Eagle Scout candidate Louis Zielinski, a member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 115, is close to finishing up his Eagle Scout project which involved building five Wood Duck nesting […]
Archives for March 15, 2016
Riverstone School – an education alternative
By Daphne Jackson When Sarah Southwell started teaching her children at home, she didn’t plan to create a supplementary school for other homeschool families, she just wanted to give […]
Talk on Islam draws crowd
By Michael Howell The Darby Public Library building could not hold the crowd that showed up last Thursday, March 9, to hear Language Professor Samir Bitar from the University […]
Former Forest Service chief to receive UM honorary doctorate
The University of Montana will award an honorary doctorate to former U.S. Forest Service Chief Jack Ward Thomas of Florence during its May 14 commencement exercises. On March 4, the […]
Water right objection filing deadline nears
Time is running out to file objections to water rights on the main-stem and eastside of the Bitterroot River. The Montana Water Court has set a deadline of June 1, […]
Floodplain violations under investigation
By Michael Howell Ravalli County Floodplain Administrator Brian Wilkinson has been investigating potential floodplain permitting violations at the Bitterroot River Lodge property south of Hamilton since late last summer. Wilkinson […]
Florence Falcons finish 22 and 4
The Florence Falcons may have needed the rest the 12 days between the Western B Divisional and the state tournament this weekend in Butte, but even though they healed up, […]
Sports Talk – Montana moments
By Jean Schurman When I found out that the first and second rounds of the Men’s NCAA basketball tournament was going to be held in Spokane, Washington, I was […]
Iris Holland
Missoula – Iris Holland, 84, passed away on March 7, 2016 at Riverside Health Care Center of natural causes. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44-1/2 years, […]
Phyllis Niederer
Phyllis Niederer, 73, of Stevensville, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016. She was born in Chicago in 1943 to Francis and Edith Johnson. She worked as a medical transcriptionist for […]
A case for a county growth policy
By Skip Kowalski, President, Bitterrooters for Planning Congratulations! We stopped Legacy Ranch – for now. This proposed mega-development adjacent to the Eastside Highway between Florence and Stevensville would have […]
Obama successes
While Republican presidential candidates adolescently argue who has the biggest male anatomy, Democrats and President Obama are busy debating serious issues and successfully addressing two enormous challenges that Americans really […]
We welcome all
Recently the Ravalli County Commissioners held a meeting taking community comment on a proposal to voice Ravalli County’s opposition to the relocation of Syrian refugees to the Bitterroot Valley. We […]
Bitterrooters mostly good
So Mr. Cornelius is leaving the Bitterroot, angry and disgruntled. I am sorry that he could not get a good job here as so many cannot, or are underemployed. And […]
Unfair treatment
I heard something interesting today… Once again a citizen gets punished as if they were a “bad” child. I remember a time when I wanted to improve my property while […]
Severson thanked
I just want to take this opportunity, as Dan Severson relinquishes ownership of Valley Drug, to say thank you for all you have done for the town of Stevensville. Many […]
Praise for ‘Working’ play
Be sure to treat yourself and go see the current production, “Working,” at the Stevensville Playhouse which will be presented only three more times. It is a funny, poignant, true-to-life […]
Jennifer B. Lint Boatwright Law Office, P.C. 1091 South First Street Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 375-1385 Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER […]
Sales/Auctions ESTATE SALE – Rain or shine! First of 3 sales. FRIDAY ONLY, MARCH 18, 8 to 6. No early birds! 4412 Hoover Lane, off of Ambrose Creek Road, […]
Wednesday, March 16 CSL study group The Center for Spiritual Living invites everyone to Abraham Experiential Study Group with Z’eva Singer and Dave Schultz on Wednesday, March 16 […]