By Michael Howell At back to back meetings on Monday, June 3, one held at the County Commissioners meeting room in Hamilton and the next held that evening at […]
Archives for June 11, 2013
Three Saddle vegetation management project appealed
The Three Saddle Vegetation Management project proposed by the Bitterroot National Forest has drawn three appeals from two individuals and an off-road vehicle group. The proposed project area is located […]
Revised ski development on Lolo Peak proposed
By Michael Howell Tom Maclay has presented another application to construct a downhill ski facility on Forest Service land at the north end of the valley. Maclay’s two previous […]
New name, logo for Bitterroot college to be unveiled
Members of the Bitterroot Valley community are invited to a new name- and logo-unveiling event for Bitterroot College University of Montana on Tuesday, June 18 at 4 p.m. at 274 […]
Paving of Highway 93 medians being questioned
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners held a meeting on May 29 “to discuss how the decision was made to concrete the mediums of Highway 93 over as […]
Halderson namedAll American in shooting
Keiver Halderson, Trapshooting Teen There is an All American residing in the Bitterroot Valley. Quiet and unassuming, Keiver Halderson of Corvallis, has been named to the 2013 All American Junior […]
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 81-13 / 462684-R TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on September 18, 2013, at 10:00 o’clock A.M. at the Office of First American Title Company […]
Barnyard Games in Stevensville
Barnyard Games The Barnyard Games will once again be held during Western Heritage Days. The games consist of a leaky pail relay, a stick horse pole bending race, and a […]
Sales/Auctions Blu-J Estate SaleS! All Sales Start Day One 5:30pm-8pm Following Days 9am-5:30pm View at www.bluejayestatesales.com 363-1600 June 26-29 Ravalli County Fairgrounds Doyle & Nancy Hobbs Estate Huge eclectic […]
Three move on to NHSF Rodeo
Three high school rodeo contestants from the Bitterroot Valley will be competing at the National High School Rodeo in Rock Springs, Wyoming, this July. Kris Anderson of Hamilton, Brandon […]
Montana’s natural resource jobs depend on rail transportation
By Mark Lambrecht, Executive Director, Treasure State Resource Industry Association We’ve seen a lot of hand-wringing over coal trains lately. But frankly, railroads are an essential part of Montana’s […]
Re: Stevi weapons ordinance
I remember there being some discussion in the past of wanting to put cameras at the park because of crime problems. Now I’m being told I can’t protect myself […]
The real challenge
Considering the strong opposition on the part of some of our politicians to the United Nations Arms Treaty 2013, my dear, sometimes quirky husband was trying to think exactly […]
Bitter salad
If our five Ravalli County Commissioners stay true to form – tone-deaf to the concerns of the citizens who elected them and fawning on the big-money developers – then […]
Re: Legacy Ranch
In response to Mr. Ciliberti’s comment from the letter he wrote, (May 30, 2013). He stated: “Most of the water pumped for domestic (household) usage (90%) will be recycled […]
Thanks to fire stomper
Good Samaritan, Donald Slaughter, while riding shotgun in a friend’s truck just south of Lolo last Thursday, spotted an unattended 15-foot by 15-foot fire burning. He jumped from the […]
On financing education
My attention was drawn to financing higher education by the Guest Column in the Sunday, June 2, 2013 Missoulian. I would like to add that Montana does a terrible […]
Summer camp Tobacco Free Ravalli and Western MT Addiction Services Prevention present the Above the Influence Summer Camp for 6-8 graders. Coming up July 22-24, three fun-filled days devoted […]