By Michael Howell Supporters of Abuse Free Environments (SAFE) has been providing aid and shelter to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Ravalli County for 30 years. Twenty years […]
Archives for October 2017
County commissioners balk at putting Budd-Falen on agenda
By Michael Howell The county commissioners declined an invitation from local State Representative Theresa Manzella to have Karen Budd-Falen come and make a four-hour presentation to the County Commissioners about […]
100 years later, Model T is back at Bell McCall
By Jean Schurman If you get a chance and like history and old cars, be sure to stop in to see the 1917 Model T on currently on display in […]
Sacajawea sculpture unveiled in new Darby home
A bronze sculpture of Sacajawea, the Shoshone woman who guided and interpreted for the Corps of Discovery, was dedicated last Friday at the Sacajawea Rest Pocket Park n Darby. Ted […]
Football playoffs
Hamilton will begin their post season in the quarterfinals with a home game against Dawson County (Glendive). Dawson is the No. 6 seed out of the Eastern A conference. Hamilton […]
Corvallis takes first with Stevi, Hamilton right behind
The Corvallis Blue Devils brought home the Southwest A district championship with Stevensville and Hamilton taking second and third. The top four teams will advance to the Divisional Tournament at […]
Florence ready for divisionals
The Florence Falcons have moved through the season picking up win after win after win. But this year they are also working on a game plan they hope will lead […]
Cuts to seniors are scary
By Tracy McPherson, Hamilton The proposed $420 million state budget cuts scare me because like a lot of people I have a hard time making ends meet right now. […]
Heee’s baaack …
Once again our local invasive liberal progressive Marty Essen has submitted unsubstantiated statistics to support an allegation that is totally erroneous ¬– aka, a lie. Comrade Essen asserts that […]
Caregivers and seniors need help
I am a mother of 3 and a home care worker with 9 clients, who also takes care of her aging father on the side. Our clients depend on […]
Seniors deserve care, compassion
I am a caregiver in Montana helping seniors and others who are disabled and I’m writing on behalf of myself and as a voice for those who cannot because […]
Candidate should know the laws
Mark Adams is one of three candidates running for Town of Stevensville Mayor. This week yard signs supporting his candidacy have popped up around town. I believe MT Code […]
God and the Forest Service
I heartily agree with Grace Wilson’s letter last week that God is the one who put out the fires. We prayed and He answered! We should all be thankful […]
Doomed to repeat?
Dr. Theodore Dalrymple’s (a pen name) analysis of the chaos going on in Great Britain goes like this: “In modern welfare states, the struggle for subsistence has been abolished. […]
Praise for Trump
President Trump is doing a great job in Washington and he is trying to untangle the evil things Obama did during his years there. To start, insurance is NOT […]
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Wednesday, November 1 Stevi Garden Club The Stevensville Garden Club meets every first Wednesday of the month at the Community Baptist Church, 409 Buck Street. On Wednesday, November 1, members […]
Local conservationists awarded
By Michael Howell Five awards were presented to conservationists last Tuesday, October 17 at the annual Conservation Roundtable banquet held this year up the Rattlesnake in Smoke and Thelma Elser’s […]
‘Pink’ event takes on new meaning for founder
By Carlotta Grandstaff This year an estimated 252,710 American women, one in eight, will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Last July, Jean Schurman was one of them. Schurman, life-long resident […]