By Marty Essen, Victor As a professional speaker, I’ve spent much of the past four years performing at colleges across the country. While the subject of my show is rare and interesting wildlife on all seven continents, I also address the effects of global warming. I do this by showing a photo of a Canadian […]
Valley News
Job skills grant will help local artists By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Economic Development Authority has received a grant of $175,105 to support the Montana Arts Council’s (MAC) development of a three-year job skills program. The program will provide market-readiness training and market opportunities for Montana artists who wish to increase their income through […]
Legal Notices
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES E. LANGE, JR., Deceased. Cause No. DP 11-52 Dept. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required […]
Calendar
Thursday, July 7 Stevi school facility committee The Stevensville School Board Facility Committee will meet on Thursday, July 7 at 10 a.m. in the Superintendent’s office. Art exhibit Missoula Art Museum (MAM) is a place where artists are not afraid to use their work to speak out about the state of things. The […]
Classifieds
Sales/Auctions ANTIQUE SALE – July 8, 9 & 10, 9 AM to 4 PM, 1064 Fletcher Lane, northeast of Stevensville. Come see what’s new! CC Salvage & Re-Purpose, 360-9767 or 369-5664. GARAGE SALE – Friday/Saturday moving/neighborhood sale. 113 Boardwalk, Stevensville. Tools furniture, household items. Friday 8-4, Saturday 8-2. HUGE SALE – […]
Bitterroot Quilter’s Guild
Hamilton resident Jeanne Doyle was the featured quilter at the Bitterroot Quilter’s show over the weekend. The event featured quilters from throughout the valley displaying enough quilts and art pieces to fill up the First Interstate Building at the Fairgrounds. Doyle began quilting about 20 years ago. She and her husband moved to the valley […]
Local group joins lawsuit against Monsanto
By Michael Howell – A local non-profit group, Sustainable Living Systems (SLS), has joined 83 other small farmers, seed businesses and organic agriculture organizations from around the country in a lawsuit challenging Monsanto Company’s patents on transgenic (GMO) seeds. The case, known as Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OGATA) v. Monsanto was originally filed […]
Documenting wolf activity in the Bitterroot
By Michael Howell – The Board of Ravalli County Commissioners has issued an announcement that it is seeking the public’s assistance in gathering information in written form describing in detail any encounters citizens may have had with wolves in Ravalli County. The announcement states that incidents occurring over the past several months of encounters between […]
RMEF moves to protect appellate rights in wolf decision
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy will decide whether Congress acted within Constitutional bounds when it delisted wolves in parts of the West. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has filed notice of its intent to appeal any decision that adversely affects states’ rights to manage fully recovered wolf populations. Molloy is expected to hear arguments soon […]
Meeting scheduled on Burnt Fork Road project
The Ravalli County Road & Bridge Department will hold a public meeting on Thursday, June 30 at 6 p.m. to provide information and project schedules and address any questions concerning the improvement project on Middle Burnt Fork Road. After several years of development, and great patience and anticipation by area residents and adjacent property owners, […]
Someday
Someday, one day, any day that comes along I’ll promise to finish that task, providing nothing goes wrong. I made that promise a long time past It didn’t get done because time passed so fast. So many things needed to be done every day Finish all without delay; barely enough time to play. Soon I’ll […]
Commissioners’ real agenda
Dear Editor, On June 9, our commissioners wasted half an hour of taxpayers’ time and money giving a regrettably inadequate presentation on “coordination”, their far-right scheme to use truncated, Civil War-era interpretations of the Constitution to nullify federal laws and actions they don’t like. They have already contracted with a Texas-based industry-front-group—American Stewards of Liberty […]