By Christin Rzasa Gary Locke officially retired from the Montana Job Service in Hamilton in 1999, but he’s never stopped working to improve the lives of Bitterroot residents in economic […]
Archives for February 27, 2019
River regs
Proposed amendment would clarify commercial floating regulations on the Bitterroot River The commercial use permit restrictions for floating the upper Bitterroot River and West Fork appear to be working, according to […]
Manufacturer wants to keep global footprint in Montana
At the suggestion of Julie Foster, Director of the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority, the general manager of a successful manufacturing and shipping operation with facilities in the Victor area […]
Legal – Hearing on Proposed Wastewater Regs
Legal Notice The Ravalli County Board of Health (BOH) will conduct a Public Hearing to receive public comment on the proposed revisions to the Ravalli County Subsurface Wastewater Treatment and […]
Call for Bids – Flooring in County Clerk’s Office
REQUEST FOR BIDS FLOORING AND CARPETING FOR THE RAVALLI COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER’S OFFICE IN HAMILTON, MONTANA The BOARD OF RAVALLI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS are calling for bids for new flooring […]
Call for Bids – Painting of County Clerk’s Office
REQUEST FOR BIDS INTERIOR PAINTING FOR THE RAVALLI COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER’S OFFICE IN HAMILTON, MONTANA The BOARD OF RAVALLI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS are calling for bids for interior office painting […]
Notice to Creditors – Jaunita Mae Schaffer
Judith A. Loring Attorney at Law P.O. Box 4 Stevensville MT 5987 777-5414 jaloring@jloringlaw.com Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN RE THE ESTATE OF […]
‘Catch and Keep’ or let them swim away
By Representative Joel Krautter, House District 35, Sidney It’s often said that Montana is like a small town with long streets. Montanans may be separated by hundreds of miles but […]
‘Stupid, lazy’ and proud
By George R. Greenwood, Colonel, USAF, Retired, Stevensville Mr. Novotny, in his letter “Down with democracy,” labeled me “stupid and lazy” and I’m proud of it. I spent 28 years in the […]
Response to Landry
By Jerry Haslip, Victor After reading Rick Landry’s letter in the 20 February 2015 Bitterroot Star, I feel compelled to respond! Landry touts his background as an “Information Specialist” and […]
Kudos to Landry
By Jerry Shaw, Stevensville Kudos to you, Rick Landry, you have thrown down the gauntlet to the reigning queen of the local wingnut community, none other than the hubristic Donna […]
Poor God
By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton A recent letter to the Star invoked “God’s Law,” and I cannot argue, not being God, but I do wonder how this all works. Yes, I […]
Late term abortion evil
By Dee Gibney, Hamilton What is going on in this country that first degree murder of a helpless infant is considered OK. In New York you cannot give a lethal […]
Against HB 284
By Star Jameson, Hamilton A bill which criminalizes physicians who offer aid to the dying has moved out of the House, and is soon to have a vote by the […]
Support for Trump
By Frank Novotny, Victor Regarding wingnut contributors, dear Lord, where to begin? Well, we know that global warming is a fact. It happens every time the sun comes up. And, of […]
Lady Broncs edge out Corvallis
One didn’t need to be at the game Friday morning after the loser out game between Hamilton and Corvallis. They only needed to stand outside each locker room after the […]
Lady Falcons head to state
Last season, Florence missed going to state after losing out to Bigfork in the semi finals. This year, the Lady Falcons had a vendetta and nothing was going to sway […]
Hamilton Broncs move on to state
The battles between Butte Central and Hamilton have been epic this season with Butte Central coming out the winner last week at the district tournament. The Western A championship was […]
Florence boys, Darby boys and girls bow out
The Florence Falcons met up against Loyola in their first game of the Western B tournament. The Falcons changed up their rotation about three weeks ago and are still in […]
Cleo Guenther
Stevensville – Our Mom, Cleo Guenther, passed away peacefully at home on February 11, 2019. She was born March 14, 1938 with twin brother Clair Leo “Buck” Varner in Chinook, […]