By Jean Schurman Courage is defined as having the power or quality of dealing with or facing danger, fear, and pain. Tara Lyons has found her courage and now she […]
Archives for September 2015
Knapp memorial dedication to kick off Scarecrow Festival
A ribbon cutting ceremony for the latest public sculpture to be installed in Stevensville will take place on Friday, October 2 at 5 p.m. to kick off the Scarecrow Festival. […]
Darby library levy passes
By Michael Howell The Darby Community Public Library got a big boost from the voters in the recent election when they approved a 3 mill levy that will add about […]
Ludington chosen to replace resigning Stevensville mayor
By Michael Howell Paul Ludington was appointed Mayor of Stevensville last week and is scheduled to take the oath of office on September 30 at 11 a.m. at Town Hall. […]
New Cardiology Clinic opens at Marcus Daly Hospital
By Michael Howell Dr. Anthony Navone cut the ribbon last week at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital’s new Cardiology Clinic. The newly expanded, state-of-the-art facility is patient centered and equipped to […]
Non-partisan commissioner elections still on the draft ballot
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Local Government Study Commission has scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, October 6, to adopt its Tentative Report which includes some measures that it is […]
FS awards contract on Como logging project
Bitterroot National Forest Supervisor Julie King has announced that Pyramid Mountain Lumber of Seeley Lake has been awarded a timber contract for the Como Forest Health Project on the Darby […]
Florence Falcons on a roll
The Florence Falcons are in uncharted territory right now. The football team is on a four-game winning streak this season and is gaining confidence with each win. They topped Troy, […]
Corvallis continues winning ways
The Corvallis Blue Devils continued to dominate at the net with a 3-0 win over Stevensville. The team is coming together with Hannah Capko and Genesis Keith, along with Taia […]
Hamilton to celebrate 101 years of Bronc pride
Since 1914 HHS has played football. The names and uniforms have changed but Bronc pride and tradition have not. HHS cordially invites the Hamilton community to come and support 101 […]
Bronc golfers off to State
The Hamilton Broncs boys’ team will have a chance to defend their state title in golf this weekend in Sidney. The boys’ team finished second behind Whitefish by one stroke […]
Soccer roundup
The Hamilton girls’ soccer team ran over Loyola, 9-1. Hamilton took 24 shots on goal. Tessa Della Silva scored first for Hamilton with an unassisted goal at six minutes. Four […]
Tryouts for 2016 Sparks Girls Softball
Sparks Fastpitch Softball will be holding tryouts for the 2016 Spring/Summer season on Sunday, October 4 at the Stevensville HS Softball Field at the following times: 10U (born in 2005-2007) […]
Zinke needs to learn meaning of collaboration
Representative Zinke is sponsoring a bill that requires a person challenging a collaboratively based forest activity to post a bond covering costs of the Forest Service to defend against a […]
Change starts here
Contentious conversations in the Bitterroot Star have simmered down a bit since I moved here four years ago. I find this encouraging! I love thoughtful, respectful, and challenging discussions. In […]
NEPA, a brilliant piece of work
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a brilliant piece of work, was written by a group of people who knew what they were doing. It outlined a new way […]
Keele wrong about job growth
Van P. Keele’s 23 September 2015 letter to the Bitterroot Star editor demands a response. In a nutshell, jobs are not back! The real unemployment rate is actually 9.3 percent! […]
A great little town
On a balmy fall evening my son Craig drove me to see the newly created Bear Mountain Playground in Stevensville. The entire park was full of families, one group watching […]
Review hospice donation solicitations carefully
By Jane Hron, RN BSN, Marcus Daly Home Health & Hospice Department Head Marcus Daly Hospice encourages you to review solicitation pleas carefully. Hospice is a movement that developed about […]
Praise for Three Mile Fire Dept.
In the past couple of months we have had two emergencies requiring EMT’s and ambulances. The first responders were the folks from Three-Mile Fire. I cannot say enough about these […]