By Henry Fowler, Stevensville I’m tired of being lied to by the media, academics, Hollywood celebrities, professional athletes, and Democratic politicians who say we live in a country of widespread “systemic racism.” To claim that one bad act by a bad cop is a symptom of a pervasive nationwide problem is absolutely wrong. Although a black […]
Archives for June 9, 2020
Mitchell spot on
By Teresa Larsen, Victor Mr. Roger Mitchell really hit the nail on the head in his letter to the editor in your May 27, 2020 issue with regard to the “heavy-handed” official action taken in response to the COVID virus. His questions regarding the fallout are very real, and his suggestions as to “better ways” […]
Gianforte doesn’t care
By Jacquie Helt, State Director, SEIU The coronavirus crisis has called home health care workers and other Caregivers to the front lines of the battle to defeat COVID-19. Caregivers are now being universally recognized as essential workers – we always have been and we always will be. I am so proud of our SEIU membership, […]
Free books for young children
By Syble Soloman, Stevensville Good news! Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is now in Ravalli County! Dolly’s dream was to bring the love of reading to all children and encourage them to use their imagination. To do this, her program provides free books to all children once a month from birth to their 5th birthday. Books that […]
Corvallis’ Trexler boys cash in
It wasn’t their rodeo but since the pandemic hit just about the time the spring high school and junior high rodeo season started, Cole and Cash Trexler were both afraid they wouldn’t have a last rodeo of the season. The fate of the Montana State Junior High Rodeo Finals and Montana State High School Rodeo […]
Bucs sweep Red Sox
The Bitterroot Bucs traveled to Hamilton on Friday night for another inter valley match up. Jake Scully was on the mound for the Bucs and pitched until the bottom of the sixth. Although he didn’t throw many strike outs, the Bucs’ defense held the Red Sox to only five runs in the 13-5 win. Drew […]
Business Adaptability Grants available to offset COVID-19 expenses for keeping staff, public safe
The Montana Business Adaptability Program is now accepting applications from Montana-based, for-profit and nonprofit businesses of 50 or fewer employees for reimbursement of expenses associated with keeping staff, operations and customers protected during the Covid-19 pandemic. Eligible expenses include (but are not limited to) costs related to communication, remote work equipment, cleaning supplies, tools to […]
Grace Buchanan
Stevensville – Grace Buchanan, 93, longtime Victor resident and more recently of The Living Centre of Stevensville, passed away peacefully Monday morning, June 1. Grace was born Verona Grace Fliehmann, to parents Leonard and Ida (Reilly) Fliehmann, January 26, 1927 in Gebo, Wyoming and raised in Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the baby of her family. She […]
Jay Jerome Seppel
Stevensville – Jay Jerome Seppel, beloved son, father, grandfather, big brother, uncle and friend found his way to the clearing at the end of the path, on June 7, 2020. Having the biggest heart a man can have—it took a final beat, at home, in his wonderful, sprawling, many-additions, hand crafted—from what others call scrap—homestead […]