The Bitter Root Land Trust has made a lot of headway since it opened its doors in 1996 and set out on a mission to conserve open lands and working […]
Archives for December 22, 2021
Overwhelming generosity
Gary Locke, executive director of the Bitterroot Family Shelter, an organization that offers support services to people experiencing homelessness in the Bitterroot, says that the generous donations of warm clothing […]
Lost Trail ski area open
Lost Trail begins the season with a powder day by Nathan Boddy “Couldn’t ask for a better opening day!” This phrase was spoken by more than one happy skier at […]
Stevi school superintendent leaving at end of school year
Dr. Bob Moore, Stevensville School District Superintendent, will be leaving the district at the end of June 2022. He asked the board of trustees to let him out of his […]
Darby/Sula District Ranger announced
The Bitterroot National Forest Supervisor’s Office is pleased to announce that Abbie Jossie is the new District Ranger for the Darby/Sula Ranger District. Jossie comes to the Forest Service from […]
Coding for Kids prepares young people for future opportunities
Loey Knapp, executive director of Coding for Kids, was eager to share the program’s successes with the Stevensville school board. She made a presentation to the board at its December […]
Christmas wish
by Lance Broshar, Stevensville This year my Christmas wish is: 1. More kindness and tolerance by those who submit and reply in the opinion section of the Bitterroot Star. 2. Less […]
Help our healthcare workers
by Marshall Bloom, Hamilton Alpha, beta, gamma, delta. Omicron now, helter skelter. Doctors need our help – and how! Get the jab and do it now!
What is government for?
by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Abraham Lincoln said this: “The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, […]
A shout out to experts and expertise
by John Kochis, Hamilton While on my way to run errands the other day, I started thinking about how so many aspects of our lives depend on the expertise of others. […]
A health threat
by Archie Thomas, Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Theresa Manzella is a threat to the health of Ravalli County. Manzella needs to stop misleading her constituents and undermining Ravalli county healthcare institutions. Her public […]
Take the pledge!
by David Welch, Corvallis The valley is on the cusp of what is being described as a ‘viral blizzard’. After thousands of the unvaccinated gather locally for Xmas next week, Covid-19 […]
Vaccine mandates – a partisan divide
by Brad Molnar, Laurel People recruited to run for the legislature are told it is for three months, every other year. Truth is that it is for 90 days […]
This Covid-19 winter
by Bob Williams , Stevensville Experiencing accelerating cases of Covid-19, Northern Europe has enacted strict prevention rules. You may have noticed accelerating Covid-19 cases in states bordering the Great Lakes, and […]
Stevensville cowboy ends NFR with big money
When the 2021 ProRodeo season came to a close with the 10th round of the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Richmond Champion bowed his head a bit. He realized […]
Hamilton boys’, girls’ teams trounce Stevensville
by Scott Sacry The Hamilton boys basketball team traveled to Stevensville last Tuesday to battle their Bitterroot neighbors to the north. Hamilton proved to be too much for Stevensville as […]
Derk Turner
It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of William Derk Turner, at his home in Stevensville on December 4, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Lanell […]
Patricia L. Munholland
Patricia L. Munholland, PhD, known as Patty Burton to most of us, was born to Walter and Rosalind (Russell) Munholland June 19, 1958 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She passed away […]