This article is in response to a recent guest comment calling for more out of state mandates to our local cooperative from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supporting additional carbon […]
Archives for December 2014
Burrows’ true colors?
County Commissioner Jeff Burrows failed to distinguish himself before Ravalli County’s legislative delegation when they met on Dec. 9. In fact, Commissioner Burrows confirmed the public’s worst suspicions about politicians […]
Hell Gate Treaty forbids off-reservation water rights contained in CSKT Water Compact
The claim of the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) for off reservation water rights on rivers in the CSKT Compact is based on the 1855 Hell Gate Treaty, Article III: […]
Parking issue
I am a 73 year old retired businessman. I moved to Missoula County last year after spending 40 years in California and Colorado. While I love Montana and never plan […]
Hurry to Burnt Fork Market!
Bubba says run, don’t walk, down to the brand new $2 million investment, Burnt Fork Market, in Stevensville and check out this beautiful supermarket. As you enter this art gallery […]
Outrageous county settlement raises questions
By Tom Boland, Florence Being new to the valley and being generally interested in what’s going on around me, I decided to spend a morning reading “the Court File” to […]
Thomas F. ‘Pat’ Patterson
Stevensville – Thomas F. “Pat” Patterson passed away at 5 minutes before midnight on Dec. 9, 2014 at the age of 98 while under the care of The Living Centre […]
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 Habitat for Humanity ReSale. New & used building materials & much more. Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, 9–4. 131 Old Corvallis Rd, Hamilton. Farm and Garden EXPERIENCED husband & wife […]
Thursday, December 18 Back Country Horsemen Bitter Root Back Country Horsemen host their monthly meeting on Thursday, December 18, at the Corvallis School Cafeteria on Eastside Highway in Corvallis. Potluck […]
Burnt Fork Market opens its doors
By Michael Howell After months of anticipation, punctuated by a few unanticipated delays, the doors finally opened last week to Stevensville’s new grocery store. Owner of the newly opened Burnt […]
County Commission meetings now being streamed, archived
Would you really like to see what your County Commissioners are up to but maybe you work from 9 to 5 and can’t make any of the meetings? Now you […]
Former Job Service site is home to new tech business
By Russ Lawrence Elliott Lander and his wife, Grace, found their way to the Bitterroot Valley via Triple Creek Ranch, where the Texas couple came for a break from their […]
Local RML scientist talks about Ebola
By Michael Howell Dr. Marshall Bloom, Associate Director of Rocky Mountain Laboratory (RML), gave a community based talk about the Ebola virus last week at the Darby Public Library. He […]
Nola Pauline Edgar
Stevensville – Nola Pauline (Smail) Edgar passed away peacefully on November 22, 2014, in the shadow of the Bitterroot Mountains and surrounded by her children. Nola was born December 21, […]
RICHARD A. WEBER, P.C. 345 West Main Street Hamilton, Montana 59840 Telephone: 406/363-6888 Fax: 406/363-2972 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, RAVALLI COUNTY In Re the Estate of: […]
Sales/Auctions BLU-J ESTATE SALES 363-1600 Follow our green signs! View photos at www.bluejayestatesales.com All Sales Day One 4:30-6:30pm Following Days 9am-5:30pm Dec. 11-13 – Hamilton Collette Lane. 2 mi. up […]
Protecting our future by preserving our past
By Tim Fox, Steve Bullock, Patty Mazurek, Marc Racicot, and Mike Greely Last year, 11 million visitors came to Montana. While the reasons they chose Big Sky Country as their […]
Exonerated
My name is Shad Pease, former Deputy for the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office. After ten years proudly serving the members of this community with dignity and respect, I resigned in […]
Slob hunters wreaking havoc
I am 65 years old and have been a avid hunter and fisherman all my life. My years away from home during the Vietnam Era made me yearn for the […]