Donald Helmbrecht of Victor was presented with the Montana Congressional Veterans Commendation last week by U.S. Congressman Greg Gianforte. The award, Gianforte said, was for Helmbrecht’s “service to his country […]
Archives for January 2020
Humane shelter construction project held up by lawsuit
Kent Barbian, a resident of Stonegate Meadows, came to the Hamilton City Council last week to express how disheartened he was by the actions of the Hamilton Zoning Board of […]
Victor’s Tintzman wins award
Cassy Tintzman is the vocational-agricultural (vo-ag) and FFA teacher at Victor. She has been there since 2014. Last fall she was awarded the Teacher Turn the Key Award. There was […]
Grizzly bears entering Bitterroot protected under Endangered Species Act
Grizzly bears entering the Bitterroot are protected under Endangered Species Act The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has notified supervisors of the Bitterroot, Nez-Perce-Clearwater, Lolo and Salmon-Challis National Forests […]
TU sponsors online interactive map of fishing access sites
Montana Trout Unlimited recently unveiled a new online map of Fishing Access Sites all across the state. Although the state already has a map of FAS, Montana TU felt that […]
Eagle Scout project honors Stevi soccer players who serve in military
Carlos Morales, a junior at Stevensville High School, recently completed his Eagle Scout project. Carlos has a tremendous love of soccer and has played for the Stevensville Yellowjackets for the […]
Town of Stevensville to try ‘fifth Friday’ office closure
Administrative offices in Stevensville’s Town Hall will be closed on Friday, January 31st. Although offices will be closed, it won’t be a day off for the Town’s staff and elected […]
An Austrian perspective on Bitterroot forests
By Verena Gruber, Mautendorf, Austria I first visited the Bitterroot Valley in early March 2018 and came back to further explore the more “protected” Bitterroot mountains as well as the […]
Re: Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame
By Bill Galt, President, Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame Recently one of our members submitted a letter expressing his opinions about the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. We disagree with his […]
Good neighbors
By Ty Capelle, Hamilton In my reading of the ongoing legal issues brought about due to recent decisions regarding conditional use permits by the ZBA, with regards to neighborhood groups […]
Taking a stand on the West Fork
By Charles E. Schlimpert, Ph.D., Portland, OR The recent Star article on the West Fork “misses the boat” by a factor of two! Reactions from individuals who actually live on the […]
Parrots in the echo chamber
By Rick Landry, Corvallis Who turned the parrots loose in the echo chamber? There are some familiar surnames which all to often dominate the Bitterroot Star’s LTE pages; lately they’ve […]
Why the cover up?
By Judy Hoy, Stevensville Researchers who exposed pregnant White-tailed Deer to Imidacloprid determined that many fawns born after exposure in the womb had reproductive malformations and underdeveloped facial bones (Nature, […]
Falcons upend Deer Lodge in OT
When Florence played Deer Lodge in Deer Lodge, Florence jumped out to an early lead but then gave it up and lost the game. It was looking like their second […]
Hamilton boys, girls sweep Corvallis
The Hamilton boys and girls took home wins from Corvallis in a double header night in front of a packed house. The Hamilton boys jumped out to an early lead […]
Young Lady Pirates making progress
By their demeanor on Thursday night after the Darby game, you never would have known that Victor lost that game. In the locker room they were upbeat and excited, according […]
Margaret Deans Rhodes
Hamilton – Margaret Deans Rhodes, 95, of Hamilton passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at her home in Sapphire Lutheran Homes. She was born November 29, 1924 in Portsmouth, Virginia […]
Harold ‘Butch’ Neal
Stevensville – Harold Albert “Butch” Neal passed away January 21, 2020 at The Living Centre in Stevensville. Butch joined the Army Reserve in 1957 after graduating from ArleeHigh School. He […]
Arthur James LeFevre
Stevensville – Arthur James LeFevre was born November 9, 1926 in Canandaigua, New York. He passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula Montana at the age of […]
Call for Bids – Stevensville school gym roof
Invitation to Bid Notice is hereby given that Stevensville Public Schools, Stevensville Montana will accept sealed bids for: Stevensville Schools K-8 Gym Roof Replacement. Specifications are available at: https://www.stevensvilleschools.org/k-8-gymnasium-roof-replacement/. Sealed […]