by John Dowd For the employees and volunteers at the North Valley Public Library (NVPL) in Stevensville, a library is more than a place for books. To showcase that, they […]
Archives for September 2024
Bitterroot Health receives Stroke Recognition Award
Bitterroot Health was recently recognized with the Stroke Recognition Award, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Health Program within the state health department. This award singles out Critical Access Hospitals that demonstrate […]
Stevensville working on water meters, rehires attorney
by John Dowd At the September 12 Stevensville Town Council meeting, during the administrative reports, Stephen Lassiter, the Stevensville public works director, spoke about the ongoing meter project. The Town […]
Ag research center field day a big success
by John Dowd Last week, the Western Montana Agricultural Research Center (WARC) held its annual field day, which drew over 300 people. According to Zach Miller, the WARC director, the […]
New director at Bitter Root Land Trust
Bitter Root Land Trust (BRLT) Executive Director, Gavin Ricklefs, announced that he will be transitioning from his seventeen-year leadership role with BRLT to become Managing Director for the Heart of […]
Faith renewed
by Archie L. Thomas, Corvallis Wearing a new hat renewed my sense of community and restored faith in the kindness of all humanity. As a native born Montana Republican, I helped […]
The exit is above!
by Erika Helene Etminan, Hamilton The polarization between liberal and conservative can be observed not only in the USA, but everywhere in the world: in cultural development as a whole and […]
Property tax rebates don’t help enough
by Hillery Daily, Darby Although I am grateful to Governor Gianforte for last and this year’s property tax rebate checks, these don’t do much to offset a permanent 62% increase in […]
What kind of standards does this paper have?
by Mike Miller, Stevensville When I make a statement in the comments [on the Bitterroot Star website] that I consider to be possibly contested, I like to supply a factual link. […]
Did you celebrate Constitution Day?
by Mark Van Loon, Hamilton This important day gets little recognition even though it’s the foundation of our Constitutional Democratic Republic. That’s right. That’s what we are. Republic because we use […]
For selfish gain
by Dennis Williams, Hamilton I think it’s safe to say that most of you reading this have had a mother and father – at some point. Al least biologically at the […]
Politics over values
by Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville Why do people choose a political party over values? The answer to that question eludes me. For example, there are political signs in Ravalli County yards most […]
Corvallis XC Invitational results
by Scott Sacry Corvallis hosted 16 cross country teams at their annual XC Invitational on Saturday, Sept 14. The Bitterroot Valley teams from Corvallis, Darby, Hamilton, and Stevensville were among […]
Bitterroot golfers shine at Libby Invite
by Scott Sacry The Class A golf teams of Corvallis, Hamilton and Stevensville played in the two-day Libby Invite on Thursday, Sept. 12 and Friday, Sept. 13. On Thursday, they […]
Hamilton soccer keeps rolling
by Scott Sacry The Hamilton soccer teams hosted Polson on Tuesday, Sept 10. The girls won 9-3, while the boys won in a close game, 2-1. For the Hamilton boys, […]
Stevensville soccer defeats Corvallis
by Scott Sacry The Stevensville boys and girls soccer teams hosted Corvallis on Thursday, Sept. 12. It was the first game for the Stevensville boys since the passing of their […]
Darby Tigers tame Victor Pirates
by Scott Sacry The Darby Tigers hosted the Victor Pirates on Saturday, Sept. 14 for their homecoming football game. The Tigers jumped out to an early lead and never looked […]
Football Roundup
by Scott Sacry The Florence Falcons played Huntley Project in Butte on Friday, Sept. 13 and won 38-0. For Florence, QB Mason Arlington threw for 219 yards with a TD […]
Volleyball Roundup
by Scott Sacry The volleyball teams of Florence and Darby played in Darby on Thursday, Sept. 12. The visiting Lady Falcons controlled the contest and won 3-0 (25-13, 25-9, 25-15). […]
Joanne Verwolf
After a diagnosis of cancer in August of 2022, M. Joanne Verwolf lost her valiant fight with the disease on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 in Hamilton, Montana. She was born […]