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Archives for October 5, 2018

Town Council chutzpah

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By Christin Rzasa, Stevensville   I have great sympathy for the folks who are trying to accomplish the town’s business–Mayor Dewey and Police Chief Marble–while having to deal with the juvenile […]

Get involved

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By Dennis Lenahan, Stevensville   There seems to be a lot said on line and in the Bitterroot Star about Stevensville law enforcement. Yet ‘Coffee with a Cop’ on September […]

Marijuana myths exposed

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By Dennis Hicks, Hamilton   Colorado’s failed experiment in legalizing marijuana has been expertly documented by an independent film company in Idaho (Sidewayz Films). The video, “Chronic State,” can be […]

Support for Jackson

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By Michele Dieterich, Hamilton   Laura Jackson will listen to you. I am delighted to see Laura Jackson’s name on the ballot for Montana State Representative House District 85. Jackson […]

National defense reduced to marginal

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By Edward Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville   I hope valley veterans read this. They may not agree, but, maybe it will stir some thought. Since we will soon be voting to […]

Support for Garber

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By Patti Eldridge, Victor   If you’re tired of the politics of division and fear and anger, I urge you to vote for Laura Garber, an Independent candidate for State […]

Support for Gorski

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By Bridget Johnson, Missoula   I have known Margaret Gorski for almost 20 years, and worked with her for 15 of those. I can testify that she is extremely hard-working, […]

Support for Greef

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By Sen. Fred Thomas, Stevensville   I have known Sharon for many years, both here in our community and as a legislative spouse and staff person at the legislature in […]

Rosendale rhetoric misleading

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By Skip Kowalski, Stevensville “Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” Someone should have told that to Matt Rosendale before he tried to smear Jon Tester’s impeccable record […]

Fear tactics

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By Charles Sleath, Hamilton It appears that Gianforte has adopted fear tactics as his campaign platform. He is trying to scare the voters into thinking Kathleen Williams and Nancy Pelosi […]

Frederick Honing

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Stevensville – Frederick W. Honing, 87, loving husband and father, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 30, 2018 with his wife and son by his side. Fred was born June […]

Stevi boys, Corvallis girls win

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The Stevensville boys defeated Corvallis, 4-0, on the pitch at Corvallis. Dylan Roberts had an unassisted goal early in the match. He then took an assist from Mirko Ferretti for […]

Jack Filcher – a living legend

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If you go to any high school golf tournament, you can usually find Stevensville’s coach, Jack Filcher, surrounded by a number of people with a lot of laughter coming from […]

Football roundup

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The Hamilton Broncs remained undefeated with a 41-6 win over Corvallis. Broncs quarterback Carson Rostad threw for two passes, both to Cam Rothie. He also had two scoring runs, one […]

Valley golfers do well

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The Bitterroot Valley teams involved in the State Class A golf tournament that was held at the Hamilton Golf Course over the weekend had a successful weekend. Although Laurel won […]

Stevensville Scarecrow Festival starts Friday

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Top secret designs have been taking shape for weeks. Employees, co-workers, and volunteers are sworn to secrecy. Glimpses of art forms are caught slipping into back rooms. It’s an annual […]