers a weekend animal tracking