By Michael Howell Last week community members gathered at 511 6th Street in Hamilton to break ground on the latest home being built by Habitat for Humanity Ravalli County. Jennifer […]
Archives for September 13, 2016
Land swap proposed for Stevensville river access
By Michael Howell State Senator Fred Thomas of Stevensville presented a proposal on behalf of Roy Capp, owner of the Ft. Owen Ranch, for a land swap along the river […]
Local author/adventurer publishes new book
By Russ Lawrence When Jon Turk set out on his historic effort to circumnavigate Ellesmere Island in the high arctic, he knew it would be his last fully-committed expedition, but […]
Stevi adopts budget without employee cost-of-living raises
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council adopted its Fiscal Year 2016-2017 budget at the September 8 council meeting, despite the fact that the Airport Fund was not yet in […]
Football in full swing
All of the valley’s football teams saw action this weekend with the Class A teams finishing up their non-conference games. Four teams picked up wins on Friday or Saturday. Victor […]
Florence volleyball squad opens tough
The Lady Falcons of Florence had a big weekend and notched three wins over tough opponents. They defeated Thompson Falls in three games on Thursday. Saturday the team played in […]
Young but working hard
The Hamilton boys’ soccer team is young. They are working hard but their size and inexperience are big obstacles when going up against more physical teams. That was evident on […]
Hamilton girls win two
The Hamilton girls soccer team scored early and often in their match against Libby. Junior Mallory McGill was the only Bronc to score twice. She hit the net at 20 […]
Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act misunderstood
By Gary MacLaren, former State Representative, Victor A number of recent letters across the state have criticized Congressman Ryan Zinke for voting FOR H.R. 2316, the Self-Sufficient Community Lands […]
Best to worst presidents in last 50 years
Although diehard Republicans despise Barack Obama, many of us are savoring the last five months of his presidency. It didn’t quite hit me what a good president he’s been, until […]
Support for I-177
If you have ever had to release an animal or bird from a trap you know how much pain they are in. Thousands of animals suffer year after year to […]
Sperry wrong
Ed Sperry’s LTE dated August 31st contains inaccuracies. He claims Friends of the Bitterroot “… filed a suit in federal district court to stop the Westside Collaborative Vegetation Management Project […]
Let’s really talk!
I ran across an interesting quote that you all may find worth pondering if even for a moment. “For the Greeks, dia-logos, flow of meaning, was seen as a cornerstone […]
3rd party candidate deserves seat at debates
This year’s election is fast approaching, and one thing I keep hearing is how awful our choices are. Hillary or Trump. Democrat or Republican. That is usually followed by “I […]
Opportunity to comment critical
I’ve lived in the Bitterroot Valley since 1965. In all of that time I have subscribed to the Ravalli Republic. The paper has always had Opinion Pages where the people […]
Richard ‘Dick’ Ellis Smith
August 19, 1941 to September 4, 2016 Dick was born August 19, 1941 in Scott City, Kansas to Ellis and Olive Stratton Smith. The only son, Dick was the third […]
Woodrow Wilson Bentham, Sr.
Lolo – Longtime Lolo resident Woody Bentham, 97, passed away August 18, 2016 of congestive heart failure at The Living Centre in Stevensville. He was born in Florence to John […]
MONTANA 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Name Change of Campbell Mark Maier, Leneé Marjerison, Petitioner Cause No. DV-16-296 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE OF HEARING […]
Sales/Auctions 4 Sales in 1 Block! Sat. 9-3, Stevi–401 Central, 503 Charlos, 506 Riverside, 510 Riverside Ave. Antique white desk, glassware & collectibles, tools, nail gun, toys, handmade signs, Wii […]
Wednesday, September 14 Lolo food drive The Lolo Senior Citizens group is holding a food drive on Wednesday, September 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lolo […]