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Archives for February 2021

Clean energy?  Not so fast

February 25, 2021 by Guest Post

Dear Editor, This is in reply to the article, VALLEY GROUP WORKING for CLEANER ENERGY, Wednesday February 17.  The article should have been titled, Misleading and Biased information in the Valley […]

Filed Under: Opinion

The Myth of ‘Clean Energy’

February 25, 2021 by Guest Post

The irony of the February 17, 2021 Bitterroot Star front page article “Valley group working for cleaner energy” was not lost on me.  While Texas was suffering through severe cold […]

Filed Under: Opinion

New animal shelter about to open

February 25, 2021 by Michael Howell

It’s been a long time coming, but the Bitter Root Humane Association’s new facility located on Fairgrounds Road is very close to opening. For board members, staff and many, many […]

Filed Under: News

Stevi school board looks to students, parents for direction on masking

February 25, 2021 by Editor

As one school member said repeatedly, “Everything is 50-50.” And so it seemed at the special meeting of the Stevensville Board of Trustees on February 17, when the school board […]

Filed Under: News

Sewer Line – Bitterroot Star Cartoon

February 19, 2021 by Editor

Filed Under: Opinion

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER MONTANA TRUST INDENTURE

February 19, 2021 by Editor

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER  MONTANA TRUST INDENTURE Dated: September 11, 2017 Grantor: Jeffrey D. Weisweaver 273 Doran Lane Hamilton, MT 59840 Original Trustee: First Montana Title Company of Hamilton 250 […]

Filed Under: Legal Notices

Notice of Hearing on Name Change

February 19, 2021 by Editor

Montana 21st Judicial District Court, Ravalli County In the Matter of the Name Change of Christine Heleen Unger Cause No.: DV-21-59/4 Dept. No.: 1 HOWARD F. RECHT Notice of Hearing […]

Filed Under: Legal Notices

Evelyn Christina Spoonheim, 1920-2021

February 19, 2021 by Editor

Hamilton – Our beautiful Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, Evelyn Christina Spoonheim, was born June 30, 1920 on her Grandfather Anderson’s homestead to Arthur C. and Gladys (Lester) Anderson at […]

Filed Under: Obituaries

Mike Dunn, 1951-2021

February 19, 2021 by Editor

Stevensville – Early in the morning on February 1, 2021, Mike Dunn, loving husband and devoted father lost his battle with cancer at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. Mike was […]

Filed Under: Obituaries

Patricia Margaret Brant Brown, 1935-2021

February 19, 2021 by Editor

Patricia “Pat” Margaret Brant Brown, 85, of Hamilton, MT passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021. Pat was born March 28, 1935 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Frieda and Ralph Brant. Pat […]

Filed Under: Obituaries

Bruce Alan Blahnik, 1943-2021

February 19, 2021 by Editor

Bruce Alan Blahnik, 77, lifetime resident of the Bitterroot Valley, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 at St. Patrick’s Palliative Care Center due to complications from Frontotemporal Dementia.  Bruce was […]

Filed Under: Obituaries

Darby tops Victor

February 19, 2021 by Jean Schurman

The Darby Tigers topped Victor, 39-27, in 13C action on Saturday. After a quick start, the Pirates slowed down and Darby took advantage of the situation.  “We knew it would […]

Filed Under: Sports

Florence finding a way

February 19, 2021 by Jean Schurman

The Lady Falcons of Florence took on District 6B conference leader Anaconda on Thursday. The team came out with a different look, playing much more patiently and determined to get […]

Filed Under: Sports

Corvallis girls hitting stride

February 19, 2021 by Jean Schurman

The Corvallis girls are coming into their own just in time for the  post season play. The team played two tough teams this last weekend and ended up winning one, […]

Filed Under: Sports

Cooperative effort

February 19, 2021 by Guest Post

      This past Saturday, 2/13, a heartening, cooperative effort took place in the Bitterroot.          Many entities and volunteers organized to provide COVID 19 vaccine […]

Filed Under: Opinion

When will a fake-lawyer-disbar start?

February 19, 2021 by Guest Post

Never! Although lawyers helped make dishonest political drama of the Trump I preachment circuses. House Speaker Pelosi knowing Trump’s guilty without sworn testimony hi-balls a most hasty impeachment to the […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Thou shall not steal

February 19, 2021 by Guest Post

He had his purposes, in using the best megaphone in the world, and established operatives, to cause national sentiment, also organized groups, to doubt the results of the upcoming 2020 […]

Filed Under: Opinion

They’re not patriots

February 19, 2021 by Guest Post

Warning. I don’t have a gun but I do have the power of the pen. Perhaps you don’t know that we have the same election strategy we have had for […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Betrayal of Republican Beliefs

February 19, 2021 by Guest Post

Senate bill SB 162 and related voter ID bills perpetuate the Big Election integrity lie at Montana taxpayer expense.   It is an affront to every Montana Republican and Democrat […]

Filed Under: Opinion

Radical Republican Agenda

February 19, 2021 by Guest Post

It’s been zero days since the Democrats have brought bills to deny people human rights, to deny women access to reproductive healthcare, to create economic disparity, to kill jobs, to […]

Filed Under: Opinion

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