By Michael Howell October is here. The days are growing shorter and colder. The leaves are turning shades of red and orange. And businesses everywhere are turning pink. Yes, […]
Archives for October 2, 2014
Hamilton man instrumental in passage of Wilderness Act fifty years ago
By Michael Howell As the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, one Bitterrooter, who was instrumental in getting the law passed by Congress in 1964, is […]
Hamilton City Council takes stand against ‘big box’ store
By Michael Howell At its last Committee of the Whole meeting the Hamilton City Council decided to draft a statement in response to the Department of Environmental Quality’s request […]
Stevensville car thief suspect arrested
By Michael Howell At the September 25 meeting of the Stevensville Town Council, Police Chief James Marble reported that some arrests have been made following a rash of vehicle […]
Rationale for Fairgrounds levy ballot measure
By Fairgrounds Levy Committee: RAN Pigman, Quinn Kirkland, Jenna Hendrickson, Margaret Andersen, Margaret Yuhas, Linda Stoll, Deborah Rogala, Rod Freeman, Jeff Carter For over 120 years, the Ravalli County Fairgrounds […]
Closed primary bad idea
The Ravalli County Republican Central Committee has become part of a lawsuit to “close” the Republican primary; i.e., exclude voters who are not Republicans. This disenfranchises independents and others […]
Forest Service cutting
The U.S.F.S. is planning to log 5,711 acres between Como and Lost Horse. This area was logged about 40 years ago and the young trees will just now be […]
Three Mile group not representative of public
An interlocking group of people has board members on four of the five taxing districts specific to the Three Mile area. Those four taxing districts are embroiled in controversy […]
Guardians of our past
During the three and one half years I served on the Board of Directors of the Bitter Root Valley Historical Society, I often asked myself: Who are the Guardians […]
Troubling letter
We read the anonymous letter in your paper of Sept. 24th written by a parent concerning what had happened to their child many years ago. We are two retired […]
Problem with some mule deer auction hunters
Every hunter dreams of bagging a monster mule deer. We salivate over photos of bucks in the velvet before archery season opens. We spend countless hours, days and weeks […]
Jennifer B. Lint Boatwright Law Office, P.C. 1091 South First Street Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 375-1385 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER […]
Sales/Auctions BLU-J ESTATE SALES 363-1600 Follow our green signs! View photos at www.bluejayestatesales.com Day One – 5:30-7:30; Following days 9-5:30 Oct. 1-3 – Corvallis 682 Willow Creek Cross Road […]
Vendor opp Bounty of the Bitterroot… and Beyond! – “All Local” Show! The Bitterroot Star is hosting the third annual “all local” trade show on Saturday, November 15 in […]