My very recent “Opinion” letter exchange with Jerry Haslip in the Star begs an important distinction. I am not writing about Socialism vs. Capitalism or Republican vs. Democrat. I […]
Warning about trapping dangers
Trappng is in full swing in Montana. Be aware – traps can be anywhere on Montana’s public lands. Recreational trapping season runs from September, 2012, through May, 2013, in […]
Truth about federal spending
Under Obama, federal spending is rising at the slowest pace since Dwight Eisenhower brought the Korean War to an end in the 1950s. Even hapless Herbert Hoover managed to […]
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Name Change of Tamara Theresa Bilinovich, Tamara Theresa Bilinovich, Petitioner Cause No. DV-12-518/3 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE OF […]
Auctions/Sales Vendors: You can still get a space at the Christmas Gift Fair, Dec. 7th and 8th in downtown Stevensville. Arts, Crafts and Home Based Business Showcase! $50 for the […]
Stevensville ‘Splendor on Main’ The Stevensville Main Street Association will host Splendor on Main on Saturday, December 8 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Rocky Mountain Bank, 220 […]
Water Rights Compact reaches into the Bitterroot Valley
By Michael Howell The negotiating teams for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), the State of Montana, and the United States have completed a proposed Water Rights Compact and […]
Stevensville Airport annexation moves forward
By Michael Howell Step by step, the Stevensville Town Council is moving forward in a multi-pronged effort to annex the Stevensville Airport property. At its regular meeting on November 21, […]
North Burnt Fork Creek restoration continues
By Michael Howell Friends of the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge (Friends of the Refuge) has donated $3,000 to Montana Trout Unlimited (Montana TU) to be used in an […]
Dog caught in trap at Florence Bridge Fishing Access site
By Michael Howell Last Monday, November 19, a Florence area resident was walking his dog at the Florence Bridge Fishing Access Site when his dog was caught in a […]
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Name Change of Tamara Theresa Bilinovich, Tamara Theresa Bilinovich, Petitioner Cause No. DV-12-518/3 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE OF […]
Sales/Auctions BLU-J ESTATE SALE RAVALLI FAIRGROUNDS Complete Estate & Consignments •Antiques, home decor, gifts Nov 28 – 5:30pm-8 Nov 29 – 9am-8 Nov 30-Dec 1 – 9am -5:30 View at: […]
Another government takeover
The federal government is in the process of closing down the nation’s natural resources and thereby our wealth. Here in Montana the primary current risk is water which may become […]
Response to Pollard
It is appropriate for me to respond to Earl Pollard’s recently posted letter in the Bitterroot Star! First, I am happy for Earl and all the entitlements he has […]
In gratitude for Florence library
By Ann Bethea (for) Florence Civic Club In 1980, when Steve and Sue Schertenleib first bought the market in downtown Florence (then called Economy IGA), there were two shelves of […]
County recycling Ravalli Recycling is open Mondays from 3 to 6 p.m. or dusk, and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon (Sat. only buying aluminum cans, scrap metals and […]
Stevensville Fire Department considers merging with rural district
By Michael Howell At a Committee of the Whole meeting last Thursday, November 15, Stevensville Town Council members considered a request from the Stevensville Rural Volunteer Fire Department to […]
State law trumps town code in daycare location issue
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Board of Adjustments decided, at a meeting on November 14, that a proposed daycare facility in Stevensville would not have to get a conditional […]
Approval of natural resource use policy delayed
By Michael Howell The County Commissioners delayed final approval of the county’s Natural Resource Use Policy to make a last minute correction to the document. Following months of line by […]
Management plan for Metcalf Refuge adopted
By Michael Howell The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed and adopted a comprehensive conservation plan for the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge located north of Stevensville along […]