It was a classic match, the seasoned veterans and the young up and comers. But somewhere around the middle of the second game of the volleyball match between Florence and […]
Archives for October 1, 2013
Football roundup
Stevensville defeated Corvallis, 26-7, in Southwest A action on the gridiron Friday night. The Yellowjackets built up a 14-point lead in the first quarter behind the play of Chris […]
Stevensville stuns Whitefish
The Stevensville boys’ soccer team took the defending state champion Whitefish Bulldogs down on Saturday with a 5-2 win in Whitefish. Payden Belcourt scored at four minutes off a […]
Golfers on to state
The Southwest A Divisional Golf tournament was held over the weekend in Dillon to determine who will advance to the state golf tournament in Polson this week. The top […]
Bitterroot Ski Resort proposal turned down again
By Michael Howell In a letter dated September 20, Regional Forester Faye Krueger informed Bitterroot Valley resident Tom Maclay that she would not be conducting any further review of […]
SRS funding secured for another year
Montana’s U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester helped usher a one-year extension of the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program through the Senate last week. The SRS program brought […]
Hamilton mayoral debate held
By Michael Howell Municipal election forums, sponsored by the Bitterroot Star and KLYQ Radio, were held recently in Hamilton and Stevensville. An old fashioned debate format was used […]
Stevensville mayor recognized for addressing pay-scale inequities
By Michael Howell Stevensville Mayor Gene Mim Mack received a letter last week from Governor Steve Bullock expressing the governor’s appreciation for Mim Mack’s efforts at addressing longstanding, institutionalized […]
Stevensville gets grant for School Resource Officer
By Michael Howell The Town of Stevensville received notice last week from Attorney General Eric Holder’s office that it was awarded a 2013 COPS Hiring Program (CHP) grant […]
Hamilton Council takes care of business
By Michael Howell The Hamilton City Council made a few decisions about employment contracts at its last meeting on September 7. The Council confirmed the appointment of Clayton Moore […]
Inflexible commissioners a liability for citizenry
By Doris Adam, Hamilton Perfection: Fine to strive for, but not to be chained to. Our Ravalli County Commissioners know what they want in their singularly unique, perfect world. And […]
Challenge to commissioners
Ravalli County Commissioner Suzy Foss has explained that one of her reasons for voting to reject Title X funding, which for forty years has supported health care for low-income […]
Universal laws must be applied
Hot topic! Commissioners voted to reject government funding. What is the bottom line here? Why would they do that? Why didn’t they vote for the people, don’t they care? […]
Re: ‘A Question of Decency’
For the record, I went to the Town Council meeting in question to address the matter of the Mayor moving out of Town before I ever decided to run for […]
Keystone has been shipping Canadian oil to U.S. for years
Here’s a little-known fact: The Keystone pipeline system has been transporting oil sands from Canada to U.S. refineries in the Midwest for three years — with no major leaks […]
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HYE L. MCCALL II, Deceased. Probate No.: DP-13-61 Department No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE […]
Sales/Auctions Blu-J Estate Sales! Sales Start Day 1 – 5:30-7:30pm Following Days – 9-5:30pm Look for green signs! View at www.bluejayestatesales.com 363-1600 Oct. 2-4 – Hamilton 529 Golf Course Rd. […]
Gary L. Habedank
Gary L. Habedank, age 69, passed away with his wife by his side on September 22, 2013, at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, MT. Gary was born on February 17, […]
Wednesday, October 2 Stevensville Main Street The Stevensville Main Street Association will hold a general membership meeting on Wednesday, October 2 at 12 noon at 102B Main. Lunch […]