Regarding Gayla Skaw’s letter in the Missoulian on September 11. I am a wildlife rehabilitator, with over 45 years experience rehabilitating wildlife in Western Montana. My credentials are a […]
Balanced government
I guess that everyone knows there is an election coming up in a month or so. I think it is really an important election. I’m not talking about the […]
Support for Hill
I don’t care what party you belong to, we are all sick and tired of the attack ads. Until now, I have kept silent, and let the candidates duke it […]
If it ain’t broke…
While I commend the efforts the new Mayor and Town Council are putting forth, it is troubling to witness the managerial style of the Mayor. Without consulting the current Airport […]
Not supporting Rehberg
A lot of Montanans like Congressman Denny Rehberg. Here in the Bitterroot there’s even greater support for Rehberg and his bid to unseat incumbent Senator Jon Tester. But how much […]
Narcissist prez
Who is Barack Obama, nee Barry Soetero? He is an enigma. I pose the question, because it lingers like an itch that can’t be scratched. • He campaigned against […]
Wednesday, September 19 BPL Preschool Storytime Preschoolers are invited to meet in the children’s corner of the Bitterroot Public Library in Hamilton on Wednesday, September 19 to play […]
Sawtooth Fire update
FIRE NAME: Sawtooth DATE OF DETECTION: August 30, 2012 CAUSE: Lightning CURRENT SIZE: 4,626 acres CONTAINMENT: 25% LOCATION: 7 miles WSW of Hamilton, Montana AGENCY: Bitterroot National Forest IMT: Greg […]
Sawtooth Fire update
SAWTOOTH DAILY INFORMATION FACT SHEET Date: September 12, 2012 Time: 8:00 p.m. Incident: Sawtooth Wildland Fire Information Phone: 406-363-3556, 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Location: Sawtooth Fire is about 3-4 […]
Evacuation order in effect for Sawtooth Fire
On Monday, Tom Heintz, Incident Commander on the Sawtooth Fire west of Hamilton, initiated a Stage 2 Evacuation Notice. The Notice is for the entire area described as follows: All […]
Bitterroot ski resort proposal returned to sender
By Michael Howell U.S. Forest Service officials hand delivered a letter to proposed Bitterroot Resort developer Tom Maclay at a meeting they held with him last week at Bitterroot […]
County Road Department union members complain of unfair labor practices
By Michael Howell Some members of the local Laborers’ International Union, Local #1686, all of them employees of the Ravalli County Road and Bridge Department, are alleging that the county […]
County settles lawsuit over Mahar agreement
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners voted to settle a lawsuit filed by the Bitterroot Star and Ravalli County Watchdog over the Settlement Agreement signed between the county […]
Ribbon cut on Stevi Streetscape project
The ribbon was cut last Friday on Main Street, Stevensville, in celebration of completion of Phase 1 of the Streetscape Project, a $500,000 sidewalk improvement project that included repairing […]
Re: Don’t use taxpayer money to fund your campaign
Kudos to Mr. Evan Jordan of Frenchtown for his letter of 8/27/12 in which he contests Representative Denny Rehberg’s use of taxpayer money to support his candidacy for Senator. […]
Kinda dry
Rain, rain, come again Before we blow away. The grass is brown, The river’s down And smoke is in the air. I guess it’s feeling autumn, And the temperatures […]
Pushing back for Obama
Last month, on the Interstate highway between Gold Creek and Drummond, transporting a fellow Montanan to Seattle to attend to her daughter’s dying, I changed a flat right front tire […]
Unlocking the Obama puzzle
By Charles E. Wissenbach, Pinesdale President Obama is like a superbly capable, super competitive ball player who inexplicably keeps running the ball in the wrong direction. Because of the mega-media’s […]
TOWN OF STEVENSVILLE PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the First Reading of Ordinance 113, Ordinance Amending Chapter 12.28 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Stevensville Regulation […]
Sales/Auctions ONE DAY ONLY ESTATE SALE! Saturday, Sept. 15th from 7 am to ? Tools: Welder, grinders, oxygen tanks, and more. Household: Washer, dryer, card table w/chairs, file cabinet, heater, […]