The Bitterroot Audubon Society publishes a calendar every year featuring high quality photographs of local birds taken by local photographers. It is the organization’s only fund raiser, so a lot […]
Archives for September 2019
Petition circulating to place community college on ballot
A petition is circulating to place the establishment of a local independent community college in the Bitterroot on the May 2020 ballot. Candy Lubansky, President of the Bitterroot College Advisory […]
Draft decision gives green light to dam repair in wilderness
The Bitterroot National Forest has issued a Draft Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Canyon Lake Dam Access for Repair Project. The decision would authorize the […]
Stevensville council does some tweaking of proposed budget
The Stevensville Town Council made a few changes to Mayor Brandon Dewey’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year at its last meeting. Right out of the gate Councilor Steve […]
‘Colors of Cancer’ month kicks off with Food Truck Lunch
The Colors of Cancer “Food Truck” Lunch will be held Monday, October 1st from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Emergency Department Parking lot. Indulge in a variety of […]
Wildfowl Lane not to be ripped up…yet
Some of the residents living along Wildfowl Lane that runs north from Stevensville to the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge are relieved to hear that the road pavement is not […]
Hearing on Septic Variance Request – Wrench
Legal Notice The Ravalli County Board of Health (BOH) will conduct a Public Meeting to receive citizen comment on an appeal requested by Chris Wrench, for the Property known as […]
Alley Abandonment Hearing
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Petition to Abandon Portion of Alley (known as Bear Trax) Between Lots 9-10 and 17-18 in Hughes Addition) The Board of Ravalli County Commissioners will hold […]
Notice to Creditors – Fowler
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JUDY M. FOWLER, also known as Judy Marie Fowler, Deceased. Cause No. DP-19-95 NOTICE TO CREDITORS […]
Estate Sales
BLU-J ESTATE SALES, www.bluejayestatesales.com, 363-1600. Sept. 26-28 • Hamilton, Fairgrounds. Sept. 27-28 • Missoula, 2840 Santa Fe Ct #319. Oct. 3-5 • Stevensville, 101 Binks Ct #5. Oct. 10-11 • Missoula, 630 Highland Park. Oct. 17-19 • Corvallis, 508 Bass Creek. Oct. 24-26 • […]
Estate Sale
Swansons Estate Sales – October 3rd, 4th & 5th 2019 8am-6pm all 3 days. 1159 Hwy 93 North, Hamilton. Snow Blower Ariens Delute 28. Troy Tiller 6 hp. Super Bronco. […]
Support for Child Nutrition Reauthorization legislation
By Rev. Kendra Wilde, President, Rev. Dr. Marc Stewart, President Elect, and Rev. Valerie Webster, Council Member, Montana Association of Christians What could be more important than how we care for […]
New plans for Veterans Park
By Brad Smith, Commander, American Legion Fort Owen Post 94 As most readers have probably noticed, the Tribute Wall previously located in the Veterans Park adjacent to the Main Street Association […]
Montanans deserve better than one-size-fits-all healthcare
By Sen. Jason Ellsworth, SD 43, Hamilton Rural Montana is facing some pressing challenges. We must provide quality medical care for an aging population, so our seniors can enjoy healthy, vibrant […]
Response to LaSalle
By Jack Engelman, Hamilton For sake of brevity I would like to make a few points in response to Sonny LaSalle’s letter in the Bitterroot Star on September 18th. Sonny […]
Liability
By Brent Huseby, Hamilton Been attending St. Francis Catholic Church in Hamilton since 1972. Altar boy for seven years. The church building at 411 S. 5th Street in Hamilton is […]
Our leaders – then and now
By Mark Van Loon, Hamilton The Washington Monument, which honors and memorializes our country’s first president, is about to reopen after nearly a decade of being closed for repairs. There […]
Connecting some big dots
By Bob Williams, Stevensville Chances are, from time to time you, like me, could do a better job of looking beyond current news, towards a bigger picture, a more informed […]
Falcons blast Bigfork
If you waited in line for popcorn at the beginning of the Florence Homecoming game on Friday night, you would have missed the first Falcon touchdown, and quite possibly the […]
Lady Falcons gaining momentum
One would think that after losing several key seniors last year to graduation, the Lady Falcons would be down a bit this year. But, according to coach Christy Duchein, “There’s […]