by John Dowd When hearing the buzzing sound of a plane engine overhead, it is easy to feel disconnected from the person flying and the airport the craft flew from. […]
Archives for August 15, 2023
Joanne Moore – she’s making pies!
by John Dowd When it comes to expertise in pie making in the Bitterroot, few can dispute the reigning champion. If practice makes perfect, then the closest pies to perfection […]
Hamilton awarded facade improvement grant
Hamilton Downtown Association (HDA), in partnership with the City of Hamilton and the Downtown Hamilton Business Improvement District, announces they have received a Montana Main Street grant from the Montana […]
Garden Loosestrife confirmed in western Montana
The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) confirmed Garden Loosestrife at two different sites in Western Montana. These are the first cases of Garden Loosestrife confirmed in Montana. Garden loosestrife (Lysimachia […]
Wetzsteon joins staff of Hamilton Downtown Association
Hamilton Downtown Association (HDA) announces the addition of Susan Wetzsteon to the staff. Wetzsteon will join part-time, assisting Executive Director Robin Pruitt with office management, member relationships, program management, volunteer […]
Richard ‘Rich’ Minch
Richard “Rich” James Minch, 76, passed away Saturday August 5, 2023 at Bitterroot Health-Daly Hospital, in Hamilton, MT from Myeloid Sarcoma Cancer. Rich was born on March 4, 1947 in […]
Darrel B. Fite
Darrel Blaine Fite passed away at St. Patrick’s hospital and arrived at Heaven’s entrance in the early morning hours of August 9, 2023. Eighty-eight years ago, in Denver, Indiana, on […]
Major omission
by Linda Fifer, Hamilton Sean Malcom’s article regarding Daly Days was a delightful description of the multiple activities carried out in downtown, in honor of city founder Marcus Daly. His coverage […]
Whose side are they on?
by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton So … please help me understand: Is there a difference between “PROPERTY TAX RELIEF,” which is on the front of the red-white-and-blue postcard we received from the […]
Thank you, citizen fire fighters
by Ginger Vanek, Darby I just want to commend and give a BIG THANK YOU to our hikers that squelched the Lost Horse Creek Fire as they noticed it on their […]
Ignorance may not be bliss
by Brenda Allington, Florence After over 35 years as a healthcare provider, I found myself at a mandatory staff retreat in 2005 focused on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act […]
Landlords need to take care of our town
by Anne McCormack, Stevensville This is to the greedy landlords who rent homes that have turned into ghettos right here in town. It is now obvious all you care about is […]
POT party
by Wanda LaCroix, Missoula The GOP has gone to POT (Party Of Trump). In a topsy-turvy, up-is-down world of alternate facts, they tout phony freedom while seeking to eradicate the rights […]
Spelling rant
by Sidney Mehlschmidt, Hamilton Another rant, but not about politics; about spelling. In your story about the Daly Days, under the picture, you refer to the Weiner Dog Race. Do you […]
Words have meaning
by Ralph Polhamus, Hamilton Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once said, “Words have meaning and their meaning doesn’t change.” A recent letter writer used the word “radical” and “Republicans” in the same […]