By Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Recent national activities have motivated me to generate another letter. This time I would like to primarily discuss police activities and the southern border catastrophe. Once again, […]
Archives for April 28, 2021
Aristocracy or democracy?
By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I simply do not understand why so many people (esp. Republicans?) are so eager to trust rich people instead of the representative government that we, by definition, […]
Montana’s clean energy future
By Aviv Guscio, Ellis Walker-Keleher, Grace Gibson-Snyder and Virgil Jones, Missoula We, the four authors of this piece, range in age from 14 to 17. As young people engaged in local […]
Deep breath, close eyes, vote!
By Ed Sperry Col USAF (ret), Stevensville Isn’t that about how most of us prepare for a School Board election? That is if we vote at all. Please don’t be offended […]
Time to vote
It is time to vote in the important election for School Board Trustees. Return your ballot to the Ravalli County Election Administrator not later than 4 May. Unfortunately, there is […]
Stevi 3-family sale
Three family sale. Saturday and Sunday, May 1st and 2nd, 9:30 to 4:30, 109 Winslett Stevensville. Lots of restaurant kitchen serving pieces and tables. Home decor, good condition Queen size […]
Hamilton yard sale
YARD SALE – Fri & Sat, April 30th & May 1st, 8-3, 902 W. Pond, Hamilton. Household items, kitchen chairs, Christmas items, a little of everything. Lots of stuff!
Sports Reporter
Bitterroot Star is seeking a sports reporter to cover high school sports and Legion baseball, etc. Send resume and samples to editor@bitterrootstar.com or call Victoria at 777-3928 or 207-8793 for […]
News Reporter
NEWS REPORTER position open to cover Hamilton news for weekly Bitterroot Star. Part time. Must have solid writing skills and some knowledge of the community. Send resume and samples to […]
Stevi School District audit publication
AUDIT PUBLICATION STATEMENT An audit of the affairs of the Stevensville Public Schools, Stevensville, Montana, has been conducted by the firm of Denning, Downey & Associates, P.C. Certified Public Accountants. […]
Stevi School District sale
Stevensville School District has the following items available for bid: (1) HQ Simply Sixteen Longarm Quilting Machine-Minimum start bid $2,000.00 (1) 5 3/8” x 13” x 17’0” Glu-Lam Beam-minimum start […]
Thomas J Crane
On April 13, 2021 we said goodbye to a very special man when Thomas J Crane lost his battle with cancer at the age of 68. He had spent his […]
County discusses federal COVID-19 funding with Senator Tester’s aide
How funding will be distributed still unknown Deborah Frandsen, Field Representative for Montana Senator Jon Tester, was in Hamilton last week looking for ideas, comments and suggestions from the Ravalli […]
Stevensville parks funding approved
The Stevensville Town Council approved an appropriation of $50,000 from the Jean Thomas Beautification Fund with $25,000 to go towards improvements at Father Ravalli Park and $25,000 to be donated […]
Stevensville council approves strategic plan
The Stevensville Town Council formally adopted a Strategic Plan at its April 22 meeting. The town has been working on developing a plan for the past couple of years. The […]
O’Hara Commons & Sustainability Center making a difference
People always used to ask Samantha O’Byrne, director of the O’Hara Commons & Sustainability Center in Hamilton, what the center did. Now in its sixth year, the answer to that […]
County approves grant application for bike path
Last Thursday April 22, the Ravalli County Commissioners authorized Bike Walk Bitterroot to make a grant application on their behalf to build an off-road bicycle and pedestrian path along the […]
Partnership formed for water quality monitoring on forest
The Bitterroot National Forest (BNF) of the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, have partnered with the Bitterroot River Protection Association (BRPA) to conduct water quality monitoring on Bitterroot National […]