The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming to Stevensville on Friday, June 24, and Skeeter the Clown made an early appearance at the Bitterroot Valley Living Center Monday. While there, […]
Stevi struggles with utility bill collections
By Michael Howell – The Town of Stevensville got the word at its June 13 council meeting that, if bill collections for water and sewer services don’t improve, its massive […]
Hamilton clarifies City Attorney job description
by Michael Howell – Hamilton City Attorney Ken Bell, 66, is ready to ease out of his position as city attorney. Bell plans to continue working part time for the […]
Stevensville School’s building project on track
The old fourth- to sixth-grade school building on the Stevensville School District campus was reduced to rubble last week, giving way to a new era and a new set of […]
Board of Realtors releases housing stats
An increase in home affordability throughout most of Montana’s major real estate markets was the main highlight of the annual report on Housing Affordability and Montana’s Real Estate Markets, which […]
Florence Civic Club to sponsor music group
Attention, amateur musicians, all skill levels: The Florence community is considering starting a music group for community members, any instruments (including your voice), just for fun, beginning this summer. If […]
Compromise needed
Dear Editor, The national debt, now above $14 trillion, is equal to about 95% of our GDP. That’s up from 51% in 1988. Now, every man, woman and child living […]
Support for physician-assisted suicide
Dear Editor, I am undergoing my second round of cancer. I feel that only I can decide how much pain and loss of ‘quality of life’ I can endure. No […]
Council should focus on real issues
Dear Editor, I offer my personal observations from the June 13, 2011 Town Council Meeting of Stevensville. The primary reason for my attendance was Item B under Unfinished Business – […]
What’s behind the animal rights agenda
by Theresa Manzella, Willing Servants Any time we send out a mailing concerning the horse harvesting situation, we always get several responses. Fortunately, most of them are positive and supportive […]
American Legion baseball recap
The Bitterroot Bucs and the Bitterroot Red Sox were at separate tournaments over the weekend. The Red Sox played in Three Forks where they blanked Havre, 16-0. They played Lewistown […]
Barnyard Games
First place winner in this Barnyard Games was “Roper & Red Neck” (Buck Rudolph and Phil Gregg). Formidable Frontiersmen (Paul Jochim and Darren Meeks) and the Full Moon team (Joe […]
Babe Ruth Tournament
Cage Golden of the Bitterroot Boltz baseball team slides into home during the Senior Babe Ruth tournament in Florence. The Boltz, a 13-year-old traveling team from the Bitterroot Valley took […]
Valley News
Lone Rock solarization a learning experience By Michael Howell About a year ago the Lone Rock School District applied for and was awarded a grant from the Bonneville Environmental Foundation’s […]
Legal Notices
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Name of Change of Anthony Frizzell Cause No. DV-11-336/3 Dept. 2 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED NAME CHANGE […]
Calendar
Wednesday, June 22 Wild Wednesday Bring a blanket, and lunch if you wish, to the first Wild Wednesday event of the summer. Dixie Stark will be reading at 1:30 p.m. […]
Classifieds
Sales/Auctions GARAGE SALE – Saturday, June 24, 8 AM to 4 PM, 154 Mid. Burnt Fork Road, Stevensville. SANDERS COUNTY YARD SALEING EVENT! MT Highway 200, Dixon to Heron. 80+ […]
Planning Board recommends denial of Flatiron Ranch subdivision
By Michael Howell – In a five to two vote last Wednesday, June 8, the Ravalli County Planning Board decided to recommend denial of the FlatIron Ranch subdivision application. In […]
Habitat for Humanity helps provide another home
By Michael Howell – Ravalli County Habitat for Humanity celebrated the completion of its fifth home in the valley last week by turning over the keys to a new home […]
GSK celebrates 30th anniversary of Hamilton lab site
By Michael Howell – Employees and community members gathered outside Glaxo-Smith-Kline Biologicals laboratory on Old Corvallis Road last Tuesday, June 7, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the lab site […]