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Archives for January 2022

Covid test kits to be available at five locations

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RAVALLI COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COVID-19 UPDATE 1-28-22 Ravalli County has received its first shipment COVID-19 test kits from Montana Department of Health and Human Services. Kits will be processed and delivered […]

Surviving COVID

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When it comes to Covid, Greg Overstreet has a message for you: don’t fool around! Overstreet, an attorney in private practice in Stevensville, was diagnosed with colon cancer in February […]

Local draft horse rescue thriving

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Jasmin Shinn, founder and executive director of 1 Horse At A Time Draft Horse Rescue facility in Corvallis, got a nice boost last week when she was presented with a […]

Cowboy Ball all set be a great one

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The Cowboy Ball at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds will be held February 12th. This is the tenth annual event and the way it’s shaping up, it’s going to be an […]

Lady Tigers nab big win over Victor

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by Thomas Spencer “I was a proud, proud coach, they channeled a great amount of emotion,” said Heather Berry, head coach of the Darby Tigers, following their dramatic win over […]

Darby boys prevail against Pirates

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by Thomas Spencer In their 13C rematch from earlier this year, the Darby boys were eager to fend off the Victor Pirates. Besides a slow first quarter where the Tigers […]

Stevensville boys drop one to Frenchtown

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by Thomas Spencer The Fighting Yellowjackets took on the Broncs of Frenchtown on Saturday in Stevensville. The Yellowjackets came out really strong in the first quarter, beating some tough defensive […]

Montana high schools to add baseball

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by Scott Sacry On Monday, January 17th, the Montana High School Association had its annual meeting in Butte and voted to adopt high school baseball, with the first games to […]

Hamilton boys outlast Corvallis

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by Scott Sacry The Corvallis boys basketball team made the short trip south to face Hamilton in front of a spirited Bitterroot crowd last Tuesday. For the first three quarters […]

Hamilton girls cruise to victory over Corvallis

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by Scott Sacry The Hamilton girls basketball team hosted Corvallis on Tuesday. Hamilton’s relentless defense and efficient offense proved too much for Corvallis, and Hamilton cruised to a 44-28 victory. […]

Covid repartee

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by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Marshall Marshall, can’t you see,   A gaslighted man you’ve turned out to be.  We ignore dangerous jabs as unscientific hilarity. What is better I decree?  Ivermectin, […]

Hyperbole and generalizations

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by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Deborah Tilden’s letter of 1/19/2022 ended with “Let’s drop the generalizations, hyperbole and political talking points.” I quote the following hyperbole in letter “the lame […]

Thank you, Deborah Tilden!

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by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Thank you for responding to my letter about flags. You may have made my point better than I did: No one wants to be compared to a […]

A Canadian end run

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by Ed Sperry Col USAF (ret), Stevensville Have you heard about the clever way one unvaccinated Canadian slipped into the United States? The rascal came in through Mexico! I understand he […]

Climbing letter misleading

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by Gary Milner, Corvallis I read the letter from climbers in the Star. It was well written but I think misleading. Rock climbers can climb anywhere on the forest at […]

Sky is not falling on climbers

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by Van P. Keele, Hamilton Have you read the recent “Sky is Falling” story-letter by some rock climbers? I have to be honest. I think they should enter concussion protocol, having […]

Charles ‘Chuck’ L. Shulund

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Stevensville – Charles “Chuck” L. Shulund, 88, of Stevensville went into the arms of our Heavenly Father on January 16, 2022 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He passed […]