In late 2017, Bitter Root Land Trust acquired 70 acres of open space along the Bitterroot River just south of downtown Hamilton. A place where anyone will be able to connect with nature, cast a line, take a walk with a friend, bird watch, feel the breeze, and hear the flow of the water over […]
Archives for April 30, 2019
County sued over subdivision approval extensions
Bitterrooters for Planning, a local non-profit organization that promotes planned development, has filed a lawsuit in District Court challenging the Ravalli County Commissioners’ recent decision to grant a third extension to development timelines for the Morado Mountain Estates Subdivision located six miles east of Florence. The subdivision was first proposed in or around 2006. The […]
Ribbon cut on new surgery center
More than 650 people “crossed the red line” for a special tour of the new Surgery Center at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital’s open house last week. Chief of Surgery Dr. James Zubernis, Dr. Michael Dolecki, CEO John Bishop and Hospital Board Chair Lois Hedg-Peth all have a hand on the scissors as they perform what […]
Solar panels installed at Hamilton sewer plant
Hamilton Mayor Dominic Farrenkopf, Rick Hamilton from Solar Plexus, Public Works Director Donny Ramer, NorthWestern Energy District Manager Tim Moody and NorthWestern Energy Management Specialist Shawn Fredrickson were all on hand last week to dedicate the new solar panel array that has been installed atop a shed roof at the City’s wastewater treatment plant. According […]
Property owners file federal suit over unpermitted road
Several property owners in Sunnyside Orchards subdivision, located between Stevensville and Florence along the Eastside Highway, have filed a federal lawsuit against the county; developers Donald and Alexandra Morton and Sunnyside Orchards LLC; realtor Lee Foss and Foss Realty Inc; Western Montana Excavation; and Starlight Interests, LLC, a Georgia LLC. The plaintiffs and the development […]
Eagle Project helps Victor Fire Department
The Victor Volunteer Fire Department moved in to a new building on Meridian Road south of Victor that was previously a small factory that made model trains. Rooms had to be removed to accommodate the fire department and new rooms and entrances are being built. Dakota Johnson, as part of his Eagle Scout project, organized […]
Special concert set for Stevensville library
A couple of musicians have teamed up to provide the Bitterroot community with an all too rare opportunity to hear some late baroque and more contemporary trumpet tunes performed in concert at the North Valley Public Library in Stevensville. Local trumpeter Elliott Oppenheim will be accompanied by pianist Heidi Schnarr in the First Friday evening […]
Alumnus shares passion with career day at Stevensville High
It hasn’t been that long since Christopher Driemeyer graduated from Stevensville High School. Like many graduates he went off to college to further his education and had to face one of life’s biggest questions for many kids: What to do for a living? Driemeyer has always been a bit of an achiever. His last year […]
Stevi councilors need to think for themselves
Star Editorial So much time and energy has been wasted by the Stevensville Town Council on items that are being brought forward by someone other than themselves that we can no longer remain silent. This was never more apparent than at the most recent council meeting. One item in particular stood out to us. The […]
RESPECT
By Jim McCormack, Stevensville If you wanted a lesson in how to be disrespectful, the April 25th Stevensville Town Council meeting was the place to be. Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Michaelson put on quite the show. There wasn’t a single agenda item that either a criticism or derogatory statement about Mayor Dewey wasn’t introduced. The Mayor […]
Thanks from Library Foundation
By Amy Horlacher, President, NVPL Foundation Board The North Valley Public Library Foundation would like to thank all those who helped make our 2nd annual fundraiser, “A Novel Affair”, a success. We’d like to acknowledge the generosity and talent of the LeGrande Harvey Group in providing the entertainment. We appreciate the volunteer efforts of the […]
Clarification on solar credits
By Sidney Mehlschmidt, Hamilton In reference to the letter by Charles Russ suggesting the inclusion of the installation of photovoltaic panels in the Stevensville Schools Bond Issue: I agree that the installation of these panels would be a great idea. But while the suppliers of electricity in some other states are required to credit the […]