By Jean Schurman It’s only appropriate that the Grand Marshal for this year’s Corvallis Memorial Day Parade is Al Simmons. He is not only a Navy veteran of World War […]
Archives for May 2015
Local club tackles trail clearing along Coyote Coulee
By Michael Howell With over 1,600 miles of trail on the Bitterroot National Forest to take care of, the U.S. Forest Service often accepts help in doing basic maintenance of […]
Supreme Court upholds decision against Robaks
By Michael Howell The Montana Supreme Court earlier this month upheld a decision by Ravalli County District Court Judge Jim Haynes in a September 15, 2014 order in which he […]
Venerable landscaping business changes hands
By Russ Lawrence The business was named Montana’s “Small Business of the Year” in 2000, but the founders were a product of the 60’s, beneficiaries of a spirit that said, […]
Cell tower proposal withdrawn
By Michael Howell The company that has been looking to construct a cell phone tower on Hamilton High School property next to River Park has dropped the plan and on […]
Suicide prevention: some training can help
By Michael Howell Suicide is not often discussed in public. As a result, there is a general lack of awareness about the issue. Did you know, for instance, that Montana […]
Corvallis wins Southwest A track title
The juggernaut that is Corvallis track showed their muscle at the Southwest A Divisional meet in Corvallis over the weekend. The Blue Devil boys’ team scored 154.66 points compared to […]
Hamilton softball team advances
The Lady Broncs will be the No. 1 seed from the Southwest A conference even though they didn’t play a championship game. The championship game wasn’t held because of the […]
Blue Devils are tennis champs
The Corvallis Blue Devils won both the boys and girls divisional championship over the weekend. DJ Pekoc will make his fourth trip to state and has hopes of bringing home […]
Darby’s Ehmann, Caicedo win
Darby senior Keely Ehmann won three events to push Darby to a fifth place finish at the Western C Divisional Track Meet in Missoula. The speedster claimed first in the […]
Legislative session characterized by compromise
By Bob Brown, Helena The recently adjourned session of the state legislature was characterized in both House and Senate by compromise and coalition. Democrats and Republicans teamed up to pass […]
Campbell letter meaningful
I want to thank you sincerely for printing Larry Campbell’s excellent letter in the May 13th issue of the Star. The moral code imbedded in his message is familiar to […]
The truth is out there
Thank you, Carol Marsh, for your recent letter in the Missoulian concerning Roundup sprayed in Missoula parks. The City Council needs to read the following concerning what Roundup in particular […]
Not giving up on raw milk
I used to read a book about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad to my fifth graders. It was a strange concept for them at the beginning of the book […]
Action required in animal abuse case
This letter was sent to both Governor Bullock and Attorney General Fox today, May 13. Re: Animal Abuse at Kountz Arena, Bozeman, MT I call your attention to, and ask […]
How about the facts?
Both letters recently placed in the Star state that BRID owns the Three Mile pipeline and thus BRID is responsible for it. Please show me the documentation proving this. I’ve […]
Kristine Dunn Wade
Hamilton – Kristine (Kris) Ann Dunn Wade passed away May 8, 2015. Kris was born on July 8, 1967 in Granger, Utah, now West Valley City, the daughter of Gerald […]
Paul and Vivian Toepfer
Paul and Vivian Toepfer passed away within three days of each other in October 2013. Cremation took place at Yachats, Oregon where they had lived for about twenty years. Paul […]
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