By Michael Howell Repairs to the outlet tunnel of the dam at Painted Rocks Reservoir were completed last week. Concerns about a potential fish kill led officials to institute […]
Archives for October 15, 2013
New treasurer faces learning curve
By Michael Howell It was not too long ago that an elected County Treasurer left office soon after taking the post after being unable to handle the complex duties […]
Open Lands Bond Program to support conservation easement on river property
By Michael Howell The County Commissioners agreed last week to provide funding from the county’s Open Lands Bond Program (OLBP) to help place a conservation easement on 160 acres […]
Stevi Council rescinds resolution requiring written questions
By Michael Howell In its ongoing review of existing resolutions the Stevensville Town Council decided to dump one that requires any citizen wishing to ask a question of the […]
Barbara Ann Vital
Stevensville – Barbara Ann (Cahill) Vital, 73, of Stevensville passed away in the company of her children at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula on October 7, 2013. She was […]
Richard Dexter Brown
Stevensville – Richard Dexter Brown, 84, of Stevensville, passed away on Sunday, October 6th at his home from cancer. He was born May 4, 1929 in Sioux City, Iowa to […]
Rachael ‘Ann’ Lawrence
Rachael “Ann” Lawrence unexpectedly passed away at the age of 79 on the morning of October 5, 2013. Born in St Maries, Idaho on April 17, 1934 to Harold […]
Now is not the time to turn back
Star Editorial It seems a shame that the impressive record of accomplishments of the current Stevensville Town Council under the leadership of Mayor Gene Mim Mack is being called […]
Now is not the time to turn back
Star Editorial It seems a shame that the impressive record of accomplishments of the current Stevensville Town Council under the leadership of Mayor Gene Mim Mack is being called into […]
Support for Stevi mayor
Mayor Gene Mim Mack has provided exemplary leadership to our Town and Town Government during his tenure. In the 24 months he has been in office many improvements have […]
Support for Mim Mack
Integrity, dedication, commitment, and a collaborative work ethic – those are the traits I look for and feel are essential to the leadership of our wonderful small town. Gene […]
Pot calling kettle black?
A self selected group of Stevensville residents have thrown another handful of mud at the wall hoping some would stick during this election. Like most of their platform it […]
Praise for Stevi mayor
A wise old woman once told me, “Sólo un tonto va en busca de una tormenta en el sol.” Translation? Only a fool goes looking for a rainstorm in […]
Support for Mayor Mim Mack
Stevensville registered voters receive their ballots by mail this week. Out of 1000 or so voters only around 500 people will actually cast their ballots in the mayoral election. […]
Why no to Title X
“Leave your morality at the door!” was the demand given me by some after the I stood by my “no” vote turning down the Federal Grant called Title X for […]
Disturbed by Foss statements
Attention, Suzy Foss: I am disturbed by information posted on your face book page – here is one of the excerpts which confounds me: “The fact that any […]
Foss rationale deeply flawed
Trying to rationalize her vote against Bitterrooters relying on Title X low-income health care (Valley Viewpoint, 10/10/13), Commissioner Foss sets up a flimsy straw man to argue with and […]
Commissioners irresponsible
Thank you for the coverage you provide throughout the year on the important actions of our various local governing bodies. It is appreciated. In this letter I voice just […]
Concern over road department
As a previous (retired) employee, I have great concern in the direction our road department has taken. The lack of maintenance is causing our road system to deteriorate. The […]
Commissioners don’t represent majority
Commissioners reject thousands for Public Health while soliciting millions for Airport Expansion. Let’s see… the Commissioners reject a few thousand federal dollars designated for family planning services for 400 people […]