By Star Jameson, Hamilton While attending a fundraiser for Ravalli County Recycling, I was astonished at how few younger people attended. Is there an assumption that recycling is a given […]
Archives for May 2019
‘The other, more pragmatic faction’
By Frank Novotny, Victor Mr. Brown surely gave all voters, especially Republicans, something to think about. A thinking conservative may actually ask the question: Should I compromise my principles? The […]
Stevensville school bonds approved
A whopping 52%, or, 3,908 out of the 7,523 registered voters in the Stevensville School District turned out to vote on two bond propositions in the recent election. Both bonds […]
Margaret ‘Maggie’ Tveraa
Maggie passed away Saturday afternoon, May 11, surrounded by people she loved. Maggie was born June 2, 1952 in Everett Washington to Clarence and Doreen Gordon, though she grew up […]
Sheila Hammitt
Sheila Margaret Barlow Hammitt, of Stevensville, Montana, passed away on May 3, 2019, in Missoula, Montana. A memorial service is planned for May 23rd at 11 a.m. at the Stevensville […]
Divisional track meets this weekend
The district track meets for Class C were held last week with the top five in each event moving on to divisionals. The Western B and C Divisional will be […]
High School Rodeo comes to Hamilton
The Montana High School Rodeo season is winding down with only a few rodeos remaining before the state finals in Baker, June 6-9. The same is true for the Montana […]
Valley teams do well in Butte
The annual Laverne Stoddard Softball Invitational in Butte brings teams from the East and the West together for one final time before they may see each other at the state […]
Meet and greet scheduled for Stevensville council applicants
The Town of Stevensville will host an informal meet and greet event on Monday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the town hall for the two candidates that have applied […]
RFP – Asphalt Replacement
REQUEST FOR BIDS ASPHALT REPLACEMENT AT RAVALLI COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS “FOOD ROW” SECTION The Board of Ravalli County Commissioners are seeking qualified bids to replace a section of asphalt at the […]
Motion to Amend Water Rights Claim – Couey
Notice to Mainstem Bitterroot and East Side Subbasin (76HA) – Bitterroot River Water Users MOTION TO AMEND STATEMENT OF CLAIM (Pursuant to Section 85-2-233(6), MCA) A Motion to Amend Statement […]
Notice to Creditors – Kendrick Summons
Ashley E. Kendrick P.O. Box 266 Conner MT 59829 Petitioner Pro Se MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In Re the Marriage of Ashley E. Kendrick, Petitioner and Alan […]
A plea to preserve Old Growth
When Van Keele first came upon the ancient Ponderosa Pine that had been felled as part of a Forest Service tree-felling training session in the spring of 2018, he was […]
Connecting classrooms and community
Stevensville School District has had an advisory program up and running for a few years called Connecting Classrooms, in which classrooms of different grades are “buddied up” with one another. […]
Applications to mine gravel near Big Creek found deficient
The Department of Environmental Quality recently issued letters of deficiency to a couple of landowners in the Victor area who have applied for permits to mine gravel in the vicinity […]
Celebrating nurses
As part of National Nurses Week, Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital participated with other regional hospitals and medical employers in a celebration of their nursing staffs by soliciting nominations for Nursing […]
It’s time to fix up the People’s House
By Mary Ann Dunwell, Helena In the waning hours of Montana’s 66thLegislative Session, good public policy squeaked through, including Medicaid expansion and an infrastructure bill. But, public works can’t fix […]
Grateful to be alive
By Bruce Perry, Stevensville I would like to thank all the people that came to my rescue on Memorial Day last year when I hit a deer on my motorcycle […]
Creamery Picnic hijacked
By Jimmy Edwards, Class of 78, Jim Edwards, Class of 57 Isn’t it ironic that a Town Celebration became nothing but a fund raiser? Taking a celebration that was iconic […]
Highway fatality markers
By Donald Helmbrecht, Corvallis American Legion Post #91 The markers that stand beside the road in the location of a fatality are placed and maintained by The American Legion as a […]