The Blue Devils won every event but two on their way to the Southwest A divisional championship. They racked up 291.5 points compared to Dillon’s second place score […]
Archives for May 2013
Next stop for valley tracksters, state
Hannah Porch racked up three first place finishes to pace the Florence girls’ track team at the Western B Divisional in Missoula over the weekend. The sophomore took first […]
Reutlinger is Grand Marshal of Memorial Day Parade
By Jean Schurman Bob Reutlinger will be the grand marshal of the 93rd annual Corvallis Memorial Day parade. The World War II veteran, who plans on wearing his uniform, is […]
Author with Montana roots publishes novel
Several years ago a university professor gave an assignment to his class to write a poem and turn it in the next week. One disgruntled young man said, “I’m not […]
Victor Park’s future in question
By Michael Howell The idea of having a park in the town of Victor was born just after the Victor Garden Club was formed. The Club was formed in […]
County invites Chief of Forest Service to discuss water right applications
By Michael Howell The County Commissioners last week decided to invite the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service Tom Tidwell to come and discuss the applications that the agency […]
Stevensville veteran awarded pending Bronze Star
By Michael Howell Ninety-four year old Jim Campbell, who served in both WWII and the Korean War, was awarded a boxful of medals that he earned during five years, […]
Trespassing charges dropped against Mitchell Slough angler
By Michael Howell Trespassing charges filed against a fisherman on Mitchell Slough for leaving the water and walking on the bank to get around a bridge were dropped last […]
Horse found strangled NE of Stevensville
A horse was found strangled to death in a field near Stevensville last Saturday. According to the horse’s owner, Pat Cregan, she found the horse Saturday morning lying dead […]
Stevi grants variance for Genesis House garage
By Michael Howell At a hearing on Thursday, May 16, the Stevensville Board of Adjustments granted a variance to Genesis House, located at 116 College Street, to allow the […]
STEVENSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEE VACANCY Notice is hereby given, that pursuant to Montana Codes Annotated, the appointment of one (1) trustee position for the Stevensville Public Schools will be done […]
Sales/Auctions 3 Blu-J Estate Sales! All Sales Start Day One 5:30pm-8pm Following Days 9am-5:30pm View at www.bluejayestatesales.com 363-1600 MAY 22-25 Huge Sale at Fairgrounds in Hamilton Contemporary and collectibles. More […]
True impact of Legacy Ranch still in question
By Dallas D. Erickson, Stevensville I count Don and Alexandria Morton as my friends and am grateful for that. If I was to believe the media, and some letters to […]
A call for action – Legacy Ranch
As bad as the impacts to the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge will be if Legacy Ranch is approved, the implications for the rest of this incredible Bitterroot Valley […]
Sequestration disaster looming
It’s feeling a lot like summer lately, even though it’s only spring in the Bitterroot and I haven’t planted my tomatoes yet. Things are drying out fast, temps are […]
Thanks to recyclers
Participating in recycling of our household products is not always easy in Montana. We are often confused by the on-and-off-again ability to recycle glass, for example. Most of the […]
Thanks to French liberators
I was born in France in 1942 and our city, Vitry-le-Francois, Marne was bombed in 1944 and 93% destroyed. It was later rebuilt and it is a lovely community […]
Darby Bread Box collections The Darby Bread Box is collecting the following items for the month of May: canned corn, soup and spaghetti sauce. Drop off the donated items […]
Dr. Leonard Ruggiero
Victor – Dr. Leonard Frank Ruggiero, 66, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2013 in his home after a long fight with a difficult degenerative disease. Len was born in […]
Bitterroot siblings are Coast Guard ‘brothers in arms’
Photo: Brothers Trevor (left) and Travis (right) Capp, residents of Stevensville, and members of U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 313 based in Everett, WA, participate in the Combined […]