Council meeting minutes cause concern – By Michael Howell – At the May 9 Stevensville Town Council meeting, Councilor Desera Towle asked that the minutes of the previous meeting be […]
Archives for May 18, 2011
Bitterroot flower tour scheduled
By Michael Howell – Stevensville resident John Stroud, aka “Johnny Bitterroot Seed,” is a homegrown, self educated expert on the Bitterroot Flower (Latin name: Lewisia rediviva), the valley’s namesake blossom, […]
Calendar
Clubs and Groups Hamilton Senior Center activities Monday – 11:45 lunch, cloggers at 1:30 p.m.; bingo on 1st & 3rd weeks, pinochle on 2nd week, 7 p.m. Tuesday – line […]
Classifieds
Sales/Auctions AMAZING SALE! Sat. 9-4, 510 Riverside Ave. Stevi – Central Ave. off Main St. and follow signs. $1 to $3 antiques and collectibles, Singer surger, bassinette, walker, many baby […]
Legal Notices
NOTICE OF SALE FOUR SEASONS STORAGE will be auctioning to the highest Bidder, abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: A-7, A-21, A-25, B-29, B-33, C-15, […]
Victor sails to district championship
The Victor boys had a couple of things going their way this weekend at the District 13C track meet. They had a large amount of competitors on the track and […]
Florence completes first goal, district title
With an overall record of 18 wins and just two losses, the Lady Falcons of Florence head into this week’s divisional softball tournament as the 6B champs. They have a […]
Bitterroot Warriors win state.
The local high school rugby team, the Bitterroot Warriors pulled off an upset over the weekend and defeated Simms for the state championship, 41-15. Zander Smith was the leading scorer […]
Commissioners causing real problems
Dear Editor, Many of you have probably been reading about the airport struggle. But more concerning than the airport issue is the conduct of the County Commissioners. Except for Greg […]
Support for medical marijuana
Dear Editor, I pick up the Star each Wednesday, never takes me long to read it, but it’s local, and it’s ours. On the back page of the May 5th […]
Thanks from Main Street
Dear Editor, The Stevensville Main Street Association Board of Directors would like to thank all of the wonderful people who donated to the “Pie in the Big Sky” Pie Auction […]
Florence edges out Darby for title
It came down to one race and one point for the last District 6B championship. Although Darby won the final race, the 4×400 relay, Florence came in second and that […]
Legislators understand perfectly
Dear Editor, This is in reply to a letter called, “Legislators don’t understand connections.” Not only does the Legislator understand the obvious downward spiral financially our country and state are […]
For the People, by the People!
Dear Editor, What happened to that message in regard to Ravalli County Commissioners? It seems that this is to be completely ignored. They were elected to serve, not rule. Suzy […]
The real work
Dear Editor, While Republicans dither and diddle over Obama’s birth certificate, President Obama does the real and serious business of our country like national security – killing Osama bin Laden. […]
Is this what you want?
Dear Editor, You have to hand it to Republicans. No mincing of values or fiddling about where they stand, what their priorities are, or their agenda. It’s in-your-face unabashed boldness. […]
Thoughts on the 62nd session
Dear Editor, Here are some thoughts from my view of serving in the legislature, and an end of session update. Every legislative session since statehood has closed with the same […]
Lame excuse for a president
Dear Editor, On April 18, 2011, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service downgraded its outlook on the United States’ sovereign debt, expressing unprecedented doubts over the ability of Washington to bring […]
Megaloads will hurt local economy
Dear Editor, Missoula County’s small business owners have much to be thankful for with the Commissioners’ courageous and well-reasoned decision to join in a lawsuit to benefit our local economic […]
Attempts to infringe on our rights continue
by David A. Merrick, Corvallis – Now that the legislating period is nearly over it has become once again clear to me that all our local legislators tend to restrict […]