By Jean Schurman We all hurt when our animal hurts, especially if it is an old dog or a beloved cat. Just like humans, these animals suffer from […]
Archives for March 13, 2012
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of JOYCE E. MILLER, Deceased. Cause No. DP-12-13 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY […]
Sales/Auctions Estate Sale 417 Mission, Stevi, Mar. 16th 8-4, 17th 9-3, 18th 10-2 (l/2 price). Complete living estate of Ozma Morrall. Everything must be sold, including the house! All household […]
Boxing at 1st Interstate this weekend
The boxing ring will be up and tables filled this weekend at the 1st Interstate Building at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds as boxers from across the state vie for a […]
Bounty on predators proposed
By Michael Howell A loosely organized group of livestock owners is currently gathering signatures on a petition that would place a bounty on predators in Ravalli County. The petition […]
Locals legends nominated to Cowboy Hall of Fame
Two Ravalli County men have been nominated for induction into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center for 2012. Pete Sacks, Corvallis, has been nominated in […]
Enzler signs with Midland University
James Enzler has signed a letter of intent to play tennis at Midland University. Enzler, a 6’3” senior at Stevensville has earned all-state honors twice in his high school career. […]
Bitterroot and Bakken linked
By Michael Howell One alternative to the very difficult enterprise of creating jobs in the Bitterroot Valley is to take Bitterrooters to where the jobs are…and bring them back […]
Beavers taking toll on refuge
By Michael Howell It’s not only the river that is eating away at the banks of the river on the south end of the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, there […]
County sign ordinance being revised
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners are currently considering changes to the county’s “Off-Premise Outdoor Advertising Ordinance” which was adopted in June of 2000 following a series of […]
Improvements scheduled for Fairgrounds Road
By Michael Howell Fairgrounds Road has the highest use of any road in the City of Hamilton except Highway 93 and sometimes Marcus Street. Traffic volumes measure about 7,300 […]
Ten reasons to vote for Obama
In Jerry Haslip’s letter to the Star on 2/22/12 he listed 10 reasons NOT to vote for President Obama this November. After reading his “Top 10,” I believe he made […]
In defense of anti-gay position
Calling sin, sin is not evil. If it is Jesus was the greatest evil. Throughout the ages leaders who call sin what it is generate a lot of hate and […]
Thanks from Boy Scouts
Boys Scouts of America is celebrating its 102nd birthday this month. In honor of this celebration, our Hamilton Troop #1976 wants to thank everybody in our community for their […]
Denny fights for Montana’s Air National Guard
I was deeply troubled last week when I read an article that gave all the credit for the addition of the C-130H cargo planes to Montana’s Air National Guard […]
Heed the lesson of the Lorax!
Here are some of the inane lies people have told me and apparently tell themselves. Humans are not animals. Animals can’t think, reason or feel pain. Trapping is a […]
Commission negatively impacting county
In the decades of time since my wife and I retired to this beautiful valley I have never experienced the uneasy impression the political leaders of our local county government […]
Time to end corporate subsidies
Reduced spending, less regulations, and the free market are mainstays of many politicians. Eliminating programs that aren’t beneficial is logical. Unfortunately, many politicians are limited in their agenda for […]
Great wolverine presentation
I recently attended the presentation on wolverines by Doug Chadwick in Hamilton. It was a standing room only crowd. I learned about wolverine biology, the rigors of scientific studies, […]
Economic plan for Montana shortsighted
Recently, the Leadership Institute at MSU Bozeman brought General Wesley Clark (Ret.) to speak and participate in a student panel discussion. General Clark’s focus was on economic growth and […]