Most of us wonder exactly which of our leaders truly support K-12 education or just say they support it to get elected. In my observation, the best supporters of […]
Archives for February 2012
Connell doesn’t understand
Rep. Pat Connell (February 22) apparently misunderstood the FWP Commission’s action ending the season’s wolf hunt. First of all, he doesn’t understand the commission’s reasons to not allow hunting during […]
Community newspapers: ‘The Heartbeat of American Journalism’
By Bradley Furnish, Access Advertising, Kansas City Localism is trending today in the realms of food and finance. The institution of the local community newspaper is also popular, but […]
Wednesday, February 29 BPL storytime Preschoolers are invited to meet in the children’s corner of the Bitterroot Public Library on Wednesday, February 29 to enjoy “Leaping Leap Year” with […]
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Name Change of Ayden Michael Eaton, Jessica Schwendinger, Petitioner Cause No. DV-12-43/4 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE OF HEARING […]
Pirates take third in 13C
The Victor Pirates finished in third place at the District 13C tournament in Frenchtown over the weekend. The Pirates, who defeated second place Lincoln last weekend, couldn’t get past the […]
Darby, Victor finish the season
The Lady Tigers of Darby have found out this season that District 13C is no walk in the park. Although they have competed well against the other teams, it has […]
Sales/Auctions Habitat for Humanity of Ravalli County will be hosting their first two-day ReSale. The ReSale GRAND OPENING is at the Habitat Center, 131 Old Corvallis Rd (across from fairgrounds), […]
Commissioners adopt new fiscal policy
By Michael Howell On Thursday, February 9, the Ravalli County Commissioners adopted new Fiscal Policies. The county already maintains separate Investment and Capitalization policies. Aside from those separate policies […]
Judge: too late to void illegal decision by commissioners
District Court Judge James Haynes issued an order on February 9, in part denying and in part granting a motion to dismiss the case filed against the County Commissioners […]
Stevi clerk/treasurer terminated
By Michael Howell Stevensville Town Clerk Sue Gibson was fired by Mayor Gene Mim Mack last Monday, February 13, and the termination of her employment was consented to by […]
No extension of wolf hunt in the Bitterroot
By Michael Howell A proposal to extend the wolf hunting season in the West Fork of the Bitterroot in Wolf Management Unit (WMU) 250 was shot down by the […]
Stevi School Board considers re-structuring grade spans
By Michael Howell Faced with another budget shortfall in the coming year, the Stevensville School District Board of Trustees is considering a plan, submitted by Superintendent Kent Kultgen, to […]
Stevi Police Chief lobbies for child abuse/crime prevention programs
Is there an effective way to prevent child abuse and neglect that affects as many as 25 Montana children on average every week? Stevensville Police Chief James Marble thinks […]
Erickson not the victim here
It seems Dallas Erickson somehow fancies himself the victim. He argues in his letter of February 8 that protecting people from abuse and discrimination because they are gay discriminates […]
Creationism vs Evolution
In the beginning, God… Cathy Kulonis Stevensville
Breaching the public trust
The Commission has broken trust with the people of my district in the Bitterroot. If the argument to support the commission’s decision to terminate the wolf hunt was […]
Tobacco Quit Line offers help
Recently, I have joined efforts of Tobacco Free Ravalli’s Tobacco Prevention Coalition. I have learned so much about the effects of tobacco and also about how the tobacco industry […]
Komen making a difference in Montana
By Nancy W. Lee, Executive Director, Montana Affiliate Susan G. Komen Last week, the Susan G. Komen national organization changed a policy that was revised in mid-December recognizing the […]
Wednesday, February 22 BPL preschool story time Preschoolers are invited to meet in the children’s corner of the Bitterroot Public Library on Wednesday to enjoy “Mouse Tales” with […]