By Jean Schurman Preparations for the biannual Scandinavian Dinner at Faith Lutheran Church have been in full swing for a couple of weeks. Last week, the kitchen crew focused on […]
Archives for January 2017
JoAn Scothorn
JoAn Scothorn, 86, of Miramar Beach, Florida, graduated to heaven on January 14, 2017, where she was greeted by her husband Scotty. JoAn is survived by her children, Martie Parker, […]
Leon D. Logan
Stevensville – Leon Dee Logan, aged 87, died peacefully at home on January 16, 2017 in Stevensville, Montana after a prolonged illness. Leon was born on September 6, 1929 in […]
Stevensville Main Street director preparing to step down
By Michael Howell Joan Prather, longtime Executive Director of the Stevensville Main Street Association, true to form, is already making meticulous preparations for her own exit from the job she’s […]
Montana School Counselor of the Year honored in D.C.
By Michael Howell Last spring Stevensville Elementary (K-5) School Counselor Lee Starck was chosen by the Montana School Counselors Association as Montana School Counselor of the Year. This put him […]
County looking to hire public health director replacement
By Michael Howell LuAnn Burgmuller, Director of the Ravalli County Public Health Department, has resigned. She worked as a Public Health Nurse for seven years, the last two as Director. […]
Perseverance pays off for new Miss Rodeo Montana
By Jean Schurman On January 14, 2017, a new Miss Rodeo Montana was crowned. Sarai McCollaum of Darby became only the second valley resident to attain that crown. The last […]
Hockey time!
Victor senior Ali Elliott has played on the Missoula Lady Bruins hockey team for the past few years. She and her team finished first at the Northern Rockies Classic in […]
Girls’ teams improving
The local basketball teams are gearing up for the final stretch of the regular season. Stevensville took on the defending state champion Butte Central Maroons. While they lost the game, […]
Darby boys win two
The Darby Tigers picked up two wins over the weekend. They defeated Lincoln on Friday and then beat Victor on Saturday. Zach McCrossin and Dylan Parks combined for 41 points […]
Hamilton finishes 5th at Class A Duals
This year, the Class A Duals in Belgrade were truly a preview of what wrestlers could be at the state tournament in Billings in two weeks. Every Class A school […]
Let us all care for our neighbors
By Karen Harvey, Victor Like many of you, when I sit down to read the paper or watch TV and hear the words of “Government Budget Cuts” my initial […]
Let’s stop hating
I read in the paper that one McAdams is trying to stir up racism by talking about a few people he believes to be white supremacists. I don’t hear him […]
Response to Essen
After reading Marty Essen’s factless, ranting diatribe (Bitterroot Star, January 18) concerning President elect Trump, I had to respond to his inaccurate statements. First, let’s consider his statement that Obama […]
Mistaken identity
An article about a Missoula woman’s involvement in the recent anti-Trump marches appeared in the Sunday, January 22 Missoulian. In that article, she is quoted as saying: “When America elected […]
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Thursday, January 26 Housing Insecurity Survey Help the Bitterroot Task Force on Homelessness and Housing beat homelessness. 10,000 people in Ravalli County earn less than $1,600 a month. […]
Real Grizzly Bear Recovery
By Brian Peck, Columbia Falls In the December 14th Bitterroot Star, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) Director Jeff Hagener made the claim that grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone […]
Stop gravel pit
Several years ago, when a (rather quiet) announcement was made that a revised site for a proposed electric substation would be considered during a Stevensville Town Council meeting, I attended […]