By Carlotta Grandstaff Call her the singing barista. Or the latte-slinging songstress. “Most people in Darby call me Annie,” says Analicia Schrader, the Hamilton woman who serves up the cappuccinos, […]
Archives for January 8, 2014
Benefit set to help send local students to Science Olympiad Nationals
On Saturday, January 18, at p.m., six-time award-winning author Marty Essen will present “Around the World in 90 Minutes” in the Old Corvallis Gym. The purpose of the event […]
New museum exhibit focuses on natural world
By Michael Howell How well do you know your world? It’s hard to imagine anyone visiting the Bitterroot Valley for the first time who would not be struck by the […]
Annual Stockgrowers events this Saturday
The annual Bitterroot Stockgrowers dinner and day seminars will be this Saturday, January 11, at 5 p.m. at St. Mary’s Family Center in Stevensville. A no host bar will […]
RML scientist recognized for virus studies
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the American Committee on Arthropod-Borne Viruses has presented its Dalrymple/Young Award to Hideki Ebihara, Ph.D., an investigator who studies emerging […]
Bitterroot Woman’s Club celebrates 100 years
By Jean Schurman For the past 100 years, women of the Bitterroot Valley have been gathering, first in the daytime, later in the evenings, and now on Saturday mornings, to […]
Commissioners balk at reappointing controversial Planning Board member
By Michael Howell The County Commissioners balked at reappointing Planning Board Chairman Jan Wisniewski as the planning board representative from the Darby District last week. Wisniewski was the only applicant […]
Local libraries facing funding crisis
By Michael Howell All three of the valley’s public libraries are facing a funding crisis that could lead to closing their doors or otherwise drastically reducing services if they […]
Chilcott selected chairman of the board
Last week Commissioner Greg Chilcott was selected to serve as Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners for the coming year. He is currently into his third term as […]
Bitterroot Tool & Machine expanding operation
By Michael Howell Bitterroot Tool and Machine (BTM) is on the move and expanding its operation. According to Julie Foster, Executive Director of the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority, a […]
County TEDD still in the works
By Michael Howell The development of a Targeted Economic Development District north of Fairgrounds Road is still a real possibility, according to Ravalli County Economic Development Authority Executive Director […]
County chooses higher bid, lower circulation on legal advertising contract
The Ravalli County Commissioners awarded the county’s legal publishing contract for the coming year to the Ravalli Republic. According to sworn statements of publication contained in the sealed bids, […]
Open Letter to Commissioners re: public lands and reserved water rights
By Darlene Grove, Stevensville As you begin a new year in your position as RC Commissioners, I hope you have taken time to consider the issues you chose to advance […]
The people’s land
I get a terrible bellyache when I think about the county taking over government lands. How on God’s green earth could the county commissioners handle this when they can’t […]
Truth about land transfer
For the last three decades, federal policies have continually reduced public access, killed our state and local economies, and brought national forests into a state of maximum combustion. That’s […]
Commissioners get back to work
A story in the Jan. 3 edition of the Ravalli Republic discussed the county commissioners near-unanimous vote (one member was MIA) to not reappoint Mr. Jan Wisniewski to the chair […]
Mama’s wisdom
My mother was born May 1, 1910 in Alabama. Her mother died when she was 5 and Mom had two younger sisters. Her father married a wicked stepmother and […]
Hope springs eternal
Here’s to 2014, fellow citizens of Ravalli County! May we resolve that in this brand new year, where hope always springs eternal, we vote out Commissioners Foss, Stoltz and […]
Wednesday, January 8 Historical Society annual meeting The Bitter Root Valley Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, January 8 at 10 a.m. at the Ravalli […]