After serving as a missionary in Honduras and Mexico, with an eight-year stint in Texas sandwiched in between, Dori Zubizarreta, is glad to be back in Montana where she […]
Archives for February 1, 2012
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Name Change of Ashley Marie Goss, Sheila Scullion, Petitioner Cause No. DV-11-761 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE OF HEARING […]
Farm and Garden RED, YUKON GOLD, RUSSET AND RUSSIAN BANANA POTATOES, winter squash, pie pumpkins. Potting soil. Hay and straw. Grain fed beef ready now. MOELLER’S NURSERY, Eastside Hwy., Corvallis. […]
Wednesday, February 1 BPL preschool story time Preschoolers are invited to meet in the children’s corner of the Bitterroot Public Library on Wednesday, February 1 to enjoy some […]
Some things to consider
Freedom-loving Americans want to live in a society in which the only limits set by government are those that contribute to our collective safety and protect our God-given liberties. […]
Re: errors 1-25-12
This is the third time you and your newspaper have misled the citizens of Ravalli County on the same issue of Saddle Hills Subdivision Settlement. You have not checked […]
We need more ‘Rons’
The letter from Virginia Bolen concerning Commissioner Ron Stoltz was very disturbing for me. Having been in a commission meeting with Bolen and watching her making fun of Ron […]
Opposed to wilderness release act
As a long-time resident and sportsman in Montana, I oppose the Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act (HR1581/S1087) co-sponsored by Rep. Denny Rehberg. This terrible bill claims it will […]
Tale of two employees
This is a tale of two county employees, That I have personally witnessed ocuring at the county commissioner meetings. One is still working for the county, the other was […]
FCC fiddles while companies block calls
By Geoff Feiss, General Manager, Montana Telecommunications Association Last week, 24 US Senators, including Montana’s Senators Tester and Baucus, sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging […]
Hamilton council eyes temporary medical marijuana business ban
By Michael Howell At its last Committee of the Whole meeting on January 24, the Hamilton City Council discussed a possible temporary prohibition on issuing any new business licenses […]
Stevensville to hire treasurer
By Michael Howell At its regularly scheduled January 26 meeting an amended ordinance providing the council with the authority to split the Clerk/Treasurer position into two positions was approved […]
State tourism workshop to be held in Hamilton this week
The Montana Department of Commerce Office of Tourism (MTOT) is launching its inaugural tourism and brand workshop, entitled “Coming Together to Expand Montana’s Tourism Story,” in the Bitterroot Valley […]
Dispute over pond goes to hearing
By Michael Howell The Bitterroot Conservation District (BCD), which issues 310 Permits for work done on the bed and banks of natural perennially flowing streams, has scheduled a hearing […]
Potential for ice jams, flooding greatest in February and March
The first major ice jam of 2012 is a reminder that damaging floods are a fact of life along many Montana rivers and streams, even in the middle of […]
Wrestlers ready for divisional
The final weekend before the divisional tournaments in wrestling was a busy one for the valley’s grapplers. The teams were trying to get in a few more matches after missing […]
Stevensville falls to Anaconda
The Lady Yellowjackets of Stevensville fell to conference foe Anaconda on Saturday. The two teams traded baskets early in the first quarter before Stevensville pulled had by six points at […]
Florence tops Corvallis
Non-conference games make some teams seasons but can also bust other teams’ week. Such was the case for Florence and Corvallis. The two teams played neck and neck all night […]
Baerlocher honored
Long-time coach and athletic director Sam Baerlocher of Florence was recently honored by the Montana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association as the 2011-2012 Class B athletic director of the year. […]