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Archives for March 21, 2024

Daly Mansion pours Irish whiskey

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by John Dowd For the Irish and Scottish, whiskey is mixed deeply with the blood of their cultural histories. Both countries tout the original invention of whiskey, whose ancient name […]

Road repairs

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by Archie L. Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis The county commissioners need a break from the election deniers. It has been discovered by a team of national road show engineers that […]

Commissioners fail test of leadership

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by Wayne Adair, Hamilton On February 23, elements of the John Birch Society of Ravalli County met with our commissioners to angrily demand that all ballots in the future be hand […]

Fear factor in full swing

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by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis According to Joe Biden and his Democrat friends in the media, you need to really fear Trump. Apparently, if elected, he is going to empty your liquor […]

Sheep Creek mine

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by Evan Schroedel, candidate for HD 88, Florence After examining aspects of the proposed Sheep Creek mine in the high country above the Bitterroot River, I am convinced a rare earth […]

Commissioners on homelessness

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by Shawn Wathen, Hamilton I read with horror, but not surprise, in the Bitterroot Star, comments made by Ravalli County Commissioners Greg Chilcot and Jeff Burrows at a meeting about homelessness […]

More lights not wanted

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by J. Thomas, Stevensville My family and I enjoyed last year’s Scarecrow Festival more than any other year’s celebration.We loved that all the entries were in the downtown area, thus encouraging […]

​Choices

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by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton In the 1990s my piano professor husband had a student who one day commented,”I’m so glad I’m a Christian – you don’t have to think!” I can […]

Vote no on BVCC levy

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by Tom Watson, Stevensville I am so blessed to reside in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana where this beautiful land is filled with beautiful Christian people! Even elected officials profess their […]

Support for Overstreet

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by April Wakeman, Stevensville This is a short letter to note that I had a conversation with Greg Overstreet who is running for the seat in House District 88. I was […]

Love misunderstood HB 402

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by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Ms. Kathy Love, a legislative candidate for HD85, which includes the towns of Corvallis, Darby, Connor, Sula, and parts of Hamilton, does NOT have the honesty and […]

Support for Rusk

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by Patty Franklin, Hamilton I have spent the last few years getting to know my way around the Republican party here in the valley and I’ve come to some determinations that […]

Republicans in Ravalli County

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by Doug Bohn, Victor Two factions of “Republicans” exist in Ravalli County today. The vocal faction is the defeated leadership of the Ravalli County Republican Central Committee (RCRCC), who, rather than […]

Protecting our heritage

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by Brad Davis, candidate for SB 44, Victor Sadly, I must take the time to write this letter. I wanted to write to explain my thoughts on an event I attended […]

Spring sports underway

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by Scott Sacry The spring high school sports season is underway in the Bitterroot Valley. Practices started on March 11th and, as always, there will be plenty of action this […]

Area athletes sign letters of intent

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by Scott Sacry Athletes from Bitterroot Valley high schools have been busy signing letters of intent to play college sports next year. They will continue to sign as the year […]

Post-season basketball honors

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by Scott Sacry The All Conference and All State teams in basketball were announced and many Bitterroot Valley players were honored.  For the Southwestern A boys, Hamilton’s Canaan Magness was […]